Thursday, March 26, 2009

Be Heard #1

First things first. If you haven't joined the official Fancy Sounds facebook group... do it! Second thing, there's a section in there on the discussion board where we want you to recommend artists or tracks. Well as a little incentive to actually participate in that discussion, we've decided that will take all the recommended tracks we like and put them in a post. We'll do it whenever we get enough tracks for a solid post, but the important thing is that you join, and tell us about the music you like. You learn from us now let us learn a little from you. 

Some people have already started, so here's one really cool track that's been recommended already. 

Scion CD Sampler Vol. 24: Discobelle

Electronic music's leading car company (Ha!), Scion,  has been killing it for the last couple of years with their remix EP's and CD Samplers. They've worked with several great record labels and artists, but never before have they given a blog their own CD Sampler. In my opinion this is a big step for the music blogging world in general, but I want to especially congratulate the guys at Discobelle specifically. Nice! The tracklist is crafted of a ton of great tracks from some great artists. Most of the artists are Swedish, because Discobelle guys = Swedish themselves, but there are also a few non-swedish artists for some diversity. Overall it's a great compilation of well made tracks. It was no surprise to me that my two favorites were the Don Rimini and Dada Life tracks, but I wasn't expecting that I'd find this gem. A fun clever track from Jamtech Foundation that I think you guys will enjoy too. 




And the tracklist for the whole CD Sampler...

1. Top Billin – Playboy Anthem
2. Oh Snap!! – Bill C*sby Sweater (Kazey and Bulldog Remix)
3. Maskinen – Bränner
4. Emynd featuring Kate Pascoe – Don’t Say Goodbye
5. Jamtech Foundation – The Youths Need Bass
6. Don Rimini – Karaté
7. Familjen – Socker
8. Stockholm Syndrome – My World
9. Dada Life – Smile You’re On Dada
10. Pets On Prozac – Tan, Still Unhappy
11. Boeoes Kaelstigen – Marsa
12. Dmitry Fyodorov – Leisure (Dmitry’s Armageddon edit)

Bonus:

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Track Of They Day (3/25/09)


Tuesday, March 24, 2009

You Girls Never Know

There's something about Dances With White Girls' music that makes me enjoy it so much, despite its simplicity and (often times) repetitiveness. He's always great with making his tracks really funky and interesting. This latest remix for Franz Ferdinand was rejected by the label, and I could see how it might not have been what they were looking for, but in my opinion it's a great edit. The vocals work better under a bassy beat than the original guitar riff in my opinion, but that's just me. Check out the track, you might just feel the same.

Sunday, March 22, 2009

Get Ready Coachella

Buggin Out '09

Thursday, March 19, 2009

Track Of The Day (3/19/09)


Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Topic of the Day: Small Dicks with Mr. Oizo

Monday, March 16, 2009

Track Of The Day (3/16/09)



La Flamme

There seems to always be some really cool music going on in Portland, and even though I'm sure I miss out on 90% of it, the stuff I hear is always great. I got sent this track a few weeks ago, and saw that Gejius had remixed it, who we've posted on before. Knowing his previous work, I was interested to hear this, and I'm glad I took a listen. The original track is some very nice indy/synth-pop, and the remix adds a little more flavor and spice that gives the track a nice complexity and chilled-out feel. The echoing vocals and funky beat will have you moving your feet along before you know it.