It's a Radioclit thing right now

Thanks to everyone who came out to the alt country show the other night. Every act delivered solid sets, including some special appearances on the front porch. The Young Folks after-jam picked up some steam and ended in the declaration that it's time to start a soul band.

But anyway, this post isn't supposed to be about Austin Alt-country, it's supposed to be about dirty British dance music. Radioclit has been making remixes for awhile and they usually hit me just like his name- revoltingly catchy, but just a little bit too hardcore for me.
Maybe I'm getting caught up in the whole beefy synth trend that is hitting every country except the U.S., but I suddenly really get this guy.

He remixes some big acts. Justin Timberlake, Lily Allen, Kano, TTC, David Banner, and Bonde Do Role to quote the Hard Working Class Vol. 1 tracklist. Aside from his My Love remix, which doesn't do much but syncopate the drums a bit, most of these remixes are fairly complete revisions, so complete that they often miss completely. Completely.

But the ones that work are fucking genius. "On Everything" is my favorite, it displaces Twista and David Banner's southern anthem rap perfectly. Despite TTC who I generally don't like, "Mature Macho Machine" manages to punch you in the face with the thinnest synth out of the album. When "Notorious" hit turntablelab a few months ago I wrote it off as the more dubby dance stuff I usually pass up on, but on revisit it is pretty much the coolest shit ever. "Silver Hall" puts Tunde from TV on the Radio over a skittering shaker and accordion and makes me want to dance to it. Wonder and Kano close the album, as if we needed a reminder of how London this dude is. "Hey, no really, I'm not French! People who aren't French can like TTC right?"

Moral of the story: Radioclit is at Beauty Bar on Friday.
Klassen is probably opening for him, as Mel is on tour somewhere or just tired.
I'm really curious to hear what this guy's gonna play. Some serious electro stuff? Grimey British hip hop? Or am I gonna be stuck trying to dance to Bonde do Role all night? Who gives a shit, it's free.

"On Everything" - David Banner feat. Twista (Radioclit RMX)
http://www.zshare.net/audio/2218783563e22a/

www.myspace.com/radioclit