Best of 2011
12/31/2011
Here is my BEST OF 2011 list (questions/categories came from Loose Lips but I decided to actually post it before 2012) with short reviews in case you have no idea what the songs are about and want to know if it is worth listening to or if you should just go iron your clothes in preparation for a non-denominational holiday family gathering.
top 11 songs (in alphabetical order)
Breakbot feat. Ruckazoid – Fantasy — JACKO FTW
Flume feat. Antony for Cleopatra – Sleepless — PITCHBEND FLIPS THE BIRD TO AFROJACK
Gigamesh – It’s So Intense — YOUTUBE LULZ + MELODYNE + MDMA = 17/10
Goldroom – Morgan’s Bay — TALENTED BASTARD, H8 U
Herr Styler – Snow in Paris — 5 DOLLA MEXICAN CIRCUS // BEST VIDEO OF 2011
Tensnake – Something About You — POST-HACIENDA ANTHEM
The KDMS – Tonight — WHAT TOP 40 WOULD BE IF IT WASN’T RUN BY PEDOS
Stewrat – The Key — IF U BELIEVE IN LUV IT MIGHT SOUND LIKE THIS
Vanilla – Sure — I DON’T EVEN HAVE THE MP3 CAN SOMEONE SEND IT PLS?
top 11 remixes or reissues
Adele – Set Fire To The Rain (Plastic Plates Remix) — Nü-Gay ANTHEM
BC x Delivery – Return To Me (Munk Remix) — MADE ME FEEL TWELVE YEARS OLD
Cassian – I Like What You’re Doing (Lorenz Rhode Dangerous Mix) — TEDDY RILEY RETURNS
Chromeo – Hot Mess (Oliver Remix) — DROPPED THIS TO 900 PEOPLE THEY LOST IT
Classixx – Into the Valley (Julio Bashmore Remix) — EVEN HIPSTER DJS PLAY THIS
Golden Bug and Rodion – Do The Washing Machine (The C90s Remix) — MICKEY MOONLIGHT MIX EQUALLY NICE
Mark Ronson – Record Collection (Perseus Karaoke Mix) — WAY “BETTER” WITHOUT THE “URBAN” “ARTISTS”
Maxxi Soundsystem – Get Up (Danny Daze SpinInOut Remix) — GOOD REMINDER TO DO UR LAUNDRY
Mighty Mouse – Ice Beer — EDIT? REMIX?? ORIGINAL???
Niki & The Dove – Mother Protect (Goldroom Remix) — I CAN PLAY THIS ON PIANO
T&K – Line of Light (Canblaster remix dreamy version) — THE LAST 133 BPM TRACK I LIKED WAS ARMIN VAN BUUREN
favorite album
artist of 2011
best 2011 breakout (best new artist)
best 2011 comeback
best 2011 concert
2011′s best kept secret (under-appreciated act/album/genre)
Mixtape: Space Vacation
05/19/2011
Monarchy – I Won’t Let Go (Bag Raiders Remix)
Cyclist – Bass Face (Hemingway ‘Space Disco’ Remix)
Joey Negro pres. Kula Kube – Why (Midnight Savari Remix)
SebastiAn – Embody
Laberge – Wake Your Body
Lone – Angel Brain
Fever Ray – Triangle Walks (Rex the Dog Edit)
Luke Million – Italo Journey Pt. 2
World’s End Press – Faithful (G.L.O.V.E.S ‘China White’ Club Mix)
Neighbour & Cal Bass – Angel Breath
Dominic Pierce – Vibrations
Ryan Paris – Dolce Vita (Rankin Edit)
Breakbot feat. Ruckazoid – Fantasy
Casco – Cybernetic
Dimitri From Paris & DJ Rocca – A Reason For Living (Dubstrumental)
February Chart Minimix
02/28/2011
Been awhile since I did a mix, here’s a few tracks doing it for me this month.
If you’re kicking around Vancouver I’m playing at Ginger 62 this Friday with the inimitable Trevor Risk and U-Tern. Drop me a line for the listos.
Tracklist
Alec Carlsson – Kurtis
Feadz – Far From Home
LBCK – Lift You Up
Julio Bashmore – Battle for Middle You
Rodion & Golden Bug – Do The Washing Machine (C90s Mix)
Chromeo – Hot Mess (Oliver Remix)
Breakbot – Shades of Black
Nightriders – Hey (Nom De Strip Mix)
Siriusmo – Feromonikon
The Twelves and GRUM
04/15/2010
You’d have to blind deaf and dumb for the past year to have not heard The Twelves.
But… if you don’t know them, they’ve remixed MIA, Metric, Iggy Pop, Groove Armada, and Fever Ray among others with their signature electro pop sound. The Twelves’ live performance returns May 6 to Vancouver at Venue with rising indie dance/nu disco star of 2009-2010: GRUM. With the inimitable U-Tern and myself also playing.
At the risk of sounding like a complete fanboy – my excitement for this show is off the charts, kind of like the Breakbot show of last year. Check out some of the tunes below, you do not want to miss this night. Seriously I’ll pay for your ticket if you come and aren’t blown away.
Buy your tickets here.
new mix for download
03/04/2010
DOWNLOAD: pat.lok
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mar2010 mix
little bit of old and new in this one, just a lot of funky and french cuts. it starts at 110bpm and quickly gets up to 130bpm, I tried to focus on the melodies and stay out the way.
tracklist
crazy p – the hit (pat lok fm8 preset cut)
gorillaz – stylo (louis la roche remix)
imagination – music and lights
sean roman – phone call
arrogance – crazy
tensnake – coma cat
skyy – skyyzoo (raoul7000′s acme edit)
pierce – good friends
breakbot – make you mine (gogobizkitt! remix)
munk – no milk (ben mono remix)
grum – can’t shake this feeling (dcup mix)
gogobizkitt! – i wonder why!
matt hughes – can’t talk now
webqueawry – searching
louis la roche – missing you (feat. ad-apt)
kamei – funky music
discotech & white noise – no worry
zort – mambo poa martino (ben mono mix)
yolanda be cool vs dcup – we no speak americano
sievert – be pleasant
leonardus – everything is disco
laberge – i need your love
the phantom’s revenge – johnny lawrence of the cobra kai
c-code – burning up in here (rubix remix)
burns – in my eyes (his majestry andre remix)
who da funk – shiny disco balls (acapella)
j dilla – last donut of the night
PS – I’ll be opening for Don Diablo at Shine on March 20, he’s one of the producer/djs killing the game right now, don’t sleep.
Breakbot is Bonafide
12/02/2009
Hey all,
So the Breakbot show went down something ridiculous. What a privilege to open for him, really made my year. Lessons learned from the night:
1) Ableton sets when done right can rock it as hard as anything else
2) playing on shit needles off Serato is never worth it (learned the hard way)
Here are some pics… rocking out with U-Tern Sam Demoe and DJ Neoteric, the Bonafide Saturdays crew at Shine Nightclub. Thanks for The Futurists for documenting the madness.
Here’s one of the tracks I played, can’t get enough of Munk lately, a sick little funker that can set the table and get people shaking it.
Munk – No Milk (Ben Mono Remix)
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Make sure you stop by BONAFIDE this Saturday, I’ll be dropping bombs in the VIP room with DJ Jesse James with Feel My Bicep, U-Tern and Tyler Fedchuk in front. Not a bad lineup. We’re also giving away those music discs and it is my pseudo-birthday so the chaos will live on. Get at me for the list.
xoxo
PL
2.27.09.EndOfWeekMusik!
02/27/2009
Metronomy – A Thing For Me (Breakbot Remix)
Royksopp – Happy Up Here (Breakbot Remix)
Breakbot is somewhat under the radar, even in the dance community – but not for long with his versatility and consistent quality. Check the melancholy pianos on the Metronomy mix, the nu-disco Royksopp remix, or his Ed Banger/Mr Oizo-like original Iron Zombie. Get funky on a Friday…
