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Butteriest 2K8 Butter Team Content

Posted: January 5th, 2009, 12:31pm MST

We enjoyed providing you with lumpy mounds of moist, crescenfresh content last year; a random smattering of which can be found below for your perusal. Be sure to sign up for quasi-regular email/Greader updates so you don't miss anything new (special shot out to the sharebro community), and thanks for reading.

Investigatory Journalism/Conspiracies
Life Before Interstella 5555?
Count Duckula/Danger Mouse
Planisphere/Interstella 5555
Adventure vs. Air Wolf/McGyver/Nintendo
The Real Creed Bratton

Zany "Mashups"
Air France vs. Doves
Cut Copy vs. Rad
Girl Talk vs. Legal Community
M83 vs. Donnie Darko
Avalanches/Go! Team vs. Foam City
Vega vs. Rad
Bonde do Role vs. Bollywood

General Shenanigans
Teen Chat: The Teenagers Talk 90210
The Ultimate Cougar Muxtape
Ludacris Area Code Map/Jazz Tribute
Table Dance Fail
Make Out Fallout
'Til the Night Closes In

"Traditional Music Blog" Coverage
Whartscape
Weekend Beats
Misc. Party Pixx
Celebrating Chromeo/Spank Rock/Cut Copy/The Zombies
Independence Day Friendstival
Bmore Round Robin
Walkmen interview

Original Samples
Avalanches
More Avalanches
De La Soul
Eazy-E
Mos Def/Rza

Stimulus Packages
Diplo/Dan Deacon
Ratatat
Sebastien Tellier
Gza
Cut Copy
Hot Chip

We'd also like to thank all the label reps and new media/blog outreach coordinators who e-blasted their hot rmxs in 2K8 - this classic De La joint is dedicated to you.

De La Soul - Ring Ring Ring (from De La Soul is Dead)
Sister to a Father of Thought

Posted: December 29th, 2008, 12:10pm MST

"The best a Pavement cover can hope to be is good and interesting and bring out something that was hinted at in the original, but not made explicit.”
- Fluxblog

The bar is so high most are smart enough not to try. Those who do - in this case, Zooey and Los Campesinos - escape blasphemy charges by bringing whimsical innocence and a deep-rooted appreciation for Malkmus and team's slacker catalogue (Zooey has been singing this song in the shower for a decade, and LC unanimously declare Pavement to be the band's favorite band).

Both artists also recontextualize Malkmus' wildly abstract lyrics to suit a female perspective - Zooey's lighter, big-city sibling slinks instead of sulks ("I'm just a woman, you see who I am"); and when Aleksandra Campesinos halts the seven-piece violin/glockenspiel march to quietly whisper "She the only one who always inhales," we know she can empathize.

Zooey - Father to a Sister of Thought (Pavement cover)

Los Campesinos! - Frontwards (Pavement cover)

Side note: Zooey's interpretation of "You Gave Your Love To Me Softly" is less of a win unless you're also a big fan of Ladytron/The Rentals.

Zooey - You Gave Your Love To Me Softly (Weezer cover, from Pique-nique et jeux dans l'eau)
The Man Who Saved Christmas Music

Posted: December 22nd, 2008, 4:35pm MST

With the exception of Vince Guaraldi or Wham!, most Christmas music is super played out and should only be enjoyed on or around the actual holiday. Sufjan Steven's Songs For Christmas collection, however, is so money you can keep it on blast all year.

You probably already knew that - but did you know the tradition continues with Songs For Christmas: Astral Inter Planet Space Captain Christmas Infinity Voyage, Volume VIII, which was quietly shared with superfriends earlier this week? And that it's now available for all to enjoy? Sample one below and dl the rest over at the V Knob.

Sufjan Stevens - Do You See What I See?

Bonus:
Fully Fitted Holiday Mixx Massacre
Wham! - Last Christmas video (or Karaoke version)
Archers of Loaf - Assassination on X-Mas Eve (via Fluxblog)
Heard She Broke Your Heart Again

Posted: December 18th, 2008, 6:20am MST

Metronomy's "Heartbreaker" is pretty much your standard pop story - girl breaks guy's heart, his homeys rally and take him out for Kronenbergs and crisps, they sit around watching a Belgian preteen choir performing "I Touch Myself," etc. But creeping, off-key vehicular instrumentation (a la Blur's Gene by Gene) and a bros-only whistle/sax chorus reminds us she'll want you much more for not hanging on (stop me if I'm wrong).

Metronomy - Heartbreaker (from Nights Out)

Metronomy - Heartbreaker (Anoraak Rmx)

Anoraak is part of the globe-conquering Parisian Nantes electro crew Valerie along with College, whose debut LP Secret Diary (now available on iTunes) may be the key to surviving extended holidays with extended relatives. Either that or this video.

Bonus bro support anthem:

The Streets - Don't Mug Yourself (from Original Pirate Material)
Rye Rye Redux

Posted: December 17th, 2008, 5:48am MST

It appears this version is simply known as "Shake the Ground."

Diplo feat. Rye Rye - Wassup Wassup (ddpesh Remix)

See also:
Table Dance Fail
Making you feel the rhythm is my occupation
Dgenetics - Generation V Sampler

Posted: December 15th, 2008, 7:54pm MST

Dgenetics Musics is a central organization of mutant freedom fighters (from left: Fiore, DJ Pumpkin Patch, Dgenetics, Old Gold) defending Generation V from the old lords who struggle to maintain their power over the...well this video explains it:

Can't help but wonder if the crimefighting beacon is linked to recent RoboDensity Reports which indicate we may be dangerously close to reaching an unsafe robots per capita ratio, or the suspicious rise in Old Glory robot insurance premiums? Haven't been this confused/excited since Princess Alura got spanked on Voltron.

What we do know is LA-based Dgenetics has released a free quadruple-power Generation V comp with each team member contributing their own special powers, be it the ability to drop fierce roller jams, kick krautrock freak-folk or entrance tenderonis with Chromeo-esque hott claps. Godspeed sirs.

Dgenetics - Skate With Me

Fiore - Awakening

DJ Pumpkin Patch - Rushin

Old Gold - Drugged Out Girls
Since I Met You

Posted: December 9th, 2008, 8:03pm MST

"When my two friends married they chose a song that says 'since I met you, I found a world so new.' When they got the actual lyrics it said 'since I left you, I found a world so new!' They still kept it though."
- some random

While the Avalanches' title track might differ dramatically from the Main Attractions' original intent, and anyone that chooses a wedding song titled "Since I Left You" from the album Since I Left You deserves altar abandonment/VD, you can hardly blame them for choosing such an otherwise perfect song.

The Avalanches - Since I Left You

The source material is pretty strong, too. Breaking down Avalanches songs is similar to watching the Daft Punk sample video except you don't feel so dirty/used after. Aside from the two main inspirations below, the opening track also embodies portions of Jimmy Webb's "By the Time I Get To Phoenix" and Car Wash.

The Main Attractions - Everyday (sampled in "Since I Left You")

Klaus Wunderlich - Do the Latin Hustle (sampled in "Since I Left You")

"Latin Hustle" is also great for scooping cougars on the frozen tundra of Trader J's - evidently you just play it, walk over, and say something awesome. Expect nothing less from a man named Klaus Wunderlich.

Related:
Flight Tonight
Sébastien Tellier: NYC Tix + Sexual Sportwear

Posted: December 4th, 2008, 10:54am MST

Please join us for a scrumptralescently sensous evening at (L)PR next Thursday 12/11 with French pop superstar Sébastien Tellier and friends. This shall be Purple Rain by hearth's edge; our bearded faces will glisten with the succulent juices of roasted duck meat. Hushed sotte voce vocals will drift under stabbing vintage synths, and whilst enjoying "Fingers of Steel" - a song about crushing on a robot - we shall collectively relish Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo's feathery production touch.

Sébastien Tellier - Fingers of Steel (from Sexuality)

Although you may buy tickets here ($13), Cosby's presence on BT always indicates free stuff; in this case two complimentary guest list spots (+1) to the 12/11 show. Those outside of NYC may be more interested in scoring a pink AmAppy shirt for your gf along with special edition Divine Vision/Remix CDs, and we have a few of those to give away as well (US residents only, specify M or L).

Hit us up if you're interested in either and we'll do a random drawing for tickets and tees early next week.

Sébastien Tellier - Kilometer (Moulinex Rmx)

Sébastien Tellier - Roche (Breakbot Rmx)

Merci beaucoup Record Makers pour le concours.
Mess Around/Test the Sound

Posted: December 2nd, 2008, 11:49am MST

Don't usually listen to the kind of music Mr. Scruff makes - (Brit soul/funk? Latin/Afro breaks?) - but I do listen to a lot of Mr. Scruff because he's got it like that. Today Ninja Tune's tenured professor puts down his tea and rolls up elbow-padded sleeves to spin a 15-minute sampler celebrating new single Hold On/Get On Down, a clown car full of fat black foam snakes, high hats/Hammonds and squelching liquid lounge biscuits for the well-traveled.

Mr. Scruff - Hold On/Get On Down Mix

Tracklist:
1. Test the sound
2. Stockport carnival
3. Bang the floor (with danny breaks)
4. Nice up the function (with roots manuva)
5. Hold on (with andreya triana)
6. Fix that speaker! (from 'music takes me up single)
7. Music takes me up (with alice Russell)
8. Give up to get
9. Donkey ride (with Quantic)
10. The clock (from ‘music takes me up’ single)
11. Get on down
12. This way (with Pete Simpson)
13. Hairy Bumpercress
14. Kalimba
15. Whiplash
16. Test the sound

Hold On/Get On Down is available via Ninjashop in 12" or mp3.
Theme From Teenage Suicide

Posted: November 26th, 2008, 6:00am MST

(voices over two-way radio...siren starts...heart monitor beeping)
"What are you doing here, honey? You're not even old enough to know how bad life gets."
"Obviously, Doctor, you've never been a 13-year-old girl."

Do not make the mistake of ignoring My Teenage Stride due to band name confusion (I originally thought they must be lame, or a type of teen-oriented gum, or just generally teen-oriented). The Brooklyn-based duo is actually closer to the much cooler/older C86 crowd, those of the original DIY Britpop sound characterized by cheap drum machines, jangly guitars, high fidelity twee and a restless suburban isolation we can all relate to.

My Teenage Stride - Theme From Teenage Suicide (from Lesser Demons, 2008)

The title for Jeffrey Eugenides' 1993 novel (and Sophia Coppola's 1999 directorial debut) derives from a song by the fictional band Cruel Crux, a favorite of the Lisbon daughter Lux - who, unlike her four sisters, is anything but a virgin by the tale's end. Air composed the movie soundtrack, which along with standouts like "Playground Love" includes a heavily synthesized teen ghost summary of the whole creepy affair (below). Somewhere in Antibes, a young Anthony Gonzalez was deep into a pair of oversized headphones on a mattress tucked in the corner.

Phoenix - Playground Love (Air cover)

Air - Suicide Underground (from The Virgin Suicides soundtrack)