Filed under: Goth, Indie Folk, Rave, Synth Pop, Techno, Tribal | Tags: Fever Ray, NT89, Tiga
I need to talk abit about Fever Ray. Her vocals is so amazing it gives me endless goosebumps whenever i listen to the Tiga remix of triangle walks. And Tiga…dammit, he made the song so epic, the kinda rave-induced tribal experience, the first time I heard it over at Zouk…I just stood still and listen to every beat attentively cause its those songs you can tell from the start that it’s made to drive people delirious.
Went home and did the geeky stuffs, found out that Fever Ray is actually the vocalist for an old favourite Royksopp track, you know the one with the Stuart Price remix that is every self respecting dance music enthusiast’s holy grail back in 2005 🙂
So here’s an NT89 edit of Tiga’s remix, he just sped it up and added the ravey kickdrums and flangers, trying to make it more 2nd summer of love. Works effectively in my opinion but nowhere near how Tiga killed it, do have a listen to the remix I’m talking about from the mixtape of my previous post. It’s the closing track.
Fever Ray – Triangle Walks (Tiga’s 1-2-3-4 Remix, NT89 Rave Mix)
Fever Ray – If I Had a Heart
Filed under: Electro Rock, Electroclash, Electronica, House, Minimal, Progressive House, Synth Pop
This second song of that very incredible album is really unforgettable. It’s one of the great tunes that you won’t get sick listening to it over and over. As with all great songs, comes with these great remixes. There ya go.
Ladytron – Destroy Everything You Touch (Hot Chip Remix)
Ladytron – Destroy Everything You Touch (Sasha Invol2ver Remix)
This is to die for. Big thanks to Asian Dan bringing us the Dada Life remix of the Timelord’s Doctoring the Tardis. Which is essentially the theme for my favourite TV series ever! Sadly, the fifth season of Doctor Who won’t be out this year and David Tennant is not continuing as The Doctor. However, there would be 4 one-hour specials starring Tennant with the first one airing this easter. Exterminate!!! Exterminate!!!!!
The Timelords – Doctorin’ The Tardis (Dada Life Guerilla Fart #8)
Rare Specials!!!
Orbital – Doctor Who Theme (Live)
The Timelords – Doctorin’ The Tardis (12” Extended Version) (Vinyl Rip)
Filed under: Acid, Club, Electro, Electronica, French Electro, House, Italo, New Wave, Synth Pop | Tags: Aeroplane, Alter Ego, Au Revoir Simore, Charlie, Cut Copy, Depeche Mode, Emperor Machine, Erol Alkan, Fan Death, Friendly Fires, Gigi D'Agostino, Heartsrevolution, Hercules & Love Affair, Inner City, Late of the Pier, Mickey Moonlight, Minitel Rose, Pink Floyd, Poni Hoax, Serge Santiago, Smith N Hack, Spank Rock
Less than 120 Bpm, breezy, disco-ey, builds up like crazy, insanely nostalgic melodies. Sebo does Italo this week. Ch-ch-ch-check it out.
01. Fan Death – Veronica’s Veil (Erol Alkan Rework)
02. Cut Copy – Hears on Fire (Aeroplane Pop Remix)
03. Late of the Pier – The Bears are Coming (Emperor Machine Remix)
04. Pink Floyd – The Wall (Minitel Rose Remix)
05. Poni Hoax – Hypercommunication (Alter Ego Remix)
06. Charlie – Spacer Woman (DW Remix)
07. Heartsrevolution feat. Spank Rock – Ultraviolence
08. Hercules & Love Affair – Blind (Serge Santiago Version)
09. Mickey Moonlight – Interplanetary Music
10. Friendly Fires feat. Au Revoir Simone – Paris (Aeroplane Remix)
11. Depeche Mode – Route 66 (Megamix)
12. Inner City – Good Life
13. Smith N Hack – Space Warrior
14. Gigi D’Agostino – I’l Fly With You (L’amour Toujours)
Sebo Sebo – The Italo Oh! (Mixtape)
Legend has it that Frankie Knuckles and friends created house music in the “Warehouse” club in Chicago. Then three college nerds from Detroit messed with the elements of it and came up with the first real techno. After these tunes got into the radar of Europeans, the world of dance music and night clubs were never the same. Here are two of the classical gems from the Detroit Techno genre.
Inner City – Good Life
Derrick May – Strings of Life
Filed under: Breatbeat, Club, Electro, Electro Rock, Fidget House, French Electro, Ghetto Tech, Grime, Hip Hop, House, Italo, Krautrock, Kuduro, Kwaito, Mash-Ups, Minimal, Mixtapes, New Wave, Progressive House, Synth Pop, Tech House, Techno | Tags: Boys Noize, DJ Mehdi, Dubfire, Duke Dumont, Eine Kleine Nacht Musik, Joakim, Late of the Pier, Minilogue, Mujava, Mystery Jets, Patrice Baumel, Popof, Simian Mobile Disco, Tiga, Top 10 2008, Zyntherius
Greetings! Happiest of New Years to everyone who’ve been popping by once in awhile since this blog started somewhere during September. As of this moment, there have been 2100 clicks in the space of 3 months. I am very happy with the statistics, but most of all, I’ve been really stoked at having the opportunity to share these music that I like to everyone round the world.
Every year round this time, music bloggers all over the world would lose a whole lotta hair stressing themselves to come up with their own top 10 lists. Many people would not see the point cause almost everyone’s doing it, but I’d be doing it too because it will put a good fullstop to this great year and then have a firm reminder of songs that I’ve played over and over and over during 2008. So here it is.
Monkeyclapeducation’s 10 Best of 2008
10. Simian Mobile Disco – Run
In collabo with Nike and I’ve mentioned that it sounds really like Kraftwerk’s Tour De France, caught them this year (very happy to see them) and I went nuts when they played this one nearing the end of the set.
Here’s the full version and my edit of it.
09. Patrice Baumel – Roar
Roar is like the best ever DJ Tool ever made. When this song’s up, I’d take a break from the banging kick drums and then close my eyes to hear it. Sometimes it sounds like trains, sometimes it sounds like V12 Engine, but it always sounds very damn good!
08. Eine Kleine Nacht Musik – La Serenissima
Riton is so underrated! And I’m dying to see his Eine Kleine Nacht Musik project get big. It will teach kids these days about every intricasy of krautrock, what made it sounds so smooth. La Serenissima has all of it.
Get it here.
07. Dj Mujava – Township Funk
Various DJs with who toured Africa regularly has been playing this one ever since 07. However, it only got released by Warp and got big in the UK this year. Been playing it non stop ever since this got into my radar!
Click here for it.
06. Tiga & Zyntherius – Sunglasses at Night (Black Devil Disco Club Mix)
The original is so mysteriously kitschy, and new up and comers Black Devil turn it into acid disco! Tiga’s so big this year together with releases of Mind Dimension and Worm, and Black Devil is really gona make the headlines, matter of when.
Here!
05. Minilogue – Jamaica (Dubfire Remix)
This track is incredibly sick. Minimal house has never ever been this good! You have to listen to the whole damn 13 minutes and count the times you orgased.
Here it is.
04. Late of the Pier – Focker (Boys Noize Terror Remix)
We’re all very thankful to Late of the Pier for single handedly killing every new raver. The idea of being in a rock band is to not conform to layman knowledge and ideas of how things should sound and LotP totally defines this idea with their incredible album. With a little help from Alex Ridha, they’ve this legendary song.
Late of the Pier – Focker (Boys Noize Terror Remix)
03. Mystery Jets – Two Doors Down (Duke Dumont Reconstruction)
The most incredible breakdown of 2008. And mind you, 2008 sees many songs with very awesome breakdowns. This Duke Dumont remix of Mystery Jets (dropping by sunny lil Singapore for the next RSG) beats them all by a whole full notch.
Mystery Jets – Two Doors Down (Duke Dumont Reconstruction)
02. Dj Mehdi – Pocket Piano (Joakim Berger Remix)
Simply stirs your stomach whenever this one is played in a club. You find yourself suddenly in tights holding ray guns like science fiction movies from the 80s.
I have it here.
01. Popof – The Chomper (LSD Version)
And finally! Popof is another DJ that’s grossly underated! Allow me to emphasize it again, Popof is immensely underrated! For me, he’s songs and skills are definately up at the level of Sasha’s and Richie Hawtin’s. If you’ve stumbled across this list in anyway and never heard of Popof before in your life. I urge you to please download and have a listen!
Popof – The Chomper (LSD Version)
The 5 Other That Got Very Close
C’mon it’s insane to come up with just 10 songs with my shortlist having close to 60 songs, so here’s the 5 other that should’ve made it but didn’t.
Friendly Fires feat. Au Revoir Simone – Paris (Aeroplane Remix)
Sebastien Tellier – L’Amour Et La Violence
Sebo Sebo’s 2008 Best Work
In no particular order, these 3 are my favourite of all the mixtapes I’ve concocted during ’08.
Tsotsitaal Mixtape
Ravelicks 10 : The Very Melodic One
Ennui on the Wild Side
Here’s the first piece of news for 2009. Monkey Clap Education has been aggregated on Elbows, it feels pretty damn good actually, I’ve always been a big fan of Elbows and have been following the site since a few years ago to get updates from the good music blogs. Now that Monkey Clap’s on it, feels like I’m with the big boys now. Do stay tuned and subscribe to my rss, I hope to keep going at this pace next year, expect lots more! Once again, a very Happy New Year. Go easy on the booze tonight.
-Sebastian.
Filed under: Club, Minimal, Progressive House, Synth Pop | Tags: MGMT, Pet Shop Boys
Always trust the veteran who’ve been away from sometime coz they’d always be back with the real shit. The synth pop mix is pure disco, while the abstrakt mix is an incredible mindfuck. Named aptly I’d say.
MGMT – Kids (Pet Shop Boys Synthpop Mix)
MGMT – Kids (Pet Shop Boys Abstrakt Mix)
Filed under: Electro, Electro Rock, Synth Pop | Tags: Chateau Marmont, Heartsrevolution, Les Petits Pilous
New Yorker Heartsrevolution has dropped some real fire. Ultraviolence is on everyone’s playlist right now, have a listen to it and its awesome remixes from Les Petits Pilous and Chateau Marmont.
Heartsrevolution feat. Spank Rock – Ultraviolence
Heartsrevolution feat. Spank Rock – Ultraviolence (Les Petits Pilous Remix)
Heartsrevolution feat. Spank Rock – Ultraviolence (Chateau Marmont Remix)
Filed under: Club, Electro, Electro Rock, French Electro, Hip Hop, House, Italo, Mixtapes, Synth Pop, Techno, Uncategorized | Tags: Aeroplane, Au Revoir Simone, Boys Noize, Das Glow, datA, DJ Mehdi, Erol Alkan, Franz Ferdinand, Friendly Fires, Grand Mariner, Heartsrevolution, Hercules & Love Affair, Joakim, Jokers of the Scene, Laidback Luke, Late of the Pier, Les Petits Pilous, MGMT, Pet Shop Boys, Proxy, Sebo Sebo, Serge Santiago, Shadow Dancer, Sunship, Switch, Tepr, Treasure Fingers, Vitalic, Yo! Majesty
Back with a bang bang bang! Sorry for the lack of Ravelicks for the past few weeks, if you’ve been following closely, thank you oh so much! So here’s the latest edition, took a change from hard raving bangers to a more melodic approach, listen for the smooth blends and breakdowns in this mixtape. Once again thanks many many, big love, smwauck smwauck!!!
01. Heartsrevolution – Ultraviolence (Les Petits Pilous Remix)
02. Shadow Dancer – Soap
03. Late of the Pier – Space and Woods (Switch Remix)
04. Franz Ferdinand – Do You Want To (Erol Alkan Glam Racket Remix)
05. Hercules & Love Affair – Blind (Serge Santiago Version)
06. Friendly Fires feat. Au Revoir Simone – Paris (Aeroplane Remix)
07. Treasure Fingers – Cross The Dancefloor (Laidback Luke Remix)
08. Tepr feat. Grand Mariner – Minuit Jacuzzi (datA Remix)
09. Yo! Majesty – Club Action (Sunship Remix Radio Edit)
10. Jokers of the Scene – Baggy Bottom Boys
11. Das Glow – Cathedrale
12. Vitalic – No Fun (Rework)
13. Boys Noize – Let’s Buy Happiness (Proxy Remix)
14. MGMT – Kids (Pet Shop Boys Abstrakt Mix)
15. DJ Mehdi – Pocket Piano (Joakim ‘Berger’ Remix)
Sebo Sebo – Ravelicks Volume 9 : The Very Melodic One
p.s. dammmmnnnn, i just realised Ravelicks 9 is the anti-Aoki one :S see even I’ve lost count, so this should be Ravelicks 10 instead!!! (wooohooo, 1o’s the milestone!!!) i’ve already upped it in mediafire, so help me re-tag the title, and the next one would be 11. stay tuned!
Remember the guys who brought you “What else is there” and “poor leno”? These Norwegian giants would be back soon after releasing their latest song “Happy Birthday” on their new website which is seeming under construction.
Royksopp – Happy Birthday (link to website)
Filed under: Club, Electronica, Hip Hop, Kwaito, Minimal, Synth Pop, Tech House | Tags: Diplo, Mad Cobra, Robyn, Samim, Teddybears
This song’s not exactly new, the original was by Teddybears with Mad Cobra and then Robyn covered it. I don’t follow local radio so I’m not sure whether Singaporeans had caught the trend but it is imensely popular in Europe for sometime now. Recently there’s a host of incredible remixes, I bring you two of ’em.
Robyn – Cobrastyle (Samim Remix) (YSI)
Teddybears feat. Mad Cobra – Cobrastyle (Diplo Remix) (YSI)
Filed under: Electronica, Hip Hop, Synth Pop | Tags: Jay Z, Kitt, Knight Rider, Panjabi MC, Sonido Lasser Drakar
This is of course every hot blooded young male’s dream. A TV series filled with hot girls but all our attention are on this hot car. It gets better, the Knight Industries Three Thousand‘s not just an ordinary car of course. This show’s filled to the brim with kitschy fun but gets you all gripped to your seat at times as well. Best part of it is the fond memories of the old series which I’ve only caught the re-runs when I was just a little boy. That old Tans-Am can never be replaced, but this Shelby Mustang just got everyone so hot!
The most epic part of Knight Rider is it’s most amazing theme, take a listen of the new version in the above video, and I bring you some of my favourite sampled versions of it.
Sonido Lasser Drakar – Pontiac Firebird 82 (YSI)
Panjabi MC ft. Jay Z – Beware of the Boys (YSI)
Filed under: Electro, Fidget House, French Electro, Ghetto Tech, Hip Hop, Mixtapes, Synth Pop, Techno | Tags: Armand Van Helden, Aston Shuffle, Bingo Players, Boys Noize, Brodinski, Crookers, Curses!, Diplo, Don Rimini, Drums of Death, Fake Blood, Hot Chip, Late of the Pier, Les Petits Pilous, Machines Don't Care, Mixhell, Mowgli, Nanobeatz, Shitdisco, Simian Mobile Disco, Spektrum, The Bloody Beetroots, The Rapture, Tiefschwarz, Tommie Sunshine
Now I’m proud of what I did that’s totally impromptu and on the fly. I didn’t construct a playlist, was partially drunk and wobbly all over, but this is what I’ve got. Doesn’t sound as tight as Ravelick of Steel, but this one’s totally raw and unexpected at times.
01. Hot Chip – Touch Too Much (Fake Blood Remix)
02. Machines Don’t Care – On a Roll
03. Drums of Death – Breathe (Curses! Remix)
04. Bingo Players – Get Up (Diplo Remix)
05. Armand Van Helden – Shake That Ass (Mowgli Remix)
06. Brodinski – Bad Runner (Crookers Gone Electro Remix)
07. Spektrum – Kinda New (Tiefschwarz Vocal Edit)
08. The Rapture – W.A.Y.U.H. (Simian Mobile Disco Remix)
09. Les Petits Pilous – Jolie Fille
10. Don Rimini – Nervous Breakdown
11. Nanobeatz – Crpscl 909
12. Mixhell – Highly Explicit (Brodinski Bamboo Rave Remix)
13. Late of the Pier – Focker (Boys Noize Terror Remix)
14. Les Petits Pilous – Wake Up
15. Aston Shuffle and Tommie Sunshine – Stomp Yo Shoes (The Bloody Beetroots Clap Remix)
16. Shitdisco – 72 Virgins (The Bloody Beetroots Remix)
Sebo Sebo – Volume 8 : Rave to the Impromptu Lick
Filed under: Electro Rock, Electronica, Synth Pop | Tags: Damon Albarn, Gorillaz, Monkey
The creators of Gorillaz, Damon Albarn and visual artist/director Jamie Hewlett teamed up again on this new musical/concept album. Every one of us had heard the rather incredible Monkey God story when we were young, and it’s amazing to see Damon Albarn’s take on it. Watch the video, wonderfully done, totally tripy till it stokes my insides, and the music…is just plain awesome.
Here at The Monkey Clap Education, we are in awe of Jamie Hewlett’s artwork.
Filed under: Electro Rock, Modular, Synth Pop | Tags: Breakbot, M83, Shinichi Osawa, Van She
When everyone is writing about them, they must be good. And that’s what Miss Kelly is, very very good. Yes, if you haven’t already know, Kelly’s the best song ever from Modular‘s Van She, now being re-released for the second time. Who cares, that only means we have new remixes to headbang at.
Van She – Kelly (Shinichi Osawa Remix) (YSI)
Van She – Kelly (M83 Remix) (YSI)
Go get the single if you like these, there’s also the Breakbot remix in there.
Monkey Clap Education 