SHREM'S LATE MONDAY NIGHT SESSIONS: "HERE I AM" - The Juan Maclean

DFA just dropped The Juan Maclean's 3rd studio album "In A Dream". Having completed the first listening to the album "Here I Am" stood out the most. Its warm, housey vibe is instantly appealing and Nancy Whang scored another classic dancefloor moment on her account with her effortlessly cool vocals. On repeat!

Gomma will be releasing Nancy Whang's collaborative EP "The Nancy Whang Casablanca Reworks" with disco covers featuring Drop Out Orchestra, Etienne de Crécy and Audiojack among others. The previews are sounding delightful!

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Crème de la crème: APRIL 2014

20 (N) "Need U" - Oceaán



19 (N) "Delorean Dynamite" - Todd Terje



18 (N) "Marilyn Monroe" - Pharrell Williams



17 (N) "Wednesday" - Supersonic Lovers feat. Hard Ton



16 (N) "2 Is 8" - Lone



15 (5) "Good Enough To Keep" - Tensnake feat. Nile Rodgers & Fiora



14 (N) "Sexercize" - Kylie Minogue



13 (N) "Like An Eagle" - Audiojack & Nancy Whang



12 (N) "When I Look" - Bobmo feat. Shaun J. Wright



11 (N) "Hunting For Pearls" - iamamiwhoami



10 (N) "Try Me" - IAMNOBODI feat. Ego Ella May

09 (N) "Uncle Ace" - Blood Orange

08 (1) "All Mine" - Exotica

07 (3) "Crossfade" - Gus Gus

06 (N) "Ancora Tu" - Róisín Murphy

05 (N) "Do It Again" - Robyn & Röyksopp

04 (N) "Serbia" - TĀLĀ

03 (7) "If It Wasn't True" - Shamir

02 (N) "Paris" - Little Dragon

01 (N) "I Try To Talk To You" - Hercules & Love Affair feat. John Grant

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SHREM'S FUTURE ANTHEMS: "DO THAT DANCE" - Shit Robot feat. Nancy Whang + Leisure Connection Remix

Ireland's best kept electronic secret Shit Robot has just released another luminous collaborative effort with the one and only DFA prime diva Nancy Whang. Shit Robot releases his 2nd full-length album "We Got A Love" on DFA/PIAS on March 17 (UK/EU) / March 18 (US). It features guests also including Reggie Watts, Museum Of Love, Holly Backler and Luke Jenner from The Rapture.





It's also a perfect moment to remind ourselves of Shit Robot and Nancy Whang's previous and equally brilliant joint effort, the sublime "Take 'Em Up":

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SHREM'S FUTURE ANTHEMS: "GET DOWN" - The Juan Maclean

Are you ready for a brand new startling dancefloor-ready anthem featuring the impossibly cool Nancy Whang? Well here's an absolute stomper by The Juan Maclean soon to be released by DFA. "Get Down" is available now as a Valentine's Day free download on NPR. As anthemic as "Happy House" which I always thought was unbeatable! Here they are together!

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Crème de la crème: JULY 2013

20 (N) "This Way" - Boy Kid Cloud

Boy Kid Cloud - This Way by Inspected

19 (N) "Hold Up" - Osborne feat. Joe Goddard

Osborne - Hold Up (Feat. Joe Goddard) by ghostly

18 (N) "Melancholia" - Rebeka



17 (N) "Barbarians" - Escort



16 (14) This City´s Local Italo Disco DJ Has A Crush On Me" - Sally Shapiro + Little Boots Remix

This City's Local Italo Disco DJ Has A Crush On Me by Sally Shapiro

This City's Local Italo Disco DJ Has A Crush On Me (Little Boots Discotheque Remix) by Sally Shapiro

15 (N) "Bipp" - Sophie

SOPHIE - BIPP (DOWNLOAD NOW, FROM BIPP/ELLE) by SOPHIE

14 (N) "Jack" - Breach



13 (N) "Baciami" - Marli Blu & Marco Moschino

Marli Blu & Marco Moschino - Baciami - vocal (clip) by Marlin P&P

12 (N) "Spa Day" - LE1F



11 (N) "Stronger" - Nicholas feat. Jessy Allen



10 (N) "Efféminé" - Katerine

09 (RE) "All You're Waiting For" - Classixx feat. Nancy Whang

08 (N) "Airglow Fires" - Lone

Lone - Airglow Fires by Lone

07 (3) "On My Brain" - Peter & The Magician feat. Sophie Galpin

PETER & THE MAGICIAN - "On my Brain" (feat. Sophie Galpin) by The Magician (Official)

06 (N) "Skinny Dipping" - Rainbow Chan

Rainbow Chan - Skinny Dipping by Silo Arts & Records

05 (N) "Nobody" - Poisonous Relationship

Poisonous Relationship - Nobody by E C S T A S Y

04 (1) "Confess To Me" - Disclosure feat. Jessie Ware

03 (N) "Polyethers (Jimmy Edgar Remix)" - Py

Polyethers (JIMMY EDGAR REMIX) by Py.

02 (N) "Back Together" - Annie

01 (N) "Invisible" - Annie

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CHOON OF THE DAY: "ALL YOU'RE WAITING FOR" - Classixx feat. Nancy Whang

Classixx's fabulous collaboration with the one and only Miss Nancy Whang was on heavy rotation here for almost 2 months at this stage but now the obsession with this jewel of a song grows even more with the arrival of the official video for it. "All You're Waiting For" simply is all you're hoping for in a summer anthem. The song's available on Classixx's "Hanging Gardens" already and will drop separately as a single with remixes on 23rd July. What a smashing track!



All You're Waiting For (Feat. Nancy Whang) by Classixx

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SHREM'S FUTURE ANTHEMS: "ALL YOU'RE WAITING FOR" - Classixx feat. Nancy Whang

Classixx's debut album is out now and it includes this monstrously good synth-pop anthem in the making "All You're Waiting For" featuring the incredible Nancy Whang. Anything this lady touches with her vocals turns into sonic gold, whether it's with LCD Soundsystem, Juan MacLean or Shit Robot, her contributions have always been ace. What a pure summer moment! A new essential for your weekend soundtrack.

All You're Waiting For (Feat. Nancy Whang) by Classixx

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SHREM'S 2011 COUNTDOWN OF CHOONS - 70-61

70 "In This Shirt (Röyksopp Edit)" - The Irrepressibles - Norwegian wizards of electronica turning yet another track into an utter masterpiece, making it sound their own. Epic +10 minutes of world class electronica
The Irrepressibles - In This Shirt (Royksopp Remix) by FascinatingFingers

69 "Blend - Revised" - UpHIgh Collective feat. Delvis - wondrous urban vibes, 2011 the year of reinventing soul music
OP02 - Uphigh Collective - Blend by on-point

68 "Rozszczep" - Nosowska - one of 2 tracks from my homeland included in my ranking, a moody piece of unsettling strings, cloudy micro-beats and THAT voice...


67 "Pharaohs" - SBTRKT feat. Roses Gabor - Miss Gabor gracing not any less than 3 tunes in my top 100, here's hoping we get to hear some of her solo stuff in 2012


66 "123, If You Want Me" - Steed Lord - Icelandic ultra-cool electro fashionistas who re-released their 2010 singles with fresh breakthrough videos


65 "Ritual Union" - Little Dragon - I literally don't know one single person who wouldn't fall for this perfect little gem
Ritual Union by Little Dragon

64 "Run the World (Girls)" - Beyoncé - no 1 Girl Power anthem of the new decade


63 "Good Night Good Morning" - Beth Ditto - controversially speaking and being a massive Gossip fan, La Ditto's first ever solo material is possibly the best thing she's been involved in so far...
Good Night Good Morning by Beth Ditto

62 "Tailor-made" - Daedelus feat. Milosh - an enthrallingly cacophonous electronic symphony which didn't sound quite like anything else in 2011
Tailor-Made (featuring Milosh) by Daedelus

61 "Take 'Em Up" - Shit Robot feat. Nancy Whang - exactly how many excellent dance records was DFA diva Nancy Whang was involved in at this stage? Marvellous!

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SHREM'S LATE MONDAY NIGHT SESSIONS... "I WANTED TO TELL HER" - Holy Ghost! feat. Juan Maclean & Nancy Whang

Time for another dream collaboration coming from the DFA nu-disco tent. This ultra-funky sonic threesome will sizzle up your chilly winter evenings. Nancy Whang has some set up underground dance anthems on her account at this stage, do you remember "Happy House" or "Take 'Em Up".

I WANTED TO TELL HER by DFA Records

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10 ACTS NOT TO BE MISSED AT LOVEBOX ON SUNDAY (OUT & OUT FIERCE)

So the sunday line-up at this year's Lovebox in Victoria Park, London is some sort of a phenomena in my books. When I scanned through it first a few weeks ago, slightly in disbelief and hyped up to the max, I booked my flight to London, ticket to the festival and accomodation all in less than half hour... Now the day is just around the corner so I thought it'd be nice to share with you all who might very possibly be my highlights of the out & out fierce edition of Lovebox... I arranged it all neatly in a top 10 (surprise surprise!) as I'm sure you know by now how fond I am of list making :-)

10. VILLA - Mysterious belgian trio that stole my heart with their "Diva Edits" a while back. 09. PEACHES - "I feel cream" thinking of seeing Peaches live for the first time even if it's just a dj set I'm sure it'll be a set like no other!
08. THE JUAN MACLEAN - always standing in the shadow of the mighty James-LCD Soundsystem-Murphy, Maclean is in fact my personal biggest hero from the DFA label, really hope I can count on "Crush The Liberation" and "Happy House"


07. TENSNAKE - bringing back the 1990's big style, needless to say "Coma Cat" will be one of the biggest Lovebox anthems that weekend:

TENSNAKE - Coma Cat (Radio Edit) by onelovemusic

06. KELIS - really hope she does "Emancipate" and that flamboyant mash-up of "Milkshake" and La Ciccone's "Holiday" that has recently became la spécialité during her gigs...
05. SHIT ROBOT - I have just realised with a bit of luck both The Juan Maclean and Shit Robot might be joined on stage by wonderful Nancy Whang as she graced tracks by both artists with her cool vocals...



04. HARD TON - this should be an ultra-camp feast of glitter and fabulousness, newly crowned Italo disco queen Hard Ton aka "Dis-Grace Jones" was my number one favourite new act in 2010, dying to see him perform both his own nu disco gems as well as some of the tunes he flawlessly featured on (for Heels of Love, Ajello, Stefano e bene, The Barking Dogs among others)


03. BETH DITTO - as long as she does the whole EP she has recorded with Simian Mobile Disco earlier on this year, I will be in sonic heaven. Visually I'll be in heaven too as Miss Ditto is one of my fashion icons and a fierce performer. Really curious to see what trick has she up her sleeve during her solo performance... Being able to admire "I wrote the book" will be something else as the song still stands out as my favourite track so far in 2011...

I Wrote The Book by Beth Ditto

02. ROBYN - super-energetic, unstoppable, ridiculously hot and indestructible... Natural born performer. Watching Robyn live is just a festival on its own!
01. AZARI & III - Dinamo Azari, Alixander III, Starving Yet Full, Fritz Helder - 4 canadians who rescued the good name of house music, released "Reckless (With Your Love)" the best song in 2010 in my humble opinion (along with 4 other spectacular singles), remixed tracks by Robyn, Cut Copy, Friendly Fires (sometimes scoring better results than the original artists) and are about to release their long anticipated self-titled debut album which might potentially end up being the album of the year... For all those reasons and more this is the act I'm mostly excited about seeing at Lovebox this year! Here's their latest single - "Manic" - pure genius!

Manic by Azari & III

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CHOON OF THE DAY: TAKE 'EM UP - Shit Robot feat. Nancy Whang

Nancy Whang has been gracing the dance scene with her sweet vocals for quite some time. An underground muse if you wish. From Munk to Juan Maclean, from LCD Soundsystem to... Shit Robot. Strictly cool musicians that is. This cute little video stole my heart only recently when recommended by my muso friend Jason. I was haunted by, addicted to and in love with it since.

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SHREM'S INSTITUTE OF LOST CLASSICS: HAPPY HOUSE - The Juan Maclean

Here's a reminder of one of the most delicious dance records of the past 5 years. It is not James-LCD-Murphy who in my opinion is the most precious act under DFA Records... Check it out for yourself:

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