Louis La Roche has given Riva Starr and Fatboy Slim’s ‘Get Naked’ the French touch. ‘Get Naked’ was released at the tail end of last year, and although it’s a great track, LLR’s irresistible and timeless French House production takes it somewhere totally different.

It’s not called the ‘Is It Summer Yet’ remix for no good reason; there’s some serious summer vibe going on, perfect for taking away those winter blues (for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere anyway!). LLR has kindly made this free to download, so get on it!

When I opened up my inbox and saw an email with Riva Starr in the title I got pretty damn excited. And then opening that message was like a revelation, a sexual awakening of sorts. There were two more names that didn’t show up in the subject line! Bearyman… Fatboy Slim? This is gonna be good… The three party starters deliver a completely unique and groovin’ tune that I wouldn’t really expect from any of them individually and I think that’s what makes this a perfect jam.

The trio advises all you dirty dancers to Get Naked in these hard economic times, where we shan’t be spending money on frivolous things like t-shirts and underwear, all of which are just going to come off at the end of the night anyways. The full ‘Get Naked’ release comes out on December 20th on Moshi Moshi/Snatch! with a remix effort from Carl Cox to boot. When the legendary Norman Cook AKA Fatboy Slim tells you to do something, you do it.

• Riva Starr & Fatboy Slim ft. Beardyman – Get Naked (Dub Mix)

ROUND TWO BONUS TUNE

This has really brightened up my day, so I thought I’d pass the joy along to you. Thanks to Yooj for turning me onto the new Little Boots single and in turn this free Crazy P remix!

Happy Halloween from GDD™! We hope you had as wild of a weekend as we did, keep an eye out for event reviews this week. We’re back at it again on this Monday and I have news of the Modeselektor/Thom Yorke video, Fatboy Slim on DJing after rehab, Metroplex, Warner Music Group and EMI, Wakarusa Music Festival.

Watch the Video for Modeselektor and Thom Yorke’s “Shipwreck”

The video for Thom Yorke and Modeselektor‘s collaborative track “Shipwreck”, directed by Tony T. Datis, features a little boy with blue eyes, blonde hair, and a visibly disturbed nature. He encounters zombies and a vicious dog while curiously collecting batteries. Watch it below (via NPR) for the kicker.

“Shipwreck” comes from Modeselektor‘s new album Monkeytown, out now via Monkeytown Records.

(via Pitchfork)

Fatboy Slim on DJing After Rehab 

Fatboy Slim has revealed that he was “scared” that he’d be unable to DJ sober.

The dance icon, real name Norman Cook, checked himself into rehab in 2009 shortly after a disastrous and very drunk performance at Good Vibrations in 2009.

He told the Sunday Mirror that one of the biggest hurdles he’s faced since then has been taking the stage without alcohol. “I was scared that DJing sober would be a nightmare,” Cook said. “I was shitting myself that I wouldn’t be able to do it or be as good. It was two or three gigs before I could dance. My hips wouldn’t do it.”

Fortunately, that wasn’t the case. “I get a completely different buzz nowadays. In rehab they taught me about euphoric recall. When I’m in a situation where everyone is ‘having it’ I have memories of the past coming back to me. I get a natural high from remembering those times.”

“I do get high through DJing, but without all the baggage that comes with it. Having experienced it myself I’m in tune with what the ravers are going through without actually going through it. I don’t ever feel left out.”

He’s not looking to wind up his decades-long career yet, either. Cook recently announced that he’s planning to release a new single under a different moniker, and told The Daily Trojan “I’m just happy I’m still allowed to do it. I’m part of the wave of DJs who were taken seriously and given respect”.

This is especially good news for Future Music Festival attendees, who’ll be seeing Cook in full-euphoric recall mode come March.

(via inthemix)

Juan Atkins relaunches Metroplex

Metroplex, the seminal Detroit techno label run by Juan Aktins, will relaunch this week with a 12-inch from Brooklyn producer Kimyon Huggins, or Kimyon.

Not counting a dry period between 2004 and now, Metroplex has been in business for more than 25 years, and has put out records by some of Detroit’s most influential artists, not least Atkins himself and his Model 500 project. So why the seven-year break? “Basically we just didn’t have any releases, so we kind of went on a hiatus,” Atkins said over the phone last week. “There was no real specific reason—just took a break for a minute.” Atkins says he re-launched the label because he started hearing music he wanted to release again, eventually settling on an EP by Kimyon, who he collaborated with two years ago on the Work for Money EP. Entitled Platform View, the new record will be released in a limited run of 200 records on Friday, and be released digitally on November 11th.

Looking ahead, Atkins is working on a new Model 500 album, which he says should see release sometime around next spring, with the first single out by the end of 2011. He also hopes to make Metroplex’s entire back catalog available through a new label website, and has mused on releasing a Model 500 box set with all of the records’ original packaging. More details on those releases as they become available.

Tracklist
A1 Platform View
B1 Make The Bed
B2 Crunktastikk

Metroplex will release Platform View on November 4th, 2011.

(via Resident Advisor)

Warner Music Group Drops Out of Bidding for EMI

Access Industries, the owners of Warner Music Group, has pulled out of the auction for EMI’s music operation. According to Billboard’s sources, the two sides could not agree on a valuation, though Access’ bid was speculated to be in the $1.5-$1.6 billion range.

It appears that Citigroup, EMI’s current owners, were holding out for a higher offer, but may have made the wrong move. Universal Music Group withdrew from the auction last week, and MacAndrews & Forbes put in an offer lower than Access’ bid.

EMI was purchased by Citigroup in February. The financial service conglomerate subsequently wrote down the company’s debt by $3.5 billion before putting the label on the market in June. Warner and Universal Music Group have pursued acquiring their recorded music division, while Sony and BMG Rights Management have bid on EMI’s publishing arm.

(via Rolling Stone)

Wakarusa 2012 Dates

Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival has announced a return to Mulberry Mountain in Ozark, Arkansas on May 31 – June 3 2012. For those of you interested in getting your hands on one of those coveted Reserved Campsites, Friday, November 11 at 12:00 p.m. is the date to remember. Click here for all ticketing information.

(via JamBase)

Toks

Happy Halloween from GDD™! We hope you had as wild of a weekend as we did, keep an eye out for event reviews this week. We’re back at it again on this Monday and I have news of the Modeselektor/Thom Yorke video, Fatboy Slim on DJing after rehab, Metroplex, Warner Music Group and EMI, Wakarusa Music Festival.

Watch the Video for Modeselektor and Thom Yorke’s “Shipwreck”

The video for Thom Yorke and Modeselektor‘s collaborative track “Shipwreck”, directed by Tony T. Datis, features a little boy with blue eyes, blonde hair, and a visibly disturbed nature. He encounters zombies and a vicious dog while curiously collecting batteries. Watch it below (via NPR) for the kicker.

“Shipwreck” comes from Modeselektor‘s new album Monkeytown, out now via Monkeytown Records.

(via Pitchfork)

Fatboy Slim on DJing After Rehab 

Fatboy Slim has revealed that he was “scared” that he’d be unable to DJ sober.

The dance icon, real name Norman Cook, checked himself into rehab in 2009 shortly after a disastrous and very drunk performance at Good Vibrations in 2009.

He told the Sunday Mirror that one of the biggest hurdles he’s faced since then has been taking the stage without alcohol. “I was scared that DJing sober would be a nightmare,” Cook said. “I was shitting myself that I wouldn’t be able to do it or be as good. It was two or three gigs before I could dance. My hips wouldn’t do it.”

Fortunately, that wasn’t the case. “I get a completely different buzz nowadays. In rehab they taught me about euphoric recall. When I’m in a situation where everyone is ‘having it’ I have memories of the past coming back to me. I get a natural high from remembering those times.”

“I do get high through DJing, but without all the baggage that comes with it. Having experienced it myself I’m in tune with what the ravers are going through without actually going through it. I don’t ever feel left out.”

He’s not looking to wind up his decades-long career yet, either. Cook recently announced that he’s planning to release a new single under a different moniker, and told The Daily Trojan “I’m just happy I’m still allowed to do it. I’m part of the wave of DJs who were taken seriously and given respect”.

This is especially good news for Future Music Festival attendees, who’ll be seeing Cook in full-euphoric recall mode come March.

(via inthemix)

Juan Atkins relaunches Metroplex

Metroplex, the seminal Detroit techno label run by Juan Aktins, will relaunch this week with a 12-inch from Brooklyn producer Kimyon Huggins, or Kimyon.

Not counting a dry period between 2004 and now, Metroplex has been in business for more than 25 years, and has put out records by some of Detroit’s most influential artists, not least Atkins himself and his Model 500 project. So why the seven-year break? “Basically we just didn’t have any releases, so we kind of went on a hiatus,” Atkins said over the phone last week. “There was no real specific reason—just took a break for a minute.” Atkins says he re-launched the label because he started hearing music he wanted to release again, eventually settling on an EP by Kimyon, who he collaborated with two years ago on the Work for Money EP. Entitled Platform View, the new record will be released in a limited run of 200 records on Friday, and be released digitally on November 11th.

Looking ahead, Atkins is working on a new Model 500 album, which he says should see release sometime around next spring, with the first single out by the end of 2011. He also hopes to make Metroplex’s entire back catalog available through a new label website, and has mused on releasing a Model 500 box set with all of the records’ original packaging. More details on those releases as they become available.

Tracklist
A1 Platform View
B1 Make The Bed
B2 Crunktastikk

Metroplex will release Platform View on November 4th, 2011.

(via Resident Advisor)

Warner Music Group Drops Out of Bidding for EMI

Access Industries, the owners of Warner Music Group, has pulled out of the auction for EMI’s music operation. According to Billboard’s sources, the two sides could not agree on a valuation, though Access’ bid was speculated to be in the $1.5-$1.6 billion range.

It appears that Citigroup, EMI’s current owners, were holding out for a higher offer, but may have made the wrong move. Universal Music Group withdrew from the auction last week, and MacAndrews & Forbes put in an offer lower than Access’ bid.

EMI was purchased by Citigroup in February. The financial service conglomerate subsequently wrote down the company’s debt by $3.5 billion before putting the label on the market in June. Warner and Universal Music Group have pursued acquiring their recorded music division, while Sony and BMG Rights Management have bid on EMI’s publishing arm.

(via Rolling Stone)

Wakarusa 2012 Dates

Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival has announced a return to Mulberry Mountain in Ozark, Arkansas on May 31 – June 3 2012. For those of you interested in getting your hands on one of those coveted Reserved Campsites, Friday, November 11 at 12:00 p.m. is the date to remember. Click here for all ticketing information.

(via JamBase)

Toks

Happy Halloween from GDD™! We hope you had as wild of a weekend as we did, keep an eye out for event reviews this week. We’re back at it again on this Monday and I have news of the Modeselektor/Thom Yorke video, Fatboy Slim on DJing after rehab, Metroplex, Warner Music Group and EMI, Wakarusa Music Festival.

Watch the Video for Modeselektor and Thom Yorke’s “Shipwreck”

The video for Thom Yorke and Modeselektor‘s collaborative track “Shipwreck”, directed by Tony T. Datis, features a little boy with blue eyes, blonde hair, and a visibly disturbed nature. He encounters zombies and a vicious dog while curiously collecting batteries. Watch it below (via NPR) for the kicker.

“Shipwreck” comes from Modeselektor‘s new album Monkeytown, out now via Monkeytown Records.

(via Pitchfork)

Fatboy Slim on DJing After Rehab 

Fatboy Slim has revealed that he was “scared” that he’d be unable to DJ sober.

The dance icon, real name Norman Cook, checked himself into rehab in 2009 shortly after a disastrous and very drunk performance at Good Vibrations in 2009.

He told the Sunday Mirror that one of the biggest hurdles he’s faced since then has been taking the stage without alcohol. “I was scared that DJing sober would be a nightmare,” Cook said. “I was shitting myself that I wouldn’t be able to do it or be as good. It was two or three gigs before I could dance. My hips wouldn’t do it.”

Fortunately, that wasn’t the case. “I get a completely different buzz nowadays. In rehab they taught me about euphoric recall. When I’m in a situation where everyone is ‘having it’ I have memories of the past coming back to me. I get a natural high from remembering those times.”

“I do get high through DJing, but without all the baggage that comes with it. Having experienced it myself I’m in tune with what the ravers are going through without actually going through it. I don’t ever feel left out.”

He’s not looking to wind up his decades-long career yet, either. Cook recently announced that he’s planning to release a new single under a different moniker, and told The Daily Trojan “I’m just happy I’m still allowed to do it. I’m part of the wave of DJs who were taken seriously and given respect”.

This is especially good news for Future Music Festival attendees, who’ll be seeing Cook in full-euphoric recall mode come March.

(via inthemix)

Juan Atkins relaunches Metroplex

Metroplex, the seminal Detroit techno label run by Juan Aktins, will relaunch this week with a 12-inch from Brooklyn producer Kimyon Huggins, or Kimyon.

Not counting a dry period between 2004 and now, Metroplex has been in business for more than 25 years, and has put out records by some of Detroit’s most influential artists, not least Atkins himself and his Model 500 project. So why the seven-year break? “Basically we just didn’t have any releases, so we kind of went on a hiatus,” Atkins said over the phone last week. “There was no real specific reason—just took a break for a minute.” Atkins says he re-launched the label because he started hearing music he wanted to release again, eventually settling on an EP by Kimyon, who he collaborated with two years ago on the Work for Money EP. Entitled Platform View, the new record will be released in a limited run of 200 records on Friday, and be released digitally on November 11th.

Looking ahead, Atkins is working on a new Model 500 album, which he says should see release sometime around next spring, with the first single out by the end of 2011. He also hopes to make Metroplex’s entire back catalog available through a new label website, and has mused on releasing a Model 500 box set with all of the records’ original packaging. More details on those releases as they become available.

Tracklist
A1 Platform View
B1 Make The Bed
B2 Crunktastikk

Metroplex will release Platform View on November 4th, 2011.

(via Resident Advisor)

Warner Music Group Drops Out of Bidding for EMI

Access Industries, the owners of Warner Music Group, has pulled out of the auction for EMI’s music operation. According to Billboard’s sources, the two sides could not agree on a valuation, though Access’ bid was speculated to be in the $1.5-$1.6 billion range.

It appears that Citigroup, EMI’s current owners, were holding out for a higher offer, but may have made the wrong move. Universal Music Group withdrew from the auction last week, and MacAndrews & Forbes put in an offer lower than Access’ bid.

EMI was purchased by Citigroup in February. The financial service conglomerate subsequently wrote down the company’s debt by $3.5 billion before putting the label on the market in June. Warner and Universal Music Group have pursued acquiring their recorded music division, while Sony and BMG Rights Management have bid on EMI’s publishing arm.

(via Rolling Stone)

Wakarusa 2012 Dates

Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival has announced a return to Mulberry Mountain in Ozark, Arkansas on May 31 – June 3 2012. For those of you interested in getting your hands on one of those coveted Reserved Campsites, Friday, November 11 at 12:00 p.m. is the date to remember. Click here for all ticketing information.

(via JamBase)

Toks

The time has come for the 50th edition of The Dirt, brought to you by KMOC, Toks, & sneevs. We’ve come this far and we will continue to bring you the quality tracks that you have come to associate with GDD™. Be efficient and download the files zipped for your convenience, then enjoy the bonus Spotify playlist packed full with deep house gems at the click of a button.

• KMOC’s .zip (5 tracks)

• Toks’ .zip (6 tracks)

 sneev’s SPOTHEADS.001 Spotify Playlist (14 tracks)

KMOC:

PRYDALISM
• Digitalism – Circles (Eric Prydz Remix) [192 kbps]

INDIE DANCE
• Walter Sobcek – Miami (Pharao Black Magic Remix)

PROGRESSIVE/ELECTRO HOUSE
• Ferry Corsten – Check It Out (Bassjackers Remix) [192 kbps]

PARTY HOUSE
• Beyonce & Jack Beats – Countdown (Top Billin Party edit)

FATBOY
• Fatboy Slim – Ya Mama (Push The Tempo) (Moguai Remix) [192 kbps]

Toks:

DEEP HOUSE
• Sinc, Daniel Sanchez – New Day (Original Mix)  [192 kbps]  [Beatport]

Deep house has really got a hold on me lately and “New Day” is part of the reason for that. It fits just about any mood, day or night, and it never lets me down.

PROGRESSIVE HOUSE
• Cirez D, Miike Snow, Carl Louis & Martin Danielle – Glow + Animal (Carl Louis & Martin Danielle Bootleg)

Carl Louis & Martin Danielle have certainly been making a name for themselves with big progressive house that has caught the attention of many, including SIZE Records. This bootleg brings new life to the old Miike Snow song, “Animal,” with it’s vocals layered over an uplifting rendition of Cirez D’s “Glow”.

LIQUID DRUM ‘N’ BASS
• Indivision & Livewire – Won’t You Stay (ft. Tasha Baxter)  [192 kbps]

Indivision & Livewire produced a track that has been my favorite liquid drum ‘n’ bass tune as of late. I love the vocals matched with perfect drums and textures.

MELLOW MOOMBAHTON/DANCEHALL
• Rankin – You An Me

Be on the look out for a GDD™ exclusive with none other than the up and coming Rankin. In the mean time, this is a laid back remix of Vybz Kartel should do the trick.

SUMMER DISCO
• Poolside – Do You Believe (Goldroom Remix)

I’ve been a huge fan of the original of this tune ever since I saw Poolside at this year’s Pacific Festival. Goldroom recently released his Otoño Mix 2011 mix that featured his excellent remix. The spliced piano breakdown later in the track has me coming back for more every time.

PURPLE
• Salva – Obsession ft. B. Bravo

Quality headphones or speakers with a subwoofer are essential for this genre defying tune with deep low end tones. It’s always nice finding a great track in the late night hours, and this one was my latest discovery last night.

BONUS:

 SPOTHEADS.001 Spotify Playlist

Some 50 Dirts ago, I got started by asking “How can I most efficiently put as much as possible into the ears of our dear readers?”  A zip file was the clear solution, but in the year+ since, we’ve seen the global rise of streaming music services– Spotify, Rdio and Grooveshark, among others.  What better opportunity than #50 to mark something new?  Get Spotify, then click on the playlist below and you’re done.  The Dirt will of course continue on, but be sure to comment and let us know what you’d like to see in SPOTHEADS.002.

SPOTHEADS.001 Spotify Playlist

 Jamie Jones – Should Have Gone Home

 John Tejada – Sweat (On The Walls) – Original Mix

 Justin Martin – LEZGO (original)

 Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs – Space Ballad – Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs ‘sings’ Remix

 Art Department – Living The Life feat. Seth Troxler

 Urulu – Washing up – Prince Club Remix

 Jamie Jones – This Is How 

 Hot Natured – Nino Brown

 Girl Unit – Wut (Claude Vonstroke Remix) – Undressed Mix

 Juriaan Lisman – Zerotonine – Original Mix

 M.A.N.D.Y. – Achaat

 Sunsetpeople – Mifune

 Stuffa – Proof – Wolf + Lamb Remix

 Nathan Fake – The Sky Was Pink – Holden Remix

Really, all my best,

sneevs