A new funk filled Michael Jackson – esque gem from my country´s disco pride, Lindstrøm. It features Christabel on vocals, and is a poppy transition from the down tempo space disco usually associated with this man. Very nice indeed.
Tracks
6th Borough Project – How Will I Show You?
In Flagranti – Mutual Affection
CFCF – Snake Charmer
Strangers Among Us – When The Strangers Come (Deeep Edit’s version)
Black Devil Disco Club With In Flagranti – Coach Me (Again And Again version with In Flagranti)
CFCF – Big Love
The Shake Up Connection – You Got Me
Drrtyhaze – Sound of The Les
No Theory – Devil´s Dance
Sin & Soul – Belive
Diskokaine presents Transsmania – Boing, Boom, Jack!
Lovebirds – Into The Night
Clubfeet – Edge Of Extremes
Azari & III – Hungry for the power
Retro/ Grade – Moda
Bdi – City & Industry
Basement Jaxx feat. Sam Sparro – Feelings Gone (Floating Points remix)
Kasper Bjorke – Young Again (Serge Santiago Italo Boot Remix)
Black Strobe – Me & Madonna
Black Devil – No Regrets
Richard Sen & Cazbee – 2 Up 2 Down
The Heels of Love – Tom Sinder
Midnight Juggernauts – This New Technology (Memory Tapes Remix)
Ibex – 360
The 13th Floor Elevators – I Had To Tell You
Today sees the release of the long awaited debut album from Canada´s leading italo-disco maestro CFCF. He has given us some wonderful remixes in the past, like the Crystal Castles remix that shot him to fame. He even made a shitty track by The Teenagers into my pick for best pop song of 2007.
However, the album is a bit disappointing, not for a lack of quality, but rather a lack of an album feel. We have heard many of the tracks before, on account of them having been released on compilations and ep´s, or just been gliding around the blogosphere. I think CFCF would have gotten more out of releasing the unreleased tracks as ep´s or 12″´s. As Jay Shockley in his Fact Magazine review said: “All signs pointed to ‘great’ with CFCF’s debut album [...] But instead, I got an instrumental record that often sounds very nice, but rarely achieves much beyond that.”
But if you see each song individually, this really is a great album, and I have chosen some highlights.
The most fun made up corporate holiday is coming up, and Oh Heavenly Dog brings you the obligatory Halloween mix. I have chosen to go the way of creepy soundtrack music, as opposed to the horror club direction many dj´s take. It´s a collection of horror trailer clips and my favorite scores from my favorite horror flicks. Please enjoy.
Tracks
Halloween Trailer
Jocelyn Pook – Masked Ball (from Eyes Wide Shut)
Philip Glass – Opening Titles (from Candyman)
Charles Bernstein – BB´s Song (from Deadly Friend)
Lady Frankenstein Trailer
Goblin – Susperia (from Susperia)
Angelo Badalamenti – Black Dog Runs At Night (from Twin Peaks; Fire Walk With Me)
The Night Child Trailer
John Carpenter – Loomis And Shape’s Car (from Halloween)
The Creed Taylor Orchestra – Heartbeat (from Shock)
“You Are the Duke of New York”
John Carpenter – Arrival at the Library (from Escape From New York)
Peter Ivers, David Lynch – In Heaven (from Eraserhead)
Wojciech Kilar – Opening Titles (from The Ninth Gate)
György Ligeti (Dominic Harlan, piano) – Musica Ricercata, II (Mesto, Rigido E Ceremoniale) (from Eyes Wide Shut)
Madhouse Trailer
Philip Glass – Face To Razor (from Candyman)
John Carpenter – Laurie´s Theme (from Halloween)
Bernard Hermann – Psycho Theme (from Psycho)
The Night Evelyn Came Out Of The Grave Trailer
Howard Shore – TV or Not TV (from Videodrome)
Donald Rubinstein w/Erica Lindsay – Tales From the Darkside (voice over) (from Tales From the Darkside)
Angelo Badalamenti – A Real Indication (from Twin Peaks; Fire Walk With Me)
Charles Bernstein – Changed Minds (from Deadly Friend)
Wojciech Kilar feat. Sumi Jo – The Ninth Gate (from The Ninth Gate)
Philip Glass – Floating Candyman (from Candyman)
Rubie Trailer
Another slow wonder from the Ooft camp. Craig Smith aka 6th Borough Project just recently dropped a new ep on Delusions of Grandure. This is probably an edit too, but I don´t know of what. But it doesn´t matter because it´s a great track.
Tracks
Le Jete – La Cage Aux Folles (Instrumental)
Anthony “Shake” Shakir – Bob
Raydio – More Than One Way To Love A Woman
Bee Gees – One (Rayko Edit)
Marvin Gaye – Heavy Love Affair (The Revenge Rework)
Christopher Wade – What I’ve Been Feeling This Entire Time
Kenneth Bager – Fragment One (… And I Kept Hearing) (Pocketknife Remix)
Owusu & Hannibal – Lonnie´s Secret
Fudge Fingas – Gettin’ Togetha
The Haggis Horns – The Traveller Part 2
Al Usher – Lullaby for Robert
Double – Woman Of The World (Long Instrumental Version)
Eddie C – You´re Welcome
Manu Dibango – Dikalo (Salt Pop Corn)
Hess Is More – Yes Boss (Pocketknife remix) (Bonus)
Scritti Politti – Asylums in Jerusalem
Kiss – Love Theme From Kiss
Another track that´s been getting heavy rotation at Oh Heavenly Dog HQ, is this little ditty by Sheffield two piece Grandadbob. It was featured in my Stratosphere Boogie Mix from a month back. It comes in remix form, and the artist is new disco masochist Al Usher, good people.
I have been listening to the new Body Language Mix by Germany´s Modeselektor quite a bit these last few weeks. It´s a compelling mix of techno, dub step, house and indie rock seamlessly put together by what is one of the greatest dj duos out there. I present a few of the highlights from the mix, but frankly they all sound better within the confines of the mix. So do yourself a favor a buy the mix HERE.
Been busy, sorry for lack of posting. But today I bring you an Oh Heavenly Dog exclusive! My main man Stanley Steel aka Remi has made a top notch edit of 90´s club love songe “Touch Me” by Cathy Dennis. The best parts of the original are kept, then tossed in with some boogie funk action.
One of the Dog´s favorite dj´s and producers, Cousin Cole, sent over a new (official) remix he did. The track being remixed is British folk singer Pete Lawrie´s “All That Wee Keep”. The song will be featured on his album coming out next year, and judging by the tracks on his myspace it will probably be a good one.
For now, put yourself at ease with the mighty cousin´s remix.