So I just discovered this cat Benson who’s doing some great things all the way across the globe. His latest remix is some super prime wonky tech house. Check it!

Mushroom Mountain – Little Green Men (Benson Remix) [Sweat It Out] by Benson!

Also check out these free downloads! They’re bouncy as all can be!

Hey Sam & Jesus – Old School Tip (Benson Remix)
Drop the Lime – Sex Sax (Benson Remix)

Insomniac is hosting a shit ton of mid-size concerts in Hollywood through the end of the year, including Cosmic Gate, Axwell, Boys Noize, Porter Robinson, Sebastian Ingrosso & Alesso, Borgore, and Nero, but the greatest one of them will be Loco Dice & Victor Calderone at the Music Box on December 17th, due to the excruciating perfection and straight forwardness of their dirty ass minimal and tech-house beats.

This remix by Loco Dice came out in July and it’s definitely one you would want to hear live. Skip to 2:00 where it starts getting funky. Or perhaps if you’re a true fan, you’ll just wait it out….

Also check out the Victor Calderone and Mike Frade remix of “Break It.” It’s got a super hard, jacked-up beat surrounded by some beautiful vocal samples both in the foreground and in the background.

You can visit the official event page and/or ticket link to move forward towards the possibility of joining me at this dope event.

MODESELEKTOR‘s new album dropped today and it sure did have some tasty treats to offer! It may not be the freshest moombah beat or the most grimey dubstep slap but it isn’t more of that “minute music” and definitely shows seb & gernot’s skill in the studio. Some really good artist collabs on this one as well, especially Thom Yorke!

Modeselektor “Monkeytown” (MONKEYTOWN015) OUT BETWEEN SEP27-OCT04 by Modeselektor

GO GRAB YOURSELF A TICKET TO MONKEYTOWN!!
OUT NOW ON Beatport & iTunes

Here is what Clek Clek Boom is about:
“Showcasing nothing but serious underground club music and previewing some exclusive material from the label! 90 mns (or so) of music, 2 sets… one by a ClekClekBoom fam’s artist, the other one signed by special guest…keep it locked every 2 weeks!”

BOOMCAST N°5 (2011/09/25) • THE TOWN & BAMBOUNOU

THE BOOMCAST #5 (The Town™ & Bambounou) by ClekClekBoom

• THE TOWN (ClekClekBoom, FR)
http://www.facebook.com/thetownmusic
http://soundcloud.com/karveandkazey

• BAMBOUNOU (Youngunz, FR)
http://www.facebook.com/pages/BAMBOUNOU/135843419759925
http://soundcloud.com/bambounou

No tracklist on this yet, but we’ll edit the post once we hunt it down. Some real serious house toonz up in there so suss the cloud and grab yourself a download! (Hey Rubs, I just said suss — am I officially Australian now!?)

Oh..and bee tee dubz, Coni & Claude Von Stroke secured the last Boomcast. Check out #4 and all of its glory! (Also, no tracklist)

BOOMCAST N°4 (2011/09/15) • CORI & CLAUDE VON STROKE

THE BOOMCAST #4 (Coni & Claude VonStroke) by ClekClekBoom

Visit ClekClekBoom’s soundcloud for the rest of these great mixes!

Resident Advisor Podcast 273 – Renaissance Man by Renaissance Man

1. Ragnar Grippe – Ten Temperaments: 2
2. Ike – Ribbons
3. DJ Hell & Anthony Rother – German Bodymachine
4. 11:11 – Tourist Trap (Renaissance Man remix)
5. Unique 3 – Weight For The Bass (3 Ton Edit)
6. Michna – Redline Flights
7. Tevo Howard – Spend Some Time (Underground mix)
8. Martyn – Masks
9. The Swiss – Double Or Nothing (Renaissance Man Remix)
10. 5 Mic Cluster – Basildon Lover
11. Aquarius Heaven – Universe
12. Renaissance Man – Stalker Humanoid
13. Dexter – Space Booty
14. Instra:mental – User
15. The Other People Place – Let Me Be Me

Excerpt & interview via Resident Advisor.

Electro and beyond by way of Finland.

It seems as though any sound is up for grabs in Renaissance Man’s studio. The Finnish duo sampled spraycans on their 2009 debut through Dubsided; used scat singers and (synthesized) insects on Made to Play; and chopped-up religious chants via Sound Pellegrino. Their forthcoming album, The Renaissance Man Project, runs even further with this approach. Ticking clocks, ping-pong balls, fireworks and sitars are just a few of the overt sonic sources, although many of the tear-out inclinations of Downtown and Jaxxon’s previous releases have been scrubbed from the palette, leaving behind an air of experimentation and genre explorations.

The album might not be suffused with the kind of classic electro flavours present throughout RA.273, but that just serves to illustrate the breadth of Renaissance Man’s purview these days.

What have you been up to recently?

Finishing an album, making another album, enjoying the perks of global warming in Helsinki, preparing our first live show, making a video, writing a book.

How and where was the mix recorded?

Live on a Sunday morning on a rusty container ship hosting a 72-hour fetish party, sailing in the extra-legal international waters of the Baltic Sea. Or on Ableton Live in Ville’s flat in Berlin. One can believe either of the stories but the first-mentioned provides a better mental setting for its full appreciation.

Can you tell us about the idea behind the mix?

It’s a concept-free representation of what we are playing out at the moment; a healthy dose of different styles, old and new.

Where are you at musically at the moment? There seems to a strong
(proper) electro current running through the mix.

True. Lately we have found ourselves digging, playing and rediscovering a lot of electro-ish stuff. Growing up in the Finnish electronic music scene one could not avoid the influence of artists such as Mr. Velcro Fastener, Mono Junk, ImatranVoima, Helsinki Bass Machine (who is, by the way, featuring under a different name on our upcoming album) and their likes. Not to speak of the DJ’ing of K-X-P’s KaukoLampi or the legendary Helsinki Turbo parties. So it’s in our blood but perhaps a bit more explicit than earlier.

What was behind your decision to leave Helsinki?

Well only half of RM (Ville) left Helsinki more permanently. It’s the usual story, being a music producer, moving to Berlin. Helsinki is a small city and Finland a small country relatively far away from the rest of the European “scene.” It still has great events (like Flow Festival) and a few nice clubs, but we find ourselves playing mainly elsewhere.

What are you up to next?

Touring both DJ’ing and with our live show. Ville is also working on a new musical project, Millennium, with City Slang artist Norman Palm and on a mysterious project called Madgermany with writer Ingo Niermann. Martti’s book Solution Finland: The Welfare Game will be out in the fall on Sternberg Press. We are also working on a literary compendium to the album with the London-based design collective Åbäke. And of course, new Renaissance Man material is already in the works.

CYV™ is ecstatic to announce our brothers from other mothers over at Our House Records are collaborating with Blasthaus to procure a cornerstone of french dance music for your viewing and listening pleasure!

They present:
SebastiAn (LIVE) at the Mezzanine, Saturday, September 10th!
444 Jessie Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
Tickets

Between releasing his long-awaited debut album, compiling his many remixes for Daft Punk, Kelis and the Kills among others (Sebastian Remixes), and a co production of the soundtrack for the film Steak with Sebastien Tellier & Mr Oizo, it’s seemingly impossible to catch Ed Banger‘s most unusual figure in one place. Don’t miss out on the chance to witness the iconic dance floor maestro in this rare US appearence & enjoy the night in one of San Francisco’s most beloved venues, complete with industry top-quality sound provided by the Mezzanine’s booming Funktion 1 sound system. Bring close friends & a few dollars for the bar (drink specials!), a good time will be in store. Say hello if you see me!

Full Lineup:
SebastiAn
Realboy
Nisus
Niteppl

29 free downloads from Jackmode. Enough said.