WeAreBlahBlahBlah EP24 - Mixed Starsmith

Starsmith another young producer who is set for big things, Starsmith is the man behind the infectious pop-synth sound of Ellie Goulding. He's also been heavily active as a remixer, reworking some of the biggest names in pop such as Timbaland, Lady Gaga, Mika, Passion Pit, Little Boots and Marina & The Diamonds. Having pushed Ellie Goulding towards superstardom he is now making a personal bid for the stars and we have him exclusively in the mix and at Blah Blah Blah April 1st.



WeAreBlahBlahBlah EP24 - Mixed Starsmith (Click Here)

Tracklisting

01. Starsmith - Intro
02. Moullinex - Lover In Me
03. Goldfrapp - Rocket (Grum Remix)
04. Numero - Star Model (Don Rimini Remix)
05. Etienne de Crecy - Welcome (Pablo Decoder Remix)
06. Cassette Kids - Spin (Russ Chimes Big House Remix)
07. Cassius - Youth Speed Trouble Cigarettes (Reset! Trouble Remix)
08. Kidda - Feel Too Good (Jack Beats Remix)
09. Dirty Disco Youth - Brains...Off (Fukkk Offf Remix)
10. Don Diablo - Rave Rave Rave
11. Penguin Prison - The Worse It Gets (Starsmith Remix)
12. Louis La Roche - Sunshine Hotel
13. The Count & Sinden - Elephant 1234 (Reset! Remix)
14. Wolfgang Gartner - Undertaker
15. Barretso - We Wont Stop (Redial Remix)
16. Armand Van Helden - U Don't Know Me feat. Duane Harden
17. Starsmith - Outro

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Fabriclive Mix 51: The Duke Dumont (Review)

Hi, I'm Matt Allfrey. I am, amongst other things, a DJ as half of Battery Powered and a writer for The Recommender and Brighton Calling. Blah Blah Blah have invited me on board to write some words about the Fabriclive mixes. First up is Fabriclive 51 mixed by The Duke Dumont.



Duke Dumont has always been an interesting character in dance music. He was pretty much unheard of until winning the Diesel U Music contest in 2006 and then found himself immediately rubbing shoulders with the likes of Chromeo, Boys Noize and Popof when Tiga signed him to Turbo Recordings. His mix is rather interesting as well, it's only thirteen tracks long, not that the overall length is affected by this with Dumont choosing to play out his selections in full.

It's an hour and seventeen minutes of sparse, percussively driven rhythms under laid with low rolling bass lines and superimposed with trippy vocal samples. Dumont's picks afford the maximum amount of space to each element, the low end patterns barely change over a five minute period but the subtle variation in cymbal arrangements and the drawling lyrics keep the mix moving along with the kind of simplicity and progression that harks back to 90s techno. There aren't any build ups, break downs or white noise sweeps that are synonymous with today's dance music, themes drop out and return with little or no announcement. In fact a lot of the production staples of the modern day artist are deliberately shied away from leaving nothing that really catches the ear or focuses the mind. It's not until Gerd & The House Vectors' 'We Bring U Muzik' (track seven) that the melody is played out by more than a bass line and pitched drums, in this case adding a bleeping synth for the tweeters to get stuck into. It then mixes neatly into four minutes of Green Velvet's aural assault, 'They Came From Outer Space' which builds incessantly almost to the point of intolerability, making the arrival of the man-at-the-wheel's remix of 'Bathroom Gurgle' by Late Of The Pier all the sweeter. Dumont rounds the mix out with a suitably drugged up two-step track by Floating Points and some deep, brooding, atmospheric electronica from Idioma.

This is a mix that you could hear at Fabric at five in the morning and sway around to, allowing your brain to swim in the space and reverb. Unfortunately, not everyone lives in London. Those unlucky souls with a less than capital location will more likely find it on their CD player after a heavy night out, when the feet still want to tap but the body has long lost the desire to sway and the ability to stand upright.

Fabriclive 51 - The Duke Dumont - Released April 12th 2010

Tracklist
01. Saturn V - Come Into My Life
02. Audio Soul Project - Reality Check (Vincenzo Remix)
03. Bodycode - Imitation Dub
04. Argy & The Martinez Brothers - Debbie Downer
05. Federleicht - On the Streets (Kollektive Turmstrasse's Let Freedom Ring)
06. Alessio Mereu & Matteo Spedicati - Attraction
07. Gerd & The House Vectors - We Bring U Muzik
08. Green Velvet - They Came From Outer Space
09. Late of the Pier - Bathroom Gurgle (The Duke Dumont Remix)
10. Scuba - Hundreds and Thousands
11. Ieyasu Tokugama - Ryozen
12. Floating Points - K&G Beat
13. Idioma - Landscapes

Blah Blah Blah presents Joy Orbison + Starsmith

EASTER THURSDAY 1ST APRIL
BLAH BLAH BLAH presents

JOY ORBISON
STARSMITH
BLAH BLAH BLAH DJS

DIGITAL, BRIGHTON
£6.50 ADV / MOTD
11PM - 3.30AM

Click to purchase a ticket

Easter Thursday is a clubber's dream night with no work on Friday and 4 whole days to recover. So with that in mind we present to you a line-up worth getting excited about featuring two of the tips for 2010, all for only £6.50 in advance.



JOY ORBISON

The hottest producer in the dance world at the moment, all areas of the press have tipped the London based whizkid to go massive this year. In particular the BBC Sound of 2010 named him on a shortlist of 15 best rising music stars. His epic track "Hyph Mngo" was the most forward thinking dustep track of the year combining house, garage and grime influences to create an anthem that was named as both Resident Advisor and Fact Magazine's no. 1 track of 2009. With a debut album about to drop, don't miss out on your chance to catch one of the most exciting artists to emerge in recent years.



STARSMITH

Another young producer who is set for big things, Starsmith is the producer behind the infectious pop-synth sound of Ellie Goulding. He's also been heavily active as a remixer, reworking some of the biggest names in pop such as Timbaland, Lady Gaga, Mika, Passion Pit, Little Boots and Marina & The Diamonds. Having pushed Ellie Goulding towards superstardom, he is now currently working on an album of his own material. Expect him to be making big waves in the near future.

Support from stalwart party starters the Blah Blah Blah DJs

Joy Orbison - BRKLN CLLN (Promo) by WeAreBlahBlahBlah

Fourtet - Love Cry - Joy Orbison Remix by WeAreBlahBlahBlah

Essential Mix Classics - Cassius (1999)

Another Classic Essential Mix for you, this time we are going back to 1999 when French House and Cassius ruled the roost...My Feelings For You, have always been real



Essential Mix Classic - Cassius (1999)

01. Roxanne Shante - "Live On Stage [UK Mix]" (Bye Take)
02. Baltimore Soultree - "Hope In Your Soul [Soopa Mix]" (Velocity)
03. Cheek - "Venus [Mousse T's Disco]" (Versatile)
04. Cheek - "Venus [Pepe Bradock]" (Versatile)
05. Switchblade Sisters - Untitled (test Pressing)
06. Armand Van Helden - "Flowers" (white Label)
07. 95 North - "The Request" (SFP Records)
08. Todd Terry - "Groove For Life" (TT106)
09. Dynamo Electrix - "You [Club Vocal]" (Kumba Records)
10. Mike Delgado - "Byrd's Man Revenge" (Henry Street Music)
11. Boom - "Keep Pushin' [Disciple Hard Mix]" (MAW)
12. Armand Van Helden - "Too Future 4 You" (white Label)
13. Ghetto Kingz And Queens - "So Fine [M Dubs]" (white Label)
14. Buffalo Bunch - "Unknown Title" (Scratche)
15. Trouble Man - "Do It" (Kiffsa)
16. Cassius - "99" (Virgin)
17. Backroom Congregation - "Sunday Morning" (Feel The Rhythm)
18. Mothership Connection - "Daft Punk Mix" (Soma)
19. DJ Cadet & Roland Richards - "The Joint" (Freeze)

Thanks must go to Essential Mix for this mix.

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Joker - Tron (Competition)

This just fell into our inbox this morning, and what a tune....Joker has not failed to impress and this is another slice of pure dubstep dancefloor mayhem which you can sample below and purchase on the 9th of April.





To help celebrate this release and his new website Kapsize, Joker is running an exclusive competition to win 15 signed promo's of the single Tron. It's an email raffle, so make your way to Kapsize, and follow the instructions to enter the competition. Winners will be notified by 29th March with the test pressings being sent out shortly after. Good luck

Miami Noize Sampler (Boys Noize Records)

Check out the Brand New Sampler 'Miami Noize' with new tracks from Les Petits Pilous, D.I.M, DJEDJOTRONIC, Shadow Dancer, Jan Driver, Housemeister, Strip Steve and Boys Noize himself.



Miami Noize Sampler - Buy Now Beatport

Also watch out for the upcoming Boys Noize and Erol Alkan collaboration 'Avalanche / Lemonade'. Check the following link to hear a sample of both tracks - YouTube

TRACKLIST

1. BOYS NOIZE – SWEET LIGHT (BORIS DLUGOSH REMIX)
2. DJEDJOTRONIC – FETA (ORIGINAL MIX)
3. SHADOW DANCER – BISCAYNE (ORIGINAL MIX)
4. D.I.M. – LEVEL (ORIGINAL MIX)
5. JAN DRIVER – TELLYFOAM (ORIGINAL MIX)
6. STRIP STEVE – BREAKIN’ (RYNECOLOGIST REMIX)
7. HOUSEMEISTER – FAMOUS (ORIGINAL MIX)
8. LES PETITS PILOUS – O.P.E. (ORIGINAL MIX)

Must Have Tracks - March

Have been really feeling my more melodic sounds over the last couple of weeks, so decided to put together a chart of 5 tracks that have a real travel and journey quality to them, perfect for the road and watching the world go by.



1. Black Van - Yearning


2. Four Tet - Angel Echoes


3. Kiki - Death Railway


4. Ray Mang - Look into My Eyes


5. John Tejada - The End of it All


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Stopmakingme - Dummy Mix 27

Here's a mix for Dummy Magazine. You can read the full article and interview at their ace website.



Dummy Mix 27 // Stopmakingme

"This is the sort of mix I’ve had in my head for a while. It represents the style of electro, techno and the like you can find me playing in clubs; a mixture of brand new stuff, old tracks and a few things I’ve been hammering recently. Never too noisy but full of big, exciting tracks. To sound like a broken record, it’s “club music to make girls dance too.”"

No tracklisting for this one yet but feel free to message me and I'll let you know tracks. It's the last mix I'm making for a while.

Stopmakingme - Dummy Mix 27 (March 2010) by stopmakingme

Marina & The Diamonds

Here's a preview of my remix for Marina & The Diamonds which comes out on 679 Recordings in April. It's my favourite work yet.



Marina & The Diamonds - I Am Not A Robot (Stopmakingme Remix) by stopmakingme

Andrew Weatherall

Make sure to listen to Wevvas' 6Mix this week. He is one of England's crowning glories and you should take notice. That is all.

Andrew Weatherall BBC 6Mix

Essential Mix Classics - Diplo (2007)

Another Classic Essential Mix for you, this time we are only looking back as far as 2007, however anything that includes the 'Bartman' must be good.....



Essential Mix Classic - Diplo (2007)

Track List

01. Rich Boy - Throw Some D's // Interscope
02. Nirvana - Drain You // Geffen
03. Baby Huey - Pop, Lock & Drop It // White label
04. Marc Houle - Bay of Figs (Ward 21 Mix) // M_Nus
05. DJ Tamiel - Bump Like This
06. Queen Feat. David Bowie - Under Pressure // WEA
07. Hollertronix - Betty // Money Studies Records
08. Eddie Money - Take Me Home Tonight (Be My Baby) // CBS
09. Soulja Boy - Crank Dat Superman // Interscope
10. Bat for Lashes - What's a Girl to Do // Break
11. DJ Shadow - Organ Donor (Sandrinho Remix)
12. Diplo & Switch Feat. Beenie Man - Solta Frango
13. Mr. Vegas - Hot Fuk (Diplo Mix)
14. Enur Feat. Natasja - Calabria (2007 Mix) // Scorpio/Data
15. Spoon - Paper Tiger // Merge Records
16. Circle Children - Zulu // Strictly Rhythm
17. M.I.A. Feat. Akon - Boyz Remix (Hi Powered Boyz Get Down)
18. Boy 8 Bit - Suspense Is Killing Me // Trouble & Bass
20. KW Griff - Tony's Back // Money Studies
21. A Tribe Called Quest - Scenario (White Label Mix)
22. Nucleus - Jam On It (Gold Rocc Mix)
23. Nigga Say Wut - Hey Hey Hey
24. BooMan - Pick ‘em Up
25. King Tut - Y'all Niggaz Ain’t Shit // Heavy Rock Music
26. KW Griff - Ain’t None Of Y’all Safe // White label
27. Technics - Uh
28. KW Griff - Respect // Quiet Records
29. DJ Eli - In The Jungle
30. 2 Bad Mice - Bombscare // Moving Shadow
31. Armand Van Heldan - You Don’t Know Me (White Label Mix)
32. Big City - Spanish Lesson // Spectra Records
33. Diplo - Work Is Never Over // Mad Decent
34. M.I.A - Bamboo Banger // XL Recordings
35. Sizzla - Bamboo Banger // Dubplate
36. DJ Blaqstarr - Supastarr // Mad Decent
37. Shai - If I Ever Fall in Love Again // Dubplate
38. Orbital - Halcyon // Rhino/WEA
39. LA Priest - Engine (Erol Alkan Remix) // Phantasy
40. Joakim - Drum Trax // Versatile
41. Chemical Brothers - Saturate // Virgin
42. M.A.N.D.Y. - Unknown (Tiefschwarz Mix)
43. TOK - Solid As A Rock // VP Records
44. Petter - Some Polyphony // Border Community
45. Rihanna - Umbrella (Vandalism Mix)
46. Justice - Phantom Part II (Soulwax Mix) // Ed Banger
47. The White Stripes - Little Cream Soda // XL Recordings
48. ZZT - Lower State Of Consciousness // Turbo
49. Kia Shine - Crispy // Chest Nut Records
50. Bart Simpson - Bartman (So Kripsy Mix)
51. Jay Dilla Feat. Guilty Simpson - Detroit To LA
52. Deuce Papi - Do It Again
53. Kanye West Feat. Young Jeezy - Can’t Tell Me Nothin’ // Def Jam
54. Mr. Vegas - Lean Wit It (In The Streetz)
55. M.I.A. Feat. Bun B & Rich Boy - Paper Planes // XL Recordings
56. Schoolly-D - Gucci Time // Schoolly-D Records
57. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Rockers to Swallow // Interscope
58. Jellybean - Sidewalk Talk // EMI
59. Belle Stars - Iko Iko // Capitol Records
60. Scala & Kolacny Brothers - Heartbeats // PIAS
61. Simian Mobile Disco - I Still Believe // Wichita Recordings
62. The Pack - At The Club // Zomba
63. South Rakkas - Hotter Then Them (Mad Decent Mix)
64. Hurricane Chris - A Bay Bay // J US
65. Mad Cobra - AA (Kenny Meez Edit) // Black Shadow
66. Buju Banton - Crazy Talk // Black Shadow
67. Beenie Man - The Crime // System Records
68. Lil’ Wayne Feat. Mack Maine - I Know The Future // Universal
69. Bugle - What The Gonna Do // Daseca

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Crookers - Tons of Friends (Album Stream)

Seems to be a day of album streams....Next up is Crookers long awaited Tons of Friends LP. Originally scheduled for release in May 2009 it is now ready to go almost 12 months later. The album makes an interesting listen with some obvious stand out moments such as the Soulwax Collaboration 'We Love Animals', Miike Snow collaboration 'Remedy' and Jump Up which also featured on the Major Lazer LP. These tracks aside I feel I need to listen to the album more thouroughly as Crookers are clearly making a bid for musicality over throw away dance floor fodder, a fact that their recent Interview with Clash backs up, with Crookers openly criticising a scene they played a pivotal role in creating. Judge for yourself...



Crookers - Tons of Friends (Full Album Stream)

Album Track List

01. We Love Animals – feat Soulwax & Mixhell
02. No Security – feat Kelis
03. Natural Born Hustler – feat Pitbull
04. Lets Get Beezy – feat Will I Am
05. Park The Truck – feat Spank Rock
06. Hold Up Your Hand – feat Roisin Murphy
07. Hip Hop Changed – feat Rye Rye
08. Cooler Couleur – feat Yelle
09. Birthday Bash – feat The Very Best, Marina & Dargen D’amico
10. Put Your Hands On Me – feat Kardinal Offishal & Carla Marie
11. Royal T – feat Roisin Murphy
12. Remedy – feat Miike Snow
13. Arena – feat Poirier & Face-T
14. Tee-Pee Theme – feat Drop The Lime
15. Transilvania – feat Steed Lord
16. Have Mercy – feat Carrie Wilds
17. Jump UP – feat Major Lazer, Leftside & Supahype
18. Lone White Wolf – feat Tim Burgess
19. Day N’ Nite (Acapella Skit)
20. Embrace The Martian – feat Kid Cudi

Gorillaz - Plastic Beach (Full Album Stream)

Thanks to Gosh Damn! for alerting us to this. Gorillaz 3rd LP is due for release March 9th, however if like me you are curious how collaborations with Snoop Dog, Bobby Womack, Lou Reed, Mos Def, Gruff Ryhs to name a few are going to stack up click the link below and listen to the album in its entirety, it wont disappoint.



We should also give a mention to Alex Metric's excellent four to the floor electro disco remix of the Stylo single. STREAM ONLY



Gorillaz - Plastic Beach (Full Album Stream)

Album Track List

01. Orchestral Intro
02. Welcome To The World Of The Plastic Beach (feat. Snoop Dogg and Hypnotic Brass Ensemble)
03. White Flag (feat. Kano & Bashy)
04. Rhinestone Eyes
05. Stylo (feat. Bobby Womack and Mos Def)
06. Superfast Jellyfish (feat. Gruff Rhys and De La Soul)
07. Empire Ants (feat. Little Dragon)
08. Glitter Freeze (feat. Mark E Smith)
09. Some Kind Of Nature (feat. Lou Reed)
10. On Melancholy Hill
11. Broken
12. Sweepstakes (feat. Mos Def & Hypnotic Brass Ensemble)
13. Plastic Beach (feat. Mick Jones & Paul Simonon)
14. To Binge (feat. Little Dragon)
15. Cloud Of Unknowing (feat. Bobby Womack)
16. Pirate Jet