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Best of 2007 (Pt. 1 of 2)

I know I've been neglecting my blog but I wanted to spread some Holiday cheer with my Best Of list for 2007. Besides, it's the only list I look forward to putting together each year. I've split it into two parts: a) my favorite/best albums of the year, and b) my favorite/best 21 songs, 10 remixes, and 10 music videos of the year. Oh and yes, I did the unthinkable and qualified a DJ mix compilation (Thee Bang Gang Deejays) as one of the Best Of albums. You only live once. Enjoy, and Happy motherfucking New Year!

Top 16 Albums of 2007:
1. LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver
2. Justice - †
3. Kanye West - Graduation
4. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
5. Thee Bang Gang Deejays - Light Sound Dance
6. Peter Bjorn & John - Writer's Block
7. Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
8. Feist - The Reminder
9. M.I.A. - Kala
10. Digitalism - Idealism
11. Of Montreal - Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?
12. Boys Noize - Oi Oi Oi
13. Calvin Harris - I Created Disco
14. Simian Mobile Disco - Attack Delay Sustain Release
15. Chromeo - Fancy Footwork
16. Midnight Juggernauts - Dystopia

Already on my list for the Best of 2008:
Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend

Best of 2007 (Pt. 2 of 2)

Favorite 21 Songs of 2007:
Peter Bjorn & John - "Young Folks"
Architecture In Helsinki - "Heart It Races"
Matt & Kim "Yea Yeah"
Toxic Avenger - "Superheroes"
Simian Mobile Disco - "Hotdog"
Hearts Revolution - "CYOA"
Chromeo - "Fancy Footwork"
LCD Soundsystem - "North American Scum"
The Glamour - "Shake That"
Hot Chip - "My Piano"
Kid Sister - "Control"
Boys Noize - "&Down"
Does It Offend You, Yeah? - "Let's Make Out"
Uffie - "Brand New Car"
Friendly Fires - "Paris"
Holy Ghost! - "Hold On"
Battles - "Atlas"
Bumblebeez - "Black Dirt"
The Cribs - "Men's Needs"
Shakes- "Sister Self Doubt (Alt. Version)"
datA - "Aerial Light"

Top 10 Remixes of 2007:
Klaxons - "Gravity's Rainbow (Soulwax Remix)"
Feist - "My Moon My Man (Boys Noize Remix)"
Justice - "D.A.N.C.E. (MSTRKRFT Remix)"
Kavinsky - "Testarossa Overdrive (Sebastian Remix)"
Yelle - "A Cause Des Garcons (Riot In Belgium Remix)"
Riot In Belgium - "La Musique (Adam Sky Remix)"
Teki Latex - "Les Matins De Paris (Surkin Remix)"
The Black Ghosts - "Any Way You Choose To Give It (Boy 8 Bit Remix)"
M.I.A. - "Boyz (The Twelves Remix)"
Matt & Kim - "No More Long Years (The Risk Remix)"

Top 10 Videos of 2007:
Kanye West - "Can't Tell Me Nothing" (Alt. Version)
Dizzee Rascal - "Sirens"
Feist - "1,2,3,4"
Hot Chip - "Ready For The Floor"
Kanye West - "Good Life"
Chromeo - "Bonafied Lovin'"
Bumblebeez - "Dr. Love"
Mitchell Brothers - "Michael Jackson"
LCD Soundsystem - "All My Friends"
Shinichi Osawa - "Star Guitar"

Bumblebeez Parte Duex

The Bumblebeez (aka Chris Colonna, and occasionally his sister Vila, but I read she's pregnant, so no touring for now) are back in town and they've dropped the "81" and picked up a new album, Prince Umberto and the Sister of Ill, for you punk rockers, all you hip-hop heads, all you bitches.

As genre-bending and schizophrenic as the first album, The Printz, the new Bumblebeez record is a logical progression without much progression at all. With the usual amalgamation of punk to arena hip-hop to electro to...grime ("Pump Up The Bass")?!, the Colonnas take more chances this time around to pump up the Bumblebeez weird-/amazing- ness to 11. It's not for everyone, but at the same time has something for everyone. "Freak Your Loneliness," alternative rock radio, here they come?

Also, don't miss out on the "Dr. Love" video directed by Tom Kuntz. Watch out Soulja Boy Tell Em', you got competition. Here's an 80's/Miami disco dancefloor filler from the new album to whet your appetites before devouring the rest of it. I just have to figure out when/if this is coming out here in the U.S.


Bumblebeez - "Rio" from Prince Umberto and the Sister of Ill

For fans of: Beck, early Beastie Boys, M.I.A.

Calvin Harris Was Born In The 80s

I have had Scotsman Calvin Harris's album I Created Disco on blast for the last month straight. I got a copy back in June, being one of those hesitant people who saw the buzz building up but just didn't really feel too experimental. Well, if you've been waiting whether to check out Calvin Harris or not, like I did, wait no further.

You will realize how mighty of an album I Created Disco is. It's crafty, it's kitschy, it's 100% fun dance music. It took me the entire summer to push myself to listen to it more, but after the eventual first full spin, I thought to myself "oh shit, I can't stop listening to this!" Calvin Harris is only 23 and already his shit is on fire.

He gives love to people born in the 1980s (I'm one of those) and is damn hard for me to compare to, but yet is so familiar. Just loop the track I'm sharing, and then go get the entire album.


Calvin Harris - "The Girls" from I Created Disco

For fans of: Chromeo, Hot Chip, Prince

Flight of the Conchords: Daft Punk Suits (Clip)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJF5Xg0FQYs

If MTV was the only thing you were watching all summer, you probably slept on a small hit show starring an offbeat folk/comedy duo from New Zealand called the Flight of the Conchords. The 12-episode show followed the mis-adventures of Jemaine and Bret, two struggling musicians, living in New York, trying to get gigs, and dates.

It's one of the best original comedy series I've seen since stuff like Arrested Development and The Office (fine, it's a remake). If you're into deadpan humor and random musical break-out sequences, you'll like Flight of the Conchords.

Here's a little clip from the first episode I posted on YouTube, you'll only get it if you get the Daft Punk reference, but trust me, the show isn't driven on inside jokes, but on heart.

For fans of: The Lonely Island, Jamie Lidell, Monty Python

Good vs. Rad (Mix)

Everyone talks about the good and the bad, but what about the good and the rad? A dance mix for the kids who still believe in the music...here's to the rest of the summer:

Kids At The Disco Presents Good vs. Rad
Dragonette - I Get Around (Midnight Juggernaut Mix)
Shakes - Sister Self Doubt (Original Version)
Sebastien Tellier & Mr. Oizo - Chivers As A Female
Simian Mobile Disco - Hotdog
Thieves Like Us - Love Lets Down
The Chemical Brothers - A Modern Midnight Conversation
Riot In Belgium - La Musique (Adam Sky Remix)
Kid Sister - Control
Bonde Do Role - Caminhao De Gas
Feist - My Moon My Man (Boys Noize Remix)
Matt & Kim - Yeah Yeah (Flosstradamus Remix)
Yelle - A Cause Des Garcons (Riot In Belgium Remix)
Justice - D.A.N.C.E. (MSTRKRFT Remix)
M.I.A. - Bamboo Banger
Calvin Harris - Disco Heat
Surkin - Radio Fireworks (Surkin 909 Edit)
Digitalism - Anything New
K.I.M. - Party Machini
Klaxons - Gravitys Rainbow (Soulwax Remix)
Midnight Juggernauts - Into The Galaxy


Good vs. Rad (60:53 min)
single file 73.8 mb (right click and save as) or split tracks 85.4 mb