SummersRadio™ Classic Remix! Frankie Knuckles! Pet Shop Boys!

SummersRadio™ Classic Remix! Pet Shop Boys - 'I Want A Dog' (Frankie Knuckles Remix)

Some sad news in the dance music world today - Chicago house legend Frankie Knuckles aka `The Godfather Of House` has passed away at age 59.

'I Want A Dog' first appeared as a b-side to the Pet Shop Boys 1987 single 'Rent', but it's the 'Frankie Knuckles Remix' - produced and remixed by Knuckles - that made it onto their 1988 album 'Introspective'.

                   

Knuckles version of 'I Want A Dog' features sublime production and a great piano solo and I consider it to be one of the finest remixes of his career - may he rest in peace.

Enjoy...!



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SummersRadio™ New Music! Green Velvet & Phil Kieran!

SummersRadio™ New Music! Green Velvet & Phil Kieran - 'Electronic Dreams' (Original Mix)

Chicago's Green Velvet and Belfast's Phil Kieran have released a new song called 'Electronic Dreams'! 'Electronic Dreams' is included on the new compilation called 'Cajual vs Relief' - a collection of highlights from both Chicago labels that are run by Green Velvet's (aka Cajmere) Cajual Entertainment. http://www.beatport.com/release/cajual-vs-relief-compilation/1268436

                   

The 'Cajual vs Relief' compilation features 36 tracks that span over twenty years of releases - plus a couple of new tracks including 'Electronic Dreams' which Velvet says is 'paying homage to the synthesizers we all love and want' (https://www.facebook.com/GreenVelvetFanpage?ref=stream).

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SummersRadio™ New Remix + Free Download! Chris Isaak! Hexes!

SummersRadio™ New Remix + Free Download! Chris Isaak - 'Wicked Game' (Hexes Remix)

Hexes has just released a new remix of Chris Isaak's classic 'Wicked Game' online! Rick Carrico aka Hexes is a dj/ producer from Chicago who posted this new remix of Isaak's sultry single on Soundcloud this weekend. The song was first released in 1989 but it didn't reach the masses until it was included in David Lynch's 1990 film 'Wild At Heart'.

                   

The 'Hexes Remix' of 'Wicked Game' features some great production and vocal effects and if it's to your liking it's available as a free download just by liking Hexes on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/hexesoneveryone/app_220150904689418

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SummersRadio™ Classic! LaTour!

SummersRadio™ Classic! LaTour - 'Blue'

I haven't posted a classic for a while so today let's travel back in time to 1991 - when Chicago based artist/ producer William LaTour aka LaTour released his self titled debut album.

His first single 'People Are Still Having Sex' was a major club hit - 'Blue' was the follow up single - and it was re-released the following year after being featured prominently in the club scene of the film 'Basic Instinct'.

                              

The sleek production on 'Blue' has enabled it to age well... Enjoy!



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SummersRadio™ New Remix + Free Download! Chromatics! Visione!

SummersRadio™ New Remix + Free Download! Chromatics - 'Tick Of The Clock' (Visione's The Stroke Of Midnight Remix)

Drew Conn aka Visione is a producer from Chicago who's just released a new remix of Chromatics 'Tick Of The Clock' online! Portland's Chromatics first released 'Tick Of The Clock' as the album closing track on their third studio album called 'Night Drive' aka 'Original Motion Picture Soundtrack IV' - which also features a cover of Kate Bush's 'Running Up That Hill'. The song later reached the masses after being included in the films 'Drive' and 'Taken 2'.

                   

This fantastic new remix by Visione has been made available as a free download on Soundcloud from both Visione https://soundcloud.com/visione_official/the-chromatics-tick-of-the and Chromatics' Johnny Jewel: https://soundcloud.com/johnnyjewel/chromatics-tick-of-the-clock-remix

Visione takes the mysterious cinematic brilliance of the original to the next level... Enjoy!



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SummersRadio™ New Music + Classic! DJ Pierre!

SummersRadio™ New Music + Classic! DJ Pierre - 'ACiD' (DJ Pierre's ACiD FACE Mix)/ Photon, Inc. featuring Paula Brion - 'Generate Power' (Wild Pitch Mix)

Chicago's Nathaniel Pierre Jones aka DJ Pierre has just released his latest EP on the BNR Trax label! The 'Acid'/ 'Jack The Groove' EP features four tracks - the title track, two versions of 'Jack The Groove', and 'Acid Beats'. This is his own orgasmic 'ACiD FACE Mix' of 'ACiD'... Enjoy!



Classic! DJ Pierre has been part of the Chicago acid house scene for 25 years! He was a member of Phuture who released what is largely regarded as the very first acid house recording - 1987's 'Acid Trax' EP.

Pierre has worked under many aliases including Photon, Inc. - who had their first hit in 1991 on the Strictly Rhythm label. This is the 'Wild Ptch Mix' of 'Generate Power' featuring the vocals of Paula Brion - and it's classic hypnotic bassline... Enjoy!



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SummersRadio™ New Music! Green Velvet & Harvard Bass!

SummersRadio™ New Music! Green Velvet & Harvard Bass - 'Kickin It' (Original Mix)

Chicago electronica/ techno legend Curtis Jones aka Green Velvet (among other monikers) has teamed up with San Diego dj/ producer Victor Ramos aka Harvard Bass for his newest release! The pair have just released the two track 'Jumbo Mumbo' EP on the Relief Records label featuring the original mixes of the title track - and a song called 'Kickin It' - and it's currently available exclusively on Beatport: http://www.beatport.com/#release/jumbo-mumbo-ep/877475

I'm not a big fan of the vocal sample on the title track - I actually think they should have called this the 'Kickin It' EP - as it's the b-side that's the real standout here. The song is a classic disco/ house/ techno hybrid - think Giorgio Moroder style backing synths with classic Green Velvet soul filled vocals. The only thing I wish were different about this track was that it was twice as long - ten minutes instead of five (this video is edited slightly) because it's that awesome! Enjoy...!



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SummersRadio™ New Music! F + S!

SummersRadio™ New Music! F + S - 'Acid One' (Original Mix) Italian duo F + S aka Franz & Shape have just released their latest single! It's called 'Acid One' and it's released on the Australian label Bang Gang 12 Inches. It features seven tracks including remixes from Chicago acid house legend DJ Pierre, Germany's Snuff Crew and Australia's Kikumoto Allstars. This is the 'Original Mix' of 'Acid One'... Enjoy!

                 

Acid One (Original) by BANG GANG RECORDINGS
                                                                                                                                 

 

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SummersRadio™ New Music! Kate Simko & Anthony Collins!

SummersRadio™ New Music! Kate Simko & Anthony Collins - 'Sit Back' (featuring Brothers Vibe)/ 'Run & Tell'

Chicago's Kate Simko and France's Anthony Collins have just released a new EP called 'Sit Back' this week! It's released on Israel's Supplemental Facts Records label which is managed by Guy Gerber, and features two very solid house tracks - 'Run & Tell' - and the title track which features Brothers Vibe - a duo from New Jersey.

The 'Sit Back EP' is available exclusively on Beatport - first up we have the title track. The song has some similar percussion (and vibes) to one of my all time favorite club tunes - Alcatraz's 1996 club classic 'Give Me Luv'... Enjoy!

                   



And this is 'Run & Tell'... Enjoy!



                                    

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SummersRadio™ New Remixes! Aeroplane!

SummersRadio™ New Remixes! Aeroplane - 'My Enemy' (Green Velvet & Rex The Dog Remixes) So how was the end of the world for you? Mine was pretty good - aside from surviving I went to an amazing house warming party called 'Welcome To Wonderland' that featured a live singer, mushroom tea, a massive roof deck - and a bouncy castle! I guess the religous fanatics were wrong - who knew?!

Aeroplane is the Belgium based solo project (formerly a duo) of Vito De Luca. He released his debut album cheekily titled 'We Can't Fly' last fall on the Eskimo Recordings label. 'My Enemy' is the latest single (the fourth) released from the album and it's officially released tomorrow with two brand new remixes! They're both great so rather than choose one I thought I'd post both! First up we have London's Jake Williams aka Rex The Dog's remix... Enjoy!



And here we have a remix from Chicago's Curtis Alan Jones aka Green Velvet - this is the 'Green Velvet "Love My Enemy" Remix'... Enjoy!

SummersRadio™ New Mashup + Free Download! Arcade Fire Vs Blondie!

SummersRadio™ New Mashup + Free Download! Arcade Fire Vs Blondie - 'Sprawl Of Glass' (The Hood Internet Mashup) Finally!! As soon as I first heard Arcade Fire's 'Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)' I immediately thought it would sound great mashed up with Blondie's 'Heart Of Glass'! I even mentioned it when I first posted the song on my Facebook group back on Aug. 3rd last year (scroll WAY down in the older posts to see http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=699880219#!/group.php?gid=366897324071) as well as on my Best Of 2010 posts on Dec. 14th - both on FB and here: http://summersradio.blogspot.com/2010/12/summersradio-best-of-2010-arcade-fire.html Anyway the good news is that someone's finally done it - yay!!

The Hood Internet are a Chicago based production duo consisting of Aaron Brink (aka ABX) and Steve Reidell (aka STV SLV or Steve Sleeve). They generally specialize in mashups of hip hop and indie rock - although there are exceptions like this one of course. They also tour performing their live dj sets and they have their own blog which you can check out here: http://www.thehoodinternet.com/ and if this ace mashup is to your liking you can get a free download copy of the song from their Soundcloud page here: http://soundcloud.com/hoodinternet/the-hood-internet-sprawl-of-glass-arcade-fire-x-blondie  

I wish that they used the full album version of 'Heart Of Glass' so this was a bit longer and there were some more duels between some of the sounds distinct to each song (like how my remix of it sounds in my head!) but alas I don't know how to do it myself - and this still sounds awesome so... Enjoy!

SummersRadio™ New Music! Tevo Howard feat. Tracey Thorn!

SummersRadio™ New Music! Tevo Howard Featuring Tracey Thorn - 'Without Me' Tracey Thorn has had a busy year - she released her third solo album 'Love And It's Opposite' in May, and then a remix EP entitled 'Opposites' in August - and now she's also written lyrics and sings on this previously instrumental track from Chicago's acclaimed underground house producer Tevo Howard... Enjoy!