It goes without saying that Alan Hostage brings enough rave energy to steam up crowded club rooms spanning Scotland, England, Belgium, Italy, Germany, Hungary, and beyond. You could probably even draw a smiley face on a mirror somewhere in any of the rooms with your finger if you really wanted. In recent days, Hostage has played out with the likes of Dolby Anol, Eat Disco, Mylo, Jo Jo De Freq and more. This past summer, he threw down at DJ Donna Summer’s “Birthday Party Berlin“, which was the start of big things. Hostage’s talents have landed him on the hot new record label, Nightshifters. The entire Nightshifters lot is a heady crew consisting of: label head DJ Donna Summer (Berlin), Hostage (Edinburgh), AC Slater (NYC), Rob Threezy (Chicago), Proper Villains (NYC), Rampage (Chicago), and our very own 4AM Jess (NYC)!!

The first EP release off the Nightshifters label is centered around our dear Scottish friend Hostage! The new EP, entitled ‘Shake It,’ is out on 2nd December and includes 4 original tracks - “Shake It”, “The Slave”, ‘Leathered’ and ‘Roll On’. Some of which you may have caught on Hostage’s October mixtape, “Does My Bass Look Big In This”. Get it off his Myspace. But that’s not all, there are remixes of “Shake It” that come in the form of Acid Jacks (Jackmaster remix) and AC Slater. If it all wasn’t good enough for one man, 7 of Hostage’s previous tracks were released on Beatport last week in a wee package called ‘Nightshifters Classics Volume 4′. Get ready for it!!

Forthcoming gigs sees Hostage heading over to Vienna and England in December, topping off the year with a New Years Eve Special at ‘Beats of Rage‘ in Preston and “BRINGING IN THE BELLS SCOTTISH HOGMANY STYLE SOUTH OF THE BORDER!” he exclaims. Hostage is putting the finishing touches to an Australian mini-tour on 9th January and he says, “a US tour along side everyone’s favourite white boy sweater wearing homie - Oh Snap!!” Enjoy 2 of Hostage’s finest off the Nightshifter’s back catalogue and head over to our mixes section for a taste of Hostage in November!!!!

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Hostage - Snakecharmer

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Hostage - Ruthless

Croydon born singer/producer, Vincent Frank aka Frankmusik, seems to have the perfect formula for creating stand out pop music. With a growing squadron of unwavering devotees (myself included), and music aficionados in a fervor over his music, Frankmusik is quickly soaring and taking things to the next level. His recent EP release, ‘3 Little Words‘, out 10th November on Island is just a peek at what’s to come from his full-length co-produced by Stuart Price, due out in March 2009.

‘3 Little Words‘ features remixes by Paper Faces (Stuart Price), L Vis 1990 and Black Strobe. What you won’t find on the EP is the fantastic remix by another favorite, A1 Bassline. In true Christian Shank fashion, he brings the bass. I’ve hardly touched on Frankmusik and there’s a load of great things pouring out of the 22 year old, so do yourself a favor and pay The Heaths of Hornton a visit, where you’re sure to find many surprises!

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Frankmusik - 3 Little Words (A1 Bassline Remix)

Recommended interviews with Frankmusik
OHHCRAPP, November 2008 (including some nudes of Frank. yes, nudes.)
ONEMOREDISCO, March 2008
Pre-order your copy of ‘3 Little Words’

At the end of this video you’re going to want a giant sized key board of your own to dance on. If not, then something just isn’t right with you.

Radical Vibes

Blogging a blogger is really meta event but ultimately unavoidable when it comes to Joee Irwin’s new mix. Known for being one of IHEARTCOMIX best bloggers, Joee Irwin has made himself an active member in the US dance scene. He currently lends his talent of the written word and musical taste to PALMS OUT SOUNDS blog.

Joee is more than just an internet music critic and hype machine. He’s also a live wire, a total ball of energy. Eager to shake everyones hand he meets and pass around good vibes, no… radical vibes.

His dj sets are well put together. He jumps up and down all the while perfectly harmonizing the songs. Watching him single handily changed my dj sets. This mix is a perfect example of this. This mix is one that he’s described it as the audio tale of his move from Portland to New York. The mix was done in a single take using the same equipment he uses to DJ live: two turntables, Serato, and his Mac Book Pro. Joee is someone who has a masterful understanding of the tension required to play techno and dubstep sets and in this mix he demonstrates his ability to do both. This mix is the future and I fully support it!

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JOEE IRWIN- DECK, BOX, MBP

Technical List:
Rane TTM 56 Mixer
Intel MacBook Pro 2.2 GHz
Serato Scratch LIVE SL 1 v1.8.1
Technics SL-1200 Turntables
Stanton 890 FS Cartridges

Tracklisting:
01. Gurtz - Spok
02. Claude VonStroke - Scarlet Macaw Unstrung
03. Marco Carola - Get Set
04. Daniel Dreier - Ice Bear
05. Marc Houle - Sands
06. Todd Bodine - Closer
07. Joseph Capriati - Oasi
08. Preocoop - Ohrwerk (Ritch & Collins Remix)
09. Philipp Wolgast - Rudimental
10. Boris Brejcha - Push To Play
11. Funkagenda and Paul Thomas - Thrapp
12. D-Unity - Shake It (D-Unity’s Shaker Mix)
13. Colin Hobbs - Coming Up (Christian Hoff Remix)
14. Beckster - Hallo
15. Zoo Brazil - Technik
16. TC - Where’s My Money (Caspa Remix)
17. Dial M - Remedy
18. Ramadanman - Offal
19. Loefah - Disko Rekah
20. Roommate - Natty Music (Noah D Remix)
21. Graphic ft Beans - I Am Metal (Starkey Remix)
22. BAR 9 - Pussyhole

I have to begin this post with a confession: until about a little more than two years ago I almost didn’t listen to electronic music. I mean, I liked the Infadels and some Daft Punk, but I liked indie rock and folk a good deal better. (And of course I liked Justice’s remix of Simian’s “We Are Your Friends” when it first surfaced.) But what won me over for electronic music, especially for dancing, was this one guy who helped his girlfriend play some electro music (MSTRKRFT and similar) to a crowd of kids at a weekly indie rock party in Budapest. (The owner of the venue had rented the place out for a high-school kid’s birthday party which nobody of the indie crowd knew and so I ended being asked for more R’n'B when I played Wolfmother (so sad they split!) and the likes. But that’s another story.) Anyway, I had always had a weakness for pop and electronic elements in rock. But this guy, who goes by the name of TMX truly went beyond my ideas of electronic music. He played rough, he played dirty, and he played sweet.

It turned out that TMX was one third of Kollektiva, a DJ collective who frequently organizes parties in selected venues of Budapest (like Merlin, an old theater all painted in white) to which they invite DJs and acts from all over Europe. Their past bookings are quite impressive. When in Budapest, I try not to miss any of their parties because they’re always a lot of fun. The two other guys on Kollektiva are Popbitch and Fullstereo.

Of course I was delighted when I heard that Popbitch is now also running an artist management agency called Ektiv with a - as of now - all-hungarian roster. Some of their artists/DJs have received quite some attention in the blogosphere before. Alright, alright, enough talk for now. Ladies and gents, dear readers of Trash Menagerie, let me give you…

We Plants Are Happy Plants: Born Peter Bergmann, this young man from Budapest has done fabulous remixes of Radiohead and others. He just recently finished work on a remix of Jean Michel Jarres’s “Oxygen”. His original work should get people’s attention too as he is currently unsigned.

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We Plants Are Happy Plants - Four On The Floor

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We Plants Are Happy Plants - Trance Steel

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Jean Michel Jarre - Oxygene (WPAHP Remix)

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Daft Punk - Human (WPAHP Remix)

Headshotboyz: I love their remix of the Backstreet Boys’ “Everybody” which apparently got airplay on Kissy Sell Out’s radio show. They now come with a remix of my fellow Swiss Cryptonites’ “Can’t Give You Up”, which they give a bit of a B-More touch.

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Cryptonites - Can’t Give You Up (Headshotboyz Remix)

Tits & Clits: They don’t look half as naughty as their name suggests. They’ve been around for some time - accelerated liquid age time, that is. The duo is offering a remix of Le Batman’s “Killer Defos” as well as some original work. New Geeks On The Blog is currently hosting a remix contest for their “Attack of The Living Dead”.

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Tits & Clits - Attack Of The Living Dead

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Tits & Clits - House Music

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Tits & Clits - She Likes Gasoline (Dirty Monkeez Remix)

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Le Batman - Killer Defos (Tits & Clits Remix)

Dirty Monkeez: They are the latest addition to Ektiv’s roster. While I’m not sure I like their work on Justice’s “Stress”, I certainly love what they did to Robyn and the Bloody Beetroots’ version of “Cobrastyle”. The two guys from Veszprém (kinda close to Lake Balaton) have also produced some original tracks “She’s On Drugs” has a wobbly bassline and is almost pure techno.

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Dirty Monkeez - She’s On Drugs

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Justice - Stress (Dirty Monkeez Edit)

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Robyn ft. The Bloody Beetroots - Cobrastyle (Dirty Monkeez Remix)

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Don Rimini - Hools (Dirty Monkeez Remix)

Finally, TMX: As mentioned, he’s one third of Kollektiva. This guy really loves what he does. I don’t think I’ve ever seen anybody so enthusiastic about electro music and playing to a crowd that goes nuts. Except maybe for his partner Popbitch. His remix of “Sing Hallelujah” just destroys it and “Far Out” gets a nice treatment to. He’s really into piano loops, it seems.

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Dr. Alban - Sing Hallelujah (TMX Remix)

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Sonz of da Loop Era - Far Out (TMX Remix)

Now, after you’ve sucked down all this music, go give the guys some love on myspace, all of them!

We’ll probably hear a lot more of Ektiv’s roster - especially WPAHP - and Kollektiva. If you ever go to Budapest, go to one of their nights and have a good time. TMX and Popbitch will certainly party hard. T and K, way to go!

Trash Menagerie is giving away 4 pairs of tickets to see Justice on New Year’s Eve in Chicago at Revolution Number 9.

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Justice - Genesis

To enter, simply send an email to: TICKETS@TRASHMENAGERIE.COM use “JUSTICE 2008” in the SUBJECT LINE and in the email LIST your Top 3 of 2008 in each category listed below . . .

Top 3 Artists of 2008

Top 3 Tracks of 2008

Top 3 Events of 2008

You can only enter once, winners will be selected by random, and we’ll be giving away 1 pair of tickets a week, leading up to New Year’s Eve, starting November 28th.

We’ll also compile and share everyone’s top 3 2008 ARTIST, TRACK, & EVENT picks when it’s all said and done, and have a little fun with it.

And if you’re not in the loop, there is yet another Justice contest currently running on Vimeo.com - it’s not to late to enter or vote for your favorite video submission of what was “Great In 2008.”

For more info on all of the above:

www.industreate.com/contest
www.vimeo.com/justiceforall
www.revolution-nye.com

Good luck!

Justice - “A Cross The Universe” live tour documentary is being released on Atlantic Records on December 9th, 2008.

Peep the tralier here: JUSTICE - “A Cross The Universe”

Hannah in Wound Magazine, August 08

Ensuring her take over of 2009 is Trash darling Hannah Holland. Already featured here in a radiant interview, Hannah has now sprinkled some new heat on us in the form of her Spektrum remix of “HOTSTEPPA” released yesterday on Stop/Start Records. Sporting a truly dynamic sound with this House-friendly rework, Hannah’s current remix work is a true foreshadow to the power of her own productions; the most recent of which appears on Drop The Lime’s mix for Fact Magazine as well as Hannah’s mix for Trash. We are all antsy to see where else she’ll be popping up, and don’t be surprised if it’s here.

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Spektrum - Hotsteppa (Hannah Holland Remix)

Earlier today, Tech Funk Manifesto posted a photo of Justice “unplugged”, which lead to a whirlwind of linkage & emails circulating like wildfire across the internet.

The allegations and rumors . . . BUSTED!!!  . . . Justice doesn’t play live?!?!?

So it seems to come down to a simple case of, ooops, my cord came unplugged, shit happens.

Justice responds to the allegations, with an “official statement” and explanation of the mishap . . .

“Yeah, shit happens! I remember the story, I couldn’t remember the city but i think it was in Manchester. I didn’t noticed at first, because as you can see i was looking at the computer to launch the next vocal hook and right after i realised that the blue screen went black, so there was no way possible it could work, so i plugged it back in, big deal! and the next thing you know is this picture.” - Gaspard Augé -  Justice

Haven’t had time to blogggg lately, shame. Frankmusik to the rescue! Here are 2 older tracks that can be filed under ‘lovestar favorites’. Great videos as well. This dance party makes me miss England. And I’m sure none of you can take your eyes off those twirling hoops, eh?

Thanksgiving orphans in New York can roll their faces off on tryptophan and dance off the pumpkin pie at the NYC Edition of La Vieille Ecole (meaning The Old School in French), Vienna’s old school tech house electro get-down hosted by vocalist/producer/woman-about-the-world G.rizo and SM84 of Wrckd.

Austria’s party export is gonna get some support from APT, Citinite, Zero”, and yours truly, Trash Menagerie! Sleaze electro/house legend Christopher Just and raunchmaster of beats Jimmy Edgar hold down the fort with G.rizo, who’ll most likely drop tracks her latest tracks, plus those by collaborators like In Flagranti, Alexander Robotnik and Snax.

La Vieille Ecole - NYC Edition

Turkey Day
11.27.08

with DJ sets by:

- Christopher Just (Kitsune, Vienna/NYC)
- Jimmy Edgar (Citinite/Warp, Detroit/NYC)
- G.rizo (International DJ Gigolos Records, NYC/Vienna)

APT 419 West 13th Street 10014, nyc

Doors: 10pm

Cover: $10

Brought to you by:

Trash Menagerie | APT | Citinite | Zero” | International DJ Gigolos

Here’s a taste of the lineup:

Jimmy Edgar, “turn you inside out” -@ rcrdlbl (download)

G.rizo dj set - @ soundcloud | @ zshare (download)

Christopher Just mix snippet - @ soundcloud (streaming)

ISO50 / Forum Snowboard Giveaway
ISO50 is giving away an ISO50-designed Forum ROOST Devun Walsh 161 snowboard on their blog. Purchase anything from the ISO50 Shop between now and January 31st and you’re entered to win. The winner has the choice of either the ROOST 161 or a women’s size K2 Solace (also designed by ISO50). All the details are here.

ISO50 - “Bild Nine”
More posters & prints

3 New ISO50 Shirts
ISO50 released 3 new t-shirt designs over at the ISO50 Shop. First up is “77″ cream on royal, the other two are redesigns of the original (and now out of print) Tycho Avian shirt.
Check them out at the ISO50 Shop.

Mishka just introduced their Gold Foil Cyrillic New Era Fitted Cap. The new shiny festive creation is limited to just 100 pieces worldwide that are ONLY available on the Mishka website.

The perfect little dash of flash for your subdued look or that cherry on top when you’re dressed to snap necks. They say he who has the GOLD will rule them all. So become a ruler!

The Future holds many exciting things for Mishka, this Wednesday 11/26 their Holiday 2008 Exotica Collection goes live in their online store. Then, come Friday, Mishka is re-stocking their online shop with whatever remaining stock our warehouse has of Fall 1 & 2 and then you’re gonna get the deal of a lifetime when you can purchase gear for 30-60% retail price for the entire weekend.

Time to get your shop on!

Andy Butler & Sirhan

If you haven’t experienced the magic of Hercules and Love Affair yet, than you’re surely living under a rock and really missing out on something. Combine fresh disco sounds with the almighty genre of classic Chicago house and you have a starting point. The brainchild of Dj Andy Butler, the debut album was released on DFA records and featured tracks with Anthony from Anthony and the Johnsons doing vocals.

It is easily one of the top releases of the summers living up to all the hype around it and squashing the novelty of the gay, lesbian, bi-sexual and transsexual membership of the band. Delivering a solid full length record.

Luckily for Trash readers, Mr. Andy Butler granted us with an interview when they rolled through Chicago on a short tour.

Sirhan: How is the tour going?

Andy Butler: Great, we’re also getting ready to do this and then some dates in Europe. Club dates. This is going to be fun because we are actually headlining and not doing some festival with its mix of wacky bands and stuff.

Sirhan: Yeah, everyone always think festivals are great but as a band it must be hard because there’s so much going on and people might miss you or might not remember you.

Andy Butler: Or might not even make it on time.

Sirhan: Festivals, its too much its like coco puffs with chocolate milk and chocolate syrup on top.

Andy Butler: That actually sounds great.

Sirhan: So, whats after Europe? CMJ?

Andy Butler: Actually, We are doing a private event in Central Park for Chanel.

Sirhan: Holy shit! So you are going to get to rub elbows with Karl?

Andy Butler: Yeah. Hopefully. Maybe.

Sirhan: Do you know if he is a fan of the band?

Andy Butler: I don’t know, I would hope so.

Sirhan: He seems to be on the up and up with music and has great taste. Would you ever do what Justice did for Dior or Daft Punk for Louis Vuitton?

Andy Butler: I have already been commissioned to make three pieces of music for Chanel.

Sirhan: What kind of music do you make for Chanel???

Andy Butler: Really beautiful dreamy disco with amazing vocals.

Sirhan: I am so very jealous because it’s so exciting. If someone told you 10 years ago you would be doing this what would you think?

Andy Butler: Oh that question! The truth is I never dreamed of this, I never thought one day I’ll be playing my compositions in front 3000 people. I don’t know I was a simpleton. My thoughts would only extend to friday and saturday. But sometimes I would know I was going to be recording a trumpet player on thursday. In small doses and small bits things were coming together. I was just being creative and making things for the fun of it. Eventually it got to a place where people got involved and to a place where I could take a demo to DFA and they wanted to put it out. It happened fast but in the most pleasant of ways. Everything feels like a blessing instead of me feeling like it was something I was dying for…

Sirhan: Is the band hand picked by you?

Andy Butler: It’s a handful of session players and some friends and the singers. I knew Nomi before the whole thing. It’s kinda of the backing band. Some of them played on the record. But its definatly a community and family. It’s been the same people all year. I am already thinking of next year and thinking that things will change. Maybe in the not so far future a different show will take place. This has been fun though. It’s been a bit of a challenge because its 8 people on the road.

Sirhan: Do you vibe together?

Andy Butler: Totally, we’re all sorta mellow. We are not a hardcore bunch. There’s no extreme partying. And we have all been easy people and there hasn’t been any personal shit. I mean you have 8 people in bus. Maybe because some of them are stoner’s.

Sirhan: Yes. I can imagine you’re playing for and probably get worn out and do you only have this bus?

Andy Butler: Yeah, I mean you see maybe there’d be some agitation or something. The only real thing was Kim Ann would get kinda bummed about the smells. Towards the end of the tour you might have a lot of stinky boy feet and socks and shoes. It was gross.

Sirhan: Speaking of partying, How is it after shows are people wanting to party?

Andy Butler: Thats how we differ, unless I am djing I am not going out. Kim Ann is the same way. We probably end up eating granola or something afterwards. I’ll go out but its to hear music. if there isn’t really stellar music than it’s really hard for me to hang. The other kids are more personable. I tend to be more interested in solitude and trying to get the alone time I can on tour.

Sirhan: So, are than any crazy groupie like fans?

Andy Butler: Sometimes we have some kids coming to the buss wanting autographs. Nomi attracts a fair amount of people. Kimmers too she gets a lot of girls that like to come and hang out.

Sirhan: What does the family think of the music?

Andy Butler: You ask that as a joke but on some level everyone cares what there parents think. My mother is great she knows all the words to the songs and comes to the shows and dances. My dad i dont think he listens to it or gets it because he might still wish I was working in an office. My brother thinks its great. He’s in a band and he’s really excited.

Sirhan: Was music a big part of your upbringing with your family?

Andy Butler: No, I mean the first record i remember dancing around to was Steve Miller Band a track called “Abracadabra”. I actually play a b-side of that now when I dj. My brother and I were obsessed with music.

Sirhan: He’s younger?

Andy Butler: Yeah, so we have the trickle down theory. He listens to the record and gets it. He knows all the references. My parents didn’t play any music at the house at all. There was a piano at the house. I would hear music at school and come home and try to play those songs. Music was a way of me occupying myself and enjoying my time. Music wasn’t present in my house.

Sirhan: All the places you’ve gone so far what’s your favorite?

Andy Butler: Switzerland. Every time, I say that people are surprised. Although the shows we have played there have been lukewarm. I love how it looks. It’s beautiful. Its well kept and a lot of nature and even in the city. I got a nice Swatch there and some great records. I got some chocolate. Its really great.

Sirhan: Do you have time to explore while on tour?

Andy Butler: No, every time we are Scandinavia its always short. But the best show we played was in Ireland. It was called Electric Picnic. The sound was perfect and afterwards Sinead O’connor played. I am a huge fan and to see her play “Nothing Compares 2 U” with the whole crowd singing along, it was magical.

Sirhan: So have you had better reception when you’re not in America?

Andy Butler: I thought it would be like that but however every New York show has been sold out. LA and San Francisco have been crazy. It’s only been coastal though. We’ll see what Cincinnati thinks.

Sirhan: Wait, when are you playing Cincinnati?

Andy Butler: No. But I hope too for now its only coastal.

Sirhan: What’s the crowd break up?

Andy Butler: I don’t know. It’s young and old, gay and straight but it seems to be all cool people. All people in the know.

Sirhan: So, besides Chanel any other corporate things on the way?

Andy Butler: Well, there has been songs licensed.

Sirhan: Do you have control over what gets licensed?

Andy Butler: Yeah definitely, it has to go through us.

At this point in the interview we start trailing off getting personal and talking about Chicago’s Latino punk rock scene and Los Crudos. And how a lot of America’s current dance scene is made up of a lot of kids who grew up in the hardcore scene. We were talking about the rave scene and St. Louis and Superstars of Love. The tape ran out and Andy had to go to another interview. There was a ton of people lined up to interview him and we were very lucky and privileged to have the chance to sit and chat with him for an whole hour.

The show was amazing a full hour of great music that had most the crowd dancing and every enjoying themselves. I had at least 6 other people in attendance with me that were blown away. If you get the chance than you should definitely go!

Hercules And Love Affair - You Belong
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Hercules and Love Affair - Blind (Frankie Knuckles Dub)

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Cut Copy - Far Away (Hercules and Love Affair Remix)

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Fan Death and Hercules and Love Affair - Blind Death (Immuzikation Blend)

Who is Tommy Sparks? Well, the guy just has been going around with Bloc Party on their recent world tour (replacing Gordon) and he’s come out recently with a great track entitled “I’m A Rope” and the likes of Yuksek– you know that DJ that looks like the French version of Gael Garcia Bernal– liked it so much he did a great remix of it (while in the middle of making his new album).

Tommy’s album is going to be released in April next year and we are officially putting him on our “ones to watch” list.

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Tommy Sparks - I’m A Rope (Yuksek Remix)

The Count & Sinden break it down . . .

With stock markets falling and falling, heartbreak hotel might be closed (thanks Kanye!) but Love Motel is still open. The Swiss duo’s track “I’m Your Friend” has been remixed by Discoballistic from Belgium. You might call it the chocolate connection, if you’re looking for clichés. But of course this more serious: Discoballistic turns the track into a nervous banger, which premieres here on Trash Menagerie. And it’s double fudge galore. Nothing for the weak at heart.

In related news, Love Motel have done a remix for Fluydo from Italy. The result is a smooth and dark electro-pop track, close to house music, which makes me want to drive in the night.

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Love Motel - I’m Your Friend (Discoballistic Remix)

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Fluydo - Moon 6 (Love Motel Remix)