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Dim Noise

There I was, minding my own business, rockin-out to my iPod on shuffle, when this came on! PUZIQUe is a side project consisting of Boys Noize and D.I.M. If this sounds like the best shit ever... its because it is... I wonder if we will ever get to see PUZIQUe do a live performance. Wouldn't that be something.

Boys Noize feat. I-Robots - Frau (PUZIQUe Remix) (zsh)

P.L.U.R.

Bushwick Blogger and personal NYC fave AC Slater has up and decided to launch his own label. Knowing how much AC Slater loves the bass Party Like Us Records promises to hit all the right (brown) notes.

AC Slater - Party Like Us

AC Slater - Vertigo (Nick Supply's Horizontago Remix)

Sebastien Telliers All

Here is a fantastic interview with Sebastien Tellier posted by the good people over at XLR8R. God I love that French man..

2008 CouchChart!

In less than 1 week I will turn 23. Its 2009 and I'm almost a god-damn fossil! As an aging artifact, I've (mostly) out grown the whole maximalist electro-monster-sound. I've begun to dislike (most) Ed Banger-wannbe producers that cram every distorted synth sound available into a 4 minute blog house mess. Furthermore I've started to intensely dislike DJs who fill their sets with said cookie-cutter tracks. Thats right Le Castle Vania, I'm through with you!

Now don't get me wrong... I still love the tits off Phantom pt.II and Oi Oi Oi and the like... but I really need more subtlety and tension built in to my DJ sets. Maybe a shiny little synth blip here and there, a couple funny sounds that make you listen again, a pleasant piano lick, and some sparkly vocals from a lady with pretty hair. THEN I'll be ready for you to drop some Proxy! Electro can be that much harder with just a bit of disco/techno thrown around. See Boys Noize, Erol Alkan, Richie Hawtin, and Brodinski if you want to hear how real DJs craft epic sets. But we're still not getting behind trance ok...?

So.... the following CouchChart isn't comprised of biggest blog-house tracks of 2008. This a list of DJ weapons that fit around (and amplify) those infamous blog-bangers we've grown to love and then hate.

10) Alter Ego - Jolly Joker (DJ Koze's Nuttich Styler Remix)

9) Paris feat. Au Revoir Simmone - Friendly Fires (Aeroplane Remix)

8) Fan Death - Veronicas Veil (Erol Alkan Re-Work)

7) Ajello - Moody Bang (Dicky Trisco Re-Edit)

6) Golden Bug - LookLookLook (In Flagranti Remix)

5) Hercules & Love Affair - Blind (Hotline Remix)

4) Moby - Disco Lies (Dusty Kid's Fears Remix)

3) Sebastien Leger - Venon

2) Audion - Billy Says Go

1) Michael Jackson - Get On The Floor (Holy Ghost! Edit)

Jessica Alba Sextape

Enjoy a new celebrity sextape by yours truly...

CouchFire - Jessica Alba Sextape

CouchFire! - Dinning Out At The Y Intro
t99 - Anasthasia (Mellow's Sledgehammer Remix)
Jan Driver - Rat Alert
Late Of The Pier - Bathroom Gurgle (Tomski & Fredboy Remix)
Tiga - Mind Dimension 1
Zombie Nation - Forza (Housemeister Remix)
Mixhell - Highly Explicit (Brodinski Bamboo Rave Remix)
Alter Ego - Jolly Joker - (DJ Koze's Nuttich Styler Remix)
Project Bassline - Drop The Pressure (Jack Beats Remix)
Trevor Loveys & Sinden - Organ Grinder
Duke Dumont - Hoy (CouchFire! Re-Edit)
Jokers Of The Scene - Acidrod (Original Mix)
Reset! - Gasa (Dub Version)
Bart Bmore - Bingo Players Get Up (Diplo Remix)
ZZT - The Worm (Erol Alkan's Extended Remix)
Dave P & Adam Sparkles - Sunday Night In Glasgow
The Chemical Brothers - EBW9 (Segue Remix)
Fukkk Offf - Emotions (Original Mix)
Chase & Status - Eastern Jam (Indian Dub)

Cut Disco

I somehow neglected the Dan Arms remix when I first listened to the Cut Copy Far Away Remix package. Its since become my new favorite. Enjoy.

Cut Copy - Far Away (Damn Arms Remix) (zsh)

Zorch

I picked this up over at Ohh Crapp! and decided to pull the old one-two since its such an amazing tune. That and I'm not at my laptop right now and want to download this later... Zorch

Hexstatic - Bass Invader (Kris Menace Remix) (zsh)

E.R.O.L.

Erol Alkan, who was recently named the UK's most popular DJ, has been turning on the hot-hot fire for a long time and shows no signs of slowing down. He's been producing for the Mystery Jets, remixng and re-working like he's Oakenfold or something, and producing under the side projects Beyond The Wizard's Sleeve and Mustapha 3000.

Anyway... Erol recently signed Dutch pop act Dance Area to his Phantasy Records label. The debut single AA/247 is an infections pop hit with vocals from Austen Boston who works as a bathroom attendant at The End night club in the UK. Look out for the Diplo remix (which is supposed to be nasty good) to drop later this month.

Here is a nice BTWS remix of Franz Ferdinand's Ulysses. I don't plan on listening to the original... on purpose
Franz Ferdinand - Ulysses (Beyond The Wizard's Sleeve Remix) (zsh)

Happy 2009 everybody! I plan a wrapping up 2008 sometime soon with a chart.