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Expletive Deleted · 03-21-2008, 10:21 AM

For all the dance music that gets hyped up by Pitchfork, CMG, etc., if it isn't an album it's generally overlooked. ITT we can talk about releases that might have slipped through the cracks, but are definitely worth mention. Starting with:

The Juan Maclean - Happy House
This is The Juan Maclean's latest single, and it's fantastic. It has Nancy Whang (LCD Soundsystem) on vocals, and samples Dubtribe Sound System's excellent "Do It Now," another great, but often overlooked, track.

Bobmo - 3000% Yes EP
I know a lot of us are into Ed Banger/Kitsune/etc., and Bobmo has been releasing on Institubes for about a year now. His previous stuff was pretty Bmore-influenced, but 3000% Yes is basically 90s dance as revisioned by a French teenager. It has a lot in common with Surkin's latest tracks, "Next of Kin" and "White Knight 2," probably because they DJ together all the time.

Ellen Allien - Boogybytes Vol. 4
This is the latest mix in Bpitch Control's Boogybytes series. Modeselektor's mix last year was a little uneven, but Ellen Allien's is good all the way through. Highlights include Martin Buttrich's excellent remix of Friendly People's "Music Is Improper" and Gaiser's "Withdrawal," both appearing on the latter half of the mix.

Jay Haze - Ass to Mouth
This song, as the title implies, is supposed to be "dirty." It isn't really much more than a really great house track, though. Haze's beatboxing is more funny than anything else, and the "bounce that ass" style vocal he samples sound pretty tame compared to any 90s booty/ghetto house. Also, the B-side is another great collaboration with Ricardo Villalobos (see "Free Your Mind," their release as Social Being last year, for proof that these two kick ass together).

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Expletive Deleted Dancing Machine Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: New York, NY Posts: 1,108	Rolling 2008 Dance Singles/EPs/Mixes Thread For all the dance music that gets hyped up by Pitchfork, CMG, etc., if it isn't an album it's generally overlooked. ITT we can talk about releases that might have slipped through the cracks, but are definitely worth mention. Starting with: The Juan Maclean - Happy House This is The Juan Maclean's latest single, and it's fantastic. It has Nancy Whang (LCD Soundsystem) on vocals, and samples Dubtribe Sound System's excellent "Do It Now," another great, but often overlooked, track. Bobmo - 3000% Yes EP I know a lot of us are into Ed Banger/Kitsune/etc., and Bobmo has been releasing on Institubes for about a year now. His previous stuff was pretty Bmore-influenced, but 3000% Yes is basically 90s dance as revisioned by a French teenager. It has a lot in common with Surkin's latest tracks, "Next of Kin" and "White Knight 2," probably because they DJ together all the time. Ellen Allien - Boogybytes Vol. 4 This is the latest mix in Bpitch Control's Boogybytes series. Modeselektor's mix last year was a little uneven, but Ellen Allien's is good all the way through. Highlights include Martin Buttrich's excellent remix of Friendly People's "Music Is Improper" and Gaiser's "Withdrawal," both appearing on the latter half of the mix. Jay Haze - Ass to Mouth This song, as the title implies, is supposed to be "dirty." It isn't really much more than a really great house track, though. Haze's beatboxing is more funny than anything else, and the "bounce that ass" style vocal he samples sound pretty tame compared to any 90s booty/ghetto house. Also, the B-side is another great collaboration with Ricardo Villalobos (see "Free Your Mind," their release as Social Being last year, for proof that these two kick ass together).