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This has been our jam this year. Armand Van Helden makes what could be the club hit of the year with the track “I Want Your Soul”. Perfect pounding blend of electro and pop, and to top it all off the Crookers boys roughs it up with a nasty bassline and some added thump making this our dancefloor favorite.

Armand Van Helden - I Want Your Soul (Crookers Crunk remix) (YSI)

Armand Van Helden - I Want Your Soul (Crookers Crunk remix) (zShare)

Hatchmatik is another crazy canadian and he burst onto our radar with a string of banging remixes (including a much played M.I.A remix). This track has been our fall anthem and it’s been a success wherever we dj’ed. This is a perfect track for the club where Hatch upped the tempo with some nasty b-more flavour, touched up the horns and added some handclaps, not to mention the fact that the girls all love it…

Enur (ft. Natasja) - Calabria (Hatchmatik Clubabria remix) (zShare)

PS. Check back for a Hatchmatik Mixin’ It Up in a not too distant future…

The Kleavage tour hits Toronto tonight and we got some stuff for you to warm up with!

Tittsworth and Klever are killing it on their tour so far and we got the mix that commemorates the Kleavage Tour. Also, head over to Mix Revolution for their interview with the guys (we would have embedded it here if they turned off the autostart).

Kleavage Tour mix 07 (zShare)

PS. Be on the look out for more Tittsworth stuff coming soon to Discobelle.

Ian from a Different Kitchen got us in to Lil Mama ages ago but then Krazy Fiesta came along and made it a real dance floor banger. Krazy Fiesta has been sending us remixes since the beginning of Discobelle so it was a sad day when we heard the news about Jesper’s tragic death in August. Even though we didn’t know him very well personally, we do miss him a lot. We know he would have wanted his work to live on and to be played out on the dancefloor. So it is always great to hear that a lot of you guys are playing the track when you DJ. Jesper, we salute you!

Lil Mama - Lip Gloss (Krazy Fiesta remix) (zShare)

We had to have Radioclit on our list since they’ve been killing it this year. This remix is pure bliss!

Alphabeat - Fantastic 6 (Radioclit remix) (zShare)

The indiedance boys in Cut Copy put together this fine little mix that features classic tracks along with new stuff to promote the upcoming album that’s due to drop in february. Here’s what they wrote about the mix on their blog: “We’ve been putting together a psychedelic disco mixtape called ‘So Cosmic’ containing snippets of new tracks and music that inspired the record”. (Thanks to the great people over at Modular)

Cut Copy - So Cosmic mix (YSI)

Cut Copy - So Cosmic mix (zShare)

TRACKLIST:

Aphex twin - on
This is one of Aphex Twin’s classics, and I’ve always used it as an intro to our DJ sets. I’m a big fan of looped piano riff (two other faves of mine being mike oldfield’s tubular bells or DJ Shadow’s building steam from a grain of sand). It’s almost hard to imagine this is the same guy who wrote come to daddy

cut copy - so haunted (knightlife end edit)
Our mate Knightlife called me up when he heard ’so haunted’ on the radio and asked what happens after it fades out. He was imagining this sun soaked disco reprise so we gave him the parts and two days later we had our hands punching the air listening back to it.

panda bear - bros
This panda bear record is without a doubt my favorite of 2007. For me it’s like paul simon graceland era meets animal collective meets the avalanches. Some of my favorite shit.

popolice - (edit)
Popolice is a one man my bloody valentine - it’s a trick because whenever I close my eyes at his shows you can imagine a whole band with wailing guitars and heartbrakingly beautiful textures and harmonies. A bit of an underground favorite in melbourne, he’s played with us and become a mainstay on the cut copy stereo.

delia & gavin - rise
For me this song reminds me of driving at dusk, or perhaps it’s the sound of the world as it was being created. I’ve only seen them play once but they had me transfixed for the 25 minutes that they played, with no gaps or talking. amazing.

Elitechnique - fingerfood (major swellings mix)
There’s a touch of herbie hancock in all of us. And I must admit I remember seeing the electronic saxophone on a show called ‘beyond 2000′ when I was a kid and badgering my parents to buy me one. They never did.

nu musik - warp
This song is incredible to me. It’s one of those tunes that transports you; from chicago house to blissful acoustic guitar, sounding like one of the best remixes you’ve heard. I was staggered to find out it’s actually from 1982 and the original version of the song.

panthers - goblin city (holy ghost! dub)
Holy ghost! seem to be one of the heroes of DFA’s new wave of talent. This mix of panthers is as good as many of the DFA’s own. I cant wait for more.

alan braxe & fred falke - horizon
This track appeared on the promo for Rubicon a number of years back but (perhaps due to it’s length) has remained a tantalizing piece of braxe/falke magic. I love it every time I hear it, but never manage to listen to it long enough to get over it. pure bliss.

bell x1 - flame (chicken lips dub)
This mix is a bit like a modern pop interpretation of the anthemic white-funk of talking heads. One my favorite chicken lips remixes for some time.

giorgio - knights in white saturn
This is one of my favorite giorgio tracks. I love this era of his music where in parternship with pete bellotte their songs build and deconstruct themselves piece by piece over a whole side of vinyl. This particular one is a cover of Justin Hayward and spans three disco interpretations of the song. The cover is also absolutely genius.

aeroplane - aeroplane
Aeroplane is my new favorite artist. This track comes like a contemporary version of the songs that inspired the new cut copy record ‘In ghost colours’. Not out of place next to Jean Michel Jarre’s ‘Equinoxe’ or PIL’s ‘this is what you want, this is what you get’. An epic soundtrack to… well… something.

fleetwood mac - never forget
‘Tusk’ was an ambitious double-album and although it probably didn’t scale the heights of ‘Rumours’, it has some truly heartwarming/breaking chords and melodies.

lifelike - so electric
Like alan braxe and daft punk, lifelike seems to be at his best when his tracks stumble upon some sort of shared musical consciousness; a melody seemingly from the past which takes hold like a fond memory of childhood. ‘So electric’ is simultaneously triumphant and nostalgic, and for me an instant classic.

saturn 5 - oscillations
pure kraut. It goes to show you dont need more that one chord (or even one note for that matter) to write a compelling tune.

international music system - runaway (edit)
A lot of the time in writing our second record was spent researching and listening to music from the past, making connections between our modern favorites and those that inspired them. To me almost like a proto-alan braxe blueprint. Unfortunately it’s incredibly difficult to get information about many of these italo artists so I know precious little about it. It’s good though.

cut copy - lights & music
This song was written from two ideas and then joined together. The chorus began as an dubby electronic disco number I wrote and the verses from post punk inspired jam that Tim and I recorded on bass keyboard and drum machine. It’s also our next single.

jean michel jarre - equinoxe (edit)
What more can be said about Jean Michel Jarre? He’s a hero. For the tech heads, he has put the Yamaha CS60 and 80 into our hearts forever.

harmonia - deluxe (drum edit)
Harmonia was the all-star ‘dreamteam’ of krautrock. Michael (Jordan) Rother from Neu on guitar combined with the Cluster pair and Roedelius (AKA Shaq) and Moebius (not unlike the silky skills of Clyde Drexler). Seriously though both the harmonia albums are masterpieces. Over the last couple of years I’ve listen to these records countless times for inspiration.

the bells - target group (C90 mix)
C90 seem to have emerged as blog favorites for many people. This is my pick of their mixes.

holy ghost - hold on
I cant say enough about Holy Ghost! This record is a hands down classic for me. From the throbbing staccato synth of the verses to the soaring clavinet piano of chorus. This the Cut Copy 12″ anthem of 2007. When are these guys going to do a remix for us already? DFA, you’ve done it again…

bagraiders - nil by mouth
Bagraiders have emerged along with wunderkind Knightlife (who also remixed this particular tune) as part of the new wave of Australian electro producers. For some reason more than most other countries this scene has really taken hold here when only a few years ago it was Jet and their rock revival clones that seemed to rule the bars and clubs.

space - save your love
This is an instrumental edit of Space’s ’save your love’. Not be confused with the KLF/Orb collaboration also called ‘Space’ this is more than remeniscent of Daft Punk’s Disovery era.

inflagranti - additional alpha blocker
In my opinion these guys rarely put a foot wrong. And even when it is wrong, goddamn it - it’s still so right. This track almost goes into transcendental chicago house territory. I cant wait for their next 12.

oran juice jones - the rain
An 80’s underground soul classic.

cut copy - hearts on fire (a cappella)
cut copy - hearts on fire (joakim mix)
Joakim is someone who I’ve followed musically over his career and have always been surprising and inspiring. His most recent forays into mixes seem to have been his most successful in terms of club play and he seems to be really hitting his stride. This version of our tune came through to us when we were at DFA recording our album and was a soundtrack for that period. Hands in the air!

We read about it but didn’t quite believe it. Now, it’s here…

Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (remix, produced by Kanye West) (YSI)

Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (remix, produced by Kanye West) (zShare)

We got an e-mail from Daniel Lee today: Here’s the debut mixtape from DJ Venom. He put together Prancehall’s “Anger Is A Gift” mixtape and deejayed in London as part of 7 Year Glitch playing with people like Deekline, Ruff Sqwad, Radioclit, Assault, Skull Juice, Jammer, DJ Zinc, Logan Sama. It features exclusives from Venom, Starkey and a collaboration with Assault and the world’s best shoutout ever by Drop The Lime. This really is the sound of London today.

DJ Venom - Maximum Carnage Mixtape (direct link)

Tracklist:

1. dexplicit feat giglez – ready – dxp recordings - 2007
2. dbx - freakin - awol - 2004
3. agent x feat jd the dready - return of the boss - heatseeker 2007
4. ts7 feat t dot - raise ur glasses - heetseeker - 2007
5. drop the lime - hear me (monster mosh 4×4 dub) - trouble & bass - 2007
6. kevlar feat platinum - you & i - yepyep - 2007
7. faggatronix - omg (dj venom remix 1) - unreleased 2007
8. easy-e - gimmie that nutt - ruthless - 1993
9. the doc - portrait of a masterpiece - ruthless - 1989
10. mr v - game over - music hustler - 2007
11. paleface/sticky - warlord - suited and booted 2007
12. paleface - club slugz – northern line 2007
13. ts7 - baby - white label - 2007
14. fya - boops (dance until you drop – agent x remix) - heatseeker - 2007
15. starkey - swollen glands - exclusive – 2007
16. paleface & flukes – arabian slugz – northern line – 2007
17. dexplicit – good for me – riddler records 2007
18. ts7 – flip flop – heatseeker – 2007
19. jameson feat viper – selecta (urban hero) – sound proof - 2002
20. faggatronix - don’t think i’m not mental mate - unreleased - 2007
21. dj venom - hoes get venom (venom theme) - unreleased - 2007
22. dude ‘n’ nem - watch my feet - tvt - 2007
23. ceephax acid crew - ceephax acid - breakin’ 2003
24. joe walsh - in the city - epic -1979

Ah yes, our favorite Parisian producer/dj - Don Rimini - returns with yet another exclusive mix for Discobelle + he also throws in the Crookers remix of his massive track “Let Me Back Up”. Don’t forget to check out his “Absolutely Rad” EP when it drops in january on Mental Groove Records.

Don Rimini - Let Me Back Up (Crookers Tetsujin remix) (zShare)

Don Rimini - Discobelle mix three (direct link)

TRACKLIST:

DJ Zinc - Super Sharp Shooter (Ron Rimini edit)

To me, this is the perfect intro. Featuring Method Man. Big time…

Pase Rock – So Fucking Disco

Damned! I’m very fond of Pase Rock. « Lindsay Lohan » hasn’t left my DJ bag for months. It’s like Hip Hop turning into Disco. The tremolo bass on it is a wicked idea.

Felix Cartal – Vancouver

I was familiar with Felix’s very punchy tracks, but « Vancouver » is the icing on the cake. Worthy of Switch or Crookers…

Don Rimini - Sumo & Geishas

A nice heavy sumo sound is all it takes to lure all the geishas onto the dancefloor ! Beware of the trumpets’ sample after the first break; it’s a mean one…

Arthur Agent - Hold Your Head Up (Soulwax remix)

A less well-known remix, but a very fine one. I’ve used the same computer vocals on one of my tracks! Soulwax adds up a great dose of genius to it.

Thomas Schumacher – Kickschool 79

Saturated bass, little snare drum breaks : this track sounds like Boys Noize, but it was produced in 2005.

The Shoes - America (Brodinski Remix)

The original is a must. But this version from Louis aka Brodi, is hot !! - with its phaser on synth gimmick at the beginning, and its massive kick! “americaaaaaaaa”

Assembly Now - Graphs, Maps & Trees (Maximilian Remix)

It’s taken me some time before I managed to play this wicked track in my sets, because it’s quite short. But, the hell with it : enjoy it!!

Don Rimini - Let Me Back Up (The Driver aka Manu Le Malin feat. Lunatic Asylum Remix)

My secret dream was to have someone make a violent, a brutal remix of Let Me Back Up. Well, these two hardcore godfathers have honoured me by doing it. And I thank them for it. Respect. They’re legends.

Black Daniel - Gimme What You Got (Streetlab vs. Gbh Remix)

A shuffle style beat, glitch-like breaks, saturated guitar: This is a track for stadiums!

Bloody Beetroots - Public Enemy

Tommie & Bob to the top !!! These Italians are crazy, and so are their remixes. The one from Timbaland is awesome, but this is my favourite one…

Das Pop - Fool For Love (Yuksek Remix)

I like a lot Yuksek’s stuff. And I love the structure of this track: pop, with verse and chorus. The use of filters is highly strategic, and it works out wonderfuly. Yuksek’s gonna rock 2008!!

Mark Ronson feat Amy Winehouse - Valerie (Sinden & Count Of Monte Crital Remix)

Yo, back to the crunk house. Soooo cool! Synth that makes you bounce. Break by Amy and her cavalry of violins. Topped with a pumpin’ rythm. There you go.

Don Rimini - Let Me Back Up

I definitely love this track. It’s been played around for a year whithout being released. Kids use it as ringtones. They know its breaks by heart. It will be released on January, on Mental Groove: check it out!

Don Rimini - Let Me Back Up (Crookers Tetsujin Mix)

These guys are unbelievable. Their tracks kick ass! Grazie mille to the remix brothers! This is the track you’re gonna hear the most in 2008, ha ha ha!!

Das Glow – Weiss Gaz

Very efficient track. It plays with your nerves! It sort of reminds me of Armand Van Helden’s « Necessary Evil ».

Public Energy – Three o Three

This brings back a lot of memories. Back to rave!! An acid loop, a military beat, a TB 303, and a gimmick that sticks to your brain – clench your teeth! Aciiiiiiiiiid!

The Teenagers – Starlett Johannson (Blamma ! Blamma ! Remix)

My favourite track of the moment. It’s got all it takes to make people go twisted: Tested and Approved!

Party Shank - Penis vs Vagina (Lies In Disguise Remix)

I admit it, the strength of this tracks lies in its title…

Thomas Schumacher – Who’s Your Daddy?

I was rummaging through my hard disk, when I ran into this little treasure. This track is old, but it’s totally got today’s feeling. Listen to its « bitch, hu ! ha ! » samples. Coming straight from a DJ Rectangle vinyl.

Tactic – Beats Bork

I had to play a Baltimore-style track in this mix. The voices sound like booty ; the hi hat is of the purest b-more tradition.