...not sure, either 2009 has been simply musically superb or I’ve just grown nerd enough to listen to entire  albums, but this year  I’ve found myself  actually having collected more albums then during  last few years all together…to be noted not only had collected them, but had actually listened to each properly and gracefully..   ..anyways,  it’s been a mess, but like last year I decided to blog  the list of my favorite ones and, sharing my with you the best of  my album  experience and giving little myspace  kudos to the art of peoples for whom I’m losing  my edge ..

   ..a scroll down -  my favorite 2009's album picks put in several primitive  categories… ;) all the most recommended stuff, no cheating .. ; )

Best Dubstep/D'n'B/Breaks stuff:

GREAT LENGTHS by: Martyn 

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yeah, i really liked the nu albums by Radiohead, Coldplay, Sigur Ros, Erikah Badu, The Roots, Kanye etc-etc...   but, these are the releases i have been enjoying the most during the past year:
 

1. The Presets

Album: APOCALYPSO
Breakthough single of the album: My People, This Boys In Love, Talk Like That, If I Know You, Yippiyo-Ay, Anywhere
Genre: Industrial, Psychedelic, Techno
Label: Modular (Australia)
Produced by: Julian  and Kim (The Presets)

2. Hercules and Love Affair

Album: HERCULES AND LOVE AFFIAR
Breakthough singles: Blind, You Belong, Athene, Hercules Theme, Time Will
Genre: Disco, House
Label: DFA Records (USA)
Produced by: Andy Butler (H&LA) and Tim Goldsworthy


3. Cut Copy

Album: IN GHOST COLOURS
Breakthrough singles: Hearts on Fire, Lights & Music, Far Away, Feel the Love
Genre: synthpop, indie, space disco
Label: Modular (Australia)
Produced by: Tim Goldsworthy and Cut Copy

4. Sebastien Tellier

Album: Sexuality
Breakthrough singles: Sexual Sportswear, Devine, Roche, Kilometer
Genre: Synthpop
Label: Record Makers (France)
Produced by: Guy-Manuel (daft punk)

5. Crystal Castles

Album: Crystal Castles
Breakthrough singles: Alice Practice, Crimewave, Courtship Dating, Vanished, Air War
Genre: Electronica, Trash
Label: Lies Records
Produce by: Ethan Kath (Crystal Castles)


6. Friendly Fires

Album: FRIENDLY FIRES
Breakthrough singles: Paris, Jump In The Pool, Lovesick, Skeleton Boy
Genre: Dance pop, Inidie pop, Shoegazing, Disco
Label: XL Recordings (UK)
Produced by: themselves, (I guess)


7. MGMT

Album: ORACULAR SPECTACULAR
Breakthrough single of the album:  Electric Feel, Time To Pretend, Kids, The Youth, Of Moons, Birds & Monsters
Genre: Synthpop, Electro pop, Indie Rock
Label: Sony Records (USA)
Produced by: Dave Fridmann



8. Mystery Jets

Album: Tventy One
Breakthrough singles:  Young Love, Two Doors Down, Half in Love With Elizabeth
Genre: Pop, Indie Rock, Powerpop
Label:  679  Recordings
Produced by:  Erol Alkan 

9. Grafton Primary

Album: EON
Breakthrough singles: She Knows It, We Are The Music, Telling Lies
Genre: Electronica, New Wave, Indie Electro
Label: Sonic Constructions (Australia)
Produced by: Grafton Primary

10. Does it Offend You Yeah

Album: YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU'RE GETTING YOURSELF INTO
Breakthrough singles: Weird Science, Lets Make Out, Battle Royale, We Are Rockstars, Epic Last Song
Genre: Dance punk, Electro
Label: Virgin (UK)
Produce by: Elliot James


11. Hot Chip

Album: MADE IN THE DARK
Breakthrough singles: Ready For Floor, One Pure Thought, Hold On/Touch Too Much
Genre: Minimalist, Indie pop
Label: EMI (UK)
Produced by: Hot Chip guys

12. Late Of The Pier

Album: FANTASY BLACK CHANNEL
Breakthrough singles: Bathroom Gurgle, Focker, The Bears Are Coming, Heartbeat
Genre: Indie-electro, Glam, Trash
Label: Parlophone Records (UK)
Produced by: Erol Alkan 


13. FM Belfast

Album: HOW TO MAKE FRIENDS
Genre: Electronica, Indie
Breakthrough singles: Par Avion, Lotus, Tropical, Underwear Synthia

Label: World Champion Records (Iceland)
Produced by: FM Belfast

14. Black Kids

Album: PARTIE TRAUMATICP
Genre:  Indie Pop
Breakthrough singles: I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You,  Hurricane Jane, Look At Me When I Rock Wichoo
Label:  Almost Gold (USA)
Produced by: Bernard Butler

15. The Teenagers

Album: REALITY CHECK
Genre: Indie Rock, Pop, Synthpop
Breakthrough singles: Fuck Nicole, Homecoming, Starlett Johansson, Love No
Label: XL Recordings (UK)
Produced by: The Teenagers


16. Empire Of The Sun

Album: WALKING ON A DREAM
Genre: Electronica, Pop
Breakthrough singles: Walking On A Dream, We Are the People, Half Mast
Label: EMI (UK)
Produced by: Empire of the Sun with Peter Mayes
 

17. Ratatat

Album: LP3
Genre: Electronica, Rock, Hip Hop
Breakthrough singles: Shempi, Shiller, Mirando
Label: XL Recordings (UK)
Produced by: Evan Mast and Mike Stroud


18. Santogold

Album: SANTOGOLD
Genre: Dub, Psychobilly, New Wave
Breakthrough singles: Creator, L.E.S. Artistes, My Drive Thru, Lights Out
Label:  Downtown Records (USA)
Produced by: Diplo, Disco D, Freq Nasty


19. Moby

Album: LAST NIGHT
Genre: Electronica
Breakthrough singles: Disco Lies, I Love To Move In Here, Alice
Label: Mute (UK)
Produced by: Moby


20.Mercy Arms

Album: MERCY ARMS
Genre: Dream Pop, ost-Punk
Breakthrough Singles: Kibby, On & On, Down Here So Long
Label: n/a it’s a self release
Produced by: Mercy Arms

This blog is primarily dedicated to the car drivers who don't know which radio they should play while doing their ride (no bad thoughts dear bad girls..)

..a friend has been complaining to me , that she has been asking me to give her some car friendly musique pack for ages, and i am aaalways forgetting..

i thought some nice electro flavoured- nu disco pink stuff would go perfectly while a quiet-happy faced ride, ..but then my internal music angel reminded me that what u really need to pimp your ride, is your favourite POP music  ..and so my 3.4GB 'Mash Up' file came in my (bright) mind.. ; )) I tried to pick out some of the cutest pop-merge remakes and bringing it on download for anyone who hits this bloggie..

..i'd put a little introduction about the topic - A mash-up is a blend/combination of music from one song with  a cappella from another. The philosophy behind is simple  – 'because popular music simply recycles good ideas continuously, the perfect pop song could be written by combining the best of those ideas into one track'.. Mash-ups are also known as bastard pop cos they are mostly unofficial and spread on free downloads via bootleg sites.

..They say Frank Zappa introduced the early mashup techniques back in the 70s.., but I could claim the actual whole bootleg/mash-up movement started in the early 2000s with the names like Kurtis Rush/Erol Alkan, Richard X and most notably 2Many (fuckin great) DJs. !!   now the genre (or whatever it's called) is followed by numbers of producers and DJs, most of which are from the States, France, Germany and Austria.

So here we go, supporting the nu pop treatments and kudos for all the mates developing the culture !!

 ..Yes, I admit - labelling music according to 'nationality' is stupid, but together with the French scene which I have previously posted about, I wanted to  put on spot the other half of my very favourite  music land - ....Australia.....  I have observed these two have much in common actually...  musically –yes, but to start with -both ..Australia.. and ....France.... share a criminal history that has shaped the identity of their respective cultures..  In ....France...., the criminals stormed the Bastille and had their revolution. While criminals were having their revolution in France, criminals in ..England.. were being rounded up and sent to ....Australia....… these mates  now represent the worlds one of the finest and most free spirited society, I guess..  ....

Now back to  music… a decade back,  for me, and I guess for most of the people a kangaroo in Australian meant a  kangaroo, and a band in Australian meant AC/DC…. Well, leaving the kangaroo issue untouched, but the  Aussie  music  has now gone far from being just AC/DC, Nick Cave, JET, Midnight Oil, Something for Kate, Savage Garden, Kylie  and the rest big mainstream names…  ....

Oz Bands like The Presets,  Cut Copy, Avalanches, Ladyhawke,  Van She, Infusion, Muscles, Sonic Animation, Architecture in Helsinki,  Amy Meredithand, Midnight Juggernauts, Lost Valentionos, Grafton Primary, Empire of The Sun, Pnau, Mercy Arms have pushed boundaries of their rock-indie roots,  adding Aussie music big dose of fresh tech-synth ingredients, and making up a whole new wave of semi-electronic semi-instrumental music scene, that rocks the  world's underground dance floors and grand festival stages, all the way from Syndey to LA…  ....

..What makes the Oz-sound stand out is some weird-magical combination of cosmic-synth buildups, filtered vocals and a bit of pop-psychedelity… (  !!..) Actually, i'm pretty sure most of you are familiar with the whole 'Australian movement' that swept the music and blog worlds a few years ago... DJ-live dance acts like Miami Horror , Riot in Belgium, Bag Raiders, Pomomofo, Knighlife,  Ajax, The Bang Gang,  Gameboy/Gamegirl, Shazam,The Heat, 1928, Whitenoise, Grafton Primary, Popolice, La Mode, Like Woah, Redial, The Knife Machine, The Ashton Shuffle,  Qua, have created some fantastically rad music background in Melbourne-Sydney and  alongside.. ♥ Australian labels like Modular. Cutters Records, BangGang 12 Inchies have been cranking out quality E/LPs and  remixes  intensively, keeping up with the age of New Yorks LCD Soundsystem-Rapture, France's post Daft Punk wave, and the UK's 'nu-rave'  boom….  ....

For the readers who are followers of this 'movement', or simply those who are interested to give it a try, I'm giving away a collection of some hOt!(some old) Oz tracks  …   You would rarely find this tracks hitting tops of the singles charts, but once you have tasted  the true Australian quality, u know you want more ......

Eeeenjoy !!.. and hey ....Australia....  I will visit u sometime !!..; ))  ....

part 1: Singles :

         1.      Cut Copy  - Zap Zap....

2.      Avalanches - Frontier_Psychiatrist....

3.      Sonic Animation_Theophilus thistler...an exercise in vowels....

4.      The Presets_Pretty Little Eyes....

5.      Muscles_Ice cream....

6.      Van She_Kelly....

7.      Bag Raiders_Fun punch....

8.      Midnight juggernauts_End of an era....

9.      Gameboy Gamegirl_Sweaty Wet Dirty Damp....

10.  Pnau_with u forever....

11.   Cut Copy_Feel the Love....

..Part 2_REMIXes :..

1.      The Presets - talk like that _miami horror remix....

2.      Infusion_the_cure__the_walk_mix....

3.      Amy Meredith_running-gloves-remix....

4.      Architecture In ....Helsinki.... - Do The Whirlwind (Hot Chip Remix....

5.      Knightlife_aurora rmx....

6.      KIM_Wet & Wild_ Donnie Sloan RMX....

7.      Muscles_-_Sweaty_(Instrumental)....

8.      Midnight Juggernauts._shadows_ david rubato remix....

9.      ....Miami.... horror_Grafton Primay_I can cook

10.  Riot In ....Belgium.... - La Musique (Jbag's BoomBoxed Re-Edit)....

11.  Menowah_Safemode_1928remix....

12.  Van She_Kelly (Alan Braxe & Fred Falke Rmx)....

13.  Whitenoise_oh i like_like woah rmx....

14.  Wolfmother_woman_avalanches_remix....

15.  Pomomofo_Island_(Toxic_Avenger_Remix)....

16.  La Mode_P diddy Bad boy for life rmx....

*..if the  blogged music violates your copyright, ego, Mr John or whatever – plz let me know, I'll kindly and happily remove it ..

....
 

.. Do You remember the big times of the late 1990s till early 2000s when the French took over the world  with acts like Daft Punk, Cassius, AIR, Modjo, Dimitri from Paris, Fred Falke, Alex Gopher, Mr Oizo, Superman Lovers, Stardust, Martin Solveig, Rouge Rouge, Phoenix, Scott Grooves etc etc..?? to me, this were times when i first really got into house music, started to dream one day i would become a famous dj, pop star and stuff.. ; )) cute era,  even Robots were humans after all..

... but a while after, everybody got too bored of the it cos the French scene turned ''too commercial'' and shitty... house music started talking rather German and the French were all gays... 

And then, in 2006 brand new wave of Parisian superheroes re-attacked the world dancefloors .. the first huge success were duo Justice who were signed by  Daft Punk's manager Busy P to his Ed Banger Records, ... the result of this deal was the next best commercial success after the Spice Girls (well, not really that much, but almost..) Ed Bangers, together with other French labels: Kitsuné, Institubes, Record Makers and few more, started releasing some interesting semi-undeground electronic music, empowered by modern art-fashion ingredients, and gained world-wide attention by being bloged about all over internet, for million times.. for this reason, some call it 'Blog House'.. – this new wave music doesn't sound much like the 90's French House, but u can surely feel it's influence.. outfits like Teenage Bad Girl, SebastiAn, Para One, Surkin, Kavinski, Lifelike, The Teenagers, Thieves Like Us,  Scenario Rock, The Shoes,Yuksen, Feadz, Les petits Pilous, The Toxic Avenger, Sebastien Leger, pOPular COMputer, Alan Braxe, Fred Falke, Vicarious Bliss, DJ Mehdi, Mr Flash, Krazy Baldhead, Don Rimini, DJ Damage, David Burato, Datpolitics, Revolte, Das Glow, Joakim, Goon & Koyote, Breakbot , Adam Kesher and loads more..- all came as a new (and some of them old) generation of  French producers who returned la France its past fame, dancefloor domination and most importantly- regular residancy in my player  .. more diverse, more TECHNOlogic and noiZy, the French club music now sounds Less Sweety and More Sweaty.. -  mmm, J'adore !!  ))

Not to overdoZe with my writing, I will simply share with u the French experience via  4 piece various artist collection CD  called - FRENCH TOUCH ANTHOLOGY released last year on Wagram Music...

These are  5 hours of pure French made hits

CD1 : Original French Touch
CD2 : The French Lounge
CD3 : French Electro Techno
CD4 : New French Scene

Disc 1/4
1. Alan Braxe & Fred Falke - Intro 3:30
2. Cheek - Venus (Sunshine People) (DJ Gregory 4:55
Radio Edit)
3. Stardust - Music Sounds Better With You 4:21
4. I:cube - Disco Cubism (Daft Punk Remix) 8:10
5. Superdiscount - Prix Choc 3:51
6. Africanism Presents Martin Solveig - Heartbeat 8:18
(Dub Version)
7. The Supermen Lovers - Starlight 3:48
8. Soldiers Of Twilight - Believe (Martin Solveig 4:02
Remix)
9. Pepe Bradock (Trankilou) - Atom Funk 6:33
10.Bob Sinclar - I Feel For You 3:13
11.Scott Grooves - Mothership Reconnection (Daft 7:09
Punk Remix)
12.Charles Shillings - No Communication, No Love 3:50
(Devastating)
13.Demon & Alex Gopher Present Wuz - Use Me 7:27
14.Troublemen - Do It 5:22
15.Salome De Bahia - Outro Lugar 4:00

Disc 2/4
1. Dimitri From Paris - La Vie 4:31
2. Etienne De Crécy - Tempovision 3:25
3. Troublemakers - Get Misunderstood 4:05
4. Alex Gopher - The Child 4:35
5. Avia - Why Should I Cry 3:48
6. DJ Cam - Dieu Reconnaitra Les Siens 5:55
7. Rouge Rouge - L'amour 4:04
8. Sporto Kantes - Confused 4:05
9. Stephane Pompougnac - Pour Faire Le Portrait 7:43
D'un Oiseau
10.The Mighty Bop - Le Voyage 5:42
11.Kid Loco - She's My Lover 4:35
12.Grand Tourism Feat. Terry Callier - Les 4:58
Courants D'air
13.Smooth - Smooth 4:19
14.Wax Tailor - Our Dance 3:23
15.Gotan Project Meets Chet Baker - Round About 7:12
Midnight

Disc 3/4
1. [t]ekel - Toufutouflam 4:01
2. Lake Soul - Autour De Toi 5:26
3. Agoria - I'm Simply Not There 5:24
4. Da Fresh - in Track 3:58
5. Scratch Massive - Shining In My Vein 4:32
6. Oxia - Domino 7:13
7. David Carretta - Lovely Toy 5:37
8. Lady B - Swany (Vitalic Remix) 5:26
9. Jack De Marseille - Bring Back That Feeling 5:39
10.John Lord Fonda - Personnal Jesus 4:45
11.Paul Nazca - Emotion 6:37
12.Human Body - Galactica (The Hacker Remix) 5:21
13.Julien Jeweil - Air Conditionné 3:28
14.Alexkid & Chloe - Afterblaster (Before Blaster 5:36
Edit)
15.Laurent Garnier - Wake Up 5:25

Disc 4/4
1. Justice - Phantom 4:55
2. Joakim - I Wish You Were Gone 3:53
3. Para One - Dudun-Dun 5:04
4. Surkin - Radio Fireworks 4:46
5. Kavinski - Testarossa Autodrive 3:37
6. Teenage Bad Girl - Cocotte 4:21
7. Don Rimini - Tutto Va Bene 5:53
8. Klanguage - Priceless Things (Tacteel Remix) 4:27
9. Popular Computer - Darling 3:41
10.DJ Mehdi - I Am Somebody 3:08
11.Detect. - Danse Division (Yuksek Remix) 4:05
12.Mylo - Paris 400 (Sebastian Remix) 3:52
13.Das Glow - Cathedrale 5:53
14.DJ Feadz - In The Gouffre 4:12
15.Sebastien Tellier - La Ritournelle 7:29

Download:
http://rapidshare.com/files/71135325/FTOUCH.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/71143504/FTOUCH.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/71151823/FTOUCH.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/71158231/FTOUCH.part4.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/71161757/FTOUCH.part5.rar

Enjoy la musique..!!

Cheers and french kisses

-Ana