La banda francesa The Aikiu, conformada por Alex Aikiu, Julien Vichnievsky y Pilooski (sí, el de Discodeine), está estrenando nuevo EP y nuevo video, el sonido es super ochentero pero bien vale la pena, acá lo dejo, enjoy.
y acá un remix de The Magician:
♩ The Aikiu - The Red Kiss (The Magician Precious 80’s Remix)
The Aikiu's next single, The Red Kiss, has now been pushed back to 2011. Sadcakes. In the meantime, jump all over this dub jawn and pretend you are living on a shoulder padded dance floor in 1983, cause that's what The Magician intends and sees through. Lovely.
mp3: The Aikiu - The Red Kiss (The Magician Precious 80s Dub)
Below is the latest edition of our weekly feature, Stuck On Repeat. The premise is simple, we’ve asked all our contributors to submit one track and a brief write-up. The track can be new or it can be old, just whatever we could not stop listening to this week. These are the songs we’ve had Stuck On Repeat.
:: selected by: V :: George Quartz – Butterscotch
Located on the outskirts of Dallas, Denton, TX has become the Brooklyn of the state. There appears to be no shortage of talented (and often quirky) musicmakers emerging from this area and George Quartz is an equally oddball character. I don’t know much about him, aside from his tumblr, La Maladie Tropicale. He only has a few tracks to his name and seems like he could quit at any moment and flit off to immerse himself in some other artistic endeavor next week. Maybe he already has. I rediscovered his tracks in my iTunes this week. “Butterscotch” is the best of the bunch, a sexed-up, synthetic Muzak jam that makes me feel like I’m sharing a warm steel box with a mysterious businessman dressed in a sharp suit and black leather gloves, gliding up towards some undisclosed penthouse high above a city whose language I don’t understand.
:: selected by: BryanB :: The Aikiu – The Red Kiss
I don’t know exactly why but “The Red Kiss” by french band Aikiu continued to creep it’s way into my subconscious and my playlists throughout the week, but it was gladly welcomed. I love the vaguely Tears for Fears meets Erasure tone the song has, complete with a breakdown that would make Vince Clarke weep with pride. I’m drawn not only to lead singer Alex Aikiu’s deep tone but also his lyrical capitulation to death, with the constant, mantra-like phrasing. It’s more of a romantic surrender than a paranoid plea. I like that.
:: selected by: Jams Dean :: J Cole – Higher
My opinion of J Cole went from ‘good’ to ‘really good’ after listening to his Friday Night Lights mixtape. Not every line is a clever line, but his ferocity never dwindles. I really want to hear him do a song with Freddie Gibbs, someone who shares his intensity, but instead he goes with Drake, an unsurprising compliment to any rapper. The song “Higher” reveals another side of J Cole, showing that he is not only capable of killing stuff but also taking a poppy rap beat and making it sound like a timeless high school jam. A mixtape like this is so good it might as well be considered an album. I don’t know why it’s not, unless that album of his is even better than the mixtape, and then my opinion will have to be shifted from ‘really good’ to ‘no, listen, seriously, this is really good.’
:: selected by: Moneyworth :: Rampage – Whats That Groove (Nader’s Chicago Mix)
I think it’s kind of funny how certain house-music-inclined sectors of the internet write about the current state of house in Chicago. It seems like they take an extremely romantic view based on its role in the origins of house. Granted, it’s definitely cool as fuck to live in the city where house music was born, and I feel a certain possessiveness, or something, when I hear about Frankie Knuckles and Chip E. and the Warehouse, even though it’s not like I was born at the time. Because of that, it’s almost a letdown that the Chicago house “scene” in 2010 is a much smaller, less prominent niche than house purists of the world would like to believe. There are a few places around the city that somewhat consistently play solid house, and I wish they were more popular, but they’re just not. It makes the handful of Chicago producers that do make “true Chicago house,” in a passionate and informed way, that much more special, and Ghetto Division stands out the most to me in this sense. I feel like they’ve blown up (deservedly) more on sites like XLR8R than they have in mainstream Chicago, but the south side dj/production crew has consistently put out some incredible releases and thrown dope ass parties that make me feel like Chicago house will never really die. I don’t want to sound like some jaded aging douchebag, but it feels refreshing to hear club music that feels like it was made with emotion, and with soul, rather than some formula for banger. Their Southside Boogie EP came out a few weeks ago (featuring this song’s original version), and it’s fantastic.
Below is the latest edition of our weekly feature, Stuck On Repeat. The premise is simple, we’ve asked all our contributors to submit one track and a brief write-up. The track can be new or it can be old, just whatever we could not stop listening to this week. These are the songs we’ve had Stuck On Repeat.
:: selected by: V :: George Quartz – Butterscotch
Located on the outskirts of Dallas, Denton, TX has become the Brooklyn of the state. There appears to be no shortage of talented (and often quirky) musicmakers emerging from this area and George Quartz is an equally oddball character. I don’t know much about him, aside from his tumblr, La Maladie Tropicale. He only has a few tracks to his name and seems like he could quit at any moment and flit off to immerse himself in some other artistic endeavor next week. Maybe he already has. I rediscovered his tracks in my iTunes this week. “Butterscotch” is the best of the bunch, a sexed-up, synthetic Muzak jam that makes me feel like I’m sharing a warm steel box with a mysterious businessman dressed in a sharp suit and black leather gloves, gliding up towards some undisclosed penthouse high above a city whose language I don’t understand.
:: selected by: BryanB :: The Aikiu – The Red Kiss
I don’t know exactly why but “The Red Kiss” by french band Aikiu continued to creep it’s way into my subconscious and my playlists throughout the week, but it was gladly welcomed. I love the vaguely Tears for Fears meets Erasure tone the song has, complete with a breakdown that would make Vince Clarke weep with pride. I’m drawn not only to lead singer Alex Aikiu’s deep tone but also his lyrical capitulation to death, with the constant, mantra-like phrasing. It’s more of a romantic surrender than a paranoid plea. I like that.
:: selected by: Jams Dean :: J Cole – Higher
My opinion of J Cole went from ‘good’ to ‘really good’ after listening to his Friday Night Lights mixtape. Not every line is a clever line, but his ferocity never dwindles. I really want to hear him do a song with Freddie Gibbs, someone who shares his intensity, but instead he goes with Drake, an unsurprising compliment to any rapper. The song “Higher” reveals another side of J Cole, showing that he is not only capable of killing stuff but also taking a poppy rap beat and making it sound like a timeless high school jam. A mixtape like this is so good it might as well be considered an album. I don’t know why it’s not, unless that album of his is even better than the mixtape, and then my opinion will have to be shifted from ‘really good’ to ‘no, listen, seriously, this is really good.’
:: selected by: Moneyworth :: Rampage – Whats That Groove (Nader’s Chicago Mix)
I think it’s kind of funny how certain house-music-inclined sectors of the internet write about the current state of house in Chicago. It seems like they take an extremely romantic view based on its role in the origins of house. Granted, it’s definitely cool as fuck to live in the city where house music was born, and I feel a certain possessiveness, or something, when I hear about Frankie Knuckles and Chip E. and the Warehouse, even though it’s not like I was born at the time. Because of that, it’s almost a letdown that the Chicago house “scene” in 2010 is a much smaller, less prominent niche than house purists of the world would like to believe. There are a few places around the city that somewhat consistently play solid house, and I wish they were more popular, but they’re just not. It makes the handful of Chicago producers that do make “true Chicago house,” in a passionate and informed way, that much more special, and Ghetto Division stands out the most to me in this sense. I feel like they’ve blown up (deservedly) more on sites like XLR8R than they have in mainstream Chicago, but the south side dj/production crew has consistently put out some incredible releases and thrown dope ass parties that make me feel like Chicago house will never really die. I don’t want to sound like some jaded aging douchebag, but it feels refreshing to hear club music that feels like it was made with emotion, and with soul, rather than some formula for banger. Their Southside Boogie EP came out a few weeks ago (featuring this song’s original version), and it’s fantastic.
LDN This Friday Deadly People are combining forces with Abracada to start their forthcoming tour off on the right foot. Taking place at London's brand new XOYO venue, they've got a killer lineup in store: The Krays aka Brodinski & Yuksek, will be unleashing their acid house grooves in a rare live appearance, alongside sets from The Aikiu, Villa, Mikix The Cat, Pilooski, The Magician (Stephen from Aeroplane), and special guests Renaissance Man.
Well the weekend is here.I’m so glad that it is.I hope everyone has had a great week.I have had a decent one myself.This weekend I will be going to a freak show.It should be exciting.Today I have a nice size track list with some huge tunes for your weekend.Make sure if your dj’ing this weekend to play some of these out.How many of you would do a remix if we provided you with stems and stuff?Should we do some sort of Halloween contest?So many decisions.What would you guys like?Let us know.Also join our forum we want you to join in the conversation.We made it for you guys.Anyways I hope everyone has a great and safe weekend.Enjoy…
Compact Disco-Im In Love (DJ Newtone Remix)
David E Sugar-Flea Market(Third Party Remix)
Doorly & Felix Yeah!-Ice Machine
Fagget Fairys-Feed The Horse —->Purchase Here
Fagget Fairys-Roll the Dice(B Rich Remix) —->Purchase Here
Fagget Fairys-Samo Ti(AC Slater Remix) —->Purchase Here
Fagget Fairys-Uzela(Drop The Lime Remix) —->Purchase Here
I’m not a Band-Crazy(MMMatthias Remix)
I’m Not A Band-Crazy(Rampue Remix)
Innerpartysystem-And Together (Midnight Conspiracy Remix) —->Purchase Here
Jessie J-Do It Like A Dude(clean radio edit)
Leni Ward-I Want My Heart Back(Sean Eskimo Mix)
Mikix The Cat-The Key(Kingdom remix)
Misteur Valaire-Monster Donte(Omni Remix)
Oh Land-Sun of a Gun(Savage Skulls Remix)
Rimer London-Squaring The Triangle
Rusko-Feels So Real(Douster & Savage Skulls Jersey Shore Remix)
SpiceGirls-Wannabe(The Touch Bootleg) —->Purchase Here
The Aikiu – Just Can’t Sleep(Egyptrixx Remix)
The Krays-We’re Ready When You Are(Dj Medhi Remix)
The Touch-Le Night Dominator(DJ Assault Remix) —->Purchase Here
Young Fathers-Fevers Worse(1066 Remix)
