Le Castle Vania sent us over a choice tune that he has been dropping in his sets recently. This one takes a familiar Smashing Pumpkins sample and gives it a kick in the ass. A nice follow up to the monster “Messiah” collaboration between he and Computer Club that we love so much. Looking forward to new material from his Always Never and So Sweet indie labels in the coming months.

Le Castle Vania - Zero Machine

A big thank you to the good folks at SoundCloud for providing us with a dropbox for artist/label submissions. You will see it just to the right, at the top of the sidebar. This is a new (more convenient) way for you to submit music to us for review. Keep the music coming!! Cheers.

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Data gets some visual treatment for the tune “Rapture’ by the brilliant Nicolas André and Damien Vignaux from the Incog Collective. Simply amazing.

The folks at JazzMutant received some priceless advertising when Daft Punk joined Kanye West during the 50th Grammy Awards to perform “Stronger.” They appeared on stage in their pyramid with four Lemurs. Seems that Justice have also incorporated the Lemur’s into their live show. The backbone of their setup consists of three synchronized Lemurs plugged into Ableton Live.

The Canadian duo formerly known as VNDLSM are now going by the name of AutoErotique. With this change, comes some eagerly awaited new material. “Gladiator” should give you a good idea of what they are about. Looking forward to catching these guys on tour sometime soon. Give the tune a listen and let us know what you think.

AutoErotiqe - Gladiator

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As previously reported. The Justice tour documentary “A Cross the Universe” is set to be released on November 24th (with live CD) through Because Music. Its along the same vein as Soulwax’s recent “Part of the Weekend Never Dies” film. Lots of performance footage and behind the scenes goodness. Shot by director friends Romain Gavras (directed video for “Stress“) and So-Me over three weeks of their second US tour. Very much looking forward to this. Promo tour with the rest of the Ed Banger crew begins in a couple of weeks. Details above. Go check them out when they roll through your town. Thank you to Fubiz for the new clip!

Van She Tech, Playgroup (Trevor Jackson), and Classix booked for the upcoming installment of the Scion House Party series in LA. Free with RSVP but still highly recommend you get there early to get in.

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The Chemical Brothers have churned out numerous top tunes over the years. “Star Guitar” is near the top of that list. Recently Japan’s Shinichi Osawa released his own interpretation of the track along with a slew of remixes from top talent such as Patrick Alavi, Streetlife DJs, Jaymo, and Cagedbaby. All of which bring new light to the original. Brookes Brothers and Japanese Popstars provide two standout re-works. The entire EP is solid. Make sure you pick it up here!

Shinichi Osawa - Star Guitar (Brookes Brothers Remix)

Shinichi Osawa - Star Guitar (Japanese Popstars Remix)

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We are very excited about the notion that some new Basement Jaxx material is on its way later this year. They continue to evolve and take dance music to new and exotic places with each subsequent album. In the meantime, the Jaxx have recently released the “Planet 2″ EP on their Atlantix Jaxx label. This is a special pink vinyl only release that hit the shops on September 12th. The “Planet 1″ EP was released back in August on yellow vinyl. No word yet on a digital versions of each. Will keep you posted.

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