DJ Fame & Eric Sharp – The Afterparty (ge.tt)

With the holidays approaching quickly, the inevitable dirge of terrible club reworkings is in full effect (drum & bass reworking of ‘Good King Wenceslas’, anyone?) – but that doesn’t mean that amongst the turds there aren’t some genuinely enjoyable Christmas themed jams that you can play out maybe twice a year, every year.

Enter Horsepower, the union of Bart B More, Tommie Sunshine & RipTide. Wisely recruiting Teki Latex to drop some of his signature humor and pathos on the vocals, the track advocates you to skip eating frozen dinners alone at home and spend it rammed in a dark, sweaty room with lots of other people waving their hands around in the air.

Stream it on soundcloud below, and download it here:

Teki Latex, Tommie Sunshine, Bart B More & Riptide – Christmas In The Club

And if you like the track (or, even if you hate it) Horsepower advocates taking a minute to check out Dance4Life and Unicef’s charity pages, and maybe even opening up your miserly heart to donate something to them.

Horsepower & Teki Latex – All I Want For Christmas Is Techno by WeAreHorsepower

Here is a statement from the man himself:

“When I thought about launching my new imprint, Brooklyn Fire and the impending WMC I thought the best way to cause a stink was to get the artists whom I dig and have them tear apart something they consider a “classic”. Enjoy these 20 works and I look forward to your support of Brooklyn Fire.”

Brooklyn Fire Bootlegs – WMC 2010 edition (ysi)

Brooklyn Fire Bootlegs – WMC 2010 edition (sendspace)

Tracks on the compilation:

Dajae – Brighter Days [Rob Threezy Edit]
Cajmere – Perculator [Jon Kennedy & J. Ibarra Remix]
DBX – Phreak [3z Edit]
Diana Ross – Upside Down [Punk Rolla Remix]
Donna Summer – I Feel Love [Patrick Wayne Remix]
Maurice/D.H.S. – This Is Acid [Tommie Sunshine Edit]
Michael Jackson – Beat It [Boris Dlugosch Edit]
N Joi – Anthem [TADT Remix]
Paperclip People – Throw [DJ Kue Edit]
Paul Johnson – She Got Me On [Neoteric Edit]
Public Enemy – Night Of The Living Bassheads [Figure Remix]
Queen – Radio Gaga [Mark Verbos Edit]
R. Kelly – Bump & Grind [Turbo P Edit]
Ramierez – Hablando [Hostage Remix]
Robert Owens – I’ll Be Your Friend [The Deficient Remix]
Rod Stewart – Do ‘Ya Think I’m Sexy? [Mightyfools Remix]
Roman Flugal – Geht’s Noch [Rishi Bass Remix]
Spiller – Groovejet [Ghosts Of Venice Edit]
Stakker – Humanoid [Dan Aux Remix]
Sueno Latino – Sueno Latino [Sonic C Remix]

URB Magazine pulled this one out of their hat, a remix EP with some excellent names commissioned. Grindin fam Acid Girls delivers the goods with their spectacular take on “We Are Water”. Other remixers include: Tommie Sunshine, Daisy O’Dell, Dark Party and Pollyn.

Download: URB.com presents HEALTH remix project

Tracklist:

1. We Are Water (Acid Girls Healthy Body Remix)
2. Nice Girls (Daisy O’Dell Remix)
3. Severin (Dark Party Remix)
4. Before Tigers (Pollyn Remix)
5. Nice Girls (Tommie Sunshine’s Pandemic Pandemonium Re-Touch)

BONUS: The video for “Die Slow”.

This track was featured on Switch’s portion of the Major Lazer Essential Mix on BBC Radio One. He is also one of the remixers of the Tommie Sunshine track we had up a couple of days ago. What I’m trying to say is that Jayou is on fire with his tracks right now.

Jayou – Crack Hands (direct link)

We could have called this the Tommie Sunshine mega-post but since the man got a new release out on Ultra Records we went with that instead. Tommie picked his favorite new producers to get to work on his latest offering. The album is up on iTunes and Beatport with remixes from Il Diablo, Bit Thief, Kitch ‘n Sync, Figure, NoNewYork and Jayou Dodge.

To promote it Tommie sent us his latest mixtape, a remix from the album and some tracks that weren’t on the album. We also included the accapella so that you can go to work on the track yourself. Then head over to Tommie Sunshine’s soundcloud page and drop it in the dropbox.

Tommie Sunshine – Tokyo Pollution [Il Diablo’s Bassline remix] (direct link)
I held this back from the official release specifically for the blogs. I feel like this bassline simply murders and will give the track a new lease on life in the underground. Il Diablo’s music is special to me and he is going to be a major talent to contend with. I am calling this now as his collab with Jay Robinson, Dub Frequency gets bigger and bigger.

Tommie Sunshine – Dance Among The Ruins [The Disco Villains FRESCO remix] (direct link)
After the mixes were done I started speaking to these guys and got an idea for them to do an update of the first single I did for Ultra with myself & Peaches on vocals. They hit the bulls-eye with an ’09 approach that rocks the floor hard.

Marc Romboy vs. Tommie Sunshine – Bodyjack [Dan Aux’s Way Crazies remix] (direct link)
I posted the a cappella to this one on Soundcloud and this New Zealander sent this to me. It is above and beyond mental and needs to be heard.

Fall Out Boy – I Don’t Care [Tommie Sunshine & Mightyfools remix] (direct link)
I don’t know how we held this back for so long but it can now be released into the wild. Done on two continents with the desire to do something big. I am such a fan of Mightyfools and it was a pleasure to collaborate with them. Featured on Will Bailey’s Bass Weazal Birthday Mixtape, I feel this could get a fair amount of play.

Tommie Sunshine – Tokyo Pollution (Accapella) (direct link)

The Major Lazer boys did a minimix for Annie Mac while we were on vacation. Anyway, here it is.

Major Lazer – Annie Mac mini mix (direct link)

PS. We’re in London this weekend for a gig at Cargo on friday and then a gig at the Reebok showroom with the rest of our fellow Awesome Agency friends on saturday.

Flyers for the parties after the jump.

We are honored to have The Glamour on our Mixin It Up series. Richard and Asher have been working on their new EP that was just released on Calamity Jane Recordings, but they still found time to do a mix for us. So go support them and buy their new EP on Beatport after you have listened to their mix.

Download: The Glamour: Discobelle Mix (ShareBee) (Re-uped)

1. Benjamin Diamond – Same Old Things
We have been big fans of Ben Diamond for a long time. This new track is no exception as he continues the funky, pop infused, French House sound, he is known for. (Richard)

2. Kathy Diamond – All Women
If you can’t feel the bass-line in here you need to clean out your ears. (Richard)

3. Bumblebeez – Rio (Etienne de Crecy Remix)
Another classic French House producer we have been big on for years. This track is a little mellower, but guitar is really great, and is reminiscent of guitar tones we try to achieve in our own music. (Richard)

4. Be Brave – Louis La Roché
Louis has been on my charts for a while now. Great Disco House from England by a young kid. I’m glad someone else is repping this stuff as much as I’ve been trying to. Plus everyone thought he was Thomas Bangalter soooo… (Asher)

5. The Juan Maclean: Happy House (Trim The Fat Jeans Edit)
This track has been out for a bit but still gets us every time. The Juan Maclean makes such a good nod with the piano chords in here and that little electric-piano melody reminds us of a lot of good old Deep House records we would collect. (Richard)

6. Crazy Penis: Love On The Line (Unabombers Vocal)
We actually caught this on Discobelle a while back and couldn’t believe our eyes. Crazy Penis has been out for a while, and we have some of their records going back as far as their releases on Naked
Music. This is such a great edit. (Richard)

7. Daddy’s Favorite: I Feel Good Things For You
Great classic old Disco House track. Need we say more? (Richard)

8. I Found U (Feat. Maxc) (Peter Lutz Remix) – Axwell
Such a great soulful vocal House track! I’m a sucker for strong male vocals. It reminds me of “You Don’t Know Me” by Armand Van Helden, one of my all time favorite tracks. (Asher)

9. Piano Mano (Club Mix Feat. Firetruck Antarctica) – The Drill
Michael from Designer Drugs turned me on to this one over the summer. It’s such a perfect mixture of funky and banging sounds. The build up on this is EPIC! (Asher)

10. Lifelike: Soul of My Love
A classic older one from Lifelike. He has been an incredibly influential producer for us, especially with tracks like “Fly by Night,” and a lot of our newer, unreleased material. (Richard)

11. Treadstone – The Shapeshifters
Such great strings samples in this one. It makes me wish I was hanging out in the South of France on a beach (although gingers don’t tan well). (Asher)

12. Laidback Luke: Music Is Always On My Mind (Laidback Luke’s French Remix)
A great French House themed edit of “Music is Always on My Mind.” This is such a fun track to play out when we DJ, and it has as such a wonderful feel to it. (Richard)

13. I Can’t Lose – The Phantom’s Revenge
This is my anthem right now, brings back memories of dancing so hard I would almost pass out. The energy in this track is the reason why I love House Music. These guys are very inspiring to me. (Asher)

14. Fly By Night (Hatiras Remix) – The Glamour
This is one of the remixes off of our first EP that comes out October 14th. We were so excited to have Hatiras do a remix for us. I’ve had his records in my crates for years now and it’s an honor to have him
put his touch on our music. (Asher)

15. Take It To The Club – Jesse Rose, Herve, Action Man
This is another favorite that I’ve been playing out a lot lately. I really enjoy the production of Jesse Rose, Herve, and Action Man individually and this collaboration is no exception. (Asher)

16. Body Crash (Laidback Luke Remix) – Buy Now
Again Laidback Luke comes through with another floor mover. This is my favorite remix of “Body Crash” for sure. It drops in and out always keeping the fists in the air. Richard always makes fun of me for going extra wild when I play this. I just can’t help it! (Asher)

17. Yuksek: I Like To Play
Defiantly one of our favorite more Electro House focused producers. The way this track drops seriously moves floors! (Richard)

18. Photograph (Heartache Remix) – Def Leppard
I’m a huge fan of Eighties rock and pop music and this one is the perfect mix of Hair Metal and House. I always wish I still had long hair when I play this. (Asher)

19. I Know – OCD Automatic
OCD is one of my best friends. He’s from Madison, WI which is about an hour from Milwaukee. Besides being my chum he’s also a really talented producer and dj. This is a new one from him. I thought it was a fitting end to our mixtape. (Asher)

BONUS TRACK: A 3 minute excerpt of the Tommie Sunshine remix of “Fly By Night” that can be found on the EP.

The Glamour – Fly By Night (Tommie Sunshine remix) (Sendspace)