no cow, no pow

Finally.

I've been talking about it for ages and now it happened: Hadouken's Music For An Accelerated Culture dropped. Today. This fact is even more awesome than the record itself.. no wait, the record is more awesome, pfshh. Surprisingly, there aren't many known songs taken from the previously released Not Here To Please You mix tape. It happens often that bands release 6 -7 song EPs and then put almost every song onto the album among two or three new songs and you ask yourself: why buy the album if you already own most of it? That's not the point here with Hadouken!, there's That Boy That Girl, Get Smashed Gate Crash and Liquid Lives, but the other 8 songs are brand new. I'm astonished find a good amount of singing on Music For An Accelerated Culture and less rap. Also more quiet or 'softer' somgs like What She Did and Driving to Nowhere give the impression of a multifaceted record. All in all, it was so worth the longwait. Go get it from HMV or amazon.

MP3: Hadouken! - Driving Nowhere

MP3: Hadouken! - Spend Your Life

Alright, some time ago I mentioned the Ed Rec Vol. 3 compilation is coming towards us on May, 26th, via Ed Banger Records obviously. As already set, it's track list is flawless: new Justice remix, two Oizo songs, Krazy Baldhead, Uffie, Feadz, Mehdi, DSL and so on. If you wanna impress your friends, parents, teachers or oblivious DJs, go buy it when it comes out and carry it around all the time. I already have two tracks for your listening pleasures, but do buy it in three weeks, because next to the Kitsuné compilations(and The Strokes of course), it's the coolest thing ever!

I can't find a link now, but you should be able to pre-order it on arcade mode in a week or so. I'll keep you updated. Until then:

MP3: Mr. Oizo - Minuteman's Pulse

MP3: Krazy Baldhead - No Cow, No Pow

Alright, something else you can get from arcade mode: the Diskoding mini album from Siriusmo, which was released last month via Boys Noize records. Siriusmo makes fine electro/house/dance and the mini album features an excellent Boys Noize edit, to which you can listen below. Get Diskoding @ arcade mode.

MP3: Siriusmo - Mein Menu Fahrrad (Boys Noize Edit)

I'm getting very hungry by the minute, so the next few songs I'm just gonna throw in a bunch: New CSS single Rat Is Dead is decent, a little more rock than I'd have expected, but alright. The single is taken from the forthcoming Donkey, which will be available on June, 22nd via Subpop. Hot Lava and Sante Les Amis are both very promising new indie/indie rock bands. Please go check out their websites for releases, shows, etc. And last, IDC's Bolshy Beats is simply a very good electronica/dance song and will be out as a single sometime in June.

MP3: CSS - Rat Is Dead (Rage)

MP3: Hot Lava - Apple Option Fire

MP3: Sante Les Amis - Mécanico ()

MP3: IDC - Bolshy Beats

I guess, that's it for today.

Have a nice Monday!

hello? is this thing on?

MP3: !!! - Hello? Is This Thing On? (YSI)

I was quite pleasantly surprised to find out today, that Hadouken! remixed The Whip's Frustration and the outcome is really good. Well, of course it's good, because it's Hadouken! remixing an already fantastic The Whip song. Anyway, the best part is: you can download it for free from The Whip's website, as they described it in their blog. To avoid signing up for The Whip's website for whatever reason, you can aswell download it below. And if you haven't got a copy of The Whip's X Marks Destination, you can purchase your it on HMV.

MP3: The Whip - Frustration (Hadouken! Remix) (YSI)

So, as usual, this track has already made the rounds of some blogs, but to make absolute sure, that everyone knows the true promise of The Black Ghosts' new song I Want Nothing remixed by Frankmusik, I'll upload it anyway. I Want Nothing will be out in the next few days, on April 28th to be precise and is the first single to be taken from their forthcoming debut album. Even better, the debut album has already a release date, namely the end of June. So stay optimisitic my friends that the record really drops at the end of June via Southern Fried Records and in the meantime, purchase I Want Nothing by clicking this.

MP3: The Black Ghosts - I Want Nothing (Frankmusik Remix) (YSI)

I wasn't quite sure wether to post this remix or not. I'm not a big fan of Muse remixes, mostly because the result turns out to sound distorted and just.. wrong. Since I'm a huge Muse fan, I always feel as though the magic within the songs vanishes, when remixed. Nevertheless, the Does It Offend You, Yeah? remix of Map Of The Problematique isn't half bad, so:

MP3: Muse - Map Of The Problematique (Does It Offend You, Yeah Remix) (YSI)

Next Bipolar Badwise from Melbourne make cool synth electro. They were formerly known as industrial based TNB, but changed name and genre in 2006 to make really nice electro. You can also listen to more songs on their myspace or on Triple J Unearthed. As far as I can see, there is no release coming up, but if I were you, I'd check on their myspace every now and then.

MP3: Bipolar Badwise - Sacrifice (YSI)

Let me tell you about Fan-Tan: They're hailing from North Carolina, but are now based in New York City. I'd describe their music as experimental indie rock. They've just had an EP out called Bars In Windows. If you like what you hear, please go here for any further information.

MP3: Fan-Tan - Fall Of Rome (YSI)

So, Swedish The Sweet Serenades really do make sweet indie pop music and call their music "testosterone pop". I Can Never Die remind me of a softer, Swedish version of Los Campesinos! and as Los Campesinos! are awesome, you can think your part. They've released their second EP called First Taste and have their debut album in recording which is scheduled for later this year. You can get their EP by either hopping over to iTunes or CD Baby.
MP3: The Sweet Serenades - I Can Never Die (YSI)

The Satin Peaches remind me of some bands, whose name I just can't come up with. I know it's also a cool indie pop band... if there were a machine which would take my thoughts and then put it into words or music and find me a perfect match, that'd be so cool. Anyway, as already said, The Satin Peaches are a cool indie band from Detroit and just signed to Island Records in the UK. After their single Well Well Well Well in 2007, they're putting out an album later this year. If you're interested, go watch The Satin Peaches TV on their website for updates.
MP3: The Satin Peaches - Wash It Away (YSI)

And the last one for today: A very, very awesome remix of Boys Noize' & Down by The Missiles, which someone dropped in a comment box of one of my former posts:

MP3: Boys Noize - & Down (The Missiles Remix) (YSI)

Thanks to the anonymous poster!

 - I'm off

du und dein automobil

how 'bout an e compilation? Made one today, because it's Sunday evening and I'm bored. I've been to the Hadouken! show on Wednesday and it was pretty awesome. The venue was small, the people and the band were both wild, crazy and in a very good mood. They've only played for about 50 minutes, though all the important songs along some new ones were in the setlist(Liquid Lives, TBTG, Dance Lesson, Bounce, etc etc). Speaking of new Hadouken! songs, I've got a snippet for you today: it's called Mister Misfortune, it's from the forthcoming debut Music For An Accelerated Culture and it's awesome, different tho'. Seeing as I've been to see Datarock also very recently, it should by honoured aswell, but with a slightly more older song. The rest is basically self-explanatory, new LB's album's alright, same goes for Tocadisco's LP. Found The Sons five minutes ago on insound, was a bit curious...basic brit indie, cool. What'd be a good mix without 19 minutes of odd noises from Raccoo-oo-oon? The Cribs' I'm A Realist 7" is good, besides haven't heard a Cribs aswell as a Das Pop song in a while - sounds all still very nice. Thought some older songs (from the 90's *cough*) would be good, especially coming from Stereo Total and Dj Spooky. I could have put up one of the DVNO remixes, but you can find them basically everywhere on basically every blog...ok ok, exaggerating.

MP3: Hadouken! - Mister Misfortune
MP3: Datarock - Stay

MP3: Hot Chip - Sensual Seduction (Snoop Dogg Cover)
MP3: The Long Blondes - Round The Hairpin 
MP3: Tocadisco - Spooky808 
MP3: The Sons - Kids with Knives 
MP3: Raccoo-oo-oon - Naked Apocalypse
MP3: The Cribs - Kind Words From The Broken Hearted 
MP3: Das Pop - Baby Of Gold 
MP3: Stereo Total - Du und dein Automobil
MP3: DJ Spooky - Degree Zero

- oh yeah, because today I'm a very bored, but also a very nice person, I zipped it for ya(not the Naked Apocalypse obviously).
get them @ amazon, insound, iTunes, beatport, juno etc

- I'm off
g'nite

lights, baby!

I've been exceptionally boring and lazy this week, which is to say: I don't really have anything new or exciting to talk about today. Well, except for these two songs:
MP3: Hadouken! - Get Smashed Gate Crash 
MP3: Cajun Dance Party - The Race 
New Hadouken! track of their forthcoming LP Music For An Accelerated Culture, which will be out sometime soon and new Cajun Dance Party track, whose record will hopefully be out soon, too.
Anyway, since I figured I can't get around blogging anymore, I did a very conventional thing: I compiled a mix based on a recurring name in the songs/albums/band names. Yeah, I know. Well, I decided for Neon and it turned out to be quite an acceptable mix.
Next post will be more interesting, I promise.
Until then:

MP3: Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
MP3: Björk - All Neon Like 
MP3: Cut Copy - Autobahn Music Box 
MP3: Neon Blonde - Crystal Beaches Never Turned Me On 
MP3: MSTRKRFT - Neon Knights 
MP3: Junior Boys - Neon Rider 
MP3: The Cyanide Valentine - Neon Skyhustler 
MP3: Black Moth Super Rainbow - Neon Syrup for the Cemetery Sisters 
MP3: The Verve - Neon Wilderness
MP3: Neon Plastix - Dream 
MP3: Late Of The Pier - Space and the Woods (The Neon Plastix Remix)
MP3: Neon Neon - Steel Your Girl 

Gotta leave for work,
take care.

somethin' for ze train

It's becoming a habit to do posts immediately before I leave for my hometown. Today, I'm going back to my town, where I do my studies or better: Where I live most of the time and from time to time, enter the university for some classes.
Anyways, so I have something to listen to, while I'm sitting on the train, I selected something from The Whip, a bit of CSS's self-titled debut record. The Hives obviously, because the concert's due next Friday, another awesome track of Hadouken!'s recently released Not Here To Please You mixtape and Soulwax's Any Minute Now can do no wrong. Then we got Dartz!, whom I lately took a great interest in, LCD Soundsystem's 2005 self-titled record, which I've dug out again just to listen to it constantly. A bit Teenage Bad Girl, a bit Mr. Oizo, a Presets track, because I'm so excited about the upcoming record and at last: Le Tigre.
Have Fun


MP3: The Whip - Frustration
MP3: Beck - Sexx Laws
MP3: Cansei de Ser Sexy - Computer Heat
MP3: The Hives - Square One, Here I Come
MP3: Hadouken ! - Love, Sweat & Beer
MP3: Soulwax- Accidents & Compliments
MP3: Dartz! - Once, Twice, Again
MP3: Mr. Oizo - Monophonic Shit
MP3: Teenage Bad Girl - Tales From Pigs
MP3: The Presets - Girl( YOU Chew My Mind Up)
MP3: Le Tigre - My My Metro Card

next stop:
train station

fast fast fast fast

I don't have time, as usual, because I'm departing for my hometown in like, five minutes and thought about informing you quickly about the new Hadouken! mixtape, of which you probably already have heard, but now you can actually own it, legally, because it's released today!
If you didn't know, the mixtape's called Not Here To Please You, it's NOT the album(which should be due early 2008), along known remixes like the Bloc Party/Plan B remixes or popular tunes like That Boy That Girl/You Can't Be That, it has new songs like Girls or Love, Sweat & Beer, you can purchase it on USB and that right here.
I think the USB thingy is cool - as long as they'll release their record on cd/vinyl.
So, if you're just getting up, and ideally residing in the UK, get yourself a coffee and then straight to the next record store!
All the others(me included) click here.

MP3: Hadouken! - Girls
MP3: Hadouken! - You Can't Be That
MP3: Plan B - No More Eatin' (Hadouken! Remix)

-gotta go

eight for the boys

After one week of nearly any internet connection(Swanage all over again), I'm right back at my parents' and now obsessing over having internet for more than just an hour - or when my notebook collapses at the university after a good lack of electricity.
My first week at my university has been quite satisfying, to say it that way. I've managed to change my classes in last minute, arriving without any knowledge about courses, lessons, rooms, whatsoever, but here lies the truth that university has to make everything fail-safe.
Well, as usually, I don't have much time for this, just wanted to let those few regular readers know, that I'm back.
I find myself rather uncreative this evening, so I settled for a small mix with those songs, that have a boy in their song titles. Yeah, even I find my lack of inspiration on this very Friday pretty unnerving, but I'm tired and in a hurry. I'll take more time for my blog the next day. I've received some very excellent music via email and looking forward to drawing my attention to it tomorrow or on Sundays.
I actually would've posted Dirty Pretty Things' Last Of The Small Town Playboys, but I've already posted this two months ago.
Nevermind.

MP3: Cazals - Poor Innocent Boys
MP3: The Libertines - Boys In The Band
MP3: Hot Chip - Boy From School
MP3: The Olympus Mons - Broken Boys And Girls Of This Enchantment
MP3: Robert Pollard- Circle Saw Boys Club
MP3: The Rumble Strips - Girls And Boys In Love
MP3: Robots In Disguise - Boys
MP3: Hadouken! - That Boy That Girl

Check out the artists via my sidebar and don't forget to hop to iTunes or amazon to purchase the tracks!
Have a nice Friday evening.
I'm off.

this is a dance lesson

I'm definetely running out of post titles and I just couldn't be bothered to name another post after my very fabulous inventions like oh dear, alright or damn right. So I settled for this aswell rather uncreative title as putting a song title(well at least half a song title) up.
Anyway, it's Tuesday night/Wednesday morning and, just like every other night could be, this calls for a mix night. I should actually make one night a week an official mix night, but this probably won't work out, due to possible oblivion or laziness. I'm just gonna promise, that I'll try to post a mix every week... I'll try anyway. So tonight, it's kinda a dance mix, but not concerning the music genres, it's more likely a mix you could put in your car (at least that's I'd do), jam to it or put in your stereo and listen to it before you're going out, somehow or instead of going out...no, you should probably go out anyway...you get my drift
I'd call this one a rather strange mix, I'm still kinda surprised by my own selection. It starts with indie rock Central Standard, making it's way through synth pop Le Sport and crazy new wave Datarock up to electronica and dance like Digitalism, Daft Punk or Dutch newcomer René van Munster (By the way, check out his band Bootlickers) and ending up with !!!, who are...well, something of it all. I shouldn't explain Hadouken!, I'm sure you've heard of them and if you didn't already know about The Sonic Boom Foundation or The Tough Alliance, you should start doing that now. All in all, everything's very dance-worthy.
I actually woud've loooooooved to put up Datarock's Fa Fa Fa, but am still a bit hesitant, because that would make my blog not very inventive. I mean Fa Fa Fa is everywhere. Damnit. I'll have to decline...and decided for Sex Me Up, which is super fine to me. And yes, I keep posting Digitalism, because they are simply awesome in, well, everything.
Anyway,I chose to put up two mixes, one today and the other one tomorrow evening. I hate putting up too many songs in one mix and I'll prefer to split it into two. Easily.
So, this would be the Dance Lesson Pt. One -mix:

MP3: Central Standard - Ruiner
MP3: Le Sport - Your Brother Is My Only Hope
MP3: Hadouken! - Dance Lesson
MP3: Datarock - Sex Me Up
MP3: The Sonic Boom Foundation - Boom
MP3: The Tough Alliance -First Class Riot
MP3: Digitalism - Idealistic (Hystereo Rebrand)
MP3: René van Munster - Grasscourt Blues
MP3: Daft Punk - Technologic (Digitalism Remix)
MP3: !!! - Heart Of Hearts

get most of the tracks @ amazon.

Good night