Back to School

Back when we were kids, this was effectively the worst time of the year. New shoes were a commodity, and a school bag was usually re-used from the year before. The signs that said "back to school" usually started to appear before summer even began and kids pretended not to see them, even while they were getting their new gear. When the kids got into school they caught up with their peers and then sat down for the inevitably grim first lesson. This "lesson" is dedicated to the many ruined summers caused by "Back to School" signs and the thought of having to go back to school.

Tracklisting:
B*B Intro 2 Dusty Kid - The Underground persistance
Boys Noize - Lava Lava (Feadz Aval Aval Mix)
Felix Cartal - Montreal (demo version)
Rollin' & Scratchin' - Daft Punk
DJ Mehdi - Signatune Edit v2 - More Kick
WildChild - Renegade Master (TC's Magnum Pi fix)
Dirty Squirrel - Bisquits
Daft Punk - Pheonix
Zombie Nation - Worth It Part 1
Moby - I Love to Move in Here (proxy remix) (TC's Shark Attack fix)
Mr. Oizo - Positif (Sawgood Remix) (TC's Warped Mix)
ABC - Smokey Sings
Tiga - You Gonna Want Me
Tiga - You Gonna Want Me (Tocadisco Remix)
Radioclit - Secousse (Crookers Spino Mix)
Britney Spears - Outrageous (Felix Cartal Remix)
Thunder Child - Im Gonna Give you More Cheese (Deadmau5 vs Bloody Beetroots)
Vandal & Blende - Healthy Boy (Re Edit)
Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal (Telemitry Remix)
Burns - Alternate
Run DMC vs. Bodyrox - It's Like My Bodyrox (Dani L Mashup)
T.E.D.D. - Lady Riding
Cassius - Feeling for You (Steve Ryback Remix)
Krazy Baldhead - Crazy Moth3f2ck8z (Midfield General Rmx) (Feat Tes)
Redial - Terror
Jay Robinson - Acid Line (Tom Deluxx Remix)
Justice - Culture Prophet Guide to Planisphere
D.I.M & TAI - Lyposuct
Boys Noize - Jeffer
Green Velvet - Flash
The Bloody Beetroots - Warp 7.7 (TC's Mad as Hell edit)

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Tracks from above.
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Going to talk about a few stand out tracks in the mix, most of these are old news but I still want to give my 2 cents. These aren't necessarily thee standout tracks, as the aforementioned "thee" have been talked about by every blog under the sun.

Dirty Squirrel - Biscuits:
A nice downbeat techno track, that reminds me of some of the stuff that's on A Raver's Diary. I'm not entirely sure who "Dirty Squirrel" is/are, but some quick research leads me to believe its a guy from London and that the name he/she/they actually perform under is "The Dirty Squirrels". I'm surprised this artist doesn't have more exposure as the tracks I have heard are all top quality and they are tracks I'd love to hear on a night out. This is an artist I'm going to keep my eye on.

Britney Spears - Outrageous (Felix Cartal):
This track is dedicated to all those pretentious fucks who say they'll never put Britney Spears in a mix. Cartal, once again, dominates the original track to come out with something that's completely original in its own right. Expect Distortion.

Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal (Telemitry Remix):
This is an inspiring rework of the original. Its very upbeat and the flow is perfect. Telemitry has taken some artistic freedom with his use of synth in this rework, and it has worked to his advantage. He has also used some trademark vocal samples of Jackson, and slotted them into the right places.

T.E.D.D. - Lady Riding:
Here we have an interesting remix of the instantly recognizable classic Modjo - Lady (Hear Me Tonight). T.E.D.D. are a duo from the UK who have been making runs on the blog circuit for the past year or two. They first came to my attention with their track "Cocaine Dancefloor", a track that im very surprised wasn't been played more in the club's, but then again, the clubs i go to, are pretty much all 2 years behind when it comes to music :(. Lady Riding is a track which has some nice bass synths to it and great use of the orginal Modjo vocals.

Justice - Culture Prophet Guide to Planisphere:
This is an excellent edit of an already great quadrology of songs. Culture Prophet have combined all 4 parts of the Planisphere quadrology from Justice. They have reworked it just enough that I could listen to the track and not get bored, adding in their own glitchy sounds and distortions along the way and nice new touches a long the way, at once point, i'm almost certain that there is a sample from Genesis in there as well.

Thunder Child - Im Going to Give You More Cheese:
A mash-up of The All-American Rejects - Gives You Hell (Bloody Beetroots Remix) & Deadmau5 - The Reward is More Cheese. I'm not going to review one of my own mashups, I will cover my bases by saying what all dj's say, it's a bit rough round the edges.

I hope you enjoyed this first post.