Young Dead Actors
There’s something about showbiz that the Grim Reaper loves.
I can think of so many actors that died young. Whether it be death by misadventure, suicide, alcohol, drugs or just being incredibly fat, a lot of the best have bowed out too early.
We received some songs earlier in the week from a band who go by the name Young Dead Actors and although they’re not the ghosts of John Candy, James Dean, River Phoenix and Heath Ledger. We really liked their sound.
Sexy Australian electro-pop with a good tempo.
Young Dead Actors – You - download
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Young Dead Actors – Lying On A Street On A Friday Night - download
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Bertie Blackman
Annie Mac has got some goodies under her sleeves (or her producers do) and over the weekend she played such a dirty drum and bass tune.
So good in fact that it reinvigorated me back into the genre and since then I’ve been hungry for high calibre more D&B. Any suggestions?
I searched long and hard online to find an actual MP3 file of the remix but to no avail so I made a radio rip. Can’t wait to have the actual audio file. Annie is talking at the beginning and the end but the song is too good for me just to have to myself.
Bertie Blackman – Byrds of Prey (DC Breaks Remix) (Radio Rip) - download
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As for Bertie Blackman – she’s an Australian singer who hasn’t gained much press here but she’s defintely got a big following back home.
Another remix of hers by Wild Turkey’s is also really nice. Chilled out and a little like something Simian Mobile Disco would make.
Bertie Blackman – Thump (Wild Turkeys Remix) – download
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I checked out Bertie’s original stuff.
Prefer the remixes.
SOME night – Sound Of Musical Evolution
Wednesday is limbo day – you’re halfway through the week and you’re not entirely sure what to do with yourself – for some of us, the weekend begins then.
A new night called SOME night in conjunction with our dear friends at SlyFly Records is in full swing every Wednesday at The Den (formerly The End) and so far they’ve been amazing and so now your Wednesdays can be fulfilled!
The launch night saw A1 Bassline, Cameo and Stenchmen (just to name a few) take to the decks in attempt to bring down the foundations of the building. The Mahogany Blog was down there in full swing and it was a night not to forget.
Last week, dubstep producer Silkie, Lee Mortimer and special guest Benga delivered filthy sets for the hundreds of ravers.
This wednesday (14th Oct) sees DJ Edjotronic of Boys Noize, N-Type, Bar9 and Klose One take on the huge crowd that descend on the Holborn hotspot. SlyFly’s very own Mike Kruger will be laying down his new mix which is going to be unmissable.
Room 2 will sound a little something like this.
N-Type – Dark Matter – download
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Bar9 – Murda Sound – download
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Whereas Room 1 will sound a little something like this.
Mike Kruger – Mix 2008 - download
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More details are available on their Facebook page. For £3 guestlist just email your details to somenite@gmail.com.
Don Diablo vs Phoenix vs Jay-Z
Don Diablo has been churning out so many remixes recently that it’s actually hard to count how many he has in his arsenal. The latest one Ladies and Gentlemen, is very good indeed.
Jay-Z is a living legend and after over the past few years a string of bootleg remix albums have been released which featured Jigga in ways we never imagined. The Grey Album, Viva La Hova, Jaydiohead, Nigerian Gangster, OJAYSIS and Billboard Gangsters all had their ups and downs but I prefer the one off mashup classics like Brush Your Bittersweet Shoulders Off that we featured a while back.
Phoenix’s Fences and Jay-z’s 99 Problems combined with the Don Diablo production is up there with the best of them.
Don Diablo vs Phoenix vs Jay-Z – 99 Fences – download
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Unfamiliar with the Jay-Z Bootlegs? Billboard Gangsters was the Elvis/Jay-z mashup album produced by Cookin’ Soul and here’s one of the tracks.
Jay-Z vs Elvis – Fallin’ (Cookin’ Soul Remix) - download
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Anyone else slightly disappointed with The Blueprint III as a whole?
Walter Sobcek
Parisian duo Walter Sobcek have just completed their album after spending some time living in sunny Los Angeles.
Prom Queen (Dana Plato) is one of the songs and the new video features the raunchy bus scene from Risky Business!
If you’re at work and checking this out then you might want to consider who sits behind your desk – or just minimise it.
I’m going to follow up with these guys – I love this track and I want some MP3s now!
Long live French electronica.
Remixation For The Nation
Gotta love a good remix and it’s probably evident by now that we like them a lot on TMB so here’s a post packed full of delicious remixes of recent.
La Roux – I’m Not Your Toy (Jack Beats Remix) – Buy from iTunes (UK)
I hate La Roux but I love Jack Beats so when this first came to my knowledge, I held back from posting it but after a while I couldn’t resist. it’s too good.
Jack Beats has made his distinctive wobble-bass productions recognisable from a mile off and in this current maelstrom of dubstep and electro – that’s something very very important.
Friendly Fires – Kiss of Life (Spiral Into The Storm Remix) – download
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9 minutes of Friendly Fires goodness remixed in a way that I never expected. It’s tough to even pin a genre to this remix. It’s a journey in itself which must have taken Will Skol aka Spiral Into The Storm ages create.
Boy 8-Bit – Baltic Pine (GreenMoney Bootleg) – download
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Lovely little one delivered from the duo renowned for their YOYO club night.
MSTRKRFT – Heartbreaker (Three Fingers Remix) – download
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Australian pair deliver a nice take on the wicked 2009 track.
Cut Copy – Far Away (Andrew Clark Remix) - download
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This one adds to the 18-page list of Cut Copy remixes. Still welcome though.
Blow Your Face Off Much?! (Updated)
You might remember our introductory post on Dubstep producer George Lenton which featured an absurd fictional history into the young man. It was all made up because so far, he’s kept his identity to himself.
Some people think his name is an anagram to a clue about his real identity but we just know ONE thing. He makes incredibly filthy tunes that should be locked up behind bars in an underground bunker guarded by Optimus Prime and his mates.
Daft Punk – One More Time (George Lenton Remix) - download
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You can also download the 320kbps version here at a whopping 21mb’s! – download
Temper Temper
It’s taken a while but finally the boys from Melbourne are seeing a great reception to a great debut album.
The Temper Trap released Conditions back in August and have since toured ridiculously everywhere with almost no breaks whatsoever. Jim Abbiss worked with the guys on the album and his producing CV boasts the debut albums of Adele, Editors and the Arctic Monkeys!
I first heard them via the incredible remix of Science of Fear by Hervé.
I think describing their music as alternative pop is pretty accurate and Love Lost is the opening track and in my opinion, one of the best. I’ve listened to too many times but I’m not sick of it yet!
The Temper Trap – Love Lost – 
The Temper Trap – Science of Fear (Hervé Remix) –
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The Temper Trap – Sweet Disposition –
