Time for a quick fall mix before the snow starts flying! Tricky is coming to Doug Fir on December 19th in support of his latest, great album “Mixed Race”. Should be an incredible show. Chromeo is coming back to Portland again late winter and they did a masterful job remixing Aeroplane and we pulled a track off their latest release “Business Casual” as well. Thunderball just released their first album in over 5 years called “12 Mile High”. Don’t expect old Thunderball though. It’s more a mix of their side project, Fort Knox Five and Turntables on the Hudson. Very nice album though! The new Ladytron single is only available on the Fifa 2011 video game soundtrack for now and Jamiroquai just released their first album in five years. I’m sure if you’re a fan, you’ll already have copy in your cd player, ipod, computer….whatever. Cheers!

1. Aaron (Ted & Francis Vocal Version) – Paul Kalkbrenner
2. Time To Dance – Tricky
3. She’s A Superstar (Featuring Chomeo) – Aeroplane
4. Somebody To Love Me – Mark Ronson And The Business Intl
5. Don’t Walk Away – Chromeo
6. Moon on the Rise – Thunderball
7. Coma Cat – Tensnake
8. Invisible – FM Attack
9. Stay Here – Friendly Fires
10. Ace of Hz – Ladytron
11. I think about it (Keenhouse Remix) – College
12. I Love U So – Cassius
13. Kilometer (A-Trak Remix) – Sébastien Tellier
14. White Knuckle Ride (Penguin Prison Remix) – Jamiroquai
15. DMD (Anoraak Sunset Mix) – Shit Browne
16. Barbra Streisand (Original Mix) – Duck Sauce
17. Always Loved A Film – Underworld

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We have some great shows coming to Portland in the next couple of weeks. Delorean will be opening for Miike Snow at the Hawthorne Theater on April 14th and their new album “Subiza” will be released on June 8th. Javelin will be at Rotture on April 30th. Their new album “No Mas” has some genre bending tracks. I’ve been playing a few on the Chill Show the last couple of weeks.  It’s kind of fun going back to the 80’s and throwing a Simple Minds track into the mix that totally works with all the new music that’s out there right now.  Props to all the bands that probably weren’t even around during the Simple Mind’s heyday…..that’s before they did the song for the Breakfast Club!

Goldfrapp has an outstanding new album out.  Glad to know that they went away from their more experimental sounding Seventh Tree album and are back with some delicious sounding 80’s hooks.  The XX will be at the Crystal Ballroom on the 14th of April as well.  JJ from Sweden will be opening.  Where to go?  Miike Snow or The XX.  Maybe I’ll have to see both.

I’m really enjoying Phantogram.  They opened for Zero7 last December at the Wonder Ballroom and will headline their own show at Doug Fir on May 3rd.  Also in May we’ll have the first Broken Bells show.  They’ll be at the Wonder Ballroom on May 24th.  I’m ending the set with a great remix of Laidback’s people.  First, I’m still surprised that they are still around after all these years.  Second, I’m surprised how good they still sound!

1. Vibrationz – Javelin
2. One Bright Night – Way Out West
3. Raydio – Cicada
4. Burial – Miike Snow
5. Half Dreaming – CFCF
6. Somebody Up There Likes You – Simple Minds
7. Cruel Intentions – Simian Mobile Disco
8. Hold On – Holy Ghost
9. Dreaming – Goldfrapp
10. Seasun – Delorean
11. Crystalised – The xx
12. Paper Romance (Classixx Remix) – Groove Armada
13. Let Me Go – Phantogram
14. Citizen – Broken Bells
15. Bicycle – Memory Tapes
16. People (Banzai Republic vs Trentemoller Mix) – Laid Back

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If you missed the last Miike Snow show, they are coming back to Portland in April and will be playing at the Hawthorne Theater. This is a larger, all ages, venue so it should be packed show. Aeroplane are laying the finishing touches on their new album but for now we’re still having to settle for some of their older remixes. Das Pop never sounded this good before! Moby and the Raveonettes were in town a little while ago and put on some great shows. Really liking the Lifelike remix of Baxter. Actually, I like everything Lifelike’s been doing lately but this Baxter track is a stand out. Just saw Passion Pit at the Crystal Ballroom the other week. I don’t understand how Michael Angelakos can sing so high for a whole show. Can’t image what he sounds like at the end of a tour. Finishing the mix off with a nice Grum remix of Friendly Fires and my favorite boys from Brazil, The Twelves.

1. Cult Logic – Miike Snow
2. Intermission – Plump DJs
3. Fool For Love (Aeroplane Remix) – Das Pop
4. Dream About Me – Moby
5. Don’t Do It (J.T. Remix) – New Order
6. I Will Come Back – Holy Ghost
7. Last Dance – The Raveonettes
8. Proof (Lifelike Remix) – Baxter
9. Let Your Love Grow Tall – Passion Pit
10. I’m Not Your Toy – La Roux
11. Skeleton Boy (Grum Remix) – Friendly Fires
12. When You Talk – The Twelves

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