Saturday, December 22, 2007
Happy Christmas, War Is Over!
A Yuletide greeting going out to everyone from our friend George Dubya Bush.Happy Christmas (War is Over) - Wax Audio
And who can forget his other message of peace and harmony that is.... Imagine.
Imagine This - Wax Audio
You can check out more of George's ramblings and other messages of peace and love here at Wax Audio.
And from RAW and myself, Merry Xmas everyone.... Peace. (Er I think).
Saturday, February 24, 2007
Birthday Bombs #1
As promised, the first of our Birthday Bombs. Re-posts of exclusive tracks and mixes that we have posted over the last 12 months.First up is Ricardo Villalobos' best track getting the bootleg treatment by Stuff Records artists The Truffle Club
Ricardo Villalobos - Dexter (Truffle Club Drum-Off) // Bootleg
Check the original post here
If anyone has any requests of tracks they would like re-posting just leave us a comment. Enjoy.
Labels: Bootlegs, Electronic, Ricardo Villalobos, Stuff Records, Techno, The Truffle Club
Sunday, February 11, 2007
Windowlicking Games
What is the link between Chris Issak and Aphex Twin? The Answer: Anders Trentemoller. Both artists have had bootleg mixes of their tracks done by Mr Trentemoller. I was wanting to do a post about a new mix of 'Take Me To Your Skin' by Trentemoller, so I decided to dig a little deeper. I knew that Trentemoller had done a version of 'Wicked Games' by Chris Issak under the name Businessman which appeared in his Radio 1 Essential Mix. What I didn't know however was that he is also responsible for a track I have had in my collection for some time. (I was probably informed about this fact but promptly forgot) Run Jeremy's version of Aphex Twin's classic 'Windowlicker' is also the handy work of Trentemoller.Trentemoller - Take Me To Your Skin (Nu Disco Edit) // Beatport Exclusive Buy
Aphex Twin - Run Jeremy's Window Licker (X Rated Lick) // Aphex Twin (White Label)
Of course 'Wicked Games' is best know for that video staring sex kitten Helena Christensen (above) and directed by legendary fashion photographer Herb Ritts. It has always been a guilty pleasure of mine as I can imagine it is of most red blooded males. However I have also got another version of the track which you won't have heard, by none other than this blog's favourite DJs and club promoters, Optimo. Their version is actually older. I have had an MP3 since '05 but I'm sure this was done before the Trentemoller track.
Whereas Trentemoller's is a deep dubby house version, Optimo strip the track right down to it's bare naked elements (hmmm Helena) and produce a sparse minimal Electro version which adds to the dark undercurrents of the vocal. There is not much to choose between the two versions, but let me know your favourite.
[Edit: Apparently this is not the work of Optimo at all, but one member of Renegade Soundwave. Utilising the Richie Hawtin remix of La Funk Mob. Check HERE for full info.]
Businessman - Dubby Games // Balearic Biscuits
Optimo - Wicked Turntable Games // White [Not Optimo but Play A Few]
Labels: Aphex Twin, Bootlegs, Electro, Electro House, Mashups, Optimo, Pokerflat, Trentemoller
