Filed under: Choons, Electronica, Favourite choon, Indie, Tech | Tags: Gui Boratto, Miike Snow, Phoenix, Telefon Tel Aviv, The Whitest Boy Alive
Although I am a blogger, it doesn’t mean I spend all day here on the laptop concocting posts for ya’ll. Christmas is coming up, end of year celebrations and all that jazz, and I won’t really have time to be postin’. So… I am going to start my end of the year specialsz right about now. I decided to leave ’songs of the year’ till last to keep you in epic suspense, because thats how I get my kicks. Here are my top 5 albums of the year…
1. Miike Snow – Miike Snow (released October)
Wow, just to think a year ago we would all probably ask “What the hell is a Miike Snow?” This album is produced really well. Every song contributes, and it is always absolutely lovely to find an album without ‘time fillers’. When ‘Animal’ first started floating around, I avoided it like a urine drenched hobo, but I finally gave in, took a listen and there and then my love was born. ‘Burial’ is another great track. This album is perfect, with remixes by just about anyone, in absolutely any style that tickles your fancy. I cannot wait to hear more from Miike Snow in the next decade!
♫ Miike Snow – Black & Blue <–♥
2. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus (released May)
From the first time I heard ‘1901′, I just knew I was going to fall heavily in lust with whoever was responsible for this fabulous choon. Phoenix’s sound was so refreshing amongst the house and electro I had submersed myself in. This album stands up strongly even amongst their indie peers. It is epic task to find a song that you may have even a slight disdain towards. Having heard a few live recordings from the guys, I have a great respect for what they do — making really fucking awesome music!
♫ Phoenix – Girlfriend <–♥
3. Gui Boratto – Take My Breath Away (released March)
Tech and minimal tech have never really been my kind of thang. I have just never been able to understand how anything that is synonymous with ‘insignificance’ can be considered beautiful and inspiring, or even listenable. When I hear this album, all that changed. Gui Boratto single-handedly has changed my view on minimal tech. Every song on here is a work of art, and everything he continues to produce is ah-mazing! This album was seriously underappreciated in the charts. I remember the first time i showed my friend ‘No Turning Back’ and her jaw dropped. This girl is into Flo Rida for pete’s sake, and even she fell in love. Gui Boratto, two thumbs up buddy!
♫ Gui Boratto – Take My Breath Away <–♥♥♥ wow, 5:20 onwards, it’ll blow those eyebrows right off your pretty little face
4. The Whitest Boy Alive – Rules (released February)
The first time I was introduced to The Whitest Boy Alive, i found them kind of bland. Somehow, through the magic of time and maturity, I took another listen.. and another, and then a few more. Now? I am whole-heartedly and emphatically in love. The vocals, the mellow mood, the lyrics, everything. Erlend Øye is an amazing guy, dabbling in more things than a multiple-limbed Hindu god could poke a stick at.
♫ The Whitest Boy Alive – Courage <–♥♥♥
5. Telefon Tel Aviv – Immolate Yourslef (release January)
A couple days after the full album was released, Charles Cooper, one half of TTA was found dead. This just breaks my heart, to think that such a talented guy, who was on the verge of celebrating ridiculous success was taken away ): His death just makes this album even more beautifully haunting when you listen to it. The lyrics confound me but are just so well written that you cannot help but appreciate something you can’t even begin to understand. ‘You Are The Worst Thing In The World’ is absolutely beautiful and should be owned by everyyyyyyyone!
♫ Telefon Tel Aviv – The Birds <–♥♥
Filed under: Alt Pop, Choons, Easy Listening, Electronica, I am in love!, Progressive, Remixes, Tech | Tags: Das Glow, Golden Bug, Joy Orbison, WhoMadeWho
The rain always leaves me feeling lazy, fat and incapable of doing anything really. This may be one of the laziest posts I ever do. I just got a call.. I might just be doing something tonight. I’m a walking, talking contradiction. Here are some rainy day songs to tantalize the taste-o-meters.
♫ Das Glow – A Lighter Shade Of Bright (Original Mix) <–♥
this is kind of beautiful. Das Glow never falls short of impressive.
♫ Joy Orbison – Hyph Mngo <–♥♥
if you judge a song by the first 30 seconds… give this one a little over a minute to make an impression, then boom!
♫ WhoMadeWho – I Lost My Voice (Golden Bug Remix)
WhoMadeWho mixes have been really good this year! The vocals are delicious and lovely
Filed under: Bass!, Choons, Dark, Dirty Blooping Madness, Electro, Electronica, Filthy, Glitchy, I am in love!, Remixes | Tags: Dustin Zahn, Len Faki, TFU
Thanks to the Erol Alkan Forums, (formally known as Gospel) I found this CHOON which is pretty much impossible to ask someone to I.D for you. Unless you bleep and bloop vocally, there was really no way of me finding this song without lady luck giving me a wet willy. I always hear this song when I am at TFU and it pretty much sums up why I love going there on a Saturday night……or a rather messy Sunday morning.
♫ Dustin Zahn – Stranger To Stability (Len Faki Podium Mix) <–♥♥♥
TURN IT UP!
Filed under: Choons, Dirty Blooping Madness, Electro, Electronica, Filthy, Glitchy, I am in love!, Indie, Introductionsz, Listen to that bassline, Local Talent, Remixes | Tags: Bag Raiders, Calling In sick, Grafton Primary, Grum, Mr. Oizo, Shitdisco
We all love calling in sick at work — its the second best excuse to “personal problems” but i doubt we all measure up to this level of awesomeness when we do chuck a sickie.
Calling in Sick are these two awesome dudes from NSW, Australia. They have one slick sound which is so dirty and french, I can’t believe they’re not butter. Seriously though, if you have been living under a rock and haven’t gotten a taste of these guy’sz music, you are definitely missing out. Its very hard to pigeon hole into a genre, but “awesome” will suffice.
Warning: The basslines on these songs are so filthy you may contract some form of HIV (but its totes worth it)
♫ Calling in Sick – Belgrave 2 <–♥♥♥
fucking slick as dick. all that scratching teamed with guitar riffs and bloops. i think i just blew a load.
♫ Calling in Sick – Cali Sound <–♥
and just incase that left you salivating for moaaarrrr
♫ Grafton Primary – All Stars (Calling in Sick Remix) <–♥♥
oh my lord that bass… that BASS 
♫ Bag Raiders – Fun Punch (Calling in Sick Remix)<–♥
♫ Shitdisco – 72 Virgins (Calling in Sick Remix)<–♥♥
so upbeat and awesome, those vocals are mint
♫ Mr Oizo – Patrick 122 (Calling in Sick Remix)<–♥
I seriously cannot fathom how every original track, every mix up, every mash up from these boys are perfect?! And the best bit? There is more out there on the interwebs. I promise.
Filed under: Choons, Electro, Fidget, Filthy, French, Remixes | Tags: Algeronics, Daft Punk
Hmmm… I don’t know how this slipped me by! Its not a total failmix, which is a massive surprise right? It sounds very current, something you’d hear in a dirty, dubstep or fidgety set. It is just very well done.I love how it breaks down in parts, cuts to the original and doesn’t at all lose the melody. Two thumbs up guys (Y)
Filed under: Cheese, Choons, Dark, Electro, Indie, Remixes | Tags: Crookers, Friendly Fires, Joakim, Mixhell, Soulwax, Steve Aoki, Uffie
Usually I am not attracted to hype. To me, hype usually equals crap that has been popularised by 15 year old fluro-wearing slutsz. But this principle of mine has left me on numerous occasions fashionably late. What am I talking about? Everytime blogsz are raping their pages with post after post on the same song, i choose to ignore that song.
This time baby I’ll be hypeproof….but we’ll see about that. These songs have a lot of hype surrounding them at the moment and they’re not too bad. Ooh and just before i sign off, the thing i hate MOST about hyped up tunes is that you almost have no objective ability to decide for yourself whether or not you like the song. You just assume you DO because why else would their be so much hype around the song right?! /rant.
♫ Crookers ft Soulwax & Mixhell – We Love Animals <–♥
This is actually nothing like i ever expected from El Crookelinos. Dark, proggy and very cool.
♫ Friendly Fires – On Board (Joakim Remix) <–♥♥
Sometimes hype is well deserved, and this is undoubtedly one of those times. Slick stuff
Ooh I don’t usually post songs i hate, so i’ll just mention it — Steve Aoki’s remix of ‘Pursuit of Happiness’ is so generic and …. ergh I’ll hold back so I don’t get sued for slander, but why do people like it so much!?
♫ Uffie – MCs Can Kiss (Radio Rip)
Ha, this post started off so positive and has ended up here. Uffie, you used to be a cool hot chick that we couldn’t even fuck and no you’re… bland. I hope the rest of her new stuff isn’t so poppy and gay.
Filed under: Ambient, Choons, Easy Listening, Electro, Electronica, Glitchy, I am in love!, Remixes, Swedish | Tags: Aaron Jerome, Air, Blood or Money, India Arie, Little Dragon
I have been attracting bangers like its swine flu season or something. I can’t even articulate myself I am so excited. Short post because I have an assignment due tomorrow Fuck doing units in Summer.
Little Dragon are amazing, based in Sweden (there seriously must be something awesome in their water) and by the looks of things, must have pretty awesome photoshoots. This sounds like India Arie meets Air?
On a serious note though, before you take a listen to these tracks, put on a helmet, because I don’t want you making a mess when this blows your freaking mind!
♫ Little Dragon – Twice <–♥♥♥
“wow”.
♫ Little Dragon – Twice (Aaron Jerome Remix)
this is a pretty great mix. very subtly done, but still achieves taking this song to another level
♫ Little Dragon – Twice (Blood or Money Remix)
need a little more bloop in your step? here is the bleeping version, minus the usually inevitable destruction of the song.
Filed under: Choons, Electro, Funky House, I am in love!, Listen to that bassline, Remixes | Tags: Gonzales, Minitel Rose
Wow. Ever heard a song that made you just want to tell EVERYONE about it? You have it on repeat for hours on end and you still don’t feel like you’ve heard enough of it. Its the kind of song you yearn to hear during an epic choon drought. It’s so goddamn good that you want to plaster facebook with its lyrics.
Get where I’m going with this? This song has absolutely blown my socks off, and has automatically made it into my top 10 for this year! Everything about this song is epic. The mellow intro, the sax, the suspense at the start for when the beat will kick in………<3
♫ Gonzales – Slow Down (Minitel Rose Fast Dance Remix) <–L♥VE
Filed under: Choons, Dark, Electro, Filthy, Remixes | Tags: Disco Of Doom, The Chemical Brothers
We all know of Warpig right? No? Let me fill you in. Disco of Doom are Tom Real & The Rogue Element “rising up from the gurgling belly of the underworld” — Ha thats straight from their myspace. Epic.
They produce filthy yet eerily dark electro which you can’t help but pop those shoulders along to. However, I could totally imagine their music scaring the shit out of me if i was having a bad acid trip or something. Ha, all in all, its great. They’re playing a massive gig in Bristol on NYE and i suggest that if you live closeby, to get awn it, because the lineup is amazing.
Their new EP ‘In Effect’ is epic, buy it here!
♫ Disco of Doom – In Effect <–♥
♫ Disco of Doom – Butterfingers
and just in case your living circumstances have allowed you to slip past these
♫ The Chemical Brothers – Do It Again (Disco of Doom Remix)
After this you best be taking a shower, cos this is filthay!
Filed under: Choons, Dirty Blooping Madness, Easy Listening, Favourite choon, House, I am in love!, Newly Discovered Choons, Progressive, Remixes | Tags: Amanda Blank, Bill Eff, Fear of Tigers, Milkshakes are evil, Moguai, Sirkka, Yuksek
I went out last night with some friends for milkshakes. I am still feeling ill and it has been in excess of 12 hours since the consumption of this death shake. What the fuck?! So I didn’t go to uni on account of me feeling like a shitshake.
Its quite exciting that its getting to the end of the year, which means CHOONSZ OF THE YEAR charts will be everywhere.I have a fetish for looking at what songs people crown as their favourites, so you can converse, disagree and laugh at their shit taste in music. Because I have no doubt people will be dubbing fail songs like “Sexy Bitch” as their choon of the year.
In aniticipation for the end of the year I have been grabbing at songs like I have rabies and only days to live – because the worst thing next to dying of rabies, is finding out you missed out on a banger during the year!
♫ Moguai – Lyve (Original Mix)
Not for the impatient types who are likely to yell “where is da filth at bro?”. This song is beautifully made, with smooth progressions and a deep bassline. Noice
♫ Fear of Tigers – Sirkka
Blew my tiny little mind. What a banger! Euphoric, uplifting, sounds like summer epitomized. And get this, you can grab the album for FREE.
♫ Amanda Blank – Shame on Me (Yuksek Remix)
Yuksek seriously can do no wrong. Possibly my favourite remixer of the year. Devastated I was bound to crutches when he came down here in August.
♫ Bill Eff – Hate You
Well, this was released ages ago, so it can’t make my Annual Choon Chart, but its still worth shuffling to.
