…is in town and we are beyond excited.

Do yourself a big favour and see the saviour of blog-electro at the controls. If you’re lucky he’ll play that Outrunners remix.

Catch him around Australia at the following spots:

7 Aug
Limelite FREMANTLE
8 Aug
Tank SYDNEY
14 Aug
Electric Circus ADELAIDE
15 Aug
The Prince Bandroom MELBOURNE

And, for your Friday, some party-starters that really caught my ear this week. Starters or stallers. Depending on where you’re headed. Like if you’re going to a wake.

Self explanatory
Frankmusik – Confusion Girl (Russ Chimes Remix)

A new version of his ‘Horny’ Evermore remix, some pounding down-tempo disco from DCUP
Evermore – Can You Hear Me? (DCUP’s Cocktail Party Remix)

Stripped back electro banger from Abstraxion
In Flagranti – Brash and Vulgar (Abstraxion Remix)

Vocal, howling and synthy dubstep from Plastician
Chew Lips – Salt Air (Plastician Remix)

And courtesy of Trumpdisco, the chart-topping smash hit record…
Fatboy Slim – Right Here Right Now (Trumpdisco Remix)

-Mandu

Initially I’d observed this year’s escalation of dubstep in a rather disdainful manner, but figured there was only so long I could hold out before I’d start to look like a wilful idiot. I might still look like an idiot for being so reluctant to embrace it in the first place, but at least now I’m an idiot who enjoys dubstep. For those of you who are still struggling with it, there’s no shame in that (even though I effectively just called you all idiots), and an artist like Jakwob might just be the thing you need.

Exploding onto the scene with his Ellie Goulding remix which people (including myself) can’t stop cooing over because it really is that good, James Jacob aka Jakwob is just getting fired up. With a FrankMusik remix posted on his Myspace page over the weekend, and Little Boots, Crookers, Ruth Kealy remixes on the way, there is more of this “transitional dubstep” fare on the way. But for now, he’s very kindly given us a copy of his Starry Eyed remix, an original, Wild Pitch, and his Teasers remix, which has all the nervous urgency of a series of irregular heartbeats. Follow him on Twitter to keep up to date with his future releases.

Ellie Goulding – Starry Eyed (Jakwob Remix)

Teasers – Sooner or Later (Jakwob Remix)

Jakwob – Wild Pitch

- bec