U-Tern strikes again with some fantastic remixes of Mark Ronson and LexiconDon. The man of many talents creates great remixes, podcasts and I am sure DJ sets. I have never seen him live but his podcast One Day Later is always must listen. Check out his latest work.

Mark Ronson & The Business INTL - Bang Bang Bang (U-Tern's Disco Dub) by U-Tern
LexiconDon - December Sunset (U-Tern Remix) by U-Tern

Awesome per usual. Cool concept with a bit of Pan's Labyrinth. Might be their best one yet. Damn.
Don't Turn the Lights On by Chromeo

Nice remix from Midnight Conspiracy. As well...

Chromeo - Night By Night (Midnight Conspiracy Remix) by Midnight Conspiracy

Buy: Make sure you get a chance to pre-order the album here.

Nice new take "I Need You" that originally showed up on Mayer's Strange Arrangement. This time around the single is being featured as a part of a 1-sided 12" produced by Nottz backed with etching by Freegums.

The vocal and instrumental of “I Need You” are both on one side of this single. The flip side contains an etching by Miami illustrator Freegums. The record is due out August 17th.

Mayer Hawthorne - I Need You by stonesthrow

Buy: Pre-order the record here.

photo by Dena Flows.

Really love this ambient piano track that I came across listening to the Shock World Service at work. Idioma was also featured on two big remixes, Fabriclive 51 mixed by Duke Dumont and Live At Robert Johnson Vol 5 mixed by Roman Fluegel. Its easy to hear why, as this track is really nice. Check out the original and a remix by DFA records Sh*t Robot.
02 Idioma Landscapes Original Version Landscapes EP MKG 009 by mkgmusic
03 Idioma Landscapes Shit Robot remix Landscapes EP MKG 009 by mkgmusic

Buy: Get the record here.

Check out this inspirational mullet-tastic video for GRUM's new single, "Through the Night". It's like the pure, blinding glory of the 1980s parted the clouds and materialized in the form of a buddy cop movie.

Oh, and I'm also really feelin' these fresh new GRUM remixes. Oh so synthy.
Pearl & The Puppets - Make Me Smile (Grum Remix) by GRUM
Groove Armada - History (Grum Remix) by GRUM
Human Life - Wherever We Are (Grum Remix) PREVIEW by GRUM

New remixes from our favorite dude from Renton, 10-4 Rog. He turns his adept remixing talents to some local hip hop artists with these great remixes of State of the Artist and Helladope. Be sure to check them out.

[remix] state of the artist - extrahelladope (10.4 7th letter rmx) by 104rog

[remix] helladope - just so you know (10.4 rog dub puddlestepper) by 104rog

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One contest ends another begins. We have two (2) shirts from El Producto aka El-P rapper and owner of Definitive Jux to giveaway to some readers. One in XL and one in L. The shirts are to help promote the awesome upcoming instrumental album, Weareallgoingtoburninhellmegamixxx3, due out August 3rd. Here is how you win.

Rules:

1. Follow analoggiant on Twitter
2. Retweet this:

"Want a cool @therealelp megamixxx3 t-shirt from @golddustmedia? We're giving away 2! Follow @analoggiant and RT to win"

Sorry to the global readers but this is restricted to US and Canada only.

Check out what the shirts look like here. We will pick two winners at random.

Contest ends Thursday 7/29 @ 5:00 PM Central.

Pre-order: You can get the record here.

DJ Spinbad mixtape compilation master just dropped a new remix of Kanye West's "Love Lockedown" on his blog. Its pretty nice. Track is old but the remix is new...check it out.

Mp3: Kanye West - "Love Lockdown" (Spinbad Remix)

Check out his retrospective mixtapes. They are off the charts.

CONTEST OVER - THANK YOU FOR ENTERING.

Winner is Xander with "One day, a man went to mars and saw millions of stars."

Flattery award goes to Pseudosuede with "One day, a Music Fan went to Analog Giant and Distributed millions of High-Fives and Good Vibes"

The contest to end all contests. Probably the best yet for us here at Analog Giant. Stones Throw will be sending a lucky winner all of the Madlib Medicine Show #1-7 records along with an awesome Madlib shirt. It is a winner takes all contest. Only one winner. See the below rules.

Rules:

Complete the below mad lib in the comments and we will select which one we feel is the best.

"One day, a _____ went to _____ and _____ millions of _____."

Please include your email so we can get a hold of you. US entries only. Sorry international crew.

Contest runs until July 23rd.

Stuff can't be sent out until after July 27th because that is the release date for #7 in the Medicine Show series High Jazz.

Toddla T is the stage name of Tom Bell a 25 year old DJ, record producer, re-mixer and composer from Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. He is a resident DJ at Fabric along with having a regular slot on BBC Radio 1 in the In New DJs We Trust. He recently signed to the record label Ninja Tune and has an awesome new single out featuring Wayne Marshall...
Toddla T - 'Sky Surfing feat. Wayne Marshall' by Ninja Tune & Big Dada
Toddla T ft Wayne Marshall - Sky Surfin (Douster Remix) by douster

Another day, another freaky remix from RESET! This time, they completely obliterate Goldhawks' Keep the Fire and then rebuild it, Lee Majors style, into a filthy disco juggernaut.

Goldhawks - Keep The Fire (Reset! Remix) by RESET!

Another gorgeous night in Seattle, another hipster-fueled inferno of french-bohemian muscle shirts and not-quite-sure-if-ironic? capri pants. But once again, the bands deliver!

Take portland-based Blitzen Trapper, for example--this is a band I've been wanting to catch live since their stellar 2008 album Furr. Man, they did not disappoint. We don't usually cover this folky flavor of music here on Analog Giant, but they're every bit worth checking out--they're like a golden, extra-hoppy local microbrewed beer. An earnest, hand-crafted sound. The most surprising thing? They definitely cranked the rockitude up a couple notches for their live act. Don't miss these guys if you get a chance to see them live.

A big special award goes out to "!!!" for the most wildly enthusiastic dancing seen yet. One of my most anticipated shows of the weekend, it was a colorful flurry of tambourines. These guys threw down a great live set--this band is a trip.

I also dropped by the Vera stage to check out the hip-hop showcase featuring Spaceman, State of the Artist, and Grynch. The stage was small and it wasn't easy to hear, but the crowd was really into it--they were partying harder here than at the main stage! I'm looking forward to seeing these guys at a dedicated gig.

photos by Bobby McHugh.

Diamond D @ The Shrine, Chicago from The Shrine on Vimeo.

Awesome soul/funk set of all 45s by Diamond D (D.I.T.C.). Great work.

Active Child aka Pat Grossi is an L.A.-based songwriter. As a kid Grossi sang with the Philadelphia Boys Choir, his voice paired with synths and other various electronic beats creates a unique sound. One of our favorite remixing duos, Classixx just did a great remix of his track "When Your Love is Safe" which is really great. Check it out.

Mp3 link: Active Child - "When Your Love is Safe" (Classixx Remix)

Listen to the original:

When Your Love Is Safe by Active Child

Buy: His album Curtis Lane is out now.

Video: See him sing the song live here.

The 2 Bears are Raf Rundell and Joe Goddard. Joe is a producer, remixer, solo-artist and one fifth of Hot Chip. Raf works in club promotion and works as a DJ for Greco-Roman Soundsystem, radio show hosting and artist management.
Mercy Time by Southern Fried Records

Check out a cover of Sade.
When Am I Going To Make A Living by Southern Fried Records

Buy: The music is out now on Southern Fried Records.

Really fresh house jam that I first heard awhile back thanks to DJ U-Tern. Turns out that more and more people are getting into these dudes. This month they joined Annie Mac to put together a mini mix. Yolanda Be Cool is Sylvester Martinez and Johnson Peterson and they often collaborate with Australian producer DCUP aka Duncan MacLennan.

Check out a couple tracks and that Annie Mac mix. Really great stuff coming out of Australia these days. Check out their Charlie Chaplin-esque video.

If you are curious to where the name came from its a reference to Pulp Fiction, where Jules Winnfield, tells Yolanda the coffee-shop robber, to be cool. Love the reference.

WE NO SPEAK AMERICANO - YOLANDA BE COOL & DCUP by yolandabecool
Yolanda Be Cool - Afro Nuts - DCUP mix by dcupmusic
Yolanda Be Cool - BBC Radio 1 Annie Mac - mini mix - July 2010 by yolandabecool

Bonus: Check out this great remix by the aforementioned DCUP.

PMoney - Say Yeah - DCUP remix by dcupmusic

Cassian another Aussie grappling for dancefloor domination has released a slew of great remixes. Several of them are featured below. He also released his Debut EP on Bang Gang 12s this year. Take a listen to the remixes.

What You Know (Cassian Remix) - Two Door Cinema Club by cassian88
Over (Cassian Remix) - Drake by cassian88
Crave You (Cassian Remix) - Flight Facilities by cassian88

Get Cassian stuff here. Also make sure you check out his remix of Bag Raider's classic "Shooting Star" really good stuff.

Amid a white-hot hipster explosion of neon Oakleys and ironic mustaches, Yeasayer threw down an impressive set. Yeasayer was one of my most anticipated shows for the weekend, and as soon I saw the keyboardist walk out in a what looked like a medieval cowl I knew we were in business.

But it wasn't until the wailing, techno-Garcia howl of Holy F*ck that I knew we had achieved liftoff. Just as the sun was setting, the spaced-out jams provided the perfect soundtrack for the eclectic crowd. This band is like the result of some forbidden laboratory experiment, a Crystal Method/String Cheese Incident incident.

Day 1 is done, but I'm already hyped for tonight's sets from !!!, Blitzen Trapper, THEESatisfaction, Atmosphere, State of the Artist, and a few acts I don't even know I like yet. Whoa.

Photos by Curt Doughty and Bobby McHugh.

William Bottin is producer, DJ and sound designer based in Venice, Italy. He goes simply by Bottin and makes some great disco house, funk and electronic music. The sound we are currently obsessed with. He is also on a record label we just can't get enough of (Eskimo). Check out his take on the Steve Miller Band along with some other fantastic remixes.
Bottin: Fly like a beagle (Perseo/IDIB, 2010) by bottin
Philippos N: Stealth (Bottin Mix) by bottin

This is what I'm talking about: It's Friday afternoon, the sun is (miraculously) shining on the Emerald City and I'm just about to head up to Capitol Hill for the Block Party. They're forecasting weather in the mid 80s all weekend, and I've already got my sights set on a cold pint of Manny's.

Be sure to check back all weekend for Analog Giant's coverage of the festival, but before the party really gets cracking tonight, let's set the scene with a new track from our local Blue Scholars. It's summertime in the SEA.

Mp3: Blue Scholars - "Summer in SEA"

photo by eddieqwright2.

Really nice jam by Count and Sinden featuring Mystery Jets. E sent this over and I am really enjoying this. Great single. Also just so happens that my favorite dudes on the planet decided to do a remix of the Mystery Jets as well. You should check out that below thanks to Eskimo Records.
Mystery Jets - Dreaming Of Another World (Lindstrom & Prins Thomas remix) by eskimorecordings

DJ Dus makes some heavy music. He has taken the principals of 1970’s era Jamaican soundsystems and mixed it with cumbia and hip hop resulting in a unique sound he calls NU Cumbia.

DJ Dus has been at the forefront of this sound since the late 90's both behind the decks and the mixing console for some of the most successful and inspired recording artists, including: Los Kumbia Kings, DJ Kane, La Conquista, Paula DeAnda, Baby Bash and Frankie J-. Check out a couple great tracks.

FLEXICUMBIAS by djdus
FLEXICUMBIAS by djdus

Major Lazer the collaborative musical project of DJ/Producers Diplo and Switch just dropped a new single and a Thom Yorke remix is featured. Check it out.

Mp3: Major Lazer - "Jump Up" (Thom Yorke Remix)

Read more about the upcoming record here. Make sure you support Diplo and all the people at Mad Decent.

Buy: Get the record, Never Die here.

Heads up to all the Analog Giant readers hitting up the Capitol Hill Block Party: Dickies and FILTER magazine are throwing a free "Kick-Off Jam" pre-Block Party partayyy tonight at the Crocodile featuring Holy F*ck, Obits, and Unnatural Helpers.

To get in, you have to RSVP here and be 21+. And if you've been slacking on buying tickets, it sounds like the first 400 people to get there tonight get a poster and a chance to win tickets to the Block Party. Dickies will also be at the show throughout the weekend offering up a chance to win free work pants at "The Yard" in case you happen to show up to the festival pants-free.

Some tracks from bands that will be there.
Obits - Pine On by subpop
Latin America by holyf*ck
Happy Up Here (Holy F*ck Remix) by Röyksopp

photo by INDEED.

Pretty awesome track from N.A.S.A. Love the intro. RIP O.D.B.

How delicious is this Ghosts of Venice remix of James Talk & Ridney's "Forever"? I mean, seriously.
James Talk & Ridney - Forever (Ghosts Of Venice Remix) by Ghosts Of Venice

Little bonus remix....
Shakira - She Wolf (Ghosts Of Venice Remix) by Ghosts Of Venice

His new record Sweatin' is out now.

Bay Area musician Dan Judd aka Sorcerer is no cheap conjurer of tricks. The kid has a great sound ala Lindstrom and Prins Thomas or as he calls it "nu-balearic-cosmic-disco-slow-mo-awesome-house". He is also part of the equally great groups Hatchback and Windsurf. Check out some of his awesome music on Soundcloud.
R&B Killa by sorcerermusic
Aqua by Windsurf
Hatchback - White Diamond (Prins Thomas Miks Del 1 & 2) by ThisisnotanexitRecords

Nice little clip of Aloe Blacc talking about his career and upcoming record on one of the most prestigious shows in music, Gilles Peterson.
Aloe Blacc on Gilles Peterson Worldwide 7/2010 by stonesthrow

Jim Jones and Black Thought rolling around in a cab. Nice track and another nice video.

Lee Perry aka 'Scratch' or 'The Upsetter' has for the last thirty years been at the front of the dub music experience. From his Black Ark recording studio Perry pushed reggae into directions

no-one else had, even now. By owning his own studio he had the creative license to do whatever he pleased. He began to create that was multi-layered and extraordinarily experimental reggae that has become his signature sound.

Pressure Sounds is set to release a new record featuring all new exclusive mixes that have never been heard before outside of sound system dances. Check out a track off the upcoming record out August 31st.

Mp3: Lee "Scratch" Perry - "Dub Plate Special"

Buy: Get the record here.

Wow...seems like a club smash hit with this one by the Swedish House Mafia featuring Pharrell. I of course will have to take people's word on that. I'll just bump it on my desktop computer. Check it out.

One (Your Name) ft. Pharrell - Radio Edit by officialswedishhousemafia

Buy: Get the single now here.

Ok, this band right here--it's a Force of Pure Funktivity. I give a lot of attention to the local hip hop scene here in Seattle, but let me be real for a second--the truth is, the best live act in this city might just be Eldridge Gravy and the Court Supreme. They're 100% funk & soul. I originally caught these guys at the Exhibitchin' show here at the Experience Music Project in Seattle, and the theme for the night was the Muppets. And man, let me tell you--on stage, these guys are the living embodiment of Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem. At the time, I hadn't heard of them but they blew me away. And since then, they've also grabbed attention from The Stranger and Seattle Weekly. It can take an act of god to get a crowd dancing in this town, and I haven't been to a Eldridge Gravy show where I haven't seen people shaking their thang.

This 10-piece band is like a party on stage--wailing horn section, catchy bass lines, kick-ass backup singers, crazy costumes, and the crown jewel...Eldridge Gravy's make-it-look-easy, burning, yearing, soulful vocals. Unless you got a cast-iron ass, there's no stopping yourself from shaking your rump once the Gravy hits the stage.

Tonight, they kick off their Gravy Is In Your Area tour of the west coast (on a SHORT BUS!!!) here in their hometown of Seattle at the Tractor Tavern with a benefit show. Get to one of these dates and get funked!

Here are the tour dates (lifted from their website):

7/17: TRACTOR TAVERN Providence House & Sojourner Place Benefit Show featuring: The Georgetown Orbits, Darrius Willrich - 9:30pm $10adv/$12

7/24: EVERETT SUMMER OUTDOOR MUSIC FEST @ Everett Marina 6:30pm FREE!

7/28: DOWNTOWN SOUNDS Bellingham Music Festival - 7pm FREE!

8/13: MUSE LOUNGE (EUG) w/Excellent Gentlemen, The Essentials - 9pm FREE!

8/14: MT. TABOR (PDX) w/Excellent Gentlemen - 9pm $8

8/16: PRESS CLUB (SAC, CA) w/Tender Cinders, DJ Larry Rodriguez - 9pm $3

8/19: CASPAR INN (Caspar, CA) - 9pm $TBA

8/20: BOOM BOOM ROOM (SF, CA) - w/Grease Traps - 9pm $TBA

9/05: BUMBERSHOOT @ Fisher Green Stage 12:30pm $ticket info$
02 Bafftub Jim mp3 by eldridgegravy
04 Do What You Do by eldridgegravy
06 Get It Got It Good by eldridgegravy

Buy: Support good music and buy the album here.

Photo by Jesse Amorratanasucha

New music from the AG loved DaM-FunK. The future funk pioneer is set to release his Hood Pass Intact 12-inch. This track off the record features the work of West Coast legend MC Eiht. It marks the first collaboration between the two in nearly a decade. MC Eiht is known for his work as the lead member of the group Comptons Most Wanted, or his acting role in the film Menace 2 Society. What is perhaps not known is he is credited as the originator of the phrase “Gyeah” which is used by every MC and rapper on the planet these days.

Hood Pass Intact also features the work of Steve Arrington along with contributions from devonwho and JT Donaldson and TK. Don't miss this.

Mp3: DaM-FunK feat. MC Eiht - "Hood Pass Intact"

photo by Mathew Scott.

We're heading into day 3 of our Capitol Hill Block Party coverage, and hey, let's keep the Seattle hip-hop rolling. Local ladies THEESatisfaction have a very cool space-rap sound, and I'm psyched to finally catch them live on stage. Definitely excited to see Champagne Champagne in action, too, and man, I hear Mad Rad gets pretty rowdy. Check them out!

THEESatisfaction & OC Notes "Icing" by THEESatisfaction

Another awesome photo by Rabid Child Images.

The latest record from the Heliocentrics is their record with the eccentric Lloyd Miller. Lloyd Miller and The Heliocentrics pairs them with Lloyd Miller, a jazzman and ethnomusicologist with an expansive knowledge of Persian and Eastern instruments. The result is pretty great. I have been a fan of the Heliocentrics for some time. Their collaborative album on Strut uses their separate directions and influences to fuse together a unique jazz experience with elements of world music and experimental psychedelia. Check out a track off the upcoming record.
Lloyd Miller & The Heliocentrics- Electricone by Strut

Buy: Get the record here.

Pretty psyched to catch Helladope on stage--here's a cut from a side project they did with State of the Art.
S.O.T.A. - Extrahelladope ft. Helladope x Jarv Dee [album version] by MembersOnly206

While we are on the subject of Seattle hip-hop take a listen to this piece about another group that will be at the party, Fresh Expresso. Nice article over at KEXP.

photo by Rabid Child Images.

Nice work by Norwegian remixing space disco juggernauts Lindstrøm and Prins Thomas. Their latest is "Swoon" by the Chemical Brothers. The result is typical awesomeness.

The Chemical Brothers - Swoon (Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas remix) by eskimorecordings

The oddly titled trio from Australia consists of Luke on Synths, Tony on drums Sid on bass and Donnie manning the desk. They will be playing stateside in August, however not coming anywhere near the midwest. Shame...Check out a couple tracks.
The Swiss - Bubble Bath (radio edit) by The Swiss
Bubble Bath (Knightlife Remix) by The Swiss
Manthem (Tensnake Remix) by The Swiss

Shabazz Palaces - Belhaven Meridian from WHAT MATTERS MOST on Vimeo.

Analog Giant is going to be in attendance at the Capitol Hill Block Party the last weekend of July in sunny Seattle. For us, Shabazz Palaces might as well be the headliner as we are very excited to see them in action, but then again, with a lineup like this...how do you choose a favorite?

Here in Seattle, the Capitol Hill Block Party has always been a great time, but this year it's gone ballistic. That's why all this week, we'll be posting the choicest tracks from our favorite Block Party acts. So, whaddya say? Let's get this rolling:

Holy F*ck / Lucky by Young Turks
!!! (Chk Chk Chk) - AM/FM (taken from Strange Weather, Isn't It?) by Warp Records
Blue Scholars "New People" by duckdown