Ragysh

man.. ive really been feeling some bad ju-ju over the past 24 hours or so. plenty of crappy and annoying things happening. think ill definitely try to ride it out with some quality disco.

first up is "ragysh" from todd terje. lifted from the "ragysh ep" (released in april), this track is typical of the high quality seen in terje's rare original productions.. solid, driving percussion, heavy electronic groove and some cosmic synths later on in the mix. top shelf disco - get involved:

Todd Terje - Ragysh

grab todd terje's "ragysh ep" here.

while we are on the topic of top shelf disco, i have to just quickly say how excited i am to have finally gotten a hold of space ranger's debut album "what about the magnetic fields?". i'm nearly a month late to the party, but that doesn't make me any less excited.
the first single from the album will be "plastic romance". it is a slow-burning, wistful kind of track with a goodly measure of funk and slap bass.
with their mix of this track, motor city drum ensemble take it in a whole new direction.. not happy with just beefing up the drums, they also removed much of space ranger's understated funk and added their own to-the-point synths. but the elements of this mix that i really loved were the strings and keys that slowly enter at around the four minute mark. have a listen:

Space Ranger - Plastic Romance (Motor City Drum Ensemble Vocal Mix)

grab your copy of "plastic romance" here. and if you haven't given "what about the magnetic fields?" a listen, you can pick it up here.

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