KAVINSKY MOTHERFUCKERS

Kavinsky. The man behind of some of my favorite French speed electro that ran parrellel to the bloghouse era of 2k8 is back a new EP entitled Nightcall. An EP which was mixed by SebastiAn, who turned Kavinsky's "Testarossa Autodrive" into the most testosterone fueled electro explosion of the whole era. An EP which was produced by motherfucking Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo of Daft Punk. With vocals from Lovefoxxx from CSS!

"Nightcall" itself is not exactly a return to that unabashed energy, but its a super slick track thats definately worth a listen.

However, the true highlight, at least, for myself, is "Pacific Coast Highway," which is a return to that energy, and is perhaps the closest thing to "Testarossa Autodrive" that there can be, as a reporter tracks an high speed chase. I have no idea why Kavisnky knows how to perfectly soundtrack an 80's influenced high speed pursuit, but he does, and it works.

You should probably check out "Testarossa Autodrive" if you missed it, because its one of the coolest things ever.

Kavinsky - MS

"Nightcall"

"Pacific Coast Highway"

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State of Electro 2008

To kick off my contributions to the cheetah lovefest I present to you a mix of the hottest of the hot: ELECTRO. This movement, fueled by the unstoppable energy of the French dance scene superstars such as Justice, Daft Punk and Sebastian, represents the inevitable reemergence of disco sensibilities through the fusion of electronic and more guitar based rock. While electro's home is certainly the dance floor, this sythesis has created some of the most intense, energetic and driving music being produced today.

While this mix may not represent the newest electro music available, it is certainly some of the most essential. Beginning with the a celebration of that most essential life-blood of electro in the form of the "ecstasy trilogy" and moving directly into some of the most fantastically hedonistic dance music ever created, these songs are the absolute pinnacle of one of the greatest genres to emerge in the last decade.


State of Electro 2008


Boys Noize - "& Down"
Thieves Like Us - "Drugs In My Body"
Soulwax - "E-Talking"
Boys Noize - "Let's Buy Happiness"
Justice - "D.A.N.C.E. (MSTRKRFT Remix)"
Simian Mobile Disco - "Tits & Acid"
Justice - "DVNO"
Digitalism - "I Want I Want"
Daft Punk - "Around The World/Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger"
Mylo - "Musclecar Reform Reprise"
MGMT - "Electric Feel"
Justice - "Waters of Nazareth"
Danger - "Revolte at 22h10"
Justice - "Phantom Pt 3 Ghettoruckus Remix"
Kavinsky - "Testarossa (SebastiAn Remix)"
Bloc Party - "Halo"