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My skeptical mind refuses to believe, in the truth which will set me free

Oct 25th, 2009 2 Comments


Here is a first for the blog – Three Derogatory playlist in one single post for your aural pleasure. No not for your oral pleasure – please see below for that kind of filth you sick fucks..


“It feels best in-between my two bottom teeth ;) ”

My concentration on club/dance music is starting to fall further behind to the time I spend on listening to albums. However I have had a massive hand the last few months in being shown some of the best remixes through Aeroplane’s monthly sets – my playlists below draw influence from them. My taste in dance music is honestly getting a little bit soft, the electro bangers of the past seem to be slipping out of my reach as I no longer spend every weekend under a speaker clenching my fists and screaming for the drops.

“Fuck – its fucking cyanide!”
Maybe my taste has matured or maybe the ugly commercial side of electro has begun to taint it with a majority of fidgety or distorted offensive rubbish that it is making it harder to find those true bangers. This is not saying they are lost as I hope they never will be on this blog. Check the playlist’s towards the end and you will still find some floating around.
“My skin has never been so soft after visiting the sperm bank”
I have listened to each of the below playlist’s many times by now and can highly recommend each of them in the full for a real uplifting journey. I have kindly Zipped up each one as well so if you know you want the whole thing then you can just download it in one click.
“We love getting sprayed”

A Derogatory Playlist PT XIII

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1. The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart – Higher Than the Stars (Saint Etienne Visits Lord Spank Mix)
2. Mayer Hawthorne – Green Eyed Love (Classixx Remix)
3. Chromeo – Night By Night (Skream Remix)
4. Canyons – Dancing On Silk
5. John Rocca – I Want It To Be Real
6. Still Going – Spaghetti Circus
7. Metronomy – Do The Right Thing (Wild Geese remix)
8. Florence + The Machine – Drumming Song (Boy 8-Bit Remix)
9. Miami Horror – Sometimes
10. Metric – Sick Muse (Adam Freeland Remix)
11. Designer Drugs – Back Up In This (Nadastrom Remix)
12. Grafton Primary – Records For The Righteous (Hey Now remix)
13. Jean Elan – Where’s Your Head At (Klaas Remix)

“Please penis, pop out of pre-made hole and internet fame will be mine”

“Smile now little man, but soon you will be my little bowl shaped anus dildo”
“Ahh – bang my insecurities away”

I Highly Recommend

The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart – Higher Than the Stars (Saint Etienne Visits Lord Spank Mix)

This is one of those really nice easy to listen to tracks, which is perfect for any moment and could even have its place on an open minded dance floor. The hook centers on the soothing vocals both male and female following each other through tales of childhood confusion. Long euphoric breakdowns and uplifting melodies work together to keep your eyes shut and your imagination flowing.

Chromeo – Night By Night (Skream Remix)

I cannot really comment on exactly what Skream has done to the original as I am yet to hear it. On its own the track’s vocals work perfectly with the slow dubbing breaks, I can imagine the original would have more of a straight synth hook while Skream delivers his low frequency bass lines which fuse perfectly with the catchy vocoder chorus Chromeo has become famous for. Sensual lyrics also trademark of the boys are delivered best with the slow driving low melodies. Chromeo never miss with a straight up pop song and Skream has managed to keep all of the right elements to deliver a perfect pop remix with sounds a little further from the commercial ears.

Metronomy – Do The Right Thing (Wild Geese remix)

This has definitely been one of my favorite remixes over the last couple of months and has been made to get a dance floor started. A tight bouncy intro with teasing lyrics builds to break then build again to destroy – I dare you to put this one on with some serious volume, listen to it from the start and try not to move when it drops at 3:36. Some massive synth tweaking follows and the bouncing continues….. Enjoy, I know I have many times.

Au Revoir Simone – Another Likely Story (Aeroplane Remix)

I believe that Aeroplane should have named this an “Aeroplane Pop Mix” as they did with their take on Hearts On Fire. You can’t really go wrong in sampling the lyrics of Au Revoir Simone as they have already found out on their take of Paris by Friendly Fires. Aeroplane have a knack for not only producing uplifting remixes but also throwing down incredibly uplifting DJ sets as a lot of us found out at Parklife this year. The mood they are able to incubate is one of complete joy, which is a long distance away from some grinding beats we also all love. I know that they are currently working on an album, playing all instruments themselves, doing it the hard but only way – lets all hope for an incredible live show when their album is released and they are ready to tour.

Wolfmother – New Moon Rising (Riton Vocal Rub)

Well it has been awhile since Wolfmother has been the centre of remixes – being Modular base they will always have a easy strong push into the dance scene with quality remixes. I am sure every body can remember MSTRKRFT’s remix of Woman back in the day. I prefer Riton’s Vocal Rub over his Club Rub as I think the vocals are a definite stand out of the remix and they need to be the centre. I am a massive fan of Riton in all his forms and this remix showcases a twitchy side I have not heard much of – all his productions are clean and tight and this is no exception. Sorry for the 128kbps but all I could find for now.

Headman – Dirt (The C90s Remix)

This is another igniter for the dance floor – bouncing in the same direction as the Do The Right Thing remix above. The vocals make the track feel indie although at almost 9 mins long there is plenty of time to build layers and the vocals are just one of them. The vocal verses slow down the track just enough to hook you in as the disco brass stabs at your inhibitions. 4 minutes in and the track is just beginning – the big synth starts panning to the left and each loop adds another direction until you begin to sing the melodies just as much as you will sing the lyrics when they quietly drop as the beat breaks at 5:25 – “All the voices in my brain, this is the one that sends me insane, of all the faces in my mind this is the one I’m longing to find – freaking out.” Then the bass begins and your movement is a history that you will find repeated with a simple press of play.

D.I.M. & TAI – Lyposuct (Original)

I guess highly recommending this track is testament I still have balls although they may have shriveled almost completely into my body. I assume this is the good type of electro all the hipster kids are listening to these days as they bang their heads and imitate the bass with their face. Anyway the production on this track is amazingly clean as two completely opposite sounds (Squeaky high and distorted low) combine with tough drums to take the listener on an aggressive ride to electro heaven.

Keep Me In My Plane (Modernaire Remix) – Who Made Who

I hope that a string of good remixes continue to seep in every direction as long as possible from Who Made Who’s The Plot. It will continue to remind me of how fucking good that album was and to give it another listen which is will always deserve. Modernaire has managed to up the beat a little on this remix and dice the main melody with a metal tweaked effect which pollutes the bass line with toughness whilst retaining its original funk.

“Hopefully this will turn daddy off tonight”

That should keep you all busy for a little while so until next time – have some fun.

Thanks

Jimps

“Ok place beer in photo and nobody will suspect the roofies”

Sep 15th, 2009 1 Comment




Hey,

Metronomy recently released an EP entitled Not Made For Love. The release marks a change up in the band with guitarist leaving to form his own band called Your Twenties. The good thing about this move is that instead of simply replacing him, the band have gone and recruited TWO new members and in the process have created a new, more ‘live’ show. Apparently, at live shows from now on everything you hear will be from the band members playing their instruments i.e. no backing tracks. Hopefully this enables a more exciting live experience, although from what I can remember from seeing them in January it’d be pretty hard to top. Parklife will be interesting. By the way does anyone have a Brisbane Parklife ticket they could sell me? I previously was going to be away but my circumstances have changed. If you can help me out, email aderogatoryterm@gmail.com I’d really, really appreciate it.

Oh yeah, the EP. Right. The title track is on the poppier side of Metronomy’s repertoire and is definitely the best song on the EP. It’ll get stuck in your head after the 2nd or 3rd listen and I think the lyrics hit the nail on the head of the feelings of unrequited love. Another song on the EP worth getting is Do The Right Thing, which is a simple, catchy little ditty. The only other original on the release is What Do I Do Now? and is in my opinion not that great a track – it doesn’t really go anywhere and the vocoders don’t really do it for me in this case. It also includes a whopping 6 remixes with the Astronomer and Leo Zero mixes being the picks of the bunch. The Astronomer remix sounds really cool at about 3:10 check it out.


Metronomy – Not Made For Love



Metronomy – Do The Right Thing



Metronomy – Not Made For Love (Astronomer Remix)

Kid Cudi – the man who brought you the infamous Day N Nite – has had his concept album leaked online last week. It’s a bit of a strange one, check out the tracklist:

ACT 1: THE END OF THE DAY

1. In My Dreams (Cudder Anthem)

2. Soundtrack 2 My Life

3. Simple As…

ACT 2: RISE OF THE NIGHT TERRORS

4. Mr. Solo Dolo (Nightmare)

5. Heart of a Lion (KiD CuDi Theme Music)

6. My World ft. Billy Cravens

ACT 3: TAKING A TRIP

7. Day N Nite (Nightmare)

8. Sky Might Fall

9. Enter Galactic (Love Connection Part 1)

ACT 4: STUCK

10. Alive (Nightmare) ft. RATATAT

11. CuDi Zone

12. Make Her Say ft. Kanye West & Common

13. Pursuit of Happiness (Nightmare) ft. MGMT & RATATAT

ACT 5: A NEW BEGINNING

14. Hyyerrr ft. Chip Tha Ripper

15. Up, Up & Away (The Wake & Bake Song)



At the beginning of each act a short narration is spoken by Common to tell the story of Kid Cudi’s life. I think it’s an interesting idea and I hope it adds credence to the value of the album as a whole so that kids don’t just buy the songs with MGMT and Kanye in them. You could probably guess the tracks I would like the best and you’d be right – Ratatat are at their best. If you like the Ratatat Remixes Mixtapes (which you can get for free on their myspace) you’ll love these songs. I predict Pursuit of Happiness will be everywhere in a couple weeks mainly because of the ACRONYM, even though Ratatat deserve most of the credit. The other track’s first two lines made me laugh the first time I heard them; the rest of the track’s lyrics are pretty sharp too. All in all, I think it’s a really well made first album and, though I love Jay-Z, I think the rookie has outclassed the master here.



Kid Cudi – Pursuit of Happiness (ft. MGMT) (Produced by Ratatat)



Kid Cudi – Alive (Nightmare) (Produced by Ratatat)



Kid Cudi – Soundtrack 2 My Life



To finish up, I’ll quickly mention a band I’ve been absolutely loving lately: The xx. I know they’ve been blogged to death lately, but the hype is well deserved. If you haven’t given them a chance I strongly suggest you do. They’re from London and they make minimal electronic pop with interchanging boy-girl vocals. Sounds pretty run-of-the-mill? Well where they differentiate is their production value. They do all their production themselves, but by no means does it sound like it was made in their bedroom. You’d like it if you like Whitest Boy Alive. Cyrstalised is the single so you’d probably be best off starting there, but the album is alllll good. I think the drum machine pattern at about 1:55 in Basic Space is really cool and the cracking sound effect throughout Infinity is genius. Finally, make sure you listen to it loud as their sound may feel shallow on tinny laptop speakers.

The xx – Crystalised



The xx – Basic Space



The xx – Inifinity



All the best,


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