Patrick Hagenaar - Another Chance

Pretty sure I've done this before http://jackhadagroove.blogspot.ca/2012/04/if-it-aint-broke-dont-fix-it.html. Posted a track I was NOT in support of. And pretty sure that track was from Dutch label Spinnin' too. Don't get me wrong, I really like Patrick Hagenaar, but NO ONE should touch this Roger Sanchez classic. It is one of my all-time favorite tracks. I even like the video, though I was so obsessed with the song I used to dream up video treatments for it.
Here is the original (and when I say original, I mean best) version:

And here is the "updated" version:

Karenn - Studio 3

Holy mother of the techno Gods! Karenn is the collaborative duo of Pariah and Blawan. They are releasing their track "Studio 3" via the Green series, which is a collaboration between Bleep, graphic designers GiveUpArt and photographer Shaun Bloodworth. The track will be accompanied by The Analogue Cops "OCPLX1." A real techno goodie!

Matthias Zimmermann - Vincente

Parisian pair DJ Orgasmic and Teki Latex's Sound Pellegrino label features Matthias Zimmerman's latest called Vincente. The track is off his new Botanica Dub EP which also features tracks entitled "Quincy" and "Paul." Not sure why they are all male names... Anyway, the label has put a preview of Vincente up for your listening pleasure:
Update 05/11/12: Here is the rest of the EP:

Cherie Lee - Love Me or Leave Me (Oliver $ Remix)

1995 track Love Me or Leave Me is getting an update thanks to Oliver $. Originally produced by Mitchell Dupre, Oliver $'s version leaves us with a much more bouncier beat.

Kevin McPhee - In Circles

More than a month ago, I mentioned WNCL because of the amazing Groove Armada remix http://jackhadagroove.blogspot.ca/2012/09/groove-armada-pull-up-west-norwood.html. I thought this was a collective but it turns out it is the brainchild of Bob Bhamra. His label is WNCL Recordings, and its latest release comes from Toronto's Kevin McPhee. After sampling the new EP, this track really stood out for me:

You can hear the rest of the EP, which is still without a title, here:

Botnek - Sriracha & Beer EP

I feel kind of dirty every time I post something off of Dim Mak. Steve Aoki is just not one of my favs. With his cake throwing antics, and recent trampoline fail, I have a hard time taking him seriously. Despite that, he and his A&R team have been releasing tracks from some stellar artists as of late, and since I'm a champion of promoting sounds out of my hometown, it wouldn't be right to not mention Botnek's latest EP. Botnek's Erick Muise and Gordon Huntley are based in Montreal (though I don't think either is originally from Quebec) and have remixed the likes of Crookers (RIP!) and Jack Beats.

I'm really feeling "U Don't Get Me" and the Savage Skulls (Sweden's Carli Lof & Mans Glaeser) remix of "Think I Feel It." Check out the EP below:

Side note: I've never tried Sriracha out of fear...haha!

Tommy Trash - Truffle Pig

Australian producer Tommy Trash (aka "The Hair" as I like to call him. Heck, its even got its own Twitter account: twitter.com/TommyTrashsHair) has a new track coming off of Nick Catchdubs + A-Trak's Fool's Gold label. The track samples an oldie by ATFC called Bad Habit (or the original, by Jenny Burton).

The track is called Truffle Pig. When I Googled it, Wiki stated that a truffle pig is a domestic pig that used to extract a type of fungus known as truffles due to its keen sense of smell. I guess that would explain the video, though it looks like the poor pig has been commissioned in the concrete jungle. Despite the description, when I hear that name and all I can think about is food....haha!

Due November 6th, 2012 on Foooool's Gooooold!

Superhero - New York EP

Superhero are Toky (Fabio Petti) and Leon (Ruggero Di Gianvito, brother of Piero Di Gianvito aka Pirupa). Their new EP "New York" was oddly released on the same day the state was hit with a hurricane. I guess if you want to be blown away, you should pick up this EP (you know I had to insert a pun there!). The EP comes off of Nic Fanciulli's Saved Records, and the label head remixes the title track. If you're a tech-house fan, this is a must have!

Nick Curly - Underground (Dennis Ferrer Remix)

I feel like I've let the 2 people who read this blog down. I actually had this in my drafts months ago. Anyway, enough lamenting. Feast your ears on this: the Dennis Ferrer remix of Nick Curly's Underground. Its kind of ironic as both are quite vocal champions of the "underground" house sound. Well, mission accomplished with this remix. Features the vocals of Worthy Davis. 

Santé featuring Lorenzo Hall - Homegirl

Berlin's Philipp Maier aka Sante's new track featuring the vocals of Lorenzo Hall has all the ingredients to a deep house masterpiece. It evokes so much emotion so effortlessly. While I am quickly becoming a Rampa fan, I am partial to the original. I'll let you decide! Its no surprise that Defected picked up this track, which is out now.

Symphony Hall - One Night Stand

Symphony Hall are the UK's Riton and France's Canblaster. Tragically in September 2011, Riton lost his French production mate DJ Mehdi in an accident. The two had produced together as Carte Blanche. I'm glad to see Riton joining forces again with another Frenchman, and the results are fantastic.  They are calling it a "one time" collaboration but I'm hoping that is not true. I mean, why bother to come up with a moniker then? One Night Stand features the vocals of Jay Norton, and Metal Arrives is a nice hommage to the times of UK raves. The release will come from Surkin, Para One and Bobmo's Marble label.

Grand Corporation feat. Jeremy Glenn - Wonder & Amazement

The Classic Music Company is a label headed by House greats Luke Solomon and Derrick Carter. (Side note: Solomon joked on Twitter how everyone was confusing him with Germany's Solomun, and therefore changed his name on Twitter to "Luke" Haha!). Steve Kotey and Andy Meechum, who are ex-members of Chicken Lips, make up Grand Corporation, and offer their track "Wonder & Amazement" in collaboration with Jeremy Glenn. Now I'm not sure if this is the right Glenn, but if it is, then this guy hails from Toronto (Canada what what!) and functions as both a producers and vocalist. Thems some smooth vocals on this track. The release comes with a variety of remixes, and of course, the Deetron remix is my favourite. Check it all out here:

John Dahlback - Get Wild

Trying to think back to the first John Dahlback track I ever heard, Dirty South's remix of Pyramid comes to mind. I wish it was something that dated back earlier cause Sweden's Dahlback has been producing for many years and is among the elite group of Swedish House producers. His latest is forthcoming on Laidback Luke's Mixmash Records and is called "Get Wild." Its got those typical electro "screeching synths" but doesn't include the monotonous kitschy sounds that a lot of producers are mass producing these days. This is what sets Dahlback apart.

Dahlback has also recently partnered up with Greg Cerrone for "Every Breath" which features the vocals of Janice Robinson. American producer Lucky Date tends to the remix making it pretty EDM friendly.

GTA - Booty Bounce/Shake Dem

WARNING: NSFW!
I really thought the new booty bass trend was a West Coast phenomenon, but the Miami duo GTA are repping the sound with their latest "Booty Bounce." Matthew Van Toth (goes by Van Toth) and Julio Mejia (JWLS) will be releasing the 2 track EP through Diplo's label Mad Decent. Jeffrees is a part of the label dedicated to giving free music to fans and showcasing new and upcoming artists. Look out for the tracks which will be available for free download on Volume 6. http://soundcloud.com/maddecent

Guy Gerber feat. Clarian - The Golden Sun and the Silver Moon

Montreal's Clarian North http://jackhadagroove.blogspot.ca/2012/09/f-o-o-t-p-r-i-n-t-z-fear-of-numbers.html has teamed up with Israeli producer (and known friend to P. Diddy haha!) Guy Gerber for "The Golden Sun and the Silver Moon." North is part of the collective F o o t p r i n t z, a Visionquest staple. The track was apparently creating a lot of buzz at the recent Amsterdam Dance Event, and sounds like something that would be Sasha approved (more Airdrawndagger, less Northern Exposure).

I heard about the track via Beat My Day, so got to give credit where credit is due: http://www.beatmyday.com/2012/10/25/guy-gerber-the-golden-sun-and-the-silver-moon-gg-clarian-edit/#axzz2ASiDRpF0

Daphni - JIAOLONG

Talk about Canadian love! Dan Snaith hails from London, Ontario, Canada. He has gone by Manitoba (a Canadian province), Caribou (lets face it, there are tons in the great white north!) and now Daphni (ok, this one has nothing to do with Canada I think). His latest jaunt takes him deeper into clubland. This by no means resembles EDM but it is a bit of a departure from his more smooth, melodic tracks. Listen & enjoy!
Fun fact: according to his wiki, Snaith has a PhD in math! Wowsa!

Maxxi Soundsystem - Stella's Way

Sam Watts aka Maxxi Soundsystem is churning out the tunes! His latest is Stella's Way, and is featured on Maceo Plex's label Ellum. The release features remixes by Shall Ocin and Huxley. On top of this great release, Maxxi Soundsystem also has a new one on Hypercolour, which features a remix from Matthew Herbert. The track is called Regrets We Have No Use For:

Julio Bashmore - Husk

Julio Bashmore http://jackhadagroove.blogspot.ca/2012/05/julio-bashmore-au-seve.html shows no signs of slowing down. His latest track from his label, Broadwalk Records, is called Husk. It sounds like a real 90s House throwback but not in a cheap, regurgitated way like many records these days. Its fresh, and sleek, and really just simply awesome. Its no wonder he was picked up by BBC Radio as a guest host. He is one talented bloke!

Update 03/12/2012: Here is the video for Husk, which is exceedingly strange.

And here is the B-side to Husk, entitled Pelican

Aeroplane feat Jamie Principle - In Her Eyes

Vito DeLuca aka Aeroplane has a new track off his newly minted label AeroPop Music. The track features the vocals of House legend Jamie Principle. If you don't know "Your Love" you really do need a House music history lesson.

Despite the old school touch, Aeroplane enlists new school players to tend to the remixes. My favorite comes from Tiger & Woods. Chopstick & JohnJon and Louis LaRoche round off the list.

George FitzGerald - Needs You

Aha! I found it! Well, a remix of it for now. Its the new George FitzGerald release on Hypercolour! If my research serves me correctly, the new EP will be called Needs You and will include the title track and "Every Inch".
Check out this excellent Deetron remix of Every Inch:

Here are the tracks to the EP:

Jack Dixon - E

Scuba's label Hotflush is quite busy releasing these days. One of their latest comes from the main man himself http://jackhadagroove.blogspot.ca/2012/10/scuba-talk-torque.html, but this post is about the new one from Jack Dixon. The London producer gives us "E", a minimal piece of techno goodness. "Find Shelter" rounds up the B side.

Laidback Luke & Lee Mortimer - Strobelight

Armed with Dutch bleeps, this collaboration between Laidback Luke and the UK's Lee Mortimer packs quite the punch. In fact, under "genre" on SoundCloud, they dub the track as "ballsy." Haha! The track will be released on Laidback Luke's Mixmash Records.

BareSkin - Eyes

I cannot get enough of this song! I actually stumbled upon it while searching for the latest George FitzGerald release on Hypercolour (which I have yet to find!). This track comes from Josh Thompson under the moniker BareSkin and is from his upcoming EP on Hypercolour called Eyes. It is so crazy, this producer is only 18!
"I know you want me I can see it in your eyes..."

Miguel Campbell - Back in Flight School

Hot Creations mainstay Miguel Campbell http://jackhadagroove.blogspot.ca/2012/09/miguel-campbell-rockin-beats.html is releasing his new album at the end of October 2012. The album encompasses a wide variety of sounds, including funk, hip hop, 80s pop, electro, and of course, house. It is so refreshing to see an album emerge that does not commit to one sound. Few albums in electronica are doing that these days, and its nice to perhaps see a resurgence of that phenomenon.

Roses Gabor - Stars

The UK's Roses Gabor was first brought to my attention with her collaboration with SBTRKT called Pharaohs, where her delicate yet powerful voice was introduced to a larger scene. She later collaborated with producer Martelo and released a free mixtape entitled The Wonderful World of Roses Gabor http://soundcloud.com/rosesgabor/the-wonderful-world-of-roses. Her latest release is Stars, a beautiful melodic track, and its no wonder I instantly fell in love as it was produced by Redlight. The track comes off of Toddla T's label Girls Music, and is accompanied by a visually simulating clip.

Tom Flynn & Shadow Child - Phil Collins EP

Birmingham's (that's England, not Alabama) Tom Flynn and Portsmouth's Shadow Child are two of my fav producers and they come together to release a new EP on Mark Fanciulli's Deleted label. The 2 track EP is called Phil Collins, and though I don't quite understand why, I approve cause Collins is one of my favorite singers from the 80s!

Green Velvet & Harvard Bass - Lazer Beams

Curtis Jones aka Green Velvet aka Cajmere partners up with Victor Ramos aka Harvard Bass to send out Lazer Beams across the earth! Its Chicago House meets West Coast bass and the result is a tech house ditty that will blind any dance floor.

Daddy's Groove - P.I.M.P.

This has Guetta->Afrojack->Daddy's Groove written all over it! What I mean is, it sounds like an Afrojack track, who was taken under the wing of David Guetta, who has been championing Daddy's Groove as of late (Guetta released "Turn the Lights Down" on his label Jack Back Records. The Italian trio consists of Gianni Romano, Carlo Grieco and Pepe Folliero, and the heavy hitting track is being released on Azuli Records.

Riva Starr - OPA!

An Italian gone Greek! Riva Starr's latest on his Snatch! label is OPA! I gotta admit, the track reminds me of Romanian accordion meets Basement Jaxx! Holy exclamation mark! The B-side is "All Over the Place" featuring French group dOP.

X-Press 2 - Muzik Xpress (Remixes)

I think I have mentioned this before. One of my all-time favorite tracks is Muzik Xpress by X-Press 2 (best use of cowbell ever!). I had a cringe moment when I saw the remix package from Skint. NOTHING will ever compare to the original. This is just one of those cases that no matter how hard they try, they will fail to make the track better. Mission IMPOSSIBLE! If I had to choose I would say the Coyu remix is the winner, but I still think some tracks just simply do not need a remix.

Erick Morillo, Denis The Menace & Sandro Monte feat. Shawnee Taylor - Love In Me

Unless you are living under a rock you will know this House legend's name: Erick Morillo. The Subliminal label boss has been making incredible records for decades, being the producer of Reel 2 Real, dropping tunes under aliases like Lil' Mo' Ying Yang (with Louie Vega), RAW, and others.

One of his latest projects is called Sympho Nympho, with longtime friends Harry Choo Choo Romero and Jose Nunez.
This time around, he's teaming up with Berlin based Denis The Menace and Sweden's Sandro Monte for "Love in Me" with the strong house vocals of Shawnee Taylor. Taylor has worked with Morillo many times in the past, with tracks such as Live Your Life, Stronger, and Colors.
I opted to post this clip instead of the SoundCloud one cause I love the way Morillo gets so into it, lip synching the words!

Sympho Nympho also did a remix of the track:
Fun fact: I read in Mixmag today that they are going to name a street in New Jersey which is where Morillo is from after the DJ! Quite an honour! http://www.mixmag.net/words/news/morillo-gets-a-street-name-in-jersey

Forza Horizon Swedish Tracks

Its no secret that a lot of electronic music producers are nerds. I don't mean nerd in any pejorative way. They are smart and tech savvy and know their way around ever evolving computer software and hardware. So it comes as no surprise that these Swedish producers use the XBox360 game Forza Horizon for inspiration to music making. Not to mention, I've always agreed that electronic music and driving go hand in hand http://jackhadagroove.blogspot.ca/2012/05/road-trip-mix.html. The energy of the music makes you want to speed down a highway (well, it does for me. So far I'm police ticket free)!
John Dahlback, Style of Eye, Carli and Marcus Price are all on duty for these electro speedway records.

Nero - Won't You (Club Cheval Remix)

UK dubstep duo Nero gave their new single "Won't You" from their upcoming album for free.

But its the remix package that is really getting me excited. France's Club Cheval have given the track their Acid take, and it is incredible! The "group" consists of Sam Tiba, Panteros666, Myd and Canblaster. This remix even has the sound of a horse "neighing" in the background! Haha! Excellent remix!

Eats Everything - Vertigo

This past summer, I was fortunate enough to meet Justin Martin and see him alongside Claude Von Stroke and Nick Monaco for their Dirtybird BBQ in my hometown of Montreal. Missing from the original billing was Bristol based Eats Everything. I was so sad he wasn't coming (turns out he had back issues). He keeps putting out great releases http://jackhadagroove.blogspot.ca/2012/05/eats-everything-jagged-elbow-ep.html, and his latest comes from the ever-growing-in-popularity label Dirtybird.

Jeremy Olander - Norrsken

Mark Knight's Toolroom is putting out a compilation just in time for the Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE). Included in this compilation will be Sweden's Jeremy Olander's track Norrsken (which when I googled it was the name of a Swedish rock band and piece of IKEA furniture haha!). Hot off of his new EP http://jackhadagroove.blogspot.ca/2012/09/jeremy-olander-rose-law-rorschach.html, Olander continues to make true progressive house and I absolutely adore it!
Fun fact: he has another moniker called Dhillon which comes from his part-Indian heritage

Ben Pearce - What I Might Do

Chase & Status' label MTA has a new kid on the block. Ben Pearce's new track "What I Might Do" samples the smooth vocals of Anthony Hamilton from "Cornbread, Fish and Collard Greens". The track will also be released on Under The Shade, and remixes are from MTA regular Harry Wolfman, Adam Shelton, and Bonar Bradberry of PBR Streetgang.

Update 24/11/12: Here is the video to accompany the track

Daniel Avery - Drone Logic

Daniel Avery (who also went by the alias Stopmakingme) has a new EP called Water Jump forthcoming on Phantasy Sound. One of the 4-track EP is Drone Logic.

When I heard it, it reminded me of Underworld's Rez, which can't ever be a bad thing! I tried to make this whole hashtag thing stick at the beginning of the year, and needless to say it didn't, but the hastag was #restorationofhouse. Throughout 2012, there is no doubt that people are going back to the roots of electronic dance music and rejuvenating the sound.

Check out the rest of the EP here:

Avicii - EDOM

Just today I was listening to my iPod (yes I still use one of those. And mine is a really old one, with the track wheel!), and Steve Angello & Sebastian Ingrosso's track "Partouze" came on. If you are unfamiliar with the track, its got this great violin sound. I remember in the earlier days of Twitter (2009), these guys would always tweet about their partying and declare "Partouze" like it was a verb describing debauchery.

Anyways, as I was listening to the violin, it reminded me of Otto Knows' remix of BURNS' Lies. When I heard a snippet of that track, I dismissed it immediately because I only heard the synthy portion. But one day I heard the track in its entirety and loved the use of the violin. I couldn't help but think that Otto Knows (Otto Jettmann) has probably been influenced by the SHM boys, given that he too is from Sweden, and has gone on to release "Million Voices" on Ingrosso's Refune label.

I swear, all of this happened today! I later stumbled upon Avicii's new track, EDOM, which he has apparently been playing lately in his sets. I can't help but wonder what EDOM means, as it looks like the acronym EDM. Could it be Electronic Dance-Opera Music? Ok, probably a poor theory, but the use of the violins again makes it really orchestral. I even checked Google Translate to make sure it wasn't a Swedish word! Swede Tim Bergling has said many times that SHM has been a heavy influence on him, so I wonder if he, like me, is a big fan of Partouze. Whatever the inspiration for the new track, its pretty good, and I can see it is going to be well received by his fans.


Update 10/10/12: Ash, Avicii's manager, confirmed to me on Twitter that EDOM is just MODE backwards. So much for my theory! Haha!

Fire Flowerz - Vision

Italian duo Fire Flowerz consists of Luca D'Angelo (Freon) and Matteo Soru (Yoru). Having dipped themselves into the world of EDM, their latest is all about the French touch, which they know how to do so well. 

Paolo Mojo - Give It Away

The UK's Paolo Mojo has been in the dance scene for quite awhile now. I do think with the emergence of dance music in the form of EDM, the parallel scene that is anti-EDM is also being dominated by the younger crew, digging up the oldies and modifying them and trying to re-create the old school sound under their banner.
I was really impressed to hear "Give It Away" because it just shows that the more mature players in the scene still got their mojo (I'm sorry, I'm a sucker for bad puns). You could easily put this track in a Hot Creations/Crosstown Rebels/Hypercolour/Exploited EP and you wouldn't know it comes from the mind of a veteran.

Oliver $ and Sqim - Hoes

Made to Play regular Oliver $ teams up with Berlin-based Sqim for their take on a DJ Slugo classic. "Hoes" is a version of Slugo's juke track "Wouldn't You Like To Be A Ho Too".

Bringing back the booty funk!

Jack Beats feat. Jess Mills - Somebody To Love

The boys of Jack Beats are back, armoured with their heavy wubs and all. Plus One and Beni G have a mini album destined to come out in December 2012, which will include this track (which is also the title of the album).

Jess Mills lends her vocals to the track. She was featured on Breakage's Fighting Fire, as well as her own tracks Pixelated People and Live For What I'd Die For. I'm a big fan of her voice, and she is quite pretty, so her marketable value is pretty high. I hope big things come her way!

The Aston Shuffle vs Tommy Trash - Sunrise (Won't Get Lost)

There are a lot of things I like about Australia. One is beautiful people (Hugh Jackman, Simon Baker, Eric Bana, Naomi Watts, Cate Blanchett, Rose Byrne...you get the idea) and another is great music. Labels like Modular come out of Aussie land, and there is just something special and unique about the sound from the land down under. House duo The Aston Shuffle (Mikah Freeman and Vance Musgrove) had a track called We Won't Get Lost, and fellow Aussie Tommy Trash puts his production skills to task to recreate the track with his own, more electro version. The track is being championed by Axwell's label Axtone Records.

Side note: anyone else get a little freaked out by the Axtone music at the beginning? Gets me every time!

Update 04/04/2013: Here is the very bizarre video. Its stuff like this that makes me wish I was a video conceptualist and director.

Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs - Your Love (Fake Blood Remix)

Theo Keating aka Fake Blood is a busy man these days. After what some people called a quiet period, the man is back with tons of new music.
I remember not being totally sold on the video for T.E.E.D.'s Your Love, and so I dismissed it

But when I heard the Fake Blood remix, I was sold!

Fake Blood released a free download today for a track called Bionic
and also has the upcoming Yes/No EP which you can preview here:

Foreign Beggars - Amen

UK grime outfit Foreign Beggars have a new track called Amen, and what made me take notice was that the track is produced by BURNS http://jackhadagroove.blogspot.ca/2012/09/burns-lies-tiga-remix.html. Foreign Beggars were taken under Deadmau5's wing with their tracks being released on his label mau5trap, and their latest album "The Uprising" features Amen.

Hard Rock Sofa, Matisse & Sadko, Swanky Tunes - Chemistry (Turn The Flame Higher)

Its the Russian mafia! Errr, I mean Russian House Mafia! Considering that Hard Rock Sofa used to make rock music, I can understand their sound. Its the kind that would be perfect for a high speed car chase scene in an action movie. HRS (Alexander Shapovalov & Denis Chepikov) team up with fellow ruskis Swanky Tunes (Vadim Shpak, Dmitry Burykin, Stanislav Zaytsev) and Matisse & Sadko (brothers Alexander & Yury Parkhomenko) for their track Chemistry (Turn the Flame Higher).  Coming from a science background, this title says to me "Bunsen burner"! haha

HARD ROCK SOFA

SWANKY TUNES

MATISSE & SADKO 

The high energy track is accompanied by a hilarious video. I love when thought is actually put into a video, and these guys have made a really good one!

Best comment I've read about the track: "so what, that's like 7 people in the studio?" Haha! The track will be released by Swanky Tunes' Showland label.

Cloud 9 - Do You Want Me (Dusky Remix)

Sometimes I am uneasy with the idea that the new kids on the block are digging up old records, making slight variations to them, and label it as a remix. For the younger generation, they may not know the original and think that the remix is some mind-blowing track. I guess what I'm trying to say is I hope people do their research!
Back in 1993, Victor Simonelli under the alias of Cloud 9 released "Do You Want Me." The track sampled the 1983 track by Surface called "Falling in Love." Not sure where the vocal sample for the track comes from. Simonelli was prolific in the 90s, producing under other monikers like NY's Finest, Brooklyn's Own, Innervision, and many more.

Dusky are UK duo Alfie Granger-Howell and Nick Harriman. Together, they released their Flo Jam EP, and the title track was their definitive track. It sampled Aaliyah's "Rock The Boat" and caught the ears of some big time DJs.

They have remixed the Cloud 9 track, adding a bit of UK bass, but I believe the meat of the track still belongs to Simonelli. The remix is out on Mark Knight's Toolroom Records.

Woozee - That Feelin

Mista Men's Woozee (John Seiles) has made a bass heavy track that sounds like it would set any dance floor off!

Jessie Ware - Night Light (Joe Goddard Remix)

Two people whose music I really enjoy come together in this track. UK darling Jessie Ware's http://jackhadagroove.blogspot.ca/2012/04/jessie-ware-110.html Night Light gets the remix treatment from Hot Chip & 2 Bears member Joe Goddard http://jackhadagroove.blogspot.ca/2012/06/disclosure-control-joe-goddard-remix.html. The track alone is a soft melodic track that could easily be classified side by side with the likes of Sade.

Here is a clip of Jessie and Joe working together on the remix:

Check out the transformed version of Night Light here:

Side note/fun fact: Jessie Ware's sister, Hannah Ware, is an actress that currently is on the American show Boss.

Scuba - Talk Torque

Scuba is probably one of the most outspoken producers east of the Atlantic, but his music more than compensates for that! He knows how to be a great DJ, producer and A&R for his label Hotflush. His latest is Talk Torque, and it definitely does make one tend to scratch their head when the tracks Paul Rose makes are much more happy and spirited than his personality comes off sometimes.

Also emerging is a relatively new track called Hardbody that received some airplay in the last week:

Phunk Investigation - Syndrome EP

If you are looking for some good tech house, look no further than Phunk Investigation. The Italian duo who also go by Dino & Stef have had a busy year releasing track after track.
Check out this drums infused tech house number which features the two tracks from the Syndrome EP on their Babylon Records label:

More recently, they teamed up with acclaimed Italian vocalist Dino Lenny http://jackhadagroove.blogspot.ca/2012/04/tiesto-mark-knight-feat-dino-lenny.html to release "Gold" on Skint Records

Bicep - Vision of Love

Bicep are Irish duo Andrew Ferguson and Matthew McBriar. Together, they host a blog that houses the sounds of the underground: http://www.feelmybicep.com/ They released this track about a month ago, and once again, like so many are doing these days, it is a hommage to the early 90s house sound. And as much as I lament about this being overdone, it is really a good tune! 

Swedish House Mafia - Don't You Worry Child (Joris Voorn Remix)

While my blog may sometimes turn into a Swedish House Mafia lovefest/DJ Sneak discreditor, I need to show my full support for this latest track that surfaced today. Having also expressed a love for Dutch producer/DJ Joris Voorn http://jackhadagroove.blogspot.ca/2012/05/joris-voorn.html in the past, its no surprise that I love pretty much everything he does. I was surprised to wake up and see on social media a link to his new remix of SHM's Don't You Worry Child. Twitter and Facebook lit up with both positive and negative criticism, but what bothered me the most was the negative reaction. I felt the need to lend my two cents and I even got approval from the man himself:

Seriously, people were telling Voorn to go back to the good old days, not to stoop to a lower level, basically telling him what he should and shouldn't remix. I couldn't believe my eyes. What audacity to people have to tell a producer what to do? The way people cannot dissociate a name with a stigma from the music they hear is just plain pathetic!
Anyway, what I thought was really interesting was how Sebastien Leger, who is always pretty outspoken and has made it clear he doesn't like SHM in the past, came to Voorn's defence:

 Leger then took to his own Facebook and asked people for their opinion:

Responding to the thread was fellow Dutchman Koen Groeneveld, who later expressed his opinions on Twitter too.

 I have to admit I was surprised to see Funk D'Void say this to Voorn on his FB thread

He did say something along the lines of his prayers being answered when SHM announced they were breaking up, so it was interesting to see such a proponent of underground house defending Voorn despite the remix being by SHM.
Another underground act defending Voorn were Pig & Dan:

Check out the remix causing all the buzz:
He also made a dub mix which is a far cry from the original track. I find the traces of DYWC almost non-existent: I live for the underground teaming up with the mainstream. Its how electronic music gets exposure. Remember how Eminem said "nobody listens to techno" and now everyone does? The music has come a long way, baby....

Far East Movement feat Tyga - Dirty Bass (Brodinski Remix)

My tolerance for pop music is unpredictable. I am a self proclaimed *NSYNC and Spice Girls fan, but can't stand the likes of Bruno Mars. Far East Movement definitely falls into the "can't stand" category and yet I really like this track. Probably because the trace of them is all but gone at the hands of Brodinski's remix. He's turned the track which features rapper Tyga of Young Money (YMCMB!) into an acid house gem.

Prince Adam - Tomorrow

The beloved Jaymo & Andy George have a new release for their Moda Black label and it comes from an artist named Prince Adam (not sure if this is a He-Man reference). For me, its not the title track of the EP but rather the B-side that peaked my interest. A bit reminiscent of Telepopmusik! Check it out here:

Gary Beck - Bring a Friend

Gary Beck has released a new album on Soma Records called "Bring A Friend." The album marks Soma's 100th album release, so it is a pretty special recording. My favorite track has to be Algoreal, but the whole album is pretty good. A techno & tech house treat!

AlunaGeorge - Your Drums, Your Love (Duke Dumont Remix)

Hot off his latest Turbo release http://jackhadagroove.blogspot.ca/2012/08/duke-dumont-giver.html Duke Dumont has given this AlunaGeorge joint the remix treatment and it is awesome!
I feel like AlunaGeorge are the next big thing, and can be lumped together with names like Disclosure, Julio Bashmore and Jessie Ware. Not to declare them a trend, because they definitely have their own unique sound. Aluna Francis and George Reid join forces as vocalist and producer to conquer the indie dance world. I call them indie dance cause their video is a little too artsy-#artsy for my liking. (I know, tough crowd!)

Friendly Fires, Lil Silva and The Prototypes round up with remixers for the tune, but the Duke Dumont version is by far my fav.
Another great collabo is one between AlunaGeorge and Rustie to give "After Light." This one is really cool, and I like the tempo a lot.

The track comes from the Glasgow producer's debut album, Glass Swords, which was released late last year and received high praise.