It's MONDAY! chill the fuck out.

I have been confined to the computer for a good portion of the last 48 hours with upcoming deadlines on the horizon. But one benefit is while I was 'working' I introduced myself to Aether. This is the alias of Diego Chavez, a graphic designer and music producer representing San Antonio, TX. Chavez is a talented producer who combines hip hop and electro to create a signature sound that travels throughout his mixes. His music strays a little from what we're used to on 317 electro but it's well deserving. Chavez attributes his Hip Hop influence to the East Coast scene and previously made noise remixing Lykke Li's "Little Bit." He just released his solo album earlier this year entitled, "Artifacts." Check out these two little dandies.

Aether - Orfeu Negro

Aether - Makeshift Sanctuary


(art of Diego Chavez)

The track that immediately grabbed me was "Orfeu Negro", and I have no true words to describe it but it's... so chill, instantly relaxes me and in a way that i find comforting. Once I heard it I had to go searching for more and I found a track called "Makeshift Sanctuary." It showcases the talented genre mashup that Chavez is capable of with mixing in with variants from both hip hop and electro. Anyway I hope you dig it, and if you want more follow the link right.... here!

Orange Blossom

I just came home from getting my hair cut, in which I had an interesting conversation with the Barber. Although I hate small talk for the most part, talking with this man was an interesting experience and at the same time we really didn’t talk about anything in particular. It was odd; I had enjoyed talking with this man even though weather and sports had been the major topic of our conversation. The speed in which I was out of the barbershop had sparked a new found interest in small talk, and prompted a day of new findings and firsts.

Getting away from this lame introduction, this is my first post (of many) on 317ELECTRO and well I thought I would do my best to make it a banger. I would like to introduce an interesting fellow by the name of Pavor Stelar. His blend of 1920s, 1930s jazz, swing and blues mixed and sampled with modern house, electro, club, or whatever you want to call it, is unique and refreshing. I believe he is from France, as he is on the French label EtageNoir, although I could be wrong, seeing as I have also read that he also might be from Austria. Regardless of where he is from, Stelar rips it over and over again. Off his 2005 album RoughCuts here is a track called KissKiss. Being one of the more accessible tracks of his, KissKiss is by no other word, a banger. Enjoy.

Kisskiss - Parov Stelar

Blind Alley feat. Sax Max & Lylit - Parov Stelar

I have tried to upload this track a few times, but something ends up wrong either on my end or another, but I am going to give it a go one last time(I might have to upload this track YouTube styley, so bare with me).

The Sweet Divines, a rare album unless you want to go to a show and actually buy it from them, hard when they are based in NYC and you don’t have a car or money, but an awesome track none the less. The Sweet Divines have a classic big band feel to them in vocals while at the same time, the instrument play has a more contemporary approach it to. Not sure what else to say in particular except for this song will going down as a classic in my library and remain a player for a long time. I would love to attend one of their shows, just hoping it would be an experience not often found today. Hope you guys make it to Canada, more specifically Ottawa or Montreal some time soon.

Honeythistle - The Sweet Divines

This is a great cooled out remix to the Gorillaz’s Feel Good Inc. A great dub style beat with a much cooler tone then the original. I am not going to make any silly cliches, or jokes about the DJs name, although i would love to. The Van city, BC native Kutcorners has really out done himself this time around. Check out some of his other tracks and you won’t be disappointed. This pair of tracks took some shifty finagling to get a hold of but I got them and i am sharing. I want to make sure I give credit where credit is due so check out Kutcorners.

Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc Remix - KutCorners

Get Caught - KutCorners

Also, i have a quick question, so if anyone can answer it for that would be great. Who is the artist who did the work for the latest Chromeo album?

- Qwantum

Up North Trip

Let me begin by saying there is nothing quite like enjoying good music with great people and friends. So this post and the working title have little to do with the seminal Mobb Deep track, but the track mentioned does refer to my crew of friends that came to visit me in Ottawa this weekend and also attended the aforementioned show @ Babylon on Sat. Feb. 7th w/ Jokers of the Scene and Andy Butler from Hercules and Love Affair. To cut to the chase, mad shout outs, peace and even more love to the neighborhood crew representin' Hamiltron!!!! And word up to Gnarty Parly!!! (more to come on these dudes sooner than later...)

To further cut to the chase, the show was fucking brilliant, we effectively danced the night away, peace to the jokers of the scene, they held down the home turff with style and grandeur all their own. As for Andy Butler, yeah you could say he killed it, you could say it was fun, you could even go so far as to say that it was a great set that seemed to go 'till 3am and the reality was: Ottawa + Andy Butler = love.

Moving onwards, talk of fun and love inspires more fun and love I think, in any case, this weekend I also stumbled upon a lovely remix by an Italian fellow named Broke One who hails from the northern city of Lecco. The song, "Blue Dream Lover", is originally done by the down under Gold Coasters Elke. A pretty fresh track on its own, no doubt, however, while Broke One may not be a religious man he has surely blessed this track. Whether its the glorious synth/bit-mashed breakdowns, or that little extra added funky disco vibe care of a beefed up base line has, no doubt, made a priceless heirloom out of a gem of a track. Aside, you can tell I am in a great mood because the terrible puns are flowing. And now the goods...

Elke - Blue Dream Lover (BROKE ONE Remix)

So after some research, I found that this fine Italian beat-craftsman is up to no good. And by "no good" I mean he fuckin' keeps it real. Mad love to BigStereo for the tracks which I am about to share. I was kinda vibin' more off the two remixes, but its literally all rad. Let me know what you ladies gents think in zee comments sectioné. cash money.

Casa Del Mirto - Bad Girls Surf (BROKE ONE Remix)

The Phonograph - Erasmus (BROKE ONE Remix)

Broke One - Tempo

Broke One - EVRBD!

Broke One - The New Wave

On the same tip, not to say that the remixes aren't funky or whatever, because it doesn't really matter, they're dope in their own right, but the Casa Del Mirto and The Phonograph remixes display a little grittier dance style than the three of his original tracks. His own stuff is definitely got a little more funky disco vibe. Either way the name of this Italian's game is diversity, as Lauryn Hill said, "many styles - more powerful than gamma rays". Check the blog world out for his other remixes, not too shabby. ciao for now.

The New Music: February, wk 6

This week we're lucky to have two disgustingly good songs to unleash. Up first is the CCENTURIESS mix to "You're In My Heart" by Lioness. It's out of this world. It starts off with a spacey synth vibe that increasingly begins to pickup and then all of a sudden drops the nastiest cross-breed of what I can only describe as a jazz horn with some sick flare. The track blows up reviving itself with striking house vocals provided by Vanessa Fischer. I jumped on it as soon as I heard it. The only question I have is what happened to my sick jazz horn?
where'd you go?

Lioness - You’re In My Heart (CCENTURIESS Remix)

This Classixx mix just spells epic within twenty seconds of listening to it. It's soft synth throws me back to the same nostalgic feeling 1979 gives to me by the Smashing Pumpkins. This song immediately grabs you. Whether out cruisin' the streets, or watching the minutes tick past midnight, Classixx hits it right on the spot.


Beni - My Love Sees You (Classixx Remix)

Hercules And Love Affair
and
Jokers Of The Scene


Come one come all to the hottest thing in Ottawa this week, no fucking pun intended for those caught outside, but in all honesty Babylon is hosting a sick DJ set this Saturday, February 7th. Local Ottawa electro-jam pioneers, Jokers of the Scene (pictured below) are playing with, I believe Andy Butler, the mastermind of Hercules and Love Affair (pictured at the top), DFA's newest creation. In all fairness, in the case of Hercules and Love Affair, I am classically behind schedule with this one, the album debut was in March of '08 I believe, in any case, the band consists of, as mentioned above, the man, the myth, the legend: Andy Butler, Nomi Ruiz, Kim Ann Foxman and Antony Hegarty (from Anthony and the Johnsons).

So yeah these guys have brought something very fresh, funky, add a healthy dosage of disco vibes and some amazing vocals, from Antony Hegarty in particular. The tracks I'm gunna post up here feature Antony on vocals and their is no coincidence as I have a serious crush on this dude's style, pure dopeness! I digress, first the madness of "Blind", what a track, almost spooky and ethereal, but so real and infectious, the second, "Raise Me Up" features some great up-beat synth-keyboard breakdowns, and yet another entrancing baseline. 'nuf said.

Hercules and Love Affair - Blind

Hercules and Love Affair - Raise Me Up

Next up is some material from the local boys, the Jokers. First, a dope remix of a slightly older track, by non other than Mr. Andy George and Scott Cooper. This track is sick, a little repetitive, but not so much that it stops you from moving about like a disco zombie (overused term!), whatever as Babylon would say, its all gravy. Second up by the Jokers is a track I'm not too big on, although it does have a dope piano loop and some pretty rad lyrics/vocals. In any case, I don't want to sound like a hater, so I'll just say it doesn't get me moving like the other track does, but it definitely portrays a different direction in their style and vibe. say what? say WORD!

One Bloody Sunday - Jokers of the Scene

Jump and Twist (Jokers of the Scene Remix) - Scott Cooper and Andy George

And one last treat for all you lovers of old house/even older disco/funk and soul. Recently, my/our good friend Adam posted up an amazing old jam by the mysterious and wonderful Stardust. Behind the pure gold single, "Music Sounds Better With You", lies an interesting and almost as equally catchy soulful jam by the diva herself Chaka Khan. Thank You Wikipedia! As promised, the original sample to "Music Sounds Better With You" by Stardust. Listen close for the sample, although its pretty easy to catch.

Chaka Khan - Fate

catch all those who can make it this Saturday @ Babylon in Ottawa, its gunna be a banger!
peace and love. erger.

Thunderheist.

Rightly corrected, Thunderheist is one of Canada's emerging gem's! Straight out of our own backyard the tag team Thunderheist - front woman Isis and soundsmith Grahm Zilla - have never been hotter. Isis representing Toronto, and Grahm- Montreal are currently on a North American tour with stops in Osaka and Tokyo before headlining the newly announced Exclaim!'s 17th Anniversary Tour with tour dates listed below!



Thunderheist produce a form of electrorap that seem to have roots in hip hop, disco, and funk, all while defining a new and unique sound which is swallowing up the locals. "Jerk It" and "Suenos Duelcos" exploded onto the scene hard last year. This year is expected to be even bigger. If you get a chance seriously think about hitting any of the upcoming shows, and as for the Ottawa locals: mark April 10th on the calendar!

Thunderheist - Jerk It

Thunderheist - Suenos Duelces

Thunderheist - Jump Up

Thunderheist - Horny

4/3 Kingston, ON � Grad Club
4/4 Hamilton, ON � Pepper Jack's
4/10 Ottawa, ON � Babylon
4/11 Montreal, QC � Club Soda
4/17 Winnipeg, MB � Pyramid
4/18 Saskatoon, SK � Amigo's
4/21 Edmonton, AB � Starlite
4/23 Calgary, AB � Warehouse
4/30 Toronto, ON � Phoenix

Their new album is also set to release March 31st in North America with later international dates. We'll keep an eye out for any early releases.

2 Run Homer!?: All hail A-Trak's hands!!

So yeah its been a while since my last post, I'm not sure exactly who this is directed at, but I apologize for my absence. So since my last post I was thinking, I should get off the entire land mass of the down under for a moment, and let my online musical adventures lead me elsewhere.

And where else to end up proper than right at home, or pretty fuckin' close, a stones throw over to Montreal, the lovely French Canadian, fresh as fuck central, home to none other than the world infamous DJ A-Trak (Alain Macklovitch), brother of Dave 1 (David Macklovitch), one half of Chromeo. A-Trak has jumped from different styles of music for his gifted hands and mind to warp into pure dopeness, whether it be in the direction of hip-hop and ghettotech (I use the latter term looselely), electro-dance, or even a little more on the disco side. To be completely honest, I have been following/in love with this particular Jewish/French/Canadian/dj for time, and this time around, wholly shit.... this is pure fuckin' dance gold. Dj's unite, Sebastien Tellier with a classic original, but lets be honest, if you've heard the original, the A-Trak remix to Sebastiean Tellier's "Kilometer" is stunning. Gorgeous even. Anyways from my comp, to mediashare, then with love and infective dance vibe intent, to yours..... the goods...

Sebastien Tellier - Kilometer (A-Trak Main)

Next up, keeping with the A-Trak theme, this is a throwback goody, an amazingly dirty banger from the German genius, Boys Noize, transformed into a chaotic - perhaps even dirtier - dance floor destroyer. sorry for the aggressive terminology, but if you have a listen you may just agree.

Boys Noize - Oh! (A-Trak Remix)

p.s. thanks to voulesrandom for the pic and track and mad love as always. erger

The New Music: February, wk 5

What a great weekend! I celebrated everything and accomplished nothing. More weekends should sound like that. I'm exhausted, and keep occasionally glancing at my bed. It's looking more and more comfortable by the minute. With that in mind, I'm going to keep this post relatively quick. I have one newb to introduce that surfaced within the last week or so that's worth a peek. This is the new Treasure Finger's remix to the Miike Snow track "Animal."

Miike Snow - Animal (Treasure Fingers Remix)

The next three have all been released sporadically throughout the last year. Throughout my last few days of self-destruction has caused them to resurface on my computer. Therefore I feel like sharing. Check em out, I'm sure they are nothing new but hopefully they will bring back some awesome '08 mems like they did for me.

Faker - This Heart Attack (Miami Horror Remix)

Shooting Stars - Bag Raiders (Vocal)