The Japanese trio 80kidz create quality original music as well banging remixes. They have opened for well known electro acts such as Justice, Busy P, and Boys Noize. 80kidz released their first full length album around April of this year. Entitled “This Is My Shit” it’s definitely worth peeping.

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MP3: 80kidz – This Is My Shit

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MP3: 80kidz – Miss Mars

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MP3: CSS – Left Behind (80kidz Remix)

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MP3: Metric – Help I’m Alive (80kidz Remix)

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The XX is a UK based band formed in 2005. Members are from left to right Baria Qureshi (Keyboards), Oliver Sim (Bass/Lead Male Vocals), Romy Madley Croft (Guitar/Lead Female Vocals), and Jamie Smith (Drums/MPC). Baria recently quit the band for health reasons. It was said she had extreme exhaustion from touring. The band will continue touring with its remaining three members. You can check out an awesome video interview with the two founders of The XX, Romy Madley Croft and Oliver Sim on The Drone. Their self titled debut album is out now on Young Turks records. Here are a few tracks from the album as well as some remixes:

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MP3: The XX – Islands

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MP3: The XX – Shelter

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MP3: The XX – Basic Space

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MP3: The XX – Shelter (Death to the Throne Remix)

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MP3: The XX – Shelter (Them Jeans Drum Edit)

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MP3: The XX – Space Bass (Jamie of XX’s Remix of Basic Space)

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This is a nice change up from my usual posts. Here is a nice funky mix from my man Jason Aloysius aka “Doctor J”. Reppin Nor Cal to the fullest, Doctor J has been holding it down on the tables for years from Davis to SF. Check out his SoundCloud for the full track listing.

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MP3: TRUE v1 DownTempoFunk

Vancouver based duo Love & Electrik is comprised of Roxane Aiston & Kevin Mah. Signed to DJ Grandtheft’s label Tremendous Records they have an official single release entitled “Sex Video” check it out below. Ranging from retro synths, funky electro beats, Roxy’s vocals, and Kevin on the vocoder they bring a fresh retro sound that I think you guys will enjoy. I was lucky enough to catch a live performance while I was up in Vancouver on vacation. Needless to say it was a good time. Check the video below of Kevin doing a cover of “Phil Collins – In the Air Tonight”. They are fresh off their “Masters of Remix” Canadian Tour along side friends Eh! Them DJs and Keys N’ Krates. I’m looking forward to hearing more from these two.

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MP3: Love & Electrik – Sex Video

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MP3: Love & Electrik – Nasty Girls

Links:
Love & Electrik Blog
Myspace
Twitter

Buy their single “Sex Video” on Beatport

It’s been a while since I posted one of these. Has a lot of bangers for sure. Hope you guys like.

Robb G – 12 Inch Therapy (Bass Kelph’s Dirty Ows Mix)
Laidback Luke & Diplo – Hey
Dave Guetta & Afrojack feat. Wynter Gordon – Toyfriend
Modeselektor – Silikon (Sirus Mo Remix)
Yeah Yeah Yeah’s – Heads Will Roll (Passion Pit Remix)
Tocadisco – Dr. Moog (Club Mix)
Congrorock & Crookers – Sbombers
Armand Van Helden – Illin N Fillin It (Lee Mortimer’s Warehouse Music Remix)
Tommie Sunshine – DATR (Jammie Fanatic’s BBoy Mix)
DJ Deeon – Deeon Doez Disco
Duck Sauce – Anyway (LAZRtag remix)

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MP3: For Your Listening Pleasure v7

The Australian duo Bag Raiders has been dropping bombs for a while now, guess I’m partial to this song in particular. The source for this track states that it is indeed an old old song from these guys. Regardless its a chill song.

“Man, I been smokin’ since I was born mannn, I can smoke anything~”

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MP3: Bag Raiders – Smoking

This recording was taken from Radio 1’s Rob Da Bank show on 2/2/2009. 2ManyDJs filled in as guest DJs and man what a treat it was. They start the first hour off with a crazy megamix of 429 song intros. Click here for the track listing (was way too long to put in this post). The second hour is a sick disco/electro mix that they put together for the show. You would expect nothing less from these two dudes. Click here for the second hour tracklist. Enjoy!

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MP3: 2ManyDJs take over Rob Da Bank

Okay so LA just had one of the most epic weekends ever this Halloween. Two HUGE raves going down a few blocks from each other. Monster Massive and Hard Haunted Mansion. Hard ended up making a smart business move and split the event up into two days. Those who love Monster Massive still had a solid Friday night Hard line up to party to. I ended up going to Hard both nights because I liked the line up much more but I’m sure whatever rave you went to it was a damn good time.

2ManyDJs and Deadmau5 back to back were the highlight of Friday night for me. On Saturday Major Lazer was mind blowingly entertaining. 2ManyDJs and Deadmau5 made repeat performances as special guests but this time they were on opposing stages with overlapping set times. Shinichi Osawa, Basement Jaxx, and Crookers also had sick sets. I caught 30 mins of Modeselektor and then 30 mins of Zombie Nation to round off the night. Best Halloween ever!! I’m still recovering lol. Here are some tracks from artists that killed it at HARD.

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MP3: Deadmau5 – Strobe

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MP3: Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band – A Fifth of Beethoven (Soulwax Remix)

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MP3: Basement Jaxx – Scars

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MP3: Major Lazer – Jump Up

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MP3: Modeselektor – Dark Side of the Sun

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MP3: Zombie Nation – Shottieville