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http://rcrdlbl.com/artists/Scissor_Sisters/track/Invisible_LightScissor Sisters (http://scissorsisters.com/) are one of those American acts you wouldn't ever know were American because nobody over here knows about them while they're making it big in Europe. "Invisible Light" is off their upcoming album and carries on in their signature style, which is sort of postmodern glam rock, and sort of gay club Eurodisco. If you like Pet Shop Boys you'll probably enjoy this. The RCRD LBL stream presents three remixes along with the original. All of the mixes are a bit understated - this thing is just begging to be mashed up with something heavy and hardcore. (And yes, their name does refer to THAT and if you're currently reading Girls With Slingshots this is way funnier than it would be otherwise.)
http://rcrdlbl.com/artists/Nas_and_Damian_Jr_Gong_Marley/track/As_We_Enter_Tinie_Tempah_Remix_
This is apparently Tinie Tempah week in my music stream because here we have a remix of Damian Marley and Nasty Nasir Jones (apparently known mostly as "Nas and Damien" - http://www.distantrelatives.com/). It's a pretty straight-up reggae/rap mix and if you like that sort of thing (I do) then this is a fun head-boppy tune that I think does a good job of taking typical hip-hop tropes and mixing them up with a rasta feel.
http://rcrdlbl.com/artists/Black_Devil_Disco_Club/track/Sorrow_Dub
Black Devil Disco Club immediately wins the award for coolest band name this month. This is a one-man Paris-based disco DJ, who is not afraid to note that he's 64 years old. That puts him in Rolling Stones territory. Unfortunately his MySpace page (http://myspace.com/bddcreal) is something of a mess so it's hard to get a general feel for his sound. The one track here is almost trance-y electronica but with an underlying club rhythm.
http://rcrdlbl.com/artists/School_of_Seven_Bells/track/Babelonia
School of Seven Bells (http://www.sviib.com/) is another of those sounds that's hard to characterize. It's clearly built around the high, clear vocals of the sisters, but it also has some edge and unusual instrumentation to it. It reminds me a little bit of Cocteau Twins and an even littler bit of Massive Attack. There aren't that many acts fronted by two female singers that aren't folk and these guys really aren't folk - if anything I'd call it trance-rock.
http://rcrdlbl.com/artists/David_Guetta/track/Gettin_Over_You_feat_Fergie__LMFAO_Sidney_Sampson_Remix
David Guetta is really hit-or-miss for me. He produces some real trainwrecks and then again he produces some awesome stuff. His original style can be very funky electro-house that I like a lot, but he's done so much it's hard to classify him. This set has two people remixing his "Gettin' Over You", both of which I like, and an Arman van Helden remix of "Memories" that is just OK. Guetta (http://davidguetta.com/en - warning starts playing on entry) is a French DJ who's been working for almost three decades. Lately he's gotten a lot more attention in the US due to collaborations with pop start like Britney Spears and Akon.
http://www.theyoungpunx.com/site/category/podcast/
I found The Young Punx through APC and when I first blogged it I thought Simon Iddol was part of the project. It turns out that Young Punx are three loud-mouthed, wise-ass, very funny UK kids. And they have a podcast, which seems to consist of them playing their own stuff, tracks they like, live mixing, and amusing commentary over and around the music. Their "Young Punx FM" podcast page has more than 30 entries and I've only listened to the first one fully. It's two hours of funny and funky and good music. Also, some of the bits are really quotable.
