Ohhh boy! Ive been waiting for something from TJ for a while now, I loved everything he's done thus far. Ive been trying to scam a track called "Fantasdonkulous" our of him for ages now but he just aint budging on it ! Its on his myspace and you should definatly go take a listen , amazing track. Also TJ, when are these tshirts coming? They've been promised on your myspace for a while now :P I demand an explanation in the comments of this post ! ahaha.

Anyway ! For those of you that havent heard of Fantastadon he's closely linked (how close?) with the Hot Pink Delorean boys and have been remixing each other for a while now with some pure gold results. Peak team rock n roll bangers!

I'm a little hung over so Ill stop typing now, but ! I have an mp3 for you! As far as i know this is as of right now a Funkism exclusive, Fantastadons reworking of Fatboy Slim's Retox! I don't really like the fat boy , but this rework/remix is fire!
Check it out !

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Fatboy Slim - Retox (Fantastadon Remix) [mediafire]
Fatboy Slim - Retox (Fantastadon Remix) [yousendit]

I won't bore you with my rabblings this time. I'll cut a long story short, i had the privaledge of interviewing KILL THE NOISE and grabbing a new remix from him. I saw him in town (Perth, Australia) a few months ago now and loved every minute. And for those of you whove some how not heard of Jake, I present, Kill The Noise...

Oooop hold up! First of all he has a new Jam for us. He remixed Vega, it is great, particulaly the intro :) Here it is in 320 glorrrryyyy...

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Vega - All Too Vivid (Kill The Noise Remix) [zshare]
Vega - All Too Vivid (Kill The Noise Remix) [yousendit]

And now for the interview!

First off thanks for taking the time to do this ! Lets get stuck right in , for those who don't know tell me a little bit about Kill The Noise. When did the project start, whos involved and how did you come up the best name in dance music today? My own humble opinion of course..ahaha.

Well, Kill The Noise is a project that I started here in NY early last year. The name came to me in a dream.

You just played my home town of Perth Australia, i fortunatly got the oppurtunity to meet you and introduce myself personally. I read in an former interview with you that electro seems like a walk in the park compared to the drum and bass youve been producing for years under the EWUN guise.

Well, it's not a walk in the park. However, it is a bit more relaxed. I mean it in the sense that it's something new to a lot of us so there's not as much expected from me as a producer/performer. With the Ewun project, I've been around for years and have associated with certian other artists. People show up to the gigs expecting a certian sound or certian tracks. When I get in the studio to write a drum'n'bass track I put pressure on myself to write a certian way. Being involved with electro and house has helped me to write better drum'n'bass and remember to loosen up in the studio.

I got into dance music considerable recently. Alot of my friends and other people i dj with in Perth City seem to have come up through drum and bass and then eventually dabbled in electro which seems similar to what your doing now ? Was it a natural progression from D&B to what your doing with Kill The Noise, would you say there are similarites in tone between all your projects, or does KTN represent a completely seperate portion of what your into musically?

Well, all throughout my life I have listened to different types of music. Before Drum'n'bass I was into obsessed with hip-hop before that I was into rock, heavy metal, and industrial music. Now it's kinda come full circle. I really enjoy lots of different styles of music. I produce all kinds of stuff besides what I'm known for. Stylistically, each one of my projects are seperate I suppose, but as these projects come to fruition I've realized that I draw influence from them and their respective scenes and try to draw them closer musically.

Who are some of your favourite producers right now, and it is true your doing a collaboration with Le Castlevania soon, if so i think alot of people could definatly see that working out. Theres also rumours of collabs with maybe Villains, and Classix. Anything you can tell us about these?

I have way too many favorites to name. The ones u mentioned above are certainly in my playlist. Off hand, Treasurefingers, Craze, Feed Me, Deadmau5 are also on the top of my chart at the moment. The rumours hopefully are true. We are all really busy people at the moment!

Lets talk about mixtapes. There was a time where a mixtape would be a rare thing to appear on a blog, but now it seems a little more common causing hell for us blog whores bandwidth.Your mixtapes are blogged about all over the internet. You seem to put alot of time and love into them, i feel mixtapes are a bit of a rush job for producers/djs now, they never feel to me thought out and important to the person producing them, but you seem to put alot of love into yours. Fair comment? What kind of ideas did you have in mind when making "T.I.T.O Vol2?"

Well I like doin mixes because it gives me a chance to run thru my whole library of music and just listen to it. I think a lot of dj's (myself included) spend about 20 minutes a week running thru the blogs or their inbox and picking what they like and then the next day they are out playin em. Which is fine, I just like to take time out from time to time to find those gems, and really get to know the music I'm playin.

Where you instrumental in getting your friend and collegue Spor into making electronic music and him creating his Feed Me guise, is it something you both decided you wanted to do seperatly?

No matter what he says, the answer is yes. And I get 20% of his gross earnings in 2009. This is an official contract since it's going to be printed on the internet.

Gear heads will exist, forever, in every scene, so for us nerds could you tell us abit about how to put a track together, and the various people out there, gear, you show love?

Well, i hate to talk about my exact routine in the studio but i certianly don't mind talkin about production in the studio. The reason isn't because I want to keep my formula a secret, because honestly I don't think what I do is particularly interesting. I think as many high caliber artists that I've met, worked with, or read about kinda all say the same thing. It's more about you, and your concepts, your ears, your grasp on music, your understanding of your tools. I use mostly software, with very few exceptions. My most valuable pieces of equipment in the studio besides my ears and my brain, are my monitors (Adam p22a's) and obviously my computer (mac!). Those, I suppose are the mechanical equals.

Tell us a bit about Ludachrist. Here at Funkism we blogged about the new 3 track E.P you put up for free a while ago. Who's involved in Ludachrist. And do you take full responsibility for all the sweaty bodies and drunken hookups your BANGFEST mixtape will have caused at house parties all over the world?

Ludachrist is a project that Knick from Evol Intent and I started earlier last year. It's steadily on the rise and it may interest some that BANGFEST 2 is well along it's way. We take full responsibility for everything that our music causes - except death and other negative side effects.

From your work with Ludachrist we might be prompted to assume that hip hop also has a place in your musical sphere. Is hip hop something youve grown up with and love, or something you just like to dabble with with Ludachrist. As you and our readers will be aware, hip hop vocals over bangers seem to be the hot tip recently (I aint complaining funkism, im a suckerrr for it alll). I personally would love to hear you collaborate with a hipe hop group/rapperm im a sucker for the hip hop/electro house thing i must admit. Ill get lil wayne on the phone yeah?

Lil wayne is always welcome in my studio.

Recently you did a small tour with Treasure Fingers. Im a huge fan of Mr Fingers but the two of you doing a tour together seems an odd choice judging only on the output of original tracks and remixes released from the both of you. Stylistically they don't seem to match. Does Mr Fingers crank it up on a notch when he plays live, do you crank it down a notch, or was the tour all the more fun because of your differing styles? The closest i got to going was the podcast. Congratulations on your A+ for killing noise by the way..aha *pabs, insert schools out forever tour poster here*

well TF and I have been working together musically for years under different guises. So for us to tour together wasn't a new thing. We've played shows together plenty of times in the past. Style wise we do play a bit differently, but part of being a dj I suppose is being able to play what the crowd wants. I think we both do a great job of doing that. The tour was a lot of fun and I really hope we have a chance to get out on tour again!

Speaking of tours how was HARDFEST? It seemed like it was going to be a huge event, i can only dream of playing rooms that big. Whats the best show youve ever played?

Hardfest was a lot of fun. The show was great and had a really good turnout. Aside from playing overseas it was definitely in my top favorite shows I've played this year. Much respect to Gary Richards, Tom Davidson, and fam for working hard out there in LA to make something really special for everyone to enjoy!

And if theres a best show there must have been a worst show? Any major hickups? I think something happened at SHAPE but you covered well by grabbing the mike and shouting 'electro rewind' aha.

haha, well shit happens. but the show must always go on. For every amazing show theres probably a handful of bad ones. No matter what you gotta get up there and play the best show you can cause you never know who's watching.

Thank you so much for taking the time to do this, and for Pabs to passing the job onto me as he knows what a fan I am of your work. Honoured to have you on our blog. Any details you can give Funkism on upcoming projects? Any sneaky details, exclusives? We're excited for you for sure.

well DJ Craze and I just started a new record label titled "Slow Roast" that will be revealed shortly. I am working on a full LP as well as many remixes etc. Expect to hear a lot of new music in the coming months from all of us.

Thank you again. Please do come back to Perth soon, i danced all night untill I had to get my train back to the ghetto an hour and a half from the city.


Love!

Hickey.

pic: kidpaparazzi

there are times in life when caffeine just isn't good enough, you know? like im sat in my room on a tuesday night trying to make a start on my ten thousand word marketing plan on a breakthrough magazine...yet productivity is proving hard since im pretty much sure im still recovering from last weekend. worringly, i swear it's not healthy missing out on nearly two nights sleep. oh dear! in fact if i look in the mirror, i think my left eye appears to be blood shot. soo reasons as to why im showcasing such endeavor and prolonging my suffering at half eleven in the evening, i dunno, but the coffee on my desk certainly isn't helping me one bit. however, music is my stimulant. not a starbucks, nor a quick expresso...but a disco house record label from holland is the answer to life's hurdles. verrry kindly, martijn from us two music, sent over their latest release which features a couple of their finest acts. next month they have teamed up with valerie to release the outrunners' these girls are dressed to kill and it's the perfect boost i need to propel me into action. here i have a remix from discodust favourite, russ chimes, who provides us all with a taste of utopia...where nobody gets tired and we can all just go have fun with no work to do. a dream, yes? i'd no longer have to study the internal and external environment of a company like grazia, nor would i have to determine a strategy to differentiate and increase competitiveness for such a magazine, but instead i'd be listening to us two music's disco house all day long. then maybe when im hungry, olga kurylenko would bring me a sandwich along with a beautiful cold pint. heaven!

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the outrunners - these girls are dressed to kill (russ chimes remix) [m]
the outrunners - these girls are dressed to kill (russ chimes remix) [y]

make sure you follow my dutch friends us two music and their many talented artists. if you get a chance, i'd definitely recommend going to any of their shows (release party in new york on the 8th of december) and im sure you can buy their music on one of the many online music stores. have fun!

<3
us two music
the outrunners
russ chimes
<3

pabs
xo

pic: kidpaparazzi

i guess when people ask what few items you cant possibly live without...then my ipod would be somewhere amongst the top of that list. well i would say my phone but it only holds 8gbs and that’s nowhere nearly enough! but i mean like the amount of travelling i have to do these days, listening to music (and the occasional ricky gervais podcast) helps to protect me from the narcissism of mundane routines involved in public transportation. consequently, my music library is the cavalry in my war against waiting times, with yeah yeah yeahs' karen o on the front line jostling against a plane delay. although should a mysterious pedant walk by me one day and question what luxury would befit me on a desert island, then maybe i would be lured into the realms of indecision. nobody would be in a flurry of discontent should i not choose my ipod as my luxury item, would they? you cant drink an ipod? nor eat one? and unfortunately you cant class adriana lima as an item. however, should i ever be left on a remote island with only my music and sand for company...i reckon i would die more than happy. im not jack sparrow and my traits suggest im not a pirate, so i'd be pretty much useless stranded in the nothingness of an ocean, but what i am good at is finding great new music. well apparently, im not that brilliant at remembering what im posting about hehe if it werent for the title i'd still be stuck on a tangent but thats what happens when public transport gives you this much time to think! soo anyway what i was working towards to, was to bring your attention to traktor records. yesterday andres klein finally emailed me their latest release, after i heard it a couples of months back, which features the immense proxy remix. i mean albeit some of his productions are getting almost homogenous in style, they still come out with a rawww catalytic urge of chaos. it's nice that proxy remixed shit your rack since i know for sure that andres has been working hard as traktor records and autodidakt. perhaps we should reward his endeavour and buy the package on one of the online music stores! hope you all had a good weekend!

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autodidakt - shit your rack (proxy remix) [mediafire]
autodidakt - shit your rack (proxy remix) [yousendit]

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autodidakt - shit your rack (autodidakt remix) [mediafire]
autodidakt - shit your rack (autodidakt remix) [yousendit]

sooo it's 8:06 in the morning, what shall i do when i get back?
what have you all been up to?

autodidaktspace
traktorspace
proxyspace

pabs
xo

pic: armandvanhelden

since im gonna be back home this weekend, i thought i'd best make a post before my spare time depletes. i havnt been home for a good few weeks now so i guess im gonna be too busy being spoilt hehe! mum's cooking is always the best. though more importantly the week after on halloween, i'll be back in lincoln for moda's second birthday with klaxons and fake blood! excited?? indeed i am. consequently, there was the small problem of what to dress up as...and perhaps im still none the wiser. originally the plan was for me and my friends to dress up as characters from scrubs but everyone just wanted to be the janitor so that didn't work (although the idea of being dr. kelso for the night seemed somewhat appealing). so now i think the plan is to dress up a geeky school kids. i've no idea why...just that i guess even though we're going to be dressed up, it can still look pretty cool. wasn't my first choice anyway. but yea, if you see someone with patched up glasses, school tie and some ridiculously high socks then say hello because that's probably going to be me. by the way, the early bird tickets sold out within a few hours so if you havn't got a ticket already, make sure you don't wait too long! sooo back on track...here's yet another remix by mowgli but this time for armand van helden. as you might have read, his three remixes for tricky were quite superb and this is no different. again it's enriched with the mowgli flavour and an all-round catchiness. plus as a bonus, i thought i'd just attach an old remix, that you may have missed, from the disco-loving grum. enjoy!

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armand van helden - shake that ass (mowgli remix)
armand van helden - shake that ass (mowgli remix)
[mediafire & yousendit]

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armand van helden - you don't even know me (grum remix)
armand van helden - you don't even know me (grum remix)
[mediafire & yousendit]

vanheldenspace
mowglispace
grumspace

pabs
xo

pic: lotp

hey everybody! sorry ive been away for the last three to four days, ive just been rather busy. perhaps busy is the wrong word. indeed i have been galavanting in the realms of my pass-times. probably too much. in fact i feel as unhealthy as ever. sleep has been at an all time minimum, my food intake has been fit for someone who hasn't seen their feet in forty years and the poor soul that is my liver has been working soooo much overtime that the world police should seize the organ for slave labour any minute soon. as a consequence, i actually think i only have a few days to live before my body packs in. bad times. so it looks like i better get a move on! im gonna start off with a few guys from donnington who've rustled funkism's feathers since we first heard them back in early '07. after having taken over the UK, the frivolous fellas have set their sights on corrupting the US. beware! and the lovely meg from cornerstone promotions tells me that brooklyn vegan are giving away a pair of free tickets to go to the insiders show at irving plaza on the 24th of this month. amongst late of the pier, there will be soulwax, 2manydjs, pete tong, james lavelle as well as the whip (not to mention the screening of part of the weekend never dies). so if youre living in that neck of the woods, why not give it a go!

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late of the pier - the bears are coming (emperor machine remix)
late of the pier - bathroom gurgle (filthy dukes remix)
[mediafire links]

and in a bid for redemption for my inactivity over the past few days, i have something taken from my october chart which came in at number 6! despite the enigmatic name, what really is a mumdance???, this guy produces some extremely good remixes. production quality is mint! according to jack's myspace he spends all week in front of his laptop making music then spends the weekend in front of his laptop playing it. we cant argue with that i guess! and i seriously recommend you all check this lad out and keep an eye out for his forthcoming EP. behold.

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maths class - branches (mumdance remix) [mediafire]

show some love...
mumdancespace
mumdancespace
mumdancespace

xo

Although my recycle bin generally has more songs in it than my itunes window does these days I still think theres a hell of a lot of good music out there for those willing to take the time to find it. We all know what it feels like downloading your ridiculous amounts of music and your dad getting mad at you about using up all the downloads. But when you find that little piece of gold, it makes all the searching worth while ( Example: Last night i was playing american dream team out at dorcia, as well as a lot of other great stuff, and this guy was going crazy and came up to the booth and just went "Whatt...what the fuck IS this music. What is this,whats it called" ) Very exciteable. Thats the raddest thing i think, when you let people here sounds, styles, that they've never ever heard before, thats why i wanna throw some underage parties...

ANYWAY!

I digress. Theres a gentleman who lives in the city i do, Perth Australia that perfectly highlights that 'piece of gold' babble i did up there ^ And he don't just have one piece, everything the dude touches turns to the aforementioned gold. I hold a lot of respect for this person as a producer and definatly definatly a bit of jealousy too. I keep reading your not suppossed to have heroes, or idolise anybody, somebodys success or talent is suppossed to inspire you to create things yourself right? Nahh...just makes me sulk at their greatness. lol.

SO! I dont have an mp3 for you. but. SHAZAM was just remixed Mr D Rascal. Dizzeeee. You need to go check it out..

myspace.com/shazamperth

peace :)

HICKEY.x

pic:www.myspace.com/fckncrew39


FUNKISM got mail!

As expected the new Fckn Crew EP has been titled 'Class Of Nuke'em High' what we have for you is a wee sneaky teaser into a minmix that will have you bouncing and pumping that arm in the air all with a smile.

The 13min 33sec teaser of what is to come from the EP, features remixes from The Toxic Avenger and Ireland's own Deadbots.

Currently without a label to back them, it shall not be long before the two french men get snapped up with artists such as Culture Prophet, The Bloody Beetroots, The Toxic Avenger and Les Petits Pilous playing out the Fckn Crew's thrashing electronic beats over their own crowds.

Nils and Antonie (Fckn Crew) are just two geeks who love a trashy sound, these two geeks already have a following and we at FUNKISM expect Fckn Crew to be pretty Fckn big in the summer of 2009

Tracklist for teaser:
01.Fckn Crew - Carnage
02.Fckn Crew - Challenger
03.Fckn Crew - Acid Bach
04.Fckn Crew - Uncle Funky
05.Fckn Crew - Woin Woin
06.Fckn Crew - Crack Hangover
07.Fckn Crew - Carnage (TOXIC AVENGER GUILTY RMX)
08.Fckn Crew - Carnage (DEADBOTS RMX)
09.Fckn Crew - Beatnicks

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Fckn Crew - Class Of Nuke'Em High minimix [Mediafire]
Fckn Crew - Class Of Nuke'Em High minimix [YousendIt]


"you facking lav it"

much love
marky!
xxx

There are a bunch of great tunes that came out recently that you should definatly cop yourself to play out to all those 'goshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh' scene girls that are so irresistable to me. And i have some mp3's for you too ! So don't worry. Pstttttt , little whisper, we have new stuff from Whiskey Pete and Kill The Noise soon, along with a great interview with the latter coming very soon! Anyway ! On with buisness.

First of all remember The Glamour? They were big big news about 8 months back when they had tracks up on Big Stereo. Clearly somebody still keeps an eye on what they were doing as they were in URBS Next 100 alongside the likes of Partyshank and other great people like that. Well! The Glamours first E.P just came out (its seems like ive waited forever), now im a huge fan and I hope atleast one of you hasnt heard of them because I feel like im letting you in to a big great secret by telling you of their existence. The E.P includes tracks Fly By Night and Kidz Night, there so good ive been playing them out at the only quality i could get (low) untill now. Remixes by Tommie Sunshine on the E.P too as a bonus!

This is the original version of Kidz Night, which isnt around on the blogs anymore, so treat it with care as it may end up gone forever!

The Glamour - Kidz Night

Available to buy now on Beatport!

The reworked, redone finished version on the E.P is nothing short of fantastic and atleast 3 times as good as the original version. Fly By Night is a great track too, i struggle to find the right time to drop it in a set but its still a great track.

The next thing i dug that came out recently was the new Just A Band.. E.P, a million times better than their first one, the cover art of the new E.P is actually a picture of a dude BURNING their old e.p! So thats the kinda bold change in direction they seem to have went for, although their remixes ive heard still sound like OLD just a band.

Here is the Dj Ejdotronic remix of Burn It Out...

EDIT* Taken Down my request. Thats ok. Just check em out on beatport!

....that i don't think is half as good as the original mix but it is kinda nice , and if i put the original mix up you won't go to beatport to buy it :P and i want these guys to get enough coinage together to get to Australia , so do check it out ! Beatport Beatport Beatport..thats where i go anyway, its probably on Juno or something aswell!

And now ! Some stuff from my town of Perth Australia ! I run a party called BITCH!PLEASE! and some of my friends run a party called DORCIA! It is all alll love between us and we play each others nights and stuff. Aw. Sweet. Scott D of Dorcia Djs created these 2 mashup/blend/remixed chopped up hybrid monsters to make the septum pierced ladys shake.

KANYE/CHROMEO - Dorcia Top of the World Baby Remix


JAYZ / DEATHCAB - Dorcia Cooked Food Remix


There! Four Mp3's ! I am gooood to youuuu. Please comment underneath with thoughts on both the glamour e.p and the just a band e.p if you do go check them out :)!

Peace!

HICKEYx

pic: mixmag

im sure i dont need to tell you all about many of the good deeds the warehouse project has done for us (anyone going to the chibuku party in november with the ed banger crew, the presets, fake blood and yuksek??) and the countless times mixmag has entertained me during the poor effort that is the sheffield/lincoln train. in fact every week at the warehouse project there seems to be someone worth spending your money on that if i actually lived there, it would prove costly. anyway in the next issue of mixmag (the guys who brought you herve's party bombs) there will be a warehouse project special which sees riton pull out another corking mix. the lovely assistant editor of mixmag, ralph, sent over a nine-minute sampler to share with us all as a little teaser of what to expect. considering its riton, mixmag and the warehouse project involved in this then i think its safe to say that the end product is destined to be as enjoyable as the previous mixes. don't forget to grab yourself a copy :)

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mixmag presents the warehouse project: mixed by riton [mediafire]
mixmag presents the warehouse project: mixed by riton [yousendit]

there are still tickets left for erol & friends in november!
xo

Labels: Hodgkin and Maciass

pic: xyour

this morning the lovely zoya added funkism to hypem. thanks zoya! since then ive been trying to think what shall i post today...well i let fate decide. about half an hour ago i was on the phone to my dear friend lianne and she was like "have you seen that film where robin williams grows old really quick?!! he's like grey when he's only twelve years old!! i think it's called jack" ahhhh there came the answer! that i should post about phil collins! jokes. if you havnt already guessed, im posting about jack beats. did you know jack beats are a formula made up of dj plus one and beni g? you know of scratch perverts and mixologists dj crew fame? of course id love to share their bassheavy steed lord remix but that would be unfair to the guys. incidently im not going to post about jack got jacked either considering it's been blogged about a lot beyond belief since appearing on our friends discodust. so ive had to scour my laptop for any jack beats that you may not have heard of yet...and luckily i stumbled across this. yea it may a little old but the combination between white williams (remember my post about flirting with vacuous nostalgia?) and jack beats is perfect. i would come up with a little analogy to describe this remix but i cant think of anything to say thats better than special...and special just isnt special enough. behold.

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white williams - violator (jack beats remix) [mediafire]
white williams - violator (jack beats remix) [yousendit]

here in the uk the whole fidget/jackin house scene (i hate to pigeonhole music but for purposes of ease...) has been kicking off for a long time now and a fella who's been there from the start is mowgli. i wonder how he got that name? i'll have to ask him sometime. anyway for his latest work, he's provided three quality remixes for tricky's council estate release. all three are out on domino records and have proved to be outstanding. i picked the aptly named wobblin' mix to share because i think it's the best one out of the lot. but like i said, theyre all good!

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tricky - council estate (mowgli wobblin' mix) [mediafire]
tricky - council estate (mowgli wobblin' mix) [yousendit]

i guess while im on the subject of mowgli, i'll urge you to listen to his mix for october. it features a couple of new tracks by himself which i'll be looking forward to come the release time, plus, it's scattered with that mowgli flavour that many of us are ravenous for :)

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mowgli - october mix [right click save as]

01. mowgli - funk you
02. mowgli - amore
03. marc houle - meatier shower
04. idiotproof - gorilla
05. idiotproof - gorilla (siriusmo's ass of baboon remix)
06. groove armada - get down (donni remix)
07. solo - the big stef
08. dj blaqstarr - shake it to the ground (vonstroke remix)
09. blatta & inesha - blow up (hijack remix)
10. mowgli - bassline
11. epills road (tool edit)
12. zoo brasil - technic

and last but not least, i have one another mix to post! can you remember when i showed you a teaser of sound of stereo's forthcoming release, evil panda?? it was like a perfect blend between crookers and the bloody beetroots?? (click here if you cant) but anyway, stijn from sound of stereo sent me their latest mix which is filled to the brim of fidget madness! check it!

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sound of stereo - october mix [zshare]

01. sound of stereo - zoopah dupah EP intro
02. bingo players - get up (diplo remix)
03. sharkslayer - so sincere
04. lee mortimer - putto
05. the yank - we can't be stop'd
06. the count of monte cristal - my condition (original)
07. nadastrom - pussy
08. mickey & jesus - rompy dompy
09. hijack - hijackin' (hervé remix)
10. the futureheads - worry about it later (bassweazal vs switch edit)
11. crookers - il cattivo
12. leon aean-marie - bring it on (jack beats remix)
13. lil wayne - a milli (scottie b rmx)
14. jaimie fanatic - old skool is my skool
15. sawtooth sucka - letting go (original)
16. sound of stereo - evil panda (original)
17. shinichi osawa - star guitar (armand van helden remix)
18. lazaro casanova - venganza (dj barletta crunk edit)
19. destroy disco - fly or bounce

i hope you all had a good weekend!
pabs
xo

pic:akadigitalblonde


Creating music 9 years ago through the power of his PlayStation (i didn't actually know you could do this) to making music through music software on his computer for only the past 2 years. Abnormal for any artists or DJ, but not for Derby's Louis Rodgers a.k.a Charlie Fanclub!

With his grinding tracks of electro such as 'Jet' and establishing his cut up bass in all his remixes. Charlie Fanclub is another artists set to arise from the underground of the UK. However the name may be already recognisable for some funkers as Charlie Fanclub would have been seen playing Prostitutes & Policemen earlier this year along side Sebastian.

Growing up in his era of PlayStation music Charlie Fanclub listened to a lot of Jude Jules on Radio 1 which then allowed him to turn his ears towards the sounds of Dave Clark. Dave Clark's World Series Vol.1 allowing for Charlie Fanclub to see both sides of the rainbow with its merging techno and it distinctive techno leans. Other factors compiling to Derby's best kept secret are his influences from Felix Da Housecat and Tiga.

DL:
Charlie Fanclub - Jet
Huoratron - $$ Troopers (Charlie Fanclub Remix)

Charlie Fanclub wants to take his gittery, cut up, dirty bass to other countries such as France and also Belgium. He has made it no secret one of his dreams is to delivery his bass over a club located in Belgium, help a guy out I am sure he wont disappoint you Belgium

Bonus:
Charlie Fanclub - Splash (DISTRAKT PAIN EDIT!) [high recommended]

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LOTP last night, Deadmau5 tonight and HOLY FUCK! tomorrow night. Great weekend

much love
marky!
xxx

This week- end I was at the Fluokids' Fool House (New Label)'s release party at Le Point FMR.

Labels: Fool House, Mondkopf

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so you guys are going to learn a fact about me today...my hometown is lincoln! and right now im extremely proud of my city since its producing so many talents at the moment. friends of moda, urchins, are the latest to come from the lincoln club scene and theyre here to bring you some fidgety goodness. despite their deceiving myspace photo, they are in fact two passionate chaps signed to one of my favourite music labels - potty mouth. if you havnt heard of these guys yet then what have you been doing?? theyve remixed the likes of ac slater and foamo as well as being the uk correspondent for the almighty palms out sounds. furthermore, they have been garnering huuuge support from many names around the scene at the moment i.e. edu k, detboi, foamo and of course the moda family. there's plenty more to look forward to in the near future as well. expect a debut EP out on potty mouth music and collaborations with andy george and griminal. yay! i could keep going on forever about how good these fellas are but then i wouldnt want to bore you all....so how nice is it of urchins to provide me with some goodies! you can hear how good they are for yourselves. make sure you show them some support when they come to play in a town near you!

DL:
foamo - movin it over here (urchins moved it too far remix)
urchins - megamix

Tracklist:
01. radioclit - secousse (crookers version) (intro edit)
02. css - music is my hot hot sex (switch remix) vs daft punk - crescendolls
03. foamo - Eeverything cool
04. urchins - white boy fakin'
05. rico tubbs - gangsters
06. jack beats vs dynamite mc - what?
07. jaymo - on the grind
08. santiago & bushido - head trick
09. ac slater - jack got jacked (jack beats remix)
10. rusko - mr. chips
11. tc - wheres my money (caspa remix)
12. lord skywave - something (andy george refix)
13. merka - back home (urchins remix)
14. mbg & sds - new jack (steve angello remix)
15. radioclit - divine gosa (switch remix)
16. surkin - white knight 2 (laidback luke remix)
17. little boots - stuck on repeat (fake blood remix)
18. ac slater - kuku (urchins remix)
19 a1 bassline - bad man
20. ac slater - dominator
21. action man - alarm bell
22. jokers of the scene - baggy bottom boys

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xo

i actually dont care what people do with their votes. I have no interests in Politics! Apart from when we get a funny from it :)

Hope this makes everyones Monday abit better :)

"Tell me why
I don’t like Mondays
Tell me why
I don’t like Mondays
Tell me why
I don’t like Mondays
I wanna shoo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oot the whole day down"
-Boomtown Rats

much love
marky!
xxx

pic: toeps

well you all know how much i love moda (fake blood and klaxons at the second birthday party later this month is very much welcome) and their new signing, torso.x, is starting to cause a stir. lately things couldnt get better for moda. their last party once again turned out to be a huge success gaining even more fans and last thursday, andy george and jaymo took to the airwaves for their debut show, in new djs we trust, on bbc radio 1. i definitely recommend you all give it a listen...especially since they both play quite a few tracks from my october chart. check out the jack beats remix - crazy bassline galore! yesterday the lovely torso.x dropped this in my mailbox and its full of intriguing nostalgia. remember todd terry? also known as todd the god, todd godrry or even just god. he's an american dj/producer who helped pioneer the new york house music scene back in the 80s. todd terry has achieved huge chart success in the past but it's his 1988 hit, dreams of santa anna, which torso.x has reworked to destroy dancefloors at such a buoyant time in electronic music. high five to anybody who remembers the original!. id go as far as to say that its imperative to follow anything and everything moda and whats better than to start with torso.x. i swear releases for skeleton key and feels so good are due soon and i'll be looking forward to them for sure. head over to our friends at bass ache to grab a torso.x mix for we love sound. check out that foals remix!

DL:
orange lemon - dreams of santa anna (torso.x rework)
[mediafire]

october 31st:
moda's second birthday party - halloween blood bath
with klaxons, fake blood and andy george & jaymo
lincoln

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remember when strfckr got in touch back in august? the guys who hate the 80s? well i'll forgive them for their blasphemous ways because they make lots of feel good music. this time theyve teamed up with a young dutch producer who you may know as rogerseventytwo. not only does he create infectious electro pop music, he along with the walk have a successful club night in amsterdam called WE LOVE which has invited the likes of teenage bad girl and les petits pilous. id be suprised if you havnt heard of rogerseventytwo before since he's been heavily blogged about (see discodust, trash menagerie etc..) but if he's still news to you then dont worry, just have a look at his influences and listen to this track. roger has always been a fan of filtered disco house music. something with a groove, something for a party. he's always said as well that his biggest influences come from roule i.e. the first daft punk generation. here the pair compliment each other well, almost like the old dennis bergkamp and patrick kluivert partnership for holland. rogerseventytwo sets up the opportunity and strfckr scores. well give it a listen anyway and let your desktop have a party for five minutes.

DL:
rogerseventytwo feat. strfckr - rapper bum [mediafire]

shout out to horia in leeuwarden!
xo

okay okay my october chart differs from what i wrote down but i forgot about toddla t's forthcoming release manabadman so unfortunately for the duke, his remix will have to sit out. sorry mr dumont! really feeling the crazy basslines this month and wow, i cant wait to hear ZZT played out in a club. it's mental.

october chart:
01. steed lord - it's what you do to me (jack beats remix)
02. zzt - the worm (erol alkan's extended rework)
03. mystery jets - half in love with elizabeth (foamo remix)
04. andy george & scott cooper - jump & twist (jokers of the scene remix)
05. armand van helden - shake that ass (mowgli vs drop the lime edit)
06. maths class - branches (mumdance remix)
07. brothers bud - the sting (jaymo & george edit)
08. toddla t feat. serocee - manabadman
09. cheap as chimps - sweatshop
10. kissy sell out & hervé - rikkalicious

hmm actually i like to change my mind a lot.
more to come this month!
x

pic: anniemusic

i hope today i can be the bearer of good news...my internet is finally sorted! which means funkism should hopefully be back to its good old self. and in celebration, i have a little lovely something for you all. norwegian pop princess annie, has reached into an 80s portal and covered stacey q's 1986 hit 'two of hearts'. annie, who gave to us the infectious heartbeat and chewing gum, adds her synthpop magic to a track that was already infused with addiction. expect cute vocals laced with hints of cheese. its an 80s track at heart after all, it just wouldnt be the same without such a stereotype. though some interesting facts about stacey q...she featured with dj jakatta for 2001 success american dream...remember?!? she's also now a buddhist?! hmmm weird. well not quite nearly as weird as when i heard the thomas bangalter remix for bob sinclair's gym tonic at the cinema while waiting for tropic thunder to come on. i clearly was the only person excited to hear such a song. anyway, yea im back, and make sure you all say hello to the lovely annie on her myspace!

DL:
annie - two of hearts (cover of stacey q) [zshare]

two of hearts
two hearts that beat as one
two of hearts
i need you, i need you
two of hearts
two hearts that beat as one
two of hearts
come on, come on

pabs
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