Love that Daft Punk Song. "Human after all" was such a good album.... perhaps second only to "Dsicovery".... sadly it's kind of been downhill since then, but I still love me some Daft Punk.
On an unrelated note, here are some of my favorite Podcasts to check out:
1.) 'My Name is Tiga' by Tiga. Free and fun. Look it up on Itunes or Tiga's Website. Tiga is a DJ and electronic artist from Montreal who has been in 'the game' as a DJ and producer for over 2 decades, though his most recent solo albums, "Tiga" and "Ciao!" have gotten him a lot more well known in the Indie scene. His podcasts are full of great, honest, somewhat cheesy humor and self-deprecating jokes and you can't get the impression that this mysterious French-Canadian star of the indie/electro scene is really just a nice, regular guy; albeit a damn good musician.
2.) Diplo's "Mad Decent Radio". Ok, so Diplo is a pretty much a household name for anyone in the DJ world, or should be, given his mind-numbing remix skills and live sets. Anyways, his Podcast series, "Mad Decent Radio", is equally awesome, not to mention incorporating an obscene number of different genres, I mean, he has a has a podcast based on Dutch Reggae from the Netherland Antilles!? WTF?! And it's actually good when mixed and mastered by him is the thing. I mean, his main squeeze was M.I.A for a while, so you know this cat has style.
MadDecentRadio.com
3.) Ed Banger Record's Podcast series. You might know Ed Banger as the Label Justice is signed on; but they have a lot more talent than that on their payroll, including DJ Medhi, Uffie, Busy P, Surkin, Feadz, and Sebastian. So pretty much all the best Parisian electronic music. their podcasts feature exclusive new remixes, great commentary/hosting by Ed Banger artists, and cheesy French accents. A recipe for awesomeness in other words. Available Free on Itunes.
4.) So this isn't a podcast, but I feel compelled to mention A Touch Of Class Records here, because they seem to always get overshadowed by their counterpart, DFA Records, when, despite not having the big names like LCD Soundsystem or Hot Chip, have some very talented musicians, such as The Ones, Waldorf, and who could forget the Scissor Sisters, haha..... ok so not the greatest Scissor Sisters fan, but other than that they have some amazing music, very danceable and discotheque-ish without being mainstream-dance-ish, an impressive[ly vague description by me] achievement.
Ok.... That's it for now.... will update this soon-ish? Much love until then! -Phil.
9/17/09
Check out this new video by Mayer Hawthorne:
This is for the song "Maybe So, Maybe No" one of my favorites off his new album, "A Strange Arrangement". Love the scenes where he is kickin it with his record store friends, spinn vinyl and a backyard bbq, and hanging with some Venice Beach skaters! A real slice of everyday life framed around an amazing song. love it.
This is a new version of Sam Sparro's 'Pocket" remixed by fellow Australian indie electro band
The Presets... Great sound and an improvement on the original in my opinion! If you have not
picked up Mr. Sparro's debut album, "Black and Gold", do so immediately; his soulful voice,
tight beats and danceable soul with get you moving.
This next video is by French Electronic artist 'Para One', who
I have been listening to a bit lately, this infectious and distinctly
French song is called "Piste Bleu" and is on their superb new
album, 'Epiphanie". Check it out! They are signed on Institubes,
I believe.
OK, SO ATLANTA-BASED REMIX GENIUS'S TREASURE
FINGERS HAVE DONE IT AGAIN WITH THIS REMIX OF
CHROMEO'S '100 PERCENT'. HOT!!
Speaking of Chromeo.... check out this remix of their song
"Call me up" by L.A's 'Kill The Noise': If this doesn't get
you dancing, something is wrong with you:
Also recently heard this remix of French bearded romantic
Sebastian Tellier's song "Kilometer" by A-Trak, better known
as the mustache-eod half of Chromeo's brother. Great mix!!
I also REALLY love German electronic artist Siriusmo,
I first heard of him through Itunes list of songs endorsed
by Parisian DJ Surkin, as referenced in his remix of David
Rubato's "Circuit" [great song ruined by creepy vocals,
but the first minute makes a killer sample loop]. Anyways,
so despite this roundabout introduction, I was quite smitten
by his sleek synth skills:
I think I've already raved about how much I love French-Canadian
Indie rockers "Malajube", but in any case, here is the video to one
of my favorite song's off their sophomore album, "Labyrinthes".
Check them out!!
One more Malajube song: this is the main single from their last album,
"Montreal -40C." With a title like that, who could resist this song.
Who cares if all the lyrics are in French? The music is beautiful.
Ok, one last song I can't get enough of: This is off Swedish Producer and DJ Andreas Kleerup's new project,
also called "Kleerup", and is amazing:
