Crème de la crème: JUNE 2013

20 (N) "Strandbar (Disko)" - Todd Terje

TODD TERJE - Strandbar (disko) by toddterje

19 (N) "F For You" - Disclosure



18 (6) "If It Doesn't Rain" - Sally Shapiro



17 (N) "Sum Of Love" - Jee Day



16 (N) "Watcher" - Femme En Fourrure



15 (N) "What Love Is Made Of" - Katy B



14 (N) "This City´s Local Italo Disco DJ Has A Crush On Me" - Sally Shapiro

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

13 (N) "La Masovera Se´n Va a L'espai" - Jansky



12 (N) "New Summer" - Young Galaxy



11 (2) "Looking For Love" - Chromatics



10 (N) "Work That Body" - Hard Ton

09 (1) "Men's Feelings" - Poisonous Relationship

08 (N) "Waves" - Branko feat. Roses Gabor

Branko - Waves (feat. Roses Gabor) by Branko [Official]

07 (N) "Transcend Our Love" - Cola & Jimmu

Stream it HERE!

06 (N) "The Attic" - Colm K. feat. Walshy

Colm K - The Attic (feat. Walshy) by bastardjazz

05 (N) "Bring The Noize" - M.I.A.

04 (4) "Painful Like" - Austra

Austra - Painful Like by Domino Record Co

03 (N) "On My Brain" - Peter & The Magician feat. Sophie Galpin

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

02 (N) "One's Company" - A K U A

One's company by a k u a

01 (N) "Confess To Me" - Disclosure feat. Jessie Ware

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CHOON OF THE DAY: "NEW SUMMER" - Young Galaxy

Thank god for Paper Bag Records! Between Sally Shapiro, Austra and Young Galaxy the Canadian label has enough force to satisfy all the hungry musos searching for new thrills in the often unappetisingly bland pop scene of today. Young Galaxy, the Montreal based quintet, appears to take on the role of rescuing the sounds of pop in 2013 with their astonishing 2nd LP "Ultramarine". "New Summer" is that kind of a perfectly crafted piece of a synth-pop recording with a fierce melody, rich production and now also a powerful and strangely hypnotic video directed by Ivan Grbovic. A thing of beauty.



YOUNG GALAXY - New Summer (Single) by Paper Bag Records

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SHREM'S TOP 50 ALL TIME BEST COVERS [Part 1: 50-36]

50 "Some Velvet Morning" - Primal Scream feat. Kate Moss (2002)
ORIGINAL: Lee Hazlewood & Nancy Sinatra (1967)


49 "China Girl" - David Bowie (1983)
ORIGINAL: Iggy Pop (1977)


48 "Open Your Heart" - Young Galaxy (2011)
ORIGINAL: Madonna (1986)
Young Galaxy 'Open Your Heart' by Paper Bag Records

47 "Be Thankful For What You've Got" - Massive Attack (1991)
ORIGINAL: William de Vaughn (1972)

Massive Attack - Be Thankful For What You've Got by EMI_Music

46 "Two of Hearts" - Annie (2008)
ORIGINAL: Stacey Q (1986)
Annie - Two Of Hearts by Richard X

45 "The light 3000" - Schneider TM feat. KPT.michi.gan (2000)
ORIGINAL: "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out" by The Smiths (1986)


44 "La Vie En Rose" - Grace Jones (1977)
ORIGINAL: Edith Piaf (1946)

43 "Kiss" - Art of Noise feat. Tom Jones (1988)
ORIGINAL: Prince (1986)


42 "Can You Feel It" - The Miracles Club (2010)
ORIGINAL: Fingers Inc. feat. Robert Owens (1988)


41 "Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You" - Lauryn Hill (1998)
ORIGINAL: Frankie Valli (1967)


40 "Sunglasses At Night" - Tiga & Zyntherius (2001)
ORIGINAL: Corey Hart (1983)


39 "You Do Something To Me" - Sinéad O'Connor (1990)
ORIGINAL: Cole Porter (1929)


38 "Who's That Girl? (Qui est cette fille ?)" - Yelle (2009)
ORIGINAL: Robyn (2005)
Qui est cette fille ? by YELLE

37 "Mack The Knife" - Rosemary Clooney & Pérez Prado and His Orchestra (1960)
ORIGINAL: Bertolt Brecht (1928)
36 "At Your Best (You Are Love)" - Aaliyah (1994)
ORIGINAL: Isley Brothers (1976)

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SHREM'S 2011 COUNTDOWN OF CHOONS - 50-41

50 "MindKilla" - Gang Gang Dance - never thought Gang Gang Dance matching the utter-brilliance of their 2009 "House Jam" so quickly... Here's a phenomenal live version from 4AD Sessions I haven't shared here yet:


49 "Demon Lover" - Róisín Murphy feat. Wiley - La Murphy goes urban, just as well this never officially released song leaked otherwise perhaps we would have never had a chance to enjoy this pure dancefloor jewel as Róisín's 3rd solo album is looking less and less likely to be released at all... Grime superhero Wiley adds his bit too
Demon Lover (feat. Wiley) (Audio Monsters Remix) - Róisín Murphy by makemeadancer3

48 "Melting Ice" - Ladytron - immaculate melody, intricate harmonies and esoteric production - the strongest track on Ladytron's 5th album


47 "Blown Minded" - Young Galaxy - possibly the most beautiful melody composed in 2011, possibly maybe...


46 "Lights On" - Katy B feat. Ms Dynamite - even though I wasn't as enthusiastic about Katy B's debut album as the rest of the blogosphere, I was instantly hooked by this anthem of a collaboration with Ms Dy-Na-Mi-Tee


45 "Want A Gang" - Bonjay - as the dancehall reinventing duo themselves tweeted back to me "not one that many have shouted about, but one of our personal favourites. . ." Top Tune!
Bonjay - Want a Gang by snipelondon

44 "Lucid In the Sky" - Cubic Zirconia - last year's top 10 act (remember Slappy Josephine?) and their free download (via Scion A/V) which heralded their long anticipated debut album, it never actually made the final cut but remains one of my favourite tracks they recorded so far, Tiombe Lockheart gives a mesmerising vocal performance
Cubic Zirconia - Lucid In The Sky by ScionAV

43 "I Can Get Love" - Toro y Moi - get funky with Toro Y Moi's saturday night essential track taken from his precious "Freaking Out" EP


42 "N'wagezani My Love" - Zinja Hlungwani - South African electro piece that blew my mind at the beginning of the year, AMAZINGNESS!!!


41 "Within You" - Gus Gus - we're already at number 41 and this is only the 1st out of 5 tunes by Icelandic veterans of electronica in my top 100, no surprise there as I have chosen "Arabian Horse" the best album of 2011 in my yesterday's ranking
Gus Gus - Within You by groovemusicstation

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SHREM'S HALLOWEEN TRICKS AND TREATS: "HALLOWEEN" - Glass Candy /// "PHANTOMS" - Young Galaxy

EVERYONE HAVE THE SPOOKIEST HALLOWEEN EVER!!!



GLASS CANDY / HALLOWEEN by JOHNNY JEWEL

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Crème de la crème: JULY 2011

20 (N) - "Funky Dame" - Greatest Hits - gritty disco punk from the band aptly described as the one with the most google unfriendly name out there...

19 (N) - "Girl Talk" - Justin Faust - when instrumental tunes get really really catchy

18 (N) - "Conte d'été (Afrofunk Version)" - Exotica - Mademoiselle Clara Cometti gracing this summer gem with the cutest French accent possible, très très chic

17 (N) - "When the Night Falls (Breakbot Remix)" - Chromeo feat. Solange Knowles - Beyoncé's cool sister teams up with 1980's reinventing Canadians for their final single from last year's "Business Casual"... House maestro Breakbot sprinkles some French Touch all over it with this funky remix

When The Night Falls (Breakbot Remix) by Chromeo

16 (N) - "Open Heart Surgery" - Beth Ditto - and so the forth and final track from La Ditto's solo EP ends up in my top 20 marking it 6 out of 7 months this year on my crème de la crème

15 (N) - "Foreign Language" - Flight Facilities feat. Jess - it's all about summer vibes at this time of the year right?

14 (N) - "Pharaohs" - SBTRKT feat. Roses Gabor - Miss Gabor featured on Greenmoney's funky single last month, this time it's a collaboration with ultra-popular enigmatic SBTRKT

13 (2) - "Dancing" - Omar feat. Zed Bias

12 (4) - "Crystalline" - Björk - just ordered 4 different versions of the single for my Björk collection, Omar Souleiman and Matthew Herbert provided mixes among others

11 (N) - "Within You" - Gus Gus - according to Gus Gus very own Biggi Veira this will be one of the next singles taken from their epic "Arabian Horse"

10 (N) - "Lucid In the Sky" - Cubic Zirconia - how about this for a brilliant title for a song???

Cubic Zirconia - Lucid In The Sky by ScionAV
09 (N) - "Ritual Union" - Little Dragon - Miss Yukimi Nagano and co are back with album number 3 and this wondrous song
08 (RE) - "White Elephant" - Ladytron - the video is out and so this magnificent piece of synth pop makes a return to my top 10
07 (N) - "Desire" - Eli Escobar feat. Nomi Ruiz - the year of Nomi Ruiz continues with this oldskool flavoured tune, can't wait to hear what did she prepare with Beni too for his upcoming debut album
06 (10) - "Cherry Picking" - Toddla T feat. Róisín Murphy 05 (N) - "No Limit" - Nathan G & Blackfrog feat. Byron Stingily - this single was out last year but I only discovered it this month, one big juicy bite of quality house music
04 (N) - "Blown Minded" - Young Galaxy - strangely sad, eerie and marvellous, one of two Canadian tracks in top 5 this month

Young Galaxy - Blown Minded by Henry Coachella
03 (N) - "Psy-Chic" - SSION - Cody Critcheloe one of the most flamboyant artists out there, Madonna fanatic mashing up electro, disco, punk and making it sound like the most berserk hybrid of pop you ever listened to, I'm a huge fan
02 (1) - "Over" - Gus Gus - two months in a row at the top spot, my favourite Icelanders had to pass the crown to my favourite Canadians this month... The video was just released and it's a beauty! 01 (3) - "Manic" - Azari & III - it's the most hypnotic, the most haunting and the sexiest dance record of the year so far... And don't even get me started on the video - fantabulousness!

Manic by Azari & III

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CHOON OF THE DAY: "BLOWN MINDED" - Young Galaxy + "OPEN YOUR HEART" (Madonna cover)

I call songs like this melodies from heavens above... "Blown Minded" simply is mind-blowingly good! And since the sun is shining this morning generously I have a juicy bonus for you too, Vancouver band's wonderfully Kraftwerkian rendition of Madonna's 1987 smash hit "Open Your Heart". Now how nice does this sound, no wonder some musos classify Young Galaxy's music as dream pop. Dreamy indeed...



Young Galaxy 'Open Your Heart' by Paper Bag Records

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