So you should know by now that Kunk is not so enthusiastic about the technical aspects of djing and music promotion but we like to keep things personal. The same is true for our mixes: a Kunk mix is much more about the great tracks and remixes inside it than about our ability to mix them together. Of course, there are a couple moments that should appeal to anyone I guess. On this note, you can find many Kunk favourites and guests in the mix. Their sound and work inspired us as it inspires us to blog, even if we have our moments when we are more lazy/busy than usual. Tracklist: 01. barretso - we won’t stop (redial remix) 02. crystal castles - vietnam (lightsoverla remix) 03. villains - victims (designer drugs remix) 04. kid cudi vs snoop dog - that tree (clockwork remix) 05. axxe - saturday night (cavaliers of fun remix) 06. owl vision - fields of blow (fckn crew remix) 07. computer club ft. frankmusik - losing streak 08. monarchy - the phoenix alive (kris menace mix) 09. tv rock - in the air (grum remix) 10. cassette jam - spin (russ chimes big house remix) 11. the xx - shelter (death to the throne remix) 12. fenech soler - lies (wolfchild remix) 13. kelis - acapella (acid washed remix) 14. lcd soundsystem - drunk girls (holy ghost remix) 15. kavinsky - nightcall (mmmatthias remix) 16. saycet - opal (error love opalowsky remix) 17. lemonade - big weekend (delorean remix) Kunk - S/S 2010 mix by kunk MEDIAFIRE DOWNLOAD

We’ve already blogged about Acid Washed, Paris-based chill-space maestros. This time they return with a take on Kelis, the rnb princess. As Kunk loves a good mix of genres, we were naturally curious about what can be accomplished here. You might expect, after the trippy and umm “acid-y” single, “Change”, this remix stays on this end of the scale. Of course, Kelis’s new song is not traditional rnb material, she went in an electro-disco influenced direction. The atmosphere is somewhere near the Hercules and Love Affair authentic disco sound. Daring move. Acid Washed tap right into the coolest aspect of the track and add a hypnotic beat that carries us throught their remix with subtle tension builds and falls. They shoot Kelis’s disco right out to some higher spheres that reach deep inside one’s mind…and legs.

Kelis - Acapella (Acid Washed remix) [mediafire] // [ysi]

Kunkers are still in recovery mode after last weekend’s shenanigans — however, no rest for the wicked as we’ve got quite the barnburner coming up this April 30, at Merlin, presented together with our mates, Kollektiva. Joining us in Budapest will be no less than the so-called ‘Andy Warhol of dance music’ and godfather of all things filthy, dirty, and electro: Larry Tee!

In typical Kunk pre-party fashion we’ve got some tracks to share and an interview with the man himself. So, get your fill after the jump!

—You’ve been an influental member of many music scenes since the 80s. Can you foretell us anything about who will rise, who will fall, what’s the most up-and-coming sound, style, acts?

the 80s??? well, maybe the end of the 80s. Im not that OLD! well, i think people are really enjoying loud loopy electronic noise meets the indie rock sensibilities….guitars are OUT for now. Young producers are taking over like Oddword, Lauren Flax, Clouds, SonicC, The Potatoheads, Dolby Anol, Highbloo, to name a few and older acts like In Flagranti, Siriusmo, Vitalic, Alexander Tecnique, and Lady Gaga are coming into their own…just kidding about Lady Gaga! I am also sensing we are going to start seeing the integration of dance and performance art again into the realm of electronic music…just a feeling.

— Of all the clubs and club nights you’ve routinely played at — either in Georgia, New York, or beyond… which has left the most impact on you?

In NYC, a club called the Pyramid left a mark across my soil that i will never be able to escape. On an average night they would have the punk band The Butthole Surfers, then have 3 70 year old women playing guitars and singing Pet Shop Boys and would end with a German transexual chasing the boys around the club. The music policy was always very experimental but VERY dance. I saw Warhol and Madonna in this club hanging out. My club in Atlanta, the Celebrity Club was similar in a lot of ways and gave me a chance to experiment with music styles and trying to make people crazy…;)

— You’ve been spending more time in Europe lately, correct? What are some key differences between the parties and partiers in the US versus over on this side of the pond?

I am living in London now and loving it. NYC is great, but it’s like an ex-lover. I love it dearly, i just don’t want to see it naked. Electronic music is taken more seriously in Europe and people come to really dance. But I could definitely see more experimentation here in London and that’s why i am here…

—The inevitable electroclash question: What do you think about its future? Will it somehow return in the eternal spinning cycle of retro and actual musical styles? Will there be a nu-electroclash or a post-electroclash?

Electroclash is not supposed to come back. Musical moments are to be absorbed and then you move on the the next. However the influence is very strong in pop music and contemporary electronic artists. I hear it in Keisha and the Black Eyed Peas, but also hear it in MGMT, LCD Soundsystem, and Vitalic. Don’t wait for it to come back…use the influence and create something NEW. Its punk attitude will never die because it never sold out.

—As a dj, what are the important things for you in playing sets? Do you like to drop new songs that no one has heard or older and obscure ones or hits? What is your way of moving the crowd?

Playing new music. I will never be playing a bunch of old songs because they just dont interest me anymore. When I play for a crowd I want them to feel as if they have had a chance to experience something NEW, though sometimes there will be a bit of the past in the new songs I play…so that people won’t feel that they are getting a lecture. I want the crowd to scream so I play some new music they are familiar with but then hit them with something that no one has EXCEPT me so they come away with something very new. That’s one reason why I create music, so there is some music that is exclusive to me that excites ME.

—It seems you’re always looking for ways to add something extraordinary to your music with collaborations. How do you choose your collaborators? What can we expect on the next Larry Tee album? More in the vein of Club Badd or off in another new direction?

We are first releasing a Club Badder collection of all the amazing remixes from my album from Herve, Bart B More, Afrojack, Sebastien Leger, and a ton of unknown remixers. But the next totally new collection will have collaborations with new stars and old Like Kele from Bloc Party, Andy Bell from Erasure, and Little Annie, the chanteuse heavily associated with Antony of the Johnsons. I have to keep changing so I feel like I am growing up. With the last album I went to the internet to find my vocalists…people that are not known for singing but have large personalities to use within the context of dance music. I got a lot of criticism for doing this from the ‘serious’ dance music afficianados and reviewers but the crowds and Djs LOVED the album and danced to it for months. But I also got a lot of criticism from being a champion of electro, too. FUCK em!!

—What do you expect with the budapest gig and what can the hungarian crowd expect from you? Have you ever been to budapest before? Any pre-conceptions or just a blank slate?

I have NO idea about Hungary or what to expect of the crowds as I have never payed there before. But I have heard that the people are amazing and that the city is exploding with great energy. I expect to also look around the city and get to know it and come back. Becuase once I play somewhere, they ALWAYS invite me back. So don’t think you will ever get rid of Larry Tee….Hehehehe.

 —Thanks, Larry! — we promise to be as Badd as can be, in 2 weeks here in Budapest. And by Badd we mean Club Badd, not Color Me Badd, natch.

Larry Tee feat. Roxy Cottontail - Let’s Make Nasty (Drlkt Freddie Remix) [mediafire] // [ysi]

Peaches – I Feel Cream (Larry Tee

Perpetual Kunk faves Thieves Like Us new album (Again and Again) is coming out next month. You previously saw and heard the Never Known Love single here not too long ago… next up is Forget Me Not, which is naturally accompanied by its own remix package. This track follows in a similar vein to the first preview release — it’s evocative of the yearn for romantic memory — introspective, but not sullen. Look for the album on May 7 through deBonton in Europe and Shelf-Life in the U.S.

Of the below, we’re particularly fond of the Not Second Date remix… and, to get a taste of the original, it can be streamed here: http://www.7digital.com/artists/thieves-like-us/forget-me-not/01-Forget-Me-Not/

The single will be released in full next week.

Thieves Like Us - Forget Me Not (Not Second Date Remix) [mediafire] // [ysi]

Thieves Like Us - Forget Me Not (Cécile Small Town Girl Remix) [mediafire] // [ysi]

Thieves Like Us - Forget Me Not (Sundance Remix) [mediafire] // [ysi]

We first dropped some KOLT13 love last summer and it’s long overdue to revisit what’s been happening with the French producer. Specifically in fact: Love at the Speed of Light — with which we’re definitely getting vibes of Symbol One’s Love Juice Danger remix (perhaps after enough juice one reaches the speed of light?) and it all lines up famously with the vocals.

The track is pretty spot on for those moments when you wanna experience a little slo-mo epic trance to accompany your epic blunt-rolling, bitch-macking nights out. The track is preview-ish, truncated to a slightly lesser length than the eventual release will be.

Props to trashbags and others on the track.

KOLT13 featuring WEB - Love at the Speed of Light [mediafire] // [ysi]

Acid Washed is some trippy, er, acid-influenced sounding comsic-disco coming from a pair out of Paris. Change meanders along a path which evokes a moment you might have in Ibiza after that fast stuff has started to wear off, but the slow stuff is starting to kick-in (yes, it’s a thinly veiled drug reference). Their tracks are generated from both vintage as well as modern equipment, and that comes through in the variation of sounds you’ll pick up from this track, especially with headphones on.

The result of all this is fusion of late nineties French house vibes and DFA disco touches, while also acknowledging the influence of Chicago and Detroit without being overly reverential.

Pick up some Acid Washed gear here: http://shop.recordmakers.com/catalog/

And order through iTunes here: http://itunes.apple.com/artist/acid-washed/id339219409

Acid Washed - Change [mediafire] // [ysi]

This isn’t material that’s exactly hot of the presses, however i’ve been in a Miike Snow mood of late. The Swedish/American trio with the solo artist-sounding name remain one of the freshest sounding things going nearly one year on from their self-titled first release. Perhaps not surprisingly, to my ears their sound is not so far removed from another trio consisting of two Swedes and an American, Thieves Like Us.

So, apropos of not much more than my current mood, revisit the first single, Animal, another tasty one, Song For No One, and finally, my remix of the year for 2009, for Peter, Bjorn

“Yeah we were born free // can’t you see? // it’s our destiny” - bursts the chorus of a hip and new NYC band, The Rassle. Not sure if this means the end of The Young Lords and/or The Virgins, since it’s composed of their members, but if it does, it is a cool, phoenix-like rise from the ashes. They’ve just launched their new EP which is a free download and was recorded in an appartment with a cheap mic and an old computer. This is the lo-fi part. Their music is super-catchy, good-natured garage stuff. Obvious comparison is BRMC’s Howl . The differ in the innocent attitude, the naive romanticism and untainted leaning on 60s garage pop. Spice it with original US ‘hallelujahs’ and even southern country charisma and it’s a great recepie for awesomeness. My favourite song from the EP is “Born Free” (see the quote), such an uplifting spring-comming-of-summer anthem. Makes you wanna do cheesy stuff like go out to the fictional open fields of the teenage myths and lie in the fictional grass with fictional girl from youthful dreams. However, the music is so good that it makes you believe it. Give The Rassle love on myspace/facebook/twitter.

The Rassle - Born Free [mediafire] // [ysi]

Punches is a new outfit out of Brooklyn comprising Finger on the Pulse, Alan Astor and The Kid Rob… the three of whom wanted to ‘punch’ out a new sound for summer. To kick-off this venture, they’ve crafted an ear catching mixtape containing an ear catching remix of the wistful Only You Can Make You Happy, by muses to many, Au Revoir Simone. You’ll recognize the essence of the original, but not much else, as Punches elevates the track into a disco-infused call to summer jamming. Kunkers are severely digging it. For the moment you can find the original, the remix (soundcloud stream only for now) and the full mixtape, below… which also includes some Punches originals, Let Go, and Feeling Right, both of which give clear indication that ‘brown skin and cinnamon tans’, will be in full effect very soon! Au Revoir Simone - Only You Can Make You Happy [mediafire] // [ysi] Au Revoir Simone - Only You Can Make You Happy (PUNCHES Remix) by punchesbk Punches - Somebody Has To Help You mixtape [mediafire] // [ysi] Tracklist

• Romanthony - Hold On
• PUNCHES - Let Go
• Panther Hands - Young Gifted and Brown
• Chicane ft Tom Jones - Stoned In Love (Young Punx Remix)
• Swick - Grow Up (Cassian Remix)
• Au Revoir Simone - Only You Can Make You Happy (PUNCHES Remix)
• Classixx - I’ll Get You (Treasure Fingers Remix)
• Ellie Goulding - Starry Eyed (Russ Chimes Remix)
• Figure

At kunk we loves us some, er, gay nu happy disco, however at times it can leave you yearning for something with a bit more fist pumping danceable rage behind it (couldn’t agree more with Trashbags). The challenge, at least to our ears, is accomplishing that sound without descending into a wobbly un-melodic seizure-inducing mess, as so frequently happens these days by the ableton nation. I mean, that’s what medication is for, right? But not to digress: Haezer is a dude out of South Africa who’s got a great sound going on — melodic and aggressive filth let’s describe it as. It’s Not Our Fault is a call to arms, of sorts, blazing a path for those needing a bit of punch to coincide with their happiness. We likey. It’s not our fault by HAEZER