Zesty Island Mix

One way to mitigate nasty weather is to go ahead and lay out the ideal audio accoutrements for your first poolside/rooftop jaunt (in this case, my trip next month to Punta Cana). First up - The Loop Professor (Ben Allen) mixing Tropicalismo pioneer Gilberto Gil's "Maracatu Atomico" over Q-Tip's J-Dilla produced "Breathe and Stop" instrumental. The perfect lime for your morning's first Presidente.


Loop Professor - The Stop vs. Gil (from Get Your Hand Outta My Pocket! Vol. 3, 2006, track via Names You Can Trust)

20-year-old Aussie Jonathan Boulet has gone out and done the music world a frickin' service with his new compact disc, appropriately titled Jonathan Boulet. No chopless, dubious ruffians here, this is a professionally trained voice man that also wrote, recorded, produced and played almost every instrument. Boulet!


Jonathan Boulet - A Community Service Annoucement (from his 2009 self-titled debut, buy it here)

Although "Island" is the first single from Whitest Boy Alive's second EP (available in the US next month), it's actually been part of their live shows for the last five years or so. In this studio version Erlend Oye shares enigmatic clues about hidden Norwegian treasure.


The Whitest Boy Alive - Island (from Rules, 2009)

"I had the college, I had the material trip...I just decided I was going to find a new way of life, so I took off on my bicycle."


Mylo - Sun Worshipper (from Destroy Rock & Roll, 2006)

The picture above is the album art for the single to my favorite track on Premiers Symptomes; the track below is my favorite b-side on the single.


Air - Casanova 70 (The Secret of Cool) (b-side from Casanova 70, 1999)



So besides The Avalanches and Air France, which is a given, what would be on your zesty mix?

Related:
The Avalanches/My Blue Hustle
Air France's Rooftop Mix
Roundtable Knights' Buttery Summer Mix
The More You Know - Other Languages

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Butter Team Weekend Beats Vol. 22

We'll return with premium BT content soon, refreshed from our staff retreat with piles of potent postables. For the duration, please indulge in high-speed luxury touring via a Windsor–powered XR Falcon or the vehicle of your choice.


Clipse - Ride Around Shining (from Hell Hath No Fury)


Mylo - Muscle Cars (from Destroy Rock & Roll)


Hot Chip - Shining Escalade (from Coming on Strong)


Chromatics - Night Drive (from Night Drive EP)


Belle and Sebastian - I Love My Car (from I'm Waking Up To Us)

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Mylo Licks Toto

Mylo (captured here holding his mysterious bag of beats) left us a nice ditty to marinate on whilst awaiting the proper follow up to Destroy Rock & Roll. "Most of the time, when I sample something it's meant as a compliment. The only track I ever really got burned on was a track called 'Salt Lick,'" Mylo told The Age back in 2005.

"[It] isn't on the album and never got released. I spent a lot of time trying to get clearance from Toto, but they completely blanked it...the whole point of it was taking the piss out of the source material. I can imagine they would have really, really hated it."

The InterWeb says a salt lick is a salt deposit that animals regularly lick, so, that should explain how it relates to Scottish bedroom electronica. Please to enjoy:

Mylo - Salt Lick

And here's the original Toto song Mylo was kind enough to rescue. We recommend you do not listen to this:

Toto - Stop Loving You (not safe for work or if you're around anyone)

Support rock & roll by buying Destroy Rock & Roll.
If you listened to the Toto track even after we asked you not to, go here for help.

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Butter Team Weekend Beats Vol. 4 and 5

After last week's hiatus we are literally knee deep in the beats people. Prepare to pop, lock and roll for the dangerous digitals coming your way this weekend. This first gem is by Best Fwends, remixed by Charm City's own Spank Rock and featured on Fabriclive 33, which you can sample and buy here. Sounds like they've got booty rock for days.


Best Fwends -M.Y.S.E.L.F. (Xxxchange Remix)

And a few more pregame incinerators from our Hell's Kitchen correspondent:

Bjork - Innocence
Beck - Scarecrow (El-P Remix)
Los Campesinos - You! Me! Dancing!
Mylo - Drop the Pressure
Notorious BIG - Party and Bullshit (Ratatat remix)
The Mules - We're Good People (CSS Remix)
Rocky Soundtrack - Going The Distance

Lastly, a seemingly innocent game of girl-on-girl "telephone" goes horribly, horribly wrong:

Simian Mobile Disco - Hustler

Note after the fact: this video was definitely not suitable for our younger viewers, particularly the chaps/chappetes at Butterfield Preparatory School in Lombard, IL. If Kathy (principal) or anyone from the Butterfield PTA would like us to remove the video, just give us a shout. You guys are the future!

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