silly little post compared to omar's

Ooo slick production. This is a little bit party, little bit Baywatch, little bit macho man, little bit electric guitar. Thank you Bang Gang 12" for sharing Flight Facilities, who list abstinence, sobriety and silence as their influences.

Toecutter - Best Party Ever (Flight Facilities Remix)

I muse so much about the Bang Gang phenomenon. The debut BangGang 12s double CD label compilation is out this week too. More info on that HERE

how about that

a while ago i read a hilarious album review in vice. it was a review of the late of the pier album and basically just said that indie bands are now so keen not to sound like the libertines et al that they are ending up sounding all electronic-y. at the time i thought 'haha: true'.

a few months down the track (ie now), im finding this little theory being proven again and again, particularly with with aussie bands.. they seem to be trying so hard to shed the incredibly unsexy powderfinger/living end/traditional aussie indie pub sound that they have ended up sounding like cut copy or daft punk. not that im complaining or anything.

damn arms are a fairly prime example. do you think they can picture themselves playing in the daft punk pyramid?

Damn Arms - Destination Pt 2

i dont want to take anything away from the damn arms ep - it is really awesome (destination pt 2 in particular is good with its uplifting back end - you can buy the ep here) but dont you think that it is quite the far cry from their old indie sound? is that a good thing? is it like someone going for a footy team for a while then swapping sides when their old team starts going shit? hmmmm

when i was seventeen i drank some very good beers

and when i was nineteen i was slogging my way through first year uni and working at a frozen custard shop. what were you doing? something quite similar im guessing.

at nineteen, shazam has done many more things than me and probably you. if i was nineteen i would probably look up to him as some kind of idol.
as it stands though, im 23 and look up to him with a mixture of jealousy, awe, rage and admiration.

Shazam - Pool Party 2009

i think my favourite thing about shazam's music is how it unashamedly channels the funnest and most sophisticated moments from house music circa 2004.
in my (limited canberra) experience, clubbing circa 2004 was a golden age. people- who dressed up with intention of actually looking nice and respectable- went out, sipped cocktails and danced to the funnest, funkiest sun-drenched house this side of ibiza.. really seemed much more simple then.
somehow, despite the fact that he wasnt even allowed to go out back then (by his parents), shazam is releasing tracks that make me feel like travelling back in time to '04. good.

Shazam - Pool Party 2008

pool party is out nownownow from banggang 12 inches.. pretty exciting. get behind him by buying the ep here

rrrooaarrr

i have to say that in my post (and pre) good vibes melancholy, i was super pumped to do an awesome comedown-core post cos thats all i seem(ed) to be listening to (again).. but with all these issues with internet, computers and jobs- and with the prospect of a weekend hanging over my head- i kind of forgot about my awesome plans and decided to write a slightly funner post.. yay! fun! weekend!

i guess if you were in a bind, this john barera remix of brenden wesley could stand in as a comedown-core track, but i defs think i would rather hear it in a down-tempo cocktail bar, what with it's silver platter funk and sophistication.. so so cool

Brenden Wesley - How We Lustre (John Barera Remix)

on a slightly more bangy tip is this new bumblebeez remix of lost valentinos.. this is absolutely what i would love to hear after i leave aforementioned down-tempo cocktail bar. love the way bumblebeez tease and lead me into an electro-fidget wonderland.. the grimyness is enjoyable but when the crazy kicks in at about 2.41..... well it gets even more enjoyable.

Lost Valentinos - Serio (The Bumblebeez Remix)

i havent really been very sure about all the remixes that the bumblebeez have done, but this one is pretty well on the money. (good job.) as for the lost valentinos, well they are also getting their money on. they have firmly shed their old raw indie sound and are now floating around with floaty electronic acts as damn arms and even midnight juggernauts/cut copy.. high praise? check out the original (its rather glorious--)
the other remixes in this package are rather good as well- check them out here

snooze

i remember first seeing the demo of zzz's lion floating about blogland many many moons ago so it was kind of strange seeing it resurface again under the wing of bang gang 12 inches.. the promo page reveals that it has apparently it has been quite the journey between now and then.. a journey that has consisted of 18 months, 700 emails, 500 phone calls, 400 text messages, 30 artwork changes, 7 tracklist alternatives, 10 software meltdowns, 5 mastering attempts, 16 arguments, 10 tantrums and 6 breakups. wowee.. luckily the song is good hey

youve probs already heard the O-G and the bagraiders mix so here is breakbot's interpretation.. the piano is right up his alley but the disco strings that he adds in are rad too.

ZZZ - Lion (Breakbot Remix)

also - here is the b side (a2 side) 'leonine' as well.. more pianos.. more nice nice..

ZZZ - Leonine

i never thought that garageband-like pianos would ever get me but it seems like they have..

new times

is the site redesign ok? what does everyone think?
there are still a couple of bugs that ill iron out ASAP..

in the meantime-- an swirlingly epic festival banger courtesy of dexpistols..

Lost Valentinos - Bismark (Dexpistols Remix)

death sings

it really seems as though tha bang gang have made the transition from uber interstellar djs to uber interstellar record company execs seamlessly and in record time. doesnt it usually work the other way around??
hot on the hot heels of their recent like woah, bagraiders and soft tigers releasii comes a piece of death set magic entitled "The Death Set Remix 12""... its a typically fun, upbeat yet somehow serious release from the boys.. so good so party. i wish i had heard this on friday

The Death Set - Negative Thinking (Treasure Fingers Remix)

keeping this treasure finger foot shuffler company on this release are other remixes by bonde do role, bumblebeez and g.l.o.v.e.s, making it one fine little package indeed..

The Death Set - On The Street (Bumblebeez Remix)

buy it here.. you know you want to. fo shiz

okay

so its 530 on a drunken friday and ive just got back to work from the pub and have utterly failed in my attempt to play xbox.. what do i want to listen to? glittery + shiny australian dance muzax?

i (think) that it is pretty well known news that aussie megastars bang gang are going to drop their double cd delight on us this weekend (on sat 25th oct aka tomorrow to be precise.. pick it up here).. to tickle and arouse us, they have sent over this mix that they have done of the presets

The Presets - Kicking and Screaming (Bang Gangs E is for Edit)

in the email there was certainly mention of dimensioneering and even some trance travel.. i was a bit dubious as to the levels of said dimensioneering or trance travel that this song could achieve, but im pleased to announce that after listening to this track that, at the very least, this track has been transformed into a bonafide club banger.. not radically different from the original but enough to make me do a bit of chair-ass jiggling.

i dont know what its like for people overseas (or if you guys even know WHO sneaky are), but sneaky sound system are one of the most uncool groups in australia at the moment.. it might be a bit of a shit thing to say, but sneaky are currently the personification of what it means to go from cool underground to uncool commercial..
and what makes it worse is that its probably not their fault- hell, their musics probably not that bad. its mostly just hearing their songs blaring out of every speaker everywhere and seeing seriously wack people going crazy. im sure they dont care though.. their millions are probably distracting them rather nicely. bastards.

try as i might, the remixes of "when we were young" that have been entering the market are very hard to dislike.
i think breakbot's glitchy/chilled/breakbotty take on the whole thing was the first to float around, but now monsieur GLOVES has thrown his chips on the table with his view on this whole sneaky thing

Sneaky Sound System - When We Were Young (GLOVES Remix)

this remix definitely steps things up a little- but only a little.. there is definitely a throbbing electro undertone underneith there somewhere but mostly it is calmed by the lush slappish bass and synths that are laid over the top of it blanket style..
this remix follows on from his last remix of van she with his development of maturity and track structure.. very impressed lad

finally is mobin master from melb.. he sent in this remix of... (does anyone know the track?).. i know ive heard it on a bang gang podcast at some point in the past..

Mobin Master & Hess - Glitter Bomb (Bootleg)

anyhoo.. its a nice smoky oldschool rock track thats been changed to an interesting club ornament.. def work cheking out

so yeah thats me for today.. have a good weekend yall talk soon

gloves

i remember hearing about a young fellow called GLOVES on the blogs ages ago..
he had a pretty rad 80's movie posterish press shot which impressed me, and his beats really stood out in a crowd of electro-y/fidget-y repetitiveness..

this remix of 'sweaty wet/dirty damp' by the incredibly over-rated gameboy/gamegirl is a recent GLOVES affair which i rather enjoyed..
he really brought sanity and production values to the song- which i thought was a tacky, underproduced spew fest prior..

Gameboy/Gamegirl - Sweaty Wet/Dirty Damp (GLOVES Remix)

GLOVE'S two new remixes which have recently come our way show an element of maturity and depth that has grown into his production.. his fresh new remix of 'changes' by van she is an incredibly lush track filled with soft alan braxe style synths and a warm bass..
his *also* fresh new remix of Listen to This Collision by The Death Set is more in keeping with his usual style but many of the hardcore electro-y elements have been toned down to somehow create a more frantic and claustrophobic feel..

Van She - Changes (GLOVES Remix)

The Death Set - Listen To This Collision (GLOVES Remix)

very clever is this lad
in his other guise he is known as Yama Indra from Damn Arms.. both he and his band have recently been signed so i could imagine that their lives are pretty much awesome right about now..

____ ____ ____ on the wall from dusk til dawn

it seems as if blouse has dropped off the dancey wagon in the last few weeks.. big apologies to all y'all..
to get back up in it, here are a few bangin tracks that have been doing the rounds in the blouse offices.

this is the new track from sebastiAn.. its really more of the same from everyones favourite explosions expert, with the main point of difference coming from the menacing film-noir type feeling that comes from baz's good use of brass, horns and what not..

sebastiAn - Momy

like electrorash, im very surprised that Alex Metric hasn't taken off in a massive way.. his remixes and tracks are always worth waiting for with their classic electro/rock/house vibe (haha) and amazing production qualities.. THIS GUY SHOULD BE A STAR! anyways here is his latest offering that is absolutely blowing people away in the office.. the bassline in this track is the only one i want to hear at sunset at the next festival i find myself at.. the zdarlight of '08/09??

Alex Metric - Deadly on a Mission (Dub Mix)

last up is 'Girls Sing' by the ever impressive Like Woah.. this is also a very classic sounding track with a very strong 90's house thing going down.. the pianos are soo awesome
Hyperbole posted this song a while back but for some reason i could only download the first 20 secs or so of it..

Like Woah - Girls Sing

for some reason this takes me back to my lot days...... is that good or bad?