Late Night Laptop Lads

What became of the Laptop Lads?

2009-10-26T17:03:00.002+01:00

Hi folks!

As you might have noticed, this blog is kinda DEAD. It's not sad, it was on time. We just stopped blogging, that's all.

Thanks to everyone who have visited us, and if you miss me, check out the fashion-and-art-blog Starfish & Pink Clouds , where I'll be posting some tunes every once in a while.

Starfish & Pink Clouds

Bye!

FINAL FINAL

2009-08-01T20:11:00.003+02:00

So, this is what's happening with the Late Night Laptop Lads:

Edvard has started producing/remixing his own tracks (they're pretty awesome), and I'm still writing a blog that now has over 9 000 visitors (thanks). Anyway, Ed got together with the Norwegian FINAL and now they have done the best remix of Major Lazer's Pon de Floor. Imagine a cool remix of the track, and I'll promise you this is better. Your neighbours should hate me for this (and it's 320):

Major Lazer - Pon de Floor (Final x Edvard Remix)

Also, check out FINAL's new single, to be released soon:

Well, it's Saturday night, so I'll just put the Pon de Floor remix on my iPod and hope that tonight's party has an AUX-cable!

Move While You're Watching Me

2009-07-29T11:43:00.004+02:00

Little Boots' next single Remedy will released on August 17th, including remixes by A1 Bassline, Buffetlibre and the dubstep-god Rusko. The video is already released on youtube by Little Boots herself, and I must say I like it way better than the New In Town video.

Rusko never disappoints me, and I'm glad we finally can enjoy a 320 MP3 of this, and delete the old radio rip.

Little Boots - Remedy (Rusko's Big Trainers Remix)

Move over to Disco Dust to download the other remixes.

Edit:
Talkin about Rusko, here is what he wrote on his twitter some minutes ago:

recording 2 mixes today 1 for @mishkanyc and 1 for @fenchurch. bangers bangers and more new bangers!!! links asap!

I'll give you the links when I see them!

Power Tracklist + Cover

2009-07-28T15:07:00.003+02:00

Boys Noize - Power

01. Gax
02. Kontact Me
03. Starter
04. Jeffer
05. Transmischen
06. Nerve
07. Trooper
08. Sweet Light
09. Drummer
10. Rozz Box
11. Nott
12. Heart Attack

To be released September 28th!

Bonus:

Boys Noize - Starter

Review: Felix Da Housecat - He Was King

2009-07-27T14:32:00.002+02:00

To be honest, I've never been that much interested in Felix da Housecat until now. I really enjoyed Kittenz and Thee Glitz, but I haven't really checked out his later stuff. That was until I heard Kickdrum and Elvi$ and found out I really had missed something. Felix' new album He Was King is a great mix of pure electro synth-pop (Do We Move Your World, Spank U Very Much and We) and club bangers (Elvi$ and LA Ravers).

I think that He Was King is what Tiga wanted Ciao! to sound like. Felix make lyrics like Feel like killing myself / put a shotgun to my head an blast it sound sweet, and I think the naive and funny Plastic Fantastic is what Tiga actually wanted Shoes to be. Also, a big plus is all the female vocals.

When I first heard the album, I wanted to write a track-by-track review, but I think Felix himself describes the tracks better than I do:

‘HE WAS KING’ – TRACK BY TRACK By FELIX DA HOUSECAT

1. We All Wanna Be Prince “Every lyric on that record is from a Prince song. I’m sure Prince is going to hear this!“

2. Plastik Fantastik “Straight up sexy”

3. KickDrum “You know this one!”

4. Do We Move Your World “Very Human League inspired, my straight up 80s

5. We “Four minute electro-synth workout”

6. Spank You Very Much “A much slower version of Sex Shooter”

7. Do Not Try This At Home “This has a Tom Tom Club type vibe!”

8. Turn Me On A Summer Smile “Quentin Tarantino style live bass, live guitar and spooky keyboards!”

9. Elvi$ “2manydjs and Erol have been hammering this”

10. LA Ravers “This is the whole chopped up ‘Tweak’ vibe”

11. Machine “This is like those Russian girls Tatu! That’s my other electro pop moment. The one to make you smile!”

12. He Was King “This is my new ‘Pray For a Star’ and that’s a BIG STATEMENT because that’s my favorite song I ever made. This is right up there!

I'm pretty sure that He Was King will be on my list of this year's best albums. You can decide for yourself by grabbing the album when it drops on 24th August.

Felix da Housecat - KickDrum

Back

2009-07-20T15:46:00.002+02:00

I'm back after some weeks without Internet connection! And in the meanwhile, Google has taken down some posts, and the blog looks kinda dull. But don't worry; my inbox is full of tunes you want to hear.

The Sydney-based R!M!E has made the first decent remix of Major Lazer's hit Pon De Floor. It sounds great if you mix it with the original (I just tried).

Major Lazer - Pon De Floor (R!M!E Remix)

I've been waiting for a release date for Kid Sister's debut album for some months now, and the last and final (hopefully) date is October 6th. The first single is out now, and it's produced by Sebastian Ingrosso and Steve Angello of the Swedish House Mafia.

Kid Sister - Right Hand Hi

A wobble bass doesn't always mean 140 BPM dubstep. This remix of Acidkids' Mad Mahoney by Trevor Loveys shows us that a bassline like that can lift an electro banger too. Tasty! The single includes some sweet remixes, and it's available both digital and on vinyl.

Acidkids - Mad Mahoney (Trevor Loveys Remix)

Øyvind's Top 5 July

2009-07-08T02:42:00.007+02:00

So, I thought I might start a new trend and put up a list of my monthly favourites. I don't think I'll be posting links to them (if I haven't already posted them here), so you should check them out on YouTube, Spotify, or some other blogs, and buy them if you like them. Enjoy!

1. D.I.M & TAI - Lyposuct (Original Mix)
2. Renaissance Man - What Is Guru (Original Mix)
3. AC Slater - Calm Down
4. Coki - Goblin
5. Fever Ray - Triangle Walks (Rex The Dog Edit)

The Sun Is Shining

2009-07-07T12:58:00.003+02:00

I'm in Denmark, and the sun is shining. It's actually one of those days where I really enjoy some trance. Paul Oakenfold's new album Perfecto Vegas drops today, and to warm you up, here's a sweet video and a teaser mix!

Oakenfold: On Tour in South America from Thrive Records on Vimeo.

Perfecto Vegas Teaser Mix

I'm off to the beach!

Radio DJs

2009-07-02T18:26:00.008+02:00

Yesterday I got to see my all time favourite DJ-duo live for the first time at Oslo Live festival. 2manydjs are some of the best DJs in the world when it comes to mixing genres. It's not often you get to hear David Bowie, Gossip, AC/DC, Daft Punk, Queen, Tiga, The Clash and Major Lazer in one set, all with their covers animated on a big screen.

This was by far the best DJ-set I've ever witnessed, and if you have the opportunity to see them this summer, they should not be missed.

I even heard some songs I almost had forgot.

Daft Punk - Aerodynamite

And because Klaxons got to support the Belgian DJ-duo, I thought this fitted in:

Klaxons - Gravity's Rainbow (Soulwax Remix)

Oh, and if anyone know who remixed that Fame track that 2manydjs dropped, leave a comment! It was a real killer.

Hay!

2009-06-30T12:52:00.004+02:00

This collab by Diplo and Laidback Luke have been out in the blogosphere for a while (but I don't think it's officially released yet..?). The original is good enough, but some remixes are way better. This one got released through RCRD LBL today, and it's all I want from a song like this.

Diplo & Laidback Luke - Hey! (Bombaman Remix)

ReTweet

2009-06-30T10:31:00.006+02:00

RT @oizo3000MY N.A.S.A. REMIX IS ONLINE

I think Twitter is the new place to find blogable tunes. Mr. Oizo shares his remix of N.A.S.A.'s Strange Enough, and I love it.

Strange Enough (Mr. Oizo Remix) - N.A.S.A.

Death to the Remix

2009-06-30T00:06:00.001+02:00

Just got an e-mail from Death to the Throne. As usually, his own description describes the song best:

waddup? here's something new that i made. it's a "re-remix" of the lykke li song "little bit", not to be confused with the other little bit remix i've made. and now your wondering "another lykke li remix?" and then i reply in my angry samuel l. jackson voice "HEY, YOU TELL THE HOT GIRL THAT WORKS AT URBAN OUTFITTERS TO STOP LISTENING TO HER!! SHIT!!!!!!" ..i'm gonna go smoke a cigarette now....enjoy

I enjoy it! I mean, it has female vocals and a killig bassline. I'm sold.

Lykke Li - Little Bit (Death To The Throne RE-Remix)

Unreleased Mehdi

2009-06-28T12:12:00.006+02:00

Sometimes you get something from reading the Ed Banger-blog Cool Cats. Some days ago, DJ Mehdi posted a remix he did of Crookers' Embrace The Martian that never got released. This is what Mehdi himself writes about it:

A-Trak asked me to do it for a possible Fools Gold release of this baby, around September 2008. I guess, by the time I got to finish this (which I never really did), them crooks and the Cleveland kid were touching the stratosphere with their ‘Day and Night’ bomb, and thus never dropped ‘The Martian’. It’s not the most inspired remix I ever did, but I still enjoy playing it from time to time. Enjoy

Crookers - Embrace The Martian ft. Kid Cudi (DJ Mehdi Remix)

DJ Mehdi also writes that he will release a remix compilation this atum, named RED BLACK AND BLUE - Some Remixes By DJ Mehdi.

Enjoy your Sunday!

Blogable Summer Tune

2009-06-26T20:44:00.004+02:00

Art via Bomber og Granater

The Swedish indie-rockers Peter Bjorn and John are one of the bands that really define summer music. And when they also have been remixed by the likes of Diplo, Beyond The Wizards Sleeve and Golden Filter, they're what Carles would refer to ass 'highly blogable'.

So, when this was released through RCRD LBL today, I couldn't do anything but to blog it. The remix is by the New York based The Knocks.

Peter Bjorn and John - It Don't Move Me (The Knocks Remix)

We'll Miss You

2009-06-25T23:50:00.006+02:00

The king of pop is dead. Michael Jackson has made some of the greatest pop songs ever, and he will be remembered forever as the man behind the best selling album of all time, Thriller. Michael is a big influence to all artists today, from all different generes, and he will always be. The world will miss him.

Will someone ever make pop music with basslines this funky again?

Michael Jackson - Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'

Super Mash Bros.

2009-06-25T19:43:00.006+02:00

Because you like Girl Talk, you like Super Mash Bros too. As their name tells you, they mash up, and they do it well. The tracks floats as they should, and the samples are many and well known. Yesterday, they released their second album All About The Scrillions on their facebook fanpage. It's only 32 minutes, but it's free and super funny.

Super Mash Bros. - NPH FTW

Super Mash Bros. - Bruce Willis Was Dead The Whole Time

Super Mash Bros - All About The Scrillons (13 songs, 48 mb, .zip)

Moar Ghosts N Whatever

2009-06-25T14:15:00.004+02:00

Via Deadmau5 YouTube Channel

Hove: Day By Day (Last Day)

2009-06-25T13:29:00.007+02:00

It's the last day, and you can enjoy the sun till 21.30, when M83 enters the Amphitheatre. I haven't seen them live, but I've heard their albums, and I can promise you that this concert will not be forgotten.

M83 - Up!

Tonight, you have time to check out the Bunker, where Still Going from New York will be playing and pretty people will be dancing.

Remember to catch half an hour of Rye Rye at the Marquee stage before moving over to the Amphitheatre again, to see The Prodigy at 24.00. They may deliver the concert that will be remembered as the concert of the year, and that is not to be missed.

The Count & Sinden - Hardcore Girls Ft. Rye Rye

The Prodigy - Out Of Space

Since it's the last day, you'll have to dance as long as possible, so after The Prodigy have delivered their set, move back to the Marquee stage where Olle Abstract, Brokesteady, BitchBoys and DJ Nuhhh will spin the records all night long.

Hope you had a nice festival, and thanks for reading my guides :)

MSTRKRFT Live on Letterman

2009-06-24T16:25:00.003+02:00

John Legend + JFK on a piano > NORE twittering and rapping at the same time

Bonus:
John Legend & Andre 3000 - Green Light (MSTRKRFT Remix)

Crystal Castles Acting Like Total Morons

2009-06-24T15:37:00.005+02:00

Crystal Castles are probably the most over-hyped and boring band around at the time, and now they have also started to act like big rock stars did 20 years ago. Dagbladet writes that they trashed the stage and hit a security guard because the sound was so fucking bad. I don't know, but I think the album sounds pretty bad too. This sounds much better, and it's about fighting, so i thought it was cool to post it:

Public Enemy - Party For Your Right To Fight

It's actually a bit 'meh' that Crystal Castles do this. It would have been a greater story if someone like Tiga or Little Boots did it, but with Crystal Castles it's too predictable. But I won't talk more about them, the funny thing about this story is that Little Boots was there and twittered about it later:

Woah just watched crystal castles at sonar, sound was awful throughout kept cutting out so at te end alice started trashing the stage...

See, folks? Twitter. That's the thing. It's like a bad version of your Facebook status, and that's hot. Folow us by clicking here.

(Do I blog too much about Little Boots?)

Hove: Day By Day (Day 3)

2009-06-24T09:28:00.011+02:00

It's Wednesday and you can basically sleep over most parts of the day. It's the metal day at the main stage, but it's sunny and you're not really interested.

Instead, you should start the day with The Virgins at the Amphitheatre at 17.45. They play that kind of indie that fits a sunny day and a couple of beers. But my hot tip today is actually to just stay at the Marquee stage from 19.30 and throughout the day. First out is Esser, he's English, and sounds like an electro pop version of The Streets.

Esser - This Time Around

After Esser, the highly blogable electro group Metronomy will be playing a nice set. You all know them pretty good, and I guess you've heard their album Nights Out too. Therefore, I'll give you a remix of their single A Thing For Me by Breakbot.

Metronomy - A Thing For Me (Breakbot Remix)

After Metronomy, my hero Victoria Hesketh aka Little Boots will take over the stage, and she'll deliver the concert that makes you smile for the rest of the week. I'll give you a track from her debut album Hands and a minimix of the album, mixed by Little Boots herself.

Little Boots - Symmetry

Little Boots - Hands Minimix

After Little Boots, Rusko will turn the place from a sweet pop tent to a dark dubstep club. This is the only dubstep act booked for this year's Hove, and you shouldn't miss this! Listen for yourself, this is the track The Moaners of his latest EP Babylon: Volume Two.

Rusko - The Moaners

Tonight Bitch Boys will be playing in the Bunker, and that's well worth a visit.

Makes You Wanna Get Some

2009-06-23T23:46:00.004+02:00

A little treat before I go to bed, the first single off Felix Da Housecat's upcoming album He Was King.

A big fat kick drum makes you wanna get some, makes you go boom boom.

Felix Da Housecat - Kick Drum

Hove: Day By Day (Day 2)

2009-06-23T12:00:00.001+02:00

Hi again! Hope y'all had a great first day at Hove yesterday, and that you danced all night long. Anyway, it's day 2, and more acts to see. Here are today's tips:

Start the day with the over-blogged folk-pop band Fleet Foxes. I guess you know them already, if not, give them a search at elbo.ws. Find yourself a nice green spot far from the stage, have a grilled burger or some sushi and enjoy the sun. A beer or three is also recommended.

Now, you have two choices: grab a beer and line up in front for The Killers, or grab a new beer and move over to the Marquee stage. If you choose the last option: Get on your dancing shoes and enjoy the Norwegian Casiokids. They sing in Norwegian, but you shouldn't really think about that.

Casiokids - Grønt lys i alle ledd

I know they're mainstream and that it probably will be a bunch of 14-year old girls passing out, but The Killers are gonna kill it on the main stage.

The Killers - Smile Like You Mean It (Fischerspooner Remix)

Tonight's hottest tip is Golden Silvers. They're from London, they're indie, they're disco, they're electro and they're probably hipsters. Is that what we call bloghouse?

Golden Silvers - True Romance (True No. 9 Blues)

Last out tonight is Crookers at the Maequee stage. I've heard they're opening their sets with Pon De Floor, so that will probably kick ass. Never mind the 'so-last-year' feeling you get from dancing to Thunderstruck, and smile.

Crookers - Il Buono

Also tonight, if you have some spare time, check out the Bunker. Untz Untz will be spinning records all night long, and you'll be dancing to something like this:

Untz Untz DJs Summertour 09 Mixtape (Tracklist in the comments)

Hove: Day By Day (Day 1)

2009-06-22T11:00:00.001+02:00

The Hove festival starts for real today, and I have some sweet acts and mp3s to recommend. Tonight is a very blogable night, and the artists I'll give you are most probably well known. First out are The Thing Tings. They were at Hove last year too, but they had to cancel their set after just a few songs. Tonight they'll rock the main stage before Franz Ferdinand.

Actually, never mind Franz Ferdinand. If you go for a walk in the woods, you'll probably end up at Flekken and be able dance to some Norwegian disco. Todd Terje from the label Full Pupp will be spinning the records, and you can choose whether you want to sit down and have a lovely dinner, or dance with beautiful people.

Todd Terje - Eurodans

Move over to the lovely Amphitheatre. Lykke Li will be there to give you harmless electropop, and you should be able to fall in love pretty easy (not necessary with Lykke Li, but more likely with the girl/boy next to you).

Now this is what sucks tonight: While Lykke Li is singing (and probably dancing) at the Amphitheatre, Danger will be tearing up the dancefloor at the Marquee Stage. This means you'll have to pick your favourite; sweet female pop music or hard electronic dance music. It's your choice!

Lykke Li - My

vs.

Danger - 88:88

Also, if you have some spare time this evening, you should check out 2depressed2getdressed in the Bunker and dance all night long.

Have a nice day, and come back tomorrow for more tips!

Hove: Day By Day

2009-06-21T14:58:00.002+02:00

The Hove Festival starts up tomorrow, in Arendal, Norway. The line-up is pretty amazing, especially when it comes to blogable electro. Since I've fucked my knee pretty hard (while dancing to DJ Final...) I have to stay home. That sucks, but it gives me the oportunity to give you some advices on what to see each day (yeah right, as if you read this blog while you're living in a tent at a festival).

Even though the festival starts tomorrow, the camp opened on Friday, and the camp scene has some sweet up and coming Norwegian acts that are worth a listen. In some hours (18.00), Binärpilot will enter the stage, and you'll be able to dance to robot-music.

Binärpilot - Smile (Make Your Body Move)

If you're still having problems with your tent while Binärpilot is playing, don't worry. At 19.00 you'll be able to see the one of the funniest electronic shows in the world. Captain Credible plays some sort of IDM/electronica, and his instruments are home made and awesome. Not to be missed:

Captain Credible - Golden Spaceship vs Zombie Aliens

Stay tuned the whole week to get some tips on what to see (and some sweet mp3s)!

Own The Floor

2009-06-21T00:36:00.005+02:00

I made a little edit of Major Lazer's Pon De Floor to use in my own live sets, and it actually worked quite well! So I thought that I could share it with y'all. And no, I didn't do that much with the original, and yes, it's 320.

Major Lazer - Pon De Floor (Øyvind's 'Own The Floor' Edit) (Mediafire)

Hope you'll enjoy it!

Random Album Title

2009-06-19T15:11:00.005+02:00

Mew's next album, entitled No More Stories/Are Told Today/I´m Sorry/They Washed Away/No More Stories/ The World is Grey/ I´m Tired/Let´s Wash Away (whoa, I guess I'll ) will drop August the 17th, and it'll probably rock. The first single is already released, and it sounds promising!

Mew - Introducing Palace Players via Data Sapiens

Video: Triangle Walks

2009-06-19T03:56:00.000+02:00

Triangle Walks from Fever Ray on Vimeo.

The Man

2009-06-17T20:40:00.005+02:00

Is it the cover of a sexy Ibiza 2009 compilation, mixed by Tiesto? No! It's a techno music, mixed by the Man

I bought Mixmag yesterday. Not because of the Hed Kandi/Ministry of Sound/Random Trance compilation-looking cover, but because of the CD that comes with. This month's CD is mixed by Boys Noize himself, it's a 'Supercharged 60-minute mix', and the track selection is neat.

Tracklist:
1 Housemeister - Who Is That Boys
2 Djedjotronic - Gum Attack
3 Simian Mobile Disco - Run
4 Like A Tim - Wonderline 1
5 Zombie Nation - The Fact
6 Faint - The Mirror Error (Das Glow Remix)
7 Shadow Dancer - Landlines
8 Housemeister - Rambo
9 Felix Da Housecat - Kickdrum
10 Radioclit - Devine Gosa (Switch Remix)
11 Mixhell - Highly Explicit (Brodinski Remix)
12 Jesper Dahlbäck - Super Connector
13 Josh Wink - Counterclock 319 (Chris Liebing Remix)
14 DJ Koze - Abudingo
15 Siriusmo - High Together

You should really hear that...

Twitter!

2009-06-17T17:58:00.005+02:00

I don't know if Elmo is on Twitter, but i sure hope so. (Okay, I found some Elmos, but they're probably fake)

Yup, the end is near, and the Laptop Lads have started twittering. It was a result of great boredom. I kinda regret it already, and we'll probably delete the account in some days.

Right now, I feel as stupid as this:

Elmo - Elmo's Song (B'more Edit)

...and that's not a good thing.

Okay, I guess I'll see y'all over at twitter then.

http://twitter.com/laptoplads

Animal Collective /// Leon Day

2009-06-17T14:28:00.003+02:00

Animal Collective's Merriweather Post Pavilion is clearly one of my favourite records of 2009, and now we finally see some decent remixes from popping up. This dubstep remix of Summertime Clothes by Leon Day has pretty much been stuck on repeat on my iPod the last days.

Animal Collective - Summertime Clothes (Leon Day AKA L.D. Remix)

The Summertime Clothes 12" is to be released June the 29th on Domino Records, and includes three nice remixes.

More from the Prince

2009-06-17T00:54:00.005+02:00

Yesterday I wrote a review of Lindstrøm and Prins Thomas' latest album, and today the Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet wrote that Prins Thomas is working on his first solo album! The album (witch he describes as non space-disco) will be released on his own label Full Pupp this autumn.

Why am I posting this? To get an excuse to post his edit of James Yuill, featured on the latest Kitsune Maison compilation.

James Yuill - This Sweet Love (Prins Thomas Sneaky Edit)

Fake Animals

2009-06-16T01:17:00.008+02:00

Finaly! Some fresh beats from Fake Blood! He has remixed Miike Snow's track Animal. It's not his best work, but I'm glad to hear some Fake Blood basslines again.

Miike Snow - Animal (Fake Blood Remix) Via Discodust

Out In Space With Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas

2009-06-15T19:58:00.000+02:00

I know I'm late on this, but I really needed some months to get to know this well enough, and decide what I thought about Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas' new album II. The album is their second full length, and it sounds more organic than their first self-titled album. Still, they show us why they're kings of the space-disco (aka Oslo-disco). Even though some of the tracks are made from a well-known formula, pieces like Rothaus and the 13-minute long Flue På Veggen take their progressive disco to another dimension.

Whether you want to listen to it in your favourite chair, or spin it at an after party is up to you, but I'll guarantee that it will work well in both situations.

Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas - Rothaus

Bonus:
Casiokids - The Long Way Home (Lindstrøm Cover)

Bygdin

2009-06-15T15:48:00.004+02:00

Some years ago, in 2006, 120 Days' self-titled album was the album of the year, and I was actually singing along to music inspired by Kraftwerk. Now, three years later, Kjetil Ovesen & Arne Schröder from 120 Days have a new project going on, named Bygdin. The music is still influenced by German minimalism, but as they write on their Myspace "There are of course traces of 120 Days, however, Bygdin's music are looser, sharper around the edges and even more playful and noisy."

I don't have any tracks for you, but check out their Myspace. Instead, I'll post a remix of their killer track Come Out Come Down, Fade Out, Be Gone done by Mental Overdrive.

120 Days - Come Out, Come Down, Fade Out, Be Gone (Mental Overdrive Remix)

Pwn The Floor

2009-06-15T15:20:00.006+02:00

Diplo and Switch

When I first heard Major Lazer (Hold the Line), I actually thought it sounded pretty lame, but then Ed introduced me to their greatest track, Pon De Floor. Ed described the track as "this year's Raven". I don't know if that's true, but it's definitely the track of the summer (even though the album is a bit meh). I'm waiting for some decent remixes!

Major Lazer - Pon De Floor

Get Dancy!

2009-06-13T20:10:00.000+02:00

Get Dancy!

Georgie Art's Myspace

Miss Harmonica's Myspace

Mini Party

2009-06-09T13:10:00.002+02:00

These minimixes that artists does for Annie Mac are always awesome, and I don't understand why they don't make megamixes like this. This one is done by The Twelves, and I found it over at Too Many Sebastians.

The Twelves - Minimix for Annie Mac

Tracklisting:
1 - Zoot Woman - Information First
2 - Glass Candy - Miss Broadway
3 - Mr Oizo - It Takes Two
4 - M.I.A. - Boyz
5 - Alan Braxe - Penthouse Serenade
6 - Daft Punk - Da Funk
7 - Tiga - Love Don't Dance Here Anymore
8 - Groove Armada - Drop it Tough (The Twelves Remix)
9 - The Glimmers - Esta Si Esta No
10 - Metronomy - Radio Ladio
11 - Holy Ghost - Hold On
12 - !!! - Must be the Moon
13 - Chemical Brothers - Chemical Beats
14 - Fleetwood Mac - You Make Lovin' Fun (Trailmix)
15 - Chromeo - Call Me Up
16 - Patrick Alavi - Power
17 - Franz Ferdinand - Ulysses
18 - Siriusmo - Discoding
19 - Snoop Doggy Dogg - Sensual Seduction
20 - Coldcut - Timber
21 - Pacific! - Hot Lips
22 - Cerrone - Look For Love

Ronson Versions

2009-06-08T21:18:00.020+02:00

Today's post will not include dubstep or Little Boots. Actually, it won't be electric at all. I will present you to Mark Ronson, the man behind that Valerie cover Amy Winehouse did last year. The New York DJ mixes soul/rock/pop with hip-hop, and he makes the word genre kinda useless. His cover album Version came out in 2007, featuring Lily Allen, Santogold and Robbie Williams. If you're more of a hip-hop-person, check out his album Here Comes The Fuzz from 2003, it's a killer.

Some days ago, I discovered some old mixtapes he did with his sister Samantha Ronson, and they have been on repeat on my iPod since. You will have to find the mixtapes yourself (Challah Twins and Get Chai), but I'll give you his Essential Mix from 2007, and some great remixes (horns never get out of style). Check out that tracklist in the comments!

Mark Ronson - Essential Mix (120 min)

Kings Of Leon - Pistol Of Fire (Mark Ronson Remix)

Bob Dylan - Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine) (Mark Ronson Remix) <3<3

More Friends

2009-06-06T23:06:00.009+02:00

Our own Hank von Helvete via Hobogestapo

Some days ago, I wrote about Emil & Friends, without knowing that they were giving away their latest EP for free! It's about 50 % acoustic and 50 % electric. Grab it here, and remember to give them some myspace-love and say thank you.

Emil & Friends - Downed Economy EP

Fever Ray's new single Triangle Walks will be released on July the 20th, with some remixes that I guess are pretty awesome. The Tiga remix is already out there, and some days ago, this was also released into the blogosphere. This one here is done by Allez Allez, and if you visit her myspace, you can listen to the Ben Hoo remix as well.

Fever Ray - Triangle Walks (Allez Allez Remix) via RCRD LBL

Last out tonight is some dubstep. L-Vis 1990 has done his edit of Caspa's Where's My Money remix. Dubble step!

TC - Where's My Money (Caspa Mix L-Vis 1990 Dubble Step Edit)

Friday > Monday

2009-06-05T23:56:00.008+02:00

Finally, a synth driven and summer sounding remix of Veronica Maggio's Måndagsborn. We Norwegians tend to love all Swedish music, even though they kinda hate everything that has Norway written on it. I think it's because we're actually better than them in the things that really count. But let's not fight about that, and agree on this:

Veronica Maggio - Måndagsborn (Le Prix Remix) via

I won't post anything from the new Little Boots album, because I think y'all know that it's the best pop album I've ever heard. Instead I'll post another remix! It's been out some months, and you may have heard it before. But I don't care.

Little Boots - New In Town (Drop The Lime Dub)

Downed Economy

2009-06-04T18:31:00.014+02:00

Emil & Friends are one of the artists/remixers I really admire. They have delivered the best remix of Little Boots' latest track New In Town, and their remix of Passion Pit's Sleepyhead is also one of the better. So it makes me happy when they announce that they are releasing their new 7" on July 27. The release consists of an extended version of Downed Economy and an exclusive, not-yet-released track. In the meanwhile, we can enjoy these (all in lovely 320):

Emil & Friends - Downed Economy (Mediafire)

Emil & Friends - Downed Economy (Beaumont Remix) (Mediafire)

Emil & Friends - Downed Economy (Dan Oh Remix) (Mediafire)

Oh, and check out Little Boots' myspace to listen to her new album Hands (i love the cover art...)

Moody

2009-06-02T21:19:00.008+02:00

I've been posting some dubstep lately, and today will be no exception. Meet Joker, a young dubstep DJ from Bristol, UK. As all other dubstep, his tracks are dark, heavy and fascinating. His latest track, Untitled_rsn is released on Tectonic, and it's by far one of the greatest dubstep tracks I have ever heard (no, I'm not really into it).

Joker - Untitled_rsn (Mediafire link)

If you're diggin' this as much as me, you should probably check out the new compilation from Tectonic, Tectonic Plates vol. 2, out now.

Give It Some Time

2009-05-31T23:25:00.007+02:00

Some female vocals and some sweet synths just dropped in our inbox. I'm sold. The Swedish group O‘Spada knows how to combine light pop music with a funky electro feeling.

O‘Spada - Time

If you think you have got what it takes to make this track even better, remix it! The best remix will be released on their promo single. More information on their myspace.

Download the remix kit here

No Way

2009-05-31T00:47:00.015+02:00

Legs via The Cobrasnake

I guess I should have been asleep by now, but I just stumbled upon some tunes that can't wait to be posted.

First out is Basement Jaxx new single Raindrops, turned into a dubstep banger by Joker & Ginz. The original is one of my favourite pop/electro songs of the year, and this is remix is not what you would ever expect. It's better.

Basement Jaxx - Raindrops (Joker & Ginz Remix)

Another dubstep track that has rocked my weekend is Benga's remix of Prodigy's radio hit Warrior's Dance. Dubstep keeps on rockin'!

The Prodigy - Warrior's Dance (Benga Remix)

I kinda danced to Lady Gaga's Just Dance a year ago, but I haven't really been digging her since that. But when Yuksek does his take on her (extremely boring and Britney-sounding) track Paparazzi, it's not that bad at all! It's actually pretty danceable. See you at the Hove festival, Yuksek! (If you like Lady Gaga, check out that Filthy Dukes remix too)

Lady Gaga - Paparazzi (Yuksek Remix)

I don't know how I missed this. A Daft Punk cover!

Señor Coconut - Around the World (Daft Punk Cover)

Good night y'all! (Oh, and thanks for giving us some love at elbo.ws! (Check out the blog ranking...))

(Bonus (shhhh): Jeffer)

Daft Disco

2009-05-28T15:01:00.005+02:00

The nu-disco kings The Twelves have covered the Daft Punk classic Nightvision from Discovery. Great success!

The Twelves - Nightvision (Daft Punk Cover) Via Too Many Sebastians

Speaking of Daft Punk, I hope y'all have downloaded the Remix After All bootleg, compiled by some awesome blogs. Check it out over at Disco Demons!

Hove Festival Mixtape

2009-05-26T15:44:00.006+02:00

Hovemiks by Øyvind

Casiokids - Fot I Hose (Axemax Remix)
Danger - 11h30 (Original mix) / (DatA Remix)
Little Boots - New In Town (A1 Bassline Remix)
Das Pop - Fool For Love (Yuksek Remix)
Adam Sky vs. Mark Stewart - We Are All Prostitutes (Crookers Remix)
Diplo & Rye Rye - Blow Your Head / Wassup Wassup (Crookers remix)
The Ting Tings - That's Not My Name (LA Riots Remix)
Lykke Li - Little Bit (Villains Remix)
Metronomy - Radio Ladio (Radioclit French Remix)
M83 - Car Chase Terror
The Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up
Rusko - The Moaners
The Prodigy - Omen
Franz Ferdinand - No You Girls (Trentemoller Remix)
The Ting Tings - Shut Up And Let Me Go

@ Hovefestival

Video: The Girl And The Robot

2009-05-23T15:36:00.004+02:00

That robot is awsome...

Röyksopp - The Girl And The Robot (Spencer And Hill Remix)

Berlin Calling!

2009-05-21T11:18:00.003+02:00

Spent a few days in Berlin recently (greatest city on earth, hands down), and picked up a soundtrack-CD for this indie film called Berlin Calling. The film is to be released on DVD sometime this fall I think, and I can't wait personally, but what's more important here is the soundtrack.

It's produced by this dude Paul Kalkbrenner (who also plays the lead character in the movie, which is about the elecronic music scene of Berlin), and it's awesome. Kinda minimal techno-ish, a bit more repetitive than what we usually post over here.

Anyways, here's the movie trailer:

Berlin Calling - The official trailer

And here's one of the tracks off the soundtrack:

Paul Kalkbrenner - Sky & Sand (Extended Mix)

Enjoy!

OMG NO SYNTHS!!1!

2009-05-19T22:21:00.005+02:00

And now for something completely different (that means no electro or remix):
Modest Mouse' new single Satelite Skin is availible for you to listen to on their MySpace. It's definitely worth a listen.

Modest Mouse' MySpace

And a bonus for y'all who wanted a remix:

Modest Mouse - Bukowski (Congleton/Godbey Remix)

Almost Unreal

2009-05-18T21:09:00.008+02:00

This is something I never thought my ears would touch. The Black Eyed Peas remixed by Boys Noize himself. And as if that wasn't enough, 50 Cent drops some sweet rhymes on top. It works better than you would fear, and a dub mix of this would be tasty.

The Black Eyed Peas - Let The Beat Rock (Boys Noize Remix Ft 50 Cent) (Mediafire)

Bonus:
Some bmore for y'all:

The Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow (DJ Excel Bmore Remix) via White Folks Get Crunk

Inbox Time

2009-05-16T14:54:00.004+02:00

Starting out with some nice tracks we got from Blänk (they're from Sweden, that's almost Norway). Their new track I'm Going For Your Brother has already got blog-love from Discobelle and Palms Out Sound s. Watch out for this track! It kinda sounds like a Nordic winter.

Blänk - I'm Going For Your Brother ft. Young Ivy (Original Mix) (Mediafire)

Blänk - I'm Going For Your Brother (Boody B Remix) (Mediafire)

"When i first heard Warp I didn't think much of it but after hearing it in a club it knocked me senseless. I extended out the original to make it a bit easier, added my own touch to it all while still leaving in the energy of the original but hopefully taking it up just a notch courtesy of a big ass buildup."

This is what Blaze Tripp writes about his remix of the over-blogged Warp. In 320, for you to play out:

The Bloody Beetroots - Warp (Blaze Tripp Remix) (Mediafire)

Finally, we have the latest remix from our mate death+taxes. Sorry for posting this so late, but it's pretty sick:

Bloc Party - Ares (epic pace death+taxes remix) (Mediafire)

Suite for a Robotic Girl

2009-05-12T10:59:00.003+02:00

"Davide Rossi has worked with the likes of Coldplay, The Verve and Goldfrapp, he also arranged the strings on Junior. Here he turns in a complete orchestral rework of The Girl And The Robot!"

Röyksopp - The Girl and The Robot (Davide Rossi Suite for a Robotic Girl Re-Interpretation)
Via their homepage

Edit:
Joakim has also done his take on this. I'm really impressed.

Röyksopp - The Girl and The Robot (Joakim Remix) (Mediafire)
Via Ohh! Crapp...

He's Got Swine Flu

2009-05-10T22:10:00.002+02:00

Video: Casiokids

2009-05-09T22:33:00.000+02:00

Casiokids' myspace

We Killed The Crowd

2009-05-09T18:07:00.007+02:00

I think Don Diablo has the secret formula for the perfect blog-house-track.

Don Diablo & Example - Hooligans (A1 Bassline Remix)

Don Diablo & Example - Hooligans (Doorly's Dubstep Remix)

Check out all the remixes over at Palms Out Sounds.

DJ-Weapon

2009-05-09T14:51:00.007+02:00

Jakob from Disco Demons just sent over this mashup. This is what he wrote about it:

"Don't expect ground-breaking material, but whenever I dropped it in my sets, people obviously liked it, so I thought I'm gonna share it with y'all"

A strong DJ-weapon to warm up a dancefloor!

Boys Noize vs. Justice - Let's Buy Your Friends (Disco Demons Re-Edit)

Remember to check out his blog!

Champagne, Caviar And Miss Harmonica

2009-05-08T17:35:00.018+02:00

Some things make me happy. Miss Harmonica is one of those things. Mix some happy electro with some indiepop. Add a bunch of neon colours, Nintendo sounds and bling blings. If you're extremely lucky, you may get Miss Harmonica. She's one of the best Norwegian acts of 2009, and her debut album Champagne, Caviar And Me! is absolutely worth a listen. The way she mixes acoustic guitars and synthpop is amazing.

I believe this is what a sunny day with no worries sounds like:

Miss Harmonica - Friday Night

Miss Harmonica - Music Control

Miss Harmonica - Princess

Champagne, Caviar And Me! is out now on her own label, BEATME records, available on iTunes.

Adrian Recdordings

2009-05-06T14:15:00.011+02:00

My favourite Swedish label, Adrian Recordings, just sent out a newsletter telling me to check out Andreas Tilliander's latest album on Spotify. And if that wasn't enough, they sent some remixes as well, including a Familjen remix! Happy happy

Andreas Tilliander - Arlanda (feat. Jocke Berg) (Familjen Remix)

Andreas Tilliander - Caught in a Riot (feat. New Moscow) (Pellarins Ritz Mix)

Also, check out Scion CD Sampler vol. 24, put together by Discobelle. The free download includes unreleased tracks by Maskinen and Familjen.

New In Town

2009-04-28T14:20:00.004+02:00

Bonus:

Little Boots - New In Town (Emil & Friends Remix)

Contrast Kill

2009-04-22T23:50:00.003+02:00

La Roux - In For The Kill (Skream Remix - High Contrast Re-Edit)

Battles for Free

2009-04-18T19:23:00.006+02:00

Placebo are giving away their new single for free at 128 kbps, all you have to do is to enter your e-mail. Shouldn't be missed!

Placebo - Battle For The Sun (via their homepage)

The Future

2009-04-17T16:46:00.011+02:00

"The Finger"
(I like cellphone cameras. Soon they'll have the same status as lomo cameras.
In ten years, the hipsters will search eBay for cheap Sony Ericssons,
because they love all the the 'personal pix')

Yesterday, Futurecop! and Familjen did a great gig at Betong here in Oslo. Futurecop! started off with a mind-blowing nu-disco set. Familjen played some new tunes and 'Familjen's new sister' Ninsun Poli did some killing female vocals. And today, I think spring has officially arrived here in Norway too. I'm kind of happy.

Familjen - Feber (Krazy Fiesta Remix) <- LNLL recommends!

Lykke Li - Breaking It Up (Familjen Remix)

Futurecop! - NASA (Tally Isham Remix)

Futurecop - Transformers (OOGA BOOGA Remix)

Slam!

2009-04-16T19:38:00.002+02:00

This treat dropped in our inbox yesterday; a tasty remix of Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Maps done by Slamer. The kind of bloghouse we love!

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Maps (Slamer Remix)

Some Kind Of Drug

2009-04-14T20:29:00.003+02:00

La Roux' track In For The Kill seems to be some kind of a drug for remixers and for blogs. And now Lifelike is doing this new drug. Love it.

La Roux - In For The Kill (Lifelike Remix) Via House Music With Love

Sexy Boots

2009-04-04T14:35:00.004+02:00

I thought Justice were done doing remixes? Well, I'm glad their not, because I love their kicks.

U2 - Get Your Boots On (Justice Remix)

Tiga's Essential Mix

2009-04-04T14:13:00.005+02:00

Do you have two hours?

Tiga - Radio One Essential Mix (via Mixing.dj)

Tracklist
Air Liquide - ‘The Increased Difficulty of Concentration’ (Smile Communication) Telefon Tel Aviv - ‘The Worst Thing in the World’ [Gaiser's Possibly the Universe Remix] (Bpitch)
Sei A - ‘Smile For Me’ (Missive)
Arnaud Rebotini - ‘Decade of Aggression’ [Jesper Dahlbäck Remix] (Citizen)
Tiga & Zyntherius - ‘Sunglasses at Night’ [Konrad Black Remix] (Turbo Recordings)
Sei A - ‘My World’ (Missive)
The Mole - ‘Like the Way’ (Wagon Repair)
Seth Troxler - ‘Face Tribute to Head’ (Wagon Repair)
Depeche Mode - ‘Wrong’ [Magda's Scallop Funk mix] (Mute)
Plastikman - ‘Risk Assessment’ (Minus)
Yo Majesty - ‘Club Action’ [Stanton Warriors' Mo Bass Remix] (Wax)
Sydney Samson - ‘Riverside’ (Sneakerz Music)
Tiga ‘Shoes’ [Mr. Oizo Remix] (Different)
Zoo Brazil & Adam Sky - ‘Circle Jerk’ [Bloody Beetroots Remix] (Turbo Recordings)
Tiga - ‘What You Need’ [Proxy Remix] (Different)
The Dove - ‘My Album is Complete’ (CDR)
Housemeister - ‘Beef Jerky’ (Boysnoize Records)
Moby - ‘I Love to Move in Here’ [Proxy Remix] (Mute / Turbo Recordings)
Housemeister - ‘Who is That Boys’ (Boysnoize Records)
I-Cube - ‘Supernovac’ [Live at the Lanchonete Version] (Versatile)
Donato Dozzy & Giorgio Gigli - ‘Real Love EQ - Italy’ (Wagon Repair)
Mike Mind - ‘Acid Machine’ (Turbo Recordings)
Tiga - ‘Overtime’ (Different)
Matias Aguayo - ‘Walter Neff’ (Kompakt)
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - ‘Mars Arizona’ [DFA Remix] (Mute)
Sei A - ‘This Is’ (Missive)
Peaches - ‘Lose You’ [Matt Walsh & Alex Jones Remix] (XL Recordings)
Tiga - ‘Mind Dimension’ [Ben Hoo's Mind Die Menschen Remix] (Different)
Zombie Nation - ‘Worth It Pt. 1′ (UKW)
Zoo Brazil & Adam Sky - ‘Circle Jerk’ [Milano 309 Remix] (Turbo Recordings)
Mr. Oizo - ‘Steroids’ [Mr. Oizo Remix] (Ed Banger)
Tiga - ‘What You Need’ [Zombie Nation Remix pt. 2] (Different)
Marco Carola - ‘Ninety’ (100% Pure)
Guy J - ‘Shaman’ [Cari Lekebusch Remix 1] (Turbo Recordings)
Fever Ray - ‘Triangle Walks’ [Tiga's 1-2-3-4 Remix] (Rabid / Mute)
Cage & Aviary - ‘Television Train’ (DFA Records)
MGMT - ‘Electric Feel’ [Prince Language Remix] (Columbia)
LCD Soundsystem - ‘Too Much Love’ (Capitol) Tiga - ‘Love Don’t Dance Here Anymore’ (Different)

Bright Over The Top

2009-04-01T22:42:00.001+02:00

It's sexy video time:

Remix Party

2009-04-01T13:50:00.004+02:00

"Oh, hi there"

Bloc Party will be releasing Intimacy Remixed on the 11th of May. The 12" includes remixes by Villains, We Have Band and Armand Van Helden. I'm excited!

Bloc Party - Signs (Armand Van Helden Remix) (from RCRD LBL)

Take Me On

2009-03-30T21:14:00.005+02:00

The Twelves has given new life touch to A-ha's classic track Take On Me. I never thought that I would enjoy this song again after A1 did their cover some years ago...

A-ha - Take On Me (The Twelves Remix)

Bonus (since we're talking about The Twelves):

La Roux - In For The Kill (The Twelves Remix)

Rillerister

2009-03-30T16:11:00.009+02:00

The norwegian radioshow Lydverket has gotten Annie to make a DJ mix for their weekly Rillerister mix.

The tracklist is tasty, and the mix is worth a listen

Annie - Rillerister (Mixtape)

Tracklist:
1. Moody - Freeki Muthar F cker
2. Beyond the Wizards Sleeve - Electric Bananas
3. Ladyhawk - Dusk Till Dawn
4. Nightlife Unlimited - Just Be Yourself
5. Annie - My Love Is Better (Emperor Machine Mix)
6. Franz Ferdinand - Ulysses ( Beyond The Wizard’s Sleeve Re-Animation)
7. The Elect - I’m House
8. Les Allumettes - Mustapha

As a bonus, an old favourite:
Annie - Heartbeat (Royksopp's Mindre Tilgjengelige Remix)

March '09 Blog-Up

2009-03-28T00:33:00.011+01:00

It's the end of the month (yeah, I know we have some days left, but I feel like posting this now), so it's time for my monthly mixtape. As always, it features tracks I've found on various blogs the last month (and yes, I like Calvin Harris' new single. A lot)

March '09 Blog-Up (Mixed By Øyvind)

Tracklist:
Phoenix - 1901 (Øyvind's Re-Edit)
Röyksopp - Tricky Tricky
Smashing Pumpkins - 1979 (The Hump Day Project Remix)
Calvin Harris - I'm Not Alone (Original Mix / The Hump Day Project Remix)
Mr Miyagi Feat. Storvreta Hustlers - We Are Back
Kid Sister - Get Fresh (Alex Gopher Remix)
Fake Blood - Mars (R!M!E Remix)
Little Boots - New In Town (Drop The Lime Remix)
Eminem - Crack A Bottle (DiscoTech Remix)
Shannon - Let The Music Play
Passion Pit - Sleepyhead (Emil & Friends Reworking)
Calvin Harris - The Girls
Sébastien Tellier - Kilometer (Moulinex Remix)
Mr. Oizo - Positif (DJ Mania Re-Edit)
death+taxes - Machine
Tiga - Mind Dimension (The Disco Villains Remix)
IllStM feat Hanny - All Classy For Me
Proxy - Raven (Øyvind's 'Bam Bam BamBamBam' Re-Edit)
Calvin Harris - I'm Not Alone (Deadmau5 Remix)

Bonus:

This track by death+taxes reminds me a bit of Daft Punk's Rollin' & Scratchin'
death+taxes - Machine

Yeah, I like to promote my own reworks.
Proxy - Raven (Øyvind's 'Bam Bam BamBamBam' Re-Edit)

R!M!E

2009-03-24T15:54:00.000+01:00

I guess most of you allready have heard Fake Blood's essential mix by now. He included a kickass remix of his own track Mars, done by the Sydney-based R!M!E, and WOW what a rework. This is what he writes about the remix:

It’s a remix of Mars that I did as a bootleg that I never thought would leave my hard drive or be heard again.. until the other week. Most of this track comes from parts that I managed to lift from the original.

The track is really something, so remember to give him some myspace-love.

Fake Blood - Mars (R!M!E Remix)

R!M!E has also sendt over some other stuff. Some quality Bmore and some fat basslines. Enjoy!

R!M!E - Shakedown

R!M!E - Jack Ya Body

Don Diablo X Tila Tequila (?)

2009-03-17T20:43:00.001+01:00

I know it's a bit old, but I heard it for the first time today.

Is it a joke?
Do I like all the "joke-remixes" popping up, or are they just garbage?
Do I have to watch Tila Tequila to get this?

Haven't decided yet whether it's a funny or a quality remix or just garbage. Decide for yourself:

Tila Tequila - I Love You (Don Diablo Remix)

BTW: I thought that synthesizer belonged to JFK from MSTRKRFT...?

Infinity +1

2009-03-09T16:42:00.000+01:00

A-Trak is a busy guy. He has a Fabriclive mix coming out in April (containing two remixes by the Norwegian Diskjokke and Todd Terje). He will also release a mix named Infinity +1 on Thrive Records in the end of March, and the preview sounds great! For that mix, he has made a wonderful calendar blog with new stuff popping up every day this month. I'll let A-Trak himself describe how this woks:

Check out the blog here.

Mp3 time:

A-Trak - Infinity +1 Teaser

Simian Mobile Disco - Hustler (A-Trak Remix)

Bad Jeans (aka the other half of the Late Night Laptop Lads) have made this kicking remix of A-Trak's Say Whoa from last year. He hasn't posted it himself yet, but now I think it's ready to be released to the blogosphere. Please, give it a listen:

A-Trak - Say Whoa (Bad Jeans Remix)

Remix is the new Original

2009-03-05T15:15:00.000+01:00

I used to hate the track Let It Rock by Kevin Rudolf, but then Megawatt mailed us his remix of it, and it's not bad at all. He even cut out the Lil Wayne part! I'll let Megawatt describe the track himself:

I created a "Let It Rock" electro/rock remix that has more of a Soulwax/Bloody Beetroots kind of feel. I've put a lot of hours into it so I hope you like it!

I like it! Give it a try:

Kevin Rudolf - Let It Rock (Megawatt Remix)

February Blog-Up

2009-02-28T00:49:00.000+01:00

February is over! Let's celebrate with this little mix by the Late Night Laptop Lads. The tracks are some of the best songs we've downloaded from the blogosphere the last month. Put it on your iPod, take a walk, and prepare for March!

Late Night Laptop Lads - February '08 Blog-Up

Tracklist
Don Diablo - Blackstreet's Back (Øyvind's Workit Re Edit)
Boys Noize - & Down (Disco Trash Music Edit)
Brain Matters DJ's - The Big Weekend
Simian Mobile Disco - 10.000 Horses Can't Be Wrong
Röyksopp - Happy Up Here (Breakbot Remix)
A-Trak - Say Whoa (Late Night Laptop Lads Remix)
Groove Armada - Pull Up (Crank It Up) (Diplo Remix)
Vampire Weekend - The Kids Don't Stand A Chance (Miike Snow Remix)
Walter Meego - Girls (Don Diablo Remix)
Justice - Valentine (Plastic Fang Remix)
Empire of the Sun - Walking On A Dream (OrtzRoka Remix)
Yuksek - So Down (Feat Chromeo)
Tiga - Mind Dimension (Bloody Beetroots Remix)
Tiga - Love Don't Dance Here Anymore

Bloody Dimension

2009-02-27T16:40:00.000+01:00

It's weekend, and what a better way to start it then with Bloody Beetroots' remix of Tiga's Mind Dimension. I like it!

Tiga - Mind Dimension (Bloody Beetroots Remix) (Link removed)

Have a nice weekend!

Thanks to Asian Dan

Believe the Drugs

2009-02-24T22:06:00.000+01:00

Photo: Erik Bjørnson Lunke

I find myself listening to music. What a great excuse to post some music!

Right now, I can't wait for Tiga's new album Ciao! to come out, so in the meantime, let's listen to an older Tiga-tune:

Tiga - Move My Body (Only 4 Erol Mix)

Simian Mobile Disco has released their new single, it's about some horses. Not sure what I think about it, so while I keep wondering if it's shit or gold, you should listen to Prins Thomas' edit of their track I Believe, 'couse that's pure gold.

Simian Mobile Disco - I Believe (Prins Thomas Diskomiks)

This last remix is absolutely face-melting, as the always are when they come from Designer Drugs.

Red Blooded Women - Enjoy The Silence (Designer Drugs Remix)

Nights Out...

2009-02-23T22:34:00.000+01:00

www.jensvoll.net
... or in, as this is back-to-school-monday. So long holidays!

Just figured I should post some tracks, so I'll pick what's been stuck on my head lately. Not putting much thought into this, just acting on impulse - so forgive me if the tracks are old and/or blogged to death. Also, note the genre variety.

Either way, here goes. First off, my lates fascination - dutchman Don Diablo. Don't know why I haven't noticed him earlier, been plowing through his stuff over the past few days, and I'm really digging his style. I feel like comparing him to SebastiAn, just a bit less gritty and with more use of vocals. Really really great stuff. Here's his remix of Walter Meego's Girls;

Walter Meego - Girls (Don Diablo Remix)

Next up is sensational british act Metronomy who smacked me in the face last fall with their second album Nights Out. Their style is kinda like a mix of electro and glitch, alot more experimental (especially regarding the use of different sounds) than what you'll usually hear form this blog. Either way, it's catchy, glitchy and pure awesome.

Metronomy - Radio Ladio

Last but not least I'll throw in swedish act Familjen ("The Family" in English), a solo project by electronic musician Johan T Karlsson. Actually, the last time I saw him perform he announced that "the family has gotten a sister", introducing a female vocalist - unfortunately I didn't catch the name. She'll probably feature on his new album to be released some time this year. Anyways, here's one of my favourite tracks off his last album Det Snurrar I Min Skalle, released on Norwegian (yay!) label Tellé along with the likes of Annie and Röyksopp.

Familjen - Huvudet I Sanden

Hopefully you'll enjoy these tracks as much as I do, and have a nice week everyone.

We Could Never Be Friends

2009-02-22T16:17:00.000+01:00

For some reason Australia, you know, that large island south of China, has over the last few years constantly been spitting out hot producers, DJ's and acts in all shapes and sizes. Maybe it's the heat that does it for them, I don't know.

Either way, to the point, I was sent through a remix by Sydney producer Death+Taxes. Now DatA has always been one of my favourite producers, so a remix of his track Rapture (off last years Rapture EP) made me curious. Glad I got a hold of this though, its a very interesting take on the song, and definitely a quality tune. A bit more hectic, a bit more noizy - to put it this way; it takes my mind off both impending death and unpaid taxes.

To the man behind the product; check out his myspace and I'll keep you posted - Death+Taxes' first EP (called Life After...) is to be released on Sydney label E-Tek sometime in april. I bet it'll be interesting, considering how the man himself easily confuses mosh pits with dancefloors.
I can't wait.

DatA - Rapture (Death+Taxes Remix)

Inglourious Basterds Trailer

2009-02-13T17:03:00.000+01:00

And now for a movie trailer:

"You haven't seen war until you've seen it through the eyes of Quentin Tarantino"

I'm so exited!

Google, please...

2009-02-13T10:03:00.001+01:00

Ok, now I'm so tired of google taking down my posts, that I want to move to Wordpress. Yesterday I posted two tracks, both sendt to us by the remixers, and a DJ mix, also sendt by the DJ. I used a photo taken by my brother. In other words, I had the full rights to post everything, but google still took it down. I'm just so tired of it all. Here's the tracks again:

Ladytron - Tomorrow (Vector Lovers Remix)

Empire of the Sun - Walking on a Dream (OrtzRoka Remix)

OrtzRoka - Winter Warm Up (DJ Mix) (tracklist in the comments)

Update:
And here is the photo :)

Promo Mix

2009-02-11T14:47:00.000+01:00

When the Late Night Laptop Lads finally decides to make a promo mix, we have to post it here (even if smuglesning.no posted it before us (yeah, we've been posted outside of our own blog!!)). The mix sort of represent our live show, and we hope you like what you hear (if you do, add us on Myspace)!

Late Night Laptop Lads - Promo Mix 2009

Tracklist:

1. Late Night Laptop Lads - Intro
2. Dusty Kid - The Cat
3. The Hump Day Project - Real Hot for Everyone
4. The Faint - The Geeks Were Right (Disco Villains Remix)
5. Sébastien Tellier - Divine (Danger Remix)
6. Little Boots - Stuck On Repeat (Fake Blood Remix)
7. Bingo Players - Get Up (Diplo Remix)
8. Northie - Wowsers!
9. Alter Ego - Why Not?!
10. Brain Matters DJ's - The Big Weekend
11. N.A.S.A. ft. Method Man, E40, DJ Swamp - N.A.S.A. Music (LA Riots Remix)
12. Claude Von Stroke - The Whistler (Vandalism Remix)
13. Nadastrom - Pussy
14. A-Trak - Say Whoa (Late Night Laptop Remix)

Happy Remixes UPDATED (Twice!)

2009-02-06T22:54:00.000+01:00

Just in: Röyksopp's new single "Happy Up Here" will be released on March 9th with remixes by:

Boys Noize
Breakbot
Datasette
Holy Fuck

Wow, I've got high hopes for the Boys Noize remix! While we're waiting for the remixes to be released, let's digg the original:

Röyksopp - Happy Up Here (Original Mix)

Thanks to Ohh! Crapp... for the good news.

Update: It's a leak!

The Boys Noize remix has leaked in 128 kbps (But is it the real deal?). It's pretty awsome! Dying for a 320.

Röyksopp - Happy Up Here (Boys Noize Remix)

Update update:
The Boys Noize remix I posted earlier wasn't the whole song, so here you have the real deal (and the Breakbot remix)!

Röyksopp - Happy Up Here (Boys Noize Remix)
Röyksopp - Happy Up Here (Breakbot Remix)

Apparantly Brain Matters

2009-02-06T00:12:00.001+01:00

Okay so I was recently sent through a new bootleg by a new duo called Brain Matters DJs. I've been looking forward to it actually, as two of my favourite australian kids are behind the project - Northie, who I made a post about earler, and Benson, both off New South Wales, central coast Australia.

Now, what makes this project interesting, is the fact that the two vary greatly in style. Northie is way into the electro sound, while Benson is floating somewhere in Baltimore. How does this turn out on a single track? Pretty damn awesome. The track samples an old Michael Gray tune, which you'll definitely be familiar with.

Anyways, enjoy;

Brain Matters DJs - The Big Weekend

I Found It!

2009-02-05T18:42:00.000+01:00

Photo: Erik Bjørnson Lunke

I've been looking for this for some months now, and I finally found it in 320! Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso's remix of Eurythmic's classic tune Sweet Dreams. I will play this out tonight :)

Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Angello & Ingrosso Vocal Mix)

Data Sell Out

2009-02-04T18:02:00.000+01:00

Photo: Bent Rene Synnevåg

Datarock is back! Or, at least a remix of a new track is out. Yesterday, NME presented a brand new Datarock song remixed by Kissy Sell Out in their Daily Download. It's really worth a listen!

Datarock - Give It Up (Kissy Sell Out Mix)

Age Is Just a Number

2009-01-21T15:13:00.000+01:00

Okay, so next up we've got one of my latest and most amazing facinations. This guy just keeps pumping out one kickass tune after another, rising in quality and maturity for each one. I'm talking about none other than Sydney-based DJ/Producer Northie. At age 19 (!!!) he has attained over 5 club residencies, his first Original Release and a handful of Remix releases.

If there's one up-and-coming artist I'd bet my money on, It'd have to be this guy. His sound is best described as bouncy, energetic, kinda fidget-ish electro. Keywords - wobbly bass, great use of samples and a twist of other genres like hip hop, funk, breaks, tech etc. Anyways, I'm happy to present his newly released Production Showcase Mix;

Northie - Production Showcase Mix

All I Want is a Proper House for My Girls

2009-01-14T14:55:00.000+01:00

Okay, so Animal Collective's new album, Merriweather Post Pavillion, is out in a few days. I've been hesitant to check it out because of all the hype and seeing it mentioned everywhere, but the day finally came. Personally I had no relation to the band from earlier, but from different fora/websites I got the impression that this stuff would be right up my alley.

So I've had a few listens, and I've got to say - I'm never going to let hype keep me away from anything ever again. This little piece of digital signals is AMAZING. Hooked me on the first listen with an eargasm of crazy dimensions. The sound is hard to describe - electronic, yet organic. Noisy at times, yet with beach-boys style vocals. All I can pinpoint is that it's great.
Right, I'm rambling, I'll let one of the tracks speak for itself. Crank up the volume, sit back, and smile:

Animal Collective - My Girls

Late Night Britney 2

2009-01-06T15:54:00.000+01:00

Hi,
Google deleted my last post with my Britney remix, so here it is again:

Britney Spears - Circus (Øyvind Remix)

Tell me what you think!

Omg... Last day of 2008!

2008-12-31T09:44:00.000+01:00

Photo: Erik Lunke

Allright, this is my very last chance to give you some bangin' tunes this year. These will rock your new year's eve (yeah, I included one of my own edits too. I havent really done anything to it, except from making it longer and easier to drop in a DJ set. I posted it in a comment at Deckhead some days ago, and it got some downloads):

Kylie Minouge - Wow (MSTRKRFT Remix)

SebastiAn - Momy (Øyvind's Extended Version of the Erol Alkan Re-Edit)

Deadma5 - Hi Friend Ft. MC Flipside

Mickey Avalon - Jane Fonda

Happy new year! Keep visiting the Late Night Laptop Lads for more music next year!

Vinter In Hollywood

2008-12-30T12:59:00.000+01:00

Today I will present you for Vinter in Hollywood, an upcoming Norwegian electro artist.

His name is Aleksander Vinter, and before he got into producing electro, he was active in both the metal (!) and the trance scene. In Norwegian radio, he is often compared to Justice and Daft Punk, and to drop some more French names, I think Vinter sounds a bit like SebastiAn and Mr. Oizo to.

Vinter in Hollywood is now nominated for the Norwegian Årets Urørt, an annual award for young and upcoming artists.

Check out some of his tracks here, and if you like them, visit his Myspace or Urørt (Norwegian) page for more!

Vinter in Hollywood - Virus (Destrux Remix)

Vinter in Hollywood - R U Robot

Daft Punk - Harder Better Faster Stronger (Vinter in Hollywood Remix)

Waiting For The Snow...

2008-12-25T10:02:00.000+01:00

Photo: Erik Lunke

It's christmas, and we have no snow here in Oslo. That drives me mad, and i have to post some tracks to survive. These will get you in mood for both christmas and snow:

PNAU - With You Forever

Mr. Oizo - Jo

CSS - Let's Make Love And Listen To Death From Above (Diplo Remix)

Djuma Soundsystem - Les Djinns (Trentemøller Remix)

Weekend = Musique 4

2008-12-19T10:42:00.000+01:00

Photo: Erik Lunke

Let's listen to some great music!

Digitalism has come out with a remix EP named Hands On Idealism. From that I give you a remix by The Proxy:

Digitalism - Home Zone (Proxy Remix)

Norwegian Datarock is one of my all time favourites, and this remix by Villains makes them even better.

Datarock - Computer Camp Love (Villains Remix)

Cut Copy has released their Far Away EP, and from that I give you the Golden Filter remix.

Cut Copy - Far Away (Golden Filter Remix)

Finally, a track by the underrated Elkland. (If you like them, they call themselves Goat Explosion now). Think disco, neon synths and remember to smile:

Elkland - Apart

Riots! Riots!

2008-12-12T11:35:00.001+01:00

I just had to make a post about my new-found remix-love, the LA Riots.
Also, because of the riots in Athens these days, I figured something related to riots would be suitable.

Anyways, to the point - LA Riots. They're an (you guessed it) American duo with quite a fresh take to remixing stuff. They basically chop and tear the original work, with awesome rythms and kickass beat. Some of their tracks have been around on blogs for quite some time now, but it's never too late to post great pieces of work.

First off, their remix of DVNO which is in my opinion just as cool as Surkin's:

Justice - DVNO (LA Riots Remix) (Mediafire link)

And second, their take on The Ting Tings' "That's Not My Name":

The Ting Tings - That's Not My Name (LA Riots Remix) (Mediafire link)

Enjoy!

Weekend = Musique 3

2008-12-12T11:12:00.000+01:00

Photo: Espen Holst Møllebak

The Christmas is finally here, and so is the Christmas music, and of course, I will share some of my favourite Christmas tracks with you! First of all, i have to say, this is no electro, not even close. The reason? I've never heard an electro/house Christmas song that is worth sharing with any others then my delete-key. If you think I've missed something, please tell me.

I'll start with my all-time favourite singer/songwriter and country star, Ryan Adams. This has to be one of the best Christmas songs ever made:

Ryan Adams - Hey Parker, It's Christmas

Now, let's bounce around the Christmas tree. This has to be one of the most original Christmas carols ever made. Listen to how Run DMC celebrates their holiday;

Run DMC - Christmas In Hollis

This may be old, but Jack and Meg White from The White Stripes really know how to rock your Christmas. This track from the 7" Candy Cane Children is really worth checking out.

The White Stripes - Candy Cane Children

Bright Eyes' album A Christmas Album from 2002 has to be the best collection of Christmas carols ever. I give you the track Blue Christmas, and if you like it, promise me you'll buy the whole album, and I'll promise that you will love it.

Bright Eyes - Blue Christmas

Encore:
Check out this year's Christmas song from The Wombats:

The Wombats - Is This Christmas

Weekend = Musique 2

2008-12-05T11:00:00.000+01:00

Okay, so google took down my last weekend-post. They've been doing this to a lot of blogs lately (Deckhead had a great comment on this some days ago). Well, I still want to give you some great tracks for this weekend too, so let's try again!

The last week, I've really fallen for the rapper Kid Sister, the lady who did the female vocals on The Count & Sinden's Beeper. She is most known for the track Pro Nails that she did with Kanye West, but it's far from her best. Her forthcoming album Dream Date will be out on Fool's Gold early next year.

Kid Sister - Control

Now for an old track, a remix by Ed Banger's SebastiAn, and it's one of his best. The track Golden Skans by Klaxons has also been remixed by Surkin, So Me and Switch, but no one does it like SebastiAn. It fits every late night after party!

Klaxons - Golden Skans (SebastiAn Remix)

And last, it's Britney bitch! It's the Benny Benassi's remix of Britney's Womanizer. As always, Benassi turns a radio-produced pop song into a late night dance floor killer. Put it on your iPod in sexy, high quality mp3, and have a nice weekend!

Britney Spears - Womanizer (Benny Benassi Club Mix)

Designer Drugs

2008-12-03T20:27:00.000+01:00

Hi everyone, say hello to my new favourite remixers (and producers); Designer Drugs, from New York.
They serve some really fat bass lines, and a great mix of noise and melody. Their debut single Zombies is out on Iheartcomix, and you have no reason not to check it out. I give you their (in my opinion) greatest remix, Mariah Carey's I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time.

Mariah Carey - I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time (Designer Drugs Remix)

And also, the A-side of Zombies, and that's the hairy track Zombies!

Designer Drugs - Zombies

Enjoy!

The Proxy

2008-11-26T22:37:00.000+01:00

The Proxy! Oh boy, where to begin.

When I saw Boys Noize live this summer, he played a track that stood out from the rest. I went for weeks trying to figure out what the hell that awesome noise was, and one day I accidentally stumbled upon a tracklist - it was, not surprisingly, Raven by The Proxy. He's a producer from Moscow, Russia, and I urge you to check out his stuff on beatport - this is the future, kids.

Since then I've heard two tracks of his being played by the likes of Justice, The Bloody Beetroots, Soulwax, Boys Noize, Bobmo etc etc. Probably the most hyped track since Waters of Nazareth, and should have been posted here ages ago. Unfortunately, we haven't been around that long. I present to you; Raven.

The Proxy - Raven (Mediafire link)

As if this wasn't enough, here's my personal favourite track of his, a remix of the trance classic Dancing in the Dark;

The Proxy - Dance in Dark (Mediafire link)