Word up boppers.
I spent some time this weekend working on remixes, one of which I gave a nice funky baseline and lowpassed the whole track for the breakdown. Reminded me of the ol’ French House days. Which brings us to this post. :)
The Fairlight CMI
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Our first track is a Daft Punk bootleg released on white label in 2000. It was on a release called Stronger which featured one other mix if this song and 2 club mixes of Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger. Nice production here and cool vocals in the middle. But is it truly a Daft Punk made track?
Daft Punk - Don't Believe the Hype (Mix 1)
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Next up is a mega tune by one of my personally favorite producers, Lifelike. Its his own remix of his club hit The Soul of My Love. The original is of course classic, on par with the mega french house hits of its time such as Around The World, Music Sounds Better With You and Sound of Violence. But this particular mix is as if Lifelike looked into a crystal ball and predicted the next few years of dance music. Check out his new record label called Computer Science.
LifeLike - The Soul Of My Love (The Lifelike Foundation Version)
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See you soon!
-Mercurius FM
Daft Punk @ MySpace / LifeLike @ MySpace
Yo Boppers.
More classy goodness this week.
I think we all know who could rock these kicks hard!
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First up is a Prince sampled/remixed track by Paul Johnson. Very little was done here so as to keep the song in tact. Just a little bit of jack drums and editing make this a perfect track to mix in your set for a Prince throwback.
Paul Johnson - Erotic City
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Finally, we have a House anthem by Dajaé. Instead of her frequent collaborator Green Velvet, this time she gets the production treatment from “Felix Stallings”. Although this particular mix is the Junior Jack Main Mix, you still feel the Chicago vibe busting out.
Dajaé - Everyday My Life (Junior Jack Main Mix)
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‘Til next time Boppers.
-Mercurius FM
Paul Johnson @ MySpace
Junior Jack @ MySpace
Dajaé @ MySpace
Hey Boppers!
I’ve got some more goodies for you. Took me some time to pick out which tracks this week, but turned up with some more gems.
Art by Melissa B
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Our first track is by French House master, Sebastien Leger. Its a hard funky house track featuring Bopper favorite, Junior Sanchez. The intense groove on this track is sure to get people moving. Also worth noting, Leger is known to produce with all hardware… so real samplers, real drum machines, etc.
Sébastien Léger - No Problem (Ft Junior Sanchez)
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It may come as a surprise to many Americans, but David Guetta actually made music before 2009. All jokes aside, this here is a remix of an old David Guetta single from 2004 as remixed by Le Knight Club (I don’t think I need to reintroduce them again). I really loved this track when I first heard it. It features very nice production, although minimalist in design, and a very dramatic vibe.
David Guetta - Stay (Le Knight Club Mix)
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Catch you next time Boppers.
-Mercurius FM
Sebastien Leger @ MySpace / Junior Sanchez @ MySpace
David Guetta @ MySpace / Le Knight Club @ Discogs
Yo Boppers.
Here we are again, getting ready to jack. This is another great couple of tracks.
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First up we have a track commonly mislabeled as a DJ Falcon track, but it is infact by a lesser known artist, Nicolas Vallée. Featuring a very funky synthesizer sample and very cool vocal cuts, this track is sure to get people moving.
Nicolas Vallée - New New York
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Our next track is a Chicago House classic by Adonis. It features an iconic Roland TB-303 bassline backed with a Roland TR-808 drum kit. Simple dubbed lyrics and a continuous groove essentially make this a blueprint for generations of House and Techno artists to come.
Adonis - No Way Back
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I’m starting a new post soon (tentatively). Its to feature new artists who do House and techno. If you’re interested in being featured, please check out this page.
-Mercurius FM
Nicolas Vallée @ MySpace / Adonis @ MySpace
Howdy Boppers.
Just when you though I might be out of ideas for tracks to post, here’s some more gold…
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Our first track is another down and dirty disco house stomper which was released on Alan Braxe’s Vulture Records label. Its by Vinyl Fever who are also The Eternals, among others. This a fun high energy track and even though its 10 years old, it can easily get people moving in the right setting.
Vinyl Fever - 03h40 am on the Floor
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Next, we have the Stevie Nicks classic, Stand Back, remade for the 21st century. This mix is by Linus Loves and is treated with much respect. A note of interest to Prince fans, he actually wrote and played the synthesizer parts in the original version of this song. This one’s sure to bring back memories for some people.
Linus Loves - Stand Back (Vocal Mix)
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Now that’s a good post.
-Mercurius FM
Vinyl Fever @ MySpace / Linus Loves @ MySpace
Yo Boppers.
A new week, a couple of new jams. We’ve got 2 old school tracks today.
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First up is a track by an artist known as Axxis, which was introduced and produced by Kenny “Dope” Gonazales. This is actually the Roger Sanchez remix which is fairly hard and filled with the classic 90s House beat. This track came out in 1994.
Kenny Dope Presents Axxis - All I'm Askin' (Roger Sanchez Mix)
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Next up we have a remix of Chromeo to celebrate their upcoming album, Business Casual. This track here is a special dance dub by Zdar (Cassius) of Needy Girl from their debut album. This really is more like proto-house but very rad none the less.
Chromeo - Needy Girl (Zdar Dub)
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See you next time Boppers!
-Mercurius FM
Kenny Dope @ MySpace / Roger Sanchez @ MySpace
Zdar @ MySpace / Chromeo @ MySpace
Ahoy Boppers.
Here’s another fun post, this one is perhaps a bit different than my usual.
I think most of us could use some of this...
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Our first track is an energetic electro jam by Busy P. He doesn’t produce much music, but when he does, its usually pretty fun and interesting. Now I know this track isn’t House, but it is indeed fun and could be mixed into a mostly 4/4 set for some fun variation.
Busy P - Chop Suey
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Finally, we have a classic downtempo House track by French producer Alex Gopher. This one features a classic jazz sample mixed up and jacked up. This track dates way back to 1998 when Paris was popping with new and interesting dance music. He was a frequent collaborator with Etienne De Crecy, especially back in these days when they were both putting out downtempo jazz-drenched House music like this.
Alex Gopher - The Child
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Have a good week Boppers!
-Mercurius FM
Busy P @ MySpace / Alex Gopher @ MySpace
