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Rayko

 

It’s been a while since we’ve actually post about Rayko, even though we’ve mentioned him numerous times and he produces some of the best edits out there.  This guy is an edit machine.  If you visit his Soundcloud, you’ll see and endless stream of rarities given his magic touch-up.  That’s why we’re super excited to host him all the way from Madrid, Spain on Thursday (tomorrow) for our blog re-launch party at The Electric Pickle.

 

That’s right folks! If you haven’t heard, this blog will have a new, sleeker and more user-friendly look to it come Thursday.  This may very well be the last post you see with the old format.  Big thanks to Kent Hernandez who has labored long and hard to give Nightdrive a fresher look.

Now enjoy these nasty edits while you warm up for tomorrow!

 

DOWNLOAD:

Personal Jesus (Rayko edit)

Friday 13th (Rayko Spooky edit)

Superman (Rayko Super Gargamel edit)

MyKill

MyKill  is a DJ and producer based in San Francisco with more than a decade behind the decks and refreshing new tracks guaranteed to quench your melodic summer thirst. MyKill first began bouncing around in different bands and collecting records before he started to make his own music. He recently signed with Solid Bump Records and to date has released “Love Story” on Pleasure & Pressure Vol 2, In These Arms EP in collaboration with Meroz, as well as various singles and remixes of artists including Fun, Ghosts of Venice and more.

MyKill is known for his funky, filtered house sound, however, admits to being ‘at a point of discovery [with] a lot of experimenting going on.” Stay tuned for a new remix of Young Digerati to be released next week and enjoy this animated video by CKHMOD of Midi Matilda’s ‘Day Dreams (MyKill Remix)’ in the meantime to tide you over.

MyKill – Falling

Mykill & Meroz – In These Arms

Mykill – Love Kills

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Aster

Here’s a great promo I just found in my inbox today. The EP titled Danza is a refreshing take on Balearic disco/ electronica. I can’t find a mp3 purchase link for you guys yet but it is available on vinyl  Lot’s of cool shit coming out of Spain!

Info:

Aster is the brainchild of Jami Bassols aka JMII and Pedro Rufí aka Pettre, two young barcelonian
producers with a shared love for classic house, cosmic music and analog machinery. Whether
co-starring in the first Nit D’Hivern 7”, remixing Kresy or as part of “Jacking Tapes Vol.1”,
the duo’s productions are already a staple of the Hivern catalogue. Despite that, “Danza” is
their fully-own debut in the label. The four-track EP is both an introduction to their enthralling
sonic vision and the opening release of a 12” trilogy that will be completed in the following
months.

Aster – Assis (Original Mix)

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Radio Nightdrive 7.5.12

LIVE EVERY THURSDAY 2-4 PM EST

How to Tune In:

Stream from your iTunes or iPhone  via: http://bitly.com/wynwoodradioitunes
For Android – download the free Tune In Radio app and just search for Wynwood Radio.
Or just head over to wynwoodradio.com and take a pick from the streaming option buttons

Patrick’s Picks:

LTJ- Ain’t Nothing But A Groove
Dionigi- China Jon (Dionigi & Baldelli Tribute remix)
Drop Out Orchestra- The Swedish Taboo
Lazercat/Audit- Catnip (Irregular Disco Workers remix)
Djuma Soundsystem & Kolombo- Cherimoya
Secret Circuit- Jungle Dogs (Tiago remix)
The Legendary 1979 Orchestra- Burning (Oh Baby)
Nelue/DJ Steef- You Got Me Working (NELUE rework)
Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings- How Long (Disco Tech edit)

Laura’s half:

Invocation  –  Sun Araw, M. Geddes Gengras, The Congos
10  –  jj
lgoyh  –  Kwes.
Night Ride  –  Midnight Runners
Till We Die (feat. Nina Kinert)  –  Tomas Barfod
Good Intentions (Album Mix) –   Session Victim
Paradisco (Francophilippe Remix)   – Charlotte Gainsbourg
Forget About You feat. Lee Fields (Max Sedgley Remix)  –  Kraak & Smaak
The Loon’s Groove  –  Smallpeople
The Energy Story (DVAS Remix)  –  College

Smallpeople

Let’s talk house, more specifically deep house. It’s a kind of music that prides itself on evolving melodies and a subtleness that leave you feeling downright sexy as you sway back and forth to its intrinsic sensuality. We got some boys over in Hamburg that are doing it right and they’re called Smallpeople. Consisting of Julius Steinhoff and Just von Ahlefeld (AKA Dionne), the duo are owners of the Smallville Records label and record store. Smallville has been making a name for itself as one of the most premiere deep house imprints with diverse releases from artists like STL, Thomas Melchior, and Move D. I digress, let’s pivot back to the subjects at hand.

Smallpeople are disappointing nobody with their sumptuous debut full-length, Salty Days. The LP is extremely deep with an epicurean kind of sound that for some might be a little too chill but for the attentive listener is a treat of quirky samples and dreamy synths. You will find yourself blissed out as you aurally roam through this expertly crafted “head nodding-music”. I would give the whole album a listen to as each track is a journey within itself (most tracks clock in at over 7 minutes long). For those of you who are not disposed with free time here are some of my favorites, one of which I know bird lovers (ie Laura of Miami) are going to LOOOOOOVE 😉

Smallpeople – Move With Your Vision

Smallpeople – The Loon’s Groove

By Laurence “Pucho” Henriquez

Sun Araw, M. Geddes Gengras, & The Congos

Here’s a tremendous collaboration brought to you by RVNG Intl. Remember The Congo’s? Legendary 70s Black Ark reggae band that worked a lot with Mr Lee Scratch Perry? Well they’ve been matched up with younglings Sun Araw (or Cameron Stallones) and M. Geddes Gengras another cassette music commandant to bring you a glorious 7 track lo-fi dub EP. The guys traveled to Jamaica where they spend some time recording this with the Congo gang… the result is perfect for this weeks pool parties and bbqs.
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Kraak & Smaak

Wim Plug, Oscar de Jong, Mark Kneppers are the 3 nu disco/house music masterminds behind Kraak & Smaak out of Leiden, Netherlands. They just released a new LP titled Mixed Feelings off of Jalapeno Records less than a month ago which is on fire!

Check it:

Out now: Mixed Feelings – a collection of brand new tracks, remixed highlights from last year’s Electric Hustle album and the cream of the remixes and collabs we have worked on. It features the killer remixes from Electric Hustle by Solomun, Lovebirds and Psychemagik as well as an album exclusive remix by Max Sedgley of the K&S track Forget About You featuring the legendary soul man Lee Fields on vocals. Three dancefloor bombs off the Kraak Beats series are also included, plus the anthemic K&S remix of Moby – the Day.

 

Charlotte Gainsbourg & Connan Mockasin

I was pleasantly surprised to find out one of my favorite singers would be performing in Madrid while I was there. I was even more surprised and elated to know super sexy Charlotte Gainsbourg would be accompanied by Connan Mockasin instead of him opening up for her. The show was at the Teatro Circo Price not far from the Reina Sofia museum which held a good couple thousand of people. The crowd seemed cheery despite being there at the same time as the Spain vs Portugal game – Spain won the game that night making everything that much more pleasant.

Anyway, besides being an awesome actress Charlotte also performs as a singer and plays several instruments. Many claim her success was due to her father’s fame (Serge Gainsbourg) but after seeing her perform live twice (last time at Coachella a few years back), I can assure you she’s an extremely talented songwriter and musician. The pairing with Connan Mockasin was perfect and she even supported his songs by playing drums and xylophone while he took center stage. Great show!

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Radio Nightdrive 6.28.12

I’m really excited about this week’s set list for Radio Nightdrive, which of course is every Thursday 2-4 PM EST!  We have a great mix of dance tracks, experimental, even some surf…  After a very successful scouring of the internets, I’m bringing a slew of brand new tracks as well as some older “classics.”  As many of you know, I’m partial to those re-edits so I slipped in more than a couple.  Enjoy!

Boonlorm- Jefferson
Clubfeet- Last Words (Dimitri From Paris Remix)
DIIV- Doused
Disco Tech- Devils Work
Drop Out Orchestra- Run Away
Headman- Turning (Emperor Machine Special extended version)
Huerco S.- Untitled (Braille Remix)
Jay Shepheard & Tad Wily- Hefty Done Me Right
Kraak & Smaak- No More Crying
Lazy Kiss- Nu Pomechu
Lovelock- Maybe Tonight (Morgan Geist vocal edit)
Markas- Love (Elijah Collins remix)
Mim Suleiman- Pato Pato Lembwe Lembwe
Orca Team- Behind Your Eyes
Sugardaddy- How Long (Toby Tobias Beat Less mix)
This Heart Electric- Witch House
Toomy Disco- Peppermint
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs- Stronger
Turmspringer- Freedom (Luca Lozano remix)
Visti/Meyland- Yes Maam (All Nite Long)
White Arrows- Little Birds
Dynamicron- Thunder In My Heart (Dynamicron Passion Edit)

How to Tune In:

Stream from your iTunes or iPhone  via: http://bitly.com/wynwoodradioitunes
For Android – download the free Tune In Radio app and just search for Wynwood Radio.
Or just head over to wynwoodradio.com and take a pick from the streaming option buttons

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Elijah Collins

I’ve been rockin’ this guy’s shit at the club for a while now.  In the world of re-edits, Elijah Collins produces some of the most dance-provoking and accessible bangers for those who get off on a heavy dose of nostalgia.  Whether collaborating with producers Tee J and Nist or remixing the likes of Markas, Collins is masterful at creating a signature BIG sound with dynamic tracks the never fails to rile up a dance floor. His latest releases, as are all the tracks of his that I own, are off Mullet Records, founded by another fav, Justin Winks aka Casio Social Club.  Pick up a copy of his latest that give Markas’ new single “Love” a heavier hand, or Janet Jackson’s “What Have You Done For Me Lately” a makeover.

Markas- Love (Elijah Collins Remix)

Elijah Collins/Nist- What’s Up Girl?

Elijah Collins/Nist- Love’s Down

Mim Suleiman & Maurice Fulton

Maurice Fulton has teamed up once again with Tanzanian vocalist Mim Suleiman to give us a powerful album titled Umbeya off his Bubbletease Communications label.  Originally bringing her talents to the rest in the world back in 2010 with some 12″s on Runningback, Umbeya is now the second Fulton-produced full-length.  The eclectic “world” rhythms of this album combined with punchy synths and Fulton’s contemporary production stylings makes this funky album something truly unique.

Download the full album HERE

Mim Suleiman- Pato Pato Lembwe Lembwe

Mim Suleiman- Wakati Dawa

Chalk.

305 tropiboys Kairo & Josh aka Chalk. are pumping out tracks like there’s no tomorrow. The Chalk. promos I receive from their home town label Dubporn Records are always a rad genre-bending amalgamation of samples and sounds. I’m glad this is all coming out of Miami.

Dubporn explains:

A musical machine, Chalk is constantly churning out quality tracks of every genre one can think of, their specialty being hip hop influenced beats. With hints of Brainfeeder, J-Dilla, and Pete Rock in their productions, Chalk never ceases to impress.

Their latest track, Eurovision is more of a banger….something to get your summer groove on.