Anything I Want

This Alice Rose track (with remix by previous blog entry Ruede Hagelstein) is killer. For starters it sounds like its been pulled straight out of a Danny Tenaglia set, and well you really can't go wrong having that going for you already.

Next up is a new release by without a doubt, two of the biggest names in Dance music production for the past 20 years, Green Velvet & Carl Craig. It sounds like you'd expect a track produced by those two to sound. Twisted, Dark, Deep heavy bass with fucked up lyrics. A lot of what i love about Dance music right there.

Lastly, I've truly lost count of how many different covers I've heard of this song. Theres a reason for that. Arthur Russell was a huge inspiration to a lot of the people making (interesting) electronic music today, something like a Nicholas Jaar of his time only without all the fame and good looks. If you don't know his name you likely know his music produced under various aliases including Dinosaur and Loose Joints. Anyhoo, I came across this remixed cover of This Is How We Walk On The Moon and since the original version is one of both mine and my husband's favourite songs, I thought they both ought to be included here.

It seems like summer was just starting and I really don't know where the time went. But onward we go.

keep those happy feet moving!

Alice Rose - Servant (Ruede Hagelstein Remix)

Green Velvet & Carl Craig - Rosalie (Original Mix)

Jose Gonzales - This Is How We Walk On The Moon (Isaac Tichauer Remix)

Arthur Russell - This Is How We Walk On The Moon

I don't like Acid

Finally getting around to some much needed shazam sorting and found a few lovely things to share with you all. First up, the ever amazing Late Nite Tuff Guy.  Giving an old 10cc track a treatment that only he could deliver.. super super funky. All four tracks are pretty different, Kollektiv Turmstrasse are one of my favourite minimal producers, some light funky tunes remixed by Dave Allison of Montreal and rounding things out a little language lesson courtesy Diamond Dealer. Happy Dancing!

Happy dancing y'all! 

If you're in Toronto.. check out BreakfastClub Hell, check it out even if you aren't. A Yoga, Pre-work, Danceparty happening monthly here in Toronto. The next one is August 26th and I challenge you to find a more energizing way to start your day :)

10cc - Dreadlock Holiday (Late Nite Tuff Guy Rework)

Kollektiv Turmstrasse - Ordinary (Original Mix)

Leon - Nice To Meet You (Dave Allison Remix)

Diamond Dealer feat. Charlotte - La Couleur (Original Mix)

Fosse! Fosse! Martha Graham! Martha Graham! The Black Madonna! The Black Madonna!

Something very fun with a little touch of jazzy piano came into my life yesterday and I can't get it out of my head, so I thought I would share it with y'all. If you don't know how much I love dance music with a little instrumentation in it... consider this your warning.  On my first listen it was obvious that it was sampling an old favourite of mine. Heavily. And I'm totally okay with that! In fact I wish she had put in a bit of the vocals but thats ok, I'll leave the original here for you to use your imagination and do a little remix with your mind project. On a side note, God bless Larry Levan.

The Black Madonna runs Smart Bar in Chicago and seems like a pretty awesome lady. First of all she's white, so don't get it twisted. Her mother loved the painting and she wanted to pay tribute to that. Isn't that sweet? She's playing here in Toronto soon (May 8th) at The Black Eagle  and I plan to be there, and after these little ditties so will you.

The Black Madonna - Exodus

The Black Madonna - Stay

and heres where it is sampled from. LOVE this tune. Ok its not the ORIGINAL... but it's all that matters.

The Joubert Singers - Stand On The Word (Larry Levan Remix)

shame 'bout ol' Billy Joe

This Monkey Maffia track has been in my head a lot lately and I realized that I had meant to put it on here ages ago and hadn't yet. So here she is.  I love the solid steady tempo and the whispery, rather gloomy, matter-of-fact conversation.

And this second one I just happened across while browsing through some new tunes a few days ago. It's going to be released soon on a WMC compilation. You can't really go wrong with Nina Simone. Ever.


Enjoy!

Monkey Maffia - Sources From The Past Ed.1 (Original Mix)

Nina Simone - Plain Gold Ring (Nana K Edit)

Something old, something new.

It being Thursday and all, I thought I would post something a little bit retro that I heard a couple weeks ago that I had totally forgotten about.

Tom Jones did an album of contemporary stuff in like probably 1999 or '00 and it was actually quite successful. The whole thing was made up of collaborations with pop stars of the day and this one with German House music producer Mousse T was the biggest single. This remix of it still stands up 15 years later.

Tom Jones & Mousse T - Sex Bomb (Sounds of Life Half Vocal Mix)


And lastly, this one popped up during the Tom Ravenscroft show on BBC 6 music a couple weeks ago and I fell in love with it.  This girl from merseyside, UK has such a pretty voice and the structure of the song is so disjointedly gorgeous. Not the typical style of music I've been posting but there you go. something new.

Låpsley - Dancing

where's the luv?

This past weekend I had the great pleasure of hearing for the sixth (i think..?) time the man I, as of now consider to be the best example of a DJ who knows his crowd, knows his music and knows how to properly entertain. Danny Tenaglia played at Toronto's (in)famous Guvernment nightclub for the last time as the club will be closing after a very successful run. A night of hard techno, progressive, tribal and many old classics. I won't go into how TERRIBLE the Guv really is because theres no point. its closing. A friend of mine pointed out that its closing will sadly have a trickle down to the venues we really love and bring all the people that Guv drew to these other places and possibly making them now places we don't love. I hope that doesn't happen. I want to think that the way my friends and I enjoy ourselves might rub off on a few of these people and they'll learn how to respect people at clubs and not be an annoying wanker... but we'll see.

Danny's sets are always full of musical gems. Most of the time you can't ascertain what they are because he's tweaked around with them so much and is playing 3 other tracks at the same time but every now and then he plays the whole song. Its usually a pretty special track that sort of changes the atmosphere in the room and sets you heading in a new direction. on Sunday morning there were a few of these... notably Dubtribe Sound System's "Do It Now". wow. people went off. and justifiably so.... but we all know that one. Then there was this little nugget. This artist has been featured on the blog before, and Im really regretting not making it out to see him at Panorama Bar in Berlin.

Kasper Bjørke feat.Sísý Ey - Apart (Michael Mayer Remix)

And this little beauty got dropped at the after party I was at... LOVE it!!

Theophilus London - Wine & Chocolates (Andhim Remix Radio Version)