The Prodigy @ Roseland Ballroom

I wanted a sick rave with some dirty British electro, and for fuck sake THE PRODIGY thrilled my insides last night. When I first gave a listen to their new album Invaders Must Die, I was really into the title song and Omen. but as I discovered the rest of the album, I soon realized it would be sacrilegious for me NOT to go see them when they passed by New York City.
So last night, trying to get in without a ticket stressed me out because I thought we wouldn't get it. Clearly, it was destiny that I see them live. The new album alone is like viagra for 20-year-olds. But the show was a motherfucking orgy of depraved lights and mental beats, complete with acid heads jumping everywhere and turning the moshpit into... well, a sick moshpit!
The real mindfuck was Firestarter. This golden classic is ready to turn any civilized person, anywhere, anytime into a complete animal. And there were definitely a pack of hounds @ Roseland... Funny, it was followed by Run With The Wolves from the new album.

AA 24/7 (Diplo remix) - Dance area

Every good electro-dance song has basic phases: it starts with a warm up, then turns into a build up, then a break down makes the tension and anticipation rise in every raver in the place until the DJ decides it's finally time to "drop the bomb." Well, Diplo remixed 24/7 in a fabulous way. The break down is the hardest part to master as a DJ because you don't want to cut it too short, but you certainly don't want to drag it out too long and loose the interest of the crowd. The balance in AA 24/7 is BOMB!
If an electro song is REALLY good, it'll have -what I call- an "Anything Goes" bit, where just like the title suggests, if you haven't made a move on whoever you're with at a rave/club/etc... THIS is the moment to do it. For this mix, it's around 2:17 and 2:31. It's a sick combination of hormones, sexual tension and beat stimulation. And that is why, people, we european love our electro!

WHOMADEWHO-EUROTOUR!

For everyone lucky enough to find themselves coincidentally lucky enough to be in the same city as WHOMADEWHO, check them out live. They spread mayhem, they ooze pulsating rhythms, they got the stuff, they ruff stuff that makes the sweat from your forehead sprinkle on the nearest people dancing on your right and left (if you're lucky enough, you'll get some of it on WHOMADEWHO, and get some back!!) Check out their rocking tunes, and see if you can catch them live! The three Danish boys are in a full blown euro tour (they're going to Brussels!! represent!) I am LITERALLY encouraging every Belgian to open up their minds to the gift of Disko Punk ... And if this miraculously get back to them... COME TO NYC!

The Kids Don't Stand A Chance-Miike Snow & Vampire Weekend

What the hell happened to the Postal Service? I miss their tasteful feng-shuiing of cheap electro sounds and ben Gibbard soft spoken words. Well now, I've got something to complete the Genius Playlist of the Postal Service: Miike Snow's remix of Vampire Weekend "The Kids Don't Stand A Chance." It's incredible what a few bleeps and beeps can do to an indie song. You can download and stream the track for free at RCRDLBL. Miike Snow is an American trio composed of Andrew Wyatt, Christian Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg. They got more phat beats on their Myspace page, where unfortunately, there are no concert dates to be found yet.... I am patiently waiting!