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Read Me! (Lucky post #99)

Posted: August 26th, 2008, 9:06pm MDT

Lots of exciting things happening here @ Dancefloor Mayhem! First off, wanted to make sure everyone noticed the domain is all setup now - we are live @ http://www.dancefloormayhem.com/

Just a few tips on using the site...To always be the first to get the latest music from us, be sure to subscribe to the feeds in a reader by using the buttons to the right. Also, as we are at 99 posts, there is bound to be some good music you have missed out on. We have a custom Google search tool in the upper right hand corner, just type in the name of a DJ / artist or a music genre and hit search. If there is a post with your search term in it, it will show you where to go. When you come across music on the site - pink links are direct download links, and you can always use the embeded player to preview a track before you download it.

Second of all, wanted to remind everyone about the weekly internet broadcast on Techno.FM. Every Sunday night, from 6pm - 8pm PST / 9pm - 11pm EST, we are on Techno.FM, featuring guest DJ mixes and music that has been featured on the blog. Last Sunday we had a special two-hour techno mix from Fabrice Lig, and we have previously featured mixes from Micky Nightrain, DJ DLG, Alex Tomb, Blue Submarine and Dephecta. If you want to submit a mix or a track to be considered for the site or the internet show, drop me a line @ dancefloormayhem @ gmail . com

Also wanted to remind everyone that DJs associated with the blog are able to be booked through us. Drop us a line and we will give you more details about availability and such. Here in Portland, OR, we are starting up a monthly event @ Pala, hosted by Red Cube. Our first Dancefloor Mayhem Dance Party @ Pala is coming up on Friday, September 12th and features Kala and Tronic. The music will go from 9pm - late, no cover if you are in before 11pm, $5 after 11pm, techno.house.electro and more. Tronic's set will include some of the music that has been featured on the site, so you won't want to miss out on that! If you're in Portland, keep checking the blog for updates, we may also give away some tickets to other local events in Portland.

If you are a promoter or club and would like to have a Dancefloor Mayhem event in your area, drop us a line!

ALSO...our next post will be #100 - which is a milestone we are proud of. We have only been up and running for about 6 months, and are grateful to have been able to feature a lot of great music on the site. For post #100, we are compiling 100 FREE SONGS just for you, our readers!!! We will feature music from artists we have previously featured, some fresh exclusive songs, as well as music from artists we have just recently learned about.

If you are a producer / remixer / label, there is still time to get in on this special post - send us your music to the e-mail listed above. The music will be grouped by genre, and we will include links to all artist pages of the songs that we feature. So please help spread the word about the site and lets build up the anticipation for the 100 @ 100 post. It is going to be EPIC!!!!

Lastly, this wouldn't be a proper post without some free music, so here are a couple of electro-pop tracks from Ultraviolet Sound:

Ultraviolet Sound - Brainwashed

Ultraviolet Sound - Tiger Heat

Be sure to swing by the Ultraviolent Sound page on MySpace to see all their tour dates and more!
LA Riots - HOT Electro action

Posted: August 21st, 2008, 7:53pm MDT

LA Riots is an electro production and DJ duo from LA. Well-known in LA for their amazing DJ sets, this duo is not to be overlooked. They already have an impressive slew of remixes under their belts, including work for such artists as Chromeo, Hot Chip, Kylie Minogue, Justice, The Ting Tings, Crystal Castles, Kid Sister, Le Castle Vania and Photek.

Available now is the mix CD, Electro 2, on Thrive Records, mixed by LA Riots. This mix includes tracks from LCD Soundsystem, The Bravery, Justice, Daft Punk, N.E.R.D. and more. They have also done a mix CD for Scion and are signed to Fool's Gold Records.

We'd like to share a couple of their remixes and original tracks with you. Grab these now!

Chromeo - Bonafied Lovin' (LA Riots remix) :: There are lots of remixes of this great track floating around the net, but few I actually recommend. This one stays true to the original while adding some fun and unique elements. I love the vocal chops and all the synth stabs. This is a really fun remix!

Justice feat. Uffie - The Party (LA Riots remix) :: Ah Justice. Hailed as the second coming of Daft Punk, Justice has blown up in the last couple of years with a live show that met with rave reviews. This track features the vocals of Uffie and the remix by LA Riots is intended for the dancefloors of the world. They did a great job of keeping the lyrics in tact and injecting their own flavor into the mix.

LA Riots feat. Jadis - If I Could :: This is a GREAT vocal electro track. Download and listen to this one right now. Fun to listen to in the club, at home, in the car, at work....you get the picture. You'll have this track on repeat if you like it as much as I do!

LA Riots - Kill Bill :: Another LA Riots original production, Kill Bill is a fun track with some snippets from the movie in it.

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Be sure to also visit LA Riots on MySpace!

Also you can click here for a post on Le Castle Vania including the LA Riots remix of 'Trouble in Daylight'.
House Music from Studio Apartment

Posted: August 17th, 2008, 6:59pm MDT

Studio Apartment is a production duo from Japan that makes some dope house beats. In addition to studio production and remix work, the duo also DJs and plays live shows. They also host a bi-monthly party called Museum @ Yellow in Tokyo which has attracted a number of great guest artists including: Quentin Harris, DJ OJI, Reel Pepole, Joi Cardwell, DJ Spen, Kimara Lovelace, Tiger Stripes, DJ Fudge, and Josh Milan (Blaze).

Their soulful house productions have delivered many a floor-filling groove and Studio Apartment has built up a reputation as one of the finest deep house artists in Japanese dance music today.

They have released 4 full-length albums of studio material, and their most recent release, 'The Rising Sun', is a very special collection of remixes and unreleased tracks. The album features Studio Apartment's finest studio moments, reworked by a who's who of deep house including Kerri Chandler, Eric Kupper, Quentin Harris, Mr. V's Soul Channel, Reel People & Nulife.

Please enjoy these sample tracks from 'The Rising Sun'.

Studio Apartment - Beautiful Sunrise (Quentin Harris Reproduction) :: A nice deep house cut featuring some female vocals that feel like they float right on the top of the track. A nice chunky beat to get your body moving.

Studio Apartment - I'm In Love (Rasmus Faber Epic remix) :: This one has a male vocal that gives this track a hands-in-the-air vibe. Very soulful track with a great beat.

Studio Apartment - Found Him (Kerri Chandler Bigga Vocal mix) :: An epic re-working from a true deep house legend. This mix clocks in at just over 11 minutes in length! It starts off nice and chill with a piano intro, then at about 45 seconds in, the beat kicks in and the vocal comes in soon after that. A nice retro piano-house vocal track with some jazzy horns.

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Be sure to also visit Studio Apartment on MySpace!
Headburn

Posted: August 14th, 2008, 7:48pm MDT

Headburn is a DJ and producer from Germany.

He is part of The Mighty Vybz, a production and DJ Crew. He has been producing music for about 3 years. He blends elements from many musical genres together, so that the sound is never boring, from House to Crunk over Hip Hop to Electro. Headburn's main focus is to get people to dance! He does remixes and original productions, and has been kind enough to share his music with us. We've got remixes of Justin Timberlake and Kanye West feat. Daft Punk, along with two original Headburn tracks and an original track from The Mighty Vybz.

Justin Timberlake - My Love (Headburn Remix) :: A very well done uptempo remix of this track which does a great job of keeping the original vocal piece intact.

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Kanye West feat. Daft Punk - Stronger (Headburn remix) :: A fun beat, this track contains more elements of 'Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger' than it does of the elements from the Kanye West version. A nice quick treat to drop on the floor. Good bassline.

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Headburn - Revolverheld :: A short but sweet electro track that will twist your head.

Headburn - Drift King 2000 :: Another banger! Great energy on this track. A big dancefloor tune!

The Mighty Vybz - Trash Blazers :: A good club bangin' electro track with a nice techno influence. Love the breakdowns on this one.

Be sure to visit Headburn on MySpace!

...and it case you missed them, here are some previous posts featuring::
Justin Timberlake - Randy Boyer Club and Dub remixes of 'SexyBack'

Madonna Remixed - a full album worth of Madonna songs remixed by The Remix Kid, including a remix of '4 Minutes' featuring Justin Timberlake.

Kanye West featured on 'American Boy' with Estelle remixed by LAZRtag!

A breakbeat DJ mix by Influenza including a version of 'Stronger' by Kanye West!

This post includes a link to download Daft Punk's 'Television Rules the Nation' remix by Roccanova.
Project Cyborg

Posted: August 13th, 2008, 6:39pm MDT

Project Cyborg is a music production duo from Belgium that is ready to take over the world. They make electro beats that are ready for the club. The duo produces remixes and original productions as well as hosting parties as the Project Cyborg Corporation. They have been kind enough to share their music, so let's get to it! We've got two remixes - one is a remix of Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, and the other is a Beastie Boys remix. We've also got two original Project Cyborg tracks.

Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Dogg - The Next Episode (Project Cyborg remix) :: A great uptempo version with a bangin' wobbly electro house bassline, some fun blips and bloops for all the cyborgs and robots and vocal snippets proclaiming "The West Coast is back!"

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Beastie Boys - Super Disco Breakin' (Project Cyborg remix) :: "Money makin', super disco breakin'!" This remix is a little toned down compared to the Dre and Snoop remix, but still a lot of fun. These remixes aren't cut-up enough for me to label them as fidget house, but I think people who are fans of Bryan Cox and the Crux label will also like these Project Cyborg remixes.

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Project Cyborg - Feels So Cyborg :: An original track featuring the Project Cyborg wobbly bassline and a vocal snippet claiming to "Feel so comfortable". I feel comfortable when I am dancing to electro house tracks like this.

Project Cyborg - Angerland 3000 :: This one is a crazy 4/4 electro banger that distorts and filters out in the middle and then builds back up and bangs back in with a vengeance!

Be sure to also visit Project Cyborg on Myspace!
James Talk - August 2008 mix

Posted: August 12th, 2008, 6:56pm MDT

We've got another great mix of house / tech-house this month from James Talk. Enjoy!

James Talk - August 2008 Mix

Tracklisting:

1. Nu Frequency Feat Shara Nelson - Go That Deep (Skylark Vocal Mix) (NRK)
2. Lucca - Woodblocker (Funk D' Void Remix) (CDR)
3. Mavericks In Paradise - Amanever (Julian Sanza Remix) (CDR)
4. Tyler Brunton - Last Call (Alive)
5. A.D.N.Y - Under My Skin (Ransom Note)
6. Tiger Stripes - Abacus (Get Physical)
7. Subformat - Jazz Hands (CDR)
8. DJ. T - Outbreak (Get Physical)
9. Rex The Dog - I Can See You, Can You See Me (Oliver Huntemann Remix) (Hundehaus) 10. Robert Babicz - Procast (Session Deluxe)
11. PTY Ltd - Party Girl (James Talk Remix) (CDR)
12. WiNK - Stay Out All Night (HCCR Remix) (Ovum)
13. Christian Smith - Friendly Skies (Bedrock)
Let's Get Minimal

Posted: August 10th, 2008, 11:17am MDT

Minimal is a term that has become more and more popular recently, but the concept of 'minimal' music has been around for at least 50 years. Minimal to me, means sparse production, building a track with a few key elements. When it comes to electronic / dance music, the primary minimal genre is techno. Pioneered by Richie Hawtin, and currently championed by such industry heavyweights as John Digweed, Ellen Allien and Trentemøller.

Minimal is by no means limited to techno, as ambient music as a genre can be considered minimal, as well as dub.

The first producer we are going to highlight in this post is Awggie. Awggie hails from Bothell, WA, which is outside of Seattle. He has been DJ-ing since 2002 and started producing once he found his sound - a mix of minimal, tech and acid house.

He shared a couple of tracks with us and we loved them, so of course we have to share them with you.

Awggie - The Crunchy Cantelope

Awggie - Dirty Little Girl

Be sure to also check out Awggie on MySpace!

Next up is T-rain - a producer from Russia. His style is a little more on the minimal progressive tip, and I love it.

T-rain - Delayed

You can visit T-Rain on MySpace and Virb.

We are going to end the post with an introduction to Lulu Rouge - a production duo from Copenhagen.

Lulu Rouge is DJ T.O.M. and Buda, two of the most respected DJs and producers on the Copenhagen scene. Both of these two travellers have been around crashing club land for a decade and a half. Recently DJ T.O.M has been Trentemøller’s partner for the last 3 years straight touring the world in nearly every major club you can think of - weekend after weekend.

Buda has been in several bands and constellations in his past. The ground breaking chill-out band Banzai Republic needs to be mentioned here for their release “Where The Fun Starts Early In The Day”, an album featuring Al Jarreau, Bukka White and Cesaria Evoria amongst others. Artists such as Bliss, Laid Back, TelepopMusik, Phil Mison, Sergio Mendez, Cirque de Soleil and Ganga has also been blessed by Buda’s production skills.

With their music and productions these two chess playing gentlemen are represented on more than 100 of the biggest compilations worldwide. For instance series like Global Underground, Costes, BBC Blue Sessions, Luftkastellet, Mambo and Buddha Bar. Today the 2 DJ heads, producers and long time friends have decided to join forces and put all the chips on one number; Lulu Rouge. Thus creating one of the most interesting and refreshing sounds coming out of Scandinavia.

Lulu Rouge - Bless You

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Visit Lulu Rouge on MySpace.
Into Infinity

Posted: August 8th, 2008, 7:26pm MDT

Hey! Check out this press release about a new art project by dublab and Creative Commons!

It's called Into Infinity. The online exhibition is at
[intoinfinity.org] and there are several physical installations being planned.

dublab & Creative Commons Launch "Into Infinity"
Ready-to-Remix Art and Music Exhibit Debuts Online Today; Physical Installations to Follow

Los Angeles, CA, USA — August 8, 2008

Today, dublab and Creative Commons announced the launch of Into Infinity, an art and music exhibit jointly produced by the two nonprofit organizations. The online version of the exhibit debuted today at [intoinfinity.org]; physical installations are being planned for Winter 2008 and throughout 2009.

Into Infinity comprises a collection of ready-to-remix 12-inch circular artworks and 8-second music loops created by a vast array of artists from around the world. Contributors include world-renowned graffiti artist Kofie, 2008 Whitney Biennial alumni Lucky Dragons, Anticon collective member Odd Nosdam, and electronic musician DNTEL (AKA Jimmy Tamborello of The Postal Service). New submissions will be
added to the exhibit regularly.

All of Into Infinity's works are available for download under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial copyright license. This license gives the public the legal right to share, remix, and reuse all of the pieces of Into Infinity for noncommercial purposes. For the full terms of this Creative Commons license, visit
[creativecommons.org].

Into Infinity's producers invite people to download the exhibit's works and use them as source material for their own creations.

"Into Infinity is all about embracing the infinite possibilities of art and music," says Mark McNeill, dublab's founder. "These works are available to everyone in the world to reshape, remix, and redesign as many times over as possible. We can't wait to see all of the creative ways people use them."

"Sampling, remixing, and repurposing other people's work has resulted in some of the greatest art of our times," says Eric Steuer, Creative Commons' creative director. "With this project, we want to make the statement that this sort of creativity should not only be legal, but also explicitly encouraged."

Into Infinity's producers add that new works made from assets offered online will be eligible for submission to the exhibit.

"As the show regenerates and expands, we'll incorporate the best remixes into the show for display online and in our real-world exhibitions," says McNeill.

About dublab
dublab is a nonprofit creative collective devoted to the growth of positive music, arts, and culture. At the core of the organization's operations is a web radio station that broadcasts several streams of dublab's signature "future roots" music. dublab has been broadcasting online since 1999 and now reaches more than 300,000 international listeners monthly. dublab's creative actions include art exhibits,
film projects, event production, and record releases. Into Infinity follows along the vibrant conceptual curve of dublab's previous art projects: Up Our Sleeve, The Dream Scene, and Patchwork. Information about all of these projects is available at
[dublab.com].

About Creative Commons
Creative Commons is a not-for-profit organization, founded in 2001, that promotes the creative re-use of intellectual and artistic works, whether owned or in the public domain. Through its free copyright licenses, Creative Commons offers authors, artists, scientists, and educators the choice of a flexible range of protections and freedoms that build upon the "all rights reserved" concept of traditional
copyright to enable a voluntary "some rights reserved" approach. Creative Commons was built with and is sustained by the generous support of organizations including the Center for the Public Domain, Omidyar Network, The Rockefeller Foundation, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, and The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, as well as members of the public. For more information about Creative
Commons, visit [creativecommons.org].
Culture Prophet - free electro tracks!

Posted: August 7th, 2008, 7:53pm MDT

Culture Prophet is an electro duo that makes some seriously heavy dancefloor riot music.

Culture Prophet bio (from their website):

Culture Prophet began in 2004 as a release for Michael Barksdale's funkier inclinations. He had been pursuing his electronic-pop dreams with his Le Chevre project, but soon enough turned his attention full-time to the beat, and was reborn as "The Prophet". He subsequently enlisted the services of Swuan De Noisey (Backseat Dreamer) on drums, and Culture Prophet began performing as a duo throughout the Southeastern United States. After dozens of sweaty, near-riotous performances and several signature remixes of their contemporaries, Culture Prophet began to get noticed. They have been mentioned by influential blogs, remixed by other artists, played by DJs worldwide, and praised by the electro-loving internet community at large. With the addition of Chicago's Dag Joe in 2008, the group got even deeper into the groove.

Culture Prophet currently performs their live act mostly as a duo once again, with Dag Joe at the controls, and The Prophet up front (and out of control). They have also teamed up to DJ massive parties and hold down their own residency, combining their own remixes and edits with personal influences and favorites. Culture Prophet DJ sets are always unpredictable in their loving coupling of the hottest new electro joints with classics and underground tracks from the entire history of dance music, and they never fail to leave the crowd exhausted and turned-on to music they may have never heard before.

To catch them in their element performing live and rocking out behind the decks, be sure to catch Culture Prophet coming soon to a city near you:

Upcoming Shows

August 12, 2008 : East ATL Underground @ Cenci : Atlanta, Georgia
August 15, 2008 : @ Ground Zero : Spartanburg, South Carolina
August 23, 2008 : COMMON PEOPLE @ Old Tyme Charlie’s - w/ DJs NFM + Robair : Plains, Pennsylvania
August 24, 2008 : @ The Annex w/ COF COF : New York City, New York
September 6, 2008 : Dag Joe’s PRIVATE B-Day Secret Session @ R3V3RB **RSVP ONLY** : Greenville, South Carolina
September 11, 2008 : @ The Gypsy Hut : Cincinnati, Ohio
September 14, 2008 : THE END @ Rednofive w / Junk Solo, Starters DJs : Chicago, Illinois
September 18, 2008 : INCLINES @ The Urban Lounge w / DJ SlantE : St. Louis, Missouri
September 19, 2008 : BLACK BOX REVUE @ Mixology : Springfield, Missouri
September 24, 2008 : @ Rad Rad Rad Hizzy w/ Goines & Epiphany of Conduit Fam + DJs Deeter & Ike : Little Rock, Arkansas
September 26, 2008 : @ The Lounge on Elm St. w/ Keith P + Prince William : Dallas, Texas
October 10, 2008 : @ RESTLESS : Las Vegas, Nevada
October 29, 2008 : SMUG @ Harlot w / Relentless : San Francisco, California

Culture Prophet is still taking bookings for this tour, so if you don't see your city listed above, contact them and make it happen!!!

They have been kind enough to share their music with us, so please enjoy these electro bangers below - 2 original tracks and a remix.

Culture Prophet - Do You Wanna Funk

Culture Prophet - Ghetto Bounce

Digikid-84 - B. Boy Underground (Culture Prophet remix)

Be sure to also visit Culture Prophet on MySpace.
Top 3 tracks for July from inALLcaps.com

Posted: August 6th, 2008, 8:23pm MDT

Top 3 tracks for July 2008 from inALLcaps.com

My name is Mookie, and I am one of the staff writers for an MP3 blog called inALLcaps.com. July was our first full month in existence! We are having fun expanding your music library. Thank you to dancefloormayhem for letting us highlight our Top 3 favorites.

Here are our Top 3 songs from the past month:

On July 3 we featured Katy Perry. She is still on the Warped tour and is obviously gonna be a force to be reckoned with in the top 40 radio categories. We hated the album. But this remix we found of "I Kissed a Girl" courtesy of Dr. Luke and Benny Blanco is hot!
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At inALLcaps.com we are suckers for bands that have cellos. No really...they kick ass. Especially if the lead singer sounds like Johnny Cash! Check out my favorite song from the band Murder by Death. It's called "Coming Home". Turn it up loud!
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There is a lot of garbage on the radio. And unfortunately there are so many great bands that rarely see the light of day. We think this band is awesome and deserves to be on the radio over bands like Puddle of Mudd and Slipknot. Four Year Strong are a kick ass rock band that sport badd ass beards! BEARDCORE! Check out the song "Prepare To Be Digitally Manipulated" and put your FISTS in the air!
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Be sure to swing by inALLcaps.com on a regular basis so you won't miss out on great music from EVERY genre!