I’ll be spinning at Finn’s tonight, so come check it out!

One of my readers, Josh over at sour.org (by the way, go check him out – he’s a fantastic artist) commented to one of the previous entries about glitch-hop and mentioned the Glitch Mob.  He’s right, they deserve a mention because they are one of the pioneering glitch acts.  Here’s one of my favorites by them, called Nalepa.

The_Glitch_Mob-Nalepa_Monday_Remix.mp3

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While we’re at it, let me give you a couple more glitch tracks I’ve personally been enjoying recently.  Here’s a glitchy rework of Ginuwine’s old track Pony, done by Wolf Intervals.  Fun stuff here.

Wolf Intervals-Pony.mp3

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Here’s another glitch cover of an old track.  If the party is live enough, you can never go wrong with some Bee Gees, and this version of Stayin Alive is “proper”, as my buddy DJ Carbon put it.

stayin-alive-teddybears-remix.mp3

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Enjoy!

By the way you guys, I’ll be spinning the night of January 1st at Finn’s, along with njntrubl and Diddy.  I know it’s the night after New Years Eve, but get your asses out there and check it out.  Gonna be good times.

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It’s 2010!! Shake off that hangover and get your body to Finn’s in Old Town for the best ass shakin, hand pumpin electronic dance music this side of 2009! This month DJ Diddy and DJ njnTrubl feature the one, the only DJ F/STOP. Oh yeah, and it’ll be njnTrubl’s birthday. OH NO!

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Here’s an oldie but a goodie.  Enjoy your holiday!

Sarah McLachlan – The First Noel (DJ Shah Remix).mp3

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Dubstep and Glitch Hop are two relatively new flavors of music, at least to my ears.  I was lucky enough to get a chance to check out both styles live recently, when I saw LA Producer Nosaj Thing open for Bassnectar at Liberty Hall in Lawrence, KS.  Here are a couple bombs from those guys.

Nosaj Thing – Light 1.mp3

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This one right here is just badass:

Bassnectar – Cozza Frenzy (Z-Trip Hellrazor Remix).mp3

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Dubstep, being the most recently invented genre of electronic music, is really starting to gain traction.  In fact I had a gig the night before Thanksgiving at Rock Isand Live, a place that usually wants to hear all the usual top 40 club music, but when I started playing dubstep, the shit went OFF.  It was kind of amazing.

Here’s a couple tracks for you, along with their dubstep remixes.  It’s nice to listen to the original first – that will help you appreciate the aspects of the remix that make it good.

First, here is Phoenix with 1901.  You might recognize it from this Cadillac commercial.

Phoenix – 1901.mp3

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And the Neon Steve dubstep remix:

Phoenix – 1901 (Neon Steve Remix).mp3

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And here’s one of my favorite songs from the summer which is only just now starting to get radio play around here:

Owl City – Fireflies.mp3

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And the remix:

Owl_City-Fireflies-Trillbass_and_Etubbs_RMX.mp3

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Good stuff, right?

Every now and then I stumble across a bouncy, ridiculous, bubble-gummy, poppy, cheesy-synth-riff-using, formula-driven, overproduced house track that I just can’t stop listening to.  Today I’m going to infect you with some of those sounds.  You’re welcome.

This one’s fairly mundane throughout the first half, but it’s just a buildup, setting you up for the ridiculous happiness that happens after the breakdown.

SW14 – Need You Tonight (Riot Act Club Mix).mp3

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See what I mean? It’s so predictable and cheesy and simple but you can’t help but feel a little giddy when you hear it.  Or a lot, in my case.

Here’s another.  This one’s actually been getting a fair amount of radio play, and with good reason.  Drop this at the end of the night when everyone’s all drunk and happy and it will jump OFF, I promise.

Cascada-Evacuate The Dancefloor-Lockouts Mirrorball Mix.mp3

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This one’s quite a bit older, but still just simple, great, danceable house.

Favretto feat. Jenny B – First Floor (Original Extended Mix).mp3

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Okay, last one (for today).  You guys have heard of Eric Prydz, right?  You know, Call On Me, with the weird video of the 80s folks working out in the gym, the one that’s more sexually charged than you ever thought anything with an 80s theme could be?  And his slightly lesser known track (you’ll know it when you hear it) Pjanoo? Yep, that guy.

This is what happens when he gets his hands on a Calvin Harris jam.  It’s a lot less bubble-gummy than the others, and pretty damn good.

Calvin Harris – Flashback (Eric Prydz remix).mp3

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The night before Thanksgiving I played a gig at Rock Island Live, and was scolded (and rightly so) for not having Bad Romance.  The ladies love their Gaga.  So I went out and scoured the interwebz for every version of Bad Romance I could find.  After previewing no less than fifteen remixes (the remixers love their Gaga), I think this here’s the one I like.  It also seems to be the one everyone else likes – it seems to be quite popular.  But I’m squelching my urge to be indie or underground or a snob or whatever you want to call it.  I won’t present you with the most obscure or weird remix – I’ll play you the good one.

Lady Gaga – Bad Romance (Dave Aude Club Mix).mp3

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Let me know what you think in the comments.

It’s a fair bet that no one will ever accuse the Black Eyed Peas of being lyrical geniuses.  Fortunately for them, no one cares.  That’s not their reason for existing.  They put meaningless, sometimes catchy lyrics over phenomenal, ultra-catchy beats that go in your ear and stay inside your head for far longer than is reasonable.

That’s the case with this track too, entitled Imma Be.  Even though Fergie dares to show her face (let’s not forget that she was responsible for “My Humps”, which I consider to be a crime against music), it’s still a pretty catchy track.  Maybe not one of their master works, but I predict it will get huge club play anyway.  Why? Because it’s the Black Eyed Peas.

It’s also a useful DJ tool, as the track transitions from 91 to 121 bpm.

Black Eyed Peas – Imma Be.mp3

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Colorado-based glitch duo Pretty Lights have put a new track up on their website ahead of their forthcoming album, Passing By Behind Your Eyes.  The track is called Sunday School and it is solid.  Check it out, and cop it from their site, www.prettylightsmusic.com.

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[Edit: The whole album is now available for free download on their site.  Grab it.]