A new track from everybody's favourite band Cut Copy. If they were inspired of the 70s and 80s earlier, this track has the flavours of the 60s. Not one of my favourite tracks from Cut Copy, I hope the album that are to be released January 2011 got another vibe than the 60s surf pop.
Tracasseur are back in Sweden after five fantastic days in Novi-Sad in Serbia at the Exit Festival. We're so happy being there, it was a tremendous time with friendly Serbian people, dedicated fans of us, great artists performing and amazing weather.
The summary will of course begin with our own dj-set together with Glasnost Showcase. Our gig was on Friday between 9 to 11 P.M. at the Elektrana Stage driven by the great people of Elektrana. When the sun was setting down the guys of Glasnost Showcase went on stage.
After an hour it was time for Tracasseur to enter the stage, then it was real dark because of the sun went down fast. Smacked with people in front of the stage at that time but after only 15 minutes it was crowded all way back. The audience seemed to have a great time and so did we. We were so into it that we even went in front of the stage after the final track to bow to our amazing audience.
Here is a summary video of the Tracasseur dj-set:
We started out the set in a nu disco feeling to gradual increase the tempo and finished off with more heavier electro stuff. Here are some of the tracks that were in the dj-set:
Except our own dj-set we went to see a bunch of great acts performing on different stages around the Exit Festival area within the Petrovaradin fortress.
Day 1 The first day we caught LCD Soundsystem, a great show of Chromeo (video below), a not that great show of Crookers and finished of the night with crazy Die Antwoord and Boys Noize. When the sun started rising we caught The Good Guys and Black Rose before we headed home. A great first day of Exit!
Day 2 Second day was the day of our gig, so of course this was the main thing for everybody at the festival. But when we were finished with our set we went to see a fantastic show of Moderat (video below). The night ended with Josh Wink, Ricardo Villalobos and Marko Nastic.
Day 3 On the third day we started at the Elektrana Stage with our Russian friends and favourites Tesla Boy (video below). Amazing gig that were kind of a more heavier, industrial synth sound than usual, that we liked a lot. After their gig we went backstage to have a chat with the guys and it ended up with this fine fan photo.The Twelves from Brazil were the next thing to see after Tesla Boy at the same stage. Great gig, these guys knows how to put together a show. Then we were off to the Fusion Stage to watch the Aussies Midnight Juggernauts who gave us real show to remember. To finish this day and to dance to the sunrise we caught Dirty South and Solomun.
Day 4 The last day at Exit it was time to see the classic duo The Chemical Brothers at Main Stage, crowded and massive. Then we had to run to catch the cool gang of Crystal Castles. Then it was Ed Banger time with Busy P, SebastiAn and A Trak. With that line-up it was the perfect completion of Exit Festival 2010.
Thank you Serbia, Exit, Elektrana and all you great fans out there. We will definitely be back next year!
Tracasseur have the honour to be one of the hosts and judges for PURPL PoP's remix competition of their great debut single "The Way". We wrote about them not long ago if you want to know more about them.
There are five blogs including us hosting the remix competition. PURPL PoP will release "The Way" in September along with remixes from Foamo and some of their favourite producers. On the official release the winner of this remix competition will be included.
You can find the remix parts at Soundcloud and if you want to study the original track you can play the video above.
Either you contribute yourself or maybe you know the perfect remixer out there. However the deadline is set for July 30 and you will send your remix to us: tracasseur@gmail.com. We are looking forward for your entries. Good luck!
Our colleagues over at French Express are running a great blog. The guys over there likes their French-style house as much as you and me, and theirs is one of the blogs I routinely turn to when I need a French touch fix. And it has been since long before we started our own blog.
Now French Express have set up their own label. Except for all the hard work, the step to set up your own label isn't that far-fetched if you run a music blog. You get all this music sent to you from unsigned acts and you already have cut out a musical niche through the blog. So expect more great blogs turning into great labels in the future.
The first release of the new label is aptly named French Express Vol. 1, and is a seven track compilation. It's a great compilation, and what surprised me was the diversity of the tracks, with the French touch and nu italo stuff mixed with more of indie dance tracks. And after the first swift through it was one of those latter tracks that I fell for; Uniforms' second track that made me think of Holy Ghost! or Jamaica. The Swedish duo are true renaissance men, evidenced by their website which is packed with clothing, music, art and film.
As you know, we love Tesla Boy here at Tracasseur. And I assume you're just as big fans as we are, so you probably know that they have a new album out on Mullet Records. They also released a new single a couple of days ago. Check out the video:
It's a piece of perfect funky electro pop, as expected. Argentinian nu disco maestro Toomy Disco's remix is just as chilled out, but in more of a, well, nu disco way. And it's just as good as the original.
Tesla Boy - Thinking Of You (Toomy Disco Remix) (Removed by request)
Today is the last day of the first half of 2010. If it wasn't so hot in my apartment I would've come up with an in-depth analysis of the music year so far. But I won't. The summer heat and the World Cup have made me slip into some sort of coma that I need to snap out of before our little Serbia tour and the holiday thereafter.
So what's happened so far? Well, we get more great music than we're able to pass on to you. A lot more. We received our first legal threats that our legal branch managed to wrestle our way out of. That was exciting. Or something. We've downsized by 33 percent. And at the same time all these talented people keep producing these great tracks of which a few recent ones I thought I'd share with you.
The former Belgian duo Aeroplane have also downsized. Vito De Luca announced two weeks ago that Stephen Fasano had left him in charge of their project and that Stephen would go on to work on his own projects. That means that their remix of Breakbot's "Baby I'm Yours" probably is one of their last tracks as a duo. And what a remix it is.
I have to say I didn't know what to make of Miami Horror's "Moon Theory". I mean, I'm a great fan of Benjamin Plant's productions and remixes. And I like the type of psychedelia pop/surf electro that Australian colleagues Empire of the Sun made us listen to for basically the whole of last year. Maybe Ben, and the rest of the quartet that Miami Horror turns in to on live gigs, are evolving to more of a straight-up pop band, but I still prefer Punks Jump Up's remix of the song.
Remember Junior Senior's "Move Your Feet"? That one hit wonder from 1998 must've been one of Denmark's biggest international music successes since Tommy Seebach's "Apache". The only thing you can draw from that is that not much good comes from Denmark. I mean, did you see them in the World Cup? Sweden, who the Danes knocked out on the road to South Africa would have done soo much better. The only team who were worse than Denmark were France. And wasn't that an elegant way to peg up this remix by Montpellier's Night Drugs?
I'm real sorry about that, both Matt Van Schie and Hemingway are great producers who deserve all your Myspace love and a large portion of your record buying budget.
Kavinsky's remix contest finished today. Expect a lot of "Nightcall" remixes soon. I hope they're at least half as good as Milanese Broke One's piano anthem.
A new track from everybody's favourite band Cut Copy. If they were inspired of the 70s and 80s earlier, this track has the flavours of the 60s. Not one of my favourite tracks from Cut Copy, I hope the album that are to be released January 2011 got another vibe than the 60s surf pop.
Tracasseur are back in Sweden after five fantastic days in Novi-Sad in Serbia at the Exit Festival. We're so happy being there, it was a tremendous time with friendly Serbian people, dedicated fans of us, great artists performing and amazing weather.
The Twelves from Brazil were the next thing to see after Tesla Boy at the same stage. Great gig, these guys knows how to put together a show. Then we were off to the Fusion Stage to watch the Aussies Midnight Juggernauts who gave us real show to remember. To finish this day and to dance to the sunrise we caught Dirty South and Solomun.
Tracasseur have the honour to be one of the hosts and judges for PURPL PoP's remix competition of their great debut single "The Way". We wrote about them not long ago if you want to know more about them.
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