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WART!ME is the result of one absolute dude meeting another absolute dude and recognising that they were both dudes. The dudes in questions are Tommie Sunshine and Jon Kennedy who have combined their talents into an electro machine capable of tearing up dancefloors across the world. Of course, all machines need prototypes and testing and so consider this preview of the debut remix by the duo as a Beta version of the final thing.

When it finally does drop, untold carnage shall be inflicted to all those in the presence of it… Prepare.

Lady Gaga- Monster [Tommie Sunshine & Jon Kennedy present WART!ME Remix] – PREVIEW by tommiesunshine

This year’s summer mixes are coming in thick and fast, and Hot Pink Delorean were sent to Earth to deliver the most scorching summer mixes possible. And 2010 shall see no depreciation of form as they drop this mix of juicy electro goodies.

And be on the look out for a dubstep and drum & bass mix from the guys under the name of Terravita at some point soon!

Hot Pink Delorean – Summer Mix 2010 by hot pink delorean

Shit guys, things have been a bit mad over the past few days with technical glitches and a mighty busy schedule… doing nothing. Anyway, here’s a catch up of stuff that I’ve missed and will round off into one post.

Firstly, I give my sympathies to the family of Brittany Murphy who passed away yesterday from what seems to be a heart attack. 32 years is not an age to die at, at all. Very talented and unique actress.

So let’s get going with some tunes! First up here is a track by a hip hop five-piece who I really can’t call one of my favourites. Hailing from Japan, they’ve copped huge names in the urban scene on their tracks for the past few years now and this track makes no difference with them landing a feature from the biggest name in rap right now – Jay-Z. Guessed who they are yet? It’s the Teriyaki Boyz! The track’s “Living the Life” and comes from the Delicious Japanese CD and DVD boxset. It’s more RnB as opposed to rap with the dreamy synths and piano keys. This isn’t one I rate highly, and Jay-Z’s feature is not exactly fulfilled – sounds like he wasn’t offered that much for the feature.

Teriyaki Boyz – Living the Life ft. Jay-Z

Next up is another hip hop chooon from rhyme meister Mos Def who’s been creating some eddy currents around his name in recent weeks. This joint here is a simple, little, lazy production. Not intended to be serious. He’s just being playful. Chopping, jabbing, fusing. We have seen quite a change in Mos Def’s attitudes towards his performance in the last year – with the emphasis being less on his actual lyrics and more on the actual overall feel of the track. I preferred him really giving us epic verses but I’m liking this one. It’s nice. It’s something that hip hop could do with more often and isn’t exactly difficult to do. Big names dropping little experiments from the studio. They don’t have to go hard all the time. Do we have too high expectations of them now?! Anyway, the track’s called “24 Hour Karate School” and is produced by Ski Beatz. Nice.

Mos Def – 24 Hour Karate School

Veering away from hip hop now but staying strictly urban for this track (which I have been very late on posting). No point giving it a wordy intro as I’m sure you’ve copped it already. It’s the epic garage effort by UK artist Solo. He’s remixed Wiley‘s “Never Be Your Woman” which is due out next Feb – so this won’t be gracing your Christmas stockings I’m afraid. It’s got some sick synths, funky beats and garage treats. Will definitely be a big tune in the New Year!

Wiley – Never Be Your Woman (Solo ‘Loves Garage’ Remix)

Now let’s hit electro. And here I deliver a collaboration that promises big things. Three of the biggest names in the scene have brought their talents into one five minute effort. The culprits are Crookers, Soulwax and Mixhell. The result: “We Love Animals”. I’m surprised there was no Miike Snow influence here, because that really would have been joyful. Now, in this track you can really identify all of the individual collaborators’ styles. It’s quite a mash and it blends well though has no real structure there. I have to say, actually, I’m a little disappointed with the track considering all those that were involved but that’s not to say it is bad. I do like it. I just think there was a lot more potential for something incredible.

Crookers – We Love Animals ft. Soulwax & Mixhell

And whilst sticking to the electro curve with a detour into the rave scene, we have the latest dropping from Hostage. Dropping? You ask. Yes. This track is THE SHIT. I’m not usually a fan of Hostage tracks when they’re on their own but I love them when they’re in sets. However, this track ticks all the right boxes for me and really is my favourite Hostage track yet. Some funky beats in this one, where he seems to have let off with the bass. When this drops in the club, it will be sure to catch everyone’s attention. I give you “Achtung!”.

Hostage – Achtung!

Hope you like them goodies.

Cor blimey, Mishka is getting dangerous now. The way they keep pumping out these exclusive mixes, I’m going to start getting very high expectations each month! Last time we had Rusko delivering a dubstep smash and now we’ve got Jack Beats delivering the goodies. This is a must for all Jack Beats fans (which should be all of you – what’s not to like?!) as it is just a feast of Jack Beats beauties.

Mishka presents Keep Watch Vol. XIV – Jack Beats

I seriously cannot fault any of Chew Fu’s work. I was probably introduced to his stuff a lot later than most other people, when I came across his My Palms Is Out mixtape which was on repeat on my iPod for months. In recent months, he’s turned his remixing skills to more mainstream tracks, giving them the distinctive Chew Fu flavour. Now, he’s turned his hand to the queen of electro at the moment, Lady GaGa, and has been bashing out remixes of a variety of her tracks. This one I present to you is his reworking of “Bad Romance”. It’s an absolute club killer, definite to set the crowd.

Cop his Paparazzi, Remixes Part Deux EP at iTunes now!

Lady GaGa – Bad Romance (Chew Fu H1N1 Club Mix)

A nifty remix of Kontact Me from Boys Noize’s album Power has surfaced over at his blog. The track’s by a German fella called Audionite and it’s a pretty sweet reworking of the original track!

Boys Noize – Kontact Me (Audionite Remix)

My favourite electro producers, Boys Noize, has released this hour-long mixtape to promote his upcoming second album called Power. He’s not put out the tracklist but it is said that there are some album cuts on here.

Boys Noize – Power Mixtape