This is a monster post, I am away for three weeks, we fly off to Morocco tomorrow evening for three weeks:) CAN'T WAIT, but I couldn't go without keeping you all entertained, (at least I hope you will be), so I pre-recorded my show for the next few weeks and here they all are!
Enjoy, send me love if you like, destruktorobots@gmail.com
Peas
See you in three weeks
11 August 2008
First hour of the show
Pop Levi – Dita Dimone
Former Ladytron bassist. Sounds like the bastard child of John Lennon and Marc Bolan
Depeche Mode – Dream On (Icefrog Mix)
Awesome and almost sinister remix from the remix album Deep
Ghislain Poirier – Blazin (Modeselector Remix)
Wicked track from Montreal based Ghislain Poirier on one of the coolest labels Ninja Tunes
The Fire & Reason – preste atencao
Mad track from New York’s Fire and Reason. VERY sexy female vocals
The Presets – Talk Like That (Jence Remix)zShare
Wicked remix of the track from the Apocalypto album. Jence of Digitalism with this bad assed remix
Tiga – Sunglasses at Night (Yusek and Brodinski Remix)
Montreal Born DJ Producer Tiga with his break out cover of Corey Harts 80’s classic. Sublime, the remix is fantastic too
Spank Rock – Bump (Switch Mix)
Rap group from Philadelphia with this brilliant remix
Disco Villains – Anthem
DV are two electro heads by the names of Tony Edit and Louie Fresh, both of which are from Arizona
Terry Poison – Ballroom
Rising from the sweaty underground, Terry Poison, Tel Aviv’s notorious electrock&roll crew have been performing together relentlessly all over Europe since 2004. Putting a great emphasis on music, staging and fashion, supported by two of TLV’s most renowned stylists, Terry Poison’s music and live shows have been described as nothing short of “American sleaze with European finesse”, “Highly provocative, sweaty and delicious”, “A true love child of samplers and guitar riffs, analogue synths and apocalyptic beats” their favourite: “The Tarantino of pop Read More Here
CSS – I Fly
Cool track that didn’t make it onto the new album, I can’t understand why, its wicked cool
Death Set – Around the World
Another cool band on the Ninja Tunes label who hail from Baltimore, Maryland, by way of Gold Coast, Australia
LCD Soundsystem – Time to get away (Gucci Soundsystem Remix)
LCD Soundsystem at their absolute best
2nd Hour of Show
Billy Buckle – Sanitize the Intrusion
Very cool first demo from a new Johannesburg based band, so cool they have allready had a name change and don’t have a website yet. More to follow on this, some exciting news will be announced very soon
Tiga – Do It Don’t Stop
Canadian sex on vinyl, could life get any better?
A-Ha – Hunting High and Low (Louis la Roche Remix)
Not sure if I love this or if it REALLY annoys me, can’t make up my mind, mind you, it is aHa, and that can only be a good thing!!
autoKratz – French Girls Play Guitar
Very cool track from Kitsune’s London based autoKratz
Fardoche – OIZ
Canadian Eclectro coolness, freaking awesome
Bloc Party – Flux (Good Books Magnetism Mix)
sublime new track from Bloc Party. All I can say is up yours Mr Lydon and you racist crap bouncers
Ladytron – Tender Talons
Played their former bassist Pop Levi earlier, why not play the coolness that is Ladytron? Why not indeed
NIN – Hand that feeds
(Disco Villains Remix)
SUCH a cool remix by the Mexican’s DV, glorious racket
John Bourke – What is Love?
Cool cover by Trash Yourself’s Bourke of the mid 90’s Haddaway hit
Tiga – Time to kill
Can’t say anything more about this great Canadian, get his music, worship him, end of….
Digitalism – Zdarlight
Germany’s finest playing one of their finest, does it get any better?
autoKratz – It’s on
Well yes, it does, autoKratz with an absolute stomper
Thompson Twins – Out of the Gap (Megamix extended version)
The Twins with their trademark b-side Mix covering their career, this is like a pre-mashup mash-up, ahead of its time
18 August 2008
1st hour of Show
The Faint – Forever Growing Centipedes
From the new album Fasciination, go and get it, now!!!
Fardoche – The Last Zombie
Canadian Eclectro
Fad Gadget – Lady Shave
The genius that was Frank Tovey, one of his finest moments in a career highlighted by fine moments, truly incredible song “Don’t misuse that blade…”
Harry Belafonte – Jump In The Line (John Bourke’s Bmore Remix)
John of Trash Yourself with this slice of fun, Mr Belafonte never sounded this good… Beetlejuice….
Pendulum – Propane Nightmares (Van She Remix)
Van She’s remix of an already awesome track, now DOUBLY awesome, awesome word, awesome
John Bourke – What is Love (The Toxic Avenger Remix)
Old Haddaway song from early 90’s, I played the original cover last week, this one has been Toxic Avengered, be afraid!!
The Black Ghosts - Repetition (Diplo Remix)
Two members of the old UK band Simian
Simian – Helpless
UK band Simian from their second album…..
Goldfrapp – Happiness (Metronomy Remix feat The Teenagers)
Metronomy’s remix of Happiness from Alison’s newest album, yay!!
Cut /// Copy – Out there on the ice
We love Australian music, and this is why
Palace of Pleasure – Another Deal
This Norwegian band spent their childhood locked up in their rooms listening to Gene Loves Jezebel and Echo and the Bunnymen, I BET you!!
Thompson Twins – Hold Me Now
CLASSIC 80’s from a forgotten gem of a band, DO NOT FORGET THE TWINS DAMMIT, LOVE THEM, BUY THE REMASTERS NOW
Simian Mobile Disco – Tits and Acid (Oscillation Remix)
SMD Oscillated!!!
The Cure – A Final Sound into A Reflection (Live)
Robert Smith (or as he is known in our household – Bob) from the limited edition Faith album
2nd Hour is ElectroCity 2008
ElectroCity
Me, making noise
25 August 2008
1st hour of show
Alien Sex Fiend – Ignore the Machine (Electrode Remix)
MR Fiend and his bunch of crazies, Electroded, they are STILL Ignoring the machine, we are happy about that
Bloc Party – Hunting for witches (Crystal Castles Remix)
From the last album, getting the Canadian treatment
Depeche Mode – Dirt (Axis Downright Filthy mix)
Depeche Mode in all their glory
Crystal Castles – Air War
From the latest album, cooler than cool
MGMT – Electric Feel
Still making my mind up about them, not bad, I will give the album another try when I return from Morocco
Ladytron – Soft Power
Liverpools finest Electro Dreamers, yeah
Echo and the Bunnymen – Over the wall
From the Heaven Up Here album, they were at the top of their game for this album and this is my favourite track from the album
Fardoche – Yeou le Porty zShare
Cool eclectic and quirky Electro from Canada’s Fardoche, all good things seem to be coming from Canada
The Faint – I Treat you Wrong
From the new album, WAY cool, I am NOT disappointed, oh no, I LOVE the new album
Trash Yourself – Touch (AC Slater Remix)
Thank you Mr Bourke for this brilliance
New Young Pony Club – The Bomb (Dirty Disco Youth’s Maximal Bomb Remix)
The Ponies, Bombs, Dirty Disco Youth, a Match made in disco heaven
KK Electronics – Watch Emily Play (To Syd)
Strange yet cool track, based around the Pink Floyd classic and the touched genius of Syd Barrett
Ladyhawke – Back of the van (Van She Tech Turbo Fire Engine Mix)
Modulars new supergroup, given the Van She treatment, awesome (there’s that word again)
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01 September 2008
1st Hour of Show
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – The Carney
From the genius’s Your Funeral, My Trial, this kept me sane during the army, the way Wim Wenders used this in Wings of Desire was brilliant
Metric – Dead Disco
Yet another reason why we should ALL move to Canada
TV on the Radio – King Eternal
Mr Sitek from his latest album,
Scarlet Johansson – Town with no cheer
Mr Sitek producing the painfully beautiful Mizz Johansson, I watched Boleyn Girls this afternoon, she is dazzling. Not a bad voice, the instrumentals over power her, but I think that was intentional, I like the album, but then I am a Tom Waits fan
The Faint – Get Seduced
Anpther track from the new Faint album, do you have it yet? If not, WHY??????
Depeche Mode – Shake the Disease (Shake it More Edit)
Cool remix of their 1984 single, takes me back to my school days, hahahahha. God bless the Mode
Hard On – Hollow Beatz
These horney nutters with another floor stormer
Siouxsie – Into A Swan (Weatherall Remix)
The Regal Queen of ALL Alternative music at her Regal Best all Weatheralled
Justice – Genesis (Chewy Chocolate Cookies Remix)
Justice all Chewy and Choclatey, what more could you ask for?
Justice – Phatom II (Boys Noize Unreleased Turbine)
Well, you could ask for a BOYZ NOIZE remix of Phantom II, stellar
Ladytron – Beauty*2
Beautiful song, beautiful, LADYTRON
2nd Hour of Show
Ladytron – Predict
From the latest album Velocifero, they just get better and better
Portishead – Hunter
From the third Portishead album called Third, oddly enough,
The Cure – Lets Go To Bed (For WANDA)
This lovely track from the Japanese Whispers album of 1983
Benny Benassi vs David Bowie – DJ
Who’d of thought,Benny Banassi vs the LORD, carzy good
MSTRKRFT – Vuvuvu
Speaking of crazy good, I can’t WAIT for the new album, this will keep me going though
Old School Reunion – Fast Getaway
The remix maestros with one of their own
The Faint – dust (With Bright Eyes)
An early Faint track with then label mates The Bright Eyes
The Faint – Mirror Error
From the new album, did I tell you to go buy it yet?
LCD Soundsystem – Yeah (Crass Version)
My absolute FAVOURITE LCD track… turns into an Acid DiscoPunk Clash track that destroys ALL comers
Joy Division – Auto-Suggestion
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Fleeting Love
How is it possible that one man could be SO consistently brilliant
Ladytron – They Gave You a Heart, They Gave You a Name
Another track from the new Ladytron album!!
Portishead – Threads
And ending this weeks show with another track from the new Portishead album, Third