I was quite lazy in terms of blogging last week, here’s my confession. Also, I was on the road the entire weekend, playing with Aeroplane from Bruxelles, Kitsuné’s very own Jerry Bouthier and Austrian electro heroes A.G.Trio.

To make up for a quite soundless week, here’s a banging track that recalls some sweet memories: Opening up for StereoHeroes last week, witnessing the two French madmen entertaining a hall of sweaty ravers by dropping following track while tempestuously destroying the stage decoration – riot riot riot!

Designer Drugs – Riot (StereoHeroes Remix)

With regular apperances on both my blog and in my DJ sets, Chewy Chocolate Cookies don’t need to be introduced, I think. I’ve been smashing their Major Lazer remix in my sets for months, and now they finally treat us with a new tasty cookie: Their take on Teki Latex’s Dinosaurs With Guns is a massive, pumping DJ weapon to get the party started at peak time. Dropped it yesterday at Pratersauna, Vienna – crowd went mad.

Teki Latex – Dinosaurs With Guns (Chewy Chocolate Cookies Remix)

“Bass Effect is an intoxicating electro house hymn with exactly the right balance between deepness and hands-up quality.” I love when one of my favorite Austrian electro outfits is being remixed by another one of my favorite Austrian electro outfits. (Also, I love copy-and-pasting release sheets.)

A.G.Trio – Bass Effect (The Integrals Remix)

This is a live recording of my set at Beatpatrol Festival 2010 in Austria, Europe on July 24, 2010. I was opening up on the Dim Mak Stage for Stereo Heroes, Dirty Disco Youth, Crookers, The Bloody Beetroots – Death Crew 77, Steve Aoki and my dearest friends The Shit Is Coming Home, Audiolook & Organgutan Klaus. Even listening to this set now makes my skin crawl, as it recalls the most epic moments of what has to be the biggest party I’ve ever DJ’ed. Thank you all for partying with me, I love every single one of you. Cheers.

1. Danger – 4h30
2. Major Lazer – Pon De Floor (Chewy Chocolate Cookies Remix)
3. Congorock – Babylon
4. Felix Cartal – Berlin (Religion Remix)
5. Aerotronic – Sex & Cigarettes (Hostage Remix)
6. Swedish House Mafia – One (Congorock Remix)
7.  Zombie Nation – Kernkraft 400 (Laidback Luke Bootleg)
8. Boys Noize & Erol Alkan – Avalanche (Religion Remix)
9. Gooseflesh – Dodgems (Cyberpunkers Remix)
10. David Guetta feat. Kid Cudi – Memories (Armand van Helden Remix)
11. Boys Noize – Kontact Me (The Sexinvaders Remix)
12. Sharam feat. Kid Cudi – She Came Along (Jean Elan Remix)
13. DJ Chuckie – Let The Bass Kick
14. Reel 2 Real – I Like To Move It (Mr Oizo White Label Mix)
15. Diplo vs. Tiesto – C’mon (Original Mix)
16. Kissed With A Noise feat. Young Buck – Get Buck (The Disco Villains Remix)
17. Fall Out Boy – I Don’t Care (Tommie Sunshine & Mightyfools Remix)
18. The Prodigy – Omen (Clockwork Remix)
19. Party Harders & The Subs – Pope Of Dope

Disco Demons @ Beatpatrol Festival 24-07-2010

Being sick in summer sucks. Go away, fucking pneumonia!

Kele – Tenderoni (Larry Tee & Beckwith Remix)

Don’t panic, the following piece of music is about 40bpm faster than what you might’ve expected to find here. Still undecided about which one to love more, both the track and the video have  completely turned my day from average into terrific (even after the tenth consecutive listen), conjuring a permanent smile up on my face (not joking here). Kudos to the UK’s very own DJ Fresh for delighting the world with a catchy summer tune to hum along with.

One for the money,

two for the show,

three to get ready

and four to go!

Franz Ferdinand – Take Me Out (Hoaxx Remix) (Tits & Clits Edit)

Now that the Spanish bulls have successfully butchered the Dutch team, and all the Vuvuzela pandemonium is slowly fading away, here’s a fresh selection of only the finest in electronic dance music to celebrate the Spanish victory (or to forget the Dutch defeat) – my all-time favorite Swedes Dada Life have put together an electrifying mix to exorcise the last Vuvuzelas out of your head.

Here’s what the boys have to say about it: “Steel drum-flavoured tropical beats to match the summer heat? No way. Here is our July mix – and it’s packed with the usual stuff: the sound of red meat gone bad. Minced and seasoned with white noise – then served to the masses. Enjoy. “

In celebration of the A-Team blockbuster movie that will hit cinemas all over the world on July 26th, MSTRKRFT, Rye Rye, Dan The Automator and Just Blaze have teamed up to put together an explosive remix package based on the legendary A-Team theme.

MSTRKRFT have outdone themselves. I’m in love.

Summer time is here and it is time to start packing up and go on the search for the best music events around Europe. June- July- August is the busiest time of the year for festival’s organizers- all of them work extremely hard to make sure that their event will stand out in the crowd and top all the other crazily invested festivals out there. So, where to go?
In order to help you make your choice we gathered here the most famous music festivals around Europe for summer 2010:

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1. 10 days off festival 16-26 July Ghent, Belgium

This 16th edition for one of the biggest European-Electro, techno roots, house and the theater festival – is on its way to you! John Digweed, Joy Orbison, Fagget Fairys, Efdemin, are just part of what is planned out for the visitors- you would not want to miss it out!

2. Oxegen Music Festival 9-11 July Ireland

Jay-Z, Eminem, Faithless, The Black Eyed Peas, Fatboy Slim, Groove Amanda, David Guetta and MANY more are part of the lineup- do you really need more reasons? Hurry up and get the tickets!

3. Electro Venice Festival 10 July Parco Giuliano, Venezia-Mestre

This festival offers the visitors a whole entire day dedicated completely to electronic dance music, magnificent location, two huge stages which compete with one another for the pumping music and 16 well known, quality artists from all over the world. That is more than enough to promise a great party right?

4. All City Dance Festival 17-18 July Shaw Theatre- London

The biggest and most extravagant dance festival in the UK by far; Mind blowing party, beautiful people, exceptionally location and famous D.Js make this party THE place to be this summer.

5. Pleasure Island Festival – 24 July festival complex Czech Republic

12 hours of pure ecstasy, seven different stages and probably the BEST lineup in the festival field this year- the organizers promise a unique event that has never been seen before. More than
15, 000 visitors are expected this year!

6. Oslo Jazz Festival 16-21 August Oslo, Norway

This is perhaps the biggest and most famous event in Norway- worldwide top musicians will pleasure you with blues, soul, hip-hop, funk and many more tunes- prepare yourself for the greatest, first class- jazz event out there!

7. Fib Heineken 15-18 July Benicàssim, Valencia

Musical festival for alternative people, or for those who just like to experience good music and different things than they usually do- Gorillaz, The Prodigy, Vampire Weekend, Kasabian and The cribs are just a small example of the artist you can expect there. The festival is on the beach and there you will be able to camp for the rest of your stay- enjoy!

8. North Sea Jazz Festival 9-11 July Rotterdam, Nederlands

Norah Jones, Miles Davis, Erykah Badu and Alicia Keys are just part of this historical event! The North Jazz festival is probably the biggest jazz event of the year! For the jazz fans it is the ultimate festival to visit this summer.

This list sums up the best 8 music festivals for the coming summer- try to book you ticket as soon as possible as these events tend get packed quickly! In order to book your hotel in one of these areas please visit EasyToBook.com -
ENJOY THE SUMMER!

Having already received airplay on BBC Radio One after only one and a half year after starting producing electronic dance music, ex-guitarist Haydn Hoffman is one of the up and coming electro exports from sunny Southern California. A huge remix of Chromeo’s timeless anthem Fancy Footwork showcases his fresh production skills:

Chromeo – Fancy Footwork (Haydn Hoffman Remix)

Personally, I’m always a bit sceptical when I receive an M.I.A. remix, for several reasons: One, I have an estimated twelve thousand remixes of Paper Planes in my iTunes library, two, most of these are just cheap attempts to climb the Hype Machine charts, and three, I like M.I.A.’s music as it is, so it takes a hell of a producer to occupy the little space left for improvement. Nevertheless, this remix by LA-based producer Clockwork has fully convinced me to both post it up here and drop it in my own sets. A pumping vocal intro, a harmonic piano break and an insane build-up followed by a mental breakdown – just the way we all love it.

M.I.A. – Steppin’ Up (Clockwork Remix)