Isaac Hayes

Academy award winner, producer, composer, singer, Isaac Hayes one of the main voice of southern soul produced so much great music.
If you think that when he sings, he has a familiar voice, it is because he dubbed "chef" in the South Park animated series.

One of his classic remixed by Ron Hardy.

Isaac Hayes - Can't Turn Around (Ron Hardy's Edit) (2004)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vR4PaAKLe68

This track is from the Isaac Hayes Movement album.

Isaac Hayes - Disco Connection (1975)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0p6xO0JgH4


Rest in pace,
clem

Fred Falke

Since it seems that lately I can't stop from doing post about France musicians and France House, here is another one.
This time is Fred Falke which in 2000 along with his buddy Alan Braxe released 'Intro', a pretty popular track which sampled The Jets 1987 hit Crush On You.

Alan Braxe & Fred Falke - Intro - (2000)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBmD3iZaP7A

Another track I love is the remix of the Colour from Hot Chip.

Hot chip - colours (fred falke remix) (2006)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUPMivYzpl0


clem

Mr. Oizo

It was back in the 1999, when Falt Erick the yellow puppet, become a public celebrity in Europe. Levis decided to star him for one of its commercial and that's how Mr. Oizo career started.
Mr. Oizo, a successful French Electro house musician, created the sound track and also directed the video.


Mr. Oizo - Flat Beat - 1999
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kv6Ewqx3PMs


clem

Ralph Myerz and the Jack Herren Band

An awesome video from this Norwegian electronic band.

Ralph Myerz and the Jack Herren Band - Think Twice (2002)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fehwcUDsqGY

Check also their myspace:
http://www.myspace.com/ralphmyerz


clem

Justus Köhncke

Justus is a German techno music producer and DJ active sine the late nighties.
He was part of the Whirlpool Production when he released from Disco to Disco. Back them I loved it and I love it now:

From Disco to Disco - Whirlpool Production - 1998
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhZyz0z2tHs

And also a remix of the Friendly Fire Paris:

Friendly Fires - Paris (Justus Köhncke remix)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkHs8gZR8WE

I recommend checking out his myspace
http://www.myspace.com/justuskoehncke

clem

Louis La Roche

He's only 19 years old but he has already released an EP, and oddly enough he's not french, he's from UK.

Louis La Roche - Me & Her (2009)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtHoHpN35DE


clem

Sebastien Tellier

I am a big fan of Sebastien Tellier since the Politics album (2004). His new album Sexuality produced by Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo of Daft Punk is just another demostration of the level of current French electronic music production.

Sebastian Tellier - Kilometer (2008)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyuuJgDZXsY

And here a bomb-for-the-dance-floor remix from A-Track:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDYb6j0g6Rc

clem

Camille Yarborough

Camille Yarborough the voice we all know from the Fat Boy Slim track Praise You, yes that's her.

Camille Yarborough - Take Yo' Praise (1975)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zg1oh45n5iI

Watch also this crazy great video of Fat Boy Slim version, directed by Spike Jonze (Being John Malkovich) :-o

Fat Boy Slim - Praise You (1998)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ULVQOneeZE


clem

Futurecop

The British duo (Mancester/London) Futurecop takes inspiration from '80 teen flicks and sci-fi cartoon sound tracks. This nice video is directed by Australian Julian Griffiths.

Futurecop - Transformers (2008)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLXw1BLB2hs

clem

Symbolone

Nice track from this eclectic electro duo from Croatia and Ireland (how did they end up playing together?) called Symbolone. They just released their first 12'.

Great trak!

Symbolone - Mean Rocket (2008)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRqGUa7GMsY


clem

Fischerspooner

The Electroclash duo based in New York by Warren Fischer and Casey Spooner. They are touring US right now, so if you get a chance go to see them.

Fischerspooner - Never Win (2004)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sF-V1HcDCM


clem

Daft Punk

The French duo that has influenced so much the electronic music scene in the past years. Interstellar 5555 an animated movie with no dialogs ("the animated House Musical" that's how they describe it) is one extra confirmation of their artistic "grandeur".

Too Long is a track from the album discovery which is also the soundtrack of Interstellar 5555.

Daft Punk - You Too (2001)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M525SyObios



clem

Carl Craig

The aristocratic, intellectual, refined, minimal, Carl Craig. I really do not have enough words to express my admiration for this artist.

You can just type his name on Youtube and every track is great. I choose this one just because it remembers me of my first clubbing experiences and it's also one of the first Techno LP I owned (I bought it when 15).

Carl Craig - Paper Clip (1994)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkV8V0lkOTU


clem

code 718

After such a long time without a post I felt like this hard house track could be the one to revamp the blog.
Very dub, very dub...

Code 718 - Equinox (Henrik Schwarz Remix) (2009)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MQTN73wt6I

Code 718 is nothing else that Danny Tenaglia a well know DJ and producer that is around since the mid 80s...

clem

Jackpot

Jakpot a Italian-Swedish new beat duo, with this great track:
http://srvc.se/catalog/item.php?catno=SERV032

and their blog:
http://jackpotresearch.wordpress.com/

clem

Frankie Knuckles

Frankie Knuckles, the so called godfather of house music. In this post one of his first tracks from the late 80s...

Frankie Knuckles - Your Love - ~1989
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ht2qWJhtqiI


clem

Monkey: Journey to the West

Since my previous post was about the remix of this track, here's the original track.

Monkey: Journey to the West is a stage adaptation of of the 16th Century Chinese novel Journey to the West. It was conceived by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett the two guys of Gorilaz and Chen Shi-zheng a chinese director. Obviously Damon Albarn made the music score of the play.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey:_Journey_to_the_West

Here is a quite interesting video from Jamie Hewlett of the main song of the album

Monkey: Jorney to the West
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y90ONojCc6Q


clem

The Universal Robot Band

The Universal Robot Band is an American disco band active in the late 70s early 80s.

The Universal Robot Band - Disco Boogie Women - (1976)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJa0yN4rkB8

The Universal Robot Band - Barely Breaking Even - (1976)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZjQh8WBF6k


clem

Phones

Paul Epworth, better known as Phones, delivers us this great remix of Monkey.

Mokey - Journey to the West (Phones Remix)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vJY5-CGcQw

One more from interpol
Interpol - Heinrich Maneuver (Phones Remix)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EvWA0vyC5Y

And his myspace...
http://www.myspace.com/phones


clem

Junior Boys

I was looking for a nice track to post.... and here it is.... The Junior Boys a Canadian duo that lately is everywhere.

Junior Boys- Double Shadow - (2007)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsBw6nZBWY8

clem

Laughing Light Of Plent

After so long finally another post...
And this time is Tim Sweeney best of 2008 on Whatever We Want Record, great track!

Laughing Light Of Plenty - The Rose - (2008)
http://www.myspace.com/thelaughinglightofplenty

clem

The Joubert Singers

"Stand On The Word" was first ever recorded live in the First Baptist Church in Crown Heights, NYC, in 1982. Few copies were printed of this LP. Somehow this few copies got discovered by the New York most discerning DJs and soulful dance music aficionados. Among the many remixes that you can find around I want to list this remix (featuring also Tony Humphries)

Then the Larry Levan mix:
The Joubert Singers - Stand on the World (Larry Levan Mix)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlQY3Gmalxo


More recent and more commercial and pop this revisited version from this new group:
Keeds - Stand on the World
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mG_eIDMOvfM


clem

Disco Devil

Double post to day, now I'm posting for this Belgian (I guess) duo Disco Devil. My preferred track is the remix of the Eurythmics.

Eurythmics - Take me to Your Heart (Disco Devil Edit) (2006)
http://www.myspace.com/discodevill (take me, third track)

clem

Lucien-N-Luciano

This great artist from Chile/Swiss (yes you got it right!), bron in Swiss and then moved to Chile to follow his mother. His techno minimal influences do not betray his Swiss origin.

Lucien-N-Luciano - Alain Brito (2004)
http://www.last.fm/music/Lucien-N-Luciano/_/Alain+Brito

Get also this remix, you probably remember this movie (The Wonderful World of Amelie)
Lucien-N-Luciano - Amelie on Ice (2004)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijwDmJnxps8

Clem

PS: as always a special thanks to Tim for introducing me to all this great music

House of House

Some very recent dance music, with this new duo from New York called "house of house"

House of house - Rushing to Paradise (2009)
http://www.myspace.com/house0fhouse

clem

ABC

Still on the 80's with some British synthpop from the ABC, on their debut album The Lexicon of Love 1982 with the great arrangement of Anne Dudley.

ABC - Tears Are not Enough (1982)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fp-r2LotfTU

And the always great:
ABC - The Look of Love (1982)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkwEK9AYQHg


Sinthpop

clem

Atelier Folie

Again with some Italo Disco. This time with Atlier Folie, No Rhyme No Reason (1983) and guess what? The same year of the great "Blue Monday" by New Order, you can easily notice the similarity.

Atelier Folie - No Rhyme No Reason - 1983
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JADEK3EuqM

Italo Disco


clem