Remix master (among many other things) Jacques Lu Cont put his golden touch on Coldplay’s “Charlie Brown”, garnering radio love in the UK from Pete Tong and Annie Mac.
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Atlas Genius Touring With Silversun Pickups in September
Atlas Genius will join Silversun Pickups on tour this fall. The run kicks off on September 4th at Malkin Bowl in Vancouver, BC and will include shows at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, CA (9/13) and Chicago’s Aragon Ballroom (9/21).
Prior to the dates with Silversun Pickups, the Adelaide, Australia-based band will embark on its first-ever U.S. tour, performing at the CD101 Summerfest at LC Pavilion in Columbus, OH on August 11 and then making its way west. Atlas Genius will play a series of dates with Animal Kingdom and wrap up the tour with radio shows in Seattle and Portland. See below for itinerary. Fans can purchase tickets and share with their friends HERE.
“Trojans” also peaked at No. 1 on Hype Machine and the We Are Hunted “Emerging Artist” chart. Xaphoon Jones of Chiddy Bang has just put his own unique spin on “Trojans,” with a remix that was recently premiered on Neon Gold. Neon Gold has also invited fans to put their own spin on “Trojans” themselves in the site’s first ever remix contest. Atlas Genius is currently hard at work in its home studio on its full-length debut album.
Atlas Genius – North American Tour Dates
August
- 11 – Columbus, OH @ The LC Pavilion, CD101 Summerfest Radio Show
- 12 – Indianapolis, IN @ Deluxe @ Old National Centre
- 13 – St. Louis, MO @ Blueberry Hills Duck Room
- 17 – Santa Barbara, CA @ Soho Restaurant & Music Club w/Animal Kingdom
- 22 – Sacramento, CA @ Harlow’s Night Club w/Animal Kingdom
- 23 – San Francisco, CA @ Popscene @ Rickshaw Stop w/Animal Kingdom
- 25 – Seattle, WA @ Marymoor Park, KNDD The End Summercamp ’12 Radio Show
- 28 – Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom, KNRK Radio Show
September
- 4 – Vancouver, BC @ Malkin Bowl w/Silversun Pickups
- 6 – Redmond, WA @ Marymoor Amphitheater w/Silversun Pickups
- 7 – Eugene, OR @ Cuthbert Amphitheatre w/Silversun Pickups
- 9 – Portland, OR @ Pioneer Courthouse Square w/Silversun Pickups
- 10 – Davis, CA @ Mondavi Center w/Silversun Pickups
- 12 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater w/Silversun Pickups
- 13 – Santa Monica, CA @ Santa Monica Civic Auditorium w/Silversun Pickups
- 15 – Milwaukee, WI @ Rock The Green
- 17 – Papillion, NE @ Sumtur Amphitheatre w/Silversun Pickups
- 18 – Des Moines, IA @ Hoyt Sherman Place w/Silversun Pickups
- 20 – Minneapolis, MN @ State Theatre w/Silversun Pickups
- 21 – Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom w/Silversun Pickups
Must Listen: The M Machine’s Remix of Passion Pit’s “Take a Walk”
Go listen to it now!
Go here for a download of Passion Pit – “Take a Walk” (The M Machine Remix)
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Check ‘Em Out: SSCION
Hailing from Kansas City’s unexpected art-scene, SSION has reached the apex of synth-pop perfection with the album Bent, out August 7th on Dovecote. Led by the charismatically avant gender outlaw Cody Critcheloe, SSION creates music that is simultaneously dance inducing and cheekily crass and that irreverently pokes fun at contemporary culture. Tracks are meticulously crafted with reverbed synth, deep bass and vocals that verge on the addictive. Critcheloe’s creativity is not bounded by music making, as he has been commissioned to produce music videos for a multitude of heavyweights in the unconventional-pop world, including Peaches, Gossip, CSS and Santigold as well as promotional videos for the vibrant outsider designer and fellow Kansas City local, Peggy Noland.
Drawing from a multifaceted artistic background, SSION is a total multimedia experience playfully on the vanguard of culture, replete with high-concept visuals, performance, costuming and make-up. The enhanced hard copy re-release of Bent will include previously unreleased bonus tracks and remixes from MNDR, Grimes, Nightfeelings, Physical Therapy and more.
Bent features the lushly reverbed introverted single “My Love Grows In The Dark.” In the accompanying video, conceived and produced by Critcheloe, the front man portrays himself as the antithesized pop-star, journeying through a surreal house of androgynous dancers and confronted with issues of representation, indifference and intimacy. The track got a dreamy disco remix treatment by Nightfeelings (Nick Weiss of Teengirl Fantasy).
SSION not only nods to the most influential and iconic pop artists of the past, but also stands to carve out its own place in the future as a whole new breed of pop.
SSION will play select live dates across on the east and west coast, appearing with Gossip, JD Samson and Sharon Needles. He will also be performing at this year’s San Francisco Pride.
Tracklisting:
1. Listen 2 The Grrrls
2. Blonde With U
3. Psy-chic
4. Luvvbazaar
5. Earthquake
6. Growin
7. Feelz Good (4-Evr)
8. My Love Grows In The Dark
9. Nothing Happens At Nite
10. Weird Yearz
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Download: Fixers – “Crystals” (Memory Tapes Remix)
Fixers released Pop Meat/Your Corruptor, their first EP in the US, on April 24th via Dolphin Love Records, and now the band is sharing a Memory Tapes remix of their lead single, “Crystals.” Memory Tapes reworked the track with an irresistible bassline and funky, ocscillating synths. If you missed the bands’ kaleidoscopic video for “Crystals” last month, be sure to check it out!
Download: Fixers – Crystals (Memory Tapes Remix)
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MP3: Friendly Ghost – “Valerie”
Friendly Ghost has perfected a recipe of Eric Prydz’s “Call on Me” and Ra Ra Riot’s “Valerie”
Check it out and download here.
Download: Spirit Animal – “Crocodile Skins” (Big Black Delta Remix)
New York City’s funk-heavy psych-rockers Spirit Animal has released Big Black Delta’s remix of their single, “Crocodile Skins.” Big Black Delta is the solo project of Mellowdrone founder and one-time M83 guitarist, Jonathan Bates. His otherworldly, four-to-the-floor take on “Crocodile Skins” features a distorted, pulsating bass line, spaced-out vocals, and a mean, reinterpreted guitar riff.
Spirit Animal also has live dates coming up in NYC and Washington, DC. Onstage, they are manic yet precise with a non-stop show full of big solos, tight grooves, and sweat-drenched sing-along moments. Be sure to check out the crazy, psychedelic music video for “Crocodile Skins” in case you missed it last month.
With mixing complete on their follow-up full length, Spiritia Animalia, Spirit Animal is poised to deliver the back-breaking rock and shit-kicking funk missing from the modern music landscape. The band, led by Steve Cooper, has already drawn comparisons to LCD Soundsystem, Animal Collective and Faith No More for their blend of irresistible hooks and riffs, complemented by the band’s tight rhythm section. Add in a healthy dose of frontman-freakout, and you have Spirit Animal.
Download: Spirit Animal – “Crocodile Skins” (Big Black Delta Remix)
Upcoming Tour Dates
- 5/17 – Brooklyn, NY – Cameo Gallery (w/ Flying Cars)
- 5/20 – Washington, DC – Red Palace (w/ Flying Cars)
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Download: Spank Rock ft. Santigold – “Car Song (Shabazz Palaces Remix)”
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Take one of music’s most exciting personalities, Philly-based, Baltimore-bred underground hip-hop impresario Spank Rock, and add the remixing work of some of the industry’s most interesting new voices and the result can be transcendent. This is certainly the case on the upcoming E.I.B.A.E.I.A.F.L (Remixes) EP out today, April 10th on Bad Blood Records. The EP features remixes of standout tracks from Everything is Boring and Everyone is a Fucking Liar, including “Car Song,” which features genre-mashing renegade Santigold, and “Nasty,” featuring NOLA bounce godmother Big Freedia.
Download: Spank Rock ft. Santigold – “Car Song (Shabazz Palaces Remix)”
E.I.B.A.E.I.A.F.L (Remixes) EP TRACKLISTING
1. Car Song (Shabazz Palaces Remix)
2. DTFDADT (Sebastian Remix)
3. Energy (Jan Driver Remix)
4. Nasty feat. Big Freedia (Addison Groove Remix)
5. Nasty feat. Big Freedia (Boys Noize Re-did SCNTST Remix)
Martin Solveig – The Night Out EP
When Martin Solveig’s live performance of ‘The Night Out’ at Radio 1’s celebration of Pete Tong’s 20 years at the station prompted the veteran disc jockey to ask for a copy pronto, it gave a clear indicator that the record – written, produced and performed by Solveig – had a very bright future.
Several months on, and having contributed heavily on Madonna’s latest studio album, ‘MDNA’ – including the lead single ‘Give Me All Your Luvin’ featuring Nicki Minaj and MIA – Solveig’s focus returns once again to his ‘SMASH’ project. ‘The Night Out’ E.P is packed to the seams with a raft of remixes and bonus material that’ll cater to all fans, both new and old.
The A-Trak remix set the ball rolling having topped the Hype Machine as well as receiving full support from both Annie Mac and Pete Tong over recent weeks. Always keen to exploit up and coming talent, Solveig also welcomes in newcomers TheFatRat for what will be a firm favourite in big arenas, as well as new duo Maison & Dragen.
Martin’s own take on A-trak’s remix makes for great aural pleasure, and then comes the inclusion of ‘Can’t Stop’ into the package, providing another slab of pure pop fun from Martin Solveig & Dragonette. Throw in a truly awesome instrumental version of Ready 2 Go (Initial SHE version), a Don Diablo take on ‘Hello’ with the rapper iSH (Why Are We Whispering remix) AND finally the Les Bros remix of ‘Big in Japan’ and the realisation will dawn that this is indeed one hell of an E.P.
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