the zen zone

check it!! just the running list for the vacationland June mixtape — a busy mind. at something like 35 tracks already, the rough edits are sounding gr8 so far. will try to keep it under an hour, which is barely doable. sounds good?

Here’s another great funkin remix from RAC that sounds unlike your traditional remix and more like the Doobie Brothers & The Whitest Boy Alive are doing remixes for DFA. Seriously, go to about 3:10 and you’ll understand exactly what I mean. The original vocals from Princeton are as integral to the remix as all of the instrumentation; equalled. It’s one of the few remixes that do the vocals justice. Great work here. Princeton, on their own, will remind you of an upbeat Sigur Ros, a less midi heavy Delorean, an orchestral Hot Chip. Gotta love when a remix introduces you to a band that you’ll like as much as the producer doing the new version. 

Here’s Princeton’s Grand Rapids (RAC Remix): 

BONUS: Hit up Princeton’s tumblr for some excellent graphic design and more of their tunes. Great branding, dudes. 

Drop Out Orchestra just released the single EP of It Will Never Be The Same Again via Eskimo Recordings and is giving out copies of the acapella for free. Enjoy that, music nerds. Also on the single are remixes by Moullinex and Punks Jump Up. Looks like there’s some serious support for the top secret duo from Sweden. Not a lot of info out there about DOD, but they’ve been around for a while and have graced us with many different edits, remixes and original tracks over the last few years. It appears that when they play live, they’ve got at least one dude playing the sax and one dude on the keyboards. Looks good. 

THIS SATURDAY, if you are in PARIS: Discotexas Label Night le samedi 2 juin à La Villette Enchantée. Check out the amazing teaser for the event and RSVP on Facebook. Make sure you check out the newish agent rep, Burnin Music, who is pushing the event HARD. Burnin represents most of the people at the party including: ZIMMER, THE PHANTOM’S REVENGE, JUSTIN FAUST, EDWIN VAN CLEEF, MIRROR PEOPLE, & APPALOOSA. Pretty good roster, right?!?

SURPRISE, another A+ mixtape from our buddy T∆TT. For you suckers like me who are working today, this will lift your spirits for 41 minutes and 37 seconds. Who’s counting? Great curated mix here, if you’ve got a car worth driving you should be listening to this the next time you’re in it. 

TBA on the tracklist but you can expect some of everything: Kavinsky, Mark Ronson & The Business Intl, Jeremy Glenn, Daft Punk, Plush, & DVAS. If anyone can tell me what version of Free And Easy is playing at around 25 minutes before T∆TT does — congratulations you’re the winner!

 It’s what you need to jump into the week — starting right now! Here’s T∆TT’s 3 A.M. Drive:

Finally, here is Zimmer’s May Mixtape Sage Paradis for your day drinking beautiful sunday memorial weekend pleasure. As always, Zimmer kills this mixtape. Probably my #1 monthly mixtape source right now, great tracklist, great build. That M-People remix by Satin Jackets & Chris Jylkke is fucking exactly right

Nothing was forced and everything was sexy. Plenty of zen zone favorites, as expected. Zimmer is really nailing it — only 3 days deep, this mixtape already has a nice 5,273 plays. There’s a reason for that. Enjoy the music, nerds. You deserve it!!!

Here’s the whole funkin tracklist:

1. The Rapture - In The Grace Of your love (Poolside Music Remix)
2. M-People - Don’t Look Any Further (Satin Jackets & Chris Jylkke Remake)
3. Tina Turner - What’s Love Got To Do (Zimmer Rework)
4. LE YOUTH - Dance With Me
5. Moon Boots - Running From
6. Triangle Sun - Spaceship (SoundSAM Discomission Remix)
7. Pitchben - Stand Up
8. Auxiliary tha Master Fader - Let’s Go
9. Bottin feat. Jupiter - Sage Comme Une Image (Spiller Remix)
10. Drop Out Orchestra - It Will Never Be The Same Again (Moullinex Remix)
11. Stuck in the Sound - Brother (Yuksek Remix)
12. A.N.D.Y. & Vicente - Traffic
13. Auxiliary tha Master Fader - Masterfader Theme
14. Finnebassen - If You Only Knew
15. Flight Facilities - With You feat. Grovesnor
16. Final DJs - Gossip Country (Justin Faust Remix)
17. Paradis - Hemisphère
18. Rebeka - Stars (D.I.S.C.O.Texas Version)
19. Luca C & Brigante - Lucio

H A P P Y  S U N D A Y

(Source: illroots, via ak47)

Here’s a killer summer mix from Rambla Boys. The mix is only 5 hours young, but you can expect some of the smoothest bass and some Miami house influences from these two Italian bros. Also: plenty of zen zone favorites to rally you into Friday night and the weekend (Zimmer, Jeremy Glenn, Mercury, Flight Facilities etc etc). 

Here’s the tracklist for Spring Promo Mix:

1) Flight Facilities feat. Grovesnor - With You (MAM Remix) 
2) Jeremy Glenn - Partytime (Rambla Boys Remix) 
3) Johanna Knutsson - Groove Support 
4) Phil Weeks - Jack To The Groove 
5) Zombie Disco Squad - Righteous Sound 
6) Tiger Skin & Till Von Sein - Good Times On The Reg 
7) Shadow Child - String Thing 
8) Infinity Ink - Infinity 
9) Analog People In A Digital World feat. Meg - Tattoo Girl (Rambla Boys Remix) 
10) Italo Brutalo - Paradiso Analogico (Rambla Boys Remix) 
11) Zimmer - Slave to Your Heart feat. Jeremy Glenn (Mercury Remix) 
12) Lee Foss - Brooklyn In The House

Rambla Boys are saying — We’re planning our promo tour, so get in touch with these crazy italian lovers if you want your town full of babies next year!

Yeah it’s that sexy.

DOPE Central Booking Proudly Presents Steve Sam, The Dan. Tonight at 168 Delancey, 7pm, $12. Don’t know shit about these guys but dig the graphic. Can’t check it underground!!

just a copy of glittering clouds no big deal