Dirty Moves launch - GMGN Mix

To say we are excited about our new blog is an understatement. Blogs have played a major role for us in the past year. They have proved to be a fantastic resource of new music and artists... sharing music and ideas has never been so easy.

To celebrate the official launch, I decided to make a little mix. It's a lively combination of banging new beasts, along with some of our favorites from the past few months... The tracks we have really enjoyed playing out. Tracklist and download link below.

Enjoy,

Ben
GMGN

Dirty Moves GMGN Mix

Douster – King Of Africa
Calvin Harris – Flashback (DJ Kue Remix)
Crookers ft Mike Snow – Remedy (Magik Johnson Remix)
Gramophone – Why Don’t You
Gorillaz – Stlyo (Alex Metric Remix)
Simian Mobile Disco – It’s The Beat (Shit Robot Remix)
Jump Jump Dance Dance – Show Me The Night (Grum Remix)
The Yank – We Can’t Be Stop
Ratatat – Loud Pipes (GMGN Remix)
Bag Raiders – Turbo Love (Light Years Remix)
Don Diablo – Too Cool For School (GMGN Cheeky Edit)
Uffie – MC’s Can Kiss (Zombie Disco Squad)
C-Code – Burning Up In Here (Rubix Remix)
Ducksauce – aNYway (Black Noise Disco Mix)
Ou Est Le Swimming Pool – Dance the way I feel (Armand Van Helden Remix)

The Return of Fluorescent

We here at Dirty Moves say to bring on the fluorescent colors, bring on the neon, bring on the freak, bring on your style whatever it is. Do you like the night? Do you like sunshine? Do you love the sounds of vintage synths? Do you just wanna dance with a smile and throw all the hardcore gesturing and posing and tough acting out the window? You just want friends, pretty girls, cool guys, bright colors, laughs, good music and no pressure or judgement.

These are many of the things that Dirty Moves embodies. However if someone had to sum up what Dirty Moves sounds like, well, that would be a difficult thing. You would have to send them a multitude of tracks in order to really let them hear the range of sounds we enjoy here at Dirty Moves. It could easily be an old disco favorite, an indie electro track, a fresh banger, a synthy pop song, a lovelorn dream, a french filter disco track or a classic house track. But if you could only send them a only a couple tracks from one artist, well this might just be the guy: Miami Horror. We are featuring three of his remixes here today. Just crank up the headphones and let those 80's synths tell you who's boss. Too hot.

Soft Tigers - Mr. Ice Cream (Miami Horror Remix)

The second track we're featuring is a remix of Grafton Primary's "I Can Cook". Wait till the one minute mark. Yes, you're worth a million pictures and I mean it. Absolutely beautiful and worthy of the recipe Miami Horror has cooked up for this track, which really speaks for itself. Crank it!

Grafton Primary - I Can Cook (Miami Horror Remix)

How's your heart doing? Ever been down in the dumps? I know I have and one of the primary feelings you have is the urge to escape. You just want to run, in the pouring rain, the destination doesn't matter, you just want to escape, to let it pour. This remix of Heart Attack might as well be the song that's playing at that moment. The repeated chants of go, go, go as the chords keep building in intensity, for moments when rationality is out the window. This is the song you want to hear with all your best friends in the club and before you know it your chanting go, go, go and jumping in the air. You may look like a clown to a couple squares and wallflowers but this moment is just right, it's complex on the inside and its beautiful. Go, go, go...

Faker - This Heart Attack (Miami Horror Remix)


Yours in Neon,

Mike
GMGN

Somewhere in Los Angeles

Sometimes you can listen to a track and just know that something like this can't possibly originate from somewhere other than a sundrenched island or city. When you listen to Classixx you can almost feel the heat emanating from their sounds.



They just create an amazing atmosphere with great synth sounds, percussion, smooth funky bass and ultra crisp production. Every little instrument stands out in its own sonic space and nothing ever sounds out of place.

Classixx is one group that just had an amazing 2009. Everyone knows their top notch remix of Phoenix's Listzomania and their catchy indie pop hit "I'll Get You", but those tracks are really just the tip of the iceberg. 2010 has potential to be an even bigger year for Classixx than 2009 was. Classixx is working on an original EP set to release this year, and I for one am very excited. Here we are going to feature three other gems from the Los Angeles duo.

The first track we're going to feature here is a remix of Major Lazer's Cash Flow. This remix is spectacular, it's easily the best track off the album, only it wasn't on the album. They turn the original into a beautiful, dreamy masterpiece. We're talking laying on a beach on a warm summers night. Some tiki torches burning around you, flickering in the wind. I could just lay there, close my eyes and dream of love all night.



Major Lazer - Cash Flow (Classixx Glass Bottom Dub Mix)

Now who says Classixx can't just come out and straight up kill it. Get a dancefloor packed, have all the kids jumping around. They can do this with ease. Cold Act Ill is just quite simply one of the best "bangers" out there as Classixx does everything just right. Check out the dope music video below.



Classixx - Cold Act Ill (Extended Mix)

Lastly we are featuring a deadly combination of two of our favorite acts: Holy Ghost! and Classixx. The combination of course is fantastic. Classixx took Holy Ghost's 'I Will Come Back' and took it to Acapulco, literally. The Acapulco Nights version of I Will Come Back takes the original and drenches it in island heat and late night tropical disco. The rhythym guitar and percussion scream tropical disco and those synths just bring the 80's island heat. Pure class.

Holy Ghost! - I Will Come Back (Classixx Acapulco Nights Version)


Forever day dreaming,

Mike
GMGN

Strike Force!

In the year 3027 evil threatens the galaxy. A mysterious force called the Dark Void has been swallowing planets and blowing apart whole stars leaving piles of dust in its wake. Through a research operation, Federation Forces have found the source of the Dark Void. It is coming from Planet X, a planet located deep in the Orion Star System located 27,000 light years from the Home Planet. The Dark Void is hidden deep within the core of a space fortress which is almost half the size of The Home Planet. The Federation has determined that a direct attack would be futile, even with the support of the Planetery Alliance.

The Federation has called for a special ops mission to infiltrate the fortress on Planet X and destroy the core of the Dark Void. Who could take on such a mission? The Federation has chosen the STRIKE FORCE for this mission. Dirty Moves received the urgent telegram just an hour ago and has already assembled the STRIKE FORCE for battle.



Anders Lundqvist - Strike Force

Dirty Moves is set to blast into the galaxy at Hyperspeed and vanquish the Dark Void once and for all!


Battle systems ready.
Shields ready.
Thrusters are go.
Navigation system ready.
Emergency Overdrive systems prepared.
Moving into attack mode.
Launching.



Anders Lundqvist - Escape Velocity


Anders Lundqvist is a tremendously talented producer/sound engineer/synth player and his EP entitled 'Unknown Destination' was released last year and can be purchased from spacesynth.net. If you like what you hear and want more cosmic battle via analog synthesizers, please visit this site and check out the many talented independant artists creating this intergalactic synth music.



Strike Force Unite!

Mike
GMGN

Love Harder

Today I wanted to share some music from a London based artist who I have been following for a few years now – Ali Love. Ali first came on my radar via a collaboration with one of my favorite acts of all time – The Chemical Brothers. Ali provided the vocals on probably the most popular track from the Chems 2007 “We Are the Night” album – “Do It Again.” While I have been a massive fan of the Chems since my teenage year, this album in particular holds a special place in my heart. I was lucky enough to see them live in New York at the Hammerstein Ballroom in 2007… it was a night that changed my life. I was completely blown away by their live show… a musical and visual journey like nothing else I had ever experienced before. That night I made a decision to dedicate myself to music. For so many years I was guilty of saying things like “I wish I could be a DJ”… or “I wish I could produce music like that”… and I realized there was absolutely nothing stopping me from trying… nothing but myself. Music became my highest priority and I haven’t looked back since.

Do It Again was nominated for a Grammy (Best Dance record), and has a great music video directed Michael Haussman… Check it out:

The Chemical Brothers - Do It Again



Ali Love’s new Single “Love Harder” officially set for a February 22nd release has been causing quite a buzz – and its easy to see why. From the dramatic intro, it quickly settles into a groove, slowly building up intensity – into a synthy/pop climax. I love the simplicity of the track, Ali’s Prince like vocals and of course those synths...

Ali Love – Love Harder (Extended Mix)

There are also a couple of good remixes, my favorite being this amazing mix by Mighty Mouse. These guys are serious business!

Ali Love – Love Harder (Mighty Mouse Remix)

2010 stands to be a big year for Ali.. and while we have heard that before in the past, I really feel with the revival of disco.. Now can be Ali’s chance to blossom.

Ben
GMGN

12:34 AM Report From The Streets of Boston

There's something stirring in the streets tonight. There's an almost too silent uneasiness emanating from the streets of Boston. There's a certain edge and tension in the air as you buzz down the highway doing 85, through the metro area tunnels.

A formation of motorcyles is patrolling the quiet highways. They appear to be strapped. Pistols, knives up the sleeves and chains. All the markings of a triad operation. There's something about buzzing down the highway on a night like tonight, streetlights buzzing by, neon flooded signs over chinatown, tinted windows, high speed, tension in the air but you just know this night belongs to the underground.

And Dirty Moves is right in the thick of it as this track, the Tepr Remix of Dangerseekers by Kap10Kurt really captures the atmosphere of this night. The motorcycles, the neon night, the high speed, the mounting tension and of course the 85 mph night drive style synths. Then there's the Dexter remix of Freemind by DJ T. which really captures all of those feelings. With a serious low end, a dirty synth layer over it, with arps and synths coming in and out creating a tension/underground/night drive like atmosphere throughout the track. Download both at the link below.

Kap10Kurt - Dangerseekers (Tepr Remix)

DJ T. - Freemind (Dexter Remix)

This is the kind of night were you would pull into an inner city club, and park in the lot fenced in by a steel fence broken apart in several places. Where you see some of the same Triad bikes parked right outside. Where you get looks from every person standing outside the club.

But you go in, hear this track and know its just right. Sebastian Tellier's remix of Ride The Pony is exactly the kind of track you hear booming from outside of this club while you're waiting in line to get in. Then there's that moment when you open the doors and it hits you in the face. It's ghetto, it's urban, it's dirty, it's raw, but has a similar appeal to 'Hustler' by Simian Mobile Disco, in other words you gonna get down.

Fuckpony- Ride The Pony (SebastiAn Tellier Remix)

Reporting on the streets for Dirty Moves,

Mike

GMGN

Computer Juice (GMGN Edit)

I have been obsessed with a track called Computer Juice, by Computer Juice - the duo of Riton and Seiji. It has been on repeat ever since the first time I heard it... So much so, I decided to make an edit it of... Something we could sneak it in a future set or mix, something to blow the roof off. Download it below (Right click, Save as)

Computer Juice (GMGN Edit)

The original is just wild, makes me wanna go nuts... flip my laptop. I've been enjoying everything Riton has been producing recently - We have played out a few of his tracks, and they always go down a treat. 2010 is going to be a massive year for him.

It was never going to be easy capturing that energy in a music video, but wow did Joe Lea do it. The video really couldn't have been more perfect for me.



Bravo Joe! You can check out his other work here:
http://www.vimeo.com/joelea

Enjoy,
Ben
GMGN