Destination

As you probably know by now the new Damn Arms is finally out. Needles to say they've completely changed directions parting ways with two of the original members and shattering their nu-punk image behind. Lately G.L.O.V.E.S and Tim (the two Damns Arms survivors) have been producing disco-house " Destination I & II are both excellent laid-back, housy, light and groovy songs that will certainly enlarge Damn Arms fanbase and inevitably loose a few for obvious reason. Personally I don't mind the drastic change, their new songs are great, but it bums me out to know they won't be doing stuff like their old songs ever again... As for now, listen to Destination and think of it as a new start for the band.

Destination Pt. 1 - Damn Arms

Destination Pt. 2 (Radio Edit) - Damn Arms

Printed Funk's very own Mad Kids

To clarify the headline, Max (long time co-musician and good friend) and me Zach (Not Your Real Dad) are making music under the name Mad Kids. Here is our Take It Back remix originally produced by italian trio Three Is A Crowd. We will be posting some more tracks in the next few weeks until then you can check our myspace out by Clicking Here. Hope you like it, you're more then welcome to let us know what you think by the way. I will also be playing at Saphir  (3600 St-Laurent near  avenue Des Pins) this Thursday with resident dj La Débauche (Rooftop Fistfights) for his Knightrider weekly event. It's on the Last Floor ( because Saphir is already on the second floor of the building) so make sure to come and say hi or just wild out on the dancefloor instead. 

Take It Back (Mad Kids Remix) -Three Is A Crowd

Mad Kids on Myspace

Solo : We Are The Midgets EP

This London-based producer definitely know how it's done. His new EP We Are The Midgets, contains 3 excellent original tracks. I personally bought the EP and if I had to choose, I would say Afreaka is my favorite of all 3. Solo also happens to co-run Deadfish Record with non-other than fellow UK embassador Mowgli (which I mentioned in an earlier post). A sibling is also underway for Deadfish Records. Freshfish Records, is what you could call a second division of Deadfish and will be releasing what they call Midget House, who is described as, quote: "small and funny"- Mowgli. Technically We Are Midgets is released under Freshfish, but is filed under Deadfish at Beatport.com. Anyway, keep an eye on both.

Afreaka - Solo

Qoso remixes El Guincho

Qoso just dropped a brilliant new remix of El Guincho's song Antillas. As you may have guessed, he kept the original tropical/spanish sound of  the El Guincho track and simply added a little baltimore club music classic background rhythm. He also did a little sampling job on the main vocals and of course reconstructed the drums/beat to make them more dancefloor friendly. Make sure you check out his other work, I would personally recommend you his Martin Brothers remix.

Antillas (Qoso Remix) - El Guincho

Killaqueens Remix

I found this remix a few days ago and I've been playing it ever since. Already a fan of the squad, I had been listening to their KillaQueens remix off their myspace for a little while now. Vie is another great production from these 2 london producers. It appears on the Trumpets & Tom Toms EP (featured above), which I could only find on vinyl. If you have the chance to get your hands on it, don't hesitate it's really amazing. Here is their new Bitches remix , the quality as been reduced for promotion purposes.

KillaQueens (Zombie Disco Squad) - Bitches

The Shoes Remixes Local Girl

Here is an outstanding remix of one of my favorite track of 2008. The french act The Shoes decided to completely reinvent the melodic aspect of the song while making sure that the original structure was still the same. It's more a remake than a remix I would say. Anyway the result is breathtaking, truly serves the original. The video of the song is also out and it features some vintage archive clips of a young figure skater performing the routine of her life.

Local Girl (The Shoes Remix) - Adam Kesher

Lights Go Down

Just a quick note to let you know that their new song Lights Go Down just came out. If your are pleased with what you hear , I wrote a few line about them a couple posts down, or simply click here and it will redirect you to the post itself. 

Lights Go Down -Telepathe

Spider & The Flies

It seems that the 'horrific' duo will be finally releasing their mini LP Something Clockwork This Way Comes. The long awaited LP is very well crafted from what I've heard so far plus it should be pretty interesting since it was recorded with a lot of classic analog synths and effects. The song posted below, Metallurge, is a noisy weird piece that pretty much sums up what their aiming for sound-wise. Not for everybody but still quite interesting.

Metallurge - Spider & The Flies

Mikix The Cat

Mikix The Cat will be releasing 3 new remixes between this winter and this spring. I've listened to all three and this is by far the best one from the bunch. It sort of has the Freeze core right after the built up and the result is just plain raw. Here is the Supabeatz remix .

No More Down (Mikix The Cat remix) - Supabeatz