#29: Time To Party

OK so exciting news people. It's no secret that I'm a big Bloc Party fan. Innovative, forward thinking and always with one eye on the dancefloor. Perfect for Shoplifters' clubnight

So you can imagine how quickly Mr credit card came out of the wallet when BP announced they're releasing a new album. In two days. F*ck yeah.

The details are all at blocparty.com and you can purchase a high quality MP3 version for just £5 or the CD version for £8 here

The band are also going to make The Killers look like the pile of crap they are at Leeds this weekend as they 'headline' the final night of the festival. (Do you wanna hear the filler from 'Sam's Town' or burn down a portaloo to the soundtrack of Gallows?)

So to celebrate, let's have some of best Bloc related remix shizz from the past few years.

MP3 Bloc Party - Where Is Home? (Burial Remix)

MP3 Bloc Party - I Still Remember (SebastiAn Remix)

MP3 Johnny Foreigner - Salt, Pepper and Spinderella (Bloc Party Remix)

#28: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Shoplifters

Evening friends,

It's just six days until Shoplifters moves to its brand new home: A weekly residency every Saturday night at the splendid bar Odder on Oxford Rd, Manchester, kicking off at 9pm.

Same deal as before - lots of remixes, covers, electro indie party nonsense.

The difference: A bar that'll be open until 2:30am, two floors of greatness, a cracking soundsystem and the fruity loveliness of Fruli on tap.

Be there.

And to celebrate the countdown, here're a few tracks that will doubtless be in the SLs record box...

MP3 Bloc Party - Mercury (CSS Remix) (Yes unlike most of their remixes this one's actually pretty fine and doesn't stray too far from the original's charms)

MP3 The Cardigans - Erase / Rewind (Kleerup Remix)

MP3 Ben Mono - Jesus Was A B-Boy (Shir-Khan Remix)

MP3 Santogold - Creator (Mumdance Remix feat Jammer) highlight from the recent Santogold / Diplo mixtape

Hold steady,
JC

#27: A Long Time Coming

Howdy,

Some would try and come up with an excuse for why I've not posted for so long. So I won't.

Instead I'll just give you a brand new mixtape to celebrate Shoplifters new DJ residency. Exciting news indeed...

We'll now be playing out at Oddder (Oxford Rd, Manchester) every Saturday night kicking off on August 23rd. Come on down, the price is unquestionably right. Mainly because it's free...

Oh and come join our new Facebook Group and Fan pages.

The Shoplifters Summer 08 Mixtape

1. Neon Neon - 'I Lust You' (Eli Escobar Remix)
2. Ladyhawke - 'Paris Is Burning' (Cut Copy Remix)
3. The Whitest Boy Alive - 'Golden Cage' (Fred Falke Remix)
4. MGMT - 'Electric Feel' (Justice Is Awesome Remix)
5. Kris Kross - 'Jump' (Funkanomics Planet Cross Remix)
6. Beastie Boys - 'Ch-Check It Out' (Acapella)
7. Cut Copy - 'Lights & Music'(Boyz Noize Happy Birthday Remix)
8. Boyz Noize - 'Oh!' (A-Trak Remix)
9. Edu K feat. Marina - 'Me Bota Pra Dancar' (Crookers Edit)
10. Spank Rock - 'Bump!' (Best Fwends Remix)
11. Rye Rye - 'Whassup Whassup' (ddpesh Remix)
12. Burial - 'Archangel Boy' (8-Bits Simple Re-Mix)
13. Lismore - '1979'



MP3 Shoplifters Mixtape - Summer 08 Mixtape


Hold steady,
JC