MiS | Moving in Stereo

Tiga, the electro, techno, sometimes over the top DJ/producer, who hails from Montreal, has concocted the guilty pleasure of maybe the summer: Shoes. Yea, the lyrics are simple, maybe even horrible, to some, but the beat reels you in with its playful tone. It has become embedded in my brain. Not that it matters after the infectious groove seeps through you, but Tiga had the Dewaele brothers – better known as Soulwax –  serve as his producers on Ciao! The pinup boy, with his Flight of the Concords playfulness on “Shoes”, is known to drop numbers with infinite exhuberance and over the topness. Shit, it’s Friday; let fuckin’ loose with “Shoes”!

Tiga :: Shoes

Tiga :: Shoes (Green Velvet RMX)

I’m sitting on something rather catchy here – to be more specific, it’s infectious, really.  Das Pop, out of Ghent, Belgium have concocted an assortment of party jams; tracks to spin before you’re about to step out on a Saturday evening.  It’s a nice mix of elements we enjoy: guitar driven dance rhythms, driving bass lines, and a sprinkle of Soulwax here and there.   If the Das Pop’s name sounds slightly familiar, it might be.  Justice has prominently incorporated them in their mixes – especially “Underground”.  Upon first listen, “Underground” is the perfect combination of pop tricks to get you thinking you’ve heard this song many times over.  But no, it’s not 10 years old; it’s from 2007.  This group of Belgium composers understand how to seep contagious tracks into your head.

And the real kicker, this quartet’s debut LP was produced by the Dewaele brothers – A.K.A. Soulwax. (New mix on their MySpace)  If you’re familiar with daytime Soulwax , when they’re not remixing themselves, you’ll find lighter elements of Any Minute Now interspersed throughout. Das Pop toy with springier garage rock, too.  But they aren’t just another band who write dance songs with guitars and hand claps; Das Pop can compose light-hearted numbers with subtle piano hits, light strings, and delicate plucking, too.  With upbeat party tracks, a soulful ballad or two, Das Pop have put together a record earning repeat spins today and most likely throughout all of 2009.  Highly recommended…

Das Pop :: Saturday Night Part 1

Das Pop :: Never Get Enough

And that ride consists of the psychedelic wave laid down by MGMT.  Oh, they bored you too in a live setting?  Then maybe you need the re-works by Soulwax and the soon to be era-defining duo, Justice to help you tie your headband back on.

MGMT :: Kids (Soulwax remix)

MGMT :: Electric Feel (Justice remix)

Even though “Hey Boy, Hey Girl” is nine years old, it still hits as hard as it did when it first appeared on Surrender from The Chemical Brothers.  It builds; it descends; it bounces.  And with only repeating a few simple phrases–Here we go! I can close my eyes for a second and picture a 90’sesque rave scene out of the movie Go or some other drug induced situation you may have been a part of.  And now the point of this post….

I stumbled upon a remix by none other than Soulwax.  The Dewaele brothers put a light spin on it– in their own Belgium club style way.  The 2nd half is where it begins to heat up.

Update: The Chemical Brothers are hosting it on their website now as part of a promotion for their upcoming record.  Hit it up here.

Chemical Brothers :: Hey Boy, Hey Girl (Soulwax remix)

Check “Midnight Madness”, the Chems’ latest video from the forthcoming greatest hits album Brotherhood, out next month.