Filthy 'Ducks'

Those Filthy Dukes (or Filthy Ducks as Raphael likes to pronounce them) have turned out a mix of the most important tracks of the last six years at Kill Em All. They're partying at Fabric in London on the 11th of December with a hot hot line-up including The Chemical Brothers, Hercules & Love Affair, Riton and The Juan Maclean amongst others as well as the Dukes themselves - not to even mention We Have Band and Crystal Fighters playing live. Phew.

And here's their track ‘Tupac Robot Rock’ now featuring Wiley in the wake of their recent FABRICLIVE 48 Mix.

So go check their special birthday mix HERE. Track list is after the jump, peops.

Filthy Dukes have released a great album this year. It's called Nonsense in the Dark and is so full of hits that you wouldn't mind comparing them to Simian Mobile Disco, if you keep in mind that they are much more pop oriented. So pop that there are few electronic bands nowadays that can sound this pop and still be credible.

If you don't agree with me, it's probably because you have never heard 'Messages', their latest single. The song features vocals from English singer Tommy Sparks (why haven't we posted about him? I love his album) and has a massive italo pop sound that should do well in the charts as much it will do in clubs with the help of the remixes of Tronik Youth, Kris Menace, Burns, Brookes Brothers, We Have Band, Stop Making Me and the Dukes' own Kill Em All.

We only heard three of them until now (Tronik Youth, Burns, and We Have Band), and even though all the remixes share similar lengths (something around 5m20) they all sound really different from each other. Tronik Youth's is a robotic disco affair, and We Have Band's is more electronic and less weird than you thought it would be, while Burns is that electro remix that could've gone all maximal cliché, but thanks to some unexpected moves is quite good.

'Messages' got a video that reminds me of some of the classic late '90s electronic videos that has a guy with a light ball in his hand that makes him dance like an epileptic.

The single is released today via Fiction / Polydor.

Scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. It can work for everything in the whole world, but in this case I'm talking about music. Some months ago Hervé released the single 'Cheap Thrills' which features the mad rapping skillzzz of the Plastic Little as well as a sample from the Michael Jackson hit single 'Thriller'. No need to remind you that the song went big and got remixed (and played) by everyone.

Also by now, you'll know the first single from the Brit trio Filthy Dukes stupidly called 'Tupac Robot Club Rock'. The song features vocals from the Plastic Little crew and is a dancefloor banger that spits a rap electro putting MSTRKRFT's 'Bounce' in the corner.

Not only did the Plastic Little rap in the song (and in the video) but the boys also remixed the track with killer beats, boucing synths and an annoying - but extremly addictive - high pitched sample. No doubt it's something that MTV USA would love to play during its rap segment.

And as the Plastic Little crew are about to release their latest single 'La La Land', Hervé and Filthy Dukes are consequentely paying back the favor by producing and remixing it. The solo british producer of many names didn't do his best job going for the '08 classic of the distorted bass, but Filthy Dukes sure saved it by adding some dancing beats and '80s hip hop aura .

Kids, this is why you should do stuff for your friends. If you're lucky, they'll pay it back big time! 

TR00 BL00DEEJAYS

Photography by Fubah's Funhell

WE//R\\DJing tonight in São Paulo, Brazil, at the place whose name we can not say - call it Secret Bar yall! - which has the best Passion Fruit Mojito ever. So if want to party with us, send your full names to party@imyouare.com to get onto our VIP list (free).  To get you in the mood check the 5 amazing groovy choonz below that we're definitely gonna play tonight. Laterz~

Plugs 'All Them Witches' coming out on Filthy Dukes' Kill Em All label

With lines from upcoming single "All Them Witches" like:

"When you get to the gates of heaven / I'll be standing there with a chainsaw in my hand"

and

"If I see you in the arms of another / I'll be standing over your shoulder with a gun in my hand"

It's hard not to sympathise even a little bit with this ode to the untimely demise of lurve (and potentially, an ex).

HOW!? I lament, HOW, have I NOT managed to listen to these guys in all this time? Now with the news of their latest single 'All Them Witches'  coming out on Filthy Dukes' brand new record label Kill Em All, I've dug up the mp3s of 'That Number'. Flavoured by Toto's 'Africa', it's a subtly early 90s space jam with a chugging beat and handclaps. Comparing that first release to the zings and dirty syncopated guitars of the undeniably pop-tastic 'All Them Witches', they've got depth, danceability and spades and spades of talent.

How on earth have I been missing Plugs?? I had their first release 'That Number' buried at the bottom of my iTunes unplayed. For more than A YEAR. So to rectify this, as a show of remorse for having been ignorant for so long, here you go:

They're also planning to release a freebie once a month. March's download:

Plugs have just made themselves one of my "OMFG, I love this band" bands. Watch out for 'All Them Witches' coming out on the 18th of May on 7" and download on Kill Em All.