Top Billin’ just won’t slow down with its barrage of good dance music. That’s a good thing for everybody though with the exception of those unfamiliar to the label who might be overwhelmed with where exactly to start. Well, let us suggest that you start with the new forthcoming remix EP of Willy Joy’s “Woman Like Me” single.

In particular, you could start with Cousin Cole’s steamy tech-house twisting of the original into a bumpy fog machine house workout for the ages. Departing a bit from the chilled out ecstatic vibes of the folk remixes found within Cole’s old Tambourine Dream mix CDs, this direction keeps the addictiveness of his Neil Young edits, but with that the extra “oomph” that Willy Joy’s track deserves.

Willy Joy – Woman Like Me (Cousin Cole Remix) (Mediafire)

“I always thought the drums on the original sounded like a mess on a loud system, so basically the purpose of this is to go harder in “the club.” Also rearranged it a little for more chorus and less (read: zero) Fergie.”

All of The Lights (Cousin Cole Club Mix) by COUSIN COLE

Adele – Rolling In The Deep (Cousin Cole Remix) by COUSIN COLE

This is the latest remix from Cousin Cole, which came out monday on Caroline True Records. Manicured Noise was a late 70s post-punk band from Manchester – it’s a remix of their song “Metronome” which was done for a remix EP along with mixes from Pocketknife, Jon Da Silva (resident at the legendary Hacienda club in the 80s/90s), and Wedderkopp + Taylor. Here’s a description from Cole:

I took the song on a pretty different direction from the original (big sax!) and it has gotten a great response with all kinds of crowds as I’ve been playing it out over the past few months — probably the biggest response of anything I’ve done recently. The label gave me a short edit to send out to blogs. It’s missing the second half of the track (with the big breakdown) but it’s a good bitrate.

Manicured Noise – Metronome (Cousin Cole remix, short promo edit) (YSI)

Manicured Noise – Metronome (Cousin Cole remix, short promo edit) (zShare)

We just received an e-mail from NYC producers/djs Cousin Cole and Pocketknife:

“Our “Tambourine Dream” mix CD has been sold out for a long time now, and Pocketknife and I are hard at work on the sequel. In the mean time, we decided to upload the first one for streaming.”

This folky mix CD was our soundtrack for the better part of this spring and summer so go check it out.

Tracklist after the jump.

Iron & Wine “Each Coming Night (Pocketknife’s Rooftop Telescope Remix)”
Beirut “Scenic World (Pocketknife’s Breathtaken Remix)”
Jose Gonzalez “Storm (Pocketknife’s TuBa 303 Remix)”
Roy Montgomery “Long Night (Cousin Cole Remix)”
Joanna Newsom “The Book of Right On (Pocketknife’s Scowling Owl Remix)”
Devendra Banhart “I Feel Just Like a Child (Pocketknife’s Peach Fuzz Remix)”
The Duke Spirit “A Message To a Pretty (Cousin Cole’s Compakt Mix)”
Feist “Gatekeeper (Pocketknife’s Faded Beach Towel Remix)”
Nico “I’ll Keep It With Mine (Pocketknife’s Odd Beauty Remix)”
Panda Bear “Bros (Cousin Cole’s No Bro-Mo House Mix)”
White Magic “The Gypsies Came Marching After (Pocketknife’s Silk, Wool, and Rust Remix)”
Neil Young “My My Hey Hey (Cousin Cole’s Into the Blue Remix)”
Nick Drake “Know (Pocketknife’s Dampened Spirits Remix)”
Paul Simon “Paranoia Blues (Pocketknife’s Big Apple Nostalgia Remix)”
Seu Jorge “Rebel Rebel (Pocketknife’s Sem Uma Causa Remix)”
Lavender Diamond “You Broke My Heart (Cousin Cole Edit)”
John Lennon “Oh Yoko! (Pocketknife’s Numero Ono Refix)”
Bruce Springsteen “I’m On Fire (Cousin Cole’s Bad Desire Remix)”

We did a post about RCMP back in February when their tracks made us dream of summer. Now their debut, the “RCMP EP”, is about to drop on Flamin Hotz in a joint venture with Young Robots (street date is June 23rd, vinyl only and it comes backed with remixes from Cousin Cole and Pumpkin Patch). This track “Ibiza, PA” is on that warm, fuzzy tip with discohouse elements of epic proportions.

“RCMP is the creation of DJ Apt One and Relative Q. They make dance music for those who yearn to be unpretentious and animalistic creatures of the discothèque. DJ Apt One, Philadelphia DJ and member of Philadelphyinz, joined with Pittsburgh’s Relative Q in the Spring of 2008 to assemble several remixes. Ultimately, the two saw a mutual understanding of the visceral power of the musical bond between Cold War Europeans and their robot slaves. Studio experimentation led them to record “Mustache Love”, a track which brought a symphony of synths, conga players and strings to bear in a classic, but forward-thinking compositional style. Soon, the sound infiltrated some of the most influential discothèques in the world. It is rumored that babies conceived to this song are being groomed to lead a number of former Soviet republics. Their collaboration produced the body of work that is now known as the RCMP EP. Notable for its sophistication (“Mustache Love”), its cathartic emotional content “(Ibiza, PA”), its soaring grandiosity (“The Bird AKA Ignition”) and its brain-melting infectiousness (“USA Groove”), RCMP has been leaving dance floors aglow in pheremones, sweat and love.”

RCMP – Ibiza, PA (YSI)

RCMP – Ibiza, PA (zShare)

BONUS: Here’s the promo mix which features all the tracks off the EP.

RCMP – RCMP EP Promo Mix (zShare)

Tracklist after the jump.

1. Mustache Love
2. Mustache Love (Pumpkin Patch Remix)
3. Ibiza, PA
4. Ibiza, PA (Cousin Cole Remix)
5. Ignition AKA The Bird
6. USA Groove
7. USA Groove (Burnso Remix)*

Another sunday post and more excellent mixes from the Flagrant Fowl camp AKA Pocketknife and Cousin Cole. Here’s the lodown:

“The good folks over at Self-Titled Magazine invited Cousin Cole and I to DJ at their next Oscillations party which happens to be next Thursday over at Studio B. They wanted to showcase some of our upcoming releases too, so I put together a mix of old and new Flagrant Fowl tracks with some current non-Flagrant jams that weaves it all together like a Cosby sweater. We’re excited for you to hear our new remixes, plus recent additons to the Flagrant Fowl family, Youth and Three Card Monte. Check it out!”

Pocketknife – Self Titled Magazine Mix (direct link)

BONUS: The other half of Flagrant Fowl, Cousin Cole, did a mix for Ministry Of Sound.

Cousin Cole – Live Ministry Of Sound Mix (direct link)

Tracklists after the jump.

Pocketknife – Self Titled Magazine mix:

Botox “Tragedy Symphony”
Suicide “Ghost Rider (Pocketknife’s Torn Bowery Blazer Remix)”
Telepathe “Sinister Militia (TMJ!!! Mix)”
Wooden Wand and the Vanishing Voice “I Am the One and He Is the Caretaker of My Heart (Pocketknife Remix)”
Bostro Pesopeo “Falls (Hercules & Love Affair Remix)”
Youth “Dark Moons”
RCMP “Ibiza PA (Cousin Cole Remix)”
Lil Tony “Treehouse (Lil Tony Rework)”
Kanye West “Love Lockdown (Cousin Cole Remix)”
Lykke Li “Breaking It Up (Pocketknife’s Loosefoot Remix)”
Neil Young “My My Hey Hey (Cousin Cole’s Into the Blue Remix)”
Will Oldham “The Same Love That Makes Me Laugh (Cousin Cole Remix) Demo”
Mock & Toof “Brown Bred”
Mi Ami “Version (Pocketknife Edit)”
Black Cock “Get Ready (Three Card Monte’s Slight Refondle)”
Real Ones “Outlaw (Prins Thomas Desert Discomiks)”
In Flagranti “Scala Disco”
Three Card Monte “Molotov”
This Heat “Sleep (Pocketknife’s Out Cold Remix)”

Cousin Cole – Ministry Of Sound mix:

Bruce Springsteen – I’m On Fire (Cousin Cole Remix)
Tom of Finland – Holy Roller Edit
Map of Africa – Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys
T. Rex – Planet Queen (Pocketknife’s Taken Away Remix)
Vastkustska Ryggdunkarsallskapet – Town Out of Order
Scotch – Delerio Mind
Tame Impala – HFGW (Canyons Drunken Rage Remix)
Gatto Fritto – Clem’s Bounce
Laughing Light of Plenty – The Rose
Lindsay Buckingham – It Was You (Cousin Cole Demo)
Youth – Dark Moons
Doobie Brothers – Long Train Running (Tom of Finland / CC Edit)
Doors – Peace Frog (Tom of Finland / CC Remix)
Glimmers – Esta Si, Esta No
Major Swellings – Assquake
Den Haan – Night Shift
Westbam – And Party
Curtis McClaine – Let’s Get Busy Dub
Tom Tom Club – Suboceana (Jacking Deep & High)

The fabolous NYC production/dj tag team known as Cousin Cole and Pocketknife are crossing the pond for a series of dates here in Europe. We’re very happy that they’ll be in Malmö for the Discobelle 3 Year Anniversary party tomorrow. To promote their Europe trip, Pocketknife put together this mix of funky jams to be enjoyed while you wait for them to arrive in your respective city.

Cousin Cole & Pocketknifes Euro Trip 2009 – Mix by Pocketknife (zShare)

Tourdates and tracklist for the mix follows after the jump.

10 Apr Discobelle Party at Babel, Malmo
12 Apr Electron Festival with Discodeine and others, Geneve
17 Apr Blogdigger Party with 20 Jazz Funk Great at NY Club, Paris

TRACKLIST:

Soft Rocks “Dlalulac”
Animal Collective “My Girls (Skinny Friedman Edit)”
Tanlines “Bejan”
Bostro Pesopeo “Communquis & Reprise”
Kasper Bjorke “Doesn’t Matter (The Juan Maclean Remix)”
Chicken Lips “Many Members”
Osborne “Afrika”
Tussle “Pow!”
Mi Ami “Version (Pocketknife Edit)”
Radioslave “Koma Koma (Original Mix)”
Radioclit “Secousse (Round Table Knights Remix)”
Duke Dumont “Hoy”
Tinariwen “Ikyadarh Dim (Pocketknife Remix)”