DOWNLOAD: Metronomy - A Thing For Me (Sinden Remix)
Being a relentlessly prolific remixer has taught UK producer Sinden how to identify, isolate and magnify the best bits of songs. So while taking on Metronomy's boyish come-hither jam, "A Thing For Me," he spied the group's New Order-influenced arrangements and turned them into the basis of his cracking remix. While the falsettoed vocals still ride high in the mix, he generates a thrumming bass line and stately yet quirky synth staircase that call to mind the influential synth-poppers and places it on a gnarly, bucking rhythm. The Metronomy trio barely holds on but has a blast. What about you?
Sounds like: Cut Copy, Sinden, New Order
DOWNLOAD: Djuma Soundsystem vs Raz Ohara - Zillion Lights
From an artists' perspective, one great perk of making techno and house is the ability to ride one hit single into long-held notoriety. Danish duo Djuma Soundsystem have done just that on the back of their massive 2003 track, "Les Djinns," which received a second wave of popularity thanks to a sheaf of remixes commissioned by Get Physical Music. Now, as a part of the Get Physical's 100th release bonanza, Djuma Soundsystem are back in the saddle for a punchy new track, aided by the excellent vocalist/producer Raz Ohara. The track's thrumming pulse and flaring synth stabs are as lovely as they are propulsive, with Ohara's longing voice narrating its inner melancholy. Another single to ride? Maybe so.
Sounds like: Booka Shade, M.A.N.D.Y., Gui Boratto
Djuma Soundsystem vs Raz Ohara - Zillion Lights (Radio Edit)
FEATURED: Wierd Celebrates Five Year Anniversary On 11/21 + Downloads
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This Friday, 11/21 at the Music Hall Of Williamsburg, the cats behind the weekly NYC shindig Wierd and its accompanying label will be throwing a righteous five-year-strong bash. Celebration is in order, a lot of great minimally-minded synth bands and deejays have rolled through their doors and appeared on their releases over the years, and running a weekly party for five years in New York City deserves commendation in its own right. Four bands from the label will chop it up on stage--Blacklist, Xeno & Oaklander, Led Er Est, and Opis Finis--while deejays Pieter and Glenn will spin afterward until 4AM. Flyer after the break. Download a track from each band playing below, and if you can't make it to the big one this Friday, Wierd Wednesdays happen every week at Home Sweet Home in Manhattan.
Download: Blacklist - Blue Shifted
Download: Xeno and Oaklander - Blue Flower
Download: Led er Est - Woman in a Cafe
Download: Opus Finis - Perplexed Pathos
DOWNLOAD: Eliot Lipp - Beamrider
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Even without wordy MCs, you can feel hip-hop's undeniable swagger in the frothy instrumentals of Eliot Lipp. Free from rappers' blinged out egos, the New York-based producer puts whatever twist he wants on his banging beats, from squelching sci-fi beats ("Beamrider") to a spray of Bubble Bobble glitches ("Sentinel"). It also allows him to be incredibly prolific, and the forthcoming Peace Love Weed 3D on his own Old Tacoma Recordings label is album number six in less than five years. Lead single "Beamrider" is a triumphant opening that rides tough on descending bass lines and toasts the good life with blissful melodies. "Sentinel" jabs playfully at listeners' ears with blurry synth funk stabs. Be prepared to crank these up.
Sounds like: Michna, Daedelus, Prefuse 73
Download: Eliot Lipp - Beamrider
DOWNLOAD: Carl Craig - Brainfreeze
To try and define Carl Craig in a paragraph would almost be an insult to his immense contribution to techno music, so let's instead focus on "Brainfreeze." While keeping with the massive build and break tactics which distinguish his music, this cut (under his Tres Demented guise) finds Craig cutting loose, laughing howling, "She gives me brainfreeze, baby!" His shuddering synth arrangements trundle forward like foot soldiers, interrupted occasionally by digital shivers and the odd guitar growl and bongo patter. Like many of Carl Craig's massive tunes, "Brainfreeze" is not for the faint of heart.
Sounds like: Pepe Bradock, Recloose, A Guy Called Gerald
DOWNLOAD: Dave Aju - Crazy Place
If the goopy synth patterns, clattering percussion and slow-burning drones of "Crazy Place" seem just a touch strange yet highly familiar, it's because they're all made with an instrument we all possess: a mouth. San Francisco's Dave Aju is renowned for ensnaring disparate genres in his unconventional house tunes, but his debut album, Open Wide, takes the cake for concept of the year. What could have ended up as 50 minutes of mushy chewing is actually quite palatable and diverse, taking on several genres and moods all bound together by Aju's lips. "Crazy Place," the first single, is an easy favorite that ponders our oftentimes baffling world to a warm, glowing backdrop of danceable "synth" pop. Those who enjoy should dig into his Circus Company-released album with two hands and two ears.
Sounds like: Matmos, Matthew Herbert, Arthur Russell
STREAM: Housemeister - What You Want (Siriusmo Remix)
Martin Böhm, better known as Housemeister, has been bumping around the German techno/electro scene since the early 2000s, first creating a partying ruckus for BPitch Control. But it wasn't until 2006 when he joined forces with the like-minded Boysnoize label that his raucus, rave-influenced style began to resonate widely (the return of rave chic helped, too). The reception for his sophomore album, Who Is That Noize (released on his own All You Can Beat label) was so great that a CD-length compilation of remixes followed close behind. In addition to reworks from Boys Noize, Alexander Kowalski, and a handful of lesser known names is Siriusmo, who takes on "What You Want." Built on a chattering palm muted riff, the tune spreads its wings and floats on thick, sugary waves of synthesizer goodness -- a bittersweet concoction that might just best the original.
Sounds like: Boys Noize, Daft Punk, Midnight Juggernauts
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