delta force

man this week has gone fast! slow down time! heaps of good music this week..

cutters continue their busy start to the year with a new release from ex riot in belgium/half of voltage man nile delta.
featuring two originals and a swag of remixes, i was frothily anticipating this one - but in retrospect, i should have perhaps saved my froth for something else.
'channel' which is (i think) the lead song, sounded great in the teaser video but was actually stuck in first gear.. it ended up a touch monotonous.
'all this' (the other original) fares better with it's soft pads and subtly driving bassline.. the vocals are a tiny bit irritating though. chicken lips come to the rescue with a bright, upbeat remix that beefs up the bassline and really brings this track onto the d-floor.

Nile Delta - All This (Chicken Lips Malfunction)

grab the channel/all this ep by nile delta here.

this next slice of irresistibly stuttering fun comes to us from the joined force of teams (usa) and star slinger (uk).. the smooth, yet gravelly bassline nicely matches the soulful disco and is an absolute tonic for your friday. grab a cocktail and turn off the lights.

Teams vs. Star Slinger - Life Partner

they have released a split ep which you should get into your life. find it here.

this next effort by sferro feels like a throw back to the blog haus era in all the right ways.. 80's sounding to the point where it almost feels like a kavinsky remix, this is the song to play if you want to get people up and about. so many synths my head is swimming.

Sferro - Life Partner

grab the sferro 'new output' ep for free free free here.

i came across this next piece of happiness on rrr's 'noise in my head' program hosted by michael kucyk. it is by a 70's brazilian singer named 'baby consuelo' who was rather a big thing back in those days. don't really know if you'll be into it, but it sounds very much like what the street parties in rio stand for: unadulterated joy and celebration of life. if thats what you feel like listening to, i hope you enjoy it. if you still need convincing, i could really see this track on an avalanches mix:

Baby Consuelo - Todo Dia Era Dia De Indio

happy friday!

das cutters

so this is me saying welcome to 2011 - just in time for february. a month and a bit late eh? sorry about that.

2011 has certainly kicked off with a bang hasn't it? so many excellent new releases, and we are only a month in.
i think (arguably) the one that has been on everybody's lips has been cut copy's 'zonoscope'.
how do you feel about it? it certainly is a polariser.. not what a lot of people were expecting.
personally, im still trying to decide how i feel about it. there are a couple of songs that i love ('corner of the sky' is classic cut copy bliss), a couple that i hate (first time ive hated a cut copy song) and a few in between. the mere fact that a song like 'take me over' is on the album is nearly a strike out for me.
but i wont burden you with my insight seeing as though im a couple of weeks off the pace.
today, i wanted to share another project.. one that is still very much in the cut copy batting cage.

i was pretty sad when i heard that the awesome damn arms were parting ways.. their sound was transforming so fast, i was definitely interested in seeing where it was headed.
now, thanks to das moth - a project started by the now tokyo based ex-damn arm tim sullivan and cutters - i can hopefully see at least part of their vision through.

'moon' is tim's first release and while it's sound is a bit of a tough one to place, the intense, warm disco bassline and clean synths would be most welcome poolside on a hot day..

Das Moth - Moon

the talented sidwho? also tried his hand at remixing the shit out 'moon'.. and by cleaning it out and giving it a fuzzy disco wash he came up with a winner:

Das Moth - Moon (Sidwho? Remix)

the full release is absolutely worth a look with mixes from the likes of jacques renault, kink & neville and dj maar all featuring. grab it here... and jump over here to check out the dates of the upcoming cutters parties..

exciting!

happy x 2

OMGZ. after doing a post celebrating the upcoming release of knightlife II, i managed to completely forget about it (shame on me).
so when cutters shot through an email letting us know that knightlife II had been out since the 22nd of last month, i pretty much slapped myself and sprayed my shorts at the same time.. then promptly went and downloaded & listened to it.

like i said in my earlier post, this release is a strong, confident step in a new (nu?) direction for knightlife.. cos bangin, grindin electro house is just so passe ya know?

i would really like to encourage people to go out of their way to support knightlife and cutters, so i wont post the tracks (get them here), but here is the awesome 'all systems' remix by nile delta (aka riot in belgium) which also features rather prominently on the release..

Knightlife - All Systems (Nile Delta Remix)

and if you havent got tixx for the upcoming cutters bonanza at oxford art factory- then do so here

aarrgghh pt 2

while i wait for the blouse system to sort its fuckin' life out (mate) i thought i would regale you with an interesting tale.
this tale involves a certain mr knightlife and his return to the fold. are you getting excited yet? you damn well should be.

knightlife II comes out on may 22 and i am being led to believe that a giant release party (featuring cut copy djs and a certain dj dreamtime) is being held at oxford art factory on june 12. tickets here
snippets of said release can be heard on the cutters website and you should immediately go and treat your ears:

Treat Your Ears

with 'crusader' and 'discotirso', knightlife has taken another confident step in sunny discoland.. while the bouncy bass of 'discotirso' will defs get butts a'wigglin', the cut copy/whitford fingerprints all over 'crusader' particularly get me all red and blushy. equally good is the nile delta (aka dj belgium) remix of 'all systems' which features as part of the b side.. a new sound for him as well: breezy nudisco for miles. so good.

gloves

i remember hearing about a young fellow called GLOVES on the blogs ages ago..
he had a pretty rad 80's movie posterish press shot which impressed me, and his beats really stood out in a crowd of electro-y/fidget-y repetitiveness..

this remix of 'sweaty wet/dirty damp' by the incredibly over-rated gameboy/gamegirl is a recent GLOVES affair which i rather enjoyed..
he really brought sanity and production values to the song- which i thought was a tacky, underproduced spew fest prior..

Gameboy/Gamegirl - Sweaty Wet/Dirty Damp (GLOVES Remix)

GLOVE'S two new remixes which have recently come our way show an element of maturity and depth that has grown into his production.. his fresh new remix of 'changes' by van she is an incredibly lush track filled with soft alan braxe style synths and a warm bass..
his *also* fresh new remix of Listen to This Collision by The Death Set is more in keeping with his usual style but many of the hardcore electro-y elements have been toned down to somehow create a more frantic and claustrophobic feel..

Van She - Changes (GLOVES Remix)

The Death Set - Listen To This Collision (GLOVES Remix)

very clever is this lad
in his other guise he is known as Yama Indra from Damn Arms.. both he and his band have recently been signed so i could imagine that their lives are pretty much awesome right about now..