Today we’re doing something a bit different and posting a classic BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix by the one and only, Daft Punk. This is my favorite recorded mix and sums up a lot of the great things in music back then.

Daft Punk – BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix 1997

Track List:
 Daft Punk - "Essential Info" (Daft Trax)
 Paul Johnson - "Summer Heat" (Peacefrog)
 Armand Van Helden - "Funk Phenomena" (Henry Street)
 CZR - "Chicago Southside" (1HR)
 artist unknown - "Git Down Saturday" (Dance 6)
 Remix Delux #1 - "Dee's Knots [Remix]" (Delux)
 Parris Mitchell - "Ghetto Shout Out" (Dance Mania)
 Daft Punk - "Teachers" (Daft Trax/Virgin)
 Martin Luther King - "I have a Dream" (20th Century)
 The Godson EP - "Drum Patterns & Memories" (K.D.J)
 Jammin Gerald - "Get the Ho'94" (Dance Mania)
 DJ Attack - "Da Way u Work" (U.C.)
 Thomas Bangalter - "Spinal Scratch" (Roule)
 Tha West Siders - "Waxscratch Trax" (Dance Mania)
 Fantom - "Faithful" (Source)
 Fantom - "Faithful" (Source)
 Fantom - "Faithful" (Source)
 I.Cube - "Disco Cubizm" (Versatile)
 Daft Punk - "Rock 'n' Roll" (Daft Trax/Virgin)
 Cajmere - "Only 4 U" (Cajual)
 Trankilou - "Champagne" (Kif S.A.)
 artist unknown - "And Da Beat Goes On" (Dance 6)
 DJ Funk & Gerald - "Hold Up" (Universal Funk)
 Ween - "Freedom of '76" (Flying Nun)
 Zdar & Boombass - "Foxy Lady" (Cassius)
 Gusto - "Disco's Revenge" (Bumble Beats)
 DJ Deeon - "Deeon Doez Disco" (Dance Mania)
 Sweet - "Somebody's Watching" (White)
 Da Mongoloids - "Spark Da Meth" (Strickly Rhythm)
 Roller Rink 2000 - "Stining" (Kumba)
 Roy Davies Jr - "Gabrielle" (Large)
 Robert J Hairston - "Preacher Man"
 Daft Punk - "Around the World" (Daft Trax/Virgin)
 Kenny Dixon Jr - "U Can Dance if U Want 2" (K.D.J)

'Til next time!

-Mercurius FM

Daft Punk @ Facebook / BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix

This first track is a remix by Boys Noize of Kid Alex… which is him too. So yeah. Tons of sub bass in this track. Its one of those tracks you’d expect to hear in some club in Berlin in the middle of the night. Lots of cool stuff happening here.

Kid Alex – My Conversation (Boys Noize Remix)

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Next up, we’re basslinin’ with Roger Sanchez (& Junior Sanchez) on his remix of Daft Punk’s Revolution 909. We all know the original track… and this remix is like that but on steroids! The bass is so bangin and the drums are jacked up.

Daft Punk – Revolution 909 (Roger Sanchez Remix)

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See you next time!

-Mercurius FM

Kid Alex @ Discogs / Boys Noize @ MySpace
Daft Punk @ MySpace / Roger Sanchez @ MySpace

Going way back today with these tracks.

First up is Armand Van Helden’s remix of Da Funk, which was released in 1995. Daft Punk also used bits of this remix for their live show back then. I think its pretty cool that Daft Punk seeked out remixes by their favorite producers and basically helped them become more known. Cool things happening in this very extended mix.

Daft Punk – Da Funk (Armand Van Helden’s “Ten Minutes of Funk” Mix)

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Next up is an even older classic by the Jungle Brothers circa 1988. This is a track that sampled other tracks of the time such as Todd Terry’s Can You Party which samples Move your Body by Marshall Jefferson and Can You Feel It by Mr Fingers aka Larry Heard and more… Funny how its all interconnected, but this track brings to it new vocals. Nice party tune.

Jungle Brothers – I’ll House you

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Till next time!

-Mercurius FM

Daft Punk @ MySpace / Armand Van Helden @ MySpace / Jungle Brothers @ Discogs

Today I’ve got some pretty jams for me & u. Play ‘em for your Valentine, or just play em for yourself and have a good day.

Our first track is a bootleg remix of Daft Punk’s Something About Us. Its named as the Eastar Remix, which there is very little known about. But hey, who cares, this track is really good and really fun!

Daft Punk – Something About Us (Eastar With Brass Remix)

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Next up, we have the French House classic and ultimate (?) romance jam, In Love With You. Produced by Alan Braxe and Romuald under the alias The Paradise, this track is full of lush harmonies and a sweet chorus. Very nice track to finish up your set with.

The Paradise – In Love With You

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Bonus track! Here’s my remix of soul legend Marvin Gaye’s Sexual Healing which I made a few years ago.

Marvin Gaye – Sexual Healing (Mercurius FM’s Soul of House Remix)

Till next time!

-Mercurius FM

Daft Punk @ MySpace / Paradise @ Discogs / Marvin Gaye @ Wikipedia

Hope you all had a good Thanksgiving weekend. Here’s some more jams to warm you up.

To start things off, we have a jam from way back in 1991 by Joey Negro. This track displays the “classic” 90′s House Music sound quite well. Lots of percussion and a nice 808 beat. Enjoy!

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Finally, here’s a track by half-Daft, Thomas Bangalter. A great energetic cut from his record label, Roule. I always loved the drums on this track. Really lots of fun and good display of minimalist design in music.

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See you next time!

-Mercurius FM

Joey Negro @ MySpace / Daft Punk@ MySpace

TRON cannot come out sooner, Monster Massive is already here and I’m sneaking in one more tune before the Weekends. The duo who needs no introduction has brought on an awesome, new, and dare I say unique twist to Daft Punk’s famous “Robot Rock.”

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“Daft Punk divided by two is Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo” And for those who don’t know Le Knight Club is Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo & Éric Chedeville. They have been working together for 13 years under their own label Crydamoure (translated Cry of Love).

Le Knight Club - Nymphae Song 10 April 2002

Described as a “French House style with a Disco touch” but enough with the formalities check out the chunes for yourselves!

David Guetta - Stay (Le Knight Club remix) 2004

As promised we are starting with their 1998 original tune and working our way through 10 April 2002, to their remix of David Guetta in 2004.

Le Knight Club - Soul Bells (Darius edit)

Then of course we are including the most present tune, a Darius edit of Soul Bells.

Anyways, Boppernation is doing its best to keep things House and get back to the roots. Electro is everywhere everywhere everywhere and can be found on any blog, not discrediting it in any shape or form, hey I still love it and still will post it, but let us give it up for House..or bring it down!!!!!!

Thanks to On the Spur of the Moment

David Guetta @ MySpace / Le Knight Club @ Discogs

Here are some new jams to make your week better. Some crushing techno by the kings of French House – Daft Punk and a classic House jam.

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First up we have a monster techno remix made by our Neon-Robot-Gods, Daft Punk. Check out this 1997 goodness right here. Such a hard beat and an interesting rhythm. This is a good track to pull out if you want the dancefloor to transform into Berlin circa 1997.

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Next up we have a real classic House jam, dating back to 1992. Features a rather standard House Music format and a classic recognizable synth line. The name of the game is making you move and this is a track that did just that. You can also cop the Tommy Sunshine edit here.

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Till next time!

-Mercurius FM

Daft Punk @ MySpace / Micronauts @ MySpace / SoundFactory @ Discogs

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?

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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.

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See you soon!

-Mercurius FM

Daft Punk @ MySpace / LifeLike @ MySpace

To start off the week, I will bless you with some refreshing House Music.

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First, we have a nice, long, repetitive dance tune by half-Daft’s, Le Knight Club. Its a remix of the Japanese electronic producer Fantastic Plastic Machine. The great thing about this remix, as with most Le Knight Club production, is how warm and syncopated it is, yet packing a tight thumpy kick in the mix. Fun track for sure.

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So if that last track wasn’t enough, now I have a remix of French House master’s Cassius, by international producer extraordinaire, Stuart Price… aka Les Rythmes Digitales. Super beat coupled with a super bassline, featuring a super funk sample. Its a win win situation for us all.

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Thats it for now folks. In the horizon, I’m planning a new post for BN that will feature new music produced the way I like it. Also, another shameless self plug, check out my remix of Kavinsky’s NIGHTCALL. Its for his remix contest with Record Makers.

-Mercurius FM

Fantastic Plastic Machine @ MySpace / Le Knight Club @ Discogs

Cassius @ MySpace / Les Rythmes Digitales @ Discogs

Yet another installment of Mercurius FM Monday. Dropping some big boys here.

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This is Daft Punk’s debut release. As you can hear, its the perfect precursor to their monster album, Homework. This is a very aggressive techno track which builds up slowly into a hard hitting banger. Its worth mentioning, that this track is an early version of Alive. Very fun and minimal production make this a good hitter for techno-heads.

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Next up we have a remix of legendary rock band, Led Zeppelin. This remix is by Dirty Funker who has a good rep for remixing rock classics into Ibiza ready floor slayers. I normally hate remixes of songs like this, but found this one to be acceptable if not wholly enjoyable due to the fact that it kept the feeling and overall tone of the original.

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Finally in closing, I will plug my own remix of Kavinsky’s hit single, NIGHTCALL. You can listen to it below. I made for the remix contest is he having in part with Record Makers.

Nightcall (Mercurius FM Epic Mix) by mercuriusfm

Enjoy!

-Mercurius FM

Daft Punk @ MySpace / Dirty Funker @ MySpace / Led Zeppelin @ MySpace

Prior to Bopper Nation, Schizofonics had found its way into my ear early in 2009 and upon Bopper Nations first awakening Schizofonics dropped some sick tunes and mega support. Now it’s 2010 and Schizofonics drops a remix of Da Funk to remember. Now we’ve all heard Daft Punk remixes and there will always be Daft remixes but this Schizo rework gets me moving as it crunches its way across the floor.

Especially at 2 minutes 36 in, man that high pitched shit always makes me lose my mind and gives me that natural high while I’m grooving and then Da Funks synth comes back in to take it home. Enough hype listen for yourself and let the music be your ride.

and in case you don’t know about Schizo yet..
Schizofonics - Blipstick
“Schizofonics are Shortie and M. 2 DJs/Producers from Dublin, Ireland. Since forming in ’08 the boys have been gaining a lot of attention. Summer ’09 saw their remix of Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ hit the number 1 spot on Hype Machine’s chart on 2 separate occasions and it’s now a regular feature in sets from people like Basement Jaxx, Kissy Sellout and Annie Mac.

They followed this up with a dancehall infused banger featuring Fool’s Gold’s Lady Chann which quickly gained a lot of pace over the internet and found it’s way onto Dim Mak’s soon to be released Mix CD by Mustard Pimp and their club favorite remix of Count & Sinden’s ‘Mega’.
Their latest offering sees them take on yet another classic and put the Schizo stamp on it. Barely a week old, the tune is already being played by the likes of Detboi and longtime supporter Kissy Sellout.
’10 sees the release of Schizofonic’s debut EP ‘EightyEight’ on Mr.Jones records. A 5 track EP featuring 4 original tracks showing off their range of production skills and music influences. Oh and there’s also the small matter of a remix on there by Brighton’s High Rankin.”

Schizofonics

Major Lazer - Pon De Floor (Chewy Chocolate Cookies Remix)

Happy New Years Bopper Nation!
2010 a new decade, it is our decade. Wherever you are tonight/today make it last! Our painful decade of political follies, war, recession, celebrity deaths is over. Until of course we litter 2010 with new ones! Just kidding.
-wolf

Massive Tunes that shook us Hard.

Felix Cartal – Drone
Every time this mechanical beast is unleashed I am at awe. I’ve probably listened to this song more times than I should, put it on the back-burner and let it reemerge and it still feels like my first time listening to it every time.

Felix Da Housecat – Kickdrum
(in the words of Lil’ Feezy “An unbelievably simple and effective track. One of those ‘why didn’t I think of that?’ moments for me.” – (felixcartal.com)

Boys Noize – Starter
When the Starter/Jeffer package emerged I was insanely anxious for POWER, but worried these two tunes would dominate everything else on the cd. Well they certainly cast a huge shadow – but then again POWER is full of so many great tunes and Transmission is continually growing into a monster – cannot wait to hear the remixes

D.I.M. & TAI – Lyposuct
& so many people who made their list of 2009 favorites included Lyposuct…& with so many artist playing it out and none doing it better than Felix – one has to accept that D.i.M. & TAI teamed up to make something dangerous. In 2010 is it ok to ask, ‘Can they do it again!’

Major Lazer – Pon De Floor (Chewy Chocolate Cookies)

& with so many remixes out there I have to pay tribute to one song that was just remixed so right that it completely crushed the original – in my opinion. This just in, song won [ details here ].

Daft Punk – Prime Time of Your Life (Tits & Clits Remix)
& in the silence of Daft Punk, with only small leaks of TRON tracks. How can we not appreciate Tits & Clits for bringing it back. Wishing you all a Happy New Year in the Prime Time of Your Life!

Today, we have quite the post… mostly Daft Punk related, but thats not a bad thing, right?

Here is a fantastic live version of Daft Punk’s Rock’n Roll. Its from 1997, recorded at Le Rex Club in Paris. Back then, the boys used to go on stage with about 7 grand worth of equipment and no computers. Everything was just MIDI synced, basically recreating their studio setup. When I make a techno tune this is exactly where I’m coming from.

Next up is a Christmas themed House track by none other than Le Knight Club. You know I’m real keen on these tracks and normally I wouldn’t be so heavy on them, but given the season, I’m ok with it.

Finally, as a treat for the Holidays, I turned to my personal Disco source, the one I call when I need a new sample, my fellow funkateer, Melissa B, for a special holiday Disco groove.

As she puts it…
“It makes you feel special and unique. It lifts you up to where you should always be I think. Well at least me, it makes me happy.“

Everyone have a safe and happy holiday. I know sometimes stuff gets tough, but try to be happy with what you have. Most importantly, be happy that you’re alive, because in the end, you’ve only got yourself and thats the greatest gift of all.

-Mercurius FM

More Daft Punk Live / More Le Knight Club

This week I’m dropping some House bangers on you (wait, didn’t I do that last week too?). These are both tracks that I would personally use in my sets, even TODAY. These kick drums hit hard.

First, we have another classic from Thomas Bangalter… Do I really need to say more? This track is so rad and energetic. You can hear the vinyl crackle from when he sampled it.

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Finally, a classic from Romanthony. The voice behind Daft Punk’s “One More Time” and “Too Long”. He also has various classic House cuts. This track doesn’t really display his singing talent, but instead is just ridiculously good production. This track was made circa 1997.

Romanthony - Everybody Dancing
(download fixed again)

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See you next week.

-Mercurius FM

Thomas Bangalter @ Discogs / Romanthony @ MySpace

Gonna make this a quick one because its nearly 5 am as im writing this…

First off, we’ll give a big HAPPY BIRTHDAY to FEADZ.

He’s one of my favorite artists and I love his music. This is one of his old tunes before he blew up. Its really dope.

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Then we’ve got this remix of our favorite french robots, Daft Punk, by Laidback Luke. This was a limited release remix and then made available on Daft Club. Luke’s just now blowing up, but in reality he shoulda been a a star over 10 years ago!! Tight production all around and very enjoyable.

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Have a good week and enjoy!

Feadz @ Myspace / Laidback Luke @ Myspace

I hope you all had a great and spooktacular Halloween weekend. I know I did. The night before Halloween, I opened for Felix Da Housecat in Scottsdale, Az and we completely blew the roof off the joint. At the end we stopped for photo ops and signed posters together!

Felix Da Housecat in Scottsdale

So close…

(Video coming soon too!)

Now for the musique.

First off, to get your palettes wet, we’ll start with some thick basslinin’ by LifeLike along with Roman Salzger. This is a massive tune with some great production and great narration. This is basically a one-off project they did together and was the B-Side to Radio 84. LifeLike is going to be coming out with a new album soon and Roman Salzger is still churning out hooks.

**LINK NOW WORKS! MEDIAFIRE WASN’T ACCEPTING THE FILE***

Digging deep into the Daft Punk vault, I present you with Indo Silver Club Part II. This was only released as a B-Side to Indo Silver Club, which came out only on vinyl before Daft Punk was signed to Virgin. This is a heavy tune that is quite representative of that time and what I love about House and Techno.

Hope to see you Boppers soon at a party near you!

Roman Salzger @ MySpace / Lifelike @ MySpace / Daft Punk @ MySpace

So without further delay, each week I’m planning to post house classics with a tilt on the filtered/disco sound we (I) love. I will make a point of never posting 128kbs mp3s (since everyone has those) and focus on posting 200+VBR – 320KBS mp3s only.

Our first track should be familiar but maybe hard to find in quality.

Our second track, which is equally great but less known,

DJ Falcon MySpace –  Daft Punk MySpace (Thomas Bangalter)

Sebastian Ingrosso MySpace – Axwell MySpace

Enjoy.

I originally discovered Sticky K or Rod Kashani through the boys at Gotta Dance Dirty and it was his Crookers remix that originally caught the attention of many others includding myself. “Sticky K has only just begun to make a name for himself in the UK. After his specialised mix was aired on Kissy Sell Out’s Radio 1 show last month (August) his electro house vibe is finally being noticed and pricking up ears from one side of the Atlantic to the other. My name is Rod Kashani. I’m a 22 year-old producer/DJ from San Francisco, California. I’m signed to the UK house label run by Switch. ” The remix of Daft Punk that he is donating to thee Nation is one hot track and I truly appreciate anyone who can take a song that has been played out and make it fresh again. His original work is spectacular too and I highly recommend considering these songs as the first steps you make towards a long journey of discovering great work by this artist. Dedicating these two tracks to those of you who enjoy the dirty dirty and the fuzzy wobbles.

Download:

More Sticky K: Myspace|Beatport

Ever since I discoverd this deadly duo I found myself hungry for more and ever since Felix Da Housecat discovered their Prime Time remix it has appeared in his live sets and been included in his Essential Mix on BBC’s Radio 1. Included are two songs that were recently sent to us at thee nation as well as their Prime Time remix. Tits & Clits remixes have been pentrating the world of Hype Machine and their original works are creating a fire of their own. The band is two guys born in Budapest, Hungary called BCS and Ben, “young, talented graphic designers and long-time friends who started making music during the summer of 2007 as a joke. But as time and their skills progressed they got seriously into it without losing their take-it-as-it-comes slackness and coolness about their music.” They have shared the stage alongside Fakeblood and D.I.M. as well as many others and we can expect to see and hear more of them in the future.

Download:

More Info: Myspace | Twitter | Facebook

Automatic Panic- FU PAY ME mixtape.mp3

.:Tracks:.
1.I’ll Get You (feat. Jeppe)
2 .Drive – Grum remix
3. Under Control (Alex Metric Remix)
4. SwitchbladeLARIOTS RMX
5. Sebastian- Divine (Danger Remix).mp3
6. Oh I Like (Whitenoise Remix)
7.Bucci Bag (Reckless Remix)
8.Leave The World Behind (Jay Amato Elektro Mix)
9.Finally (Vandalism Remix)
10. Daft Punk- The Prime Time Of Your Life (Tits & Clits Remix).mp3
11. Birdy Nam Nam- The Parachute Ending (Vitalic Remix).mp3
12. Klaas Meets. Haddaway – What Is Love (Bodybangers Remix)
13. Hot & Spicy (Bass Kleph Remix)