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Tensnake RA 187 ¦ Resident Advisor Podcast
Possibly one of the best Resident Advisor Mixes of all time. A Timeless Classic.
14.8.12
Feature ¦ When do we cross the line between a sample and robbery?
Call me naïve, but when I first heard the Duck Sauce song Barbara Streisand, I genuinely thought that the Djing duo of Armand Van Helden and A-Trak had managed to come up with a
catchy summer melody that would go on to dominate dance floors across the
world.
Despite the fact I found the song hugely irritating, and knew it would only grow to be more so with the countless hours of airtime that would follow, I did appreciate what ‘they had done’.
Despite the fact I found the song hugely irritating, and knew it would only grow to be more so with the countless hours of airtime that would follow, I did appreciate what ‘they had done’.
With this in mind it was to my disgust (Ok maybe that’s a tad harsh, but certainly to my displeasure) that I discovered the song heavily sampled the 1979 track Gotta Go Home by Boney M, who coincidently sampled Hallo Bimmelbahn’s 1973 hit Nighttrain.[1]
You may well ask what my gripe is with this. It is well-known to many that samples are a widely used facet of the music industry and in fact many hits, particularly in the rap/hip-hop and dance genres, utilise samples. My problem, however, does not lie here.
If you take 10 minutes out of your life and listen to the songs previously mentioned you can see what my problem is. At least I hope you can. (Songs linked below)
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Cobblestone Jazz ¦ India in Me
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Madeleine Bell ¦ That's What Friends are For
This is the "Music for Dancefloors" version of this written in '78 .
27.6.12
Anja Schneider & And.Id ¦ Imagination
This bouncy wee number from Anja Schneider & And.id is a bit more technoey but still a goodie
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Hackman ¦ Forgotten Notes
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Kelley Polar ¦ In Time
This banger is so underrated it's hard to believe, wispy vocals mixed with loopy chords. Winner
I found this effort on soundcloud extending the original without ruining what's good about it. Decent
Dimitri From Sofia ¦ Miami Vice Mixtape
Something ever so slightly different now, a sleazed out, greased up piece of 80's summer magic. A Miami Vice themed mix with some big hitters, think slicked back hair, copious amounts of cocaine and bitches with illuminous pink bikinis on...
Jan Hammer - Original Miami Vice Theme
Jan Hammer - Crockett's Theme
Billy Idol - Don't Need a Gun
Bryan Adams - Heat Of The Night
Simply Red - Holding Back the Years
The System - Pleasure Seekers
Glenn Frey - You Belong To The City
Glenn Frey - Smuggler's Blues
The Ward Brothers - The Madness Of It All
Madonna - Gambler (Instrumental)
Rockwell - Obscene Phone Caller
Red 7 - Heartbeat
Russ Ballard - Voices
Billy Idol - Flesh For Fantasy
El Debarge - You Wear It Well
Nona Hendryx - Transformation
Mike + The Mechanics - Hanging By A Thread
Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight
Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush - Don't Give Up
15.6.12
Cole Medina ¦ Cole Loves Your Inside's Out
Been meaning to post about Cole Medina for a while now and this track in particular. One of the best Bee-Gees Re-Edits you'll hear and quite possibly my favorite edit of all time along with Nicholas' work on Sade's Paradise. I think I first heard this in Mark E's Resident Advisor mix quite some years ago now and been in love ever since.
13.6.12
Tom Tom Club ¦ Genius Of Love (Original Club Mix)
An early 80's classic used in countless amounts of mixes, the song is one of the most sampled rhythm tracks of all time, particularly within the rap/R&B/hip-hop genre, with dozens of unsolicited remixes and versions, by artists such as Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, Public Enemy, Redman, Cam'Ron, 2Pac, Busta Rhymes, 50 Cent, Dream Warriors, and T.I.
Forming in 1981 by husband and wife team Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz, both also known for being bandmembers of the group Talking Heads. Named after the dancehall in the Bahamas where they rehearsed for the first time while on hiatus from Talking Heads in 1980, Tom Tom Club enjoyed early success in the dance club culture of the early 1980s.
Forming in 1981 by husband and wife team Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz, both also known for being bandmembers of the group Talking Heads. Named after the dancehall in the Bahamas where they rehearsed for the first time while on hiatus from Talking Heads in 1980, Tom Tom Club enjoyed early success in the dance club culture of the early 1980s.
12.6.12
Gneiss S/S '12 Mix
1. Waze & Odyssey - Feels Good
3. Puente & Rosch - This Feeling (Cozzy D & Lee Brinx Back To 96 remix)
4. Detroit Swindle - Nothing Else Matters (Morning Factory remix)
5. Fuldner vs Ian Pooley - Zoana (Ian Pooley mix)
6. Jordan Peak - Flip The Script
7. Catz n Dogz - Jon Bovi
8. Presk - Hesitate
9. Waze & Odyssey - 2 Cool 2 Clap
10. Heartik - Meltdown
11. Bicep - $tripper
Marvin Gaye ¦ Inner City Blues (Disco Syndicate's Ghetto Cut)
7.6.12
Tinpong ¦ New Religion (Marcus Marr Remix)
Heavy duty stuff from Marcus Marr laying down the bass law.
6.6.12
Groove Armada ¦ There was a Rhythm
Taken from the forthcoming 'NO KNOCK EP,' 'There Was Rhythm' is a great release from the Groove Armada boys. Slightly Todd Terjey / Lil Louisey, but I guess there's nothing wrong with that.
5.6.12
Rolling Stones - Miss You (The Special Disco Version 12")
This 12" 'disco version of the song was the Stones' first dance remix. Jagger and Ronnie Wood insist that "Miss You" wasn't conceived as a disco song, while Richards said, "...'Miss You' was a damn good disco record; it was calculated to be one." In any case, what was going on in discotheques did make it to the recording. Charlie Watts (drummer) said, "A lot of those songs like 'Miss You' on 'Some Girls'... were heavily influenced by going to the discos. You can hear it in a lot of those four-to-the-floor and the Philadelphia-style drumming."
3.6.12
Paul Weller ¦ When Your Gardens Overgrown (The Deadstock 303 Dub)
1.6.12
Midland - Placement EP
To kick things off for June, we've got the new Midland 'Placement' EP. Stripped-down house at it's best, Placement is a slow but steady building record with an edgy sound. Midland seems to stamp his own touch of class into everything he touches these days, and this is no different.
31.5.12
Groove Armada: Late Night Tales Vol II
If you like GA and '80s electronica, you probably already know most of the tracks on this CD compilation (Depeche Mode, The Human League, Roxy Music, Electronic and The Cure) but it's some of the remixes, particularly of Elle Et Moi by Max Berlin and the superb Beyond The Wizards Sleeve remix of Midlake's Roscoe that really stick out. There's new as well as old, too. Old such as Marvin Gaye and Tami Tyrell, Stevie Wonder, and new; Peter, Bjorn and John or Midlake. However the biggest surprise of the album is the very credible Will Young track, Friday's Child.
Groove Armada: Late Night Tales
1. Things That Dreams Are Made Of - The Human League
2. Love Is The Drug - Roxy Music
3. Glad To Know You - Kitty Grant
4. Enjoy The Silence - Depeche Mode
5. Elle And Moi - Max Berlin
6. Makin' A Living - African Dreams
7. Roscoe (Beyond the Wizards' Sleeve Remix) - Midlake
8. Get The Message - Electronic
9. Son Of Dragon - Liquid People
10. How Long - Ace
11. Josephine - Chris Rea
12. Friday's Child - Will Young
13. You're All I Need To Get By - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
14. Are "Friends" Electric? - Groove Armada
15. The Chills - Peter Bjorn & John
16. Close To Me - The Cure
17. Even After All - Quaye, Finley
18. Happy Detective - Will Self
30.5.12
Maxxi Soundsystem
Two releases from Maxxi Soundsystem set to be huge this summer. First is a remix done for Parallel Dance Ensemble with a tasty drop half way through.
Next up, the recently released Scandal Remix "Just Let Me Dance"
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Booker T & The MG's ¦ Green Onions
One of my all time favourites from Booker T, a timeless classic. Funked up and modded out - Quadrophenia
.Scene from Quadrophenia
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Waze & Odyssey
Love That (Burns Hot Enough)
Play Along (Waze & Odyssey Garage Sale)
19.5.12
Nymphettes mix by Chocomousse
Top mix I found on Mixcloud whilst looking for Ivan Smagghe's Edit of Suuns.. Check out Chocomousse's Soundcloud whilst your at it.
1. The Indian (Mock & Toof Remix) ¦ Pollyester
2. Girn (Feat. Black Light Smoke) ¦ Lightbluemovers
3. Just Passing Through ¦ Pional
4. Buddies ¦ M.A.N.D.E.A.R.
5. Way Savvy - Gatto Fritto Remix ¦ Jr Seaton
6. Heavy Helmet (Mock & Toof Remix) ¦ Loin Brothers
7. Up Past The Nursery (Ivan Smagghe Edit) ¦ Suuns
8. Digression ¦ Remain
9. Looking Glass (Foolish Felix Remix) ¦ Woolfy
10. Call Me (Dixon Edit) ¦ Mark E
11. Lose Your Soul ¦ (Turbotitto Remix)
11.5.12
Los Suruba ¦ Mantis feat. Louisahhh! (Original mix)
What does Suruba mean? In Portuguese, especially in Brazil, Suruba is the word for an orgy. A wild party, a sinful bacchanal. The introductory line of their bio, these two have been getting support from fellow compatriot Edu Imbernon as well as Okain, Noir and the like. Such a tight tune here, constantly building and teasing, sure to be a hit this summer. Goodie
Update**
Here's the remixes by Hot Since 82, Tboy, Jorge Takei
Update**
Here's the remixes by Hot Since 82, Tboy, Jorge Takei
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Saalim ¦ What You Say
Boredaudio released this a while back and the Irishman is destined to go onto bigger and better things in 2012
Saalim - What You Say by boredaudio
Saalim - What You Say by boredaudio
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