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Dec08

Various – Kitsune Maison 8 (Review)

Various

Kitsune Maison 8

Released by Kitsune


From A-Trak to Zongamin, France’s Kitsune has collected some fine contemporary club music in recent years. Ever bang on trend, as only a label with an associated fashion brand could be, it uses its style-conscious Maison compilations to highlight that taste-making prowess. And it’s through these releases that far-flung territories can be alerted to the sounds of La Roux, Digitalism, Klaxons, M.I.A., Shinichi Osawa, Simian Mobile Disco, Rex The Dog and… well, we could go on and on and on and on. But let’s move on to ...

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Aug28

Little Boots DJ Mix (Download)

If we’re rolling into the weekend, this mixtape curated by Little Boots herself is the only way to go. There’s A-Trak, Miike Snow, Treasure Fingers, Fever Ray, Sebastien Tellier, amongst others. It’s a free download from Fool’s Gold.

Tracklisting:
And Your Dreams Come True – Beach Boys
Walking On A Dream (Treasure Fingers remix) – Empire Of The Sun
Precious Little Diamond – Fox The Fox
Triangle Walks (Rex The Dog remix) – Fever Ray
Obsession For The Disco Freaks – Alexander Robotnick
Cruel Intentions – Simian Mobile Disco feat. Beth Ditto
Kilometer (A-Trak dub) – Sebastien Tellier
Dreaming – Rainbow Team
Animal (Fake Blood remix) – Miike Snow
Suspicious Minds – Miss Kittin & The Hacker
Pulstar – …

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Dec13

Rex the Dog – Maximize (Review)

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Maximize

Released by Kompakt


We don't need the title of this EP to help us understand we're not listening to minimal. Thanks anyway Rex. 'Every Day' is a stomping electro pop rock-out reminiscent of Depeche Mode's 'Policy of Truth.' 'Maximize' does exactly what it says on the tin. Eighties TV themes played by Animal from the Muppets with everything in the studio turned up to eleven. If your ears have any life left, 'Sequencer' is probably the most endearing track, with much more hypnotic elements gliding in and out, only to be scrambled ...

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