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]