SummersRadio™ Remembrance Day

SummersRadio™ Remembrance Day - Deadmau5 & Kaskade - 'I Remember' Toronto's Deadmau5 has been doing very well for himself lately - on Oct. 27th DJ Magazine listed him at #4 on their annual Top 100 DJ Poll - up two spots from last year! This track - a collaboration with Kaskade - is one of three tracks that hit number 1 on the US Dance airplay charts, making him the only Canadian artist to accomplish this! Earlier this year he performed at the Winter Olympics held in our beautiful city and in March he was nominated for 4 International Dance Music Awards and won three - and in June at the Beatport Music Awards he won awards for Best Electro House Artist, Best Progressive House Artist and the "most influential, relevant and forward-thinking person in electronic music over the past 12 months" award! So nice work Joel! His third studio album entitled '4x4=12' is due for release in December. This track appears on his 'Random Album Title' release... Enjoy!

SummersRadio™ Classic Remix! Pet Shop Boys!

SummersRadio™ Classic Remix! Pet Shop Boys - 'West End Girls' (Dance Mix) Perhaps my expectations were too high for a new remix of this song - perhaps not. A bit of history...

'West End Girls' had a lengthy shelf life - nearly 3 years! It was released twice - first in April 1984 produced by Bobby Orlando, becoming a minor club hit. Then in 1985 they signed with EMI and re-recorded the song with producer Stephen Hague for their debut album 'Please' and re-released it. It reached number 1 in the U.K. later that year, and then it went on to hit number 1 in the U.S. in the spring of 1986 and stayed on the chart for 20 weeks. The lyrics were inspired by T.S. Elliot's poem 'The Waste Land' and the song used what was then new sampling technology with the E-mu Emulator keyboard.

This is the definitive remix - the 'Dance Mix' which came out on 12" the second time around in 1985. The equally memorable video - shot around London - was nominated for the Best New Artist Video at the 1986 MTV Video Music Awards, but lost out to A-ha's groundbreaking animated video for 'Take On Me'. I always remember those mannequin children and the sound of the street at the beginning - it sets the mood instantly. (this HQ video has been re-edited to fit this extended version)

The song still sounds as sleek and modern as it did over 25 years ago - so yeah it would be pretty tough to top this mix - it's pretty much perfect! I love the sound of the drumming and the cowbell - when I play it, I slow it way down - stoner house™ style - to make it even more gallopy (new word!) and hypnotic! I love this song/ remix... can you tell? :) Enjoy...

 

SummersRadio™ New Remix! Pet Shop Boys!

SummersRadio™ New Remix! Pet Shop Boys - 'West End Girls' (Grum Chill Out Mix) Well it's not everyday that a classic gets remixed - at least one that is official and authorized by the band. So I was filled with anticipation when I heard that 'West End Girls' was going to be remixed and included on the new Pet Shop Boys single 'Together' (see post on Nov. 1st). However I must say that I was rather disappointed with the regular Grum remix - he basically just sped it up a bit - which I think takes away from the feel of the original. Anyway I've found this other stripped down mix which at least is a bit different... Enjoy!

SummersRadio™ New Music! Hardfloor!

SummersRadio™ New Music! Hardfloor - 'Silver Submarine'/ 'F.U.B.A.R.' (Dj Pierre's AfroAcid Remix/ album versions) Germany's techno pioneers Hardfloor have just released their new ten track album entitled 'Two Guys Three Boxes'! 'Silver Submarine' is their new 12" single and this video features equal parts of the three tracks from it - the DJ Pierre AfroAcid Remix, as well as the album version, and another album track called 'F.U.B.A.R.'... Enjoy!

SummersRadio™ New Music! Paperfangs!

SummersRadio™ New Music! Paperfangs - 'Oh I Wandered' So I really dig the first Paperfangs song and video posted below - and yet somehow I love this song even more! I like the lines 'We are the shoeless the everlasting We are the charmers afraid of asking'. Enjoy...

 

 

Oh I Wandered by Paperfangs

SummersRadio™ New Music! Paperfangs!

SummersRadio™ New Music! Paperfangs - 'Books' Finland's Paperfangs reveal a bit about themselves: "We are Paperfangs, a collective of three daydreamers scattered across Finland. A brother, a sister and a friend. We find our inspiration in old movies, late-night biking trips, second-hand shops, picnics and love." This is their first video... Enjoy!

SummersRadio™ Classic! Human League!

SummersRadio™ Classic! Human League - 'The Things That Dreams Are Made Of' (Ilya Santana Dub Mix) Shit Robots and LCD Soundsystem are but two of countless artists that have no doubt been influenced by the Human League! This is a nice spacey remix of the classic opener from 'Dare' that came out in 2007 on the Hooj Choons label, that also featured remixes from Kissy Sell Out and Tiga... Enjoy!

SummersRadio™ New Music! Shit Robot!

SummersRadio™ New Music! + New Video! Shit Robot - 'Take 'Em Up' Shit Robot is Markus Lambkin - an Irish musician and dj. He released his cleverly titled debut album 'From The Cradle To The Rave' in September on DFA Records. Vocals on this track are performed by Nancy Whang of LCD Soundsystem - and it features lyrics co-written with her and James Murphy! I wish Nancy sang more on LCD albums - but for now this is one great tune - a bit like the Human League at their best meets LCD... Enjoy!

SummersRadio™ New Remix! Underworld!

SummersRadio™ New Remix! Underworld - 'Bird 1' (Hugh XDupe Remix) Beatport has a contest on to remix Underworld's new single 'Bird 1'! This remix slays all the other entries so far - dark and hypnotic like their brilliant 'dubnobasswithmyheadman' period... Enjoy!

SummersRadio™ New Music! Munk!

SummersRadio™ New Music! Monk feat. Clara Cometti - 'Violent Love' This song is the first track from Munk's new 5 song EP called 'Mondo Vagabondo'. The video tells the story of a dj's girlfriend who's tired of playing second fiddle to his music - and loses it! I wonder how often this kind of thing happens? As a dj have you ever been attacked by a disgruntled girlfriend or boyfriend - or have you been on the other end having the tantrum? Or have you just thought about doing it a 100 times? :) Enjoy...!

SummersRadio™ New Music! Onno!

SummersRadio™ New Music! Onno - 'Hit Me' (Thomas Schumacher Remix) I heard a lot of great tunes at Signal at the Lotus last night - however this driving funky track stood above the rest - from Denmark's Onno. This song is from his new 'Ghetto Talk' EP and is available for purchase through itunes and Beatport... Enjoy!

SummersRadio™ Bonus Remix! Metric!

SummersRadio™ 2 For 1 Remix Sunday! Metric - 'Twilight Galaxy' (Matomik Remix) This is an interesting take on the song - Matomik says he was going for 'a more soft emotional feel' on this remix - and it works! The added piano makes it sound more like a ballad - but not in a cheesy way - in a more romantic sincere way I think. And as a bonus the remixer is super cute! :) Enjoy!