Hot Chip – “I Feel Better (CapnHarry & BHB remix)

Lucha VaVOOM Sizzle Reel from Redbird Management on Vimeo.

To celebrate the new tour dates for the mexican  masked wrestling / Burlesque show Lucha VaVOOM I’ve compiled a list of completely unrelated music!  Banger time…

LUCHA VAVOOM ON TOUR

May 5 – Los Angeles, Calif. @ Mayan Theatre
May 7 – Philadelphia, Pa. @ The Trocadero
May 8 – Baltimore, Md. @ Sonar
May 9 – New York, N.Y. @ Webster Hall
May 14 – San Francisco, Calif. @ The Fillmore
May 16 – Seattle, Wash. @ The Showbox SoDo
June 16 – Chicago, Ill. @ Just For Laughs Festival

• Dave Wrangler -”Take it in Baby (Hot Chip x Madison Avenue)”
  
• Mike Dreams – “How to Make it In America (prod. by DJ Shynin)”
  
• JDP – “Sky Blue Diamonds”
  
• Euphorie – “Stratosfear”
  
• Euphorie – “Meet Me”
  
• Filip Filipi – “Can You Rock (feat. Shanell)”
  

DVW at Wasserwerk Club Bern from DVW on Vimeo.

While I’m often scared off by a build of synth pad strings, DVW’s remix of Rihanna’s “Rude Boy” wins me over around 1min 30sec with the entrance of her vocals ushering in a more Bmore meets 4 on the floor sound.

Rihanna – “Rude Boy (DVW rmx)”

Below is a roundup of some other serious bangers that we were fortunate enough to receive as of late.

• Amari – “Your Kisses” (Jemex rmx)
  
• Dirty Super Car – “Get a Grip” (The Loops of Fury rmx)
  
• 808 State – “10×10″ (Boysofbrianza megamixxx)
  
• Hot Chip vs Khia – “Get Ready for My Neck, My Back” (White Panda mash)
  
• The XX – “Crystalised” (Eric Solomon rmx)
  

**If you like what you hear, check out these artists’ sites and show your appreciation by purchasing some tracks / merch.

The title track from Hot Chip’s new album One Life Stand is everything I hoped it would be. Take a listen:

Hot Chip – One Life Stand

After a tour with Hot Chip and the release of recent LP The Singles (Rong, DFA); Avant-electro/dance punk/electronic/noise (you get the idea) group Free Blood is hitting the road again:

Free Blood Dates:
01/08:  Los Angeles, CA @ Dance Right at La Cita
01/09:  San Francisco, CA @ DNA Lounge
01/10:  Sacramento, CA @ Old Ironsides
01/11:  Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey
01/16:  New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge

It’s hard to go any period of time without seeing some sort of news about Diplo in this community. After a successful fall tour, the party DJ/producer is going to release a compilation of his work in the past year or so. The album is called Decent Work for Decent Pay.

Most of the tracks have already floated around, but now you’ll get to own it on vinyl. Here’s the tracklisting:

01. Diplo feat. Sandra Melody – Newsflash
02. Daft Punk – Harder Better Faster Stronger (Diplo Work Is Never Never Over Remix)
03. M.I.A. – Paper Planes (Diplo Remix)
04. Spank Rock – Put That Pussy On Me (Diplo Tonite Remix)
05. Kano – Reload It
06. Diplo – 200
07. Bloc Party – Where Is Home? (Diplo Remix)
08. CSS – Let’s Make Love… (Diplo Remix)
09. Bonde Do Role – Solta O Frango
10. Samim – Heater (Diplo Extended Edit)
11. Hot Chip – Shake a Fist (Diplo Remix)
12. Diplo – Way More Brazil
13. Black Lips – Veni Vidi Vici (Diplo Remix)
14. Claude VonStroke – The Whistlerz (Diplo Remix)
15. Diplo – Smash a Kangaroo
16. Peter Bjorn & John – Young Folks (Diplo Youngest Folks Remix)