All I wanna do is love ya

It seems like good things come in bunches lately.  Sometimes I go weeks without hearing anything I'm all that interested in and then this week I can't swing a cat without hittin a NiCE(7) tune! the improper capitalization and numbering will make sense shortly.   I've also just booked my birthday weekend in Montreal with about 10 friends. Hold onto your chapeau's Montreal.... it's actually 3 birthdays so that means 3 times the fun and shenanigans... but not til February.

Also arriving in bunches, dance tracks with old soul samples. One from Curtis Mayfield and one from marvin Gaye arrived in the iTunes today..  Heres the Curtis Mayfield one.  If it sounds familiar it should.  The same sample is from Bran Van 3000's discotastic single  "Astounded" from about 12 years ago.

Tube & Berger, Milan Euringer - Lovebreak (Original Mix)

and for those moments you feel like something a little more piquanté...

NiCE7, Bruni & Daniel - Party People (Original Mix) 

You got me howling

You can talk to me 'til you're blue in the face about pretty near anything.  Chances are pretty good that I won't remember it.  I don't mean it as an insult, that what you are saying isn't valid or important.. just.. I don't remember things. From people I get introduced to at clubs who I meet the next weekend and have no idea who they are, to events that happen in my house that I get reminded about and still don't remember.  It is obviously sometimes a problem.  I do, however, have a fucking great memory for somethings.  And its been this way since I was a little kid.  I will not forget a sports statistic, a weird lyric to a song or who did that remix to that song.   So I guess thats something. Right?

So I heard this song this weekend.  And I couldn't place who originally sang the words I was hearing, but I was pretty sure he was black, and it was from the late 60's-70's.. I threw a few names out but couldn't place it. As it turns out...I wasn't far off, it was Al Green.

Claptone - Good To You (Original Mix)

I seem to get something new and fall in love with it immediately and listen to it to death for a few days until I discover something newer and shinier.  Currently the shiniest thing on my iTunes is this bumpin' little bit of sound from Adam Marshall. I heard it in a mix on soundcloud first, then the only thing shazam would tell me was that it was on the Cocoon Heroes dbl. album compilation by Joris Voorn and Cassy.  It took a few days but I was finally able to track the sucker down.  ANNND the label that released it is called New Kanada. Neato.

Adam Marshall - Thelon

And the other one is pretty awesome too in a very different way... Its sexy and kinda wounded sounding. Emotional. I love it.  Its the first solo project by Frank Wiedemann of Ame, so you know its going to be pretty solid.

Ry Cuming & Frank Wiedemann - Howling (Ame Remix)

fluff that stuff

Ive really noticed lately when scrolling through my iTunes, or listening to something from the 90s...dance music has changed. A LOT.  Its not a bad thing or a good thing in my opinion... just a thing. Like everything else it has to change or it either dies or gets boring.  I've heard a few things lately that really made me miss that nice steady house beat from back-in-tha-day.  Sure some of it is a little airy-fairy some of it you might find boring. but hot damn! if there aren't some absolute beauties.  So with this being Thanksgiving weekend here in Canada.. today I would like to give some thanks for the people that worked their asses off 10-20 years ago and didnt make piles of cash like some folks do now.. to make awesome tunes and keep a scene going so we could get to this point.  Obviously I have a lot of other stuff to be VERY thankful for.. but for now.. that'll do.

G-Pal - Life

Rainbow of a weekend.

That was one hell of a weekend. Yes its Tuesday, but I think I can now wrap my head around some of the stuff I saw... and more importantly heard.  I'm used to seeing some pretty nasty pieces of work at clubs.  I'm sure its the same everywhere. People that don't know how to have fun responsibly or with a little bit of dignity.... and well, this was one of the more colourful weekends I think I've ever seen. All the colours of the rainbow were there (and then some). Brown for the unconscious fella at one club that poo'd his pants, Yellow for the guy at another who pee'd his pants, Red for the guy who passed out and smashed his face open on a metal table, Purple for the idiot with no shoes on with open sores on his feet. Honestly, I don't think I've ever seen so many disasters in one 2 day span. Luckily, I had a great time with great friends and heard some great music.  So heres some of them.

Him Self Her - Gone Too Long (Original Mix)

Roisin Murphy - Simulation (Mano Le Tough Remix)

Eric Sneo & Chris The Voice - Shut Up & Dance (Original Mix)

Uniforms For The Dedicated

I've never had vertigo that I can recall.  But feeling like this hangover may just be the onset....  Spin(s)-Spin(s)-Sugar.  Anyhoo, seeing as I totally flaked out on a BBQ I was supposed to attend and leaving the house is looking unlikely I'll upload some new moonbooties.

I think I'm well past due for a trip to Scandinavia.  The amazing music, fashion, and general style that comes out of that little part of the Globe has been pretty inspirational for as long as I can remember.  Add this to the long list of cool shit;  An arts and media co-op called Uniforms For The Dedicated comin atcha straight outta Stockholm. "Uniforms for the Dedicated was founded in 2007 as a collective of artists, musicians, film makers and designers – a playground of creative talent that today provides influence and inspiration to our clothing line as well as stand alone projects under the Uniforms for the Dedicated creative umbrella." So basically get all the hip, talented, like-minded folks together and make awesome stuff. Clothing, furniture, music, salad.  Ya why not salad?  I think its time to get me a little collective going. I know some pretty damn awesome people, too ya know!  But for reals check out their website I linked to up there, its pretty cool.  The only complaint I have is that the sound quality of the actual recording seems a bit low... which doesn't really add up.  But there you go. its a nice song anyway :)

Uniforms For The Dedicated feat. Maria Nordstrom - March Of No Coincidence (Deniz Kurtel Remix)

Remember Nina Kraviz? The Russian party-bomb that isn't a part of pussy riot but rather a party making machine? I do. She's been on the blog before and here she is again with a pretty trippy/dark tune, seems to kind of be her specialty.

Nina Kraviz - Ghetto Kraviz (Amine Edge Edit)

praise!

I just have to do another post.  When a new song comes along from Candi Staton I have to think its worthy of a second post....lets not even mention that its remixed by Larse of Noir Music. Lets also not mention that its about as pretty as a song could be.  Oh... and one more thing.  The things the interweb can lead you to uncover is really quite magical: Candi Staton, up there in my top 5 vocalists ever is married to none other than former Toronto Blue Jay, former Montreal Expo, former Atlanta Brave, former.. ok so the guy played for a lot of teams... but he was the shit as far as defensive-speedy infielders go... Mr. Otis Nixon!

How d'ya like them apples? ha.

Candi Staton - Hallelujah Anyway (Larse Vocal Mix)

its just that music in your phone

I can't listen to reggae style beats if its hot out. I've never been to "the islands" but something about that music just makes me really uncomfortable when the sun is shining.  But that exact same music on a rainy day... when its dark and overcast, or shit... it could even be snowing... and well its a totally different kettle(drum) of fish. 

A musician friend of mine living in Amsterdam mentioned a new collaboration between The Orb and Lee "Scratch" Perry and I was obviously pretty curious as its not exactly the first dance partner I would've picked for either of them but now that I've heard it... wow.  The whole album is pretty astounding.. and it just so happens that I'm making my way through it on a particularly dreary day.  Perfect. 

A day I might add, that began with Nicolas Jaar's Essential Mix (without the BBC babble).  I've been seeing it on soundcloud for a little while but I kept skipping past it. I don't know why, as you would think Nicolas Jaar + Essential Mix = Aurgasm.  And you'd be totally correct.  More a masterpiece of thoughtful music than a floorfiller DJ set. But Nicolas Jaar is just that. A Master. The opening bit of dialogue from the man who scored Twin Peaks is so haunting I'm getting chills just typing about it.. I'm also a total geek for cinematic scores so that could explain that.

Ok anyway.. I got a little bit lost there. Here are my fave 2 tracks off the new album The Orbserver In The Star House by The Orb feat. Lee "Scratch" Perry.

The Orb feat. Lee " Scratch" Perry - Ball Of Fire

The Orb feat. Lee "Scratch" Perry - Hold Me Upsetter

Now that we've looked after rainy day music... its time for somethin' to get your feet poppin'... This one was also on that schweet mix Josh made for our last roadtrip.. and what an apt title, seeing as thats where most people have all their music nowadays.

Dixie Yure feat. Uri - Music In Your Phone