As we warmed up for Sunday's Eurocultured festival set today (details below), it became very apparent that the DJ Kue remix of War's classic 'Lowrider' is a f*cking incredible tune.
It will most certainly get played tomorrow as Shoplifters hit Eurocultured from 1pm. We're playing the Revolution bar on Oxford Rd from 1pm - 3pm which means two things:
1) We'll be drinking bison vodka cocktails by 1:05pm
2) We'll be ignoring the early start time and rolling out the beats from the get go.
Tickets are a tenner from the box office on Oxford Rd and for your money you'll see hundreds of DJs, bands, breakdancers, graffiti artists and loads more.
Come see.
MP3 War - Low Rider (DJ Kue Remix)
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Sunday, May 11, 2008
#25: Recent Decents
Right the sun's out in Manchester, and hopefully where you're ready this as well. Here's a quick round up of some goodies rocking the Shoplifters stereo - some old, mostly new, all well worth your attention.
Let us know which you love and hate. It's good to talk...
First up it's the Stevie-Nicks-reincarnate greatness of Ladyhawke. Watched the Camden Crawl wet themselves over her last month and this Van She remix takes things to another level. Quality.
MP3 Ladyhawke - Back Of The Van (Van She Tech Turbo Fire Engine Remix)
Also on the XX chromosome theme, there's a tasty Kylie remix of 'Heart Beat Rock' doing the rounds featuring a fruity insert from Spank Rock. Good beat, but sounds familiar. Anyone?
MP3 Kylie feat. Spank Rock - Heart Beat Rock (Benny Blanco Remix)
And, despite posting about this tune before, this week it's more than likely to top the pop charts today in the UK and, crucially, it's not a pile of shit. An achievement I'm sure you'll agree... The Burns remix of Wiley's smash smooths things out with some nice Parisian synth work.
MP3 Wiley - Wearin My Rolex (Burns Remix)
The hugely underrated Infadels return with a new LP 'Universe In Reverse' two years after their debut. The second single from the album is going to be 'Free Things For Poor People' (June 23, Wall Of Sound) and there's some great remixes including this one from Alex Metric. Designed to be played loud.
MP3 Infadels - Free Things For Poor People (Alex Metric Remix)
And finally one of the godfathers of shameless guilty pleasure bootlegging, Go Home Productions, releases an album 'Spliced Krispies' this month. In his own words, "This album was conceived and created during April 2008. It basically came about after I needed a break from writing / recording original tracks for the 'Kamikaze Runway' album...
"Must admit that I had a lot of fun putting this together. No limitations or pandering to artists / record labels desires, just went headfirst into screwing around with some favourite songs and seeing what turned up."
MP3 Go Home Productions - Grandstand Supreme
Download the whole album for free here
Hold steady
JC
Let us know which you love and hate. It's good to talk...
First up it's the Stevie-Nicks-reincarnate greatness of Ladyhawke. Watched the Camden Crawl wet themselves over her last month and this Van She remix takes things to another level. Quality.
MP3 Ladyhawke - Back Of The Van (Van She Tech Turbo Fire Engine Remix)
Also on the XX chromosome theme, there's a tasty Kylie remix of 'Heart Beat Rock' doing the rounds featuring a fruity insert from Spank Rock. Good beat, but sounds familiar. Anyone?
MP3 Kylie feat. Spank Rock - Heart Beat Rock (Benny Blanco Remix)
And, despite posting about this tune before, this week it's more than likely to top the pop charts today in the UK and, crucially, it's not a pile of shit. An achievement I'm sure you'll agree... The Burns remix of Wiley's smash smooths things out with some nice Parisian synth work.
MP3 Wiley - Wearin My Rolex (Burns Remix)
The hugely underrated Infadels return with a new LP 'Universe In Reverse' two years after their debut. The second single from the album is going to be 'Free Things For Poor People' (June 23, Wall Of Sound) and there's some great remixes including this one from Alex Metric. Designed to be played loud.
MP3 Infadels - Free Things For Poor People (Alex Metric Remix)
And finally one of the godfathers of shameless guilty pleasure bootlegging, Go Home Productions, releases an album 'Spliced Krispies' this month. In his own words, "This album was conceived and created during April 2008. It basically came about after I needed a break from writing / recording original tracks for the 'Kamikaze Runway' album...
"Must admit that I had a lot of fun putting this together. No limitations or pandering to artists / record labels desires, just went headfirst into screwing around with some favourite songs and seeing what turned up."
MP3 Go Home Productions - Grandstand Supreme
Download the whole album for free here
Hold steady
JC
Sunday, May 4, 2008
#24: Tonight's The Night...
As the news of Bloggerpalooza sweeps the globe, from 6pm today you should click here to listen and see (yikes!) Shoplifters and friends in the mix.
Tune in from 6pm to hear live sets from the cream of Manchester's MP3 bloggers including Blackcountrygrammar, Yer Mam!, Best Foot Forward, Cosmic Disco, The Indie Credential and, of course, us.
That's enough of the big sell for now, tune in or come down to the Contact Theatre (Oxford Rd, Manchester) from 6pm.
Hold steady
JC
Tune in from 6pm to hear live sets from the cream of Manchester's MP3 bloggers including Blackcountrygrammar, Yer Mam!, Best Foot Forward, Cosmic Disco, The Indie Credential and, of course, us.
That's enough of the big sell for now, tune in or come down to the Contact Theatre (Oxford Rd, Manchester) from 6pm.
Hold steady
JC
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
#23: Busy Busy Busy
The worst thing about blogs is when their authors tire of blogging and do something else.
Like leave the house. Make friends. Or go and awkwardly stand next to a member of the opposite sex for 30seconds in a crowded bar before running home crying.
I'm happy to say I've only been doing some of the above and the reason we've not posted for a while is because we're working on big things. Really big things. Well, relatively, big things.
Here's the run down:
It's this Sunday afternoon (May 4), it's free, there'll be great music and a bar. Find out more here and here
You may also hear this little belter, which, despite being from an act I've had little love for in the past, has got party smash written all over it.
See you on the dance floor,
MP3 Audio Bullys - Gimme That Punk (Block Remix)
JC
Like leave the house. Make friends. Or go and awkwardly stand next to a member of the opposite sex for 30seconds in a crowded bar before running home crying.
I'm happy to say I've only been doing some of the above and the reason we've not posted for a while is because we're working on big things. Really big things. Well, relatively, big things.
Here's the run down:
- Birds Need (More) Trees
Saturday May 3, Urbis, Cathedral Gardens
- "Bloggerpalooza!"
Sunday May 4, Contact Theatre, Oxford Rd
It's this Sunday afternoon (May 4), it's free, there'll be great music and a bar. Find out more here and here
- Shoplifters Live #14
Thursday May 8, The Bay Horse, M4
You may also hear this little belter, which, despite being from an act I've had little love for in the past, has got party smash written all over it.
See you on the dance floor,
MP3 Audio Bullys - Gimme That Punk (Block Remix)
JC
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
#22: Unlucky For Some...
...but not for you good reader as tomorrow night is Shoplifters #13!
Essentially it's the live version of what you're looking at right now, but you also get the added bonus of tunes just loud enough you have to raise you voice to talk and you get to look at our faces. That's myself, Grammar and our brand sparkling new member, DJ Sapnarella. Why not come down, point and stare?
As always it's free, kicks off at 7pm and will be blowing the roof off the Bay Horse, Northern Quarter, Manchester.
Y'know, it'd be great to see you there for a cheeky half
In the meantime, enjoy this remix of the Young MC classic which I'm 99% sure to be playing out tomorrow. Legendary hip-hop label Delicious Vinyl recently released a shed load of remixes of some of their discography. This is ace.
MP3 Young MC - Know How (Aaron LaCrate & Debonair Samir's Gutter Remix)
Hold steady,
JC
Essentially it's the live version of what you're looking at right now, but you also get the added bonus of tunes just loud enough you have to raise you voice to talk and you get to look at our faces. That's myself, Grammar and our brand sparkling new member, DJ Sapnarella. Why not come down, point and stare?
As always it's free, kicks off at 7pm and will be blowing the roof off the Bay Horse, Northern Quarter, Manchester.
Y'know, it'd be great to see you there for a cheeky half
In the meantime, enjoy this remix of the Young MC classic which I'm 99% sure to be playing out tomorrow. Legendary hip-hop label Delicious Vinyl recently released a shed load of remixes of some of their discography. This is ace.
MP3 Young MC - Know How (Aaron LaCrate & Debonair Samir's Gutter Remix)
Hold steady,
JC
Friday, April 4, 2008
#21: Fucking Finally...
... a decent Ting Tings remix.
Despite really wanting the Calvin Harris mix of 'Great DJ' to work, like an adulterous husband, I've secretly been playing it all the while waiting for something better to come along.
I was genuinely surprised there weren't more remixes of this to be honest...
But lo, cometh the man DJ magazine described as "making music that sounds like a washing machine on crack" IDC.
His mix is nothing crazy, it's not a minimal techno de-construction of the Salford duo that leave your brain vibrating, it's just a simple, beefed up rerub that ticks all the boxes.
Good work...
MP3 The Ting Tings - Great DJ (IDC Re-Rub)
Hold steady,
JC
Despite really wanting the Calvin Harris mix of 'Great DJ' to work, like an adulterous husband, I've secretly been playing it all the while waiting for something better to come along.
I was genuinely surprised there weren't more remixes of this to be honest...
But lo, cometh the man DJ magazine described as "making music that sounds like a washing machine on crack" IDC.
His mix is nothing crazy, it's not a minimal techno de-construction of the Salford duo that leave your brain vibrating, it's just a simple, beefed up rerub that ticks all the boxes.
Good work...
MP3 The Ting Tings - Great DJ (IDC Re-Rub)
Hold steady,
JC
#20: The History Of Cut-Up
A grand blog post title indeed, however...
Having not heard it for a good 12 months or so, today I stumbled across DJ Food a.k.a. Strictly Kev's 'History Of Cut-Up' that appeared originally as a Superchunk on Xfm's The Remix show.
Appearing under a number of different names including 'Raiding The 20th Century', Kev's mix took every important part of remixing, sampling and mixing and condensed into a manageable 40 minutes.
As the below article explains "Shortly afterwards he read Paul Morley's recently published book 'Words & Music' and was amazed that certain chapters mirrored parts of his mix...
After months of further research he tracked Morley down and they recorded passages from 'Words & Music' specially for [a new version of the mix]"
If you've never heard this hour-long track, I urge you to download it from the link below and listen on headphones. It's an amazing piece of work that encapsulates every building block of Shoplifters' foundations.
Simply a work of genius.
Read more, listen and get the full tracklisting here
MP3 Strictly Kev - Raiding The 20th Century
Hold steady
JC
Having not heard it for a good 12 months or so, today I stumbled across DJ Food a.k.a. Strictly Kev's 'History Of Cut-Up' that appeared originally as a Superchunk on Xfm's The Remix show.
Appearing under a number of different names including 'Raiding The 20th Century', Kev's mix took every important part of remixing, sampling and mixing and condensed into a manageable 40 minutes.
As the below article explains "Shortly afterwards he read Paul Morley's recently published book 'Words & Music' and was amazed that certain chapters mirrored parts of his mix...
After months of further research he tracked Morley down and they recorded passages from 'Words & Music' specially for [a new version of the mix]"
If you've never heard this hour-long track, I urge you to download it from the link below and listen on headphones. It's an amazing piece of work that encapsulates every building block of Shoplifters' foundations.
Simply a work of genius.
Read more, listen and get the full tracklisting here
MP3 Strictly Kev - Raiding The 20th Century
Hold steady
JC
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