Goat does Usher

Just lay back. Let the goat do the work.

Adidas - Star Wars Cantina 2010

One thing I really like about the soccer world cups are the commercial battles between Nike and Adidas. In case you haven't seen it, here's Adidas' latest celebrity filled ad, released a couple days ago. You're bound to come across this one a lot throughout the next month..
This time it's Daft Punk, Snoop Dogg, Noel Gallagher, Ian Brown (of Stone Roses), Ciara and as always David Beckham starring in a remake of the famous Cantina scene from Star Wars. Here's the unedited version of the ad:

Pfadfinderei & Modeselektor - Labland DVD

via Boomkat:
"Absolutely immense DVD package from acclaimed Berlin design house Pfadfinderei, the people responsible for Bpitch Control's graphic design and, in particular, working closely with the unstoppable Modeselektor. Labland features over an hour of completely exclusive music from Modeselektor - a visual music album pioneering a tight combination of music, film & graphic design in mindboggling ways. The emphasis here, of course, is on tight edits both in terms of visual and audio editing, squashed rhythms, bass, shapes & colours, inventing a new kind of synchronicity. Pfadfinderei distort, twist and warp space in response to Modeselektor's mashed-up samples and low-end heavy backdrops, an absolutely deadly mix. Easily the best DVD we've seen of its kind, for all intents and purposes a brand new Modeselektor album given an extra dimension or two, all recorded in beautifully crisp 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround Sound. A massive recommendation!!!!"

Watch "Labland" in a 9-part playlist (the first of which is below) or buy the Labland DVD here and enjoy it in all its beauty.

He-Man Said Hey

Awesome.

Figgy

Friends of the wonk, meet Figgy. This gentleman has been keeping the scene alive on the east side and his tracks have gotten heavy airplay on glitch.fm radio, so this post is long overdue.

But we'll leave it up to our neighbor to introduce himself best:
"Figgy aka Mike Ferrigno is a New England based producer/DJ who’s glitched out bass heavy music holds no prejudice toward tempos. Armed with a laptop and midi controllers Figgy’s live sets are filled with custom edits, remixes, mashups and originals. Not one to stand around, when he’s not pushing buttons or tweaking knobs you can be sure to find him jumping around like a maniac hopelessly in love with bass."

Have a listen to what Figgy likes to call "Krunky, Dubby Bass Bangers" and be sure to read more about him, download more free tracks and mixes or just give a shout at Figgymusic.com

Figgy - Dr. Gonzo (Listen or Download)

Figgy - 52 Pickup (Listen or Download)

The Renegade of Amstrad

Here's another treat from one of our followers/up-and-coming producers. The Renegade of Amstrad, from the UK, gives us his modern interpretation of the Kraftwerk classic that made them immortal - "Das Modell". He recreated the melody with a couple of arpeggiators, which is an immediate noticeable difference to the original.
But there's a few more treats hidden on his myspace. I especially enjoyed "Doubt" and "Fight Nite", the latter of which contains some samples that video gamers may be familiar with. Definitely give them a listen.

I'm just taking a guess here, but to me it seems like The Renegade of Amstrad is highly influenced by or grew up in the 1990's techno culture in England, Hacienda and so forth. I went to my first serious parties in Manchester during that time (spent all my summers there back in the day) and I gotta say it sparked it ALL for me.

We're always psyched to hear what all of you are up to creatively. We consider ourselves a dedicated link in the support chain for independent talent, so we're all about sharing the goods with the world and spreading the word of awesome. Keep 'em comin' guys!


Listen to Renegade of Amstrad's "Das Modell" or download


Here's the original, performed live on German tv.

Artist feature: Monsieur Adi

Monsieur Adi, poster child of Paris label Technofavrik, recently released his debut EP "We Are The Romans" and leaves us squealing for more! The french producer/fashion design student caught our attention with his remix to Ellie Goulding's Starry Eyed. The original off Goulding's no. 1 debut album is quite the hit in Europe and I'm sure it'll be the same for the States when it gets released there. It got a lil airplay in "Kick-Ass", which I watched yesterday and I gotta say I liked it.
The success of the original brought on a slew of remixes from all genres, but few are really striking. Monsieur Adi instantly stands out of the lot.

Ellie Goulding - Starry Eyed (Monsieur Adi Remix)

And the rest of his music is just as pleasing to the ear. Monsieur Adi's interesting list of influences includes Vivaldi and it certainly shows. Some of his material, namely "We Are The Romans", has a very classical-influenced buildup.

Drinkmusik caught up with Monsieur Adi and got to ask him a couple o tings. Here's what he had to say about..

..his studio setup:
My studio setup is very simple with just a keyboard and a microphone and a lot of software(Audition/Ableton/Acid Pro) and VSTs. I purchased some EastWest/Quantum Leap sounds some summers ago and it's just amazing to work with if you love making cinematic orchestration. Very fantastic!

..artists we should watch out for:
Well my current favorites are definitely the cool guys who remixed my debut EP 'We Are The Romans': Flashworx, Renegade, Wolfchild, Overthrill, and Freak You. Sebastian and Christian of Overthrill have been long time friends of mine and their work is just powerful and Franck (Freak You) is not only genius at his own music, but also at discovering new talent. I have to also mention my good friend Pyramid who is just starting, but is so very talented!! Other than my friends, I love what SomethingALaMode is doing as well as Iamamiwhoami. I think that's Jonna Lee, though?

.. the US music scene compared to that in France/Europe:
Well, I did not realize how much musical taste differed depending on where you will go. The European music scene is very alive and I think there's more of a support for independent artists who don't mind experimenting with different textures and sounds and being different. The pop music scene in the US all sounds alike to me, but I think there's more out there than what's in the front.

..how to define "Drinkmusik":
You need water to survive, so music is the same. Drink music and you'll live!
Or you can just get drunk off of music.

Merci Adi!!

Monsieur Adi - We Are The Romans

From Monsieur Adi's Youtube Channel

An album entitled "Empire" is in the making and soon to come. Until then, keep up-to-date with Monsieur Adi or simply show some love on facebook and/or twitter.

Listen to more of his music on..
Soundcloud
Fairtilizer
Last.fm
..and be sure to get a glimpse of what that album might include!

Monsieur Adi's EP "We Are The Romans" is available on iTunes, Beatport, Juno Download, Amazon and 7Digital.

Punky Blaster - Live @ Gala Des Grandes Écoles (Paris)

Punky Blaster have already been convincing us of their production skills, starting with a Mr. Oizo rmx they sent us a couple months ago. It was only to be a matter of time til we got a taste of these guys live.
Here's a 20 minute rip from a gig they did in front of 400o people at Gala Des Grandes Écoles in Paris. A compilation of hard-hitting electro with plenty of thump. And a roaring mass confirming the crowd compatibility. Enjoy.

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