TIK TOK :: Gwen Stefani - What You Waiting For? (Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duke Mix)

Jacques Lu Cont

It's been a while since I've posted and I apologize. I've been going thru some struggles with depression. It feels good to be sharing with you all again. Today's track is a song that I've been looking for since 2008 (I think). I can't be certain of the date, but I went to see the DJ, Dave Seaman at Soundbar in Chicago around that time and this was his closing track. I found it quite easily this time after having tried and failed numerous times before, it's funny how that happens. Anyway, Dave played a great set, and I remember saying to him as he was finishing up - the dumbest thing … "My ex is from Manchester." Which is pretty close to Leeds, England; where he is from. He just said - "Well that sucks!"

As for the track itself, the remix was created by Stuart Price aka Jacques Lu Cont aka Les Rythmes Digitales aka Zoot Woman aka Paper Faces aka Man With Guitar aka Thin White Duke. Stuart is also from the north of England, North Yorkshire to be exact and he creates dope remixes. I'm so glad I was able to retrieve it from the vault of my mind and listen to it again. It's been on repeat, as of late, because it is a great motivational song for just moving the fuck forward in life. It's also good for workouts. So, what the fuck are you waiting for?

GHETTO DIVISION'S OWN :: Charlie Glitch - LXXXVII (1987) E.P

Charlie Glitch - LXXXVII (1987) E.P

Charlie Glitch a.k.a. Carlos Rodriguez is the godfather of Chicago ghetto house music (above he's posing with the mayor) or maybe I should say house music from the ghetto a.k.a. South Side ... at least for the new generation. I know many will say, what about DJ Funk, Houz'Mon, DJ Slugo ... but you have to remember that house music in Chicago evolves faster than a cane toad in heat. Anyway, Charlie has a new E.P. - LXXXVII (1987), which I just recently realized was that was Charlie's birth year ... damn I'm old!

So to the E.P. - it starts of with Alien Sex ... which is pretty sexy, if you are into aliens but definitely upbeat and sexy and puts you on edge at the same time. Next is Drop It - which starts of chill and un-expecting and then builds, going through some nice piano along the way to a build upon another build until the drop where you get to an amalgamation of synths, kick drums and rhythm. El Beeper is the next selection - immediately you are in slowed up merengue sounds of Oro Solido's Huye, Se Encenio El Beeper with some samples and rework. Jazzy Rave Days is an excellent rework of Stacy Kidd & Mike Dixon's Downtown Mix - and easily my favorite on the E.P. Finally, Kicks and Stix is a percussion based tribute to the early rave days of strictly percussion based rhythm.



Here's some footage from Charlie's release party at Chicago's famous Dolphin club:


Check out more at Ghetto Division and Charlie Glitch.

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Teedra Moses - Be Your Girl (Kaytranada Edition) DOWNLOAD

Kaytranada has an incredible knack for remixing already great tunes into dancefloor masterpieces.  He first caught my ear with his remix of Erykah Badu's Love of My Life and hasn't disappointed me yet.   His rework of Teedra Moses - Be Your Girl has that lovely filtered sound, delightfully swung hats, and of course Teedra Moses providing super sweet vocals.  I could link individual tunes all day but I'll just drop his Soundcloud and a little bonus video and call it a day.
 

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BEATPORT BLOG :: The 10 best house documentaries of all time

The history of House music goes way back. It's roots stretch to Chicago, Detroit, London, Baltimore and beyond. Angie Terrell at Beatport has put together a list of some great documentaries on House Music. If you are a fan of some form of electronic music, go check it out and learn your origins -

http://news.beatport.com/blog/2013/02/11/the-10-best-house-documentaries-of-all-time/

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BANGER :: I:Cube - Disco Cubizm (Daft Punk Mix)

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THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL :: Dajae - Is It All Over My Face

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Ever kick a dead horse?

I do, daily. So, in the spirit I decided to pop out of the barrel and add another set of siblings to the "Related Musicians Who Are Awesome" list.

The Malkovich Brothers

A-trak & Dave1

This is a track from Duck Sauce (A-trak & Armand Van Helden) called Big Bad Wolf. The video is pretty hilarious/creepy. You'll love it.

Chromeo (Dave1 & P-Thugg) is for fun people who have a good sense of humor and love disco. Gold mic, talk box, lo-fi, and white.

Last but definitely not least, a 15 year old A-Trak being nothing short of spectacular at the 1997 DMC World Championship. Cute and badass, kinda like fellow Canadian, Bieber. ;)

thoughts of the day provided by, The Cheez!