Monthly Archives: October 2009

Monarchy

As you may or may not have seen from my previous tweet, James Penycate from We Are Brilliantly Different hooked it up with some new hotness from Monarchy, a production duo out of London/ UK. He described them as a … Continue reading

Optimus Maximus

Kompakt Records is a huge name in dance music scene, mainly known for their output of minimal techno. Well, co-label owner, Michael Mayer, is starting a fresh new music label called FRIGHT. It’s focus will be “slasher disco” which refers … Continue reading

More XX

The XX are one of the years best “new” bands. Their full-length, self-titled, debut record has gotten critical acclaim from everyone and even gained them a spot on Pitchfork’s highly touted “Best New Music” list. Like all bands these days, … Continue reading

More on The Floor

Congorock somehow makes tunes I like even though I know I shouldn’t like them. Listening to his remix of FUKKK OFFF’s latest single “More Than Friends” he tries a little something different then the chainsaw electro he’s usually pumping out. … Continue reading

Dust Storm

Australian record label Bang Gang 12 Inches recently merged with other Aussie label, Modular. The Bang Gang is known for putting out some great music and the merger will definitely give them some more exposure. To celebrate the merger the … Continue reading

Night By Tremulance

The Tremulance has been on a solid run of remixes in 2009. From his rework of Empire of The Sun to the freshly revived Phoenix, dude has been capitalizing on this years slew of fresh singles. I guess it’s only … Continue reading

Number One Stunna

Haha, well, I was going to say that this track from Filewile took a minute to grow on me, but I think the description in the email will help you better understand the logic behind it: “Picture one of them … Continue reading

In the Pocket

Amazingness via @Sparkletone

Take This & Lie Down

Gejius hit me with, what could be, the best, random, “no-name” (no offense) submission of the year. Coming all the way from Tokyo, Gejius seems to have found the perfect blend of atmosphere / underlying sadness / and breaks, as … Continue reading

Animal Animal

I think Jakwob is my favorite “Dubstep” styled producer of 2009… Or ever. I’m not that into Dubstep, but Jakwob’s brand of the genre seems to favor the melodic side rather than the “banger” side. And I’m down with that. … Continue reading