New Year's Eve Mix Part(y) One

My annual New Year's Eve mix (part one) is uploaded here:
http://www.zshare.net/audio/84605762390e92be/
It's a look, from my ears, at what makes me dance from the past 10 years plus some older stuff from the 1980's that made me dance in the last 10 years.

Here is the track-list:
01 - Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Zero
02 - Kylie Minogue vs. Ladytron - Can't Get You Out of My Playgirl
03 - Royksopp - Poor Leno
04 - Le Tigre - Deceptacon (DFA Mix)
05 - The Postal Service - Such Great Heights (John Tejada Remix)
06 - Pulp - Do You Remember The First Time
07 - Blur - Song 2
08 - Cardigans - My Favorite Game
09 - Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out
10 - The Bravery - An Honest Mistake (Remix)
11 - The Smiths - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (Josh Patrick Mix)
12 - Depeche Mode - Dreaming of Me
13 - New Order - The Perfect Kiss
14 - The Faint - Glass Danse (Paul Oakenfold Remix)
15 - Echo & The Bunnymen - Lips Like Sugar (Way Out West Remix)
16 - Audio Bullys - We Don't Care
17 - Tribeca - Happy New Year

I'm Skint

I tried to sell off some more CDs yesterday (for food and fuel, mind you) and not a single one was accepted. I was paid today for some past-due work, so, in a way, I'm glad I did not sell-off any treasured items. Some CDs were $18-$22 back in the day. Sucks to get $2 to $5 for them. Then again, many of the CDs have been re-released "digitally remastered", so the loss could be replaced. I don't even listen to CDs anymore. I rip them onto the computer and listen to VBR .mp3s (no, not FLACs, I am not that into it). If I DJ, I use copies to avoid scratching the originals. That's a lesson hard-learned, as most of my originals are super-scratched.

I DID NOT offer-up my Portishead "Cowboys" 180?(it's heavy, ok?)-gram vinyl:

YouTube: I added another song dear to my heart

This is for Naomi Rachael Trejo Talbot. I love you and I always will.

James Yuill does a Guinness bit.

My only gripe: it's much too short! Love me some James Yuill. Painfully unknown here in America.

Lemoncholic

Stripmall Architecture have an information-packed post and I need to share it.
A new ep EP is going to be called “Albino Peacock” and will be out on CD and digital in January 2011. Take the time to listen to them and go back to find some Halou and Anymore.

Like Sugar podcast 35 out now.

My latest podcast / mix-tape is out! #35 = One hour and five minutes of indie-pop, synthpop and fine electronic music. It's alt rock at the beginning and enters the dance world toward the end. Yes, I do speak a bit.
Hope you can take a listen via zshare (free streaming and/or a free 74 MB download) http://www.zshare.net/audio/83832269f28aee5a/

Like Sugar 35 - DJ Talbot

01 - The Cribs - Housewife
02 - Insect Guide - Bats
03 - Mr. Little Jeans - Faking Gold
04 - Murder Mystery - Problems (FREE mp3 on their site: http://murdermysterymusic.com/)
05 - Hooverphonic - Anger Never Dies
06 - British Sea Power - Living Is So Easy
07 - Northern Portrait - Life Returns To Normal
08 - Spotlight Kid - All Is Real
09 - OFF! - Panic Attack
10 - Alphaville - I Die For You Today
11 - Daybehavior - It's a Game (Marsheaux Remix)
12 - The Glass - Four Letter Four (Black Van Remix)
13 - Anything Box - Just One Day
14 - The Concretes - Good Evening
15 - Moto Boy - The Heart Is a Rebel (Radio Edit)
16 - Crystal Castles - Not In Love (feat. Robert Smith)

Alfa Matrix label offers 5 free downloads

5 FREE DOWNLOADS

Belgian label group Alfa Matrix are currently offering 5 free tracks for download. Taken from their most recent releases. You can get these by following this link:
http://soundcloud.com/alfa-matrix/sets/free-downloads/

Track-list:
1. KOMOR KOMMANDO - Rhythm machine
2. MALAKWA - Monster
3. ARMAGEDDON DILDOS - Untergrund
4. PSY'AVIAH feat. AYRIA . into the game (SIGNAL AOUT 42 mix)
5. STUDIO-X - You'll never get this

*previously unreleased

Return To Mono and Daybehavior

I updated all the links in the right-side column. All 15 podcasts should link properly again.
In a rare visit to myspace, I came upon this band: Return To Mono. I listened to the first track in the player and decided I should hear more. This act reminds me a bit of Halou, who are also based in the Bay Area.



Daybehavior have a new single out. It's available on iTunes and Amazon. "It's a Game" includes remixes by Marsheaux and Parralox.

The Drums - Me & the Moon (Clock Opera remix)

A big thank-you to fellow DJ @Bschulke! She sent me this Soundlcloud link to The Drums, nicely remixed:
The Drums- Me & the Moon (Clock Opera remix) by Anorak London

The Silence

Can't let this sit in my to-do list: Color Theory has wonderful new material out and a nice player that lets me share it with my readers / listeners! "The Silence" is a companion EP to "The Sound", featuring nine remixes, a collaboration, and two original tracks that weren’t included on the album. Be sure to check out the remix of the kick-ass "Two" track. I've got the bass up for this one!

The Go! Team and I Sold Them For Cash

I'm a fan of The Go! Team and I'm happy to see there's more to come from them. Below is a taste:
Buy Nothing Day by threeminutesthirtyseconds

I made a rash move last night and struck out for my local record store with my road case in hand. I sold $25 (that's 18.8520 EUR / 171.868 SEK / 15.8209 GBP!!) worth of CDs (and one DVD: Massive Attack. It was a collection of videos now made useless by youtube. One could argue the packaging had value, but one would be a moron: this DVD came in a clear case with no art whatsoever. Just a parental advisory sticker).


Like Sugar podcast #35 is ready, but the voice bits aren't recorded. I hate doing them. If I do a show with no voice, there's always someone that comment that they wish they were there. To me, it's about the music. Who needs some sleepy voice saying what band is next up? I guess some listeners appreciate the 2.5 facts I throw in per episode.

Christmas Music Post One

Swedesplease has a new Christmas compilation for 2010. Zip file available here.

The Pipettes offer "Santa's On His Way" in exchange for your e-mail address here.

I will be posting more links to legal and free Xmas music as I come across them.

Edit 1: Here's something nice from SIART: http://siart.blogspot.com/2010/12/holiday-cheer.html

Edit 2: Summer Camp’s lo-fi reworking of The Waitresses’ classic “Christmas Wrapping”. Mp3 here.

Edit 3: Battle of The Christmas Songs: http://uk.real.com/music/blog/?id=4101&post=Battle_Of_The_Christmas_Songs

Edit 4:
Saint Etienne - 'Through the Winter' by rebecca_schiller

Edit: 5
NME posts 10 Festive Tunes with videos. My fav is the Futureheads track!

Edit: 6 Pallers get into the spirit here.

Robots With Rayguns

Something about this sound captures me. In the 80's, I hated the main-stream R&B and Rap & Hip-hop sound. I was too into all black clothes, New Wave, Industrial and Synthpop. Age has mellowed me and I don't care what other people think anymore. Soooo, I can go back and appreciate what I turned my nose up to.
This music is new, but obviously an 80's meld of styles. I find it rather appealing!