Make 1 2

sometimes life is just so hard.. two weeks working on my tan in croatia, followed by 3 days of musical intrigue at flow festival. (sighs) the only way i can conquer such misery is to spend a goodly amount of time today on the couch, soothing my over-stressed mind with some smooth beats..

mr arthur russell shouldn't need any introduction.. his classic, lo-fi sounds are perfect for all forms of couch session, and his song "make 1 2" is no different. sprinkled with horns, percussion and a gently persuasive keyboard line, "make 1 2" is doing more than just fine on my pre-pre festival drinks rotation.

(read more...)

hello melbourne part 2

holy balls it is freeeezing in melbourne. i havent been this cold since i lived in canberra. and i got told today that "i ain't seen nothin' yet". a compelling reason not to move.

luke vibert has had so many alias and aka's that it all sometimes gets a little confusing. kerrier district was a little side project that he worked on a few years back to sate his disco inclinations.. while the project may have had a mixed reception, this track 'lets dance and freak' is a stone-cold classic.. any song that turns a bouncy, fun bassline like this into a serious, sophisticated affair gets major ticks from me.. (not the insect variety)

Kerrier District - Lets Dance and Freak

can you spot the metro area nod in the kerrier district name??

space ranger are a german trio that are really starting to get some serious traction in disco circles.. a lot of attention has been payed to their star wash ep from a couple of months back, and rightfully so. its deep, cosmic and thoroughly analogue vibe really seems to nail a sound that a lot of people are trying to achieve. 'phase fever' is the most upbeat off the ep, and what a shimmery banger it is.. a bassline as driving as this is sure to slay a few dancefloors out there..

Space Ranger - Phase Fever

buy space ranger's 'star wash ep' here.

we hadn't really heard any new business coming out of the tellier fortress for a while now, and to be honest, it was a little worrying. a sexuality remix cd was dropped recently, and while it may not exactly be 'new business', it is a sign that he is still alive.
with all this midnight juggernaut hysteria going around, it only seems fair that i look back on this remix that they made of 'divine' in '08. dramatic synths, resonant vocals and heavy drums make for a very classic sounding juggernauts mix:

Sebastien Tellier - Divine (Midnight Juggernauts Remix)

grab the tellier 'sexuality' remix album here..

hope to see you out in melbourne this weekend

exotica

i can feel my ears getting sweaty. this django django remix of frenchie turzi's track 'bombay' is truly exotic. (probably only because of the twangy middle-eastern guitars and bongos thrown in there.) you may call me unworldly and uncultured, but if there was an indian version of 'top gear', this remix is what i picture the indian stig would like to listen to when doing his hot lap.

Turzi - Bombay (Django Django's Thunder In Paradise Remix)

on the flip is this beautifully crafted remix done by the enigmatic sebastien tellier and turzi himself..

Turzi - New Beat in Buenos Aires, a Sebastien Tellier and Romain Turzi Remix

word on the street is that the differences between the frenetic bombay, and the reflective, restrained buenos aires perfectly showcase the two halves that will be present in his upcoming album.. maybe you can judge that for yourself.

turzi's new release bombay/buenos aires is out now through record makers.. you can grab it here.. his new album 'b' will be out sometime in the next 10 years

in the matrix

FBi Radio hath been saved by the good graces of Sydney’s clubbers, music industry sponsors and pink-faced binge drinkers.

From a wave of fundraising events to an insidious PR campaign aimed at the top rung – $ir Richard Bran$on - the funds needed to keep the station solvent and on-air have been banked.

Every person that contributed even just one cover charge towards these events should pat themselves on the back. Either we're fantastic supporters of community radio or just a bunch of raging alcoholics that didn’t care so much who performed, but rather how many drinks we could carry from the bar at once. Don't fall over sweetheart.

Also in Blouse's awesome! books are the numerous music venues, bands and DJs that donated their blood, sweat and mojo to these fundraisers. What we’ve seen in the past few months isn’t likely to happen until the next global recession in 2109. The ability to fight the GFC is quite an achievement.

By contrast, one organisation that hasn’t been asking for help is Google. I feel like my time in the internet cloud, way up ‘there’, is slowly being taken over by these guys. If it's even run by humans.

Apart from owning most of the observable universe, Google have that fantastic Chrome web browser which shits over Explorer, Safari and Firefox for its speed and simplicity. It isn’t the prettiest of them though. In fact, it’s positively sterile. Chrome has the aesthetic character of a condom.

I’ve also been using iGoogle, which pushes email, news and blog feeds into the same browser with the Google search engine (I call it Dad) sitting above them.

Just to test it I even wrote this post in Google Documents. It was rad. Just as good as Word, maybe better because I can write from any PC or laptop - and I use several a day. Don't even get me started on Gmail. Or the Android OS for mobiles.

Then to add another shackle to my life ‘Dad’ recently announced the Chrome Operating System. It'll probably be shipped with netbooks by late next year and, if it’s as good as everything else they do, will give Microsoft a serious kick in the nuts. Soon enough we all might become converts and disown Windows, the OS that raised us.

Google is...the Matrix.

Here's some Friday night happy tracks, to keep your mind on the fields-of-daisies at over at FBi.

Tellier & Oizo & SebastiAn - Chivers as a Female

Dragonette - Fixin To Thrill (Villains Remix)

The Mint Chicks - Don't Sell Your Brains Out, Baby

today is one million degrees

So it's almost been a year since Sebastien Tellier released Sexuality but a new remix of the track Kilometer (from Sydney hombres Ted & Francis, who are on Kitsune) reminded me how much I fucking love this song. It's possibly the most perfect disco-tinged piece of sex I've come across.

Immediately we put my laptop beside the pool, made drinks, took tops off and swam around in Saturday sunshine to the original + the Ted & Francis remix + the A-Trak remix. Fat 8-year old Asian boy next door is concerned/excited.

Kung hei fat choy ...


Sebastien Tellier - Kilometer


Sebastien Tellier - Kilometer (Ted & Francis Remix)


Sebastien Tellier - Kilometer (A-Trak Remix)


I'm defs feeling the piano in the Ted & Francis remix, so freaking good

phoenix

OMG OMG NEW PHOENIX

new album = 'wolfgang amadeus phoenix'

release date = 'spring'

Phoenix - Long Distance Call (Sebastien Tellier Remix)

what the hell does a spring release date mean for steve in australia? autumn?
that teaser song sounds delicious. well.. as delicious as a song can sound anyway.

sexy man

i have to admit that i dont really 'get' sebastien tellier.. i thought his album was pretty good, but is the whole thing a joke? is mr tellier a big comedy show? im pretty sure that i was laughing pretty hard when i watched him on eurovision.. is he a musical or comedic genius? am i an idiot for asking such a stupid question?

anyways here is a remix of 'l'amour et la violence' by fellow frenchie Allure..

Sebastien Tellier - L'amour Et La Violence (Allure Remix)

love the epic piano loop that comes in (a bit too subtly) just after half way.. funky songs that turn all serious and epic get good grades in my books..

check out allure's myspace too.. the funky chilled lifelike vibe in this remix is joined by a refreshing 8-bit innocence in his other tracks..