Mystery Jets + The Count & Sinden = After Dark
Mystery Jets + The Count & Sinden = After Dark
Klaxons' comeback // a breakdown
Klaxons' comeback // a breakdown
FAJ + Danny Sangra
FAJ + Danny Sangra
Maximum (balloons) Theophilus (LDN)
Maximum (balloons) Theophilus (LDN)
BEFORE TODAY by Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti
It doesn’t take much to make me feel stupid. Trying to find the words to describe the debut album of Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti at 4AD is just one of many examples I could give you. To me, ‘Before Today’ sounds like an album that Kevin Barnes could be recording if he loved goth bands more than funk ones. Or like the cold wave genre entering a multicoloured psychedelic stage instead of glazing at it's own depression. Don’t mind my threadbare examples; this is the album that will make it onto every interesting top 10 of the year and you don’t wanna miss it.
Nathan Smith
I can't resist (probably overpriced) basics-with-a-twist. My wardrobe, full of T by Wang, Oak, Bassike and yes, American Apparel is proof of this; and since in Australia, a new favourite has emerged in the form of Nathan Smith. His selection of supersoft tees, tanks and dresses have sucked me into buying multiples of a number of styles in different colourways. You just can't go wrong with these though! Addictively and endlessly wearable - and not in actual fact, overpriced in the slightlest - Nathan Smith is the way forward for your wardrobe.
Freaks and Geeks
I don’t think any series will treat teenagers the same way that Freaks and Geeks did almost 10 years ago. Although relying on every teen American cliché they could, this series was the closest thing to reality you could get whilst still being something fun and interesting to watch – cause, you know, life is boring. With bands like The Who, The Clash and XTC being either part of episodes or the soundtrack, this 80’s based cult show was short-lived (only 18 episodes), but long enough to enrich the careers of some young actors (i.e. James Franco, Seth Rogen, Jason Segel, Busy Philipps and, erm, Linda Cardellini) and is greatly missed. Can we have a movie about them meeting again in the 00’s?
Rong He
Once, a friend of mine wanted to take me to this 'cheap Chinese restaurant', situated in the heart of Liberdade, a Japanese neighborhood in São Paulo. When we got there the place was packed, but because it looked cheesy and kinda poor, I didn't want to wait it out. It took another friend for me to go back there and fall in love with it. Now, every time the mood for some freshly made noodles (you can watch the chief making the noodle dough through a window) framed in some horribly painted pink walls takes me, I go for Rong He. Did I mention the food is also incredibly generous and cheap?
The Selby Is In Your Place
The ultimate in peeping tom into other, cooler, more fashionable, richer, quirkier and more-hipster-than-thou lives is Todd Selby's The Selby. Having previously been an internet only voyeur's dream, Todd has just last month released The Selby Is In Your Place, a book  the coffee table tome full of twee drawings, colourful interiors and people showering. Half of the images in the books are favourites from the website and the other is stuff he hasn't published online yet. So go check it out, maybe buy it if you can to make your crappy coffee table in your crappy apartment that little bit cooler with pictures of someone else's cool stuff.
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VillA // In the Mix (May 2010)

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VillA was responsible for that amazing remix that opened our first ever mix, so you know how much we like them. If you don't know VillA, they're a Belgian trio that makes disco music with a dark side - because sometimes a good bass line and an energetic percussion are just not enough. If you still don't know them, you'll surely find some familiar ground in their management - who actually who looks after Aeroplane and Mighty Mouse. Don't miss this.

 


Tracklist after the thump >>

Mighty Mouse // Dark Side of the Cheese

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I have to say that it took me a while to pay attention to Mighty Mouse. A bad choice of name is not only an easy point, but can often get more press than a compliment on the internet; but when I finally did check them out, I wasn't disappointed. The British answer to Aeroplane slowly won me over with their latest remixes (the Gorillaz one is so good) and now with their latest mix, (horribly) named Dark Side of the Cheese, might be the missing piece for love. Not true love, though - I like to mess around.

 

 

Tracklisting after the crump >>

Aeroplane // Chart Mix May 2010

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This week, I went to a terrible party and the only way for me to bear the pain of staying there was by getting completely wasted. So I drank a whole bottle of champagne (how fancy of me), went to an after party and ended up with a face full make up on and poking random people on Facebook. Needless to say that I swore to myself and my unborn child that I was never going to drink again. Then, a day later, I listened to Aeroplane's May Chart Mix and all I can think of is going out. Take Aeroplane (and alcohol) away from me, for my own health!

 

 

Tracklisting after the thump >>

A-Trak // Dirty South Dance 2
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Hiya to the brothers Macklovitch (hiiiyaaa Dave1)

 

And for those who are feeling a little more energetic, here's A-Trak's second Dirty South Dance mixtape. This is your usual spot on A-Trak fare; you'll find yourself turning it up loud and getting yo' dance on before you even realise it. There isn't anything too overly clever or complicated or tricksy about this DSD2, just simply a great mix and mixing - it's just plain old dancefloor fuel. If you can't find the beat with this one, somethin' ain't right witchoo.

 

 

Grab the tracklisting after the jooooomp >>

Bang Gang's Magic Mingle Mansion Mix

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Here comes another one with 'magic' in it; mix-masters Doom and Hoodrat of Bang Gang fame deliver their latest, in the ridiculously alliterated 'Magic Mingle Mansion Mix'. This hour of power has just a little touch of a kooky flayyva which is really cool; and it's of course a given that it's utterly danceable - in a rather gentle way. Perfect for doing that half time hip thrust/slow head bang dance along to (ah if only I had a gif to illustrate it - I'll make it for y'all next week, promise).

 

Download it directly // HERE

 

And speaking of Bang Gang, do do do check out Flight Facilities 'Crave You' out now on Bang Gang 12 Inches. The Ted and Francis cover is swwweet.

 

Tracklist after the chunk >>

Javelin // Personal Magic Mix
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Hiya Javelin

 

Hiya Friday. First mix up today is from Javelin who've been on rotation for me lately, here they serve up the Personal Magic Mix. This one is reeeally chill, really laid back (some might say a tad too much so); for those who've had a really long week and desperately need to catch up on sleep to recharge for hammering it on Saturday night (ie. ME). To be had with a bottle of wine on a balcony or rooftop somewhere. It's only a quick mix, 36 minutes long and picks up right at the end when you've had a glass or two of vino and you're ready for something a little looser and upbeat.

 

Check the tracklist and have a listen after the jump >>

Jamie xx's Colette Mix
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Hiya Jamie xx

 

The guy responsible for all those super hot remixes from The xx, is of course, the aptly named Jamie xx, who's served up a mix for Parisian landmark of taste, Colette. This mix is precisely one hour long, and it's quite deep; something to lose yourself in late at night, but with plenty of buoyant moments enough throughout to stagger and sway into less basic spaces (HA see what I tried to do there?) inbetween.

 

Grab it and the tracklist after the jump >>

Munk's Spring Mix
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Hiya Munk

 

YEAH BWOYS and GIRRRLS. It's Friday once more and we're doing the mix thang. Gomma's Mathias Modica Munk is doing his minimalist-disco-flavoured-house biz in that cool German way of his that heats up through the Spring Mix for 2010. This one is a no-brainer: all you have to do is sit back and let the groove take you for a ride...

 

Tracklist and download/player after the jaaaaaaaaahump >>

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