If I were joking, you would be laughing. Do you look like you are laughing?

Various levels of filth to get your whistle whet for the weekend: Dirty have just released the second in their Edits series and it contains superb reworks from Pilooski, Krikor & Joakim. Only 2000 copies are in existence, so get on it quick sharp.

The The- Giant (Pilooski Edit) (Z Share) (YSI)

Skreamizm Volume 5 is now on the shelves, suffice to say you need this in your box. If you've seen the man DJ recently you'll have heard these tracks in their natural environment. Here's the excellent 'Fick':

Skream- Fick (Z Share) (YSI)

Yussuf Jerusalem's debut 'A Heart Full of Sorrow' is choc full of scuzzy delights, very much in the same vein as recent releases from Sic Alps & Hush Arbors. I love the smell of distortion in the morning..

Yussuf Jerusalem- We Ain't Coming Back (Z Share) (YSI)

Have a good weekend.

You gave us cereal in an ashtray..

Monday's post was zapped by Blogger for some reason, so let's try again: New 12 on Rong/DFA to tell you about, Scotty Coats & Wes the Mes's 'Double Fisted' get's 2 remixes from glitterball expert Prins Thomas. As you'd expect, it's awfully good. Get the full release here.

Scotty Coats & Wes the Mes- Double Fisted (Prins Thomas Version) (Z Share) (YSI)

Tim Sweeney first played Simian Mobile Disco's edit of Deerhunter's 'Octet' back in April on his Beats in Space show. Originally made as a tool for DJing purposes, the track has now been thrust onto the internet & a 12" is due on RVNG. A simple but very effective rework:

Deerhunter- Octet (Simian Mobile Disco Re-Edit) (Z Share) (YSI)

Versatile Records have had an excellent 2008. If you don't believe me check their new compilation which contains unreleased music from Joakim & the Disco, Chateau Flight & Zombie Zombie. You can purchase it here. Versatile have also recently started a blog which can be viewed here.

Quixote- Before I Started to Dance (Z Share) (YSI)

Okay, that one wasn't so fresh, but you knoooow...

Heard this tune the other day for the first time in ages & I'd forgotten how good it is: Beastie's in a rare tender moment:

The Beastie Boys- I Don't Know (Z Share) (YSI)

Supermayer's 'Two of Us' is devastating on a large sound system. It's all about the bells...

Supermayer- Two of Us (Z Share) (YSI)

Go a have a look at the new Stemfour blog: Put together by my good pal Zed, it feature's his own drawings amongst many other things. Top Notch.

Wow, that's a lot of semen..

Just a brief note; Carl Craig recently collaborated with Moritz Von Oswald to produce 'Recomposed'. Last month the piece was performed for an extremely fortunate Parisian audience. You can get a flavor of the performance below:



Carl Craig & Moritz Von Oswald- Interlude (Z Share) (YSI)

Do all the interns get Glocks?

A couple of right rawkus tracks to kick off the week with: Magic Lantern originate from LA and create a huge psychedelic haze, the sort that gets us extremely excited. New record 'High Beams' is out now & i suggest you pick it up pronto. Play very loud to get the full brain-melting effect:

Magic Lantern- Deathshead Hawkmoth (Z Share) (YSI)

Another bruiser for you here in the shape of Dave P & Adam Sparkles 'Sunday night in Glasgow' which is exactly the kind of thing you'd hear at Optimo, which takes place on Sunday night in Glasgow. Total 6.am, sweat dripping off the ceiling, face melting vibes: Get the full release from Juno download.

Dave P & Adam Sparkles- Sunday Night in Glasgow (YSI)

Well, I squeeze a grapefruit now and again..

It's been a quiet year on the LCD front after 07's insesant touring of 'Sound of Silver'. We've not had many DFA remixes to feast on either but earlier this week their remix of Clinic's 'Tomorrow' surfaced; It's a stellar rejig that takes the original track into low slung funk territories and features more than a whiff of 'Superstition'.

Clinic- Tomorrow (DFA Remix) (Z Share) (YSI)

Johann Johannsson's new LP 'Fordlandia' is staggeringly beautiful- The Icelandic composer cooks up a Perfect blend that involves traditional technique's & electronics. Go lie down in a dark room & put this record on your virtual turntable, you'll receive an instant massage of the senses:

Johann Johannson- Fordlandia (Z Share) (YSI)

And finally here's a bit of Trentemoller: Don't think we've featured him yet & we definitely should have because he's bloody good. He's recently slipped out a live E.P which you can purchase here.

Trentemoller- Always Something Better (Z Share) (YSI)

Have a Top Weekend.

It's all gonna be all right..

He's only gone & bloody done it: If you feel like having a celebratory jig, try one of these on for size:
Grace Jones has a new record entitled 'Hurricane' on the shelves, it's her first long player in nearly 20 years. One of the remixes for lead single 'Williams Blood' was provided by Belgian disco duo Aeroplane. Their effort has been turned down by her record label, which is most odd as it contains many of the elements so desired by the modern raver:

• Obligatory open Hi Hat
• Hypnotic bassline
• Uplifting strings with gospel vocals
  
• Handclaps
• Squelchy synth ending

Have a butchers:

Grace Jones- Williams Blood (Aeroplane Dub) (Z Share) (YSI)

Headhunter has his debut ready to drop on Tempa records: 'Nomad' is full of big soundsystem boomers, keep a beady eye on those bassbins. Here's the excellent 'Prototype'.

Headhunter- Prototype (Z Share) (YSI)

And here's Joakim's Italo inflected remix of Principles of Geometry's 'A Mountain for President'. Lets party like it's 1983. Happy Obama day..

Principles Of Geometry- A Mountain For President (Joakim Remix) (Z Share) (YSI)

Now, let's kill that fucking band...

We've been blessed with many a good compilation of late and here's another one to add to the pile. Wizzz! Volume 2 is an arresting round up of French psychedelia & funk that covers the late 60's & early 70's. Get this on your Xmas letter to Santa tout suite. Here's a couple of tracks from it:

Isabelle- Amstramgram (Z Share) (YSI)

Jesus- L'electrocute (Z Share) (YSI)