Ed Banger‘s MC Uffie is soon to release her new EP called MCs Can Kiss. The track is packed with funky elements, giving it an old-school feel. The track is produced by Ed Rec All-Stars Feadz, SebastiAn, and Mr. Oizo, including Pharrell Williams.

• Download MP3: Uffie – MCs Can Kiss

Crookers have a collaboration track with Soulwax and Mixhell, called We Love Animals. Download this exclusive track below!

• Download MP3: Crookers ft. Soulwax & Mixhell – We Love Animals (Tons of Friends

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Also, stay tuned for a Crookers remix by Cassius!

We got a chance to speak to Zombie Nation Halloween night.

He was scheduled to perform at the massive Hard Haunted Mansion event in Los Angeles. We had a couple questions lined up which the curious Zombie Nation fan would find interesting, especially questions about his side project tag-team with Tiga known as ZZT. ZZT has brought us such tracks Lower State of Consciousness (which Justice has remixed), as well as the hugely popular The Worm.

One big mystery has always been history behind the ZZT name. As disappointing as it may sound, there’s no funky story behind it. ZZT is simply a combination of the first letters Z of Zombie Nation and T of Tiga. The extra Z is simply there because it sounds good, and doesn’t really stand for anything…. but we still dig the name.

Second, we asked about upcoming tracks. Tiga has been pushing for a ZZT LP sometime in the near future for the Turbo label. In the meantime though, they’ve still been working on new tracks. As a matter of fact, they have two tracks which were nearly completed last week. Around the time that this is published, Zombie Nation and Tiga should be in Montreal mastering the two new ZZT tracks.

Zombie Nation dropped the new tracks this Halloween night. The tracks are not yet completed, but the general gist of it can be seen in the video. Click it below.

Sept 30: French electronica duo Daft Punk has been signed to write the original music score for Tron Legacy (commonly known as Tron 2.0), Walt Disney’s upcoming sequel to the groundbreaking 1982 animation cult hit which was scored by electronic music icon Wendy Carlos. Thomas and Guy-Manuel of Daft Punk have been involved in various films before, but Tron 2.0 will be their first complete feature film score. via Upcoming Film Scores

I’m excited to share for your listening pleasure a leak of the new Daft Punk track composed for the movie. Give it a listen.

• Télécharger MP3: Daft Punk – Tron Legacy Theme (Preview)

Also, here’s an extended edit of the track by house music producer Cryda Luv.

• Télécharger MP3: Daft Punk – Tron Legacy Theme (Preview) [Cryda Luv Extended Edit]

Update (Sept 29): Another track from the soundtrack for your listening pleasure.

• Télécharger MP3: Daft Punk – Fragile (Preview)

Straight out of Ireland, producers Arveene and Misk are releasing their new track called “Hells Bells”. This dark piece of production is one hell of a track.

We had a chance to interview the guys behind it all.

CS: We’re wondering who/what are some of your influences?

A&M: We’ve got such a wide range of influences from 70′s disco to 80′s & Early 90′s Hip Hop… Mike Pickering in his Hacienda days, Erol Alkan since he started Thrash to Andy Weatherall before he was a DJ… To be honest we listen to almost all types of music.. and draw influence from quality as opposed to genre… We also love Sci Fi….

CS: Do you guys have plans on making a major release soon (new singles, an LP)?

A&M: We’re working on new material all the time and have loads in the pipe line but that’s all we can say really… Loads of remix work coming… DJ Wool & Subtitle, Baby Monster, Hystero and Magnus, plus one other really big act that I can’t tell you about….

CS: How and when you guys started producing/DJing?

A&M: A few years ago i was working with Drum &  Bass producer Beta 2.. he put me in touch with Misk and the rest is history really.. I’ve been a Dj for years since i was 11 and Misk has been making tracks for over 10 years… We love what we do….

CS: I noticed you are very close with the Ed Bangers (especially after the Pourriture EP). How did you meet the crew?

A&M: I played with Pedro, Mehdi & Xavier a few times and just became friends.. I have a lot of respect for those guys.. they Kill it every time for me.. Always fun to hear them play and real cool guys.. they love music… big up.

CS: Do you have any tours coming up in the US?

A&M: No plans as of yet but there’s been some interest. We’d love to come and tour the US for sure.. Come get us promoters.

• Download MP3: Zombie Nation – Worth It (Arveene & Misk Remix) [96 kbps]

Boys Noize is at it again, making his final touches to upcoming LP called Power.  Set to release in October 2009, Boys Noize will be planning his “Power World Tour”. More details and dates later.

Download the 5 minute teaser for “Power”.

• Download MP3: Boys Noize – Power (Teaser)

The french house duo Cassius is back with their new EP “Youth Speed Trouble Cigarettes”.

The release is the first on their own CASSIUS record label and is assigned the catalog id of CASS001. A quote from Cassius about the track:

A shout to all kids of earth and ravers at heart, the people for whom dancing late, living fast, getting into trouble and chain smoking is as important as sleeping and checking mails. It contains “Youth, Speed, Trouble, Cigarettes.” a fresh track we did last month and our first cover to date “Almost Cut My Hair” from the fantastic David Crosby, one of the best song ever but done our way. Here’s the first Cassius Record!! We hope you’ll enjoy it as we do! We can’t wait to give you the follow up but until then happy listening, dancing or whatever….. -Zdar & Boombass

This is the main track of the release that bears the same title as the EP. It’s a pretty fun track. Check it out.

• Télécharger MP3 – Cassius – Youth Speed Trouble Cigarettes

Duck Sauce reminds me of that tangy red hoisin sauce they give you at Chinese restaurants. I can’t exactly tell you where the inspiration for the name of the the new A-Trak and Armand Van Helden collaboration project came from, but i can tell you that their first release is quality.

The Fool’s Gold blog describes the sound of the track as crafted in the “spirit of their favorite disco house tunes, keeping the good vibes intact while adding that 2009 club knock.” Find the release on A-Trak’s own Fool’s Gold Label (link to Discogs).

Here it is.

• Télécharger MP3: Duck Sauce – aNYway

Track via The FADER

Zombie Nation, a bigtime German techno producer, released his new album called “Zombielicious”. Dropped by major producers like Soulwax and Boys Noize, the track called “Forza” was a hit. Zombie Nation is releasing a new EP on Turbo Records, which includes remixes by Proxy, Shadow Dancer, Arveene and Misk, and many others. You can buy the EP here.

Tracklist:

A1 – Zombie Nation – Shottieville (Proxy Remix)
A2 – Zombie Nation – Worth It (Arveene & Misk Remix)
B1 – Zombie Nation – The Fact (Milano Remix)
B2 – Zombie Nation – Mystery Meat Affair (Shadow Dancer Remix)
B3 – Zombie Nation – Radio Controlled (Hey Today! Remix)

Download my COMPLETED remix of Zombie Nation’s “Bass Kaput”.

• Télécharger MP3: Zombie Nation – Bass Kaput (Glitch’s Beat-Up Remix)

Many people recall that amazing night where the mysterious house music robot Thomas Bangalter spun at Cinespace on April 21, 2009. On that same night, Ed Banger’s manager Busy P dropped the new SebastiAn track, set to release on his upcoming album. I had asked Busy P about the track at Coachella Festival, and he said that the track is still untitled. Stay tuned for updates. For now, here’s the youtube clip of the track.