Tiger Stripes

Tiger Stripes - Play For Me (Vivie-Ann's Make Me Feel it Boot) by vivie-ann

Playing tonight at Arena.

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Booka Shade, Bad Love

Booka Shade - Bad Love from keirux on Vimeo.

Bad Love.

One of Booka Shades latest tracks. I hope it works to see the video because the bastards here has block all pages that has anything that could be fun.

It's not like the tracks from previous album Body Language but it is a good track. And not only that, it has a great video as well. Needless to say I'm posting this one because of their set at melt the other week. I'm lucky that they played on the stage next to where we (Redves and Allmightys) were selling tees, otherwise I would have missed them as I miss most of the bands at the festival.

If the video works then sit back and enjoy. If it doesn't work just head over to www.vimeo.com and see it there.

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La Fleur

The Flower.

DJ and music maker based in Berlin. When not making clubs dance La Belle Fleur is making music. And it's all about the electronic music.

Normally I would have a YouTube clip with one of La Fleurs tracks instead of a picture but that is not possible. It's not possible for two reasons. The first reason is because I have been affected by the growing Internet censuring that is taking place everywhere, but the second reason I one can never get around. There is no track from La Fleur on YouTube. This is a real shame, especially since she recently dropped a EP named Flower Head on her label Power Plant Records. A really good EP, it's no wonder that she's an authority on electro in Sweden.

With that said I recommend you to got to La Fleurs web page and myspace and listen to her tracks and mixes. And to make it a bit easier for you all you gots to do is use these links.

www.djlafleur.com
www.myspace.com/djlafleurcom
www.myspace.com/powerplantrecords

So listen and enjoy and if you live in Stockholm or Berlin just keep an eye open, she is bound to have a gig soon.

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LCD Soundsystem, I Can Change

This Is Happening.

LCD Soundsystem just released the third and supposedly last album. This is a track from that album.

They say you should quit when you're ahead and that seems to be what James Murphy is doing. Starting out with LCD Soundsystem in 2002, the band has gone from underground to top of the charts.

I just heard of LCD a couple of months ago. But hey there you go.

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Kollektiv Turmstrasse , Tristesse

Short Freedom.

Tomorrow is a day of rest. Tomorrow is a day off. Which means that tonight can be a night of celebration.

And the city knows that we have tomorrow off so it has more to offer than a normal Wednesday night. Now if it could only realise that having stores open on holidays is good for business then it would go to whole other level.

But none of us should complain. We should just relax and enjoy our day off. And to help that happen here is a track from Kollektiv Turmstrasse cut together with a nice video.

See you when I see you.

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The Apples in stereo, Dance Floor

Time Traveler.

Easy and kind song from Robert Schneiders The Apples in stereo. This song is from their new album Travellers in Space and Time.

It's always fun to see a music video that is a bit different. But why is Elijah Wood in the video? Well it seems as though Elijah Wood and The Apples are friends. So good friends that Elijah Wood even signed the band to his record label Simian Records. (I guess he had to do something with all that Lord of the Rings money.)

Anyways, it's time to kick back and take it easy for a moment.

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Oxia Sun Step

Step it up.

Here is another build up for the weekend. Oxia with his latest release. Sure it's from 2009 but it will still make you dance.

Oxia is a DJ from France that started out in the late 80's but first became a club DJ in 1991. From being a resident DJ in a club in Grenoble he is now one of the biggest names in the techno/house scene.

He had a gig here in Berlin not long ago but it's probably gonna take some time before he has another one. Not to worry, with releases like this you're bound to hear his tunes on a floor close to you.

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Boombox 2.

It's time again.

The Best Stuff I See has had posts about portable sound before, what was true last year in The Boom Box is true today. Just that here we have the updated version of the getto blaster.

Sure this boom box from Altec Lansing doesn't have that 80's style to it. But that is the only drawback. This one is from the start fully compatible with mp3 players and it has something no old school blaster has, a remote control. So this one can easily be used out on the town as well as in the home.

Whether you choose an original from the 80's or a new one the important thing is still the whole idea of spreading music. Listening to music with other people. Or like Denny Tanaglia says Music Is The Answer.

For more info about the Mix boom box go to www.alteclansing.com

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Jesper Dahlbäck Dash One

For Saturday.

To build up for "Be The Weekend" here is a track from Jesper Dahlbäck. It might not be the latest track released in the music world but it should make you want to move your feet.

Starting to make music with the age 17 you can hear that the man has experience when it comes to this type of music. That also might be the reason why this track is somewhat harder than what's being played in the charts.

Jesper Dahlbäck is playing at Arena Club this Saturday. An excellent opportunity to "Be The Weekend". But we all know what happens before that.

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She & Him, Me and You

Another Project.

The lovely Zooey Deschanel and M Ward are She & Him. A low-key indie folk band. The song "Me and You" is from their second album entitled Volume Two.

This week will be a short week since I'm going to Stockholm on Thursday. And I'm not going for any old reason. My brother is getting married and I'm the best man. Finally a worthy title. So just to make sure that this week isn't without music, the song of the week is a bit early.

Anyone who has seen a movie with Zooey Deschanel knows that she likes to sing. She has managed to sing a song in almost every single movie she has been in. So it's not to surprising to find out that she is now releasing a second full length album with her band She & Him.

Simply a nice song.

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Long Nights, Short Days.

Be The Weekend!

There are places where you can walk in on Friday and walk home in the afternoon on Sunday. The nights easily get longer than the days.

This is a part of the city. A part of the city that brings in money. It's a blessing and a curse. People hear of the night life that is offered and travel a long way to get it. Asking the question - Why did you move to Berlin? more often than you think you get the answer - You know! It's Berlin.

It's hard to explain in words, you really need to see the person that answers the question. Because when they give that answer they normal give a very casual nod of the head and a little roll of the eyes. Their body language basically says - "Hey man! You know why I moved here. It's cheap, there is a lot of clubs and it's okay here to have a shitty job just to be able to party". It takes a while before you can read the signs but believe me, that's what they mean.

Even though you can find a party any day of the week, for the most of us the weekend is when we can go out and take part in the fun. This weekend check out Raum 18, Horstopian in Horst, Wir Kinder vom Schlesischen Tor, Fuck me now and love me later in Arena Club or why not Suicide Cirus or Ritter Butzke. Either way, if thing's go as they often do, we will all meet up in Golden Gate sooner or later.

Be the Weekend! It only comes around once a week.

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Audio Bullys, The Future Belongs To Us

Round 3.

Third album dropped end of last month. With "Higher Than the Eiffel" the Audio Bully's are back. Are they still the same?

The last thing I heard from the Audio Bully's was their remix of Nancy Sinatra's Shot You Down. And that was back in -05. So what have they been doing all these years. One could have thought that they were sitting in some basement doing even better songs. That doesn't seem to be the case. They might have been in a basement but what they came out with is not as good as it once was.

The Future Belongs To Us is a good track, it's clearly an Audio Bully's track. It has all the ingredient that made the band big. But something is missing. What's missing is that little extra, that bit that just grabs you and make you move.

Good but could be better.

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The Go Find, New Indie

Everybody Knows It's Gonna Happen Only Not Tonight.

Third album from the The Go Find. Which is the Belgian Dieter Sermeus's band project.

What started as a one man band slowly turned into a five man band. But in a sense this is Dieter Sermues's thing. It's somewhat feel-good indie with some electronica in there. Might call it indietronica, but I was never good at sub-genres so let's just stick with indie.

And I have to say, I really like the CD-cover.

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Two Door Cinema Club Something Good Can't Work

Popish.

Energy seems to be the guideline for Two Door Cinema Club and their new album Tourist history.

Earlier this month this Northern Irish band dropped their first studio album. Something Good Can't Work is a song from that album. It's a catchy song, if it's a catchy album is another question.

Two Door Cinema Club is playing a sold out show at Rosis here in Berlin on the 9Th of April.

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The Drums

Let's Go Surfing.

Summertime in waiting for summertime.

With a cool video and a song that easily get stuck in your mind the Brooklyn band The Drums delivers a play full and interesting sound. Let's go surfing comes from the EP Summertime and soon they are dropping a new single named Best Friend. Check there channel at YouTube.com or at the bands myspace page by pressing here.

Wake Up.

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Broken Bells

Self entitled Album.

The Broken Bells released their self entitled album yesterday. Here is the first single from that album.

This album in a project from producer Brian Burton who is also known as Danger Mouse and his new friend James Mercer from The Shins. they have manage to create a nice sound that is sure to make well i to the summer. If you like what you hear you can also check the song Vaporize by clicking here.

A lot of music this week. Wonder why?

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Mix Tape.

Version 1.0

Wake Up! A new day is here and it's time to get started.

If I would make a mix tape CD then it would have these songs on it. Wait a minute, I did do a mix tape CD in a very limited edition. Four of them are circling the city right now. Okay not circling, more of a laying next to a laptop somewhere.

The Drums with Let's Go Surfing.

Delphic with Doubt.

The XX with Crystalised.

Johnossi with What's The Point.

Max Berlin with Elle et Moi.

Mitt Piano with Små Små Steg.

Vampire Weekend with the hit from their first album Walcott.

Patrik Wolf with The Magic Posistion.

Miike Snow with Animal.

Bloc Party with Banquet.

The Temper Trap with Sweet Disposition.

Moloko with The Time Is Now.

All good songs, my favorite has to be Let's Go Surfing. Not only a nice song but if you haven't seen the video you have to head over to YouTube right now.

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Terry Lynn. System

System.

Sometimes it takes a while before the music reaches you. It took way to long, this song was released last year.

Terry Lynn makes music about the situation in Jamaica. System is a song about crime, poverty and the corrupt police. Not exactly what you want to think about when you picture Jamaica. A island that could and should be a Caribbean paradise.

System is from the album Kinstonlogic 2.0

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The Essentials of Partying.

The Music.

Once again we have managed against all circumstance to prevail and reach the weekend. And one of the things that Berlin can really do, Is the Weekend.

In the city of techno (and all other endless varieties of electro), the music and the DJ is somewhat the king of the club. Well maybe music is king and the DJ is a duke or governor. And a club can rise or fall because of the DJ and the music that is being played.

The problem is that there's to many DJ's. Who is Who? When telling someone about a club they always ask - So, who's Dj-ing? That counter question always make me think. I mean, who really knows all these Dj's? I don't. I can understand if you're a DJ yourself, then you should know a couple. At least you should know your competition.

So to solve this ignorance of the people I suggest that they start making DJ cards. Collectibles with a picture of the DJ on the front and his or hers statistics on the back. If it works for baseball and hockey then why not for DJ's.

But enough of my rambling, what happens in Berlin this weekend. Well it's hard to tell this time around. A lot I'm sure, but exactly where the best party will be held is not really know to me. I know that there is an after party for the Florence and the Machine concert that should be good. But other than that I guess that the big once will be safe bets (panorama, berghain,renate, gate or butzke to name a few).

Where every you might go, there will be people and there will be music. So have a good weekend!

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Efterklang, Modern Drift

Modern Drift.

Yes it's indie pop, but it's good. And yes they are Danish, but their new album sounds good.

Their new album Magic Chairs was released a couple of days ago and has been received with good criticism. But not all fans agree on that point. Some say that they have gone to mainstream and that they have lost their original sound. I don't really care whether or not that is the case. Mainly because I haven't listen to their older songs and secondly because I just heard about them a couple of days ago.

Modern Drift is simply a nice song from a talented band. All I can say is listen and enjoy.

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