Kyle Stewart, our bro from Hot Biscuits, has just dropped a mix for the Chicagoist series.
It’s deep and driving through UK Funky and tropical house n’ techno.
Download her below:

Chicagoist Mix #11 Kyle Stewart (Aug. '11) by Chicagoist

Tracklist

ITFW – Big Girl
LOL Boys – Bang Them
Joy O & Boddika – Swims (Alt)
J. Phlip – Bootyberg
Pearson Sound – Stifle
Beastie Respond – Syncopy (Blawan’s Tragt Mekanik)
Mosca – Bax
Roska – Abrupt
Cooly G – Oi Dirty (feat. DVA)
Cooly G – Cali
French Fries – Yo Vogue
Girl Unit – Wut (Claude Vonstroke’s Butt Naked Mix)
Karizma – Outta Control
French Fries – What To Do 2011
Hypno – War Demons (Julio Bashmore Remix)
Darling Farah – Varsity
Chaos In The CBD – Ima Do It Right
J Phlip – Drop Bombz on Your Momz

xMandu

If you like downloading music and paying nothing for it or if you think the current system is fucked or if you think it should go back to the way it was then you should read this article.

The State Of The Digital Music Union

If you have an idea of where you think it is going you should email me because I love talking about it, have a few ideas of my own and am looking to work with like minded people.

xox
nek
nek@electrorash.com

Sean over at a-reminder.org has put together a great list of the top 25 Australian and New Zealand bands and artists of 2007. The list was voted on by a quite eclectic mix of Australian bloggers and I think the mob has chosen a pretty damn good list of Aussie releases to be in the top 25. Arias who? MTV what?

Ten to two is as follows. To catch the number one and all the other artists on the list head over to a-reminder.org and their post here.

10. Young and Restless
“The best frontwoman in Australia and a confronting live show.”
Download: Kapow!; Satan
MySpace :: Hype Machine :: Last FM
2006 position: 13

9. New Buffalo
“Somewhere, Anywhere is a fragile, beautiful album. One of 2007’s best.”
“Sally Seltmenn is selfless, skilled and nothing short of beautiful. Missy Higgins, take note.”
Video: Cheer Me Up Thank You
MySpace :: Hype Machine :: Last FM
2006 position: 25+

8. The Paper Scissors
“They are still the masters of creating songs that will stay in your head for days. They seem as though they exist in my neighbourhood – and not just because I see Jai a lot around town – but because they have innocent songs that are somewhat married to the inner city life of Sydney. I can’t explain why…”
“Hands down the best live band out there, a wonderful debut album just confirms their exciting potential.”
Download: We Don’t Walk
MySpace :: Hype Machine :: Last FM
2006 position: 17

7. Architecture In Helsinki
“Very unexpected, very cool album from AiH.”
“Heart It Races has to be the song of the year. Just infectious but what else can you expect from AIH?”
“For bringing world-inspired beats back into pop.”
Download: Heart It Races
Video: Heart It Races
MySpace :: Hype Machine :: Last FM
2006 position: 6

6. Dappled Cities Fly
“Any band that receives the DFA seal of approval is A-OK in my books.”
“They showed the world why we love them so much.”
Download: Within Hours; Fire Fire Fire (Loving Hands remix) Granddance Bonus Disc
Video: Vision Bell
MySpace :: Hype Machine :: Last FM
2006 position: 1

5. Muscles
“His cheeky pop-electro anthems have been inescapable and rightly so. Men want his babies too.”
“I never thought that Muscles would convert well to a full length album but I was pleasantly surprised by this debut effort. And then today I find out that Pitchfork gave it 8.3!”
“Iiiiiiiiiice creeeeeeeam!”
Video: Sweaty
MySpace :: Hype Machine :: Last FM
2006 position: 25+

4. The Basics
“I cannot say enough about The Basics. They are my favourite Australian band.”
“The best live band this side of Please Please Me.”
“Australia’s hardest working band!”
Download: Call It Rhythm & Blues; Second Best
Video: Memory Lane
MySpace :: Hype Machine :: Last FM
2006 position: 25+

3. Midnight Juggernauts
“Dystopia is a marvelous album, and their live show isn’t too shabby either.”
“Dystopia would have to be one of my favourite albums this year.”
“The best album of the year and probably Australia’s best live show to boot.”
Video: Into The Galaxy; Road to Recovery
MySpace :: Hype Machine :: Last FM
2006 position: 14

2. Cut Off Your Hands
“The write pretty darn good pop songs and are always entertaining live.”
“Super catchy tunes, a frantic live show and matching black skivvies.”
Download: You and I
Video: Still Fond
MySpace :: Hype Machine :: Last FM
2006 position: n/a

To the international readers all of these guys are worth checking out if you want to know what is about to massive in your country. Australia is where it is at.

For what it is worth my money was on Muscles and Midnight Juggernauts and much respect to Cut Off Your Hands and Architecture In Helsinki.

Buy an album, buy a tshirt.

-nek

When I heard the soundtrack to that amazing Daft Punk video directed by Oliver Gondry I didn’t recognise that track. Thanks to thebeebblog.com I now know. The video alone makes me feel like I am on high end pharmaceuticals but this track is just as awesome.

Daft Punk – Television (Roccanova remix)

There are a lot of youtube clips of Daft Punk out there as well as live recordings of their gigs with insane mashups. Do not send these to me. I really want to go to this gig with a completely open mind, ready to lose it.

-nek

***I know I have used that image above before but I am still wanting to start up that Daft Punk cover band. Any takers?

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