<><> NEW VITALIC IS AWESOME <><>

I have been listening to this record since it dropped earlier this week. This record is AWESOME. Serious energy and quality production. Probably the best electronic release this year in my opinion. I might be missing something but it is definitely better then the SMD album which was weak and the MSTRKRP record which totally blew. Anyway this is really worth buying or at least checking out. You can listen to a new track at the Vitalic Myspace Here are some details....

Artist: Vitalic
Album: Flashmob
Release Date: November 3 (U.S.), September 28 (Europe)

01 See the Sea (Red)
02 Poison Lips
03 Flashmob
04 One Above One
05 Still
06 Terminateur Benelux
07 Second Lives
08 Alain Delon
09 See the Sea (Blue)
10 Chicken Lady
11 Your Disco Song
12 Station Mir 2099
13 Chez Septime

http://www.myspace.com/vitalicofficial

+++ HOLY F@CK @ Webster Hall +++

I haven't really dug any of the GBH events lately but this is on that might get me out. I really can't get excited to see a DJ anymore unless they are really amazing (using live gear, pushing the limits, sampling..etc). Most of it to me is just Scenester BS and I would much rather be my own DJ at home with my gigantic Itunes Library. That way I get to hear what I want and not what they think is cool. Also the drinks are a hell of lot cheaper and stronger. Anyway I just have been really disappointed with the so called NY electronic music scene. Which pretty much equals which DJ has the most friends and plays what's trendy. Anyway that is why I haven't really been out lately cause it is mostly all lame to me. I need a "live act" to get me excited and Holy F#ck should do just that..

FROM GBH.TV:

$1 DRINKS & $1 ADMISSION B4 MIDNIGHT

Friday October 2 at Webster Hall

Canadian indie electro funk rockers, HOLY F@CK are playing live this Friday at Webster Hall. These guys make some of the best music we've ever heard and are EXCELLENT live. Don't believe us? Watch THIS.

Also playing are the amazing AutoErotique (on the Dim Mak label)... these guys will be playing a DJ set...

---[ NEW LEAKAGE: AIR - LOVE 2 ]---

New Air record leaked yesterday. I have been listening to it for the last 24hrs and must say its pretty good. Better then the last one which I could never get into for some reason. It is a good mix of tracks and is definitely worth checking out. more details.....

"It seems strange for such seasoned veterans of the studio, but Love 2, Air's fifth album, is the first that they produced entirely on their own. That could be because it's the first album that they recorded in their own state-of-the-art Atlas Studio in Paris. They also supply all of the vocal parts, and included longtime collaborator Joey Waronker on drum duty. Judging by the first single, "Do the Joy," Love 2 is based on the same meticulous arrangements and air-light (sorry) synths that the duo is known for."

Air - Love 2

01 Do the Joy
02 Love
03 So Light Is Her Footfall
04 Be a Bee
05 Missing the Light of the Day
06 Tropical Disease
07 Heaven's Light
08 Night Hunter
09 Sing Sang Sung
10 Eat My Beat
11 You Can Tell It to Everybody
12 African Velvet

http://en.aircheology.com/

+++ NEW KORG GEAR +++

I can't wait to get some $$$ so I can buy some new gear. Not sure if it will be these products but I need a new toy. Obviously all the amazing stuff is out of my price range right now so I need something like this to hold me over.....



"The original Korg WAVEDRUM amazed the music world back in 1994. This legendary musical instrument was instantly famous for its innovative design, performance possibilities, and unique sounds. Well, hang on tight; the power-packed, affordable next-generation WAVEDRUM is here today and ready to make musical history. Again. "

More info on the Korg WAVEDRUM



"Introduction
The latest addition to the Korg "micro" series serves up sampling with a powerful performance punch! The microSAMPLER delivers multi-mode sampling, resampling, Pattern Sequencing and over-the-top effects – and all under a fun-to-use intuitive interface. More than just a sampler, the microSAMPLER is a complete sound design studio for creating up-to-the minute loops and phrases."

More info on the Korg MicroSAMPLER

KORG WEBSITE

+++ Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival +++

I will be going to check this out over the weekend and hopefully there will be no rain. Tons of live acts and tons of DJ's will be playing for a 12 hour block. There will be two stages one outside and one indoors. Really looking forward to checking out The Juan Maclean, Home Video and Streetlab. Anyway all the links below will help you discover what you want to check out. The Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival runs from 4pm to 4am. You can find out the info on directions and tickets here....

http://brooklynemf.com

• The Juan Maclean (live)
• Young Love
• 33HZ
• Shy Child
• Designer Drugs
• BELL
• Jupiter One

• JDH & Dave P
• Free Blood
• Kap10kurt
• Home Video
• The American Dream Team
• Codebreaker
• Awesome New Republic
• DJ Ayres
• Finger On The Pulse DJs

• The Cloud Room
• Udachi
• Kingdom
• Jubilee
• Flashmen
• Roxy Cottontai
• Viking
• Purple Crush
• Kir Leif
• Streetlab
• NROTB
• Body Language
• VDRK
• Free Magic
• OCD Automatic
• Chaz Requina & Jason Pants (Palms Out Sounds)
• Rude Crew
• Denny Le Nimh
• Anton Glamb
• Tayisha Busay
• Subdrive DJs
• Terror Dactel
• Charlie Tippie
• Gavin Royce
• Kids with Snakes

DATA + SINDEN + VIKING = Webster Hall Tonight

DatA - who has been regaling us with some of the best in dream-wavey electro available... check out his myspace here and try to look us in the eyes and tell us that you aren't head over heels in love with "One In A Million".

Sinden is probably the last man alive to own a beeper, but don't let that stop you from hitting him on it. When he isn't recording tracks with Kid Sister, he's busy remixing people like A-Trak, Crystal Castles and Chairlift....

Viking is as buzzy as a swarm of bees right now... he's releasing remixes for Cazals and The Sounds this fall, and is currently working on remixes for The Asteroids Galaxy Tour and Shwayze. Right now is probably the right time to tell you that he has just dropped a remix of Cut Copy's 'Hearts On Fire'... which you can grab for free here. He'll be dining out on the success of his Kid Cudi remix for years. If you haven't heard it, do yourself a favor and click this.

www.gbh.tv

---[ New Streetlab Bootleg Remixes LP ]---

Haven't posted from the Streetlab guys in awhile but they just hit me with a bunch of new material. They have recently finished up their Bootleg Remix LP. The LP has some remixes I have heard before plus some new ones of the Doors, Tom Petty and The Heart Breakers and ZZ Top. Here is the full track listing.

Streetlab Bootleg Remix LP:

1. The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band
2. Hall And Oates - I Can't Go For That
3. INXS - Need You Tonight
4. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son
5. Led Zeppelin - The Immigrant Song
6. Beastie Boys - Sabotage
7. The Doors - Been Down So Long
8. ZZ Top - Sharp Dressed Man
9. Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls
10. Tom Petty - Don't Come Around Here No More
11. Bob Marley - Duppy Conqueror + Dracula
12. The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter

This mix below has a bunch of the new remixes plus unheard material. Just checked it out and it is pretty tight. grab it below...

Streetlab - Bootleggin' Summer 2009 promo mix

Download The Entire Bootleg Remix LP For Free Here: www.streetlab.net/bootlegs

Streetlab will also be playing the Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival on August 8th. I will be covering that later since there are so many acts. They also recently had their catchy single NYSound on HBO's entourage and have a remix EP dedicated to the song. You can grab that here...

http://www.streetlab.net/nysound

streetlab.net

Contest: Win 2 Tickets to A-Trak + Treasure Fingers at Webster Hall

Hey everyone happy humid hump day. Going to give away two tickets here to A-Trak Friday night at Webster Hall. Here are the details, you can enter to win below. Also some Downloads at the bottom...


One of New York's greatest - the excellent A-Trak will be playing this Friday at Webster Hall... but he will not be alone. We have a veritable feast of entertainment for you... a mouthwatering menu of artists... a buffet of beatmasters... including Theophilus London, Jack Beats, and Treasure Fingers.

*Ok so to win tickets I will make it pretty easy for you. Here is what you got to do

1. Add The Blue Clover on Facebook

2. I am thinking of a number between 20 - 30. Post your guess on my wall or send me an email thru facebook and the tix are yours. Good luck.....

Download: Duck Sauce (Armad Van Helden & A-Trak) - Anyway
Download: Digitalism - Idealistic (A-Trak Mix)

A-Trak Mix

www.gbh.tv
www.websterhall.com

---[Ableton Live Tips: Vocoder & Collision]---

It is always good to learn and grow. When someone makes that easier for you by creating videos and posting them online it is a great thing. For all you musicians and gear heads out there if for some reason you are not tuned into the site below then go there now and make it a habit!!!!

createdigitalmusic.com

Check out the posting at createdigitalmusic.com for more videos

www.ableton.com

YES!!!! New Hope Sandoval and The Warm Inventions + Tour Dates + New MAZZY STAR? = I just S**T myself

wow. this news came as a surprise to me. It had been awhile since I checked up on Hope Sandoval and I had feared that we would never hear her amazing voice again. Today however came the best news I have heard in awhile. I haven't really been excited by much lately except of course for BMSR and trying to get NIN tickets to bowery. Anyway Hope is probably my favorite female singer as her voice just soothes my soul. Here is the good news, hope you are all as excited as I am....

The new record comes out Sept 29 2009. Here is the info:

Album Title: Through The Devil Softly
Label: Nettwerk Records

TRACK LISTING:
Blanchard
Wild Roses
For The Rest Of Your Life
Lady Jessica and Sam
Sets The Blaze
Thinking Like That
There's A Willow
Trouble
Fall Aside
Blue Bird
Satellite

Here is the first track off of the new record:
Download: Hope Sandoval and The Warm Inventions - Blanchard

Tour dates for North America are still TBA but here are some dates for you lucky europeans

Hope Sandoval - 2009 Tour Dates
October 29, 2009 ... Galway, Ireland ... Roisin Dubh
October 30, 2009 ... Cork, Ireland ... Cyprus Avenue
October 31, 2009 ... Dublin, Ireland ... Vicar St
November 8, 2009 ... London, England ... Southbank Centre

Man I would love to see her in Ireland. I wish I wasn't so poor.

Now the Mazzy Star Possible new record news from Rolling Stone:

"Sandoval confirms her and her bandmate David Roback haven't called it quits and they are still working on their anticipated fourth album. But she declines to give many specifics. "It's true we're still together," she says. "We're almost finished [with the record]. But I have no idea what that means.""

Please let it come out!!!!!!

www.hopesandoval.com