Luckily my friends at Binary and Nightwaves were eager to help.  Feeling like a match made in the dreamwave heavens, a connection was made between Despotz Records‘ own ultra-pop-funk O’Spada and Binary’s Nightwaves. They were given the task to remix/rework/whatever you want to call it O’Spada’s latest single, “Ten Strikes”.  After just a short time they were ready to deliver the final product.

The result: TWO amazing renditions of one excellent original track.  yew! Taking the original clean-cut/pop-funk groove, Nightwaves, took O’Spada to the land of bongos and reverberating synths. They did what they do best by creating an impossibly dreamy atmosphere and turned this squeaky clean track into a dream of cosmic proportions.  TWICE.

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O’Spada – Ten Strikes (Nightwaves Midnight Fire Remix) –It starts fairly minimal with skeletal rhythm and stark vocals which gradually builds atmosphere –eventually into a thick pulsing aural beast just before breaking to the amazingly lovely chorus progression. so smooth. a knife through butter, creamy camembert, etc. massaging your auditories.
take note: BONGOS BONGOS BONGOS!!!!

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O’Spada – Ten Strikes (Nightwaves’ Sunday Morning Remix) –hand claps, reverb, and FM synths on a sunday morning is the best way to have any morning.

So which one is your favorite? Both?  Thought so. No, but really. Let’s hear it.

For those of you who are just joining the mania, O’Spada is AWESOMELY fresh.  You can hear what I posted about them a while ago, here.

BONUS:
Here’s the original version of O’Spada’s ‘Ten Strikes’
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O’Spada – Ten Strikes

Shouts to all who put in the time to make this happen. Bloodthirsty Crew, Carl-Marcus, Josh, Kyle, the whole Binary Fam, O’Spada.

Oh, hey there. Just wanted to stop by and say hello. I’m still here, but barely…for now. To update you, I’ve been antisocial, keeping to myself and locked indoors; playing back records and music in the comfort of my own filth. Here’s a taste of what’s to come. You will be pleased.

Ed: It has a bit of a lazy start. apologies, I did this during breakfast. Groggy jones.

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TUFTSMANIA – 20min Breakfast mix (DOWNLOAD, right click and save as)

Tracklist:

1. The Videoband – Sun & Dust
2. Nijel – All night Dancing (Casual Touch Mix)
3. The Videoband – The Forces (unreleased)
4. Tiga – Shoes (BENI remix)
5. Animal Collective – My Girls (Gigamesh ‘Proper House’ Remix) – O M G .
6. Maybb – Touring in NY
7. Daft Punk – Nightvision (The  Twelves Cover)

OK. Will you LISTEN to the Gigamesh remix of ‘My Girls’?? IT IS OUT OF CONTROL. I’ve been repeating it for a month and my goosebumps haven’t gone away.

Also, The Videoband is fucking BACK people. Seriously. Go buy the brand new EP right. now. I’m not messing around.

BONUS:
here’s the Videoband’s bootleg ‘Shut up Chris Martin remix’ of Coldplay. Thank God someone shut that guy up already.

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Coldplay - life in technycolor II (The videoband’s shut up chris martin remix)

So here you have it friends, YELLE’s new video, “Ce Jeu”, is officially premiering right here and now on TUFTSMANIA.

this is the most official official release ever, officially.

It’s been obscenely hot in LA and when it’s hot, you have a pool party. One of the requirements of a successful pool party is excellent music.

Who gives a shit about smooth technical mixing when you’re too busy blasting your friend with a Super Soaker 2000 Death Cannon Triple Barrel Lazer Machine Hydromaster?

exactly.

also, big ups to Hacks from Resonator Mag for reminding me about the 80kidz remix of “Knock Out”.

TUFTSMANIA – When you are on fire, Pool Party (right click, save as)
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Franki Chan from IHEARTCOMIX also sent this little gem of a mixtape over to me. It has a tracklist that is pretty much all 5-stars in my itunes, so you should check it out.

Franki Chan Exclusive NLLR Mix (right click, save as)
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PS: what’s the deal with hotlinking files? Obviously it’s an easy way to link to a file/mp3/whatever, but it totally kills me these days. I’m not making any money from this website, and when another site (sometimes even sponsored, to remain nameless) hotlinks to the files hosted on this site, I over-run my bandwidth allotment. I have TONS of bandwidth and it is usually pretty hard to do, but once it’s linked outside on other bigger websites, game over. There really aren’t any excuses with the multitudes of free online file hosting (zshare, megaupload, yousendit.)

I could care less about ‘being the first’ to break news on a track,
I could care less about getting credit for ‘being the source’ of a track,
and I could care less about getting a huge reader base.

Getting quality visitors works well enough by word of mouth.

So, other leechy music blogs, let’s show some proper netiquette…

…AND SAVE ME THE BANDWIDTH OVER-USAGE MONEY!

I’ve been following Metal on Metal for quite a bit now but it’s been a chore trying to get into contact with them. Luckily, I have good friends in Lithuania hooking me up… you know who you are!

“…We don’t like this new act, called Nicolas Sarkozy though, he talks too much.” -Metal on Metal

Previously known as Nesakyk Mamai! or Don’t tell your Mom, Metal on Metal has been steadily infiltrating the ears of people all over europe. Why the HELL, don’t they get more love over here beats me. I seem to be interested in all the wrong bands??? (hellz no) Their originals and re-works are really something else and lately, they’ve been getting straight up grips of remix work on their plates. Just look at the hit list on their myspace.

I’m sitting on a most recent commissioned remix of Blood Red Shoes, which is a heavy track on its own, but with the MoM touch… fucking insane, no questions asked.

I’ll be over there. Blasting everyone’s brains out with this track. No big deal.

It seriously gets hectic, and I’d have it no other way. What? I can’t hear you, my ears are bleeding.
Blood Red Shoes – I Wish I Was Someone Better (Metal On Metal Remake) *tuftsmania exxxxxclusiveeeeeee <3
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Keep checking their myspace for their latest EP, Slaughterhouse, full of original sounds, to be released in the future! You can bet it will be covered here as well.

Answers to the world's questions provided by none other than Lithuania's only, Metal on Metal.

hit the jump to find out what they think about the finer things in life. (you really want to)

your favorite cartoon:
The Rabbit (http://youtube.com/watch?v=gDjugTqeFp8&feature=related)
photography, what are your favorite cameras:
Canon Ixus has been generous for us so far
your favorite word:
Slaughter!
blogs you frequent:
20 Jazz Funk Greats – the good stuff. -where the eff is tuftsmania??? -ed
why does tuftsmania suck:
No one ever sucks if they interview us
your thoughts on music in australia:
How can you not adore the country who gave the world AC/DC, INXS & Cut Copy? Plus, the electro wave/rave is huge – from Bag Raiders to Muscles.
your thoughts on music in france:
The same goes for France: Monsieur Gainsbourg, Phoenix & Daft Punk are a few of our most respected musicians. We don’t like this new act, called Nicolas Sarkozy though, he talks too much.
your thoughts on music in lithuania:
2007/2008 are the first years in a long time that we can say – it’s happening. And mostly it’s electronic music, from slaughterhouse (ahem ahem, Metal On Metal) to powerpop (Happyendless), to exciting upcoming acts like Humachines, Suicide DJs, etc.
if you could call anyone on the phone right now who would it be:
Rick Rubin and say: “Produce us”
if you had a friend named Dustin W. Herrmann, would he be cool or not:
If he is an impersonator of Dustin Hoffman then yes, if he impersonates Pee Wee Herman, then maybe not.
i love you guys:
That is the best thing we heard this morning!

This is going to be quick, as I’m still studying… so hope everyone who wanted in on this little contest had a chance to play.

winners:
1. John Swiatek from the east side (props john, dude was seriously on his shit, 12PM on the dot???)
2. Elena Reimeryte – lithuania!
3. Andrew Meyer
4. Judy Park
5. Jason Sherwin
6. Dustin Herrmann – Italy, partying with bob and T from the beetroots!
7. Takisha Parks

note: there are quite a few heads that didn’t leave an address! email me back soon or I can’t mail out your packages. I’ll update this list as people email me.

———–also, I got tons of messages about releasing this for download. No plans to do that on my part…. it’s up you guys who have the mixtape! I’m including cds with all of them, so ripping it is easy.

All I ask is keep the rips 192kb/s+. Anything lower shouldn’t even exist in life.

Mix tapes have definitely taken on a new shape over the years.

Making your own mixes was never all that easy until the advent of the modern cassette tape. For years people would use these little magnetic tapes to create their own ‘personal’ mix tapes for themselves, for their friends. When the digital age dropped the compact disc bomb, the cassette tape wasn’t phased for people loved the ease of creating their own playlists.

….until the recordable cd became an affordable option. From then on, people began recording their playlists to this cheaper, fully digital, cold, anti-personal media.

….until the age of the internet, where assholes like tuftsmania began making mixtapes to distribute over the internet in the form of MP3 files, an even colder, and less personal medium.

I’m here to apologize and ask for forgiveness.

Starting in 2 days, Saturday December 8 at 12PM PST (lunchtime), I will open the email account I have created for this very special event.

When the clock strikes 12PM PST, the first 25 people who call the TUFTSMANIA HOTLINE (424) 354-0313, THEN emails giveaway@tuftsmania.com will receive a copy of my holiday of 07 mixtape “Hubbub of 2007″ on CD with limited artwork for EVERY copy! yay hooray. I know you’re excited.

It gets better. The first 5 (FIVE) callers will get a verrryyy limited run (1/5) of the mix tape. ON A 100% PLASTIC AND MAGNETS CASSETTE TAPE. it’s so old that you will have to borrow the stereo in your friend’s 92 ford fiesta to listen to it. You’ll still get the cd as well, but fuck the cd, you can get the real deal mix tape! I again will draw all the artwork with my slave hands for you to ogle at.

I know there are some international (outside of the USA) people that visit this site, and yeah, that’s right YOU can play too. I’ll ship this shit ALL OVER THE WORLD. who needs money anyway (me, but that’s besides the point).

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. at 12PM PST NOON Saturday December 8, call (424) 354-0313. leave your NAME and make sure I can understand it.

4. i will announce the winners the following Wednesday, so you have all weekend and then some to leave obscene messages. i’ll mail you your prizes as soon as they’re done being made.

game on!!

ps: this is free, and my gift to any and all of the weirdos that view this website. just don’t rip it and send it to the qerio guys. love you all.

i’m such a fag. Enough gushing.

Lately, a certain someone with a name beginning with CH and ending with O has been destroying blogs worldwide. No, not Chromeo.
Germany’s Choreo is back, and he wants to play the 80’s synth banger game.

The syncopated cowbell/hats, the synth, perfect tom fills, the dirty guitar riffs, and what!!???!?!? HAND CLAPS TO FINISH THE BUILD UP INTO THE LAST VERSE!?!?!??? COME ON!!!

Choreo 1, The Game 0.

in all its 320kb/s glory only from TUFTSMANIA…

Choreo – SpotlightZ
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I feel like bouncing at the mere thought of this track. Overall, the track has a very ‘ghetto tech/miami bass’ feel to it, and it works oh so very well. From beginning to end, it keeps the heartrate up and with a tiny little bridge into buildup in the middle gives it a suspenseful changeup in pace. But before you know it, the track beats you down in the face for slowing down and enjoying the sweetness of the melody.

so don’t stop.

You too, Neon Coyote, you too.

turn it up really, really loud for this one.
Cassie – Me & U (Thoroughly Banging Neon Coyote Remix) (zshare backup link)
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This just in, a TUFTSMANIA exclusive, new Neon Coyote remix!!

The Brooklyn duo John and Will make up Neon Coyote. With a recent spot on Indie 103.1’s “NEON NOISE” with D.A.N.C.E.P.A.R.T.Y., they’re on a hot streak and here’s what they have to say about their style.

“Neon Coyote is constantly trying to make every song and mix sound different from the last. I try and listen to songs and see if they could be portrayed in a different light like with the Eluvium or Mstrkft remix, but then sometimes its just fun to pump the shit out of a track like 9H20. So no matter what, we try to keep people on their toes.” – Will

“We got a dark side, a coke rap side, a mellow side, a dirty electro side, and a kodak moment side.
And we’re trying to do it all at the same time. We’re hard working. I just wanna see people freak their stuff when they’re listening to our tunes.” – John

I’ve been in contact with these guys for a minute now, and all the things I hear coming from their magic fingers has been showing improvement, attention to detail, and completely awesome-freak-out-bangyourhead music.

Now instead of a mixtape, here are some very well thought out BARELY remixes. I call them barely remixes because they only borrow elements from the originating tracks and don’t at all resemble the tone or mood of the original artist’s intent.

SO! In this 2 part series, the first that we’ll be releasing exclusively on TUFTSMANIA….

MSTRKRFT – She’s Good For Business (Neon Coyote Remix) (click this for zshare backup)
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Coyote sounds, hand claps, awesome ‘duran duran’ tom rolls. (recipe for awesome)

I will admit, the first time playing this track, I was a little skeptical after hearing it was a remix of a MSTRKRFT track (who remixes MSTRKRFT???), but I was proven wrong and have been bouncing non stop. Also repeating this track all weekend and every time I listen, there’s always another element to discover. This shit is seriously so multi-layered! It’s like Girl Talk but with more finesse. You’ll definitely feel it deep within your loins when the rhythm breaks down in the 2nd half of the song.

Honestly, I really can’t get over how much I love the handclaps. They do me so well.

Thanks Neon Coyote, you gave me techno rabies.

!!!check back tomorrow for part 2 (get ready, you will freak)!!!