La Grève Générale – Rave or Die live mix

That Brit DJ duo La Grève Générale are at it again! Their latest mix RAVE OR DIE was performed live recently at the Rocklands Party in London. And now we have it all right here for you to download so you can pretend you're the greatest DJ on Earth at your next house party. The mix is just insane, drawing upon genres that would never rub shoulders without a full-scale riot ensuing, though here they blend together perfectly as if lines had never been drawn in the first place. Does that make any sense at all? Exactly.

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*Track list*
Dead Prez – It's bigger than hip hop
Godspeed you! Black Emperor – Lift your skinny fists like antennas to heaven
Klaxons – Atlantis to interzone
Immortal Technique ft. Mos Def – "Bin Laden"
The Bloody Beetroots – Harvest time
Mr Oizo – Nurse Bob
Justice – Let there be light
Pharrell Ft. Gwen Stefani – Can I have it like that
Miami Horror – Don't be on with her
Kid Sister – Damn girl
Daft Punk - Face to face
The White Stripes – Seven nation army
datA – Master level
Guns'n'Bombs – Nothing is getting us anywhere (Acid Girls mix)
Nas – Hip hop is dead
Prodigy – Smack my bitch up
Dead Prez – Hip hop
Knifehandchop – Going back to Scarborough
Modest Mouse – Float on
Ying Yang Twins - Shake
The Strokes – Last nite
Ying Yang Twins – Badd
Daft Punk – Voyager
Jay Z and Beanie Sigel – Glock nines (Ratatat remix)
Mos Def – Miss Fat Booty
50 Cent – In the club (Tigerstyle remix)
Timbaland – Give it to me
Hieroglyphics – Powers that be
Armand Van Helden ft Fat Joe – Touch your toes
Spank Rock – Put that pussy on me (Joe Console Adjusters remix)
Duke Dumont – Duke's fanfare
Mos Def – Ms Fat Booty (Bird Peterson Isn't Dead remix)
Wu Tang Clan – Ain't nuthin to fuck with (Bird Peterson Isn't Dead remix)
Missy Elliot – We run this (Duke Dumont remix)
Kelis – Milkshake
The Sounds – Tony the beat (Rex The Dog remix)
Thyne Eyes – Skinny girlz (La Greve Generale Lionel Richie edit)
Spektrum – Kinda new (Dirty South remix)
Klaxons – Gravity's rainbow (Van She Tech remix)
Lillica Libertine – Loose lips sink ships
Who Made Who vs Wildchild – Out the door (Superdiscounted Renegade LGG edit)
Riot In Belgium – La musique
Klaxons – Golden Skans to Interzone (So me remix)
Metric – Monster hospital (MSTKRFT remix La Greve Generale re-edit)

FAITHLESS, HAPPY MONDAYS Confirm Coachella

According to Bjork.com FAITHLESS and HAPPY MONDAYS will also be on the COACHELLA 2007 bill, as will GOTAN PROJECT and Damon Albarn's new project THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE QUEEN.

I love HAPPY MONDAYS, but are they still any good live?

XLR8R Issue 104 - Altered States

The new issue of XLR8R is one to grab. The issue includes a full investigation of "The Return of Psychedelia" in electro music (New Rave? 'wink-wink'), as well as a feature on Klaxons and a shout-out to hot NY (formerly SF) graphic designer Jon Santos.

XLR8R has, over the years, become one of my favorite resources for new electro music. Editor Vivian Host always has her finger on something, living for the next pulse in the evolution of cutting-edge beats.

Check out Derek Morris' designs for the magazine: Trophy

KLAXONS - Myths of the Near Future

UK sensation KLAXONS finally have a full-length album coming to America. "Myths of the Near Future" will be released on January 29 and will contain all the previous singles as well as some new songs. The new single, 'Golden Skans' is already available on I-Tunes.

Track listing

"Two Receivers"
"Atlantis To Interzone"
"Golden Skans"
"Totem On The Timeline"
"As Above So Below"
"Isle Of Her"
"Gravity's Rainbow"
"Forgotten Words"
"Magick"
"It's Not Over"
"Four Horsemen Of 2012"

Check out the KLAXONS positively insane website:

http://www.klaxons.net/

SOFTLIGHTES - Heart Made of Sound

San Diego based SOFTLIGHTES have me all giddy with their "Heart Made of Sound" EP. Five tracks of warm and poetic electro fuzz. I want more!

If you live in SoCal, check out one of their many upcoming live gigs in LA and San Diego...

Thursday Jan 11
Silver Lake Lounge, Los Angeles, CA

Friday Jan 12
Beauty Bar, San Diego, CA

Thursday Jan 18
Silver Lake Lounge, Los Angeles, CA

Friday Jan 19
Whistle Stop, San Diego, CA

Thursday Jan 25
Silver Lake Lounge, Los Angeles, CA

Friday Jan 26
Beauty Bar, San Diego, CA

Thursday Feb 1
Silver Lake Lounge, Los Angeles, CA

Friday Feb 2
Whistle Stop, San Diego, CA

Friday Feb 9
Tangier, Los Angeles, CA
Record Release Party

Saturday Feb 10
Location TBD, San Diego, CA
Record Release Party

Here's the first video from SOFTLIGHTES..."Heart Made of Sound"



http://thesoftlightes.com/letter.html

LO-FI FNK - 'Stepping Out'

I'm a giddy teenager again. Yet another act from Sweden is blowing my mind these days. LO-FI FNK are currently riding the wave of Swedish electro, turning out a sound that conjures a nostalgic dancefloor atmosphere, while maintaining a modern edge at the same time.

These boys are extremely young looking, as evidenced by their catalogue of videos on YouTube. But they conjure a sound so confident and contagious; I can't wait to see where they go in the future.

NEW RAVE?

Despite the sudden controversy over NME reporting the birth of 'New Rave', I am hooked on the new acts associated with the ill-fated new genre title.

The thought of such a genre conjures the memory of 'Electroclash' in the early Y2K's. Music snobs around the globe find a subtle terror in the phrasing of a, well, let's face it - a hipster music scene. But for one second, cast all pretentions aside and enjoy the music. New artists like Le Castle Vania, Simian Mobile Disco, Lo-Fi Fnk, Klaxons, The Black Ghosts, Klanguage, and even Brazilian electro-unit CSS are expanding upon electronic music's founding elements to further the sound into the modern atmosphere.

Yes, the term 'New Rave' is nauseating. But the music is solid, fresh, and inspiring. Even more important, it is fucking fun! Let's focus on that. Rather than killing a sound before it gets on its feet.