TALK DIRTY MIX

Del Shannon - Gemini (Pilooski Edit)

Black Disco - Fuego (Lee Douglas Edit)

Canyons - Blue Snakes

Force Of Nature - To The Brain (Prins Thomas Diskomiks)

Alaxander Robotnick - Problèmes d'Amour (Original)

Wide Boy Awake - Slang Teacher

Shit Robot - Simple Things (Work It Out) (Todd Terje Version)

The Dells - No Way Back (Black Cock re-edit)

Loose Joints - It's All over My Face

Giorgio Moroder - Evolution

Roni Griffith - Spys

Rogue Cat - Magic Journey (Todd Terje Remix)

mr. goodtimes - talk dirty mix 6.22.09

SIMPLE THINGS

After the release of “Chasm” and “Wrong Galaxy,” Shit Robot (Marcus Lambkin) had listeners’ ears burning for more.

“Simple Things (Work It Out)” is his much-anticipated new single to be released by his good friends at DFA Records. Born in Ireland, Lambkin was instantly drawn to music, where he augmented his punk rock education of the Buzzcocks and the Dead Kennedys with nights spent wholly entranced with Acid House in the late eighties. Relocating to New York City in ‘92, Lambkin was well on his way to becoming one of the top DJs in New York City when he chanced into meeting future discopunk don James Murphy. Even after Lambkin returned to the continent, his friendship with Murphy continued to develop, evolving into Shit Robot along the way.

In the fine DFA lineage of “Losing My Edge” and “Casual Friday,” “Simple Things” upholds the tradition of DFA ‘talkies,’ coupling body-pulverizing bangers with brain-tickling diatribes. The new track is no different, as it features the steely-eyed

rant of Washington D.C. based iconoclast Ian Svenonius, who has been the voice of such bands as Nation of Ulysses, The Make Up, and Chain and the Gang. Spleening and screeching throughout about robots, singing machines, and the loss of innocence, Svenonius gets matched every step of the way by Lambkin, who shadows that singular voice with an elegant yet gritty array of synthetic genius.

When it came to the task of remixing such a totemic track, Lambkin enlisted two very different men, Serge Santiago and Todd Terje, for the task. For the UK pressing, Santiago --a British based record producer whose talent can most recently be heard on the newest Goldfrapp single-- strips everything down to the acid bassline and a telltale drum tock, pressurizing every component to the point of meltdown, before dropping in a classic piano line to stabilize everything. Originally hailing from Oslo, nu-disco edit-master Terje showcases his remix skills. His subtle yet deft touch here makes his “Simple Things” remix the lynchpin of any disco fanatic’s play list.

With a steady heart-throbbing bass line and an array of startling acidic sounds that build up the dancefloor brick by brick, Shit Robot’s “Simple Things” offers us a glimpse of a futuristic new world, one built not merely by robots, but by Shit Robot.

shit robot - simple things (work it out) (todd terje version)

I LOVE BLACK COCK!

Black Cock Records was the label organized by DJ Harvey and Gerry Rooney back in 1993.

Originally a pair of rave DJs, they stumbled into the white label scene that year with these quirky records which were seminal, and rare disco hits, remixed and pressed on pirate vinyl.

The lift you got in a rave when one of the tracks on the first set of Black Cock Records, The Mystic Slot E.P., was played was incredible. On "No Way Back", a Re-Edit of The Dells original, the vocal refrain of "go out and stay out all night" was akin to having your parents tell you it was alright to freak and party all night long, just like they did 20 years earlier. Brilliant.

The records only got better and better and Harvey and Rooney became legends of the scene. Now Harvey runs the amazing night, Sarcastic Disco, in LA and looks like a degenerate hippy you'd kick as you step over him to walk into the club night, which is one of the hottest out there.

The next Sarcastic Disco party is June 27th! Check here for info and secret location.

the dells - no way back (black cock edit)

SARR BAND - DOUBLE ACTION (SDC RE-EDIT)

"When you think about a Social Disco Club, you inevitably think of people gathering together around disco music. So it was with little surprise that Humberto picked it up as his musical alterego. Being a dj since he was a teenager, Humberto fully understands the ease with which people gather around music, talking, partying, and letting themselves go. He also knows the way that a dj can convey his music to those in front of him, setting a vibe, maintaining a groove. Looking at djs like Larry Levan for inspiration, he soon realised that the message was really in the music. It was the music that made those people gather around. And the music, well, was disco. Disco, especially disco, seemed to express exactly what he wanted to say.

So when it came time to sit down and actually make music, the choice was easy. For Humberto, disco still has a lot to offer and the technological breakthroughs of music production have actually helped to bring disco into the 21st century. Taking advantage of those tools, Social Disco Club's music is now focused on bringing forgotten disco to a new audience, adding his own personal disco touch to it. Be it made in 1970 or 2009, the message is always in the music."

sarr band - double action (sdc re-edit)

FACT MAGAZINE MIX 54: IN FLAGRANTI

In Flagranti is the duo of Sasha Crnobrnja and Alex Gloor. They both have been in and around various scenes on opposite sides of the globe between New York and Europe. What they share is the simultaneous discovery of the italian cosmic scene from the late 70’s early 80’s. Both were hooked after hearing some of the mixed tapes in the early 80’s, which had this hypnotic blend of electro-disco-afro-rock-funk-dub.

Medieval Pundits Atomizer (In Flagranti Mix)
In Flagranti - Svelte Blonde
Glitter Band (In Flagranti Edit)
Yuksek (In Flagranti Mix)
Temptations / Glass House (In Flagranti Edit)
BEF / Money (In Flagranti Edit)
Fancy Beat - Funk In (Telespazio Remix)
Supercycle - No Kitty Bad Kitty
Sweet Louise (In Flagranti Edit)
YACHT - Summer Song
Smoke and Mirrors Nearly There Break
Roy Ayers (In Flagranti Edit)
Timo Maas Break
Glitter Band (In Flagranti Edit)
Killing Joke (In Flagranti Edit)
Breeders - Cannonball (In Flagranti Edit)
Fad Gadget - Pedestrian (In Flagranti Edit)
Romeo Void (In Flagranti Edit)

Fact Magazine Mix 54: In Flagranti (Mediafire, direct link)