HARD MIX

The young beat slinger from South Carolina, Hard Mix has just dropped a new mixtape into the blogosphere dubbed 'The Chill World'. Along with tracks from Burial, Javelin and J Dilla he's featured a brand new track of his own called "Had", which will not appear on his forth-coming debut LP, 'Weirdly Different'. Grab them both below!

HARD MIX - HAD

THE CHILL WORLD MIXTAPE

The Chill World Tracklist:
01 Burial: "Archangel (Phaseone Remix)"
02 Pretty Lights: "Finally Moving
03 Paul White: "Highlife"
04 Javelin: "Doug Flutey"
05 Hard Mix: "Had"
05 Bullion: "That's Not Dee"
06 Sexy Sushi: "I'm Afraid"
07 Donovan: "Wonderland"
08 FACT: "Reborn (Anoraak Remix)"
09 Juvelen: "Baby, When You're Gone"
10 O + S: "Permanent Scar"
11 Dirty Elegance: "Foreign Objects"
12 Club 8: Jesus, "Walk With Me (The Sound of Arrows Remix)"
13 J Dilla: "Stop"

AZARI & I I I

I'm really liking what Azari & III are doing, they embrace that classic House sound of the 90's and make it their own, which seems to work very well for them. With their recent collaboration with Friendly Fires and a number of remixes under their belt for the likes of Voltage, CFCF and Munk, the foursome have become one of the biggest names in Toronto. Their latest release, 'Indigo' is out now and was picked up by Turbo Records, check it out!

AZARI & III - INDIGO [Removed by request]

DUCK SAUCE + FARE SOLDI

We all know the identity of Duck Sauce and we all know what an amazing duo they make, if you don't know who Duck Sauce are, then you're probably one of those 'Nickelback' types. Anyway, the guys just dropped the So Me directed clip for their track "Barbra Streisand", where So Me has basically grabbed every slick cat in NYC and around the world and dropped them into the video.
I've heard a slew of remixes for the track, but the one that stands far above all the rest is Fare Soldi's amazing reworking; it's guaranteed to have you bouncing off the walls, and if it doesn't, well you're probably one of those 'Nickelback' types.

DUCK SAUCE - BARBRA STREISAND (FARE SOLDI REMIX)

UNKNOWN PLEASURES

It's been 30 years since the death of Joy Division frontman, Ian Curtis and the release of the band's debut album "Unknown Pleasures". To celebrate the anniversary, Peter Hook has been touring and performing the seminal album in its entirety. Friday night I was lucky enough to go see this performance and witness the Joy Division/New Order bassist play to an adoring audience. Seeing this show is basically the closest thing I'll ever experience, to seeing Joy Division live and it was just something really special. The final song played on the night was, "Love Will Tear Us Apart" which I recorded for the video below.

F O A L S

Foals - 2 Trees from Sub Pop Records on Vimeo.
"2 Trees" is the latest single to be taken from Foals' brilliant sophomore album, 'Total Life Forever'. The video for the track was directed by Adam Bizansk and as much as I want to love the creatures featured in the clip, I just can't, they just seem to creep me out too much.

SLEIGH BELLS

Sleigh Bells "Infinity Guitars" from Phil Pinto on Vimeo.

Sleigh Bells have released the video for their track, 'Infinity Guitars'. The clip features cheerleaders, a bad-ass car and has Alexis strutting around in a school uniform with baseball bat in hand. The duo are heading our way towards the end of the year and will feature at a string of festivals including Falls Festival, where I'll be front and center.

DARWIN DEEZ + TOTALLY ENORMOUS EXTINCT DINOSAURS

Darwin Deez - Constellations from Lucky Number Music on Vimeo.

Darwin Deez is re-releasing his track 'Constellations' on October 18th as a digital-only single and will feature two remixes from SBTRKT and Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs. The New York outfit will be in town next week for the Parklife Festivals and will surely put on an amazing performance filled with their famous dance routines.

DARWIN DEEZ - CONSTELLATIONS (TOTALLY ENORMOUS EXTINCT DINOSAURS REMIX)

FRENCH HORN REBELLION

I love a good bit of synth-pop that lingers in your head for days after first hearing it. Brooklyn duo, French Horn Rebellion will unleash their debut single, 'This Moment' on November 1st and with it's catchy hooks and infectious vocal, you'll be humming it all week. Their debut album ‘The Infinite Music of French Horn Rebellion’ will see a release via Once Upon A Time Records on Nov 9th.

FRENCH HORN REBELLION - THIS MOMENT

CITY CALM DOWN

Melbourne's City Calm Down just dropped me a couple of tracks off their self-titled debut EP. The synth driven quartet combine a mix of genres from disco to post punk and appear to channel 80's bands such as Depeche Mode and Joy Division to form a sound that seems to be emerging at the moment. Joining other acts like the UK's, Heretics, they are leading the way in what would seem to be and can only be described as the NEW new wave.
The lads are playing a few shows around Melbourne in the upcoming months, check their myspace for details. You can buy their EP here!

CITY CALM DOWN - LOST. TRAPPED

CITY CALM DOWN - YOU COULD HAVE IT SO MUCH BETTER

C R O C O D I L E S

Crocodiles - Hearts Of Love - Music Video from Mark P. Smith on Vimeo.

This is Crocodiles' hardcore new vid for 'Hearts Of Love'. The duo are releasing their second album, 'Sleep Forever' next week via Fat Possum which you can pre-order here.
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W E E K E N D

Shoe-gazer's Weekend (not to be mistaken for B-more's Weekends) are releasing their debut LP, 'Sports' on November 9. Recently signing with Slumberland Records, the San Francisco band are taking steps in making a name for themselves with their post-punk fuzz rock. 'Coma Summer' is a track taken from the forthcoming album and hopefully is an insight into what the rest of the LP will sound like.

WEEKENDS - COMA SUMMER

THE MORNING BENDERS

The Morning Benders - "All Day Day Light" from Jack Ferry on Vimeo.

One act that I'm particularly looking forward to seeing at this year's Falls Festival is The Morning Benders. The Californian band released their sophomore album, 'Big Echo' earlier this year and are about to embark on a world tour that will span Europe and North America, before landing on our shores in December. Above is their latest video for, 'All Day Daylight', but it's their cover of the Jungle Book's classic, 'I Wanna Be Like You' that's really got me swinging.

THE MORNING BENDERS - I WANNA BE LIKE YOU [JUNGLE BOOK COVER]

KLAXONS AT THE PALACE, MELBOURNE (03/09/10)

PARADES

R Ö Y K S O P P

You'd think this clip was shot somewhere in eastern Europe, but it's not. 'The Drug' was filmed in Detroit, amongst an array of abandoned buildings including a factory, a school, a church and a crack house. 'The Drug' is taken from Röyksopp's new entirely instrumental album 'Senior', which is the follow up to their 2009 release, 'Junior'. The transition between albums is quite heavy, 'Senior' is basically the mature old man with the dark undertones where as 'Junior' was the young vibrant, pop child.
'Senior' drops September 13.

RÖYKSOPP - THE DRUG

MARK RONSON & THE BUSINESS INTL ft KYLE FALCONER & SPANK ROCK

Mark Ronson & The Business INTL: "The Bike Song" from Warren Fu on Vimeo.

Mark Ronson has a knack for bringing together the best and brightest artists to feature on his tracks. For his latest single, 'The Bike Song' he has recruited Spank Rock and Kyle Falconer of The View. Above is the new vid for the track which was directed by Warren Fu, it stirs something up inside me that has me all excited for the new seasonal change. . .so, shit off Winter ya mong! Spring is in full swing and riding my bike is on the cards!

MARK RONSON & THE BUSINESS INTL ft KYLE FALCONER & SPANK ROCK - THE BIKE SONG [Removed by request]