Blog: Tracasseur

Kavinsky got a new album soon coming your way, and today this violin-based "RoadGame" hit us hard. Kavinsky - RoadGame | New Album by Electro News Webzine

On March 5 (Beatport) and March 13 (worldwide) LA producer Keenhouse will be back with a new EP on Sunlinxx Records entitled "Better Days". Apparently the days have been so good so Mr Keenhouse has included not one, but two tracks called "Better Days", with the obvious goal to double the goodness. And good they, indeed, are. I really, really like how he has transformed his sound from a softer more dreamwave sound, to a deeper garage sound. Don't get me wrong, I liked him before, but I think I like this even better. Apart from [...]

• Keenhouse - Better Days (2)

Our colleague Clive over at Electronic Rumors is branching out by releasing a compilation next week, aptly called Volume 1. You see a lot of blogs crossing over to "the other side" (I wouldn't call it dark side though), with French Express and Binary being recent and illustrious examples. It's a pretty natural step in a way; you get a lot of unsigned music sent to you, and you could easily, with your (hopefully) great music taste, pick out a few favourites, and ask a few contacts you've (hopefully) made to pitch in. That said, of course there's [...]

Our fellow bloggers over at Disco Demons made a guide for contacting music bloggers the other day (an article that actually more people within the music business should read). After this post we got a fantastic email, correct in all aspects and with this hilarious touch in it. Of course it caught our eyes in the overfull inbox of Tracasseur. Katzenwaffe stepped in to our living room with a fantastic new track that he wanted to give us and our readers exclusively, and not only that, for free too! What a guy, this [...]

One of the absolute best producers right now (and for a while back too) Goldroom is back with a remix of next big thing, Citizens! Kitsuné released the remix earlier today. So, Goldroom + Citizens! + Kitsuné, that's a winner team for every day of the week. Citizens! - Reptile (Goldroom Remix) by Goldroom

The Knocks have teamed up with Mandy Lee to do a cover of M83 's mighty "Midnight City". This is a promised hit, I tell you that! Midnight City feat. Mandy Lee (M83 Cover) by The Knocks

Minneapolis trio Estate has made a really awesome remix of Arthur Russell 's "That's Us/Wild Combination". It's a nice original, and I love the funkiness and that slow constant build-up they've added. Arthur Russell - That's Us/Wild Combination (Estate Remix) by Estate

This Saturday it's time for the next Do Me To The Music. This time we are very happy to have booked our first Swedish act: upcoming house star Jonas Rathsman . We're happy because we love his deep, soulful music, and that we are the first to bring him to Stockholm. Plus, we can only assume he'll very soon be touring around the world with Avicii as his warm-up, and by then he'll be beyond our budget. We know that Jonas is working on new original material, and that there is a remix EP of Tobago coming out pretty [...]

Speaking of Gigamesh in the last post, here's a brand new remix he's done for Grouplove . The summery vibe is really appreciated since the cold and snow finally decided to hit Stockholm. Don't forget to check out the first instalment of our exclusive Guest Tape series he did for us - Jonny is updating it with fancy artwork as we speak! Grouplove - Tounge Tied (Gigamesh Remix) by GIGAMESH

We have come up with an equally bold and brilliant new concept at Tracasseur. The idea is to once a month ask a DJ or producer that we like to make a (wait for it...) mixtape for us! Here I'll give you a second to collect your blown mind. Yes, it's something no one has ever come up with before, and we expect Pulitzers and Nobel prizes raining over us very soon. Why a mixtape you ask? Well, most of the music we post is more or less dance music, and dance music works best in mixes [...]

• Gigamesh - Tracasseur Guest Tape #1

We like Sneaky Sound System 's new single. It mixes a sunny 80s synth disco feel with more of retro electro rhythms. And more importantly it's just a good pop song. Sneaky Sound System have a habit of getting strong remix support (favourites include Breakbot, Flight Facilities and more recently Oliver), and this release is no different. Azari & III have made an awesome deep, well Azari & III track and Bulgaria's biggest deep/tech house star, KiNK 's is just as awesome. Funkagenda's is decent, but decidedly inferior to the other two remixes, so I'll [...]

Perfect timing for the Saturday evening to start over here in Sweden. With perfect timing, I mean that Aeroplane just shared his new mixtape for the world. Always a pleasure! Let the night begin! Aeroplane January 2012 Mix by Aeroplane (Official) Tracklist: 1. Pop & Eye - Give Me a Fight 2. Friendly Fires - Hurting (C2 Instrumental Mix) 3. Great Weekend [...]

The best Pyramid in the world I would say. Pyramid always delivers really good stuff, if it's original tracks or remixes. He has got such a potential that even Kitsuné included him on the latest Kitsuné Parisien II. With this remix of Foxes first release "Youth" we can't do more than bow. Foxes is the girl of Loui Rose Allen and you can compare her to acts such as Marina & The Diamonds, Bat For Lashes and Ellie Goulding. In other words, this is great music, and we're sure that you gonna hear [...]

I remember when we played with Fare Soldi last winter, that they played sober. They partied afterwards, but it was something very mature with that attitude. Maybe they are more grown-up than us, they're new scheme suggests so. For all of 2012 the Friulian disco kings will release one track per month as paghetta , which is the Italian word for the monthly allowance you get as a kid. So you can listen to this after you have mowed the lawn. Of course, I don't have to do that since we got the first snow of the [...]

LA and Binary 's Fabian have made a new track. It's a very nice housey tune sampling Montell Jordan's '95 swing beat track "This Is How We Do It". With its hammering piano, handclaps and congas it'll work well on a dancefloor. Do It by Fabian

First The Magician Magic Tape of the year! As usual no tracklisting, so speculate on his Soundcloud or below in the comments section. Magic Tape Nineteen by The Magician

One of our biggest loves last year, Goldroom , is back with a new smooth track. "Angeles", once again shows what Mr. Josh Legg is all about. Perfect tunes for sunny moments, or all moments really. Therefore we're also happy to announce that we gonna bring him to Stockholm in April. Love Goldroom and love April in Stockholm! Goldroom - Angeles by Goldroom

Check out STYGG 's new video for "Acid Test" made by Punx Sthlm . STYGG - Acid Test (320 kbps)

From our Polish DJ colleague BrainWash we got this nice mixtape yesterday. I listened to it yesterday and today so now it's time for you to take a listen. You're BrainWashed - BrainWash @ Audiofonia by BrainWash The Dj Tracklist: 1. Miami Ice & Pretty Criminals - Feel the Crowd (Original Mix) 2. Maceo Plex - Vibe Your Love (Original Mix) 3. U2 - With or [...]

Just wanted to share a new Monsieur Adi track, a remix of Justice 's "Ohio". But I will leave the rest of the text for Adi himself to explain this new remix: "Remixing Justice is something that should have happened some time ago, but the right song and timing had to be. I love this song very much. My interpretation of this song is about pride and love for somewhere and all that's there which I wanted to capture in something that's moving. Keeping it simple with yet dramatic, [...]