Encore

im really starting to lose track of where weekends end and weekdays begin. and it is awesome. having no full time job for the first time in years is precisely as excellent as i thought it would be.

i also really love matias aguayo's music. everytime i listen to it, i envision a big truck with big speakers inching slowly down a road packed with sweaty, tanned dancers sipping on cheap beer..
and his latest ep "i dont smoke" definitely fits that mould. powerful, rhythmic percussion and minimal synth melodies. perfect for summer! im sweating even thinking about it!

Matias Aguayo - Ligado

head out and grab the "i dont smoke" ep here.

by now most of you would have heard black van's (aka kris menace & kowesix from moonbootica) take on munk's new single 'mis labios' but in case you haven't, here it is in all its glory..
beautifully crafted and composed down-tempo electro with some great synth touches.. one of the better examples of the genre that i have heard for a while:

Munk - Mis Labios (Black Van Remix)

grab the "mis labios" remix package here.. definitely worth a listen with a cool joyce muniz remix and the awesome original featuring.

im really in two minds as to whether i still have time for the ravey indie dance of digitalism. a lot of the tracks on their new album "i love you dude" sound really good to me - and i appreciate that they have toned down a lot of the ravier sounds from their earlier work - but im just not sure that their big, made-for-festival sound really appeals anymore.. or maybe i should just stop being a dick.
this is one of my early favourites off the album - a bright, happy number that feels like a spray of water from surly festival security at the front of a digitalism show.

Digitalism - Encore

"i love you dude" will be released in 10 days from now! pretty exciting! preorder yourself a copy right here.

right - im'ma sign off and go and enjoy some more sun. have a good weekend!

cloudy friday

matias aguayo is perfect for a day like this. it may be cloudy and cold outside, but his vitamin d inducing carnivale music makes me feel like doing a little sweaty samba.
it may have taken me a little while to get my head around the playful, warm carnival groove of 'ay ay ay' but im glad that i have now - getting a bit of latin sun in my headphones is nice.

Matias Aguayo - Ritmo Juarez (mediafire link)

seeing him play a kompakt warehouse party in st peters many moons ago was one of, if not the main force that got me into the world of minimal, techno and idm. he was an inspired performer that combined all forms of minimal, techno, house and 80's pop into such an intelligent and coherent set that i walked away with a renewed faith in djing as an artform.

Matias Aguayo - Menta Latte (Prins Thomas Diskomiks) (mediafire link)

grab 'ay ay ay' here if you need some friday spice.

if you are in melbourne tonight and missed the promo on waves at night, here it is again: the almighty todd terje is playing tonight at roxanne parlour! definitely an unmissable occasion for any one in the city with any sort of inclination toward disco, scandinavia, or balearia.

Wally Warning - Land of Hunger (Todd Terje Edit) (mediafire link)

have a good weekend! hope to see you at todd terje!