Gonzales and Boys Noise, "Working Together"

The only thing cooler than a french canadian concert pianist, is one who covers Daft Punk, gets remixed by Boys Noize and collaborates with Teki Latex. Self described bohemian oppertunist Gonzales is one such concert pianist, who amuses me with his oddball photo's as much as he impresses me with his collaborative creativity.

In an interview with Palms Out, Gonzales dropped this little gem,

"Canada has no culture beyond bearded indie-rock so I left."

I can't help but know what Gonzales means by this, but still I won't defend it in the interest of avoiding a tiresome and mostly pointless debate. Did I mention he remixed some Feist tracks awhile back? No? He did. He's been all over the place lately drumming up some attention for his upcoming album Soft Power and will be touring extensively in support of it. If you'd like to prove to Gonzales himself that here is room in Canadian culture beyond bearded indie-rock, show up to his May 8th show at Le National and tell him yourself.


Gonzales - Too Long [Daft Punk Cover] (mp3)



Gonzales - Working Together [Boys Noize Remix] (mp3)



Gonzales - Slow Down Remix Ft. Teki Latex (mp3)

Big Things Hatchin!

Chocolate eggs are everywhere, and Montreal's Hatchmatik has blessed the interweb with an early spring surprise:

Chromeo - Bonafied Lovin [Hatchmatik remix ft Teki Latex] (mp3)

Working with Teki Latex who drops a bilingual verse, Hatch bangs Chromeo's Bonafied Lovin for the dancefloors. With bilingual verses, a Montreal based remixer and a Montreal/NYC based band, you can be happy getting your civic pride on while you tear up the dancefloor.

Speaking of torn-up dancefloors, the afore-mentioned Hatch will be killing it tonight with the Peer Pressure crew in celebration of A-rock's seventh birthday (check your calendars and do the math) at Coda.

So gird your loins, raise a cup and celebrate the craziest seventh birthday party you've ever been too.

To get you in the mood, we've got A-rock's "Day Of The Rent" below. Turn those PC speakers up to 11.

A-rock - Day of the Rent (mp3)

Click tracklist to download

On Omnikrom Saturday @ Le National

Any artist that can make electronic dance songs about cooking poutine successfully is seriously on to something. Omnikrom's unabashedly French Canadian style and content is fresher than the ingredients they sing about and has established them among Numero and Teki Latex - with whom they frequently collaborate with - as the Montreal's top French Dj's who just don't give a fuck.

Omnikrom and Teki hit Le National this Saturday so check it out and if you fuck up and miss them Omnikrom is nice enough to come back march 8th.

Omnikrom - Danse La Poutine [Figure 8 remix] (mp3)



Numbero feat. Omnikrom - Chewing Gum Fraise (mp3)



Teki Latex - Go Go Go (to the disco) (mp3)

Click Read More for Omnikrom Quebec 2008 Tour Schedule

20 Feb 2008 21:00 Omnikrom & Teki Latex (TTC) @ D’Artagnan’s Trois-Rivieres, Quebec

21 Feb 2008 19:00 Omnikrom & Teki Latex (TTC) @ L’Imperial Quebec, Quebec

22 Feb 2008 21:00 Omnikrom & Teki Latex (TTC) @ L’Azile Joliette, Quebec

23 Feb 2008 21:00 Omnikrom & Teki Latex (TTC) & Payz Play @ National Montreal

24 Feb 2008 20:00 Omnikrom & Teki Latex (TTC) @ Cabaret Box Office Drummondville, Quebec

7 Mar 2008 20:00 Omnikrom & Imposs @ Cabaret de Granby Granby, Quebec

8 Mar 2008 21:00 Omnikrom & Cuizinier (TTC) & Jeune Chilly Chill @ National Montreal, Quebec

5 Apr 2008 20:00 Omnikrom @ Le Trash St-Hyacinthe, Quebec

18 Apr 2008 20:00 Omnikrom @ Cegep Lionel-Groulx St-Therese, Quebec

26 Apr 2008 20:00 Omnikrom @ L’Etoile Brossard, Quebec

15 May 2008 22:00 Omnikrom @ Chasse-galerie Lavaltrie, Quebec

31 May 2008 19:00 Omnikrom & Numero @ École secondaire Paul-Arsenault L’Assomption, Quebec

On The New Hip Hop Disco

Add NYC's Pase Rock to the list of hip hop MC's who are smart enough to embrace electro and use it to re-vitalize hip hop in a huge way. It's not really a question of who did it first or best - that doesn't really matter - actually its not a question at all, it's a statement.

Hip Hop is back.

Pase Rock - sexy motherfucker feat. amanda blank [nate day remix] (mp3)



In main mainstream Kanye West did it with stronger, but i have a feeling that he just lucked out and was smart enough to listen to A-trak on the Daft Punk idea. Obviously the song blew up and he continued to let A-trak keep him cool and get him in touch with more young sceneters - Pro Nails anybody? - and as a result he beat fiddy real good.

I'd be a real asshole if i talked to you about Hip Hop electro crossovers without mentioning Philly bangers Spank Rock and Amanda Blank.

These kids are fucking great, the song Get loose from Spank Rock & Benny Blanco's Bangers and Cash is pretty much a full testament to all the gratuitous explicit sexuality, glorification of wanton drug use and chauvinistic behaviour that hip hop used to be infamous for.

I find their attitude so ridiculously over the top that no one should seriously be offended by this song/video. That being said; It's a fine line i wouldn't expect most to appreciate, especially in the face of lyrics like the eternal;

All that money make a Bitch go dumb
Coke on the tip make a Bitch go numb

The track is hot so just check it out.

Spank Rock & Benny Blanco - Get Loose feat Amanda Blank (mp3)


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Word on the streets - of the internet - is that both Amanda Blank and N.E.R.D. are working on albums which are slated to come out in the spring of this year; in the meantime here's a Spank Rock Remix of a Teki Latex - in town on the 23rd - song Disco Dance with You, featuring Amanda Blank. Also speaking of wanton drug use - N.E.R.D.'s everyone nose.

I've been in lines for a bathroom which consisted almost entirely of people going to do coke, so N.E.R.D. i feel you on that. I consider the song a testament to the guy who actually plans to use the bathroom to piss rather than a venue for drug use.

Teki Latex - Disco Dance With You [Spank Rock Remix feat. Amanda Blank] (mp3)





N.E.R.D. - Everyone Nose (mp3)