Our favorite Parisians over at Ed Banger Records have some new material for us. There’s a promo copy of a special compilation of unreleased tracks from artists on the label.

Included on there is a new one from SebastiAn titled Threnody, which proves to be quite a shocker on the record. True fans of SebastiAn’s music may be excited to hear that the track is eleven minutes long. I know I was…. until I listened to it. To tell the truth I feel strangely ambivalent about it. The reason being, there is a TEN MINUTE crescendo buildup of noise before the actual music begins. It’s not until the 11:20 that the track takes a turn and becomes a filthy, glitchy, distored, heavy-beat-driven banger that we’d expect from SebastiAn. Unfortunately, this only lasts about a minute and a half before you realize it’s over.

I don’t know what to think of it. All I can say is that it makes sense that they put Threnody on their “unreleased” compilation rather than on a real cataloged EP. Don’t just take my word for it. Give it a listen:

• Telecharger MP3: SebastiAn - Threnody
• Telecharger MP3: SebastiAn - Threnody (two minutes crop edit) (this version cuts the crap and gets to the last two minutes)

My fingers are crossed for some proper remixes to soon appear in the blogosphere…

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Off topic/on a side note: Photos from Saturday’s house party hosted by the good people of YouTellConcerts will be up tomorrow. It was a blast. Stay tuned.

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

It’s been a busy week. Busy P hit the decks at discotheque last week. Photos are up.




Click it to see the gallery or check out these photos on our flickr.

Taken August 8th, 2009 at Discotheque at Club 740 in Downtown Los Angeles.

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Discotheque happens every week. Tonight, the Trouble & Bass crew take over the venue upstairs, along with some assistance from Boy 8-Bit.
Interested? Take a look at the flyer, perhaps…

And we’re back from Hard Summer Festival. Yes, at this exact moment Tiga should technically be finishing his set. But that is not the case.

First of all, let me start with a quick (…very quick) review of the evening:
The highlight performance of the night had to have been Busy P’s kick-off set on the main stage. Even he was shocked at how huge of a turnout he had at 8PM. Crystal Castles followed with an.. uh… interesting set laced with a touch of intentional audio feedback and static. That’s when it got crazy. Douchebag raver kids started jumping off the second level into the pit. Even after countless warnings this shit continued until the fire marshall decided to boot everyone out. It wasn’t official until the special tactics unit of the LAPD made an appearance. What an evening it was indeed.

Honestly though, i have to hand it to the HARD people for putting on such a [potentially] epic event. The production and lighting (especially downstairs in the underground) was absolutely stunning. It’s so unfortunate these kids did what they did at the expense of the crowd at large. Oh well. Shit happens… Either way, we will have our photos up (at least the ones we managed to snag in the short period of time) probably tomorrow. HARD Summer photos are now up HERE.

A clip from Busy P’s blog:
I  am so sorry for what happened last night at HARD in L.A Don’t really know what went wrong, but all i know is that the amazing crowd was ready to party, so do i. I feel lucky to have been the only DJ to perform that night, i ended up my set with Beastie Boys “Fight for Your Right (To Party!)” just before Crystal Castles short live show, what a weird sign! The rest of the line up was insane, Tiga, A-Trak, Chromeo, Crookes… were all ready to rumble too.
Let’s hope L.A will get another massive event like this soon.

Don’t be discouraged. I suppose it’s not a good time to bring it up right now, but stay tuned for info about HARD Haunted Mansion as it will not disappoint. The party will go on.

A message from the good people at HARD:
We are terribly sorry. LAFD and Inglewood PD made the decision to shut down the event tonight. There are many questions to answer; rest assured you will be receiving your refunds. Please check back soon for more details. The show must go on…

Update: HARD HAUNTED MANSION Line-Up

For release immediately… LOS ANGELES — HARD Haunted Mansion lineup in Los Angeles - October 31st, 2009. ….

Justice (DJ Set), Basement Jaxx (DJ Set), Deadmau5, 2ManyDJS, Crookers, Major Lazer, A-Trak, Modeselektor, Buraka Som Sistema, Zombie Nation, Steve Aoki, Destructo, Don Rimini, Shinichi Osawa, Aeroplane, Mixhell, Classixx, Staccato,  and Paparazzi.

What could be better than a HARD pre-party featuring Ed Bangers Busy P and SebastiAn? Destructo and HARD bring you Discotheque, the Friday night electronica hot spot at the 740 Lounge in Downtown, LA. Last week, DJs Don Rimini and Classixx killed it, as it was the opening night of the new spot. Come by this Friday, August 7 to catch the Ed Bangers, to hear some new-and-improved shit they brought with them from Paris to LA. Click HERE to check out the Facebook event.

Make sure to show up at HARD Summer Festival the following night to catch the Ed Bangers, The Bloody Beetroots, Crookers and more…

• Télécharger MP3: Kraftwerk - It’s More Fun to Compute (Busy P Remix)
  

Ed Banger artist SebastiAn will be performing at Sonar 2009, with something new to show the world. SebastiAn is known for his heavy beats and twisted tunes, and now he brings to you something a little different. The stage setup is simply just a podium, like a church alter from hell.

During his set, SebastiAn pulls out something that makes the entire crowd go wild; the Pagliacci “Ross Ross Ross” mask.

It’s finally here! If you wanna have a good time, come to Hard Summer Festival on August 8, 2009 to check out some dirty, distorted electronic music performances by Underworld, Crookers, The Bloody Beetroots, SebastiAn, Busy P, and much more! Once again, Hard Festival is ready to rumble! Go HERE to check out the Facebook event!

Click HERE to redirect to the Hard Festival website.

Buy your tickets now! GA and VIP.

LA,
So coachella’s over…
what’s the next big thing coming up?… Ever heard of HARDFEST?

well whether or not you have, HARD SUMMER FEST is coming up and it’s going to be ridiculous (to say the least…)

here is just a BIT of the line-up…

ALSO… STAY TUNED…. ClubSoda 2.0 is in the works and should be up in the next month or so..

we have all kinds of goodies in the works…. we’re sure you’ll be pleased…..

buy your hardfest tix on groovetickets

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.

From April 16-22, the Ed Rec Crüe will have their shirts and all their nic-naks on sale at the Barracuda on Melrose Ave. in Hollywood for a limited time only! The in-store event will be held on April 20th, with the entire Ed Banger entourage. Buy your shirts to sport and support the Ed Bangers at Coachella.

Buy a shirt and get on the guestlist for the Cinespace show featuring the all-stars SebastiAn, DJ Mehdi, & Busy P!

Also, those of you at Coachella this weekend can catch Busy P live in the Sahara on Sunday at 3PM…

• Download MP3: Busy P - Pedrophilia (Glitch’s Pedrophobia Mash-up)