::: Dance music. Electronic music. Computerbeats. The Indie kids are showing these pension DJs a thing or two!

The Dancefloor Report ::: LATE APRIL / MAY 2006

Summer's almost here and things are definitely heating up in the dance and electronic realms. Lots of really hot, new albums and talent blooming. The buzz is centered around The Presets and their debut album "Beams." This Australian two-piece has been making noise for quite a while in the OZ underground and finally released their hotly anticipated debut Stateside this week to rave reviews. "Girl and The Sea" is the current single and is WORTH IT*! Currently they're touring North America with Ladytron all April and will do some headlining gigs in L.A. early May // Two hip hop infused albums are making noise as well, Spank Rock's debut "YoYoYoYoYo" just hit the crates with "Touch Me" and "Backyard Betty" tearing up parties (in my opinion, they pick up where N*E*R*D could not*!) and German-based Muallem's melodic "Shanti Dance (feat. The Droids)" is quickly becoming a dancefloor and DJ favorite. // E.Vill heroes Kudu are making waves in Alphabet City with their latest set "Death of the Party" and its lead single "Bar Star" // Free Download Alert :: Buzz is also building for Death From Above 1979's MSTRKRFT (Annie, Metric) and his forthcoming June debut. Its lead single "Easy Love" has been spotlighted by the iTunes Music Store for a limited time and it's N-iiii-C-E. I say hurry[!] and get it while it's free, we're definitely going to hear more from this man very soon.


::: THE LIST

The Presets :: Girl and The Sea
original + cut copy remix

Muallem :: Shanti Dance (featuring The Droids)
original + remixes

Oakenfold :: Faster Kill Pussycat (featuring Brittany Murphy)
original club mix + eddie baez's future disco + remixes

Kudu :: Bar Star
original + remixes

Spank Rock :: Touch Me
album version

MSTRKRFT :: Easy Love
original + remixes

Van She :: Kelly
alan braxe & fred falke remix

Bombdogs :: I Can't Explain
steve lawler's summer of love mix

Pet Shop Boys :: I'm With Stupid

Paul Mac :: Love Declaration (featuring Aaradhna)

Azzido Da Bass :: Lonely By Your Side (featuring Johnny Blake)
original + remixes

Cyantific :: Cover Story (featuring Matrix)

Junior Senior :: Can I Get Get Get

Massive Attack :: Live With Me
radio edit + remixes

Goldfrapp :: Fly Me Away
original + remixes

The Knife :: Marble House (featuring Jay-Jay Johanson)
original + remixes

Cut Copy :: Going Nowhere
original + digitalism remix

Infadels :: Can't Get Enough

Depeche Mode :: Suffer Well
narcotic thrust vocal dub

Lady Sovereign :: The Broom

Chicken Lips :: Twiggy

Wonderland Avenue :: White Horse
mike monday remix

The Presets :: Are You The One?

Tigercity :: Timecard

Coburn :: Give Me Love
original

David Morales :: Better That U Leave [with Lea-Lorién]
original club + gadjo remixes

Da Buzz :: The Echo

Firefox AK :: Madame, Madame


::: RECOMMENDATIONS


The Presets :: Beams [ info ]


Kudu :: Death of the Party [ info ]


Spank Rock :: Yoyoyoyoyo


Muallem :: Frankie Splits [ info ]


Chicken Lips :: Making Faces [ info ]


Cyantific :: Ghetto Blaster


Daft Punk :: Musique Vol 1 1993-2005

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[Edited 4/22/06 18:51pm]

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The Presets :: Beams (Enhanced U.S. edition with Bonus videos) (2006)

The album is OUT NOW in North America! )

Just picked it up this afternoon and have been listening to it all night...

Standouts @ the mo'
ARE YOU THE ONE? (the tune that started it all for me*!)
KITTY IN THE MIDDLE (how many times can I put this on repeat*!!! this song is so sexy)
GIRL (YOU CHEW MY MIND UP) (this is the wild out track... can't wait to hear this at the concert)
GIRL AND THE SEA (great groove)
I GO HARD, I GO HOME (the drums are crazy in this)
DOWN DOWN DOWN (ditto!)

Worth the money! Pick it up! Great if you're an Electronic fan! Dance fan! Retro fan!
If you want to preview every full track on the album, AOL is holding a special listening party here ---> http://music.aol.com/song...aultTab=19

Also, North Americans (US & Canada), be sure to catch THE PRESETS on tour all this month with LADYTRON and in May.

Apr 19 2006
8:00P
Club Soda - with Ladytron
Montreal, CAN

Apr 20 2006
8:00P
Opera House - with Ladytron
Toronto, CAN

Apr 21 2006
8:00P
Metro - with Ladytron
Chicago , IL

Apr 22 2006
8:00P
First Avenue - with Ladytron
Mineapolis, MN

Apr 24 2006
8:00P
Neumos - with Ladytron
Seattle, WA

Apr 25 2006
8:00P
Commodore Ballroom - with Ladytron
Vancouver, CAN

Apr 27 2006
8:00P
Berbatis Pan - with Ladytron
Portland, OR

Apr 28 2006
8:00P
Mezzanine - with Ladytron
San Francisco, CA

Apr 30 2006
8:00P
The Beauty Bar
San Diego, CA

May 1 2006
12:00A
Spaceland
Los Angeles, CA

May 2 2006
8:00P
Check Yo' PonytailParty @ Safari Sam's
Los Angeles, CA

MORE INFO ON DATES CAN BE FOUND AT www.myspace.com/thepresets

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http://www.chrislowe.co.u...video.mpeg

ANNIE'S TOP 10 FAVE SONGS AT THE MOMENT

6 April, 2006

1. Peaches :: Downtown
2. The Knife :: Silent Shout
3. Prince :: 3121
4. Television :: Marquee Moon
5. Fannypack :: You Gotta Know
6. The B-52's :: Strobe Light
7. Cut Copy :: Future (Zongamin remix)
8. White Noise :: Your Hidden Dreams
9. Laurent Garnier :: The Sound of the Big Babou
10. Johnny Cash :: I Still Miss Someone

source: http://www.anniemusic.co.uk/

::: FUTURE-RETRO IS IN FULL SWING, BABY*!


[ more info on Van She ]

Saint Etienne :: Stars Above Us (2006) ::: MSTRKRFT :: Easy Love (2006) ::: Muallem :: Sweat (feat. Audrey) (2006) ::: Junior Senior :: I Like Music (W.O.S.B) (2006) ::: Van She :: Kelly |Alan Braxe & Fred Falke Remix| (2006) ::: Jonas Brothers :: I Am What I Am (2006) ::: Spank Rock :: Touch Me (2006) ::: Eric Gadd :: No Doubt About It (2006) ::: Princess Superstar :: Bad Girls N.Y.C. (2005) ::: The Passionistas :: Going Gay (2006) ::: Tori Fixx :: And Daddy Makes 3 (2003) ::: soce, the elemental wizard :: I'm D**kless (2005) ::: Franz Ferdinand :: Sexy Boy (2005)

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Goldfrapp :: Fly Me Away (2006)

Released on 1st May 2006

CD1
1. Fly Me Away (Single Version)
2. Satin Chic (Bombay Mix by The Shortwave Set)

CD2
1. Fly Me Away (C2 rmx 4)
2. Fly Me Away (Ladytron Remix)
3. You Never Know (Mum Remix)

DVD:
1. Fly Me Away: Inflight Movies (Paris - New York - London)
2. Ride A White Horse - Video
3. Time Out From The World (Fields Remix)

12" (released 2 weeks later):
A1. Fly Me Away (C2 rmx 1)
A2. Fly Me Away (C2 rmx 2)
B1. Slide In (DFA Remix

it's like a 'zine I have to pick up monthly

CinisterCee said:

Thanks for reading.

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THE PRESETS :: LIVE IN LOS ANGELES (MAY 1 + 2, 2006) IN TWO PARTS

PART ONE

::: May 1 :: Live at Spaceland, Los Angeles

Just came back from the Presets' Midnite show in Silver Lake. Nice gig (same place I saw the Ark perform a while back). They performed all the tunes I loved from "Beams" plus many of the tracks from the "Blow Up" EP. My favorite of the nite had to be "Kitty In The Middle"... they threw in a little Pet Shop Boys' "It's A Sin" to spice it up. Introduced myself to both of them after their set. Both were very friendly and Julian shook my hand. Told them I loved their album. I'm such a damn groupie, sometimes. LOL. Oh, yeah, and my car didn't get towed or ticketed on the residential streets. :bliss: *dead*





PART TWO, their Hollywood show... Coming later today!

OK, my camera phone wasn't acting the greatest, but a surprise is right around the corner.

:::



THE PRESETS :: LIVE IN LOS ANGELES (MAY 1 + 2, 2006) IN TWO PARTS

PART TWO

::: May 2 :: Live at Check Yo' Ponytail! @ Safari Sam's, Hollywood

OK, part two took a little while to get here since my camera phone didn't want to upload photos for some reason, but I guess it was to my good fortune since I discovered some HIGH QUALITY alternatives already posted up from the nite I went. Big shoutout to THREAT DOT TV for all the HQ images -- really beats cell phone tech, eh? LOL! The show was great. It was held at a new venue in Hollywood called Safari Sam's and it was the grand opening of the Check Yo' Ponytail party. Free booze, free art, free gifts, free parking[!] what more could an Angeleno ask for... The set sounded better than last nite's -- the venue got it right this time. And my favorite this go 'round had to be "I Go Hard, I Go Home" that track *really* grew on me when I heard it live this time. We were pogo-ing like madmen in the crowd when that frenetic house beat kicked in! All in all, it was a great time. Lots of funnn. L.A. showed the two a lot of love. Julian recognized me from last nite and I wished him a safe journey to Australia. Modular rocked my world (thanks!) They must come backkkk sooon.


The CROWD! I'm somewhere in this photograph looking very lush.


The VENUE!


Jules checking his wires -- how electronic of him. heh!!!




You can sorta see Jules dancing a bit!!

TONS OF PICS OF THIS NITE AVAILABLE AT http://flickr.com/photos/...125176102/
[Edited 5/5/06 13:53pm]

Here's a flyer from the night!



Mem-mor-reess! ;D

Mara said:

I gave her 3121 at the last concert I attended! I'm glad to see she likes it!

Moonbeam said:

That is really awesiiim. You're famous!

::: YR LATE NITE FIXX / PART 1 : DANCE YR A** OFF*!



Taxi Doll :: Waiting (Josh Harris Remix) (2006) ::: Voom Voom :: Sao Verought (2006) ::: Basement Jaxx :: Romeo ::: Depeche Mode :: A Pain That I'm Used To (Jacques Lu Cont Remix) (2005) ::: Freestylers / Defintion of Sound :: Here We Go ::: Ultra Nate :: Free (Brick City Remix) (2004) ::: Mylo / Freeform Five :: Muscle Car (2005) ::: Audio Bullys :: Shot You Down (2005) ::: Infadels :: Love Like Semtex (2006) ::: Goldfrapp :: Number 1 (Alan Braxe & Fred Falke Remix) (2005) ::: Avenue D :: Do I Look Like A Slut? (2002) ::: Mecca Headz :: Star (Original Centerstage Mix) ::: Satoshi Tomiie / Kelli Ali :: Up In Flames ::: Smooth And J :: Get Naked (2004) ::: Freemasons / Amanda Wilson :: Watchin' (2006) ::: Urusula 1000 / Barbara De Dominicson :: Boop (2005) ::: Audio Bullys :: We Don't Care (2003) ::: Mixmaster Mike :: Marvel (2004) ::: Stunt :: Raindrops (2005) ::: Special Unit :: (I've Set My) Sights On You (2003) ::: Lee Cabrera / Mim :: I Watch You (2005) ::: Danny Tenaglia / Celeda :: Music Is The Answer ::: Juliet :: Ride The Pain (Low End Specialists Remix) (2005) ::: Pqm :: You Are Sleeping (Pqm Meets Luke Chable Pass) (2002) ::: Spank Rock / Amanda Blank :: Bump (2006) ::: Royksopp :: Only This Moment (2005) ::: Black Fras :: Moving Into Light (2005) ::: Andrea Doria :: Bucci Bag (Peter Rauhofer Edit) (2003) ::: Junkie XL :: Yesterday (2006)

Daft Punk...is it out yet!!!??

paisleypark4 said:

Yep. Been out for a few weeks now. And it's great.