This here? This is loud.

Another vague grouping of interesting stuff. If you're not in the mood for loud then set this one aside and come back later. All the rest of you? Turn it up.

http://rcrdlbl.com/artists/A-Trak/track/Trizzy_Turnt_Up
A Trak (http://www.djatrak.com/) is one of those DJ's you've probably heard a bunch of places (he's been around since the late 90s). He DJed for a Kanye West tour. He's done remixes for the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. He's been on stage with DJ Q-Bert. And he's all of 27. These two tracks are pretty fun electro-hip-hop. I'm not sure why he hasn't made more of a name for himself.

http://rcrdlbl.com/artists/Boys_Noize/track/Transmission_Tiga_Remix
Boys Noize (http://www.myspace.com/boysnoize) is a German techno DJ with some very heavy club/house influences. Normally I'm not a big fan of the repetitive club tracks but this stuff is fun and caught me in a mood to head-bop so here you have it. Mental images of electronic hamsters wired on speed are completely optional but I find they help.

http://rcrdlbl.com/artists/Villains/track/BoB_-_Nothin_On_You_feat_Bruno_Mars__Bei_Maejor_Villains_Remix_
This is another of those idiosyncratic styles - it's R&B and hip-hop and electronica all cut and spliced back together in the first track. The second is much more house with the serious high-BPM thuddy bass that I like, but still has the rap vocals and sudden pace changes that make it more interesting than your standard house track. Villains (http://myspace.com/wearevillains) are an LA-based duo with a good discography and several more samples on their MySpace page.

http://rcrdlbl.com/artists/Sleigh_Bells/track/Tell_Em
I don't quite know how to classify Sleigh Bells (http://myspace.com/sleighbellsmusic) except... um, loud! This is the kind of thing I like to blast out my open windows on a warm summer day, much to the dismay of my church-going neighbors. The poppy/cheerleader/punk female vocals really make these tracks. (Is 'cheerleader punk' a genre? If not, it should be.) Anyway, loud. I'm telling you - crank this one up.

This here? This is loud.

Another vague grouping of interesting stuff. If you're not in the mood for loud then set this one aside and come back later. All the rest of you? Turn it up.

http://rcrdlbl.com/artists/A-Trak/track/Trizzy_Turnt_Up
A Trak (http://www.djatrak.com/) is one of those DJ's you've probably heard a bunch of places (he's been around since the late 90s). He DJed for a Kanye West tour. He's done remixes for the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. He's been on stage with DJ Q-Bert. And he's all of 27. These two tracks are pretty fun electro-hip-hop. I'm not sure why he hasn't made more of a name for himself.

http://rcrdlbl.com/artists/Boys_Noize/track/Transmission_Tiga_Remix
Boys Noize (http://www.myspace.com/boysnoize) is a German techno DJ with some very heavy club/house influences. Normally I'm not a big fan of the repetitive club tracks but this stuff is fun and caught me in a mood to head-bop so here you have it. Mental images of electronic hamsters wired on speed are completely optional but I find they help.

http://rcrdlbl.com/artists/Villains/track/BoB_-_Nothin_On_You_feat_Bruno_Mars__Bei_Maejor_Villains_Remix_
This is another of those idiosyncratic styles - it's R&B and hip-hop and electronica all cut and spliced back together in the first track. The second is much more house with the serious high-BPM thuddy bass that I like, but still has the rap vocals and sudden pace changes that make it more interesting than your standard house track. Villains (http://myspace.com/wearevillains) are an LA-based duo with a good discography and several more samples on their MySpace page.

http://rcrdlbl.com/artists/Sleigh_Bells/track/Tell_Em
I don't quite know how to classify Sleigh Bells (http://myspace.com/sleighbellsmusic) except... um, loud! This is the kind of thing I like to blast out my open windows on a warm summer day, much to the dismay of my church-going neighbors. The poppy/cheerleader/punk female vocals really make these tracks. (Is 'cheerleader punk' a genre? If not, it should be.) Anyway, loud. I'm telling you - crank this one up.

More music

Ha, meeting postponed means you get more music links. Thank the schedule gods.

http://www.mashup-industries.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=284&Itemid=27
I'm sure I've mentioned before how much of a breath of fresh air I found Joan Jett to be when she first became popular - I can only hope that The Runaways (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1017451/) causes more people to (re)discover her. Her top-charting hit "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" gets an extra-length treatment here from DJ Schmolli, who mashes it up with a bouncy Crookers track (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TD8biWtl1FI) that Junkie XL has remixed.

http://audioporncentral.com/2010/04/illegal-sunday-dunproofin-rvst.html
As MizA said when she saw this, "Why Miss Rihanna, you're looking very LACED this evening." Yum. Yes, it's another "Rude Boy" mix and I have no idea who Tinie Tempah is but I like the way Dunproofin' is playing the two off each other. Dunproofin' does a lot of trainwreck mixes, which I generally don't like, and this one comes perilously close near the end but I think he pulls it out. Also, lacing!

http://audioporncentral.com/2009/11/simon-iddol-sad-mix.html
Simon Iddol posted this "Sad Mix" a while back. It's not a mix of sad tracks; rather it's something he put together when he was feeling sad to cheer himself up. There are five tracks here, four of which are already remixed and Iddol just sort of weaves them together to make a set that'll pick you up on some really blue day, I promise.

http://rcrdlbl.com/artists/William_Fitzsimmons/track/So_This_Is_Goodbye_Pink_Ganter_Remix
Speaking of sad music that isn't really sad, I'm still not sure what all to make of William Fitzsimmons (http://myspace.com/williamfitzsimmons). At one level he's a folkie-styling guy with a guitar. He's got decent licks and a very nice voice. But, remixes! With ambient and trance influences! It's smooth and pleasant listening with a beat. Also, the female vocal bits are particularly beautiful.

More music

Ha, meeting postponed means you get more music links. Thank the schedule gods.

http://www.mashup-industries.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=284&Itemid=27
I'm sure I've mentioned before how much of a breath of fresh air I found Joan Jett to be when she first became popular - I can only hope that The Runaways (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1017451/) causes more people to (re)discover her. Her top-charting hit "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" gets an extra-length treatment here from DJ Schmolli, who mashes it up with a bouncy Crookers track (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TD8biWtl1FI) that Junkie XL has remixed.

http://audioporncentral.com/2010/04/illegal-sunday-dunproofin-rvst.html
As MizA said when she saw this, "Why Miss Rihanna, you're looking very LACED this evening." Yum. Yes, it's another "Rude Boy" mix and I have no idea who Tinie Tempah is but I like the way Dunproofin' is playing the two off each other. Dunproofin' does a lot of trainwreck mixes, which I generally don't like, and this one comes perilously close near the end but I think he pulls it out. Also, lacing!

http://audioporncentral.com/2009/11/simon-iddol-sad-mix.html
Simon Iddol posted this "Sad Mix" a while back. It's not a mix of sad tracks; rather it's something he put together when he was feeling sad to cheer himself up. There are five tracks here, four of which are already remixed and Iddol just sort of weaves them together to make a set that'll pick you up on some really blue day, I promise.

http://rcrdlbl.com/artists/William_Fitzsimmons/track/So_This_Is_Goodbye_Pink_Ganter_Remix
Speaking of sad music that isn't really sad, I'm still not sure what all to make of William Fitzsimmons (http://myspace.com/williamfitzsimmons). At one level he's a folkie-styling guy with a guitar. He's got decent licks and a very nice voice. But, remixes! With ambient and trance influences! It's smooth and pleasant listening with a beat. Also, the female vocal bits are particularly beautiful.