the dusty laboratory

watch this

2010-03-28T16:39:00.001-07:00

5D fun from tarrantj on Vimeo.

click on it to go to Vimeo and watch it full screen in full HD

things worth listening to.

2009-11-26T00:37:00.001-08:00

The XX.

fox the fox.

2009-11-26T00:35:00.000-08:00

good beer

2009-11-26T00:34:00.000-08:00

yes. that is all i have to say.

New York I Love you but you're Bringing me down.

2009-09-27T13:16:00.000-07:00

In no Particular Order.

TAYISHA BUSAY!

2009-09-11T19:51:00.000-07:00

look that picture!!
check out their Myspace they're awesome. with songs such as "WTF you doing in my mouth" how can you go wrong.

SONG: Tayisha Busay - French Song (Nite Club Remix)

They are playing @ Cake Shop in New York on the 19th of Sep and i hope very much to be there!

MAJOR LAZER PIC DISC + SISTERS V.A.

2009-08-14T18:57:00.000-07:00

MAJOR LAZER PICTURE DISC!!!! WHAT. now its mine muhahahah.

and sisters, a rad French Compilation of New stuff.

check out the tracklist.
1. Tuff'n'Stuff (Yes Giantess)
2. War (BMX)
3. Get Over It (Solid Gold)
4. Dance The Way I Feel (Où Est Le Swimming Pool?)
5. The Golden Filter (Solid Gold)
6. Golden Phone (Micachu & The Shape)
7. This House Can't Fit Us All (Little Pictures)
8. Holiday In Congo (Rainbow Arabia)
9. I've Got Your Number (Passion Pit)
10. Done Done (Frankmusik)
11. Two (The Antlers)
12. Now That's What I Call Volume 2 (Teengirl Fantasy)
13. Juno (CFCF)
14. Blooshed In The Wooshed (Modernaire)
15. Storm (Django Django)
16. Extinction (The Soft Pack)
17. Sky Burial (Gentle Friendly)
18. Second Sea (S.C.U.M)

tiga

2009-06-29T05:45:00.000-07:00

Download: Tiga - Shoes

Learn More about Science

2009-06-29T03:13:00.001-07:00

It's Not Funny, It's Art Web Zine Issue 1

2009-06-13T22:38:00.000-07:00

Open publication - Free publishing - More stuff

Check out Issue 1 of a series (hopefully) of digital Zines. By TJ Phillipson.
Hopefully ill be posting them on my website soon @ tarrantj.com/zine

EAR PWR!

2009-06-06T15:51:00.000-07:00

i dont even know where to begin to descibe EAR PWR. My initial thought was that they're everything i wanted Gameboy/Gamegirl to be. but they are so much better, look ^^^ at them playing out of a freakin suitcase!!! They have 3 releases for 2009 already!!!! check them out on itunes or at Carpark Records

Think: Crystal Castles meets Zombies!Organize!! meets nerds on cocaine

Ear Pwr - Super Animal Brothers III (Personal Favourite)
Ear Pwr - Diamonds Liqour Leather
Ear Pwr - Future Eyes

Diplo interview @ discodust.

2009-06-06T05:43:00.000-07:00

if you don't frequent discodust, you should.
check out this interview they did with diplo.

along with some sweet tracks to collect by Major Lazer

Gotta catch 'em all!

Yelle covers Robyn. Robyn Covers Yelle.

2009-06-06T05:11:00.000-07:00

Yelle.covers.Robyn.

Yelle covers Robyn's song 'Who's that girl' in her native tongue with a slightly more up beat electro vibe. sexy sexy sexy.

Yelle - Qui Est Cette Fille

also, Robyn retaliated with a cover of 'A cause des Garcons' otherwise know in english 'Because of Boys'. in my opinion its not as good, but go check it out for your self.

Leo Le Bug

2009-05-31T04:03:00.000-07:00

is rad.

Leo Le Bug - Le Pudding a l'arsenic
Leo Le Bug - Parallel plan

more on him later.

When i was a Sperm

2009-05-15T19:50:00.000-07:00

remember this gem!

Master Wel - When I was a Sperm (Direct Link)

Master Wel - When I was a Sperm (Hip Hop Mix) (Direct Link)

80kidz

2009-05-15T19:33:00.000-07:00

These guys are from Japan, and are pretty awesome and unique! they have an album coming out very soon titled 'THIS IS MY SHIT'.

80kidz - Frankie (The shoes Vocals) (direct Link)

Men

2009-04-18T19:05:00.000-07:00

no, not those men! but these ones:

comprised of JD Samson, Michael O'Neill and Ginger Brooks Takahashi this group are like the dance version of the the teenagers. kinda.

Download:
Men - Credit Card Babie$ direct
Men - Off our backs direct

check their Myspace for more men action

Miami Horror

2009-04-12T21:34:00.000-07:00

Miami Horror is a 22 year old DJ/Producer from Melbourne. Having remixed for the likes of Pnau, The Presets, Faker, Datarock, Party and Midnight Juggernauts in the space of a year, Miami Horror has been propelled to being a known name at an incredibly fast rate.
He also recently produced the debut EP for fellow melbournites Gameboy/Gamegirl.

nb: after readeing an interview with him in 'sup magazine he sounds a bit too cocky for his own good. but goddamn his music is rad.

Download: Miami Horror - Make you Mine (Direct link)

Marina & the Diamonds

2009-04-12T16:50:00.000-07:00

"Thanks to her eccentric, at times epic, piano-led tunes, the 23-year old is now being talked about as the british Gwen Stefani - only she actually plays an instrument.But when it comes down to the half-Greek, half-Welsh Diamond's sound it's hard to look beyond Kate Bush." Arena mag March 09.

enough said. not sure about the gwen stefani comparison, however...
Check out her her new song 'jealousy' on myspace and show her some love

download: Marina & the Diamonds - Obsessions (direct link)

Shazam - Pool Party

2009-04-07T00:08:00.000-07:00

pic: Neil Krug

Shazam is a producer out of perth who is amazing. has a great 80's sound and has done great remixes of Dance wiv me (Dizee & Calvin) and We are the people (empire of the sun).
Bang gang just released a 12" with a plethora of tasty songs all produced by shazam titled 'pool party'

Shazam - Pool Party 2008 (direct link)

Mickey Gang

2009-04-04T17:30:00.000-07:00

Mickey Gang - Horses Cant Dance (zshare)

Lady Sovereign - So Human (Video)

2009-03-27T16:59:00.000-07:00

Wamazing Wednesdays

2009-03-18T01:31:00.000-07:00

DOWNLOAD: Deejay Punk-roc - My Beat Box

subtle title

2009-03-17T01:33:00.000-07:00

hmmm. i swear i posted a blog about a certain individual who sang a song about it raining chocolate and *moved away fromt the mic to breathe in

however it seems to have magically 'disappeared'.

maybe i shall try again later...

Sebastien Tellier - Roche (Fimclip)

2009-03-15T00:05:00.000-07:00

So after months after releasing a preview for the clip on youtube the official video has been released!

Sebastien Tellier - Roche
Uploaded by RECORDMAKERS

it's French, it's AWESOME!

2009-03-14T23:21:00.000-07:00

So here are 3 French Artists in order of COOLNESS.
these 3 bands/groups/individuals are totally awesome

#1 - Sebastien Tellier

Yes, he looks like the leader of a cult that preaches all things sexual. but this man's music makes you want to grown a moustache and do the flamingo with a rose in your teeth, its just that sexy.

he was one of France's 2008 Eurovision song contest entrants with Divine (Best Filmcip ever!)

DOWNLOADS:
Sebastien Tellier - Roche (zshare)
Sebastien Tellier - Roche (Breakbot Remix) (zshare)

#3 - Yelle

Began her career dissing Parisian rap group TTC with a song titled "Short Dick Cuizi" which sampled the bassiline from this 1994 song by 20 Fingers and later became known as "Je Veux Te Voir" and was a hit on her debut album "Pop Up"
check it.

DOWNLOADS:
Yelle - Ce Ju (zshare)
Yelle - Je Veux Te Voir (zshare)

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WOW!

2009-03-12T17:17:00.000-07:00

What a lineup!!

Party

2009-03-11T15:44:00.000-07:00

Text is Cool

2009-03-11T15:04:00.000-07:00

Poney Poney - Cross the Fader

The Whitest Boy Alive - Golden Cage

Download: Poney Poney - Cross the Fader (zshare)

Yello

2009-03-11T00:08:00.000-07:00

Everybody know Yello 'oooohhh Yeah' from about a million 80's movies.

A Swiss duo compirsed of of Dieter Meier (swiss Millionaire) on vocals and Boris Blank (Sampler Extraordinaire) who composed songs by from his giant bank of over 100,000 sampled sounds (all categorised supposedly)

here are some less known tracks.

Yello - Night Flanger (zshare)

Yello - The Race (zshare)

Yello - I Love you (zshare)

Yello - No More Words (zshare)

Tesla Boy

2009-03-10T23:50:00.000-07:00

Tesla Boy - Electric Lady
(zshare)

If you like Cut Copy, Anoraak, BMX, The Twelves. Check out Tesla Boy

real songs

2009-03-10T04:21:00.000-07:00

so i have uploaded stuff to zshare does this make me a REAL blogger?
wooo.

so we have my picks for this week. couple oldie italo-disco tracks

Wish Key - Orient Express (zshare)

and

Baby's Gang feat Boney M - Happy Song (zshare)

song of the week

2009-02-12T13:45:00.000-08:00

real dodgy DJ set Feb 2009.

2009-02-08T03:07:00.000-08:00

i was going to upload a DJ set i literaly just made.
but after listening back to it, i have chandged my mind for 2 reasons.

1 - it was the 1st take ever. i had done no practices whatsoever.

2 - i may have had a couple beers and thought that i was making sounds much better that they are actually were!

so im going to leave it for now, and upload a second one after a few listens, and a few more practices.

is it so wrong...

2009-02-02T22:14:00.000-08:00

... to like this album

it came out in 2007 and was seen as a bit of a last grab at some limelight before retirement for the 40something year old.

this was supposed to be her 'comback' album but was a bit of a flop becase the oly people who cared were die hard fans.

however coming from kylie this is an awesome album.

check it out

Finally!

2009-01-28T00:33:00.001-08:00

YAY!

I got a sweet deal! a $1000 mixer for $600! woo

Recent Purchases

2009-01-23T16:36:00.000-08:00

Over the last few months, i have bought quite a few exciting records.

but 2 of the most recent incluce

Natasha - iko iko 7"

a cover of the Belle Stars song by the same name and with a totally crazy film clip

New Young Pony Club - Playroom Fantastic

a flawless album from the 5 piece UK indie band. Indie Disco Pop Rock!! i guess....

33hz

2009-01-23T15:57:00.000-08:00

Yes, i'm back! i know no one missed me, as no one read this (except Terry, HI TERRY!) but anyway here is a rad song i came across recently.

33hz - I Feel Alive

33Hz - I Feel Alive from max willens on Vimeo.

Fucking Around with Records

2008-11-21T23:52:00.000-08:00

Eli Escobar just uploaded a vinyl only mix he did, an di must say its pretty sexy. i have no idea of any of the track names, but check it out

Fucking Around With Records - Eli Escobar

First Dog

2008-11-06T16:04:00.000-08:00

This morning as i ready a very important article on Short Sharp Science regarding the new "first dog" to be entering the white house with Obama (WOO!) i was amazed to discover that pets of the white house all have THEIR OWN GOVERNMENT WEBSITE!!!!!. Thats right! George Bush's scottish terrior 'Barney'has his own site where you can check out his latest shinanegans on the lawn.

Justice - A Cross the Universe Teaser

2008-10-06T22:37:00.000-07:00

JUSTICE - A CROSS THE UNIVERSE (teaser)
Uploaded by justice

im not really sure what this DVD is about, but it looks quite insane.

Prediction - Late of the Pier

2008-08-19T14:19:00.000-07:00

before im too late i just want to make a prediction.
Ever since stumbing across UK indie electro rockers Late of the Pier i have been a total fan and have envisioned big things for them.

So with tthe release of their debut album 'Black Fantasy Channel' i just wanted to say, that big things are headed their way, so keep an eye out.

the first time i visited thier myspace they were up to 11,000 page hits. Now they are up to 160,000. so there you go.

Ba-na-na cake

2008-08-16T03:30:00.000-07:00

It's a fine saturday evening, im drinking a beer and munching on a piece of banana cake.
so with nothing better to do i typed 'Banana cake' into youtube.
and it came up with this surprisingly good song:

and with a little more research...
found his myspace page http://www.myspace.com/workingclasssuperstar

zshare Download: NSG - Banana Cake.mp3

Grace Jones

2008-08-11T15:41:00.000-07:00

"If you could meet 5 people alive or dead, who would you meet?"
One of mine would definatley be Grace Jones.

She is the epitome of late 70's/80's coolness. she ate men for breakfast, hung out with Andy Warhol, spat on gender stereotypes, and made some pretty awesome tunes.

mmmmmm, who can resist those broad shoulders

Grace Jones - Nipple to the Bottle

Grace Jones - Pull up to the Bumper

The Mac

2008-08-04T06:43:00.000-07:00

In my pursuit for knowledge and never ending happiness i discovered some while back that fleetwood mac are pretty awesome.

So i thought i'd do kind of an appreciation post.

They seem to be one of those bands you either love for no apparent reason or feel indifferent...
so here are 2 of my favorites

The Chain-

and

Seven Wodners-

'Ante Up' (Ernie & Bert cover)

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Top Five

2008-08-02T23:42:00.000-07:00

SO!
here are my top 5 songs of late in no particular order because they are all just so daamn good!

MAAAAD DECENT!
Direct Link: Santogold - Starstruck (Diplo Remix)

“We’re super new. and somewhat secretive…”
check-
Direct Link: The Golden Filter - Solid Gold

Dunno how i found this guy. A linked link link, linked from a blog, linked from Discobelle.

youtube: Kocky - Be Part of it All

Awesome remix of a sexy new track leaked somehow.
Direct Link: PNAU feat. Ladyhawke - Embrace (Fred Falke + Miami Horror remix)

Awesome remix from Metronomy of Tellier's 'La Ritournelle'
youtube: Sebastien Tellier - La Ritournelle (METRONOMY Mix
youtube: The Original

Sebastien Tellier

2008-07-27T00:00:00.000-07:00

American Apparel Viva Radio mix - Sebastien Tellier

Tokyo pics

2008-07-17T07:25:00.000-07:00

Off to Tokyo

2008-07-12T05:45:00.000-07:00

So Kyoto has proven to be an awesome awesome place. It is quite small, but its very beautiful and exciting.
We are off to Tokyo tomorrow morning for 2 nights. its gunna be crazy and full on and super exciting.

Today i basically spent recovering as i got home this moring at 8:30am.
We went out to various bars and clubs in Kyoto with Sam, who has been on exchange here for the past 6 months. At 5:30 this morning as the sun was rising we went to a Karaoke. which was AMAZING. totally different from Australia, you hire a room for a certain amount of people and order drinks via phone, its a really fun and friendly. I sang woo!!

^^^PICS

More Kyoto Pics

2008-07-10T17:13:00.001-07:00

beer

2008-07-08T15:56:00.000-07:00

A six pack of 500ml cans for $11.
& now i have a fantastic hangover

Purchases

2008-07-06T07:22:00.000-07:00

so here are the records i have pruchaed so far.

Stevie Wonder - Superstition 7". $3

MJ - Off the Wall LP $4

The Beatles - Act Naturally/Yesterday 7". $3

Man on the moon 7" (recordings from apollo 11) $3

Quincy Jones - Roots 7". $3

KC & the Sunshine Bans LP. $1.50

typical tourist

2008-07-06T01:32:00.000-07:00

JAPAN!

2008-07-04T16:35:00.001-07:00

well.
im in Kyoto, in a small rural outer suburb. and its awesome
after a collective 18 hrs travelling yestreday and arriving finally at Kyoto Seika University we went exploring the nearest 24hr covenience store and got food at 1:30am.
Went to sleep for 5 hrs and now am back up to go to managa exhibition or something.
anyway. i am excited.

as you can see here>>>

who?

2008-06-30T04:48:00.000-07:00

'bout time for an introduction:
Under the guise DIABOLIK I produce instrumental hip-hop for both my own pleasue as a solo artist as well as colaborating with MC's around the globe.

not really. but, here is a taste of some of my music.
2 beats.

Diabolik - No more Sadness

from my album which will be avaliable for free soon.

&
A beat i produced for a MC for do a track with me. But... i have heard nothing. So:
Diabolik - Overdubbed

New Fatboy Slim Joint

2008-06-21T03:09:00.001-07:00

NEW!

Don't speak, just watch!

Lotterboys

2008-06-21T01:17:00.000-07:00

I was thinking of posting some info on some unappreciated and favorite albums of my mine, but due to a new release and the pure dopness of these guys i thought i would dedicate this post to:
The Lotterboys .

Produced in 2006 on eskimo Recordings this album has slipped under the radar and is a very unappreciated and unknown record. Being the sexy lovechild of 2 members of Terranova and Paris the Black Fu from Detroit Grand Pubahs this albums sends shivers up the spine with its strangely alluring, slimly disco-sleaze guaranteed to leave you weak at the knees.

Now being a massive fan of these guys i was ecstatic to here they have a new album under the guise Lottergirls due to their collaboration with the very very sexy
Princess Superstar. I haven't managed to get my hands on this new album yet, but from the songs i've heard, it's fucking dope!

Check out The Lotterboys - ANIMALIA

Mike the 2600 King

2008-06-03T03:18:00.000-07:00

Recently i have come across the mixing genius of Mike the 2600 King and really really rate him. This mix is quite possibly the best sets i've heard. Diverse as hell and tight as fuck.
props to discobelle!
enjoy.

James Pants

2008-06-03T01:38:00.000-07:00

yo.
lets kick this thing off. im not exactly sure what i will be posting in the future, but my hopes are to let people know about music which gets lost behind peoples couches, or gets stuck under the fridge. that type of stuff.
im probably gunna start off with some of my favorite albums, and also some albums which deserve more attention.

but for now thought i'd post the latest thing to come out of Stones Throw is Mr. JAMES PANTS

Stones Throw seem to have thrown a bit of a curve ball with this one with some electro - pop - rock -hiphop all in the one neat package

Check it out

more stuff later
D.