Twelves Essential Mix

The Twelves Essential Mix BBC1 (Mediafire)

Tracklist:

01. Fever Ray — Seven (The Twelves Remix)

02. The Rapture — Sister Saviour (DFA Dub)

03. Phoenix — Fences (Accapella)

04. Cerrone — Look For Love

05. Kraftwerk — Music Non Stop (Vocoder)

06. Daft Punk — Da Funk

07. Glass Candy — Last Night I Met A Costume

08. LCD Soundsystem LCD Soundsystem — Nike Run (Excerpt)

09. Yelle — Ce Jeu (The Twelves Remix)

10. The Chemical Brothers The Chemical Brothers — Music-Response

11. Mr. Oizo — Two Takes It

12. D-Train — You’re The One For Me

13. Metric — Help I’m Alive (The Twelves Remix)

14. Roger Sanchez — Computabank

15. Chilly — For Your Love

16. Dynasty — I Don’t Wanna Be A Freak

17. Radiohead — Reckoner (The Twelves Remix)

18. Siriusmo — Last Dear

19. Empire of the Sun — Walking On A Dream (Accapella)

20. Zeigeist — Humanitarianism (The Twelves Remix)

21. Eddie Tour — Up The Glitter

22. Gaznevada — I.C. Love Affair

23. Phoenix — Lisztomania (Accapella)

24. Groove Armada — Drop The Tough (The Twelves Remix)

25. Methusalem — Robotism

26. Gossip — Standing In The Way Of Control (Accapella)

27. Chromatics — I Want Your Love (The Twelves Remix)

28. Laid Back — White Horse

29. Metronomy — Radio Ladio

30. Sparks — Tryouts For The Human Race

31. M.I.A. — Boyz (The Twelves Remix)

32. Daft Punk Daft Punk — Voyager

33. Indeep — Last Night A DJ Saved My Life (Accapella)

34. The Virgins — Rich Girls (The Twelves Remix)

35. Fleetwood Mac — Dreams (The Twelves Remix)

36. In Flagranti — Just Gazing

37. The Alan Parsons Project — Be Like You (The Twelves Remix)

38. B.W.H. — Stop

39. The Chemical Brothers — Block Rockin’ Beats

40. Karen O and the Kids — All Is Love (The Twelves Remix)

41. Fleet Foxes — Mykonos (The Twelves Remix)

42. Patrick Alavi — Power

43. Michael Jackson — Thriller (Instrumental)

44. Justice — Stress (Siren)

45. Kano — Ahjia

46. Mr. Oizo — Gay Dentists

47. Donna Summer — I Feel Love

48. Cerrone — Give Me Love

49. Mr. Oizo — Hun

50. Chic — Everybody Dance

51. Coldcut — Timber

52. Basement Jaxx — Rendez-Vous

53. Les Rythmes Digitales — From Disco To Disco

54. Alex Gopher — Motorcycle

55. Nirvana — All Apologies (The Twelves Remix)

56. Kraftwerk — Trans Europe Express

57. Black Kids — I’m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You (The Twelves Remix)

58. The Rapture — House Of Jealous Lovers

59. Scenario Rock — Skitzo Dancer (Justice Remix)

60. Daft Punk — Aerodynamic

61. Boys Noize — Arcade Robot

62. Basement Jaxx — Good Luck (Accapella)

63. The Beatles — Eleanor Rigby (The Twelves Remix)

64. The Twelves — Nightvision (Daft Punk)

65. La Roux — In For The Kill (Twelves Remix)

Jon Por Birgisson (Jonsi)

One band i'm yet to see, and I doubt it will ever happen because we are as isolated in our little city as they are in theirs, is Sigur Ros. It would seem their native home of Iceland plays a useful metaphor for their sound, with atmospheric soundscapes of floating guitars, ethereal melodies and the amazing falsetto voice of Jonsi, all orchestrated with the ability of not breaking into the mainstream. They have created something beautiful, that no others have been able to mimic.

Vonlenska is the term used by Jonsi to describe the unintelligible lyrics that are sung throughout many of the songs. This is what I love about their music, it lets you create your own nostalgic meaning behind the wordplay. They had much acclaim with their release of Með Suð í Eyrum Við Spilum Endalaust (With a Buzz In Our Ears We Play Endlessly), and have a new record scheduled for release sometime in 2010, quoted to be less My Bloody Valentine-ish and more minimalist. However Jonsi's talents thankfully do not stop at Sigur Ros. He has been working recently with partner Alex Sommers (of Parachutes) under the guise Riceboy Sleeps, releasing a 9 track record under the same name.

Now its been reported Jonsi is about to release a solo album in 2010. Without fail it should be beautiful. Here is the first track to be released where he actually sings in English.

Riceboy Sleeps - Happiness.mp3

Jonsi - Boy Lilikoi.mp3

We Love Crookers

Crookers have never amazed me, their sound similar to a box of nails being thrown in a washing machine. But their new album Tons of Friends sees them teaming up with some incredible artists over its 20 tracks. To name a few Soulwax, Spank Rock, Rye Rye, Yelle, Miike Snow, Drop the Lime, Major Lazer...

This album will be massive, and it drops March 8th

Crookers + Soulwax - We Love Animals.mp3

Two Door Cinema Club

Being backed by Kitsune, there is the immediate idea that Two Door Cinema Club will have instantaneous musical appeal. The Irish three piece have set their feet firmly in the electro indie world, even though it seems like it is being completely overrun as of late. Poppy enough to please the masses, but alternative enough to please the indie kids. They walk along a unique line.

Two Door Cinema Club - Something Good Can Work.mp3

Two Door Cinema Club - Do You Want It At All?.mp3

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New Releases

This is the new track from indie rockers Citay, from their forthcoming album Dream Get Together.

Citay - Careful with that hat.mp3

Its been around for a while now, but the album from Rain Machine, fronted by TV On The Radio lead vocalist Kyp Malone, is just incredible. It will definitely be one of the best releases this year. Less poppy than TVOTR, it allows Kyp to express himself much more as an artist, with large political undertones and stark realizations. Just listen to the lyrics. Especially for the track Smiling Black Faces.

Rain Machine - New name.mp3

Baltimore duo Beach House have their new album Teen Dream scheduled for release in January under Sub Pop. This new record was a complete change in direction for the pair.

“We’re the same people, but this record has changed our directions. We were forced to let go of people and things we were holding onto as individuals: normalcy, daily rituals, the ability to take care of ourselves. We were dropped into a wilderness, but we had more clarity than we’ve ever had before.”

Holed up in a converted church in New York for a month can create amazing things.

Beach House - Norway.mp3

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Doubt

Rock/Electro outfit Delphic just dropped a brand new single from their up and coming album.
They have yet again proven how good they are!

Delphic -Doubt.mp3

Efterklang

The new album Magic Chairs, by Danish crew Efterklang, is set to be released worldwide in January 2010. Their sound is amazing. This is the first track from the upcoming record.

Efterklang - Modern Drift.mp3

Efterklang - Cutting Ice To Snow from Rumraket on Vimeo.

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Warpaint

The XX brought the minimalist sound, and Warpaint have taken it further. Like fireworks and colored forests.

Warpaint - Billie Holiday

Warpaint - Stars

Warpaint - Stars from Adam Harding on Vimeo.

Julian Callos

Julian Callos;

who?

The XX - Give Me Shelter (Them Jeans Drum edit).mp3

Mew - Silas The Magic Car.mp3

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Raaaaah

Perth is such a quiet city.

dance to this

Marina and The Diamonds - Mowgli's Road (Russ Chimes Remix).mp3

and this

Peter Bjorn and John - It Don't Move Me (Miike Snow Remix).mp3

gaze at the ceiling with this

Emily Haines - Reading In Bed (65 Days of Static Remix).mp3 ♥♥♥

and this

Fuck Buttons - The Lisbon Maru.mp3

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Label Series: Marine Parade

Marine Parade is an independent label established by DJ/Producer Adam Freeland in 1998. This label has made a name for itself through the discovery of some of the worlds greatest up and coming electronic artists.

"New electronic sounds... and beyond" - Marine Parade

Artists include:

Adam Freeland
Alex Metric
Evil Nine
Freeland
Sta
PANTyRAID

I would have to say, Marine Parade and Valerie would have to be my favourite independent labels at this time, with music that ranges from iconic DJ anthems to in-depth electronic brilliance.

Get The Money - PANTyRAID.mp3


Baker's Dozen - Sta.mp3


Mancry - Freeland.mp3


Lies - Fenech Soler (Alex Metric Remix).mp3

Fear Of Tigers

The Sound of Arrows have been killing the blog world for some time now. So have Fear of Tigers. Their Disney induced pop triumphs make you want those days in each others company to last forever.

Sound of Arrows - Into the Clouds (Fear of Tigers remix).mp3

Does it Offend You Yeah? - Dawn of the Dead (Fear of Tigers remix).mp3

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PIAF 2010

The lineup for the Perth International Arts Festival was announced the other week, and after seeing the incredibly visual performance by Of Montreal last time, its going to be even better with Pains of Being Pure at Heart and HEALTH coming to greet our little city in the corner of the world.

Youthful delusions of grandeur are hardly delusions for Pains of Being Pure at Heart. The visceral vocal melodies floating above My Bloody Valentine guitar washes ringing with the hooks of The Shins will haunt you for weeks. For some it may come as an 80's indie-pop revivalist album, but their panache has created something beautiful. Their 15 minute self titled EP has been hailed with nothing but acclaim, and in your nostalgia driven daydreams, this will be the soundtrack.

Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Higher than the stars.mp3 (loveeee)

Like a new box of Lego thrown hastily out of the box, Pivot dismantle the framework of progressive music, and create a sound so complex and delicate it spurs you into a state of reverie.

Pivot - Colorado (Grizzly Bear cover).mp3

Everyone should have heard of HEALTH's collaboration with Canadian mind-fuck Crystal Castles, and their track Crimewave, but this is something else. Heavy synths with harmonic vocals.

Health - Die Slow (Tobacco Remix).mp3

The festival runs from February 5th to March 1st.

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Frédérick "Fred" Falke

This french-based german producer continues to attract my hearing with his mountain of remixes and compilations...

Just Jack - Doctor Doctor (Fred Falke Remix).mp3


Annie - Antonio (Fred Falke Remix).mp3


Miike Snow - Animal (Fred Falke Remix).mp3


Sweeetttt..

Dreamy...

Ever since I first heard Delphic, I have been unable to get em out of my head... An album from these guys is coming early next year. This has to be the album I'm most looking forward to. Dreamy progressive indie electro at its finest...

Album is due 11.01.2010

I've uploaded a sample of Alter State for listening as well as This Momentary and a remix...

Enjoy.

Everything Everything - My Keys Your Boyfriend(delphic remix).mp3



Delphic - This Momentary.mp3

BEAT!BEAT!BEAT!

I've always wanted to hear a song about fireworks, and Beat!Beat!Beat!, Germany's answer to The Foals, made it just right.

Beat!Beat!Beat! - Fireworks

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Lifelike

Lifelike is quickly becoming one of the most sought after producers in the French house scene. Like Alice falling down the rabbit hole, something bizarre and strange happens to the tracks he remasters. After climbing onboard Alan Braxe's label Vulture, Empire of the Sun, Chromeo, La Roux, and so many other major artists have been trying to secure his unique touch. Recently, the French pop-rock group The Plastiscines had their anthemic Barcelona reworked, and it seems that without his help, they wouldn't have received any press with their low grade 'i'm a bitch, b-i-t-c-h' lyrics screaming out over simple hooks and even simpler sounds.

The Plastiscines - Barcelona (Lifelike Remix)

Wildfox

Friend and part-producer Kris Menace claims that their sound comes from the rise of French disco, with heavy bass lines and the rough, pre-Daft Punk house. This track was one of their first collaborations, but man it is good.

Kris Menace - I Feel Music in Your Heart (Lifelike and Kris Menace Remix)

And this track is just rad.

Killa Kela - Every Day (Lifelike Remix)

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Who's afraid of Cornelius?

Ayyyyooo! John Roman!

The 20 year old student hailing from Toronto has been able to establish himself as a quality up and coming producer, remixing such artists as The Bloody Beetroots and Boys Noize as well as creating some tunes himself. Combining studies and music has proven hard but achievable with the young producer touring the USA and Europe during semester breaks!

A definite young talent to look for in the future.

"If there's one producer who hasn't been getting the hype he deserves this year, it's John Roman..." - GottaDanceDirty

Martyr - John Roman (DL)

Fenech Soler

Remember the hype surrounding the emergence of the new electro-pop/rock era? Cut Copy, Van She, Friendly Fires etc making headlines with borrowed nostalgia from the 80's? Suppose you take everything you love about these artists, throw in some youthful optimism, some creative genius, and turn it on its head into the present.

Your left with four boys who hide under the guise Fenech Soler. The UK lads have been receiving some incredible press recently, with some regarding them as 'the future of white dance-floor-scorching electro-funk', while destroying the European festival scene. Yet they're still unsigned and barely out of their teens.

Keep an ear out for them, big things will surely be coming.

Fenech Soler - Lies

Fenech Soler - Lies (Phantom's Revenge Remix)

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The Twelves

The Twelves have just dropped their new remix, this time of Fever Ray's 'Seven'. Bold Brazilian funk.

Fever Ray - Seven (The Twelves Remix) (MediaFire)

The Horrors

The Horrors have come a long long way since their first self-titled EP, which offered so much with their nihilistic, post-punk sound. Their latest album 'Primary Colors' brought them a new found hype with many labeling them the next Joy Division, and after seeing them at Glastonbury this year I couldn't agree more.

Their new single 'Whole New Way' was originally meant to be a Japan only b-side release, but Albran's thoughts of re-recording it at his Studio 13 turned out to be pretty fucking smart. They're on the bill for Big Day Out this year, and anyone that was lucky enough to get a ticket should definitely consider seeing them.

Impressing even more, they have been dropping a few remixes over the months between their tour dates. Their take on Memory Tapes 'Bicycle' is one melancholic, down-tempo daydream that sounds like a summer thunderstorm.

Memory Tapes: Bicycle (Horror's Cosmic Dub) (Mediafire)

El Ten Eleven

El Ten Eleven from California, USA, depict post-rock at its finest. It's Ratatat-like rhythm proves to immerse listeners. A mixture of guitar/bass and the utilization of electrical-drums and acoustics combining to produce a technically impressive mixture of music! Puts Ratatat to shame..

Discography:

El Ten Eleven (2004)
Every Direction Is North (2007)
These Promises Are Being Videotaped (2008)

Sample: Living on Credit Blues - El Ten Eleven (DL)

Hemingway

Introducing Yacht-Funk. Following from The Twelves brand of synth infused funk, this Canadian kid has done it right. It's just what summer needs.

Pelifics - Forever (Hemingway Remix) (Mediafire)

The Virgins - Rich Girls (Hemingway Remix) (Mediafire)