Mysteries Of The Mind

Between Future Times' astral textures and U Street Music Hall's subs, Washington DC's been making lots of waves in electronic music lately. And the capitol's momentum is still building! Now two of it's most eclectic DJs, Chris Burns & Gavin Holland, have launched their own imprint, Mysteries Of The Mind. Dedicated to releasing quality electronic music on vinyl, MOTM is off to a strong start with a 4 track 12" from Chris & Gavin's Party Bros. project. The A-side is a quirky hommage to DC's Malcolm X Park, but the real gems are the Balearic as fuck b-sides. "Heartstones" transports me to a washed out VHS beach universe where I can feel my white pants bunching up as I gawk at babes in neon bathing suites & "Arboretum" is all I can hear in my opium nod free love dreams on the beach. So yeah, grab a copy of the new 12" directly from the Bros here.

Jam Jam Jam (DJ Apt One Edit)

Another of my edits of Philly disco.

Check my Best of Philly Disco Volume1 and Volume 2 mixes for more or purchase my contributions to the official Philly Int'l 40th Anniversary box set.

Related:
DJ Apt One - Best of Philly Disco Vol. 1
Archie Bell - Any Time Is Right (DJ Apt One Edit)
DJ Apt One - Best of Philly Disco Vol. 2
The Spinners - I'll Be Around (DJ Apt One Edit)

Video Burnout

Sadly there's no video for this electro gem. Shout out to Ed Blammo for this one. It goes out to all the gamers who remember the 80s!

Oh no, I think I'm losing cool
I see an empty video, you know I"m cutting school
Good thing I've got candy I can munch
Cuz I'm gonna spend the money that I use for lunch.

Little Toni Marsh - Video Burnout
Mediafire | YSI | 320 kbps

Little Toni Marsh - Video Burnout (Dub Version)
Mediafire | YSI | 320 kbps

Isaac Jordan

Many in Philly and Barcelona know Isaac Jordan as one of the hardest working and best progressive house and pop DJs around. He makes tons of edits for his working gigs and he just sent one over my way.

Get to know Isaac better (and grab some tunes) over at his blog, 2000 Down.

Dancin'

The Synth Tigers teamed up with Steve Fabus of Go Bang! for this funky Grey & Hanks edit. As always, it's mixable and club ready. I'm actually heading out to SF to guest at Go Bang! in March. More on that soon!

Somebody That I Used To Know

 

Peter Dragontail reinvented Gotye's melodramatic indie chart-topper as, well, a melodramatic four on the floor hipster panty-dropper. It's about time too - this track was begging for a good remix.

Fly

Here's an edit of Fly, Robin, Fly courtesy of Philly's DJ Bruce. No "Love Boat" breaks on this version!

DJ Bruce - Fly

Direct Link • 2012

Here's A Funky Groove

Here's an edit of a Tenaglia classic from DC's Chris Burns. Consider it a sneak preview of upcoming MIKE 004 bootleg 12".

Rvng Prsnts Mx4

Ahh, the days when there was always a new RVNG mix cd to anticipate. Simonetti & Selzer's contribution to the legendary series rivals Tim Sweeney's as the best of the lot. It introduced me to Slang Teacher and a few other fucking awesome jams. Anyway, get in on Soundcloud while you can...                           1. Giorgio Moroder - Night Drive (Reprise)
2. Klein & MBO - The Big Apple
3. Wide Boy Awake - Slang Teacher
4. Massimo Barsotti - Whole Lotta Love
5. Amin-Peck - Girls On Me
6. Vortex - Black Box Disco
7. Man Friday - Love Heartache (A "Tom Moulton" Mix)
8. War - Galaxy
9. Macho - I'm a Man
10. Gazebo - Masterpiece
11. Musicology - Obsessed
12. Tyree - Acid Crash
13. Belle Epoque - Bamalama
14. Ram Jam - Black Betty (Ben Liebrand Mix)
15. Delta 5 - Try
16. The Salsoul Orchestra - Magic Bird of Fire (Walter Gibbons Mix)
17. Dinosaur - Kiss Me Again
18. The Feelies - Crazy Rhythms

Hollywood Seven Revisited

Fuck a Soundcloud takedown notice. Simonetti re-upped aiff files of the whole 12" for a free download.

Mike Simonetti & Johnny Jewel - Hollywood Seven LP
Direct Download from Sendspace
 


And here's the story behind the 12", just in case the Perseo link disappears too:

"Hollywood Seven" has been a dance floor weapon of Mike Simonetti's DJ sets for almost six years. It's one of those tracks people come up to the booth & ask about the most. "What's that song about Omaha and the hotel?" We are happy to finally answer that question with this essential release. Rescued from the depths of dollar bin obscurity.

The A-Side here was the closing track on Mike & Johnny's December 2007 cult mix "Albuterol." Titled "Disconet Dilemma" alluding to Mike scoring the Disconet promo 12 inch while digging in Jersey on one sunny afternoon. After going viral for three years & over 40,000 downloads...we released the mix on hard copy last year due to popular demand. A few underground collectors had known about the song prior to the mix, but when Albuterol was released, fans & DJ's kept fiending for a 12" version. We decided it was time to showcase the track in true Perseo style. This version of the song features Mike & Johnny's unreleased extended extended edit. Clocking in at 6:51 & mastered with extremely heavy drums designed to set club speakers on fire.

Though "Hollywood Seven" remained an outsider track in America, for years it's legacy was kept alive by various cover versions which went on to become hits in Australia & Europe. On the flip side of this 12," we compiled some of the more hard to find versions found around the globe.

In 2008 Mike & Johnny were in a record store in Perth, Australia killing time on tour when they found another version of the song while looking through crates of discount records. It was definitely fate! To find this song in the most random record store in the most remote city on the planet had to mean something. Mike spun it that night at an after party deep in the belly of a basement. The song had the classic feel of the original, but was more like a version performed by Neil Diamond's long lost Australian brother. Nine months later, Glass Candy had the night off in San Diego. Outside of a record store in an alley behind a pharmacy, Johnny stumbled across an even more bizarre interpretation of "Hollywood Seven." A strangely Hi-NRG inspired version mixed with shredding psych guitar riffs & sung completely in German! We were completely floored! & in 2010 Nat Walker (Chromatics / Desire) found yet another version of "Hollywood Seven" at a North Portland church rummage sale while looking for Hip Hop samples. This piano driven version was a glammy early 80's gospel private press record & is the only version known to contain the fourth verse.

Four years later, after intensive editing & mixing by the folks at Perseo headquarters in Rome, the ultimate "Hollywood Seven" record finally sees it's release. Don't look at this as simply an "edit record." Consider it a slice of unknown music history, an unlikely cover song that has become a dancefloor classic! Perseo records is proud to share it with you.

"Rooms For Rent Until Your Name Goes Up In Lights"
 
Side One
Disconet Dilemma (6:51)

Side Two
German Verison (4:33)
Piano Version (5:57)
Ballad Version (4:52)

I'm A Dreamer

Robotique's Ryan T (aka Tom Guycot aka Darklord) is no stranger to eclectic yet cohesive mixes.  From the recent Robotique mixtapes to the Il Suono Scuro soundtrack series, he's known for creating dark, cosmic & sometimes humorous narratives with his records. His contribution to the VODERcast series continues that tradition, although with a healthy nod to more recent electronic sounds.

01. Steve Moore - Vaalbara, Part 1 (Outer Bounds Of Sound, 2009)
02. Syncom Data - Beyond The Stars (Speedy J Remix) (SD, 2007)
03. Imagination - Instinctual (Dave Morales' Stink Mix) (RCA, 1987)
04. Olivier Grégoire - Empèchement (Systematic, 2007)
05. Alexis Le-Tan - Marathon Man (Future Times, 2011)
06. Mark Broom - Riddim (2020Vision, 2008)
07. Runaway - Indoor Pool (Beautiful Swimmers Move Mix)
      (Let's Play House, 2011)
08. Vanilla Mix - Easier Said Than Done
      (Done Properly Dub) (Atlantic, 1987)
09. Quest - Mind Games (Underground Mix) (Sound Pak, 1985)
10. 4-Play - Feel The Music (Vox Sub Dub) (Bigshot, 1988)
11. DJ T - Outbreak (True School Mix) (Get Physical, 2008)
12. Starpoint - I Want You, You Want Me (Red Zone Mix) (Elektra, 1990)
13. Andy Meecham - Morning Beats Dub (Valley Sound, 2011)