we missed: Simian Mobile Disco

"It's the Beat"

We were stupid and put off buying our tickets for last Friday's Simian Mobile Disco show at the Museum of Natural History and ended up getting shut out. It should come as no surprise that tickets were hard to come by, because everyone who has seen them live can attest that they bring the HEAT. For those wondering how a pair of acclaimed electronic producers might play effectively in a live setting, check out the informative video above, in which the two James' explain their massive live setup.

CMJ recap: Celebration

"Hands Off My Gold"

Wednesday afternoon was when it started to get hectic. After spending Tuesday evening at the Bowery Ballroom with Bon Iver, The Shaky Hands (more about them later) and The Rosebuds (among others), we hit up Hiro latenight for a ridiculous set of obscure disco by James Murphy.
Sore from shooting lasers and head banging, we spent our wednesday afternoon bar hopping on the lower east side, popping in and out of showcases. One of the best shows we happened to catch was from B-More psych-art rockers Celebration. With an ever changing schdule dominating the Brooklyn Vegan showcase at Piano's, we were lucky to stick around for Annie Mac's DJ set and catch the melodic noise of Celebration's set of blowing Baritone's, super reverberated organs and at times 4 different percussionists, all while Katrina Ford wailed, and I mean wailed, on the mic. Still haven't heard Modern Tribe yet, released 2 weeks ago on 4AD, but I highly recommend checking them out live. This Simian Mobile Disco remix of the band's "Hands Off My Gold" might not be exactly what Celebration's about but it's a damn good intro to a band we are to sure hear alot about over the coming years. For fans of the YYY's and TVOTR.


Celebration- Hands Off My Gold (Simian Mobile Disco Remix)

BOBKAST #2

"I've Got a New Kaleidoscope"

Just in time for the long weekend we present you with the second installment of the Bobkast. This mix is electronic-oriented, so folk freaks beware.

!!! - Take Ecstasy With Me
Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes - You Can't Go (Edit de Prince Language)
Simian Mobile Disco - I Believe
CSS - Let's Make Love and Listen to Death From Above (Spank Rock Remix)
Joakim - Drumtrax
Alan Braxe & Fred Falke - Rubicon
Al Usher - Her Today
Chromatics - Hands in the Dark (Dark Day)
Thieves Like Us - Drugs In My Body

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Simian Mobile Disco

"It's the Beat"

Formed in 2005 from the ashes of the English elctro-pop group Simian, Simian Mobile Disco are a production and remix duo consisting of James Ellis Ford and James Anthony Shaw. SMD creates self-described "good, old fashioned, analogue party music" and will release their debut LP "Attack Decay Sustain Release" on June 18 on Wichita Recordings. The album features five new tracks and also includes some of their bigger singles from the past two years, including "Tits & Acid" & "Hotdog." Yum.

For your enjoyment we have included a new track, a somewhat recent mix (which was discovered on the fantastic Discobelle), and the notorious music video for the 2006 single "Hustler."

Simian Mobile Disco - I Got This Down
Simian Mobile Disco - New Rave Mix (Nov 06)

The best video ever made?