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DOWNLOAD: The Black Ghosts - Any Way (Fake Blood mix) (MP3)

Sebastien Tellier @ LPR - Dec 11, 2008 (natkg)

From Tuesday my week in dance hit a slight hiccup. Thursday night (12/11) it was pouring when I arrived at Le Poisson Rouge for Sebastien Tellier and despite not waiting outside long at all, I still entered the venue sogggy. Unfortunately I also arrived just in time to see Hearts Revolution. I've seen them once before. I'm fine with their beats and I like some remixes of their tracks, but I find their shows to be atrocious (ouch - ed). It's mainly due to Lo's singing which is shrill and unpleasant to begin with, but the lead vocalist's unnecessary commentary which included complaining about the bright stage lights this time around (and wanting to go home and go to bed the previous time I saw her) was not helping matters. Thankfully their show was pretty short and Sebastien Tellier was on not too long after.

While Sebastien Tellier had my Tellier fanatic-friends and I bugging out when we last saw him at Hiro, this time around the experience was much more subdued. The stage show was a little toned down - less pelvic thrusting and fun with the microphone. I brought a Tellier-virgin along and was concerned about what he was thinking of Frenchman... Though everyone seemed really into it, and it was still a decent show, my distance from the stage, and concern that my friend was/wasn't enjoying himself, and a slightly less outrageous performance, made his show at Le Poisson Rouge fall short of the madness I experienced at Hiro in July.

Luckily things picked right back up where they left off Friday night...

Continue reading "the week in Dance w/ Showtrotta (Sebastien Tellier, Fools Gold, Fake Blood, Lifelike, Trus'me & more...)"

posted at 1:36 PM on December 19, 2008 in dance | music | To Do | Comments (11)

Ramesh solo @ The Syrup Room in 2006 (more by Bao Nguyen)
Ramesh

French house legend, Alan Braxe, is probably best known for the single "The Music Sounds Better With You" which he produced under the name 'Stardust' with Thomas Bangalter of Daft Punk and Benjamin Diamond......

Lifelike on the other hand you will know from his classic track "Discopolis" with Kris Menace... but that's just the tip of the iceberg... he has produced and remixed more great tunes than you can wag a stick at. Alan and Lifelike will be playing in the main room [of Webster Hall], with Justin Miller (DFA Records), Jacques Renault a.k.a. Runaway (DFA Records), Alex English & Daisy O'Dell

In the Marlin Room [of Webster Hall], Grandmaster Flash and Dimitry!!! will be holding it down...

Downstairs in the Studio, we are very happy to announce that we will be joined by the lovely DJ Jess and DJ Alex Malfunction of the Trash! par ties... and there will be an early live performance by Ramesh of Voxtrot!!!

That message comes from party promoter GBH. The whole night - Alan Braxe to Lifelike to Grandmaster Flash to Ramesh, is $10. Ramesh also sent out the following message...

Continue reading "Voxtrot returns, well - Ramesh (NYC show Friday night)"

posted at 12:43 PM on December 12, 2008 in dance | music | To Do | Comments (8)

Fake Blood is not Soulwax

I took two nights off after my early start Wednesday night, leaving me eager to hit the B Saturday night for a party that featured a nice mix of deejays that were both familiar and new (to me). I arrived in time to catch the tail end of Van Scott's set which featured a dancey Lykke Li remix, a super-voded mix of Little Boots' "Meddle" (which I later found out was by Treasure Fingers), and lots of other recent tracks.

Franki Chan followed with an excellent mix of some tracks I didn't recognize along with some new favorites including Whomadewho's "TV Friend" (one of the remixes that just came out at the end of last month) and a lovely hybrid version of the Soulwax remix of the Chemical Brothers' "Hey Boy, Hey Girl" that featured the original "super star deejays" vocal sample instead of "2manydj's" but as far as I could tell, retained all the instrumental parts from the Soulwax remix.

Franki Chan Princess Superstar took the evening in a highly dancey meets retro direction, dropping some current stuff mixed with some updated, oldie but goodie classic 90's tracks. Her set segued into Larry Tee's with the pair performing a live version of their hit "Licky" that's had dancefloors freaking out since last winter. Larry's set had everyone getting down and remembering what an innovator the pioneer of electroclash was and continues to be.

The night ended with a bang that unfortunately, hardly anyone was left to see: Nadastrom absolutely killed it. I'm not sure what specifically was great about their set ...it might have been the song selection, excellent mixing, just the right amount of wobbly bass...but one of the most satisfying elements of their set was the enthusiasm the pair maintained as the not too big to begin with, Studio B crowd dwindled down to a few handfuls of people:

Continue reading "the week in Dance w/ Showtrotta (Fake Blood, Lifelike, Larry Tee, Tittsworth, Moby, Evil Nine & more)"

posted at 7:51 AM on December 12, 2008 in dance | MP3 | music | Comments (8)

DOWNLOAD: David Bruno Live at People Don't Dance No More May (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: AC Slater guest mix on Kiss 100 - May 1st, 2008 (DivShare MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Roy Davis Jr live @ The Yard (May 25, 2008) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: King Britt live @ The Yard (June 01, 2008) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Trus'me live @ The Yard (June 08, 2008) (MP3)

The Yard on a Sunday (cred)

Despite getting a late start, I had one of the most unexpectedly awesome weekends last week. After a day of sweating it out at a bbq, and several fruitless attempts at a disco nap, I dragged myself to Studio B, arriving in the middle of Lifelike's set. After being badgered by certain individuals for months I still hadn't really checked out Lifelike. I was totally unprepared for his devastating mix of new, classic French house-influenced tracks, perfectly balanced with underplayed electro bangers (finally got to hear SMD's 'Hot Dog' on a big system). The floor was more packed than I've seen it there in a long time and everyone was absolutely losing it (and Alan Braxe hadn't even gone on yet!). Lifelike held it down until around 2:30 when Mr. Braxe went on. As much as it was great to hear French house classics from one of the people who pioneered the sound, and as crazily as I had been getting down, about an hour in things were starting to give way. Maybe it was the change in intensity from Lifelike's set to his, but somewhere around 3:30, after a numbingly long play of Daft Punk's "Rollin' & Scratchin' " I was ready to go.

Originally that was my only dance-related weekend plan, but when I was writing about Saturday & Sunday's events I really liked what I heard from Trusme. Thanks to the wonders of the G-train, what should've been a 30 minute ride to the Yard took 2 hours. I'm not even going to get into it, but if you're taking the G train, factor some time getting f-ed over by the MTA into your commute.

When I finally arrived, the Yard had a very friendly, backyard (one of the only things I desperately miss from suburbia) bbq vibe. Everyone was just hanging out, eating (Sweet Deliverance's food was amazing. I had the best veggie burger I have ever eaten.), and drinking. Nobody was really dancing yet (it was about 5:30 or 6). The later it got, the more people slowly trickled out onto the dancefloor, and by 8 when Trusme went on there was not an inch of floor to spare. Trusme's set was perfect for summer - a great blend of disco and soulful house - perfect hot weather listening. Everyone was having serious fun. I would endure my two hours of MTA-induced hell to do it all over again. That's how good it was.

Don't fret if you missed out, there are plenty more Sunday Bests on the way (plus they've been recording all the guest dj sets, including Trusme's - then them here), and it looks like Trusme and Giant Step have something in the works for July 30th at the Hudson Hotel.

That's a while away though...on to this week in dance:

Continue reading "the week in Dance w/ Showtrotta (stuff to do this weekend)"

posted at 10:23 AM on June 13, 2008 in dance | MP3 | music | Comments (8)

DOWNLOAD: Drop the Lime - I Love NY (MP3)

The Field @ Studio B, Brooklyn, NY - 6/6/08 (J Russell)

Hopefully your week in dance is off to a good start. I haven't gone to a thing since M83 on Tuesday, but tonight (Saturday, June 7th) that is definitely changing. There are two great options you should not miss out on:

Continue reading "the weekend in Dance (& Monday) w/ Showtrotta (Fixed, etc)"

posted at 2:41 PM on June 7, 2008 in dance | music | To Do | Comments (6)

by Finger on the Pulse

DOWNLOAD: The Presets - This Boy's in Love (LifeLike Rmx) (Sendspace MP3)
DOWNLOAD: The Presets - Are You The One? (LifeLike Rmx) (MP3 in a ZIP)

The Presets

The Presets new album Apocalypso is out in the U.S. on May 13th. In celebration of this (and to get you on the mailing list), they are giving away an exclusive track called "My People".

We're also giving away two of our favorite Preset remixes - both of them by Lifelike who we were just talking about. Download those above.

The Presets play Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn on June 4th, and then Bowery Ballroom in Manhattan the next day. Tickets are still on sale for those dates and others. All the tour dates are listed HERE. We (Finger on the Pulse) will also be hosting an album release party at Royal Oak this Friday (May 9). We'll be giving away free posters, stickers and a couple copies of the record. The flyer for Friday, and the video for "This Boy's In Love", below....

Continue reading "The Presets - remixes & other MP3's & stuff"

posted at 11:54 AM on May 7, 2008 in dance | MP3 | music | Comments (1)

by Finger on the Pulse

DOWNLOAD: CAZALS ~ Somebody Somewhere (Lifelike remix) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Does It Offend You, Yeah? ~ Epic Last Song (Lifelike remix) (MP3)

Lifelike

Lifelike has been floating around the FOTP world for sometime now. We first heard him on that remix of Ercola ft Annie and have been in love with his Frenchness ever since. His Presets remix made it onto our last mixtape. Lifelike reached out to us recently to let us know he is going on tour, and sent us the rare tracks linked above.

First is the Cazals track. A solid late night song that makes me feel like the sun is never coming up and I do not care. The winner of the two is the Does It Offend You, Yeah? anthem. A steady ooohhss and ahhs lead to a basic hand clap beat that just ramps and ramps that explodes into hugs and sunshine and summer and everything that is good about music and dancing with pals.

Lifelike plays this Thursday night in Toronto. Does It Offend You, Yeah? will be at Coachella this weekend and then they'll eventually make their way to NYC where they're playing Highline Ballroom and Southpaw - both shows with Yo Majesty. All dates for everyone below.....

Continue reading "Lifelike, Does It Offend You Yeah?, MP3s, remixes, tour dates"

posted at 5:20 PM on April 23, 2008 in dance | MP3 | music | Comments (15)