Friday, December 31, 2010
!!!!NYE TOP 10 of 2010!!!!
HAPPY NEW YEARS!!!!!!! We are just about 5 & 1/2 hours away from ringing in yet ANOTHER year. The Funky Brew team have bunkered down in a massive loft in Long Island City to gather their most treasured musical gems of the 2010 year and present them to you. Now, you most probably have already heard our rants and raves about each track, but this is a consolidated list which was put together while drinking some lovely champ.
We hope you all had a lovely Holiday season, we sure as hell did. May the new year bring you all you could ever want, along with some massive tunes to add to your collection. Much love in your hood!! -- MikeeGB
10) Illusion - Kylie Minouge
Kylie provided us with a brilliant body of work with 'Aphrodite'. This is the stand-out track for us, and number 10 on our list!
9) XXXO - M.I.A.
While we weren't as impressed with her new album as we would have hoped to be, XXXO definitely is a great track that we will surely give much love to. Plus the video is so fucking lame that it's amazing. Check out M.I.A.'s fresh off the press mixtape 'Vicki Leekx' here.
8) One (Instrumental) - Swedish House Mafia
Pharell as much as I love you, the insturmental is just superb. While you add a special touch to the track, you totally are not needed. It's been some time since a severely main stream track has captured our hearts, so a congratulations goes to SHM for achieving that task.
7) 4th Of July (Fireworks) - Kelis
We would have put the entire album on here if this list permitted, but 4th of July would be the best track off the album to choose. While MikeeGB chose the Intro track, we came to an agreement that 4th of July best fit our end of year list. If you have yet to obtain Kelis's new album, crawl from under your rock because this is by far our contender for best album of 2010! WE ADORE YOU KELIS!!!
6) Avalanche - Erol Alkan & Boys Noize
We first heard this track roaring out of the soundsytem in the Carl Cox tent at Ultra 2010. While some of us in the crew were a bit off our rockers to remember, it stuck to MikeeGB like a condom on a penis. Great fucking track, sick fucking beat. Erol Alkan & Boys Noize together are like the electronic Sonny & Cher!
5) Invisible Light - Scissor Sisters
The Sisters NEVER dissapoint! When word got out of a new album in 2010 we were beyond ecstatic! There's always that one track a band releases that just solidify's your appreciation for their work, and is one that can you can literally repeat over and over, Invisible Light is it. Boy were these folks on the right track when they hired Stuart Price to exec produce Nightwork. This track is just beyond words....we adore.
4) One Eye Closed - Cocknbullkid
It's been a great year for our #2 obsession, Cocknbullkid. The New Year is already shaping up to be THE year for Cocknbullkid, what with the release of her first official album Adulthood!! We are beyond ecstatic to receive the rest of the album in our inbox! We simply adore Cocknbullkid. GET READY ANITA!!!
3) Dancing On My Own - Robyn
Robyn OWNED the year 2010! She had not one, not two, but three bodies of work which consolidated into one of the best electro/pop records EVER! This song is the epitome of one of our night's out. KONICHIWA BITCHES!
2) Indestructible - Robyn
Yup, she's also #2! We just adore Robyn so much that she has made our end of year list twice! This song is just too much for words to explain. Robyn, we thank you for making 2010 such an incredible year for us here at Funky Brewster!
1) Y - iamamiwhoami
It was THE year for Swedish acts in 2010. Now, no need to elaborate on our feelings for iamamiwhoami. By far, THE BEST musical project put together EVER. We can only hope that we will get more greatness from this act. It was a tough one to choose just one track out of the 7 they blessed us with this year. Y won simply because till this day we still call each other Little Hope.
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
the BASS that 8 MY BLOG: La Rissa - I Do Both Jay & Jane
Monday, December 13, 2010
HOUSE: Spiller feat. Sophie Ellis Bextor - Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)
ANTHEM TIME!!!! Today's "takin' it back" track is uber amazing! The year 2000 was a great year for dance music, and an even better year for exquisite club ANTHEMS, Groovejet is in the Top 5! With the lovely Sophie Ellis Bextor on vocals and Italian based producer Spiller, this track became an instant monster in the clubs, radio, Ibiza, and festival circuit! Fresh off infamous UK dance label, Positiva which distributed a number of big club hits in 2000.
I wanted to post the original full length club mix for you, but I found this fuckin' fresh reworking on YouTube by The House Moguls which we wanted to spread. Seems as if they've put their own spin on a few other classics from the year 2000. Check out their YouTube channel after the jump for some auditory pleasure!
No big introduction for this one, it's the definition of a club classic. One that sounds as if it could be released today, or in another 10 years. Enjizzoy! -- MikeeGB
Spiller feat. Sophie Ellis Bextor - Groovejet (If This Ain't Love) House Moguls Re-Work (MP3)
The House Moguls YouTube Channel(LINK)
....official video!! Spiller is fucking HOT!
Friday, December 10, 2010
SUSAN B. ANTHONY! (a REAL classic one)
Thursday, December 9, 2010
HOUSE: Green Velvet - Flash (Danny Tenaglia's Nitrous Oxide Mix)
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Got any E???: LIVE SET: David Padilla on Groove Radio (2000)
Thursday, December 2, 2010
FLAVORED BEATS: BT - Never Gonna Come Back Down (Hybrid's BreakTek Remix)
Monday, November 29, 2010
IT'S COMING....
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Top 10: November 2010 (Gag Edition)
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Surprise!
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
NEW SHIZZ: Cocknbullkid - One Eye Closed
Seriously, Anita Blay aka Cocknbullkid is the baddest bitch to blow onto my iPod since the ghetto ass Trina days. This woman has a voice that's icy cool which "sounds like a boy, but she's a lady". AMAZING lyrics, significant scribblings of love any one in their right mind during their late-20's need in their lives. Gotta love dem' Brits.
I discovered my new favorite Cock slithering in and out of dialogue during an episode of last season's Gossip Girl. Thank god for that wonderful iPhone app, Shazam! I came to find that song playing on the show had an accompanying EP which was released the year before.
The Querelle EP features four amazing electro/pop tracks for the sassy. A little more digging, and a slew of B-Sides showcasing this new musical gem hit my iPod, and I was hooked on the Cock in more ways than one!
Almost 3 years later news surfaced that her debut album titled Adulthood was done and currently under polishing. I couldn't have been more happier as I'd finally have more of that brilliance. Then Ms. Anita blesses us with something str8 out of left field; A BRAND NEW SOUND! Not only was an album complete, but it would feature all new tracks, none of her previous work would make the cut. She was headed in a new direction.
When artists give their whole "I'm going in a different direction" speech with upcoming projects you can't help but feel let down. It's as if you didn't get that one action figure for Christmas, the one that deep down inside you wanted the most. However, you can always rely on "Santa Claus" to also come from left field and give you something even better than that one action figure, like you're very first computer!
This my fellow blog readers is EXACTLY what Ms. Blay has done to us. After dropping a teaser single, the infectious Chilly Gonzales penned self-titled track Cocknbullkid, her first single was revealed and played once on Radio 1 or 3 I believe. But no, then came the news that the first single has changed (although we were feeling Hold On To Your Misery). One Eye Closed would be the 100% confirmed first choice, and in all it's glory I couldn't have imagined anything else being released....not even a track reminiscent of her earlier work.
One Eye Closed is just a SICK track. It's got a hint of Bowie, a hint of The Cure, and ALL Cocknbullkid. An EXCELLENT choice to prep the fans for the new sound, we are BEYOND eager to hear what else Adulthood has in store for us!
Check out the equally amazing video accompaniment below. I've also included some other amazing Cocknbullkid tracks to get you in the know!
Go out and buy her music, go see her shows, stalk her blog...cuz she is DA BADDEST BITCH!!!!
....One Eye Closed
Monday, October 4, 2010
TO THE BEAT: DJ LAZ - Red Alert 3000 (Spacemen LIVE! Rework)
Thursday, September 16, 2010
MASHED-potatoe: little babYlon (iamamiwhoami vs. Congorock)
Friday, August 27, 2010
EUROPEAN SENSATION: We No Speak Americano
This track has peaked to number one in most European countries over the summer. If you haven’t heard this beat, then you’re in for a gaggning surprise. The track was released in March 2010 and it’s a remake of a classic jazz tune “Tu Vuo Fa’ L’americano” (“You Want to be American”) by Italian singer/songwriter Renato Corasone. The original track was released in the 50s and it’s been remade and revamped into a club/dance song while preserving the soul of the original. Big ups to Yolanda Be Cool and DCUP for this booty shaking house beat that will forever remind me of my trip to London, Amsterdam, & Prague, where it was played non-stop.
video:
and as I find more I will add them to this post. If you find a hot remix, please let us know in the comments section below.
Tu vo fa l'Americano!
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
"ELECTRO ISN'T DEAD!" - Robots With Rayguns
DELPHIC: Acolyte (The Marriage of Rock & Dance)
This amazing band has achieved the integration of rock and dance. Delphic proved this theory, as the factual and melodious tunes on their new album "Acolyte" ring in new music in 2010. It is important to consider that most rock bands who even consider house as a cousin genre, ultimately fail miserably once they decide to cross-over. Delphic has avoided a catastrophic shift by producing solid and coherent tunes, incorporating electro, pop, rock, and house in one solid album, where all tracks have the potential to be number 1s!
september
26 philadelphia, pa - trocadero
29 boston, ma - house of blues
30 montclair, nj - wellmont theater
october
01 new york, ny - terminal 5
02 montreal, qc - le national
03 ottawa, on - capital muisc hall
05 toronto, on - phoenix concert theater
11 detroit, mi - st andrews hall
12 chicago, il - metro
13 milwaukee, wi - turner hall
14 minneapolis, mn - first avenue
16 mexico city - capital festival
22 pomona, ca - the fox theater
23 los angeles, ca - club nokia
Thursday, July 8, 2010
"Got any E???": Una Noche At The Mix (DESPUES DE HORAS)
2) Good Shot (Original Mix) - Hand's Burn
3) Three Drive On A Vinyl - Greece 2000
4) Can't Wait To Find Love - Silhoutte
5) Madagascar (Ferry Corsten Remix) - Art Of Trance
6) Heaven Will Come (Lange Remix) - Space Brothers
7) Dreaming (Percussion Remix) - Ruff Driverz feat. Arrola
8) Ecstasy (Take Your Shirts Off) - Johnny Vicious feat. Lula
9) Sun Is Shining (Mash Up Matt Remix) - Techinque
10) Goureylla - Goreylla
11) Ne (Moonman's Flash Over Remix) - Marc Et Claude
12) Out Of The Blue (Original Mix) - System F
13) You Put Me In Heaven With Your Touch (Lange Remix) - Rhythm Of Life
14) Liberta (Moonman Remix) - Lovechild
Sunday, July 4, 2010
SUNDAY SCHOOL MIXOLOGY: My Complete Animated Series Edition
Sunday, April 18, 2010
SUNDAY SCHOOL MIXOLOGY: A Lesson in Gay Pride Edition
Sunday, February 28, 2010
INDIE: Working For a Nuclear Free City
The tracks listed below are from their last album "Businessmen & Ghosts" released in 2007. They are also working on a new album (YAY!) dropping sometime soon: "JoJo Burger Tempest." They're English, and that's all the information I'm planning on researching, because this hangover isn't cute. Anyway, enjoy their soothing & melodious tunes. The links below are the tracks that I like the most in their "Business & Ghosts" album.
Monday, January 4, 2010
TiS dEE SeaSunZ: Michael Gayboner presents Miami Classics 1996 -2009
My last mix of the year, of the decade really! Hope you all are enjoying these first few days of 2010! I put this mix together for the fabulous NYE party I had tthe pleasure to attend and "play at". It was a tremendo floor filler.