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October saw the release of Way Out West’s “We Love Machine” album on Hope Recordings. Now the album gets remixed and we’ve got a free Dubstep remix of “One Bright Night” for our readers from Scuba
. Look for the remix album available as a digital download on April 16th.

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Way Out West – One Bright Night (Scubas Broken Window Dub)

This week we had Kissy Sell Out with the short but sweet mix on the podcast and now we have a free, dancefloor friendly version, of Nirvana’s “Molly’s Lips” on the download. Check out Kissy’s full CD Youth.

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Nirvana – Molly’s Lips (Kissy Klub Version)

Quinten 909 just put out his first track on Girls Love DJs record label called “Sophia” with a cool little video of a hot motorcycle girl with an awesome helmet and a drinking problem. He also gave us a free reworking of Fred Falke’s “When I Look into Your Eyes” for your listening pleasure.

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Fred Falke – When I Look into Your Eyes (Quinten 909 Rework)

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Peo de Pitte is our feature artist on this week’s podcast and he gave us this track to share which is also on his mix. Check out the podcast.

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Telepopmusik – Breathe (Peo de Pitte Remix)
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Laidback Luke sent us the radio mix of his track “Step by Step” for your enjoyment. Head over to iTunes and pick up the full release on Nervous Records and check out their events at WMC this year.

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Laidback Luke – Step by Step (Radio Mix)

HeavyFeet of the new Stamp! Beats label dropping a remix of Roisin Murphy’s (Singer from Moloko) “Momma’s Place”. Check out more of their tracks on SoundCloud. Also check out an awesome Roisin Murphy Video.

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Roisin Murphy – Momma’s Place (HeavyFeet Remix)

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Talenthouse.com has a couple of new contest up that might be of interest to some of you out there. First is a remix contest for Scott Hardkiss‘ new track “Beat Freak” where the winner gets their remix released on Scott’s “God Within” label. The finialists will be picked with a vote and the final winner will be picked by Scott himself. There is no limit to genre so grab the samples and upload a mix then come back here and post a link to your track so we can listen/vote for your mix. Give Beat Freak a listen on the video below.

Go Remix

Talenthouse also has a contest to work with Ryan Leslie who also happens to be a Harvard Graduate. I hadn’t heard of him before but I checked out the YouTube video below and was impressed by this guy’s talent. He is kinda cheesy dancing around but that’s probably because he has a camera on him and his music kinda sounds like Trance from 1995. This contest is to make a video of yourself creating a new track and to upload it. The winner will work with Ryan in the studio and get credit on a track. Be sure to post a link in the comments if you submit a video.

Check out the video below and then head over to TalentHouse and Get Recording

Bassnectar remixing The Pixies “Where is My Mind”.

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The Pixies – Where is My Mind (Bassnectar Remix)

A new remix of Drake’s “Forever” by Dave Edwards who did that great Kei$ha “Tik Tok” mix a few weeks back.

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Drake – Forever (Dave Edwards Remix)

Per QX mashing together The Eurhythmics “Sweet Dreams” with a Salt n Pepa vocal track.

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Salt n Pepa vs Eurhythmics – Sweet Pepa (Per QXs Nasty Mashups vol 1)

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Derek Riddle of Chicago providing the remixes of a couple of classics from Passion Pit, Phoenix, and Grizzley Bear.

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Passion Pit – Sleepy Head (TGIK remix)

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Phoenix- 1901 (TGIK Garage Mix A Organ)

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Grizzley Bear (TGIK Hip Hop Re-edit)

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I have very fond memories of watching Eat Static perform live for an L.A. massive many years ago and was blown away when a four legged mech thing came out onto stage with them. It was quite the amazing performance, but scouring Google images I was unable to find any photos of the above mentioned mech leaving me to believe it was all a figment of my imagination. If anyone else saw this please let me know, I would love to know I’m not losing my mind.

So we just found out Laptoprockers have announced a Remix Contest with Psytrance pioneers Eat Static. Winners grab some plugins and the top remix to be released by Eat Static!!

Featuring a drum & bass track, a rock ballad and a synth-pop song in previous remix contests, this time Laptoprockers have joined forces with pioneers of psytrance ‘Eat Static’ to offer remixers two great tracks to play around with. ‘Sin Quest’ is an upbeat dance track with a classic psytrance feel, while ‘Up Periscope’ explores the more downtempo psychedelic avenues. The tracks are off Eat Static’s two most recent albums, De-Classified and Back To Earth.

“Both tracks unmistakeably carry Eat Static’s signature sound and make up for great remix material,” Laptoprockers said. “And as it is the first time Eat Static source material is available from the Internet in a remix contest, this unique opportunity caters for something extra. We’ll have winners for each remix track, and the best overall remix will get a very special bonus.”

As on earlier occasions, Laptoprockers offer a generous prize pool for this remix contest. LinPlug donated six of their best plug-in synthesizers for you to win! “Three prizes for each remix track is only adequate,” LinPlug commented on their contribution, “so each track will have three separate winners.” Prizes include LinPlug’s all in one drum solution RMV, their sample mangling plug-in ChronoX, and FM Synth Octopus and represent over $900 total value.

But there’s more at stake! The icing on the cake comes with a bonus for the best remixer overall. “We definitely will be able to release the best remix,” Eat Static’s Merv Pepler revealed, “we have several options in the coming months for that.” Need say more?

Laptoprockers is a webzine about making music digitally and related topics, featuring daily news and interviews. This is their fourth remix contest.

via: Laptoprockers

Sander van Doorn has been on a tear lately remixing some of the biggest artists out there and playing every massive around the world. He recently took some time to do a quick interview with DanceMusicblog and here it is.

So you’ve been getting a lot of great press lately and you’ve been doing some high-profile remix work for Depeche Mode and The Killers to name a few. How did you feel and what kind of approach do you take when doing a remix for such an influential band as Depeche Mode?

It was an honour to be asked to remix the Depeche Mode track. I’ve been a fan for years and feel privileged to have my name attached to their music. I guess I approach it the same as any other remix but make sure it really works and does the original song justice.

The Killers are one of the biggest bands on the planet with some great melodies. That can make remixing a track easy when you have great parts to work with, especially when it’s a strong vocal.

Did you get to speak with any if the band members of DM, The Killers, or other artists before you started work on a remix?

No I didn’t speak to them. It’s extremely rare to do so when you’re doing a remix.

They must, obviously, like your work to choose you to reinterpret their music. Did they give you any specific instructions or ideas they had for a remix or did you have complete control over it?

No they left me to do as I thought best. I guess I was chosen because they like my style and they thought it would work well with the parts of the tracks. Obviously you work very hard on a remix when it’s for artists like the Killers or Depeche Mode.

Your second remix of the Killers’ track Spaceman has been my favorite track the past month or so. The lead synth string sound has a haunting kinda feel to it. What can you tell us about that sound and how you work in the studio?

That sound is a sample from the Killers track that I treated with some overdrive and other effects. The best way to see how I work in the studio is to watch the Studio Sessions videos on my website which show how I create my projects, some of the equipment I use and some tips and tricks.
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It’s Grammy time again…

The winner in the category Best Dance Recording “Harder Better Faster Stronger” by Daft Punk from the album “Alive 2007″. Other nominees in the category: Hot Chip, Madonna, Lady Gaga, Sam Sparro, and Rihanna.

Also winning in the Best Electronic/Dance Album category is Daft Punk for “Alive 2007″ which also featured: Cyndi Lauper, Kylie Minogue, The Brazilian Girls, Moby, and Robyn.

In the Best Alternative Music Album and Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package categories Radiohead picked up the Grammy for “In Rainbows.”

In the category for Best Remixed Recording Justice won for their remix of “Electric Feel” by MGMT which also featured: Deadmau5, Stonebridge, Junkie XL, and Moto Blanco.

Congrats!

Jupiter Rising has been generating quite the buzz lately with a new album on the way and several songs featured on hit television shows including the song L.A. Girls which was on MTV’s the Hills. Jupiter Rising has an EP coming out later this month and a full album due out next year. More information is available on their MySpace page here. The MP3 below is a dancefloor remix of L.A. Girls by MyKill of San Francisco and DJ Nth of Los Angeles.

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MP3: Jupiter Rising – L.A. Girls (MyKill vs DJ Nth Remix)
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