Jason Forrest’s new video for “Raunchy” is first and foremost a warning to everyone that they should not make eye contact or try to engage that guy at the mall who’s wearing a sweater with horses on it and rocking a mane of shoulder length hair while browsing for muskets. It’ll just end badly.

But more than that, it’s a stompingly good return from Forrest, who curates North American dance music juggernaut label Nightshifters. The track begins as a laid back clap-along affair, things slowly descend into a dimension of thrashing guitar solos and screaming horns that gradually becomes hotter and hotter until you notice that your shoes have melted onto the floor in a sticky multicolor mess.

Accompanying it is a rework from Canadian contingent Jokers of The Scene, who hone their tact of distilling their remixes to one gigantic eight minute “just-as-the-sun’s-coming-up” moment of ecstatic joy, before veering back off into the darkness. It’s a well paced track that would sound perfect being played somewhere where you can see the stars above you.

Grab “Raunchy” on iTunes now and get some extra goodies, and simultaneously be on the look out for Jason’s new album “The Everything” – Coming April 15th, 2011 on Staatsakt records.

Download the JOTS remix below from Soundcloud:

Don’t let the gingerbread version of Jokers of The Scene above fool you, this track is channeling some weird magick vibes from Columbus, Ohio FUNERALS. This dub takes things underground deep enough to be burrowed into the earth’s core, and then slowly starts to rise to the surface again for a blindingly big finish.

Download the dub from Soundcloud below:

We have the remix from Canadian power duo Jokers Of The Scene (btw, happy belated Canada day you guys!) which doesn’t go as hard as their previous tracks but keeps the focus on a more minimal and melodic sound with fistpumping breaks – although they still keep it dark and moody – showing that they’ve spent alot of time in Berlin.

Kele Okereke – Tenderoni (Jokers Of The Scene remix) (Mediafire)

O Children – Ruins (Jokers Of The Scene remix) (drop.io)

Brandon Sek disbanded his Curb Crawlers blog (one of our favorite blogs period), but don’t worry since he won’t be leaving us in the cold. He already started up Happy Please (together with the wonderful Flora Wong of Grindin’, Nobody Cares About Kitsuné and Dazed Magazine fame). To kick things off on the new domain he provides us with this techy stormer of a mixtape from the boys in Canadian duo Jokers Of The Scene.

Jokers Of The Scene – Bombs Over Belleville (direct link)

Tracklist after the jump.

01. Jokers of the Scene – Joking Victim
02. B.D.I. – City & Industry
03. Daniel Meteo – In The Mood (Abe Duque Remix)
04. Crash Course In Science – Flying Turns (Terence Fixmer Remix)
05. Tiga – Sex O’Clock (Playgroup Remix)
06. Aberrant – Kirkbride’s Dungeon
07. Stephan Bodzin – Mustang
08. Jori Hulkonnen – Boying in the Smokeroom
09. Fairmont – Mobula
10. Geiger – Bambam
11. Boy 8-Bit – The Keep
12. Mathew Jonson – Ghosts in the Al
13. 2AM/FM – The Path
14. LFO – Freeze
15. Extrawelt – Fernweh
16. The Black Dog – Witches Ov

Two of our favorite production/dj duos, Acid Girls & Jokers Of The Scene, got together for one mighty fine mix where Jokers Of The Scene mixed the Acid Girls part and the Acid Girls boys returned the favor. They’re about to embark on a joint tour and this mix was done to promote what has the makings to be one whirlwind of a ride.

Bright Black Magick- Mixed by Jokers of the Scene and Acid Girls (Sendspace)

Tracklist + tourdates after the jump.

Acid Girls – Other Places 0.1
Acid Girls – Lightworks (Harvard Bass Remix)
Sisters of Transistors – The Don (Acid Girls’ Something Else Remix)
3Oh!3 – Don’t Trust Me (Acid Girls’ Erotic Braille Dub)
???? – ???? (Acid Girls’ the Vibes are Free Bromix)
Villains & Classixx ft. o8o – I’m On It (Acid Girls’ Summertime Methadone Remix)
Health – We Are Water (Acid Girls’ Healthy Body Remix)
The Toxic Avenger – любовь навсегда (Acid Girls Remix)
Acid Girls ft. Frankmusik – Wake Up
Jokers of The Scene – Acidrod
Ahmed Fofana – Don Kan (Jokers Of The Scene Remix)
Congorock – Runark (Jokers of the Scene Remix)
The Brash – H Muet (Jokers of the Scene Remix)
Passion Pit – Little Secrets (Jokers of the Scene Remix)
Rob Threezy – The Change Up (Jokers Of The Scene Remix)
Bag Raiders – Fun Punch (Jokers of the Scene Remix)
Burns – Turbo (Jokers of the Scene Remix)
Acid Girls – The Numbers Song (Jokers of the Scene’s Taking Acid to Make Music To Talk To Girls To Remix)
Jokers of the Scene – Baggy Bottom Boys
The Count & Sinden – Mega (Jokers Of The Scene Remix)

Greg from Acid Girls passed this onto to all of us Grindin peeps yesterday, it’s not really the style we’ve grown accustomed to from Acid Girls but it’s the perfect workday mix right now. Acid Girls will be going on tour soon together with Jokers Of The Scene, they’re also heading over to Europe in January + you shouldn’t forget to check out their recently released single “The Numbers Song” (we posted it here).

Live From the Celestial Megaclub Green Room (direct link)

Tracklist after the jump.

Bill Callahan – All Thoughts Are Prey to Some Beast
Arab Strap – Haunt Me
Squarepusher – Song: Our Underwater Torch
Ben Watt & Robert Wyatt – Slipping Slowly
The Flamingos – I Only Have Eyes For You
John Barry – This Way Mary
Claudine Longet – Un Homme et Un Femme
Glen Campbell – By the Time I Get to Phoenix
Bruce Springsteen – Dream Baby Dream
Francois De Roubaix – Dernier Domicile Connu
Memory Cassette – Milkey Wave Goodbye
Lalo Schifrin – The Hologram
Alain Goraguer – La Longues Marche – Valse Des Statues
Raymond Scott – Sleepy Time
Scott Walker – On Your Own Again
Lalo Schifrin – Be Happy Again (Jingle From the Future)
Acid Girls – Killing and Running

Big release coming up on IHEARTCOMIX from the fantastic LA duo Acid Girls, Greg and Jamie have been working hard for a couple of years now and they’ll reap their benefits with the release of “The Numbers Song/Lightworks” (the EP is released digitally on August 18th and on vinyl September 1st. It comes backed with remixes courtesy of Canadian powerhouse Jokers Of The Scene and Dave P & Adam Sparkles). The original track itself is a hypnotic, stompy and techy beast of a dance track that has been a staple in our dj sets for some time now, always ensuing people to collectively lose their shit.

Acid Girls – The Numbers Song (YSI)

Acid Girls – The Numbers Song (Sharebee)

Burns – Turbo (Jokers Of The Scene remix) (Mediafire)