Round Up 2009 : Top 5 EPs

A list of the top 5 EPs that really stood out for me. These EPs are, in my opinion, incredible and wonderfully consistent, sort of like a really good yogurt or ice cream. Damn I'm hungry. Here's to yogurt and ice cream (and good music) in 2010!

5. Erol Alkan & Boys Noize - Waves/Death Suite
A joint effort by the two biggest Turkish producers in the world. Enough said.

Erol Alkan & Boys Noize - Waves

4. Siriusmo - The Uninvited Guest
Siriusmo is one talented boy. Listening to his EP just tells you about the wide knowledge he has of music in general. Sure, anyone can make random synths, sounds and glitches, but it takes a lot of skill to make it addictive to listen to.

Siriusmo - High Together

3. Mustard Pimp - Cherry & Kiwi
Mustard Pimp! If you go through Rarche, you'll find Mustard Pimp is one of the most blogged about artists, as well as being one of the most highly praised. This EP is a prime example of their music : loud, abrasive, and in your face. Just how I like it.

Mustard Pimp - Cherry (Mustard Pimp Dark Remix)

2. Boys Noize - Starter
Remember what I said about needing a huge amount of skill to pull off glitch/Turkish producers? The first time I heard the glitchiness of Jeffer, I had it on constant repeat. That normally doesn't happen to me. Then a few months later, after having initially ignored Starter, I started listening to it a lot. Moral of the story is, this EP is good stuff.

Boys Noize - Jeffer

1. Fake Blood - Fix Your Accent
Blew my mind when I heard this. When I got my hands on this, I was expecting something similar to Mars. The Chicago House sound hit me hard, knocked me down, and made me completely forget about the type of song I was originally expecting from Fake Blood, which could be found in The Dozens if need arose. Say, that kid thinks of everything.

Fake Blood - Fix Your Accent

Round Up 2009 : Up & Coming

Expect a pearler of a 2010 for these guys, they deserve it.

Justin Faust : Everybody should dig Justin Faust. He has an enviable consistency, one that many artists struggle to achieve, as well as an almost perfect mix of dreaminess and the ability to make you tap your feet.

Bestrack - With You (Justin Faust Remix)

Crystal Fighters : I Love London should just be a starting point for these guys. They have that hectic, youthful sound down, as well as Spanish accents. Oh, and Spanish guitar. How can 2010 not be their year?

Pony Pony Run Run - Hey You (Crystal Fighters Remix)

Two Door Cinema Club : Two Door Cinema Club have that peppy, upbeat sound that is just so easy to love. Reminiscent of Mystery Jets, these kids know how to make a song that make you smile.

Two Door Cinema Club - Undercover Martyn

Marina & The Diamonds : The way for electro-pop darlings have been paved by acts such as Little Boots and La Roux, so expect Marina & The Diamonds to come storming in next year, with her catchy vocals and quirky sound effects aplenty.

Marina & The Diamonds - Hollywood (Fenech-Soler Remix)

Mille : We might have someone here who can throw Danger off his throne, provided Danger doesn't pick up his game in 2010. That alone says a lot, as Danger is miles (I was tempted to use 'Milles') in front of other artists who have a similar style of music. But then again, even if Danger does kick in 2010 and keeps his throne, what's to say Mille won't share it with him?

Edwin Van Cleef - Overtaken (Mille Remix)

Proxy : Album coming out early 2010? Noice. The album will almost certainly cement Proxy's place as our favourite Russian avant-garde dance floor destroyer, as well as spreading his name to those who are less well informed.

Tiga - What You Need (Proxy Remix)

Mustard Pimp : Often referred to as "like The Bloody Beetroots, but better", I don't think that really does them Justice (spot the pun). They're maximal, but not too maximal, and that's how we love it here. Their recent signing to Dim Mak has almost guaranteed that a Mustard Pimp Warp equivalent will be made. Not that that's a bad thing.

Steed Lord - Take My Hand (Mustard Pimp Remix)

Freddy Four Eyes

I've noticed these two songs are starting to get quite a bit of play time on the more mainstream radio stations/iPods, and it suddenly clicked in my head that Freddy Four Eyes had remixed them. By the way, in no way do I mean to demean Fred Falke with that nickname. I'm just feeling creative, yo.

Ke$ha - Tik Tok (Fred Falke Remix)
Alesha Dixon - The Boy Does Nothing (Fred Falke Remix)

While I'm at it with the new wave of female performers, I might as well chuck these tracks up. If you remember the Mille remix of Mowgli's Road, I'm sure you'll enjoy these bad boys/girls. The original has that piano-driven, indie-pop vibe, while the Russ Chimes remix is for the dancefloor. Killer.

Marina & The Diamonds - Mowgli's Road
Marina & The Diamonds - Mowgli's Road (Russ Chimes Remix)

And, while I reel from posting Ke$ha (why the $ sign?) and Alesha Dixon, might as well present to thee this now-taboo-for-electro-connoisseurs track. It's okay for me to post it, as I'm an electro simpleton. So here it is, in all it's glory, Warp 1977. Or for the more learned, some new Mustard Pimp.

The Bloody Beetroots - Warp 1977
Mustard Pimp & Blatta & Inesha - Pigeon Flu

Gone are the Woop, woop! sounds from Warp 1977. Now how am I meant to mentally associate this song with robotic American Indians?

Deutsch? Ja!

Well kids, I was going to do a proper post, but since I have my German exam tomorrow, and Mediafire has become awfully picky about what I can upload (nothing), I'm just going to offload some tracks onto you, with some brief descriptions. Cool? Cool.

Strikingly charming Piano intro. Makes the song.

Allure - Nocturne

Cornerstone without the lashings of reverb.

Arctic Monkeys - Cornerstone (Acoustic Version)

Simian Mobile Disco goodness.

Simian Mobile Disco - Bad Blood

Womping, warping StereoHeroes madness, laden on Pony Pony Run Run's pleasant vocals.

Pony Pony Run Run - Hey You (StereoHeroes Remix)

Below-par Mustard Pimp remix. Doesn't get off the ground.

Larry Tee - Let's Get Nasty (Mustard Pimp Remix)

Tasteful remix of Pitchfork darlings Asobi Seksu.

Asobi Seksu - Familiar Light (Twins Remix)

Frantic, hectic 8-bit game goodness from Viking.

Terror Dactel - DTF (Viking Remix)

Aaaaaand I'm out.

Halloween 2009

Halloween has passed. And I'm doing a post now? Well you see, it's not my fault.

Here in Australia, the only way to access the Internet is to get a USB, load the data onto the USB, hire a Kangaroo, and then put the USB into the Kangaroo's pouch. It then hops away on it's two hind legs, to the nearest beacon of civilisation, where my post is delivered to you all, and it is rewarded with a Koala sandwich.

As you can probably tell, this takes a while.

Mustard Pimp - Zombie Revenge
Designer Drugs - ZOMBIES!

Right now, Vampires are the fashion for the majority of adolescents. I however, am a bloody nerd. Zombies anyday.

Compression : V

Okay, just a quickie for now:

StereoHeroes and Mustard Pimp make quite similar music, that is, heavy handed, pounding drums, coupled with searing, roaring bass. No surprise then, that they should collaborate to make music. Result? Pretty damn good.

Mustard Pimp vs StereoHeroes - Shark Spray
StereoHeroes - Washout (Mustard Pimp Remix)
Steed Lord - Take My Hand (Mustard Pimp Remix)
Underhall - Digithall (StereoHeroes Remix)

Melbourne boys Miami Horror and Swick have both been upping their gamelately, so it would be apt of me to post some of their tracks. Miami Horror is currently working on his debut album, following the success of Bravado, while Swick is preparing himself for his first release, for his track, Grow Up. And yes, you're not seeing things, I did post it before. And no, I'm not going to put it back up.

Miami Horror - Sometimes
Swick - 30 Minutes Of Swick Mixtape

Fred Falke remixing Eric Prydz's Pjanoo? There better be an awful lot of piano. Unfortunately, the song isn't comprised entirely out of piano. But no worries. A Gonzales piano-rework of Housse De Racket's Synthétiseur will sate your piano needs.

Eric Prydz - Pjanoo (Fred Falke Remix)
Housse De Racket - Synthétiseur (Gonzales Rework)

And, some Phoenix remixes to top it all off. Neighbors add a dream-like quality to Rome, while Unpopular Scenes adds some dirty guitar riffs and distortion to Fences.

Phoenix - Rome (Neighbors With Devendra Banhart)
Phoenix - Fences (Unpopular Scenes Remix)

Rarche Out!

Signed

Mustard Pimp, beloved lords of Bassline, have finally been signed to a big label (well, it actually happened in July, but the new-single-hype is only occuring now). Those kids had it coming, and hey, maybe now they can tour outside of France (Melbourne please).

To commemorate their signing to, ermmm, Dim Mak, Mustard Pimp kindly released a remix of their debut single, 'Cherry'. As a song to jump up and down to in a club, it is meritorious. One of their best works yet.

Mustard Pimp - Cherry (Mustard Pimp Dark Remix)

Some old original tracks:

Mustard Pimp - Beetle Gum
Mustard Pimp - Curry

Maybe Mustard Pimp can improve Dim Mak for the better?

Hercules

Mustard Pimp just released their 'Hercules' mixtape. It certainly is worthy of Mighty Hercules himself, clocking in at a total of 12 hours. Each one-hour part is named after one of the Twelve Labours of Hercules. I like the classical reference.

I'm not going to even bother to listen to the whole mixtape, let alone review it (understandably). You can find out more about it at Sex4Ears, or download each one-hour separate part here.

Also released are two new Mustard Pimp remixes, one of The Hives, the other of Partyshank (which A1 Bassline is half of). Also here for you Rarchesters is a remix of Mustard Pimp's 'RER D' by Mendel, as well as an original track named Valium.

Once again, Mustard Pimp have delivered, and cemented their reputation as leaders of bassline-oriented music.

The Hives - Main Offender (Mustard Pimp Remix)
Partyshank - Virgin (Mustard Pimp Remix)
Mustard Pimp - RER D (Mendel Strike & Riots Remix)
Mustard Pimp - Valium

If you like whirring, ear splitting basslines, and you haven't checked out Mustard Pimp, please do. Don't be a name snob.

French Mustard

Mustard Pimp are out with a new track. For those who don't know, Mustard Pimp are an unsigned (perhaps because of their name) duo from France. Their latest effort is a mediocre attempt, but is still lotsa fun.

Mustard Pimp - Télésiège

One of their older remixes. Bit repetitive, but catchy as hell.

A1 Bassline - Bad Man Horror Theme (Mustard Pimp Remix)