Tuesday, May 15, 2007

leaks and peeks and peaks and peaks


Knowing how y'all would just about strangle a rabid monkey army for another taste of that "new Justice", and yet unimpressed with the bulk of of the "new tracks" on the † LP, I was thinking about posting this rare Justice track that I found from '05, off the Toxic compilation that came out on Because Music two or so years back. Pink Palace sources suggest that this may not be a Justice original but a remix of Scenario Rock's "skitzo dancer." Either way I was surprised to find it tacked on as the twelfth track on the new album when I finally sunk my fangs into a leak, and the tracklisting that's circling confirms this. Due to some recycling on the part of Ed Banger, I'm not sure whether this track qualifies as a Justice rarity or a leak, but either way its crunchy but steady like the hand of the Kraut.

Justice - One Minute To Midnight
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Its the truth, the album has more sick bridges than your average river, but I can't really see myself spinning much/any of the new material on the dance floor (i mean justice, where's the real follow-up to Waters of Nazareth?). Though the album cuts have a nice funky bite, they don't really bang like any of the previously released material. It's still going to be a huge fucking album, and you still can't knock their breakdowns for crescendoing headphone ascension, but listening to Count Drugula calling them shameless Tenebre-thieves for months on end has started to wear in somehow. Plus, I'm not feeling Stress at all, really, I just don't see the dancefloor potential. I'm sort of lukewarm on you right now, Ed Banger. Sorry.

Edit: All said above still applies, but this is a hot track, scope that bridge!
Justice - New Jack [alt link]



Apparently french guys love making GIFs! Anyway, more Bump N Crunch right here, hot new release on Institubes just dropped, Surkin's Fireworks Refired. If you want grungy techno that percolates to strange new boiling points, Surkin should be your boyfriend. This new release is chock with remixes by Riot in Belgium, Tacteel and (godfather of ghetto house!!!) DJ Slugo, also some ripe reworkings by the man(child) himself, and a couple new numbers. Cop it while its hot.

Surkin - Radio Fireworks (909 Edit) [alt link]
Surkin - Kiss 'N' Horns (Vengeance Edit)
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And finally, in case you ever thought they left it, the Chemical Brothers are totally back in the game. Anyone fortunate enough to hear the cascading bumpty bump symphony that descended to earth to mascarade under the human name "Electronic Battle Weapon 8" could tell you that these dodes are always three steps ahead. Their forthcoming "We Are the Night" LP promises many delectables, Do It Again being the first fruit. If you haven't heard the single get on it (click the image above), this is epic stuff, interpreting new movements in dance as fast as it internalizes them, with vocals that grip right to the very essence of chant ritual. And then what's this: an Audion remix?! Well, paint my face and bang my drum, bitches!

Chemical Brothers - Do It Again (Audion's House Arrest Remix) [alt link]

p.s. we've been getting a lot of visitors lately, and i thought id throw it out there that we really dig comments. i mean if a thousand people a day can't strike up a discourse on dance music, then maybe i should think about shifting mediums or doing the cabbage patch in a sandwich board or something. we just want your sweet attention. seriously.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

dude
1 minute to midnight is neither - its been floating round for over a year!

bah the album is good.
phantom pt II & genesis are the shit !

seandonson said...

Whether we like it or not, Justice is the next step forward. I dont think you can just gauge the album by dancefloor potential. Take the SMD album for instance, almost every song is dancefloor ready but listening at home can get pretty monotonous. Justice has made an ALBUM. Something you can listen to all the way through in environments beyond the club. Valentine in particular is fucking awesome and is something no one would drop at peak time.

Anonymous said...

i'm not sure about it, i can see both sides of the argument but my jury's still out on it...

as for the audion, matthew dear can do no wrong in my eyes, i've had noiser on repeat for a few days and this is siiick too.

maitreya said...

SD, i agree valentine has something charming and cosmic about it. i respect that they are trying to make an album; not every track has to be peaktime fodder, but itd be nice to have one or two new tracks that I felt were on par with Nazareth in terms of not just dance floor playability but also in having that monolithic feeling of power.

john, yeah noiser-- which did nothing for me on first listen about a month ago-- has grown to become one of my favorite audion tracks. i was thinking about posting it but ghostly doesn't like unauthorized likes, the b-side fred's bells is also a stunner.

Anonymous said...

On some chemical brothers shit - Battle Weapons is amazing but the original Do it Again didnt really do anything for me - it sounded like it had potential - Im hoping this remix took that to another level. Thanks for keeping it fresh!!!

Anonymous said...

Posting leaked Justice is kind of lame, to be honest. A little respect...

Anonymous said...

the skitzo dancer remix is something totally different. OMTM is pretty hot though; I got that import vinyl back when.