Yall the Worst. T-Pain is the Best.

DJ Khaled is the worst of the worst. Can someone explain why is he so angry? Did somebody on the set misplace his muumuu? I think that's it, someone misplaced his muumuu. Hurry, get this man to the nearest Big & Tall & Talentless store so he will stop breaking glass cups in innocent people's faces.

Kid Sister - Get Fresh

Ah man, I love me some hipster rap. I love it because it provides me a way to "get my Black on" in a non-threatening manner. Imagine the look on my neighbor's face if I pulled into my driveway banging Before Da Kappa 2000 out of my car with all four windows down. Somebody just lost his invitation to the annual neighborhood barbeque. That's why I'm loving Get Fresh by Kid Sister. That and the Dimmakunication sample during the hook is dope.

Now that we're on the topic of Kid Sister, you're probably thinking I could easily do a mean post attributing her success to her good looks similar to the Katy Perry "boobs = success" post I did last week. Well you're wrong (and a big meanie) for thinking that and I'll tell you why. Kid Sister is good. Granted, she isn't the greatest wordsmith around but her tracks are always well produced and fun. She also varies her beat selection which brings a different feeling to each track. Oh, you don't believe me? Download Family Reunion below. In it Kid Sister raps and sings (oh yeah folks, she's multi-talented) over another great beat that will have you begging for a full length album.

Kid Sister - Get Fresh [YSI]
Kid Sister - Family Reunion ft. David Banner [YSI]

Update: Whoops! Looks like I'm an idiot. The hook doesn't have a sample from Dimmakunication, it just sounds similar.

To Blog or Not To Blog? That is the (Trivial) Question.

To blog or not blog? That is the question that has run through my head at various times throughout the last few days. I know, it’s a silly question to worry about from day to day. Blogging isn’t my job, posting isn’t an alternative stream of income for me, and, if you can believe it, blogging doesn’t even net me anymore girls. That last one really sucks considering “more chicks” was the primary reason I started music blogging. Even though I know I don’t have to do this, I also don’t want this blog to die because of my own lethargy. So after a week of serious soul searching (thanks Oprah), I remembered the second reason I started blogging. I started blogging to share music I like, music I like a lot, hell, music I love. [cue the theme from Captain Planet] That’s right. I’m back baby!

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Oh, the Priors, I love ‘em. They could be my new favorite group if they just release some more music. Formed by life-long musicians Yann Destal and Rawman, Priors sound like France’s answer to Australia’s Empire of the Sun in the French-Australian electro war played out over on hipsterrunoff.

I can’t think of any other word to describe What You Need, the singular song on their myspace page, than “glorious”. The track opens with some of the smoothest vocal harmonizing you will find this side of a 1950s barbershop quartet and continues throughout the song as the smooth French house-pop instrumental induces a state of euphoric ease in the listener. I know the phrase “euphoric ease” may seem hyperbolic but listen to What You Need and tell me you don’t feel like your floating threw the air, bathed in golden rays of light.

Priors – What You Need [YSI]

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I admit that I’ve arrived late to the YACHT party. Lucky for me they haven’t embarked on their journey through the sea of indie-blog-fame. If I would have arrived to the party a few months later, like in 2009 when their first album is released through DFA Records, it would be uncool for me to become a new fan. Lame, I know but that’s the rule, I didn’t make ‘em, I just follow ‘em. So enjoy Summer Song while you still can, it is awesome, which goes without saying if you know the reputation of DFA Records.

YACHT – Summer Song [YSI]

Update: Info for my fellow Texans, YACHT will be performing in Dallas, San Antonio, and Austin on November 6, 7, and 8 respectively. Wait, San Antonio?!?! WTF?!? Austin, I got it, I understand, you’re the cool kid in the group, I know. Dallas, okay we’ve been losing out to you for awhile now, I’ve learned to accept it. But San Antonio, really? I don’t mean to hate on San Antonio, but um, San Antonio sucks. There, I said it. I heard only ten people live there. Ten people and they all work at the Alamo. Houston couldn’t even get a Sunday show? Shit!

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I’ve been searching for another great remix of Move ever since hearing Cut Copy’s take on the Cansei de Ser Sexy single. The original is another one of those spectacular indie-pop songs that, in my opinion, are so great I can’t understand why they never make the jump to mainstream success. It’s truly perplexing. But back to the moral of this story: I found another great Move remix when I downloaded the Frankmusick remix. Frankmusick uses heavy repetition of vocals and instruments from the original track and combines them with his own original production creating a whole new song that still sounds familiar and new at the same time. Wow, at the same time?!??! Yes, at the same time.

Cansei de Ser Sexy – Move (Frankmusick’s Club Bingo Dub) [YSI]

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With the release of the new Bag Raiders EP and the release of their new double disc mix CD over the weekend, the name Bang Gang has been on every music blog within the past two weeks. All this hype and attention is not undeserved however, any release with the Bang Gang name attached to it is quality work. The Drugs In My Body remix starts with a two minute synth buildup before giving way to the awesome bassline used in the original track. The rest of the track shifts in-between buildups, breakdowns, and good times.

Thieves Like Us – Drugs In My Body (The Bang Gang Deejays Remix) [YSI]

When We Were Young (G.L.O.V.E.S. Remix)

Australian producer, G.L.O.V.E.S., unleashed his official remix of Sneaky Sound System’s newest single When We Were Young yesterday. The hardcopy and digital singles are set for release on November 12th. Along with the G.L.O.V.E.S. remix below, the single will include remixes from Shazam, Sinden, Juan Maclean, and Breakbot. That’s a certified all star cast of producers lined up so be sure to pick up the single when it’s released in a few weeks.

Sneaky Sound System – When We Were Young (G.L.O.V.E.S. Remix) [YSI]

Promotin' & Propagatin'

Promotin':

Tonight:

MSTRKRFT with Felix Cartal @ Warehouse Live

Doors Open @ 8

Propagatin':

Digitalism – Apollo-Gize (Breakbot Hypnotoad Mix) [YSI] via ohhcrapp.net
Yuksek – Tonight [YSI] via My Kunk

Breakbot myspace

Bag Raiders & Miami Horror

Over the months since this blog’s inception I’ve spilled much ink addressing the dazzling quantity and quality of music coming out of Australia. With acts like Cut Copy, Van She, Ladyhawke, Empire of the Sun and a list of others that could go on forever, its seems like it is about time Australia got its own genre. We already have Swedish pop, and French house, why not Australian pop? Why not indeed my good man*. That is why I’m declaring “Australian pop” the newest musical genre. I have already contacted Apple about this and they have added the new genre to iTunes and will soon release an update so you all can update your iPods accordingly.

But what brought about this latest pro-Australia love-post? New stuff from Bag Raiders and Miami Horror, that’s what. Bag Raiders released their Turbo Love EP last week via Bang Gang Records. The EP features the two tracks, Turbo Love and Shooting Stars, along with the Shooting Stars instrumental and the Bag Raiders remix of Turbo Love. Miami Horror sent out Don’t Be On With Her a few days back to promote the release of their upcoming EP, Bravado, on November 15th. All three tracks have a subdued approach to dance music that can best be described as Australian pop. The filtered synths, light drums, judicious use of distortion, and vocals that glide over the beat come together to produce tracks that are instantly accessible and infinitely danceable.

Bag Raiders – Shooting Stars [YSI]
Bag Raiders – Turbo Love [YSI]
Miami Horror – Don’t Be On With Her [YSI]

Pick up the Turbo Love EP here or here.

*I just agreed with myself.

The American Dream Team

I am not a fan of Katy Perry. There I said it. When I see a new remix of her one hit single, I Kissed A Girl, scrolling along my Google Reader, I totally ignore it. I don't know if a remix from the Electro Gods of the moment, Justice, could get me to listen to her drivel anymore. Granted, she does have tremendous natural talent (boobs) that can't be denied (big boobs) and her "Britney Spears as a 50s pinup girl" act might keep her interesting for a little while (really big boobs), but we all know why she made it big in '08. That's right folks, her beautiful singing voice*.

That being said, you might see me as a hypocrite for posting the new The American Dream Team remix of her other not-so-hit single, Hot N' Cold. The only reason I'm posting Hot N' Cold is because I like Money VIP so much, the other track The American Dream Team sent me. While I'm positive America doesn't need anymore pop songs from untalented women with beautiful singing voices*, we can all appreciate a fun electro hip hop track about money, bitches, cars, clothes and weed.

The American Dream Team - Money VIP [YSI]
Katy Perry - Hot N' Cold (TADT Remix) [YSI]

* Beautiful boobs

That's Gold Buffet, Gold!!

The video above explains the reference in the blog post title for the five of you who have never seen Seinfeld. Whenever something new come down from the fellas over at Buffet Libre, I find myself instantly smitten. Their three latest releases are previews from their forthcoming project, Rewind 2. The first Rewind project consisted of covers and remixes of 80s dance music. This time, Rewind 2 will include covers of 70s, 80s and 90s music. This is an ambitious endeavor indeed but I wouldn't expect anything less from the enormous amount of talent Buffet Libre always brings together.

Sidechains vs Ultranate - Endless Summer vs Free [YSI]
Deltawave - Lost in Music (Sister Sledge Cover) [YSI]
Super Mal vs. Micky Finn - Rough Justice [YSI]

Tonight - Designer Drugs @ Boondocks

Houston, catch Designer Drugs tonight at Boondocks. If you’ve checked your Reader anytime in the last three weeks you already know what’s up with Designer Drugs. For those of you who don’t even know what “Reader” I am referring to, let me put you on some game (see, I am Black). In the last three weeks Designer Drugs has released three badass remixes and are set to release their debut single Zombie through IHEARTCOMIX on October 26.

It looks like DD has figured out the way to receive sustained attention from the “30 seconds of fame” culture of the Blogosphere. “How, how do I, an online artist, get attention from the Blogosphere and achieve complete internet success?” asked the online artist in the back corner of Myspace. Well, Online Artist, normally I would charge you $19.95 plus shipping and handling for such information but since I like your face and I have free time at work, I’ll give you a quick rundown.

Artists must launch a three-pronged attack that begins with the release of multiple remixes or original productions in a short period of time. In today’s example, DD released three aesthetically similar, well-produced remixes of artists ranging on the popularity scale from International Superstar, to Blog Superstar, to “Who The Hell?”. Next, the artist must go on tour. This makes the artists tangible to the listener, more than just another unread, then read tab on the Google Reader of the average blog connoisseur. And finally, to ensure maximum money making potential, the artist must hit the internet with his single, EP or full length album available on iTunes, Beatport, Turntable Lab, your local corner store, etc. So, if my theory holds up (it does), Designer Drugs are on their way to become millionaires and so can you (no you can’t).

Okay, that’s enough Rudimentary Online Marketing 101 for today, hit up Designer Drugs’ myspace page to listen to Zombie right now, and if you missed the aforementioned badass remixes you can pick them up below.

IAMX – Spit It Out (Designer Drugs Remix) [YSI]
Mariah Carey – I’ll Be Lovin U (Designer Drugs Remix) [YSI]
Little Boots – Meddle (Designers Drugs 80s Coke Jam Remix) [YSI]

Ghostland Observatory @ House of Blues - Tonight

Ghostland Observatory performs tonight at the newly opened House of Blues–Houston located on 1204 Caroline Street. Doors open at 8pm, the show starts at 9pm and ticket prices range from $20 to $35. I wish I could make it to this guaranteed dance fest tonight but I have a fucking test tomorrow. I had a fucking test yesterday. Both these fucking tests combined explains the absence of new posts these last few days. But hey, don’t cry for me Houston, I’ve already seen Ghostland in concert and it was awesome!! So if you haven’t seen Ghostland live and even if you have, grab some prime Ghostland Observatory tracks below and get your asses to the show tonight Houston. Do a little shindig in my honor please.

Ghostland Observatory - Shoot ‘Em Down [YSI]
Ghostland Observatory - Move With Your Lover [YSI]
Ghostland Observatory - Silver City [YSI]
Ghostland Observatory - Freeheart Lover [YSI]
Ghostland Observatory - Club Soda [YSI]

Le Castle Vania - Zero Machine (Official Release)

It hurts to admit it, but SSDT's reputation as a blog to visit to find new music was largely built by ripping songs from artists' Myspace page. Yeah, despicable I know. That explains why a lot of the early songs I posted had shitty sound quality. Well, six months and about five "Please remove (insert stolen track here)" emails later, I'm happy to say I haven't jacked a Myspace song since May. So I was pretty surprised when I read the email I received today from Le Castle Vania containing his newest work, Zero Machine. In the email, Dylan relays that the track was not supposed to be released until today, and (in bold print) it is not a Smashing Pumpkins remix. Oops, we posted Zero Machine two and half weeks ago. Double oops, it was referred to as a Smashing Pumpkins remix. Sorry dude. Our bad. 

Le Castle Vania - Zero Machine [YSI]

For more Le Castle Vania, check out his record labels Always Never and So Sweet.

New Rock Remixes

London based rockers, Burning Pilot, have a new record due out soon called Cold Caller and they’ve commissioned James Rutledge to remix their first single, Accelerate. Mr. Rutledge transforms Accelerate into a 1980s new wave track you listen to while you apply that second coat of black eyeliner. If you’re not into the "Robert Smith" look (liar!) and still can’t imagine what this might sound like, I would say it’s like a 2008 version of New Order or The Cure. Crisper, louder, more bass, all the good stuff from 2008. Ohh, now you wanna download it, pick it from iTunes here.

Burning Pilot – Accelerate (James Rutledge Remix) [YSI]

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Yesterday, I professed my love for the new Chimney Climbers remix of Rich Girls by The Virgins. Well, after further research that included listening to The Beatards remix and The Twelves remix, I’ve concluded that Rich Girls is just a damn good song. I know yall will download The Twelves remix but don't sleep on The Beatards version. It's especially funky and bass guitar heavy. Pick up both remixes below.

The Virgins – Rich Girls (Beatards Remix) [YSI]
The Virgins – Rich Girls (The Twelves Remix) [YSI]

Twisted Groove - Fire (D.J.C Remix)

My compadre D.J.C just sent me this sick remix he did for Twisted Groove which consist of Ross McJury & Andrew Johnston from Belfast, Northern Ireland . You should defiantly check them out if you are into some good House/Techno/Electro music.

Twisted Groove - Fire (D.J.C Remix) [Mega Upload]


Bonus
Just in case you missed these tracks the first time.

D.J.C - Circa.87 [Mega Upload]

D.J.C - Night Service [Mega Upload]

D.J.C - Untitled mk.2 [Mega Upload]

New Remixes from The Chimney Climbers & Dskotek

I’m loving this new remix from The Chimney Climbers. This time, they lend a helping hand to Rich Girls by The Virgins. Part hair metal guitar riffs, part brooding bass, the remix is all good. The ominous synths, combined with the ubiquitous DJ air horn and the infectious vocal sampling used during the hook creates a feeling of anticipation as you wait for the bass to blast you from somewhere. Yet it never comes, and you’re stuck sitting there with no other recourse but to listen to the track again, for your 16th time in a row.

The Virgins – Rich Girls (The Chimney Climbers Remix) [YSI]

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LA-based DJ/producer Dskotek is back on this Discotech with two new remixes. His first one is something you don’t see everyday, a producer remixing a Bloody Beetroots original. Dskotek steps up to take on Rombo, the Beetroots’ high energy, synth-filled, Lil’ Jon-sampling attempt to blow out your speakers. Dskotek’s version is less about blowing out speakers and more about making dancefloors shake with intense buildups and a heavy strobe effect.

The Bloody Beetroots – Rombo (Dskotek Remix) [YSI]

Dskotek then puts his stamp on the new Britney Spears single, Womanizer. I don’t know how or why, but Ms. Spears has somehow recorded the most remixed track of the moment. PMA does a pretty good job of rounding up a sampling of the best remixes of Womanizer so far. I’m not a big fan of the original so I can’t recommend or trash this or any of the other remixes. I can say this remix has a distinct Dsktotek sound to it. His production aesthetic shines through and if I learned anything from watching 5 seasons of Project Runway (aside from what silk chiffon is) it is that the key to being a great artist is having an original design aesthetic.

Britney Spears – Womanizer (Dskotek Remix) [YSI]

Big Gipp - Hot (Rob Wonder Remix)

I don't know how much the Scion A/V events and music releases actually sway potential consumers to buy Scion vehicles, but I know two things: the events are always awesome and the music releases are always dope. Just in the past few months, Scion has brought DJ Klever and Girl Talk to Houston for free, not to mention all the hip hop artists that have stopped by courtesy of Scion. The last two music releases from Scion A/V featured remixes from remix masters Herve, Sinden, and Boy 8-Bit plus tracks from EPMD, New Young Pony Club, The Presets and Muscles. Yeah, all that for free. I think going out a buying a new xB is the least you could do to say thank you.

Scion's newest mixtape brings together DJ Klever, Treasure Fingers, and Rob Wonder, some of Atlanta's hottest dance music DJ/producers, with Big Gipp, one of Atlanta's hottest rappers. It only makes sense that when you add the hottest producers with the hottest rapper the name of the track that gets triple-teamed is Hot. The Klever and Treasure Finger remixes have already made the blog rounds, but for some reason everyone has slept on the Rob Wonder remix so far. From the opening drum loop, I knew this was the track I was meant to post. I can't resist posting good Bmore. Shit, I won't even lie, I've posted mediocre or bad Bmore before, but I assure you this is good Bmore.

Big Gipp - Hot (Rob Wonder Remix) [YSI]

In other news, the video above is from the Atlanta, Ga broadcast of the Nick Jr. show, Lazy Town. In Atlanta, they add Lil' Lon to all of their children programming, that's how they keep the citywide Crunk Meter above 200.