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May
2008

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tags: Rails To Russia, Udachi, Dragonette, Lismore, Mp3.

Checking Back In With Our Friends From Lismore

photo by photo by s1mg.com

So you remember Lismore, yes? Maybe from one of these posts? Maybe you were even one of the 15 people in the room when they played that random art warehouse thing in Decatur last year (We were there, OBV) Well, if not, I’ll wait for you to catch up.

Still waiting…

Well they’ve been hard at work since we last checked in with our stalwart adventures –lets see what they’ve accomplished.

First of, new tune! Continuing on their path of vocal fueled dance tracks, “More” takes it up a notch with a nice 70s funk flavour meets a happy, hands in the air, dance floor filler.

Lismore - “More”

I’m a fan.

But they didn’t stop there! They’ve been ripping out quality remixes over the course of the past few months as well as receiving a few quality remixes on their original work. Take, for example, this new Udachi remix of “Paradis”:

Lismore - “Paradis (Udachi Remix)”
LINKS: Udachi MySpace

That’s a crowd pleaser if I’d ever heard one. Here’s the original as well

Lismore - “Paradis”

But as I said, their remix work has been going strong under their pseudo-ironic name of LSMR. Here’s some of my recent favorites for your listening pleasure:

Rails To Russia - “Turning Into You (Lismore Remix)”
LINKs: Rails To Russia

HEARTS REVOLUTION - “CYOA (LISMRmix)”
LINKS: HEARTS REVOLUTION MySpace | <3s Website

Dragonette - “Jesus Doesn’t Love Me (Lismore Remix)”
LINKS: Dragonette MySpace | Other Dragonette Remixes

And, just in case that wasn’t enough, here’s another fabulous piece of Lismore’s original production work:

Lismore - “We Never Strike in One Place Twice”

They’re currently on a mini-west coast tour. So if you live out there (looking at you, former Atlanta room mate who just moved to SF) you gotta try and check them out (Tour flyer after the cut). They’ve also got a date scheduled for the 20th of this month in NYC, so check it out. I’m doing me best to make it.

Remember, be sure to check out http://www.myspace.com/lismore for tons more information, and to leave them a lovely note (and maybe annoying animated gif or 2!)

That’s it for me. Later kids!

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April
2008

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tags: Sunny Day Sets Fire, Baron Von Luxxury, CSS, I Am Sound, Remix, Mp3.

Sunny Day Sets Fire

Due to moving, incorrect addresses, and just general laziness on my part (because we’re being honest here) this comes to you as much delayed. However that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t listen!

Sunny Day Sets Fire, on their own, is this catchy, almost haunting 60s-ish, psy-rock, getting-high-on-a-beach, pop-rock band hailing from just about every place in the known universe. Influences vary based on who’s writing about them, but personally I hear a lot of the old Tripping Daisy in there mashed up with something kinda sounding like the Beatles, only not really, yet still reminds me of them (How’s that for being indecisive?). They had their first remix EP drop last month, and it reworked the original hazy rock tunes into some 6-headed monster made to lurk around in the darkest recess of the dance floor.

To start, here’s the headlining single “Stranger” to help give a feel for their sound:

Sunny Day Sets Fire - “Stranger”

Heavy-hitters CSS come up first with a remix of “Wilderness”; adding a solid electro baseline to otherwise ethereal vocals, it ends up as one of those tracks that’s perfect for headphones and jamming to while at work… not that I’m doing that now or anything.

Sunny Day Sets Fire - “Wilderness (CSS Remix)”

And, my personal favorite on the EP: Baron Von Luxxury’s remix of “Brainless”. This one is total dance floor material (shocking, I know) and is the most heavy hitting remix on the EP. A nice tennis-ball bass line combined with some dirty riffs and chopped vocals.. its-a nice.

Sunny Day Sets Fire - “Brainless (Baron Von Luxxury Remix)”

Be sure to jump over to I AM SOUND to get more information and to purchase the release in either digital or cd format. You can find a full bio here and, ff you so desire, you may also stream just about all of the remixes via the remix myspace: http://www.myspace.com/sunnydaysetsfireremixes

Bonus: Here’s the video for “Brainless”:

I’m gonna try my best not to be so secluded from the world until I can fully get moved. Wish me luck!

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March
2008

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tags: Lies in Disguise, SXSW, Preston Craig, Mp3.

For all you SXSW Kids

Our friends from KISSAtlanta and involved in one helluva party out there tomorrow (the 12th) involving some of Atlanta’s top talent with with some west coast bangers. For preferred entry, go ahead and email SXSW@alliancetalent.net. The show is open to the public and does NOT require a badge or wristband, so you know it’ll be packed.

And some tracks:

Klever - “The Stud” (speed this up about 10bpm!)
LINKS: Klever | More Tracks by Klever

Toxic Avenger - “Poker Face (Lies In Disguise Remix)”
LINKS: Lies in Disguise | Toxic Avenger

Visit KISSAtlanta.com if you need more info. Happy partying!

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March
2008

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tags: Bouleafacettes, Arm Your Sampler, DMT Synth, Mp3.

DMT Synth - Navigator

Its been quite some time since I’ve made my presence known around these parts, so I’m sure you all are a) missing me and b) tired of shaun bitching about things that aren’t even relevant anymore (ZOMG JUSTICE! QQ), so here’s some dance music that delivers.

DMT Synth was just recently featured as the second release by the wonderful french blog/label/den of awesomeness know as Bouleafacettes. Think a little acid house meets sunny day disco mets dark roomed, bright lighted rave and you have “Navigator”. Its surprisingly infectious -having not left my playlist since the first listen- and even Trixie chimed in with her “I LIKE TRANCE” approval.

DMT Synth - “Navigator”

The release comes with 4 different remixes, each with their own style and flavor, but my personal favorite of the bunch is the Arm You Sampler remix. Its all hard and grungy, but still manages to maintain a 80s prom feel somehow.

DMT Synth - “Navigator (Arm Your Sampler GPS remix)”

If you’re a fan, you can download each track (for free) directly from Bouleafacettes, or download a zip of the whole release from zShare. And, if you can read french, you could let me know if I’m leaving out anything important from the above post. I’d ask Trixie, but she only speaks French whilst drunk.

To Review:
DMT Synth on MySpace
Arm Your Sampler on MySpace
Zipped Copy of the Release
Download Each Track

EDIT: For those curious, this does sample of the classic Flight of the Navigator theme. Its included below, for your listening pleasure:

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January
2008

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tags: plim souls, Remix, Mp3.

Plim Souls!

So I’ve a little bit of a change of pace to bring to you kids here (for me at least). Its this slightly glitchy remix of a rock number set over to us by Plim Souls. Its one of those tracks that isn’t gonna blow up a dance floor, but when it it finds its way into your play list you’ll get so caught up in the moment the next 5 minutes of your life is nothing but total auditory immersion. Its in the same frame of mind as the To Strings remix of Sufjan’s “Chicago” which, coming from me, is a big complement.

Get Cape Wear Cape Fly - “Find The Time (Plimsouls Remix)”

We can bring you this track because of yet another instances of a major label screwing over good music for the sake of bad pop tracks! Thanks guys, we love you! Keep making poor decisions so that we can provide exposure to good artists.

Check out more from Plim Souls via their DanceSpace: http://www.myspace.com/dancewithplimsouls
There’s a bunch of really solid dance style tracks up on there as well so its sure not to disappoint.

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January
2008

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tags: Pilotpriest, Basstown, Thunderous Olympian, Moulinex, Grizz Le Beast, Stuffa, Blanche DuBois, Juiceboxxxx, D & G, The Touch, Xinobi, Hollywood Holt, Daft Punk, Muscles, Van She Tech, Remix, Hatchmatik, OCELOT, Klever, Flamin Hotz, Robyn, Mp3.

Remix 33 –Basstown Edition

DJ Die Young and Choyce Hacks! — Great Scott

Bigs ups to the Basstown crew for an awesome weekend in Boston. Music was spot on, every one was friendly as hell and the Boston kids were dancing their asses off everywhere I looked. So, to celebrate in true Resonator Fasion, here’s pretty much my whole set from Saturday in remix format.

Enur Ft Natasha - “Calabria 2007 (Hatchmatik Clubabria Remix)”
Links: Hatchmatik | Enur | More by Hatchmatik
I’ve loved this track since I first heard it and, given the style Die Young was throwing down, I thought this to be a quite fitting opening track. Crowd seemed to appreciate it a ton.

Grizz Le Beast - “Rock It Out (UNK vs. Phunk-a-Delic)”
Links: Grizz Le Beast
Something I snagged from the old Chazology blog a while ago; this track is getting some love again recently and I decided to test it out on the dancefloor. The result? Still fresh as fuck.

RUN DMC - My Adidas (Pilotpriest Remix).mp3
Links: Pilotpriest
One of the dopest remixes in recent months, this track has killed dancefloors comprising of two completely different types of crowds. I snagged this from KissAtlanta but they appear to have taken it down and, since its no longer posted anywhere else, I’m not gonna post it up here again. Sorry kids. You should take the time to stream it from Pilotpriest’s myspace though.. its a killer.

Three 6 Mafia - “Stay Fly (D & G remix)”
Links: D&G
Some random dude dancing his ass off with a custom shirts for the night asked if I had any Three 6 Mafia. Normally I’m not one to pander to requests at deejay nights, but I happened to have this remix that’s been chilling in my collection for almost a year now. I think i’ve posted it before, but its ravey as fuck and I don’t think anyone had any issues with it.

Juiceboxxxx - “Sweat (Blanche DuBois Remix)”
LINKS: Juiceboxxxx | Blanche DuBois
I’m sure you remember the original of this.. it was a catchy and dancy blog smash hit over the summer. Well this remix notches up the funkiness a level to absolute can’t-help-but-get-down-on-the-dance-floor levels and I can’t get enough of it. Figured this would work really well as a transition into the more electro-styled tracks I wanted to drop. Pretty sure the crowd dug this as well, but I was too busy jumping around like an idiot to tell, honestly.

The Touch - “Heart Of The City (Stuffa Remix)”
LINKS: The Touch | Stuffa
Really solid track. Not a banger like the ones I have later, but it fit perfectly as a transition into more throw-your-hands-in-the-air material. Plus looping the ending provides a perfect transition into..

Robyn - “Be Mine (Ocelot Mthrfckrs Remix)”
LINKS: OcelotMTHRFCKRS | Robyn
Best. Remix. Evar. Or at least within the recent memory. I’d been saving this one for a while and wanted to use it to highlight a live set with a crowd rather than one of my radio sets (sorry guys!). Damn did people love this. Ocelot never disappoints.

Xinobi - “BMX (Moulinex Remix)”
LINKS: Xinobi | Moulenx | Disco Texas
A staple of mine at this point. Its starts off so unassuming and then just kicks it up into high gear. Perfect track to keep up the energy coming out of Robyn’s driving vocals.

Muscles - One Inch Badge Pin (Vanshe Tech City Gym Remix)”
Links: Muscles | Muscles Music | Vanshe Tech | More Muscles | More Vanshe Tech
Older remix but still solid. I had just heard the Shizam remix of “Sweaty” earlier in the week and couldn’t get Muscles out of my head. Didn’t want to play that Shizam remix here (didn’t think it was the right flow) and this one fit right into the throw your hands up mentality I had going.

Daft Punk - “Da Funk (Thunderous Olympians This Funk Is Broken Edit)”
Links: Thunderous Olympian
Little bit of a change of pace. Should have gone with something else here in retrospect, but I thought the crowd could use a little funkiness after a few bangers in a row.

Hollywood Holt - “Caked Up (Klever remix)”
Links: Hollywood Holt | Klever | More From Hollywood Holt
I’m a huge fan of Hollywood Holt and wanted to try this remix out on a crowd. I think it would have gone over better if more people knew who he was, but dancing was still going strong.

??? - “Rocky Theme”
Links: Flamin Hotz
Random cut from the first Flamin Hotz EP. Saw that my time was up so I figured I throw in a little something different/kinda cheesy.

And that’s that kids. Enjoy!

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January
2008

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tags: Events, Deejay Hacks.

Tonight: Great Scott (Boston)!

This week’s been a blast so far and Basstown has proved to be awesome hosts. If you’re around the Boston area: come out tonight!

Approximate time slots:

09:00-09:45 . Etan
09:45-10:30 . Plus Move
10:30-11:00 . Etan
11:00-11:45 . Passion Pit
11:45-12:30 . Die Young
12:30-01:30 . Choyce Hacks!
01:30-02:00 . Mistaker

Get more information, arist interviews and some mp3s via the Basstown blog

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January
2008

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tags: Spitzer, Remix, Mp3.

More Spitzer Love

The brothers Spitzer have sent us over a new remix in part to “thank everyone for the previous postings”. As if we need thanks for other people giving us good music! Its as yet un-released, was sent out a few hours ago, and is already starting to make its way around the blog sphere AND -as with the previous material- this remix delivers.

Kylie Minogue - “In My Arms (Spitzer remix)”

In case you missed it the first time, here’s some previous hotness:

Spitzer - “Avida Dollars”

Need more info? here’s there Bio [translated from] their own words:

“Hidden behind “Spitzer” are two Rock brought-up brothers. Two
brothers who got breast-fed in their earlier years by Axl Rose and
Jimmy Page. After 7 years of faithful and loyal services towards the
Indie music scene, they decided to abandon their mediator and
drumsticks for a new passion. They found themselves utterly seduced by
the synthetic environment and the animal beats of Techno. Musicians,
and now producers, their music became a hit amongst bloggers on the
net. The blogosphere was amazed by the twilight dark ambiance and the
frenetic robotic sound of some of their tracks available on the Web.
Understandably backed up by the whole electro Lyon community, booked
by the Festival des Nuits sonores, they were also called by Kylie
Minogue to create a crazy remix, that is still very secret. Track
after track, Spitzer creates a new map without boundaries nor rules,
frenetic and grandiose techno music set in between Nathan Fake’s
grandiloquence and the rhythmic scathing of Trentmoller. Sought by
many labels, Spitzer is already cooking some new remixes and is
working to finalise their first EP, “Roller Coaster”. The two brothers
will also start an Australian tour beginning April 2008. The two
Spitzer brothers will road trip from one club to another and get the
dance floor groovin’.”

Stream their other tracks via http://www.myspace.com/therealspitzer and then leave a warm tingly comment about rainbows and unicorns.

(anti-riaa note: While I’m pretty sure (I.E positive) this remix will end up being released on a major label (it is Kylie, after all), I made the executive decision that since we a) have given Spitzer love before b) they themselves are still unsigned and c) they are awesome as we love them, it was not completely breaking our rules to post it. This is the opinion of hacks and does not reflect the rest of Resonator, but personally I think its the only opinion that matters!)

P.S. This post contains excessive use of punctuation because I’m hung over and, frankly, I just want to.

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January
2008

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tags: New Young Pony Club, Outlander, Dirty Disco Youth, Deejay Mix, Mp3.

Dirty Disco Youth

(hacks note: I killed the inline players since they weren’t reading the encoding on these files correclty)

You kids should hate me.

I’ve all this good music over flowing my inbox, and here I am not posting any of it. Between work, moving, a birthday, holidays, a few going away parties, new years and just general laziness, I’ve been slack in my postings. But fear not! Well maybe. I’m currently residing in the middle of nowhere for a few months (so long atlanta!) and de-compressing/saving up/apartment hunting. I’ve a ton of stuff backlogged, so lets get started with on old favorite of mine: Dirty Disco Youth

See he’s on the loose again with some new production work. The last I heard from him was the “Idealistic” remix and then since then its been pretty silent, but he’s back championing a new maximal vibe.

Dirty Disco Youth - The Kids Want Maximal

This is the flag ship track for his new sound I guess you could say. Its a hard-edge track filled with digitized vocals and relentless synth lines all up in your face. This grew on me the more I listened to it, so give it a few spins before your give your judgment.

Next up, he remixes Outlander by taking the old-school house sound I’ve always loved (even when it wasn’t so old school) and adds in a grungy, tweaked out guitar over-tone to it. It stays housey and funky while getting a update for the times.. its another solid track to work its way into the feet of party goers everywhere.

Outlander - Vamp (Dirty Disco Youth’s Rave Rework )

Lastly, he comes to bat on a New Young Pony Club remix. I personally dog the synth lines and backing tracks, but think there’s a bit too much of the NYPC vocal on top of it. Minimize the vocals, Maximize the music.. or at least that’s my take on it. Also speed it up about 5bpm for the best effect! Check it out for yourself and see what you think:

New Young Pony Club - The Bomb(Dirty Disco Youth’s Maximal Bomb Remix)

ADDITIONALLY! Here’s a banging live set he put together. It layers track on top of track and does some interesting blending of multiple tracks/remixes by the same artist on top of one another, including a lot of older material you may have forgotten about. Definitely worth a listen or three.

dirty disco youth - liveset autumn 2007.mp3(zippyshare)

And, on a personal note, I’m in Boston this week and will be deejaying here on Saturday! Drop me an email if you live here.

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January
2008

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tags: Deejay Hacks, One Hand Loves The Other, Remix.

One Hand Loves The Remix Follow

Shaun posted up a couple tracks from the One Hand Loves The Other remix LP, and I’d figured I’d add mine into the mix as a quick addendum. Its not as readily accessible as some of the other stuff, and giving it an honest critique, I think the synth line is a little too hot and it looses a little focus towards the end. Overall its still a solid effort I think; I’ve gotten good reception from those I’ve let listen but I don’t expect it to be rocking out any dance floors.

One Hand Loves The Other - Tortoise (Hacks Remix)

Be sure to check out the official remixes on their remix page: http://www.myspace.com/onehandlovestheremix

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