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My Morning Sun will Self-Destruct in 5 Seconds.

Thursday, April 8th, 2010

Fucking weather! It’s 84 today and it’s going to be 45 on Friday. My nose is going to fall off.

But hey, music!

Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen
Mission: Impossible Theme (Mission Accomplished) (Dave Clarke Remix)
Mission: Impossible Theme (Mission Accomplished)
Theme From Mission: Impossible (Junior’s Hard Mix)
Theme From Mission: Impossible (Guru Mix)
Theme From Mission: Impossible (Junior’s Hard Mix – Edit)
Theme From Mission: Impossible (Tribal Beats)
I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall for this meeting:

Executive 1: “Hey everyone, we got the two guys from U2 to record the new Mission: Impossible Theme!”
Executive 2: “Wow! We got Bono and The Edge?”
Executive 1: “No…the other two.”
Executive 2: “You’re fired.”

That being said, this song is probably one of five U2-related songs recorded since1996 that I haven’t fucking hated with a passion. These remixes of the theme song from the Tom Cruise monstrosity were taken from a 12” single.

New Order
True Faith (Morel’s Extra Dub)
True Faith (Philip Steir Dub)
True Faith (Morel’s Pink Noise Club Mix)
True Faith (Philip Steir Club Mix)
True Faith (Morel’s Calling Shifty Dub)
More New Order that I didn’t have before! That’s amazing. Twice in a month! Even more amazing is that when I picked up this 2×12” promo last week I actually recognized these two remixers by name. Morel is an amazing remixer, and his mixes for the Pet Shop Boys and Depeche Mode are all must-listens. He’s also a solo artist, and his 2008 album The Death of a Paperboy was…well…kinda crap. But hey, he has the remixes going for him, which is nice. Philip Steir is also an accomplished remix artist; he did that bitchin’ remix of Steppenwolf’s “Magic Carpet Ride” that was on the soundtrack to Go. But anyways, all of these mixes are pretty damn good. It doesn’t hurt that True Faith has one of the catchiest choruses of all time.

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Songs About Partying and Responsible Driving

Friday, March 26th, 2010

I am in an excellent mood! That’s right. Boo-yah! Bet you didn’t see that coming! Let’s celebrate with two of the happiest songs of all time.

Cyndi Lauper
Hey Now (Girls Just Want To Have Fun) (Junior’s Sound Factory Mix)
Hey Now (Girls Just Want To Have Fun) (Techno Main Mix)
Hey Now (Girls Just Want To Have Fun) (Straight Up Pass)
Hey Now (Girls Just Want To Have Fun) (Factory Dub)
Hey Now (Girls Just Want To Have Fun) (Techno Dub)
I love Cyndi. She was probably my first crush…which explains a lot. It’s not fair that she vanished into B-level oblivion, reduced to reality TV shows. Terri Nunn’s appearance on RuPaul’s Drag Race got me hooked on that show, which is something I thought would never happen. But the same will never happen for Celebrity Apprentice, even thoughCyndi Lauper is a contestant at the moment. The only way I would ever watch that show is if I knew it would end with Cyndi not only winning the competition but celebrating by ripping off Donald’s fucking head and using it as a microphone whilst singing “Money Changes Everything.” Then she’d drop kick it into the audience and rock out with She-Bop. But that’s (probably) not going to happen huh?

These remixes are of the “Hey Now” version of the song, which first appeared on her greatest hits compilation Twelve Deadly Cyns…and Then Some. That version is entirely different than the original, and these remixes make it even more out there, changing the vibe of the album to a late-80s/early-90s house one. It’s pretty rad in my opinion. Although I’m sure my roommate is concerned by my consistent rocking out to it.

Geggy Tah
Whoever You Are (Hallucination’s Sunday Driver Mix)
Whoever You Are (The Vagabond Mix)
Whoever You Are (Hallucination’s Drive-By Dub)
Whoever You Are (Hallucination’s Sunday Driver Instrumental)
This is the song from that Mercedes commercial from a few years back. You know it. It’s the “All I wanna do is to thank you even though I don’t know who you are/you let me change lanes while I was driving in my car.” And with that typed lyric this song you have this song stuck in your head and I’ve ruined your weekend. You’re welcome.

Sidenote: As much as I love this little ditty I think the fact that there are four remixes of it serves as definitive proof that the 90s remix craze was a little excessive.

Sidenote to the sidenote: For those who care it’s worth noting that a couple of these mixes are by Rabbit In The Moon.

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Confusion!!! And other stuff.

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010

Ah spring, fresh air, sunny days…and fucking relentless dog barking thanks to my shitty neighbors leaving their poor dogs out alone all day.

A quick mini-rant. I’m trying to be more positive nowadays so it’s not going to be especially vitriolic. Sorry guys, being an angry prick 24/7 wasn’t good for my health.

I kind of made a big deal earlier this year about some troll-like comments the blog was getting. I don’t mind being corrected for my mistakes, I don’t even mind a bit of snarky attitude. But getting consistently harassed for either incredibly small mistakes or for things that aren’t actually mistakes at all is really annoying and disheartening. I have real problems that I’m dealing with right now that depress me enough, I don’t need some worthless punk who would never dare talk to me that way to my face giving me grief over the internet.

So anyways, starting now needlessly vile, mean-spirited or hate-filled comments will no longer be approved by yours truly. That doesn’t mean you can’t tell me I suck, please tell me I suck. But tell me WHY I suck and do it in an intelligent manner.

Funny note about this whole thing: I warned one offending commenter that if he didn’t clean up his act I would no longer approve his comments. He of course didn’t and now he’s banned. I said as much in the comment thread and he then commented again, saying that my readers reading this comment would know I’m a coward for not publishing it…

There’s a logic flaw there. I’ll leave it to you to figure out.

And besides, if that somehow makes me a coward fine. I’d rather be a happy coward than an angry brave idiot arguing over bullshit that doesn’t matter in the first place.

New Order
Confusion (Alternative Mix)
Confusion (Essential Mix)
Confusion (Trip 1-Ambient Confusion)
Confusion (Accapella)
Confusion (Con-om-fus-ars-ion Mix)
Confusion (Ooh-Wee Dub)
I now have over 20 New Order singles, in fact it may be a lot more than that. Those are just the ones I’ve recorded to my computer. I really need to start a list of all the damn records I own. My collection isn’t even in alphabetical order aside from my Depeche Mode collection, which has its own separate section which I worship everyday. Aren’t there websites or something where you can catalog the shit you own? Are they any better than just writing up a big excel file?

These mixes of “Confusion” are odd. They aren’t from the original Factory single but instead from a 1990 single released by Minimal Records. I feel fairly confident in proclaiming these aren’t in print in any form. I also feel confident in proclaiming that “Con-om-fus-ars-ion Mix” is the most annoying thing I had to type all month.

Garbage
Push It (Victor Calderone Club Mix)
Push It (Victor Calderone Dub Mix)
Push It (Boom Boom Satellites Mix)
There is supposedly a new Garbage CD coming out this year. That makes me happy.

That third mix has a funny name unless you know that Boom Boom Satellites is actually the name of a band, a damn good band from Japan in fact. I actually saw Boom Boom Satellites live once. They opened for Moby in 1999 during his first tour in support of Play. They were amazing live but everything I’ve heard on CD just hasn’t compared for some reason.

Now yes, the Boom Boom Satellites mix is on the 2-disc version of Absolute Garbage, however, that version is actually an edit of this version that cuts about a minute or so out. This one is extra Boom Boom for your buck.

Yeah, sorry about that.

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Actually, I Wish I Was A Little Bit Shorter

Sunday, March 21st, 2010

Weird combo of stuff for your Sunday listening pleasure.

Primal Scream
Come Together (Farley Mix)
Loaded (Farley Mix)
Loaded (Weatherall Mix)
Ramblin’ Rose (Live)
Man…I’m so mellow now I just…yeah…groovy.

I wish the Acid House scene would have hit bigger in America, especially the rock-oriented part of it. It’s a shame that neither Primal Scream nor The Stone Roses were able to parlay their beat-heavy rock freak-outs into American success, I guess we were too busy doing heroin at the time. Primal Scream’s “Come Together” is in my opinion the second-best song to carry that name (the first is Spiritualized version, and three is Soundgarden’s retarded cover of The Beatles’ original). “Loaded” is no doubt the best track ever to sample a Fonda as well. I just realized that’s my second Fonda family reference this year. Freaky.

These mixes are from a 12” single. Now, apparently I’m under increased scrutiny to get my sources/availability right so let me say that these songs were at one point available in America via various singles. However those are all out of print. Now there is a version of the Farley Mix on the US version of the album Screamadelica, but it’s considerably longer than this one, which must be a single edit. If I am wrong about any of this please correct me in a kind and respectful fashion and I’ll send you a cookie.

Skee-Lo
I Wish (Old School Dub)
I Wish (Concrete Jungle Mix)
I Wish (Mama’s Street Dub)
I Wish (Soulwax Mix)
I love this song. Love love love love it. I love singing along to it, especially since I’m a fucking giant and me saying “I wish I was a little bit taller” is funny to me and stupidly annoying to anyone else. The “Concrete Jungle” mix is really an odd one. It’s exactly what the name suggests, a mid-90s jungle mix complete with crazy-ass cut-up drums. This is a real, officially-released mix, not some white-label bootleg mash-up.

For that download the Soulwax mix, which splices in “Eye Of The Tiger” and The Breeders’ “Cannonball.” I didn’t get that from the same 12” that the other mixes are from, I found it on the interwebs ages ago. It is not the same version that appears on Soulwax’s excellent 2 Many Djs Part 2 album, that’s part of a mix and is considerably shorter than this one. Anyways, the previously mentioned 12” also had the “street” mix, which you can download on Amazon and iTunes so I’m not putting it here. You can also download a new “rock” version of “I Wish” but I wouldn’t recommend it.

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Perpetual Blog

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

Tonight’s post is made of win, full of epic, all that shit.

The Orb
Perpetual Dawn (Solar Flare Extended Mix)
Perpetual Dawn (Ultrabass II)
Perpetual Dawn (Ultrabass I)
Perpetual Dawn (Solar Youth Mix)
Star 6 & 7 8 9 (Phase II)
“Perpetual Dawn” is probably my least favorite track off of The Orb’s Adventure’s Beyond The Ultraworld. And before you ask, yes it’s because of the random “blahblabblah” vocals. It has ALWAYS bugged me it always will. However, it’s still an awesome tune and since some of these remixes downplay that little bit of vocal retardation, it’s a bit easier for me to get behind them than the original version. To the best of my knowledge the only one of these that you can go out and buy is the “Ultrabass II” mix, which is on the deluxe version of the aforementioned album. However, that version never came out in the states, so I’m gonna make an exception to my rule that I rarely go by anyways and post it. And if you like The Orb click here. Blue Room.

Kraftwerk
Robotnik (Kling Klang Extended Mix)
Robotronik (Kling Klang Mix)
Funny and totally random story. I used to be way into the Sonic games as a kid (I grew out of them after part three, which was good timing considering how much ass they are now). The Americanized name of the villain in that game is Dr. Robotnik, pronounced “Robot-Nik” I, in my infinite stupidity, pronounced it “Robo-tink” which sounds like some fucked up robotic sex toy. These two versions of “The Robots” are remixes of the version that is on their 1991 album The Mix, which was itself a remix. It’s confusing. Don’t think about it. Just listen to the German techno and be happy.

Saint Eitenne
Who Do You Think You Are (Strobelights & Platform Shoes Mix)
Who Do You Think You Are (Saturday Night Fever Dub)
Who Do You Think You Are (Nu Solution Mix)
Who Do You Think You Are (Tilt Dub)
Who Do You Think You Are (Quex-Rd)
I totally forgot I had these. Not only that, I totally forgot buying this 12” single, recording it, tagging the MP3s and adding them to my iTunes collection. I wasn’t even on drugs or drinking (I think) when I did all of that either. The only reason I found these tracks is because I recently bought more Saint Eitenne. I’m used to finding weird shit when I clean my room (old socks, a Spin magazine from 1999, my copy of Purple Rain on vinyl) but the fact that I can lose shit on my computer is a whole other level of disorganization that I’m almost a little bit proud of.

Oh, and these are good remixes, enjoy.

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Chaka Mad!

Friday, March 12th, 2010

I lost power today, two of my fish decided it would be fun to swim into the filter (I don’t know how they knocked the arm off, must’ve been a suicide pact) and despite the fact that it hit the mid-60s today there’s still a mountain of black snow in front of my driveway that is like Ice-nine in its resistance to room temperature. And I don’t even have any good industrial music to post in response to this shitstorm. Grr. Maybe some bitchin’ jams will cheer me up.

Chaka Khan
I Feel For You (Remix)
I bought this 12” single on Tuesday, ever since then I have randomly been muttering “Chaka Khan, Chaka Khan.” Just now it occurred to me to google “Wrath of Chaka Khan” and I found this.

Okay, I’m happy now.

And just to stop all the hating haters who want to hate (yes, I’m aware of the stupidity of that statement), this specific remix is not the remix that is on Chaka Khan’s remix compilation.

P!nk
Get This Party Started/Sweet Dreams (Featuring Redman)
Get This Party Started (Remix) (Featuring Lady May)
Get The Party Started (Ernie’s All Night Anthem)
Get The Party Started (Pink Noise Disco Mix)
I really hate spelling Pink’s name with an exclamation point, but in order for my Last.fm stats to be 100% accurate it appears I have to do that from now on. Stupid OCD making me insaner. That first remix is totally bizarre, who thought to interpolate Sweet Dreams, a dark and disturbing new wave classic, with a super upbeat ode to rocking out? Odd. While the generically-titled “remix” lives up to its nothing name, “Ernie’s All Night Anthem” is a great slice of Hi-NRG house, and the “Disco Mix” certainly sounds like it could have been recorded in the late-70s/early-80s. It’s always amazing to me how much production work can change a song. All of these mixes are from the same 12” DJ promo single.

St. Etienne
Only Love Can Break Your Heart (Kenlou B-Boy Mix)
Only Love Can Break Your Heart (Masters At Work Dub)
Only Love Can Break Your Heart (A Mix In Two Halves)
Only Love Can Break Your Heart (Bonus Beats)
There’s a lot of talk as to why St. Etienne never broke through in America. Some blame their hard-to-define sound, others the state of dance music in the states. I honestly think it’s because their name is impossible to spell/pronounce. At least it is to me. These remixes of their debut single/Neil Young cover are all from a 12” single. They’re also all fairly awesome.

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Let’s Get Subconscious

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

FYI: Listening to a song that has the repeated line “Let’s get unconscious” when you’re struggling to stay awake to get work done is not advisable.

Sade
Smooth Operator (12” Version)
This crazy-long version of “Smooth Operator” is smooth as shit. You’ll be listening to it and think “damn, this shit is smooth” and “I wish I could operate in a fashion as smooth as this operator operates” or something. Some might say that this version of “Smooth Operator” is too smooth. That it’s sexy smoothness and subtle sexiness might slip you into a state of permanent smooth jazz euphoria that you could never escape from. Those people might be right! So you’ve been warned. I got this off of a 12” promo single and I don’t believe that this particular version has ever been released commercially. If I am wrong please correct me in a polite manner.

Dead Or Alive
Something In My House (Mortevicar Mix)
Something In My House (Flamenco Mix)
Something In My House (US Wipe Out Mix-Part 2)
I bought this single per request. That’s right. I didn’t even own this until someone asked me to buy it and record it for them. How does one get such preferential treatment? Well, being my boss sure as hell helps let me tell you. So if you really want a rare 80s remix posted here, hire me to write CD reviews. Total win-win for everyone involved. I work very cheap. This 12” single was requested specifically for the Mortevicar Mix, which features random creepy samples from The Exorcist. Shockingly, the Flamenco Mix is accurately-named, what with it’s excessive flamenco guitars. I don’t know what makes the final mix so “US” though, maybe us Americans like excessive vocal stuttering and guitar solos?

Madonna
Bedtime Story (Junior’s Sound Factory Mix)
Bedtime Story (Junior’s Sound Factory Dub)
Bedtime Story (Orbital Mix)
Bedtime Story (Junior’s Wet Dream Mix)
Hey, this is the Madonna song that Bjork (kinda) wrote. Which is definitely the explanation for why it was the strangest Madonna single until “American Life.” However, unlike “American Life”, this song doesn’t suck joy out of life. I know a woman who can recite, by memory, the entire rap of “American Life”. She’s pretty awesome in spite of this though and I try not to hold it against her. It’s difficult though. It’s hard to talk to someone who doesn’t have taste in high art like the soundtrack to Howard the Duck after all.

Anyways, stuff about this song: Like I said before, it was written by Bjork, but was supposedly re-written so many of her lyrics were removed or changed. I don’t know how much of that I believe, but I read it on the internet so it must be true! These remixes are pretty stellar. My favorite is the one by Orbital, but Junior’s mixes are quality as well. This single had a dub of the unfortunately titled “Wet Dream Mix” but it was scratched beyond repair. Sorry.

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Industrial Brit Bang

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

I want to eat donuts.

Ministry
Jesus Built My Hotrod (Short, Pusillanimous, So-They-Can-Fit-More-Commercials-On-The-Radio Edit)
TV Song
So maybe someone can help me here. There’s “Jesus Built My Hotrod” (provided here in the hilariously-titled and hard-to-find single edit form) and then there’s “Some Dispute Over T-Shirt Sales” (clip here). So, what’s the deal then? Gibby from the Surfers wrote the lyrics to both I know, but it seems odd that he would just rip himself off so blatantly. Anyone care to fill me in? As for “TV Song”, that’s the original b-side to “Jesus Built My Hotrod” and is the original version of what became “TVII” for Psalm 69.

Blur
Bang (MW Big Bang 12″ Mix)
Bang (MW Groove Mix)
Bang (MW 40 Feet Under Mix)
Bang (MW Hardcore Assault Mix)
She’s So High (MW Ecstasy 12″ Mix)
The folder for this on my computer is called “Blur Bang”, which is only slightly less vulgar-sounding than the file names for these songs (my favorite is “Banghard”). I’m mature I know. What do you want, I’ve been listening to Butthole Surfers songs all damn day. These are from a 12” promo single.

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Behold My Awesome

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

I am in a good mood. I don’t know what to make of it. I’m sure it will pass soon enough. April is fast approaching after all. However I will celebrate my new found lack of surliness by posting a variation on my third favorite song of all time, and two decent remixes of a decent tune by a decent band.

Ian Dury & The Seven Sea Players
Spasticus Autisticus (Version)
In case you didn’t know, Spasticus (Autisticus) is one of the greatest songs of all time. It’s definitely the greatest song ever written by a man with polio angry at the patronizing views of the disabled. The song originally appeared on Dury’s 1981 album Lord Upminster, which you can download right here (it’s still out of print in America so I have no qualms in sharing this vinyl rip). This version is not as good as the original, it’s very dub-like and cuts down on the lyrics, which is what made the song so damn good in the first place. However, this version is freakishly rare, and was only ever released as the b-side to the single, which is where I got it. How this UK-only 12” single ended up in Pittsburgh is beyond me. But I’m happy as hell it did.

For more information on the awesomeness of Ian Dury and Spasticus, watch this video. Also, did you know they made a movie about Ian Dury? They did! It stars Gollum! Seriously! Any of my UK readers get to watch it yet? I’m stoked about it. Ian Dury is my hero.

Cibo Matto
Moonchild (D’s Funky Space Reincarnation)
Moonchild (Jazzy Dub #1)
I’m sure there are many interesting things to say about Cibo Matto. I, however, know nothing about them. Instead I will direct you to this video, which was how I was first exposed to them some 16 years ago (Holy shit that was 16 years ago!?!?! I’m old!). Are there remixes of “Know Your Chicken?” I must have them now!!

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Acoustic Jane Fonda

Friday, February 19th, 2010

Emergency Duran Duran post! Enjoy your weekend!

Duran Duran
Electric Barbarella (The Electric Sex Remix)
Electric Barbarella (The Electric Sex Instrumental Remix)
Electric Barbarella (The Americancruiser Remix)
Electric Barbarella (The Yo Shorty Americancruiser Remix)
A colleague of mine loves Duran Duran but isn’t a fan of this song. Well, his opinion is wrong. This song kicks ass. I’ve never heard any other tracks off of Medazzaland, the album from which Electric Barbarella is from, so I am unable to defend that album’s tarnished image like I have to defend Thank You, a mediocre album that has been unfairly bashed as one of the worst ever. That’s bullshit. Duran Duran’s cover of “White Lines” alone makes that record a two-star album. I’d hate critics so much if I wasn’t one. Anyways, I don’t have much to say about this one, I just really wanted to share it the second I got it. I can’t be the only person that likes this song though, right?

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