coupled with the eumig & chinon remix is a slammin club remix by the fabled rainbows of death. do make sure to check out the beatport and soundcloud if you like what you hear

over the past few months, lithuania’s mario basanov has been laying down some quality original and remix tracks, but nothing strikes quite like his remix of  kaine‘s love saves the day, featuring disco singer-songwriter kathy diamond (known best for her past work with aeroplane, toby tobias, etc). i hate comparing artists but i can’t help but contrast the production of this tune with an airy balearic, tensnake-esque vibe from this track.

mario’s remix work keeps pointing to the fact that nobody envelopes this sound better than him — from the acute funky basslining to his bright and audibly colorful chord choices. this is one of those gems that tend to make good use of large sound systems… needs to be played loud to be fully appreciated. buy this while you’re at it, cause you’ll need it as every repeat gets dangerously louder.

Kaine ft. Kathy Diamond – Love Saves The Day (Mario Basanov Vocal Remake)

enjoy. if you like what you hear, don’t be a buccaneer – cop the single off beatport and check out the label‘s soundcloud today!

nothing too flashy but all so essential. these 7 selections are a hand picked unit of tracks which will serve as a foundation for what is yet to come. making up the compilation are tunes that genre jump from hip hop to pop, and back to house, all with our trademark french/feel good touch. the passive diversity of sounds in vol.1 should present itself pleasing and fresh to the palate of ipod warriors all around… explore the soundcloud, and get connected on facebook!

to commemorate the release, a limited t-shirt run printed on american apparel tee’s are available here!

with two of our artists already charting on the beatport indie dance/nu disco top 100, we thank you for the continued support in our maiden voyage. make sure to peep us on beatport to support what you like if you like what you hear!

paying tribute to an iconic french house movement isn’t easy, no matter how late this post may come. an all glittery review was written out and ready to post months ago but unfortunately lost in a browser crash. lesson learnt, going to keep the posts shorter from here on in to put out more jammies. now allow me to share with you two tunes that got me into modern french house around ’05 (yes, even if there is no disco loop present, these two are still considered french house).

label boss kris menace released work it baby’s best of the decade portfolio. hop over to junodownload buy or hear the rest

with less than a week leading up to the release of his ‘love emulator’ ep, laurent ash aka lifelike discusses with me a few cliche and unusual topics over at blog bros stoneyroads. come the 14th of june, this ep will be available to download directly off of computerscience.fr

put on your reading glasses and hop over to stoneyroads for the full feature!

LIFELIKE / YOTA “Silicon Love” by LIFELIKE

LIFELIKE / YOTA / NAMEBRAND Love Emulator (Original Mix) by LIFELIKE

bonus: in case you missed this gold, make sure to snag this lifelike tribute mix i did 2 years ago

in the battle of the best summertime jammiez of 2010, the uk sends its best men forward, (who if you don’t know by now be) tom hammond and ben macklin… aka cassette club. the reigning 80s throwback act roaming the sorrow streets of the post-era romantic synthpop revival.

rickety moog basslines, stomping 4×4 beat, bright house pads, and far, far away vocals, preaching about soulful love and shattered dreams. it’s no secret the all seeing eye industries were the first to snag the duo *fistshake*

cassette club – 4 me (taken down)

one of the more deserving under-hyped acts, definitely. let’s change that– tweet twat with the duo, touch base on the myspace, and cop a single or two.

a true van she fanboy myself, i’m delighted to spread the know of michael di francesco’s solo alias arithmatix – unknown to many feel good connoisseurs, and not broken-in just yet. michael, an anolog junkie at heart, seems to have proven himself as a just remixer so far.

legend has it that michael’s true talent is derived from the power of a peculiar leather jacket which he dons every morning, after the early rays of sunlight gently kiss his eyelids, causing them to crack open in a mighty stare. he is also said to possess the awesome mastery of remixing. all of that to be debated later, check the tracks first.

word on the street is that michael has got his fingers glued to knobs and wires alongside fellow she-man matt van schie and the rest of the motley crew, producing van she‘s newest ep, due sometime within the next few months.

still playing catch up, this is a necessary-must-super-gotta-post-it, even if i am the last guy in the blogosphere to write up about flight facilities, just in case any of you missed the flight (hurr!) on this deep, rockin, smooth sailin, badass, all aussie yacht groove outfit.

smooth doesn’t cut it. suave can only compliment it. flight facilities sport the sound of the easy life and a loosened collar without sweat. rhodes. bass. slick vocals, and lyrics. true yacht virtuosity. have i lost it if i want to buy one of these and look like this?

what better way to wing the early winds of summer than this. it’s like drinking a shot of completely straight feel good. dig the wolfpack on juno download to grab a digital or vinyl copy of the release, and make sure to sho some thug luvin on flight facilities‘ twitter today!

sounds like: fred falke + glass of crown & coke

yet again france has to go ahead and re-establish its grip on the indie dance scene. greedy, i say… almost not fair. nor is it fair to be completely crushed over a tune and find yourself easily falling to the merciless temptation of playing out a track until you’re totally sick of it… so far i’m on day 3

on the quest for musical conquest comes the french power pop/indie outfit pony pony run run as they push their latest single ‘walking on a line’ off of the label 3ème bureau. along with ‘walking on a line’ is a remix of legendary status by none other than the french house champion lifelike himself. this has got to be my favorite of 2010 as of yet

now this isn’t the usual lifelike makeover we have here… this is more like the perfect gateway tune for those appreciative of the indie pop rock sound but unable to handle it raw. what we have here is a high-octane cocktail of energetically charged, dreamlike melodies dancing to a fit beat and whispy, angelic vocals. that kind of gig… a real trip, the real deal. atmospheric. airy. ultimate indie dance interpretation. EPIC. only so many tunes sport such a surrealistic nature to them — this is one of ‘em

specially included is the extended mix if you’re a dj or just can’t get enough of the radio edit. also notable to mention is the walking on a line remix contest 3ème is running in partnership with mxp4. selected by the band, the contest winner will receive one totally unopened box of bragging rights to be included in the pony pony run run digital release with a secured spot on the b-side, an autographed vinyl, and 2 tickets to any chosen tour date. the contest runs until april 26^th – so hurry up and inch in all you last minute speed producers

grab your 320 of walking on a line and get at pprr via myspace to check the original mix and music video coupled with it.

love it. love it is all i can say, listen to the rest

tensnake on beatport. tensnake on myspace.

sounds like: the music you’d hear when entering heaven