I revived an old music blog from the early 2000s?

Maybe it’s been a foolish endeavor, and maybe I’m the only one who misses the blog ol’ days, but I’ve been giving it a shot. I’ve been working on restoring some of the old content, though much of it was lost. I’ve slowly been rebuilding the old remix sunday archives, and even posting the occasional new edition. And I’ve been writing again.

You can find all the label’s releases here, on bandcamp, or most anywhere you listen to music these days. I’ve still got copies of some of the old vinyl releases, and I recently released the first in a set of charitable cassette compilations to raise awareness about the continued [mis]use of broken windows policing methods.

Plus, I put together a playlists section with a handful of spotify lists that hopefully start to capture a [slightly] updated version of the moods we used to peddle. Give those a listen and a ❤ if you would be so kind. If you want to get in touch, just give me a holler.

– Haldan/Boody

  • New Hots Hots 3

    Blaqstarr – “Oh My Darling”

    Arms&Suites – “My Masterpiece” (sc)

    Brenmar – “Kicked Beneath Too” (mp3)

    Turk Disco – “Balagan” (mp3)

  • NGUZUNGUZU – Got U

    Video for NGUZUNGUZU‘s – “GOT U / A RING TO IT” directed by Leilah Weraub

    Aaand – in case you missed it, check out NGUZUNGUZU’s mixtape tribute to Art of Noise’s classic “Moments in Love” – suuuch a good listen.

    NGUZUNGUZU – “Focus Mixtape Vol.1: Moments in Love” (38min mp3)

    From the future: this link is still alive, but streaming it from this site sometimes doesn’t work because it’s hosted elsewhere. If the player doesn’t work, click the link/download it.

  • Holy Ghost – I Will Come Back

    Holy Ghost – “I Will Come Back”

    I went to middle school with half the people in this video. Nice to see so many happy and familiar faces. Upper West Side represent!

  • CFCF – You Hear Colours

    CFCF – “You Hear Colours”

    CFCF is current with the second release on the boutique Acephale label. The A-side is complete with a video from Tommy Boy. This new sophisticated sound from CFCF is a pleasant change which will be surely be welcomed by fans of Italians Do It Better. Is Balearic Disco the future sound of Canada?

    CFCF – “You Hear Colours” (bc)

    From the future: the original 7″ release was on Acephale, but this song was rereleased as part of CFCF’s Continents LP on Paper Bag Records.

  • 10000 Horses Can’t Be Wrong

    Simian Mobile Disco – “10000 Horses Can’t Be Wrong”

    More genius work for Simian Mobile Disco from Bok Bok & Kate Moross!

  • Male Stripper

    In the 1990’s I’d sneak off to the now legendary Superstars of Love raves that were thrown in and around St Louis, Missouri. According to story, the duo took a road trip to New York to purchase crates and crates of records from the partner of a well-known Italo Disco DJ who had just passed.

    “Male Stripper” was one of those tracks they often dropped. And for a lot of us, (though some remember better than others) it was one of the defining song in raves that would eventually usher in the Italo/Electro Revival of a few years ago…

    Man 2 Man meet Man Parrish – “Male Stripper” (Original)

    The original version from Canada’s Power Records in 1986.

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    Man 2 Man meet Man Parrish – “Male Stripper” (Out Of The Ordinary Techno Mix)

    EMB remix originally released in 1989, and reissued in 1993 on Abfahrt.

  • Simian Mobile Disco – Synthesise

    Simian Mobile Disco – “Synthesise”

    Live Visual Performance. Directed by Kate Moross & Alex Sushon (aka Bok Bok)

  • Jesper Dahlbäck Gave Me a Present

    Last week, I went to jesperdahlback.com. There was an ascii art image of Jesper with a small link that read, “Here’s a present” – the present was five tracks. Some of the present reminds me of Luke Eargoggle, while others sound like a continuation of the path he’s been taking as he journeys back to his roots.

    Jesper Dahlbäck – “Psycho 20” (mp3)

    Jesper Dahlback – “Psycho 49“ (mp3)
    Jesper Dahlback – “Psycho 63“ (mp3)
    Jesper Dahlback – “Psycho” (Acid) (mp3)
    Jesper Dahlback – “Spagat” (Flanger) (mp3)

    From the future: “Spagat” (Flanger) seems to have been lost to the sands of time. If anyone has it, please drop me a line.

    From further in the future: Found it!

  • Filur – 20 Lashes

    Filur – “20 Lashes” (feat. Prins Nitram)

    The two nice boys in Filur have a really good one here…

  • Lulu Rouge

    Lulu Rouge – “Bless You”

    Lulu Rouge is an earthquake of subtlety. Booming and simultaneously still. Constant build, constant release. I don’t know where the peaks end and the valleys begin.

    Their latest album, Bless You, a perfect example of a distinctly Danish type of dub techno, also reminds me of the days when Massive Attack ruled my discman, and Portishead put me to sleep every night. From the same camp as Trentemøller (who was originally a member of the group) the two men in Lulu Rouge have a long list of credits. T.O.M. recently co-produced the Fagget Fairys’ first single “Uzela” and is a former Danish DJ champion. Buda has had his fingers in just about every electronic production that’s come out of Denmark in the last 10 years. He was also the man behind those Run Jeremy bootlegs of Aphex Twin’s Windowlicker that turned so many heads.

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    Lulu Rouge & Trentemøller – “Ninna Nanne” ft. Alice Carrerri (yt)

    Lulu Rouge – “Bless You” (MKLSMPSN Remix) (yt)

    ps. I’ve already posted some incredible bootlegs and edits they’ve done, including this gem, which deserves another mention:

    From the future: I figured I should probably also post those Run Jeremy bootlegs I mentioned in this post, for fun.

  • Turzi – Brasilia

    Turzi – Brasilia”

    Turzi are from Paris.

    Imagine that after Lemmy was kicked out of Hawkwind the remaining members of the group opened the worlds largest discotheque called “Turzi”. And the ceiling was like 6 feet high, and Michael Garrison was the bartender, and all the drinks were delicious and the bathroom stalls were Glass Elevators like the one Charlie and Grandpa and Willy Wonka rode in.

    Their track “Brasilia” is beautiful, it’s complex, and it’s full. It feels faster and slower than it is at the same time and would be an amazing track to greet you as you entered a club, or something to listen too when you really need to figure some things out. It’s from B – Turzi’s forthcoming album available soon on Record Makers.

  • Visual Velcro

    Lucy Love – “No V.I.P.”

    While in Denmark, Chaz & I had the pleasure of spending some time with Lucy Love and Yo Akim (who co-produced “Uzela” for the Fagget Fairys). We got to listen to their version of Danish grime and were duly impressed. Myself, Johanna from 626, and Lina from The Touch also got to tagteam DJ after Lucy & Blaqstarr did sets at Vega in Copenhagen. Enjoy this great piece of stop-motion for her first single, “No VIP”

    Gameboy/Gamegirl – “Sweaty Wet/Dirty Damp”

    These cuties from down under decided not to put my remix on the single release, but I still love them. This first clip is stellar.

    Princess Superstar & Larry Tee – “Licky” (Hervé Video Edit)

  • Dylan x Dap-Kings

    Dylan fans will be pleased to hear that the fine people at Columbia Records recently announced the release of a fifty-one track Bob Dylan Greatest Hits compilation, expected to hit stores later on this year.

    One of the more interesting tracks on the comp is a remake of “You’ll Go Your Way (And I’ll Go Mine)” off Blonde on Blonde. DJ Mark Ronson orchestrated the mix, and it features instrumentation by our good buddies the Dap-Kings from Daptone Records.

    “It’s the first time Bob Dylan’s given anyone the original multi-tracks of his songs to do remixes,” the producer explained. “I’m a huge Dylan fan, so it’s a great honor, and the fact that he heard it and approved it, as you imagine he’d be quite picky.”

  • UGK – The Game Belongs To Me

    UGK – “The Game Belongs To Me”

    New heat from UGK’s forthcoming record, which I’m sure is going to be dooope. Also, as many of you know, the homie Haldan is Stockton to all you DJ Malones out there, delivering flavorful remix marvelousness week in and week out. Thank him.

  • Jellybean Broker

    Traxamillion – “Sideshow” ft. Too $hort and Mistah FAB

    The Egyptian Lover – “You’re So Fine” (yt)

    Japanese Telecom – “Japanese Animation“ (yt)

    The Toxic Avenger – “Superheroes“ (yt)

    Does It Offend You, Yeah? – “Battle Royale“ (yt)

  • Youngbloodz – 85 ft. Big Boi

    Youngbloodz – “85” ft. Big Boi

    Classic Youngbloodz favorite featuring Big Boi. Fantastic video fully loaded with fur hats, spinning classic cars, leather suits, wind-in-the-face greenscreen driving, and girls dressed like cops, sort of. You know, the usual.

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