Blouse's Best of 2011

Well well.. Our 2011 calendars seem to only have a couple of days left until they run out of paper.

I guess that means that it is time for Blouse to reflect and cherry pick the things that we felt made 2011 the year that it was.

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Mortal Trance

some deep, smooth house for a week that never really managed to rid itself of that horrible monday morning vibe.

this boo williams track hasn't been far from my speakers since i first heard it on friendly fires' bugged out mix many moons ago.. for me, there wouldn't be too much special about this deep house track if it wasn't for the ghostly, ethereal synths that float in and out of the chugging synth and somewhat jacking drums.

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Miami Shores

some soothing tunes today for my aching head:

i really can't get enough of this wolf & lamb/soul clap p funk thing. i feel like their names have been popping up a lot on blouse recently, but i guess that reflects just how much their names have been popping up in my head. their mixtapes, singles, ep's, podcasts and sides a, b & all the way to z have been getting serious punishment from me.

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a friday with a cap'n

do you feel like a spot of light friday entertainment? have you always wanted a kick ass dj name, but never found the creativity or inspiration to think of one?
well luckily for you, good blouse friend milo firewater has created this handy (and slickly designed) site that will come up with one for you.
check it out here. an afternoon of amusement waits.
and if you are into breaks or dubstep, check out his beats here. really slick stuff.

in other music news, i have been listening to various soul clap mix tapes on repeat for the past few days. i am absolutely addicted to their blend of funk, disco, 90's house, and tech house. so incredibly fun, yet often so sophisticated and serious.
but there is one type of track in particular that features pretty heavily on their social experiment 002 mix that gets me. and they sound like this:

Soul Clap - 3 Wheel E-Motion

irresistibly funky, simple tracks with these wailing, monotonal, gangsta synth stabs that are absolutely mindblowing. i have no idea why, but these tracks are like crack for me. cant get enough.

i heartily recommend that you head over here and pick up soul clap vs wolf and lambs dj kicks mixtape. heartily.

have a good weekend!