I'm Yours, You're Mine

Disco hits I promised... Disco hits you'll get.

If you enjoyed the Moroder bassline on that Erotic Drum Band track the other day , you may also enjoy this new remix of Franz Ferdinand by those Optimo kids (!). The 'Franz Ferdinand do Giorgio' at the beginning slowly morphs into a proper Italo groove... and to be honest I think this should have been the sign for Alex Kapranos to politely leave the song. But just when the groove gets going you get a slightly uncomfortably fitting verse and the mix seems to lose its way a little from that point on. Love the 'Aaah-Aaah's' and the chorus, but they should have left it at that. Maybe a dub version will be forthcoming?

Nearly Brilliant.

FRANZ FERDINAND - THE OUTSIDERS (OPTIMO REFREAK)


Ping Pong, or Table Tennis as it should rightfully be called, is a fucking great game. There is no greater accompaniment to beer & spliff than the heady mix of concentration, skill and violence involved in smacking that little ball over that little net. And no greater feeling than landing an unplayable smash down your opponent's throat.

It is also the sport that my supremely excellent (but impossible to keep white) trainers were supposedly designed for.



The rhythm of the ball sounds fantastic when you get a rally going. And that's what's been used as the basis for this appealingly filthy remix by Ed Banger midfield general Vicarious Bliss. That's not filthy as in Patpong Ping Pong, but filthy as in squelchy dirty.

The record comes out in a couple of weeks on Rob Da Bank's Sunday Best label. Keep your eyes out for it...

DAISY DAISY - PING PONG (VICARIOUS BLISS)

Want to hear the original mix? Well you can watch the quicktime video here ... my final proof that Table Tennis is sexy!

Long time readers will know how much I love the Kitsune label. And this is the b-side to their new single release. Palermo Disko Machine are one half of Digitalism, and this is as good as anything they've produced under that name.

I got things to do, so I may have to cut the words short.

You have all the infos you need already.

Kitsune. Digitalism. Two thumbs up from Monsieur Headphonesex.

The verdict? TUNE! Use it wisely though... there could be casualties if deployed on an unsuspecting danceflloor.

PALERMO DISKO MACHINE - PUMP