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grace jones – hurricane

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Grace Jones - Corporate Cannibal
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Grace Jones - Hurricane
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Grace Jones is another amazing icon. Last year she released her first studio album in 10 years and she didn’t hold anything back. She’s been making a name for herself as an artist, actor and singer since 1970’s and has been at the fore-front of all that is exciting and cutting edge.

Grace Jones’s striking appearance, height (5′10½”), and manner influenced the cross-dressing movement of the 1980s, such as Annie Lennox. She would also exemplify the “Flat Top” hairstyle in many of her concerts in the 1970s, which would become popular among black men in the 1980s. Her first album cover to feature this hairstyle was 1980’s Warm Leatherette.
Jones maintained both recording and acting careers, although her acting often overshadowed her musical output; except in Europe where her profile as a recording artist was much higher. Her strong visual presence was an advantage for her music videos and concert tours. In her concert performances, she adopted various personas and wore outlandish costumes, particularly during her years with Goude. One such performance was at the Paradise Garage in 1985, for which she collaborated with visual artist Keith Haring for her costume. Haring painted her body in tribal patterns and fitted her with wire armor.”

from wikipedia

www.theworldofgracejones.com/
from album:
Grace Jones - cd artwork





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mieka du franx – burlesque disco

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Mieka Du Franx - Burlesque Disco
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Mieka Du Franx is one classy lady. A former resident of the vancity, she is now back at her homebase of New York. She took a bit of a break from production, but lately she’s been back in the studio throwing down new tracks for her label Felinephonix Music. She was one of the mainstays of the popkiller parties, and she still knows how to rock the decks…

Burlesque Disco, produced by Mieka Du Franx, a name we are seeing more of from her vocal drops on her own imprint Felinephonix Music, Robsoul Recordings to her remix on house labels, Nervous Records, Is This, and Cuatro to her own label releases on Felinephonix Music. This New York native, develops her stretch for sounds by combining an original Italo Disco sound with elements of a Moog for an innovative project she refers to as, Nu Disco House. Mieka captures the late-night, peak time in the city atmosphere with use of train horns throughout, classic analogue additives, and her own vocal describing her illicit behaviors, strange dances, and ritualistic activities. The ample amount of extended lush for those who see the Nu side of Disco a hot commodity. She also adds a “burlesque beatzie” version that breaks up the original for more of a freestyle pop-lockin groove.

release notes from felinephonix

www.felinephonix.com
www.myspace.com/felinephonix
www.residentadvisor.net/dj-page.aspx?id=1477
from album:
Mieka Du Franx - cd artwork





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curtis santiago – have mercy

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Santogold vs CurtisSantiago - L.E.S. Artistes
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Lykke Li vs Curtis Santiago - Lil Bit
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Kid Cudi vs Curtis Santiago - Day N Nite
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Curtis Santiago is a Canadian dance rock musician, originally from Sherwood Park, Alberta. He’s lived all over Canada and i’ve heard his name very often. His newest mixtape taps some past and current pophits and makes them listen-able. Especially that terrible Kid Cudi song….this was the first time i could listen to it all the way through….. Check Him Out!!

Critics and fans agree Santiago’s ability to throw out a freestyle rhyme in the middle of a show or attack a song like a true indie rocker set him apart. The sexual nuances and metaphoric whim only succeed in complementing his eclectic style. The album is raw. What you see is what you get. He wears emotion on his sleeve – when he’s wearing a shirt that is.

Once shy about his slim physique, this reservation has been left by the road somewhere. He’s an all out show that will knock you out live.

from radio3.cbc.ca

http://www.curtissantiago.com
http://www.curtissantiago.com/blog/
from album:
Curtis Santiago - cd artwork





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northern state – can i keep this pen?

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Northern State - iluvitwhenya
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Northern State - Cold War
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Northern State - Suck A Mofo
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Northern State is Spero, Hesta Prynn, and Sprout. We grew up together in deep suburban Long Island and we’ve been friends forever. We found ourselves living in NYC after college, hanging out and listening to hip hop off of Hesta Prynn’s computer (pre-ipod).

In the fall of 2000, at a party at Hesta Prynn’s apartment, we had the idea to start a rap group. So we did.

We have now been a band for seven years. “Can I Keep This Pen?” is our third proper album, following “All City” (Columbia Records, 2004), “Dying in Stereo” (Northern State Records/Startime/Wichita UK, 2003), and our 2002 independent EP “Hip Hop You Haven’t Heard”, which was supposed to be our demo. We got our start playing gigs all over NYC, and we have had the good fortune of sharing the stage in the US and Europe with the Roots, Le Tigre, Talib Kweli, De La Soul, The Gossip, Gym Class Heroes, Tegan and Sara, and Cake.

from their website

http://www.northernstate.net/
from album:
Northern State - cd artwork





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tomas jirku – footloose

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Tomas Jirku - Footloose
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Kanye West - Love Lockdown (Tomas Jirku Remix
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Good friend of mine, (and crazy man) Tomas Jirku is back creating music… These tracks are a bit older, but he’s back in the studio cranking out more… Follow him on twitter to get exclusive sneak previews of his new work…

www.riversof.com
www.twitter.com/tomasjirku
 

Matias Aguayo – Rollerskate

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Matias Aguayo - Rollerskate
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Matias Aguayo lives between Buenos Aires and Paris, djing, making music, performing concerts alone and together with Marcus Rossknecht with their project “BROKE!”.

Born 73 in Santiago de Chile he musically grew up in Cologne, Germany, where he spent the whole 90ies living and contributing to the scene of this city which would have such a deep influence on dancemusic. He was there, as clubkid and dj (e.g. of the legendary Liquid Sky Club) experiencing the creation of new musical styles and contributing by organizing parties and being involved in musical productions such as the project Zimt (w/ Michael Mayer, 1997). Soon he would come up with a new project: Closer Musik (w/ Dirk Leyers). Touring from disco to disco and around the world, performing livesets which also took him to Buenos Aires, Argentina – where he stayed for some time and never really left, organizing temporary free club spaces like the “juventud clandestina” (clandestine youth) and the “hoy” club – a period reflected in Matias’ Album “Are You Really Lost” (Kompakt, 2005).

His main activity nowadays consists in making free parties on the streets together with his friends Ladybumbox, Gary and Pablo, the legendary “bumbumbox” parties in capitals and big cities of Southamerica (Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, Asuncion in Paraguay, Sao Paulo, Medellin in Colombia, Santiago de Chile, etc…)

In his djsets (which are partly livesets, considering the integration of singing and a couple of instruments), Matias celebrates his vision of dancemusic, with intensity and sensuality, nights where people dance to dark disco gems, futuristic visions of underground house, nocturnal and groovedriven techno, and obviously lots of unreleased tracks, dancing and singing on top included… from here

http://www.myspace.com/musicacomeme
www.myspace.com/bumbumbox
 

kid sister – ultra violet

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Kid Sister - Step (feat. Estelle)
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Kid Sister - Daydreaming
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I thought this album would never come out! She has been teasing us all for years with one off tracks and now finally a full length album has been released… Check out this rather poppy version of what she once was… (almost) similar to the road that lady soverign took, but MUCH MUCH less tacky….

www.myspace.com/kidsister
www.twitter.com/kidsistermelisa
from album:
Kid Sister - cd artwork





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florence and the machine – lungs

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Florence and the Machine - Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)
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Florence and the Machine - You've Got The Love
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I hadn’t heard anything about this group until heard “Rabbit Heart (Raise it Up)” on a friends dj mix. Florence has a great voice and the music is pretty entrancing. Here is a blurb from wikipedia:

Florence and the Machine is the recording name of Florence Welch and a collaboration of other artists who provide backing music for her voice. Musically Florence and the Machine’s sound is generally referred to as soul-inspired indie. Florence and The Machine’s music has received praise across the music media, especially from the BBC who played a large part in Florence and The Machine’s rise to prominence by promoting her as part of BBC Introducing.

www.florenceandthemachine.net
www.myspace.com/florenceandthemachine
from album:
Florence and the machines - cd artwork





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george alley

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George Alley - Paris Model
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George Alley - Everytime
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George Alley - Been A Long Time
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George Alley is a true icon of glamour. In most of the ways possible i believe….. If you don’t know that, then you just don’t know of him. I mostly hear his voice on ‘i’m going to kill you’, a podcast that he does with cohort edward bottger. As a listener i have heard him sing often, but these are different…. Here is the musical bio from his website.

The day George Alley was given a tape recorder was the day he recorded his first song,“Put it In” an ode to putting pies in microwaves, and kids into Esprit sweaters. This led to avant-garde mall recordings of Hava Nagila,, auditions for the New Mickey Mouse Club, Battle of the Bands and beat concerts on college radio. After years of playing in bands with names like Alien Flavors, Dein Kopf, Slug Slug Slug, Standard Noses and Boat to Kazakhstan and studying voice and picking up various instruments
A very strange musician was formed.

Alley has composed music for a variety of purposes. He has composed scores for US & International Sundance S His music videos have been presented embers of Man Man.uch as Cenk Ergun, Drew Castellano hort film Cookie-Cutter Joe, for celebrated dance companies like Dance Theatre X, and Korean choreographer Woo-Jin Ling and composer for Stone Soup Theatre Arts “The McGuffin” He has collaborated and performed with celebrated recording artists such as Cenk Ergun, Hears of Darknesses, Drew Castellano, Skimmingtonride and members of Man Man.

www.georgealley.com
imgoingtokillyou.podomatic.com/
 

lady gaga – the fame monster

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Lady Gaga - Teeth
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Lady Gaga feat. Beyonce - Telephone
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You know who she is. She’s in vancouver this week, so get in the mood! She just rereleased her debut album with 8 new tracks. Here are 2 of my favorite….

www.ladygaga.com
www.lady-gaga.net
from album:
Eazy E - cd artwork





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adam lambert – for your entertainment

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Adam Lambert - For Your Entertainment
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Adam Lambert - Strut
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He is most well known as the best american idol that didn’t win first place. This (now) openly gay singer has been promoting the hell out of his new album with scandal! Nothing works better……. I’m sure you’ve heard all about it.

www.adamofficial.com
from album:
Eazy E - cd artwork





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eazy e – it’s on (dr. dre) 187um Killa

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Eazy E - Gimme That Nutt
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Eazy E-Boyz N Tha Hood featuring Dresta
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Eric Lynn Wright (Sept 7, 1963 – March 26, 1995), better known by the stage name Eazy-E, was an American rapper, producer, and record executive from Compton, California. Widely regarded as one of the founders of the gangsta rap subgenre, he rose to fame as the founder and member of the group N.W.A and later achieved critical and commercial success as a solo artist.

www.eazy-e.com
from album:
Eazy E - cd artwork





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d/a/d – supermotives

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d/a/d - 10 Day Vacation
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d/a/d - Mastered Motives
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I don’t know much about d/a/d except what i can find on his myspace.

My name is Zach but i like to be called D/A/D I like the years 1984 to around 1993 + feeling good.

Go grab it! He’s released it for free, check out the link below…

www.myspace.com/dad4evs
originally found here
from album:
d/a/d - album artwork







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antony and the johnsons- crazy in love

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Antony and the Johnsons - Crazy in love (Live)
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Very excellent cover of beyonce’s ‘Crazy in Love’ performed by Antony and the Johnsons. i saw them perform this song last year at the vogue theatre, and it was terriffic. This is from their live CD, ‘Live at Dalhalla’.

www.antonyandthejohnsons.com
www.myspace.com/antonyandthejohnsons
from album:
Antony and the Johnsons - Live at Dalhalla - cd artwork





 

the budos band – the budos band

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The Budos Band - Origin of Man
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The Budos Band - Ride or Die
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The Budos Band are an “Instrumental Staten-Island Afro-Soul” outfit recording on the Daptone Records label. The band has eleven members (up to thirteen members at times) who play instrumental music that is self-described as “Afro-Soul,” a term and sound which – in a recent interview – baritone saxophone player Jared Tankel elucidates as, being drawn from Ethiopian music the band had been listening to that had a soul undercurrent to it, which the band then “sprinkled a little bit of sweet 60’s stuff on top” of.

www.thebudos.com
www.myspace.com/budosband
from album:
CeCe Peniston - cd artwork





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