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!

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.

hooray

another poor weekend locked in doors for me... damn this whole no money thing. ahhhh well..
for everyone else though it will be an awesome weekend! hooray!

kitsune's own Jerry Bouthier is making his way down to australia for a bit of a tour and is playing at click click@oxford art factory tonight.. if your around you should really go and check that shit out- will be HOT.
Jerry Bouthier (aka JBag) has a pretty enviable role as kitsune's resident dj (alongside Gildas and Masayas). he mixed the awesome kitsune boombox cd last year and plays at all of their parties around tha E-U.. ive never actually seen him play but apparently he is reknowned for a pretty fun and surprising indie and rock laced disco and electro set.. sounds pretty good hey??

S'Express - Stupid Little Girls (JBag Remix)

Kylie - Boombox (JBag Remix)

Riot In Belgium - La Musique (JBag Remix)

Rex The Dog - Circulate (JBag Remix)

if your keen to go and check out what the whole story is behind this jbag character but dont live in sydney, dont worry- hes going around to other capital cities too..:

4 July - Click Click@Oxford Art Factory, Sydney
5 July - Street Party@Pogo, Melbourne
6 July - Favela, Sydney
10 July - Street Kids, Gold Coast
11 July - Empire, Brisbane
12 July - Shape Bar, Perth

oh yeah and as a ps.. that tepr post that i did was totally wrong though.. turns out that cote quest is actually an ollllddd album from '05.. ah well it still is rocking my little world at the mo'