tough kids doing damage

there were some serious monday blues floating around at work today. i for one had a pretty relaxed day, but the sobs and whinging penetrating the calm of my headphones started to get a little tiresome. o if only i had some decent speakers and mood lighting controls on my desk.. perhaps i could have got everyone out of their uncomfortable chairs and into hammocks as the lord intended..

if there was ever a song to get us young'uns into hammocks, it would be 'do the right thing' by metronomy.. im sure most of you will have already heard this track, but in case you havent, and if by chance you enjoy a spot of air france (or even just a spot of superbly moody dream-pop), then this might be for you:

Metronomy - Do The Right Thing

listening to a spot of nite jewel right after a sydney visit from italians do it better bossman mike simonetti seemed appropriate.. im pretty peeved that i didnt get to go to the party. in my dreams, i did actually go and when it was over i went with mike simonetti to an after party where he personally plugged in his portable music device and put on nite jewel.

Nite Jewel - Want You Back

last but not least is this remix done by perennial blouse favourite's black strobe..

The Penelopes - Demian feat. Dierdre Dubois (Black Strobe Remix)

what i love so much about black strobe is their diversity.. while i usually associate anything with the black strobe tag on it with classy, yet monstrous electro-tech, they sometimes do a little trickeroo and pop up with something different. this penelopes remix for instance is a distinctly lifelike-like affair with warbly, rolling bass coupled with soaring synths.

bonus black strobe cut from '01:

Cosmo Vitelli - Robot Soul (Black Strobe Remix)

walking on a moon

i remember my early vinyl collecting days fairly fondly.. getting all warm and buzzy over a single song that cost me $20 is something that i miss so much. why oh why am i so fucking poor? if i had more money maybe i could attain this level of happiness once again. but seriously- this internet thing has really spoiled my special/secret music buzz. but that is another story for another day.

the story for today is going to be about moonbootica. if i remember correctly, one of my first vinyl purchases was 'pretty little angel' by moonbootica.. back then they had a radly sexual electrotech (yet unashamedly euro) style that i enjoyed.
although i thoroughly liked the buildy club mix of pretty little angel that was featured on that release, this track was the one that stuck with me.. the contrast between the full steam ahead bass and flickery stop/start keys always seemed pretty cool.

Moonbootica - June

since then however, their style has really aligned itself with the grimy electro that you kids seem to be listening to. kinda clubby and hard but with definite groove and intelligence lurking beneath all the sweat and energy.
this is (i believe) the most recent remix that the boys have completed.. love the 'getting drenched in the rain at a music festival' vibe that it has.. the justice pianos could really add epicness to any song hey.

Disco Trash Music - Neon Disco (Moonbootica Remix)

this is a track off their last album 'moonlight welfare' which was pretty cool. i love the simple formula behind this song that somehow ends up encompassing everything. while this song may not be the most bangingest club track ever, i think the intensity behind it would make it a sure-fire hit in some cramped sweat box.

Moonbootica - Joan Landor

and for all you friday bangerz fans out there- here is the hey today! remix of their song 'der mond'. you could call this a more traditional club banger. flowing distortion sounds so nice on a friday.

Moonbootica - Der Mond (Hey Today! Remix)

in a final piece of vinyl reminiscery, here is a track by black strobe. seriously one of the first pieces of music that i felt like i had to show off at every mix off i went to. bangin and barnstormin.

Black Strobe - Italian Fireflies

take that soulwax/justice- you werent the first to do the mid-song cut out. seeing other djs scrambling to put the next song on and then seeing the look of relief/ confusion on their faces when it started up again kept me going through those tough years.