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New Winter DJ Set

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A little holiday gift for you! I hope you enjoy. I still love putting these mixes together.


This is my first mix in a long while. My turntables were in storage for a year. Then after I set them back up, I had to work the rust off. I’m already excited to work on another one…so you might get a part 2 soon! Im here to please…so let me know in the comments if you want another one sooner than later.


Although this is a winter mix, it probably has nothing to do with winter except that one of the artists I include has the last name of Snow. The fact we were in the middle of a cold snap here in Las Vegas, with temperatures below freezing, might have kept me inside long enough to get it done! 


/shrug

  inALLcaps.com Winter Mix by inallcaps

Track list:

Depeche Mode VS The Crystal Method – Busy World In My Childs Eyes
Crystal Method are from Las Vegas. The Depeche Mode reminds me about this asshole who owes me 10 grand. I hope he chokes on his Egg Nog this year.
Candid – Empire State Of Mind (Drunk & Brilliant Mix)
This track is built around some “raverish” synth stabs and a pitched up sample of Alicia Keys from the Jay-Z hit off the Blueprint 3 album.
Benjamin Diamond

Benjamin Diamond – Little Scare (change your life mix)
This is one of my favorite house tracks. Benjamin Diamond was also the vocalist in the Stardust track “Music Sounds Better With You” if you are wondering why his voice sounds so familiar.

Phoenix – Long Distance Call (Moonchild’s ’25 Hours a Day’ Edit)
This is a great dubby disco house remix. This dude Moonchild is really dope actually. He’s from Australia and has some fantastic remixes and original work on his soundcloud. Make sure you check it out.
Miike Snow – Black and Blue (Savage Skulls Remix)
I remember saying to myself… “Damn…I am so clever for putting Miike Snow after Phoenix!” I wish I remembered why I thought that. These two tracks do sound great together…it just seemed like I had some “meaning” for it. I might over-think this stuff…
David Guetta – Memories (Armand Van Helden vocal remix)
I like to squeeze something AVH related into my mixes. I am a big fan of his work. Walt Zink, one of our contributors on this blog, used to be a huge fan of his back in the day. He’s NOT a fan of the direction Van Helden has gone with his work in recent years…but I’m still on board! I love it!
Wolfmother- New Moon Rising (Riton Club Rub)
I think Walt Zink also like Wolfmother. Not that i was over-thinking THAT much!


NastyFunker – Blood on the Dancefloor ( Nastys chunk-a-Funk Mix )
I am not sure about where I got this track. Or who this is exactly. I think I found a few profiles, but can’t confirm it’s the same remixer. I think this is the artists soundcloud. I just can’t be 100% sure. I might need your help on this guys!
Daft Punk

Daft Punk – Television Rules The Nation (Dirty Disco Youth Remix)
I love Daft Punk. It’s another artist I like to squeeze in to a mix. Everyone loves Daft Punk. The Dirty Disco Youth are doing a lot of hot stuff, and you should check them out.

Snoop Dog – Thought I Was A DJ (Wonky Ninja Remix)
I usually have a pretty good idea what I want to play when I record a mix… until about the 50 minute mark. This is where a good mix can go bad for me as I struggle to find a few more tracks to drop. Luckily this one fit the vibe nicely!

Maxwell – Bad Habits (Harlan Pepper & AG III Dub Remix)
Love this remix, but the original is great as well. Maxwell is the perfect soundtrack to get busy to, if you know what I mean!


That’s it! Hope you enjoyed the mix and the DVD style commentary! Stay warm peeps!


    





Progressive Pop

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New. Well not to the music scene.

Miike Snow is a new band from Sweden. Two of the band members, Pontus Winnberg and Kristian Carlsson as Bloodshy & Avant, co-wrote and produced Britney Spears’s Grammy-winning 2004 hit Toxic.

Don’t give up on them yet though!

With added member Andrew Wyatt, they have become something of what I want to dub Progressive Pop. (™ bitches) Imagine pop star Prince (…or formerly known as) collected animals. No wait. I got that wrong. Miike Snow is Prog Pop because they sound like Prince and Animal Collective! I mean if Progressive Rock is essentially a genre that pushes rock’s technical and compositional boundaries past what is traditionally called Rock, then how is Miike Snow not Progressive Pop?

Case in point? Let’s dissect one of my favorite tracks off the album. A Horse Is Not A Home:

[Download Miike Snow – A Horse Is Not a Home]

Progressive rock typically has lyrics similar to its musical ambition, tending to avoid typical rock/pop subjects such as love or dancing. If you listened to the lyrics of the above song, you will notice the imagery and symbolism.

Oh god I think I’m dying,
And our drinks were just poured,
Look outside someone’s waiting,
With a yellow horse

With a hole in the heart I was forced to ride
in morning traffic.
With a golden hand by your fortress side
but without magic.

Did you notice how catchy that song was? Piano and guitar driven pop. The music is light and approachable. Comfortable and accessible.

Probably one of the most blogged about songs on the album is Silvia. Check out the band performing this live on KCRW:


Another amazing song is also the bands first single. Watch the video for Burial here!

The group has roots in DJ and remix culture, so I have collected a remix by the band and for the band for your perusal.

[Download Miike Snow – Black And Blue (Capsa Remix)]

Loving the remix? The original is beautiful as well.

Here is a remix the band has done for another band you might know. Check out this remix of Peter Bjorn and John’s song Don’t Move Me.

[Download Peter Bjorn and John – Don’t Move Me (Miike Snow Remix)]

Please pick up this album. If you already have it, leave us a comment and tell us what you think too!