Hard and Heavy Computer Music

Hey y'all, sup?
Note the southern inflection, in honor of the sick group Computer Club out of Birmingham, Alabama. An amalgam of Gigantor and Evol Intent, both drum n' bass masters, Computer Club mixes disco, electro and their originals and remixes to great success; they even somehow manage to blend Nine Inch Nails and Boys Noize.

Let's start with some originals:

Bizarre Love Triangle, a remix of the New Wave hit back in the day, has been stuck on repeat for a while.
Laptop Levitation definitely has an 80's feel to it, with the chorus chanting and such.
Load Rocket is just wicked hard and heavy

and check out their hour of glory:

www.zshare.net/audio/125220720ca4d081

Tracklist:
01. (Intro) - "Welcome To The Computer Club Meeting"
02. Midnight Juggernauts - "Shadows (Knightlife Remix)"
03. Prince - "Erotic City (Computer Club Edit)"
04. Wired All Wrong - "Elevatin' (Computer Club Remix)"
05. Computer Club - "Laptop Levitation"
06. Buddy Akai - "Cut Me Up (Villains Remix)"
07. Les Rhythmes Digitales - "Sometimes (Computer Club's Front Room Reflip)"
08. Micky Slim Vs. Deadmau5 Vs. House of Pain - "Jump Around"
09. Computer Club - "Load Rocket"
10. Boys Noize - "My Head (Para One Remix)"
11. Nine Inch Nails - "That's What I get (Computer Club's President Emeritus Remix)"
12. Sebastian - "Dog"
13. Mr. Oizo - "Flat Beat (Computer Club's Fat Eric Remix)"
14. Kill The Noise - "Hey You (Robbie Monticello Remix)"
15. Rrrump - "Twerk It"
16. Computer Club - "Flat Response"
17. Ocelot - "This Is Our Time (Treasure Fingers Remix)"
18. Kill The Noise - "Pull my Strings"
19. Hail Social - "No Paradise (Hot Pink Delorean Remix)"
20. Fantastadon - "Skampa"
21. Computer Club - "Bizarre Love Triangle"
22. Lismore - "Paradis (Udachi Remix)"
23. Young MC - "Bust A Move (Don Rimini Ravekid Remix)"

Hooligan Disco, Episode 1

I just came across this video today. It's the inaugural 45 minute episode from a mini series Para One is editing together from footage of the Institubes North America tour from about 8 months ago. I saw the tour when it came through Montréal and it was easily the best electro night I've been to all year. Surkin is in this video more than anyone else, but it also includes Curses!, DJ Orgasmic and a few cameos from the director. The video originates from Vimeo so please do check out their site.


Hooligan Disco (w/ English subtitles) from Institubes on Vimeo.

Falke pt. 2

I'm glad Nestor dedicated a post entirely to Fred Falke. Since i've returned to New York not a day has gone by where I haven't listened to these two tracks:

I'm Good, I'm Gone (Fred Falke remix) - Lykke Li

Golden Cage (Fred Falke remix) - Whitest Boy Alive

Blissful, euphonious; just a few words that come to mind. Check out the live mix as well.

Triple J set

Head here for an interview with Fred Falke and learn more about his live/DJ hybrid performances.

Hell A

Of all the emergent electro scenes in the United States; New York, Philadelphia, Houston... Los Angeles reigns king. Groups like Guns 'n' Bombs and heartsrevolution are blowing up, mainly through the diffusive power of the blogosphere. The one group that doesn't receive much attention however is Acid Girls; a production / DJ duo from SoCal who left the states back in late 2007 to record some tracks and repatriated themselves only a few months ago. There are rumors of a forthcoming summer album but ultimately this group is elusive. Everything they release is class. Here are a few tracks, a mix of the old and the new. Head over to HypeMachine or iheartcomix, L.A. based blog, record label, party throwers, etc. to hear more.

Prism Effect [It's Not the Size that Counts Acid Girls Edit] - heartsrevolution (oldie but a goodie)
Sirens [Acid Girls Can Hear it Too Remix] - Dizze Rascal (new remix, HQ mp3 folks)
Palms [Extended Dub mix] (myspace rip, not the best quality but a must have)
Tender Loving Care (ditto)
Neon Noise Mixtape (20 minute mix, download it, don't think twice. Head over to iheartcomix for a tracklist)

Video Interview

Le Contact Francais

Yea so electro is all great and cool and everything, but often one yearns for something new...after all, its hard (at least for me) to listen to hardcore dance music without wanting to burst out dancing, and sometimes it is not entirely appropriate to do so. To remedy this we have now gotten into 'French touch', a modern and better kind of house music, specifically the work of Fred Falke who is mega beast at bass and synth and all those wonderful happy instruments he uses. In addition to composing originals with his cousin Alan Braxe, Falke has some really good remixes, overdubbing his own bass lines making songs generally more upbeat and, yes, more dance-oriented I suppose. In any case, here are some the best of what I've got from them:

Intro, which is a huge club hit by Falke and Braxe;
Love Theme, has Falke's awesome bass line pumpin' through it and a funky breakdown near the end;
Burn it All Down, Falke's remix of the VHS Or Beta tune;
Hot Chip's Colors remixed again by Falke;
Black History Month a remix by Falke and Braxe;
Don't even know what to say about this one, Rubicon;
and Falke's original, Sanctuary
peace, enjoy and keep the volume up!