“because we don’t need another hero/
just another zero”

-Lost Valentinos

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TRACKLISTING:

1. Thief (Shinichi Osawa RMX) – Lost Valentinos
2. Youth Speed Trouble Cigarettes (extended) – Cassius
3. 16 (Flight Facilities RMX) – Sneaky Sound System
4. Dance The Way I Feel (AVH Club Mix) – Ou Est Le Swimming Pool
5. Crazy Legs! – Acid Jacks
6. This Is Sick (Riva Starr RMX) – Solid Groove
7. Bulletproof (Just A Band Remix) – La Roux
8. Handguns (Dada Life Remix) – Alex Gopher
9. African Chant (Top Billin' Remix) – Scottie B & King Tutt
10. London To Paris – Mowgli
11. Too Long (Romain Too Short RMX) – Daft Punk
12. 3AM (Original Mix) – Bobby Blanco & Miki Moto
13. Pon De Floor f/ Ninjasonik (Diplo's Rap Remix) – Major Lazer
14. Bangkok – Original Mix – Boris Dlugosch
15. Right Hand Hi (Kingdom Remix) – Kid Sister
16. Not Fair (Style Of Eye Remix) – Lily Allen
17. Toyfriend f/ Afrojack (Instrumental Version) – David Guetta
18. Good Beat (Bass ill Euro Remix) – Bounce Camp
19. Good Beat (Jesty Beatz Flash-Forward RMX) – Bounce Camp
20. More Than Friends (Congorock Remix) – Fukkk Offf
21. I Can't Wait (Alex Metric's Back-to-99 RMX) – Kenneth Bager
22. Little Secrets (Jokers Of The Scene Remix) – Passion Pit
23. Boriqua (Harvard Bass Remix) – Nouveau Yorican
24. Love Long Distance (Riva Starr Remix) – The Gossip
25. Well Now – Savage Skulls Remix – Jesse Rose
26. Beat That Bird f/ Justin Martin – Claude VonStroke
27. BODY SO COLD – ShyF.A.M.E.
28. Tupac Robot Club Rock f/ Plastic Little (Oliver $ Remix) – Filthy Dukes
29. Standing On The Shore (Hey Today! Remix) – Empire Of The Sun
30. Bonkers (Doorly Remix) – Dizzee Rascal
31. Secousse (Gant Man Remix) – Radioclit
32. Who's There? – Riton & Primary 1
33. Black & Blue (Jaymo and Andy George Remix) – Miike Snow
34. Heads Will Roll (A-Trak RMX) – Yeah Yeah Yeahs
35. Into The Future (The Aston Shuffle Remix) – Bunny Lake

Fast forward to now, Tron Legacy is set to be released in 3D sometime (probably summer) 2010. Who’s behind the boards for the soundtrack? The relatively unknown French duo Daft Punk. Apparently they’ve already composed 24 tracks for the film, when the director was asked why he decided to have Daft Punk do the film score, he replied,

“How could you not at least go to those guys?”

I agree in full, and, let’s be honest when Daft Punk performs live they look like they just got spit out of the Tronverse. Unfortunately there’s going to be a fucking Journey song in it again, which I will forgive as long as Disney doesn’t fuck with Daft Punk like they did Wendy Carlos and forced an orchestra on her… classically trained musicians are so overrated. Anyway, here’s the Tron Legacy theme for download, apparently it’s done with Cryda Luv. I have no idea who Cryda Luv is but I’m guessing he/she named themselves after the amazing french record label, Crydamoure, owned by Daft Punker Guy-Manuel. Or maybe it’s just an artist Daft Punk made up.

Daft Punk – Tron Legacy Theme (Reworked by Cryda Luv) (click to download instantly)

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TRACKLISTING:

1. A. Skillz – With You
2. The Juan Maclean – Give Me Every Little Thing
3. Hail Social – Cherry-Cola Funk (Sta mix)
4. Passion Pit – The Reeling (Calvin Harris Remix)
5. Daft Punk – Night Vision (The Twelves Cover)
6. Phonat – Set Me Free
7. Friendly Fires – Skeleton Boy (Grum Remix)
8. PNAU – Embrace f/ Ladyhawke (DJ DLG Re-Edit)
9. Nacey – Lose Your Love
10. MSTRKRFT – Heartbreaker (Featuring John Legend) (Laidback Luke Remix)
11. Sidney Samson – Riverside (Original Mix)
12. Simian Mobile Disco – Hustler
13. CLASSIXX – I’ll Get You feat. Jeppe
14. Max Tundra – MBGATE
15. The Young Punx! – Destroy Celebrity Crap (2008 USA Version)
16. Mr. Oizo – Gay Dentists (JFK Edit)
17. M.I.A. – Bucky Done Gun
18. Beyonce – Me, Myself & I (Laidback Luke Bootleg)
19. Acapella Heaven – Music Sounds Better with You
20. Phonat – Ghetto Burnin – Mohito Mix
21. Lykke Li – Little Bit (AutoErotique Bootleg Remix)
22. Digitalism – Echoes
23. Grafton Primary – All Stars (Aston Shuffle Remix)
24. Santogold – Lights Out (Hervé Remix)
25. Diplo & Laidback Luke – Hey!
26. Tom Vek – Nothing but Green Lights (Digitalism Remix)

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TRACKLISTING:

1. Mr. Chi City – Snacks on Snacks (GEEKDOUT Edit)
2. FLEX – 1985
3. Stardust – Music Sounds Better With You (Juxx Remix)
4. Donnis – Party Works (Acapella)
5. Notorious B.I.G. – Mo Money Mo Problems f/ Puff Daddy & Mase (Laidback Luke Bootleg)
6. Sébastien Tellier – Kilometer (A-Trak Remix)
7. DJ Gant-Man – Juke Dat Girl From Tha Back
8. Thieves Like Us – Drugs In My Body (Just A Band Remix)
9. Treasure Fingers – Cross The Dancefloor (Shake-A-Pella)
10. Bart B More – Make Some Noise – Original Mix
11. MSTRKRFT – Bounce (feat. N.O.R.E.) [A Capella]
12. Dance Area – AA 24 7 (Diplo Remix)
13. Phoenix – If I Ever Feel Better (Todd Edwards RMX)
14. Kraak & Smaak – Squeeze Me (Elroy Vanderley’s Baldimore Edit)
15. DJ Sega – Bad Boys (Cops Theme)
16. DJ Sega – Where’s Your Head At
17. Crookers – Big Money Comin’
18. His Majesty Andre – Peep Thong – Original Mix
19. Soulwax – Miserable Girl (Royal Rumble Edit)
20. Tittsworth & Ayres – Booty Accapellas
21. Moby – I Love To Move In Here (Crookers Crack Mix)
22. PRGz – Hood Celebrity (Acapella)
23. Jaimie Fanatic – Dont Act Like You Know Me 2007 Mix
24. Tittsworth & Ayres – Club Accapellas
25. DJ Blaqstarr – Hands Up Thumbs Down (High Powered Boys Remix)
26. Hot Chip – Touch Too Much (Fake Blood Remix)
27. Basement Jaxx – Hey U (Switch & Sinden Remix)
28. Soulwax – E-Talking
29. Villains – Rock It
30. Daft Punk – One More Time (Laidback Luke Bmore Edit)
31. Justice – Phantom Pt2 (Soulwax Remix)
32. Fatboy Slim – Fucking In Heaven
33. Dek 32 – Gnor ! – Main Mix
34. Terry Lynn – Kingstonlogic (Acappella)
35. Lykke Li – Breaking It Up (Punks Jump Up Remix)
36. Smoke & Mirrors – Love Is In The Air
37. Cousin Cole – Bam A Lam
38. Diplo & DJ Blaqstarr – Get Off (DJ Rob Threezy Remix)
39. MSTRKRFT – Breakaway (feat. Jahmal of The Carps)

Kilometer (right-click to download)

Kilometer (A-Trak RMX) (right-click to download)

Anyway, like I was saying, I liked ‘Swagga Like Us.’ I thought ‘hey, that’s cool Kanye figured out who M.I.A. is’ but these happy feelings don’t last long…. anybody remember that song ‘Stronger?!’ You might not be aware that in ‘Stronger’ Kanye in fact sampled some underground French house music dudes. I think their name was Daft…. uhm… Dunkz or something-OH YEAH! Punk! Daft Punk! That’s what they were called. Moving on….

Jay-Z & Santogold – Brooklyn Go Hard (prod. by Kanye West) 320 kbps / 9.2 MB

If you haven’t noticed, I’m doing my best to lay on a robust amount of sarcasm. Here’s my beef: Kanye samples Daft Punk & M.I.A. which is cool for like 2 seconds because I think maybe this will help broaden people’s terribly narrow taste in music, and, shit-who knows?! maybe this will set off a chain reaction of culture affluence so powerful that MTV goes back to showing music videos!

Unfortunately it doesn’t, and I find myself aggravated at all these drunk people singing along to the hook, without a clue in the world where it originated from. So, my beef isn’t with Kanye by any means. Shit, at least “Brooklyn Go Hard” has Santogold in the song. My beef is that nobody listens to music anymore to appreciate it, people listen to music so they can memorize the lyrics/dance associated with that song and have another vessel for “fitting in.”

I’m not trying to be one of those uber-elitist hipster snobs, because I hate them just as much as the “narrow-taste” people. Shit, maybe people will get really into Santogold. Maybe they’ll listen to such songs as “L.E.S. Artistes” and “Shove It” (the source sample of the song in this blog post) and maybe, just maybe, they’ll listen to the lyrics; and, start to re-evaluate the criteria being used to find their favorite songs ?!? Godspeed Hipsters and Conformists! Get out there, be different!

P.S. Just in case I didn’t properly convey my opinion on the song itself: I thoroughly enjoyed it. Jay & Santi’s respective flows are ripe, sitting effortlessly on-top of Kanye’s pristine production.

P.P.S. I didn’t account for the fact that maybe Kanye himself could balance this whole equation by continuing to sample really good music that’s only a year or so old. MGMT anyone!?

P.P.P.S. In case anybody was wondering, that’s my photoshop craftsmanship. SKILLLZZZZZ