It's the Supersound

Breakbot mixes don’t come around all that often, but when they do they are, without fail, amazing. Nobody does funky as well as this dude, and with his album finally on the way, listening to this mix gives you a great way to get a flavour of what’s to come.

This was recorded during Chromeo’s ‘Night Falls Tour’ back in November of last year, so there might well be some snippets of new production in there if you listen carefully! Big ups to Chromeo for uploading this beauty.

Breakbot (aka Thibaut Berland) has announced on Twitter that he has finished his debut album.

He also cited potential inspirations for the album speaking of Grace Jones, Chaka Khan, Pointer Sisters and Sister Sledge – all prominent female 70′s and 80′s disco and funk stars!

We’ve been spoilt for choice in the later part of 2011 and the start of 2012 with albums from SebastiAn, Justice, Mr Oizo and now this.

No ETA or name… yet.

Let the tryptophan soak into your neurons and the music take hold. Take this lazy mixtape straight under the covers and let its funky smoothness warm your soul while you butter those buns. Silky-smooth transitions laced with euphoric tones and sexy vocals make this Gooch tape perfect for the season. Be easy and give thanks. Enjoy and happy thanksgiving.

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Gooch Tape Vol. 2 Tracklisting:
Psychemagik – Valley of Paradise
Quakers & Mormons – New York Town (The c90s Remix)
Chris Malinchak – No Secrets
Anton Romezz – Marzipan World
Tesla Boy – In Your Eyes (Satin Jackets Remix)
Walter Sobcek – Miami (Pharao Black Magic Remix)
Stacy Lattisaw – Dynamite (Breakbot Edit)
Sare Havlicek – Vibe on You
Niki & The Dove – Mother Protect (Goldroom Remix)
Drop Out Orchestra – It Will Never Be the Same Again
Jadoo ft. Hard Ton – Voodoo Love
Moby – The Right Thing ft. Inyang Bassey (Cosmonauts Remix)
Miguel Campbell – Baby I got It (Edit Murphy Remix)
Mario Basanov – Just Think About (Social Disco Club Remix)
Christophe – The Force (Julio Bashmore Piano Remix)
Alba – Only Music Survives

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To this date, I have seen Chromeo perform three times (four times – if you count the Junos) and they have yet to disappoint me. Chromeo’s Night Falls tour stop in Toronto was hosted at the Sound Academy. The night started off with French DJ and producer, Breakbot. I got to the venue just as he was finishing up his set with his remix of Chromeo’s “When The Night Falls” and his own track “Baby I’m Yours.”
Chromeo – When The Night Falls (Breakbot Remix)
Breakbot – Baby I’m Yours (feat. Irfane)

Next up was Mayer Hawthorne & The County — What a delight to see them perform. Playing a great selection of tracks from Mayer Hawthorne’s 2009 debut album, “A Strange Arrangement” and his latest album, “How Do You Do.” Their set kept me moving and singing along to the songs. Mayer Hawthorne is definitely very talented with his throwback soul sound – a sound that is rarely heard nowadays. I really enjoyed Mayer Hawthorne’s set. His stage presence and charisma just draws audience members in and makes people feel good with his soul influenced pop songs. Fun fact: Hawthorne revealed during his set that he is in fact 1/4 Canadian.

Mayer Hawthorne – Your Easy Lovin’ Ain’t Pleasin’ Nothing
Mayer Hawthorne – No Strings Attached

Every Chromeo set starts the same….with the fans anxiously awaiting the electro-funk duo to get on stage and chanting “CHROME-E-OHH-OHHHOHH” over and over again. Then the intro track to Fancy Footwork blares, lights start flashing and the audience chants ”CHROME-E-OHH-OHHHOHH” in unison. It’s a beautiful thing to be a part of. Every time I see Dave 1 doing his thing – my mind goes to a very very dirty place – He is everything I could ever want in a man – intelligent, musically inclined, tall, handsome, cool and last but not least, sexy as hell. UGH! If only…

Anyhow, the two played their largest ever Toronto show last Wednesday night. Dave 1 took the time to graciously thank Toronto fans for  their support and listed on venues the duo have played in the past. The crowd was dancing and shaking song after song. The duo played an amazing set with tracks from all three of their full-length albums. Tracks included, “You’re So Gangsta,” “Needy Girl,” “Fancy Footwork,” “Tenderoni,” “Bonafied Lovin,” “Momma’s Boy,” “Call Me Up,” “Night By Night,” “When The Night Falls,” “Hot Mess” and “Don’t Turn The Lights On.” Simply put, any Chromeo concert you attend turns out being a giant dance party — and I hope that never changes.

Chromeo – Call Me Up
Chromeo – Hot Mess

Also, thank you to Melissa N. for sharing her photo of Chromeo with me.

If you were with us last Sunday when Breakbot opened for Chromeo @ Drais Hollywood, you knew RIGHT when he jumped on the decks after hearing him open his set with this classic disco jam. The original track was made in 1980 by 13 year old Stacy Lattisaw, and Breakbot simply beefs it up with that signature Ed Banger studio quality. Get your serious groove on with this one folks.

• Stacy Lattisaw – Dynamite (Breakbot Edit) √+

So, my life is going 50 miles per second. Schools catching up on me and it seems my stuff is more interesting than I thought. I wish I had more time to listen to music because that world is becoming more and more exciting, I’m anticipating a good year. That’s my excuse, take it. New Feist album, I know, isn’t this an electro blog? No! Not completely. Also the new Justice album which I’m hoping is great despite that awful remix. Yeah okay, that’s about it, but I have good vibes. I totally missed the new SebastiAn and Carte Blanche albums coming from Ed Banger, more stuff for me to catch up on. I decided today not to post the newest tracks out there, but ones by my favorite musicians/producers. First is the Falcon Punch edit of Moullinex Lover In Me Ah Moulinex, how I miss thee. Please do some more remixes, I know your original stuff is great and probably more important but your remixes were pure gold. Second is the Breakbot remix of Pnau Baby which I was shown is on the GT5 soundtrack. And lastly, the Robotaki remix of Kavinsky. Old but still, I love everything Robotaki makes. Oh, and thanks Sam for the image.

Moullinex – Lover in Me (Falcon Punch Re-edit)

Pnau – Baby (Breakbot Remix)

Kavinsky – Nightcall (Robotaki Remix)