sqzmylmns.

sure we all know mexicans are good at making chorizo tortas. we know they host a mean spring break vacation. maybe you didn't know that mexico is also cultivating a crazy dance music scene.

sqzmylmns (pronounced 'squeeze my lemons') are just one new example of mexicans making good music. saul q and kid wonder hail from my hometown of san diego, which tends to fly under the radar. so i'm excited to hear something exciting coming out of there. i love that the tracks aren't just distorted or just filtered or just heavily sampled....they mix it all up into a nice batch of freshly squeezed lemonade.......*sip*....AHHHHH.

sqzmylmns - oakland
sqzmylmns - run

this is their own remix of their newest track. determined to keep it fresh and change things up, they added real instruments over the top which is probably a good idea in preparation for the backlash against all the laptop producers.

sqzmylmns - thieves (kidwonder is disc-o remix)


so it's time for a little indulgence. now i've never quite been a fan of mashups, but i heard these two i couldn't resist posting. maybe it was the combination of the two songs in each track or the fact that i love both songs, no matter how played out they are.

crookers vs khia - my neck my knobb (sqzmylmns smashup)

don rimini vs terror squad - let me lean back up (sqzmylmns smashup) read more!

ufo!

i can't keep up with ufo! these days. he's either composing music on the shores of costa rica, djing underground parties in nyc, or spreading his new music over the interweb. this little number was conjured up in a matter of hours in his bedroom inspired by many long-legged, soft skinned female species that brush by in the hustle and bustle of big city life.

unable to contain his creativity, he lets it manifest itself via numerous original tracks, djing around the big apple, or formulating a new band called 'almost human'. so if you're in the new york area, check him out djing here for his party 'easy tiger' or keeping your eye on his new band.

ufo! - now read more!

russ chimes.

discodust forever-ever (forever-ever!) favorite russ chimes just scored a great feature along with an interview in the first issue of the all new and shiny digital only esper. magazine (view it online now!). unlike me who has been bugging the british synthesizer master russ chimes for an exclusive mix for ages, the lovely esper. people actually managed to score an awesome 80 minutes set!

the mix features an exquisite selection ranging from playful synth epic masterpieces from the likes of shazam, lifelike and fred falke to more driving tracks by foamo, a-trak and jokers of the scene. but the star is of course russ chimes himself, dropping a couple of his original tracks and remixes - especially worth noting is that this set includes his '24 carat remix' of 'solid gold' by the golden filter. so go get it already, find the tracklist after the jump!

russ chimes - russ chimes esper. mix (on zshare)
russ chimes - russ chimes esper. mix (on megaupload)
russ chimes - russ chimes esper. mix (on rapidshare)

make sure to check out esper. magazine and needless to say, keep watching out for more from russ chimes, especially his the golden filter remix coming up on dummy in the uk on february 16th!

tracklist:

01. russ chimes - intro
02. alex metric - pins
03. a-trak - woah
04. cosmos - take me with you (aston shuffle bootleg)
05. chromeo - fancy footwork (russ chimes remix)
06. division kent - mon blue (keenhouse remix)
07. treasure fingers - cross the dancefloor (lifelike remix)
08. roman salzger & lifelike - radio 84
09. dfa 1979 - black history month (fred falke & alan braxe remix)
10. thunderheist - jerk it (jokers of the scene remix)
11. russ chimes - she's got the heat
12. aston shuffle - stomp yo shoes (shazam remix)
13. russ chimes - mulsanne
14. shazam - pool party
15. the golden filter - solid gold (russ chimes' 24 carat remix)
16. louis la roche - peach (sidechains remix)
17. xinobi - valsa in new jersey
18. foamo - everything cool
19. lifelike - in my car read more!

lies in disguise.

you might be aware that dylan of le castle vania just recently released his heavy remix of fukkk offf's dancefloor anthem 'rave is king' that i guess everyone's been really enjoying.

but could 2009 start any better than with a new tune by his side project and discodust favourites lies in disguise? dylan and his friend/moving units frontman blake miller teamed up again for some production, this time also including blake's vocals. the result is this gorgeous guitar rave banger. enjoy it while it's hot!

lies in disguise - meet your replacement

make sure to check out le castle vania's new website lecastlevania.com and also show those liars some well-deserved myspace love! read more!

the twelves + the juan maclean.

since i've been on a kindof harder music kick lately, i thought i'd appease all you critics and slow it down a bit with two people who do it best. the juan maclean (pictured above with nancy whang) polished up this track by the twelves and put the dfa shine on it. it's got the laidback bass, the tastefully offbeat percussion, and (with the exception of that random rap run) ethereal vocals. here's to beardo disco!

the twelves - be my crush (the juan maclean b-live rio mix) (via rcrd lbl)

and aleks also came across this remix while we were poking around rcrd lbl. haven't really seen it anywhere else, so enjoy!

n.a.s.a. - money (the count of monte cristal 'dungeon' remix) (via rcrd lbl) read more!

rewind 2.

the buffetlibre djs did it again and just released 'rewind 2', the second installment in their compilation featuring a ton of today's artists covering or remixing their favorite songs from back in the days. while i already heard from quite some bloggers that they have got mixed emotions about this release, i had a quick scan through the 89 tracks (!) and found some that you should definitely hear.

first up, on the more hard hitting side of things, we've got ac slater remixing the legendary 'everybody in the place' by the prodigy as well as super mal giving the early jungle classic 'some justice' by urban shakedown and micky finn a well needed update!

the prodigy - everybody in the place (ac slater remix)
urban shakedown & micky finn - some justice (super mal remix)

two of germany's finest, namely malente and knixx (the most talented vocalist from germany in years), are hooking up for a breaks-heavy cover of 'rock me amadeus' by falco (pictured above - rest in peace).

malente featuring knixx - rock me amadeus

and on the lighter and more melodic tip, discodust favorites electric youth get busy on level 42's 'lying still', diamond cut covers 'teardrops' by womack & womack and miami horror provides a fresh spin on 'relight my fire' by dan hartman.

electric youth - lying still
diamond cut - teardrops
miami horror vs. dan hartman - starmaker (relight my fire remix)

as you can tell by the total amount of 89 tracks on 'rewind 2', there's a lot more to discover if you are up for it, but these were the most interesting and well-done contributions to me. but feel free to head over to buffetlibre djs and pick your own favorites! read more!

scott cooper & andy george & jots.

hi kids! after some weeks of working day and night followed by an extended holiday break, i might be more or less back on track now. according to a steadily increasing amount of dumb ass hater comments on the blog lately, it seems like i've been missed too. right now, i am just halfway done with catching up on all the holiday season's stuff on everyone else's blogs and so far i don't feel like there was a lot worth posting recently.

anyway, there are always exceptions - just a day before christmas, ryan over at electric zoo scored some really nice tunes from jokers of the scene (pictured above), andy george and scott cooper that you must hear if you haven't picked them up elsewhere yet. especially the 'jump & twist' remix is straight fire!

scott cooper & andy george - jump & twist (jokers of the scene remix)
toddla t - manabadman (andy george re-fix)

andy george, scott cooper and jokers of the scene want to be your myspace friends! read more!

blatta & inesha.

i guess it's a good problem when i can't extract any tracks out of an artist because they've all been snatched up by labels. so let me introduce you to blatta & inesha. yes, they're italian but they're no crookers (although they do look like a slight blend of the crookers and the justice boys). they do take a little of that fidgety distortion and mix it with a bit of techno and slap some heavy bassline on the bottom. oh ya, i forgot the occasional italo vocal samples on top.

honestly, their best tracks are the ones they are officially releasing. you can hear them on their myspace, or a few are included on their mixtape.

blatta & inesha - punching

blatta & inesha - who killed blatta & inesha mixtape

go listen! go listen! go listen! seriously - go listen!

who killed blatta & inesha? tracklist:

01. intro - hand clapping song (b&i re-edit), cdr
02. ac slater - jack got jacked (jack beat rmx), palms out sounds
03. 3 is a crowd - take it back (heavy feet rmx), a new hope
04. wiesel & captain koma - die polypen (blatta & inesha rmx), pouder & louder
05. circuit freq - push button (stupid fresh rmx), circuit freq
06. blatta & inesha vs. eminem - without me, cdr
07. b rich - everyday hustle + jamie fanatic, dj rockid ft. dan stezo - move & mingle, we are all kidz
08. blatta & inesha switched on ramirez - el ritmo barbaro, hellyeah!
09. romanthony - never fuck (congorock rmx), ultra
10. blatta & inesha - revolution, cdr
11. drop the lime - hear me (buraka som sistema rmx), trouble & bass
12. bonde do role - divine gosa, domino
13. blatta & inesha switched on ramirez - orgasmico, hellyeah!
14. i giganti - una ragazza in due, rifi read more!