classixx.

i have been waiting and waiting to be able to post about classixx. thus far, their songs have been held under the control of muscal legalese, but these few managed to slip through the white knuckle clutches of the majors. tapping into the whole kitsune sound, they reworked former riot in belgium member, beni, into a new single already favorited by djs like dj am, royal rumble, boom bip, steve aoki and beni himself.

beni - my love sees you (classixx remix)

next up is the boys' take on the latest track by fellow 'no culture' members, guns n bombs. gone are the helicopter blade buildups and in come the guitars, claps and the cosmic funk feel that is slowly forming into classixx signature sound.

guns n bombs - riddle of steel (classixx version)

as for what you may see in the future, there will new single coming out in the spring called "i'll get you" featuring jeppe of junior senior, as well as a few possible releases on a very familiar label.

here's a video of the guys in action at the weekly wednesday no culture party @ the echo in los angeles. read more!

moon unit.

some people think that you can't teach an old dog new tricks, but every now and again an old dog will turn up walking on its hind legs, juggling fire torches while reciting the declaration of independence. this time, there's two dogs. paul mogg and xaver naudascher are previously known for their berlin-based super-chic super soul recordings, their mogg and naudascher musical side project and their most recent collaboration with dfa records. one might think that all of these musical ingenue's available outlets were in use. well, think again. discodust was fortunate enough to have their newest endeavor, moon unit, perform live at our tradeshow afterparty last weekend in frankfurt. there was something very real and substantial about their music. this isn't blog music. it won't disappear in two weeks to be forgotten on harddrives everywhere. i hope this is what 2009 sounds like.

moon unit - connections (ewan pearson slo nrg dub)

the ep is let loose into the musical jungle february 16th on super soul recordings and has another remix by ewan pearson balancing out the b side.. read more!

coldblank.

and continuing in the 'banger' streak for today, we got sent a track from la's own coldblank that we thought would be a little guilty pleasure to post. seems as though a few of their tracks seem to have a 'death' theme interwoven between notes. if the haunted mansion at disney land were to have a rave inside, this is probably what it would sound like.

coldblank - calaca

if you like what you hear, you can catch these two throwing the 'smash disco' events around the la area.

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kid kaio.

i first heard this track in a friends set and it made me wrestle him down, put him in a headlock and make him tell me what the name of it was. turns out it was by rotterdam's kid kaio. it's got those increasingly popular tribal drums mixed with a beat that just won't quit. my friends and i find ourselves yelling 'we don't give a blrrrrrrah' at various times throughout the day. it's infectious, y'all. and it pretty much kills in every dj set that i've heard it in. can't hate on that.

his other track 'plain dots' may not be discodust material (i see you, haters), but it made it onto axwell's top 10 list.

kid kaio - we don't give a read more!

bottin.

home of glass candy and chromatics, the beloved italians do it better label finally lives up to it's name by releasing 'no static' by italian producer and disco elitist bottin. hear the track on his myspace, watch out for the vinyl and enjoy this mix with 40 minutes of elite disco mixed by bottin (in 192 kbps).

bottin - disco aesthetics (january 2009 mix) via megaupload
bottin - disco aesthetics (january 2009 mix) via zshare
bottin - disco aesthetics (january 2009 mix) via depositfiles

tracklist is after the jump. keep an eye on both bottin and italians do it better.

disco aesthetics - mixed by bottin in january 2009

01. bottin: no static (italians do it better 2009)
02. who's who: hypnodance (out 1980)
03. bottin & kotey: hot ring (deep freeze 2009)
04. amnésie: turas (proto 1983)
05. cheaps: moliendo café (memory records 1983)
06. cat pee: pole (1982, bottin's surgeon edit 2008)
07. egotrya: volcano (synthonic, 2008)
08. bottin: fondamente nove (eskimo, 2008)
09. angels program: morning in tokyo (polydor, 1985)
10. miss plug inn: chanson d'amour (bottin mix)
11. hypnotic samba: stop-watch (zyx, 1984)
12. bottin: undercover monkey (demo)
13. bottin & ropie: theme from st mark (beatport exclusive 2008)
14. zig zag: stop stop stop (pacha, 1977) read more!

treasure fingers.

we haven't had a treasure fingers post on here in a while, but it's not for a lack of love. he's a busy guy and if you take a look at his myspace schedule, it's choc full of tour dates and upcoming releases. maybe the only time he can squeeze in some production time is in airports and planes. 6 hour plane rides may not be so bad after all, haha.

apparently he just cranked this edit for diamond cut out on the plane the other day. hey, i'm not mad at filters to pump up the disco feel.

diamond cut - teardrops (treasure fingers filter disco edit)

next up, treasure fingers got his hands on a miike snow track and polished it up like a shiny new disco penny.

miike snow - animal (treasure fingers remix)

and last, we've got a brand new mix which gives us a preview to a couple unreleased tracks that he's been working on mixed in with some other ace tracks. feel free to download the mix and take it rollerskating or cruising down the highway in your convertible sportscar. oh wait, it's a winter mix - ok, then maybe you can use it to help defrost your windshields on those freezing mornings on your way to work.

treasure fingers - winter 2008 mix (via megaupload)
treasure fingers - winter 2008 mix (via zshare)

for those of you in the sacremento area this week, our good buddy shaun slaughter is bringing treasure fingers to his new party (flyer here) this thursday @ mix in downtown. tracklisting after the jump!



01. peacefire - sapphire (grum edit)
02. alex gopher - aurora (riot in belgium & knightlife remix)
03. symbolone - love juice (moulinex remix)
04. manyus & dario guida - stardust
05. sean biddle - times gets tough (matt soda remix)
06. the bucketheads - the bomb (john mazella bistro mix)
07. alex herrera - disco steppin
08. favretto feat. naan - whats your name (treasure fingers remix)
09. big gipp - hot (treasure fingers remix)
10. agent stereo - fast lane
11. d'stephanie - rock the disco
12. dj funkso - a disco kid song
13. the young punx - dance with someone else (phunk investigation remix)
14. empire of the sun - walking on a dream (treasure fingers remix)
15. disco rockets - highschool (treasure fingers edit)
16. alan parsons project - i wouldn't want to be like you (the twelves remix)
17. the presets - this boy's in love (lifelike remix)
18. munk - down in la (shazam remix)
19. demon - happy therapy (lifelike remix)
20. jr disco - what cha going to do
21. dj kittles - disco bones
22. the presets - talk like that (miami horror remix)
23. disco rockets - be my lady
24. matt hughes - can't talk now
25. alex metric - caller
26. treasure fingers - cross the dancefloor (chromeo remix)
27. the american dream team feat. lily - my boo
28. mini viva - tokyo (treasure fingers remix)
29. kid sister - family reunion (treasure fingers southern fried mix)
30. plemo vs rampue feat jessica drosten - excess express (bastian heerhorst mellow mix)
31. kavinsky - 1986
32. sneaky sound system - when we were young (shazam remix)
33. chromeo - 100% (treasure fingers remix)
34. vega - all too vivid (kill the noise remix) read more!

phantoms.

aleks is right. 2009 is off to a promising start. i predict that los angeles is going to redeem itself in a big way this year. i've heard some productions that are just getting the finishing touches before they are released into the musical wild and it's been a huge relief to hear tracks that aren't all crunchy distortion and eardrum breaking bangers.

phantoms threw a curveball my way with this track. there's no vocals in this one, but frankly it doesn't need any. the trevor loveys style horns carry it through to the end quite smoothly. simplicity is key, people. they compliment each other quite nicely like shrimp and a crisp white wine.

phantoms - shrimp and white wine read more!

cécile.

the always amazing people from valerie keep bringing the good stuff, making me feel even more useless and slackerish, dragging me down even more because i don't get around to check for new music much these days. but fortunately i can always relate on soulmates like college to bring the heat, so here's cécile from italy delivering some serious disco techniques. i am not sure yet what i like better - the space synth epic 'andromeda' or the soulful laidback jam 'una domenica italiana' but i feel comfortable just leaving that choice up to you.

cécile - andromeda
cécile - una domenica italiana

you wouldn't believe it but cécile is currently in the studio with bob from the bloody beetroots working on a remix and right after that, he'll get busy finishing off his first ep! i can't wait! read more!