Last week, I went to jesperdahlback.com. There was an ascii art image of Jesper with a small link that read, “Here’s a present” – the present was five tracks. Some of the present reminds me of Luke Eargoggle, while others sound like a continuation of the path he’s been taking as he journeys back to his roots.
Jesper Dahlbäck – “Psycho 20” (mp3)
From the future: “Spagat” (Flanger) seems to have been lost to the sands of time. If anyone has it, please drop me a line.
From further in the future: Found it!
Filur – 20 Lashes
The two nice boys in Filur have a really good one here…
Lulu Rouge
Lulu Rouge is an earthquake of subtlety. Booming and simultaneously still. Constant build, constant release. I don’t know where the peaks end and the valleys begin.
Their latest album, Bless You, a perfect example of a distinctly Danish type of dub techno, also reminds me of the days when Massive Attack ruled my discman, and Portishead put me to sleep every night. From the same camp as Trentemøller (who was originally a member of the group) the two men in Lulu Rouge have a long list of credits. T.O.M. recently co-produced the Fagget Fairys’ first single “Uzela” and is a former Danish DJ champion. Buda has had his fingers in just about every electronic production that’s come out of Denmark in the last 10 years. He was also the man behind those Run Jeremy bootlegs of Aphex Twin’s Windowlicker that turned so many heads.
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Lulu Rouge & Trentemøller – “Ninna Nanne” ft. Alice Carrerri (yt)
Lulu Rouge – “Bless You” (MKLSMPSN Remix) (yt)
ps. I’ve already posted some incredible bootlegs and edits they’ve done, including this gem, which deserves another mention:
Snap! – “The Power” (T.O.M & Buda Remix) (mp3)
From the future: I figured I should probably also post those Run Jeremy bootlegs I mentioned in this post, for fun.
Aphex Twin – “Windowlicker” (Run Jeremy’s X-Rated Lick) (mp3)
Aphex Twin – “Windowlicker” (Run Jeremy’s XXX Lick) (mp3)
Turzi – Brasilia
Turzi are from Paris.
Imagine that after Lemmy was kicked out of Hawkwind the remaining members of the group opened the worlds largest discotheque called “Turzi”. And the ceiling was like 6 feet high, and Michael Garrison was the bartender, and all the drinks were delicious and the bathroom stalls were Glass Elevators like the one Charlie and Grandpa and Willy Wonka rode in.
Their track “Brasilia” is beautiful, it’s complex, and it’s full. It feels faster and slower than it is at the same time and would be an amazing track to greet you as you entered a club, or something to listen too when you really need to figure some things out. It’s from B – Turzi’s forthcoming album available soon on Record Makers.
Visual Velcro
While in Denmark, Chaz & I had the pleasure of spending some time with Lucy Love and Yo Akim (who co-produced “Uzela” for the Fagget Fairys). We got to listen to their version of Danish grime and were duly impressed. Myself, Johanna from 626, and Lina from The Touch also got to tagteam DJ after Lucy & Blaqstarr did sets at Vega in Copenhagen. Enjoy this great piece of stop-motion for her first single, “No VIP”
These cuties from down under decided not to put my remix on the single release, but I still love them. This first clip is stellar.
Dylan x Dap-Kings
Dylan fans will be pleased to hear that the fine people at Columbia Records recently announced the release of a fifty-one track Bob Dylan Greatest Hits compilation, expected to hit stores later on this year.
One of the more interesting tracks on the comp is a remake of “You’ll Go Your Way (And I’ll Go Mine)” off Blonde on Blonde. DJ Mark Ronson orchestrated the mix, and it features instrumentation by our good buddies the Dap-Kings from Daptone Records.
“It’s the first time Bob Dylan’s given anyone the original multi-tracks of his songs to do remixes,” the producer explained. “I’m a huge Dylan fan, so it’s a great honor, and the fact that he heard it and approved it, as you imagine he’d be quite picky.”
UGK – The Game Belongs To Me
New heat from UGK’s forthcoming record, which I’m sure is going to be dooope. Also, as many of you know, the homie Haldan is Stockton to all you DJ Malones out there, delivering flavorful remix marvelousness week in and week out. Thank him.
Jellybean Broker
The Egyptian Lover – “You’re So Fine” (yt)
Japanese Telecom – “Japanese Animation“ (yt)
The Toxic Avenger – “Superheroes“ (yt)
Does It Offend You, Yeah? – “Battle Royale“ (yt)
Youngbloodz – 85 ft. Big Boi
Classic Youngbloodz favorite featuring Big Boi. Fantastic video fully loaded with fur hats, spinning classic cars, leather suits, wind-in-the-face greenscreen driving, and girls dressed like cops, sort of. You know, the usual.