Dr.Pong & Beyond

We're back from our visit to Berlin, with a mini-mix and memories of I Love Techno in Ghent. While in Berlin we took our drinking to the streets with our friends The Operator & Emmett. Later in the week we did some clubbing @ The Watergate, a minimal club with a riverside view, John Selway was playing, he's always on point. The next day we were off to Brussels for I Love Techno. Justice stole the show with which may have been their first live set, god I hope it was recorded. But we managed to catch Klaxons, Goose, Simian Mobile Disco, Trentmoller, Stephan Bodzin, Alter Ego, & holy fuck Erol Alken! He played before Justice & totally destroyed the dancefloor again & again with things like his intro which was a fresh take on Micheal Jackon's Thriller I believe. He also played Brodinksi's remix of The Shoes which is included in this mini-mix we dropped at a Ping Pong club in East Berlin called Dr.Pong.
Got some shows confirmed that I'm excited about, little party for some peeps that have a birthday around now @ Soda. this Thursday. A Old Scotsmen Ball this Saturday, and In Order To Danse has just been confirmed for New Years Eve @ The Ship & Anchor.
Enjoy the mix

Dr.Pong Mini-Mix

1.Lords Of Acid - I Sit On Acid (Soulwax Remix)
2.VNDLSM - UH OH!
3.The Shoes - America (Brodinski Remix)
4.Rene Van Munster - Grasscourt Blues
5.Carnifull Trio - Song for Guido (Crookers Crunk Mix)
6.The Black Ghosts - Any Way (Fake Blood Mix)
7.Justice - Phantom pt 2 (Soulwax Nite Version)
8.Daft Punk - Around The World (KILLDAHYPE Remix)

Tell me...

So tell me what you want, what you really want, I'll tell you what I want, what I really really want, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna really really really wanna zigga zip ahhhhhhh...
Sigh if only there were Spice Girls in this mix, maybe someday, but not today hehe.
Here it is, the brand spanking new mix by In Order To Danse, enjoy.
Feedback is always appreciated.

What You Want Mix

1. Justin Timberlake - What Goes Around Comes Around (Sebastien Leger Remix)
2. Mylo - Continental Love
3. Hollywood (Jacques Lu Cont's Remix)
4. Armand Van Helden - Playmate (Jesse Rose Remix)
5. Basement Jaxx - Take Me Back To Your House (Speaker Junk Remix)
6. Zya & Bada feat. Timbaland - The Way I Are (Axwell Original)
7. Just Jack - Writers Block (Thomas Gold Remix)
8. Goose - Bring It On (MSTRKRFT JFK remix)
9. Justice - D.A.N.C.E. (MSTRKRFT Remix)
10. The Klaxons - Golden Skans (Switch Mix)
11. Justin Timberlake - Sexy Back (Richard Vissions Remix)
12. New Young Pony Club - Ice Cream (Tiga Remix)

Bring the Noize!!!

Calgary is getting a sweet sweet dose of some killer acts from overseas this month. I'm getting super excited because we really don't get to see things this cool very often. In addition to the Boys Noize visit we also get to check out the ParisTerrorClub tour this Saturday at The Hifi Club as well. All this wicked music is a nice warmup to November because I'll actually be able to attend I Love Techno this year. It'll be my first time off this rock we call North America so I'm kind of in a tizzy about it...

Enough chatter lets get to some music, they're both kind of old in blog world but with Boys Noize's new album "Oi Oi Oi" set for release this month these tracks should give you the incentive to go track it down.

Boys Noize - Wisconsin 95

Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus (Boys Noize Rework)

In Memory Of....

This is a mix I did during that early electro-clash revival whatever period that took place a few years ago. Now electro is changing again and getting better than ever in my opinion but I still love all these sounds. Here's the mix in case you missed it the first time around on cd. Damian makes a sexy cover, no?

The Made Up Break Up Mix

1. X Lover - So Blue
2. Miss Kitten - Happy Valentine (LFO Remix)
3. Italic - M.I.A. (Heartbreak Rmx)
4. Mylo - In My Arms (M.A.N.D.Y. Remix)
5. Alter Ego - Tubeaction (riton re-rub)
6. Silicon Soul - Who Needs Sleep Tonight (Abe Duque Mix)
7. Jor-El - Space Tracks - In Memory Of
8. Soulwax - NY Excuse (DFA Remix)
9. Swayzak - Keep It Coming
10. Chk Chk Chk - Me & Giuliani Down By The School Yard (True Story)
11. Tiefschwarz Feat. Chikinki - Wait & See (Alter Ego Remix)
12. Hell - Let No Man Jack (Busy P Stotter Mix)
13. P.O.D. - Will You Special (Tommie Sunshine New Mix)

Music1st brings you...

It's Stampede time here in Calgary once again and we here at music1st feel that a massive shaker is in order to complement the occasion. We've assembled a line-up to be reckoned with that is as exciting as it is diverse. Bringing together electro, Hip Hop, Breaks, techno, and all things that say "danse" in one room as well as a room dedicated to Calgary's thriving rock scene. Here it is...

Dj Spilt Milk
Arlen
Mama Miche
In Order To Danse
Lovesinger
Jain Vain & The Dark Matter
Noah York City
Wax Romeo
Emmett

You can get tickets @ www.ticketweb.ca

So enough of this info stuff, let's get to some music.
Spilt Milk has been a staple in Western Canada's dance scene for more than a decade. Besides being a wicked dj he's also a really nice guy, so nice in fact that he offers the world a wide selection of mixes by him dating back all the way to 1997.
You can go hear for yourself at djspiltmilk.ca but here's a link to Side A of his Original Mixtape Gangsta mix, his most recent.

Original Mixtape Gangsta Side A

I'd suggest going to Jain Vain & The Dark Matter's Myspace to hear their seriously refreshing sound as well.
See you all soon, I'll leave you with a song that has become something of a anthem for this event.

D.A.N.C.E. (Justice Remix)

Keep it coming...

Sorry no posts in about a month, but this should get things going for the summer/festival season. My man Arlen is out from Montreal to join us in welcoming Swayzak from Britain this Tuesday. We got Boombox coming up on July 7th next Saturday as well as a visit from Tipper August 3rd.

We've loved Swayzak's music since "I Dance Alone" so it'll be exciting to hear what's new from them. In Order To Danse will be supporting Noah York & Arlen opening the night up, so if you're in Calgary this week come down to the Hifi and join us for a Boozy Tuesday party.

Here's a tune that some of you might remember from that electro-clash period around 2002...

Swayzak - In The Car Crash ("Always Crashing In The Same Car" Mix