Indian Summer

Seems like summer weather just barely started here in San Diego, but some kids are going back to school already, confirming a) that I've gotten old; and b) that time is just flying by. Fortunately for us, we got our hands on this DJ Mehdi mixtape that we hope keeps you feeling the summer, even if it is about to leave us soon.

DJ Mehdi: End Of Summer: 33 Minutes Of Sunshine (alt)

Pleasant Disasters

Songs to kick off your weekend, as well as this awesome look into Phoenix's musical influences. Enjoi!

Annie - I Don't Like Your Band (alt)
Get Shakes - She Found The Diamonds (alt)
Little Boots - Earthquake (Treasure Fingers' Epicwave Mix) (alt)
Uffie - Pop The Glock (DJ Mehdi Casco Edit) (alt)

Black Is Back

So the Ed Rec Newsletter is announcing Uffie's newest album, with production by label faves such as Oizo, Feadz and SebastiAn, as well as adding the production nous of Mirwais, a surprising addition to the aformentioned production talents. A new videoclip for the Let Love Rule Justice remix as well as news of a remix album from DJ Mehdi tittled Red, Black & Blue completes the highlights in the news section, with the bonus gift of a Mehdi mixtape promoting said remix album. Enjoi!

Dj Mehdi's Black, Black & Black Mixtape (10/14/09)

Monstruous

Just the equation of Erol Alkan and Boys Noize makes people drool. Add to that Bobermann, Bob Rifo of The Bloody Beetroots, and you've got a lot of buzz developed on just the three names. Then you just gotta hope the song kicks ass, and thankfully, it reminds you why you followed blogs in the first place.

Erol Alkan & Boys Noize - Death Suite (Bobermann Remix) via RCRDLBL

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Erol Alkan & Boys Noize - Death Suite (DJ Mehdi Simple Acid Edit) (alt)

What's In Your Pocket?

Every once in a while in remix land, a DJ outdoes himself. Ed Banger's DJ Medhi provided the interesting--to say the least--canvas for remixers to work called "Pocket Piano." I'm at a loss to place Medhi in Ed Banger's history. Not quite the hard-rock, mind-trip feel of Justice or Sebastien, part classical, part rap, just a little bit of everything; this song seems to line up accordingly with the Mickey Moonlight direction. Joakim's remix clocks in at just under 10 minutes making it the "Sinnerman" of the French-electronic genre. And with the pianos governing the track throughout, I don't feel the comparison is too far off. Wherever you decide to play this--in your earphones or at your next fondue party--don't pass it up. It's wonderful.

DJ Mehdi - Pocket Piano (Joakim remix) (alt)