Bangalter Played last night in LA

Thanks to Kiyoshi for pointing out that my friend Glen is a lucky boy to be an Angelino.

New Bangalter Track???

If you followed the link from Brett in the comments of the last post, you came across what is being alleged as a new track by Thomas Bangalter, called "Love". I've been scouring the web, but have come up with nothing more then speculation as to its authenticity, but either way its a solid track. Lemme know what you think.

EDIT: It appears that in addition to Headphone Sex, the track was also linked to on Palms Out. This seems fishy to me, but whatever.

EDIT OF EDIT (Re-Edit?):Ok, here's the deal: I dont know who TB is, neither do you. I like the song a lot, though. That said, I'm not willing to just accept Louis La Roche as its rightful owner, unless i see some more proof, beyond a brand new myspace page, conveniently opened the day the track was "leaked". No offense to Mr. La Roche, as i really do like the track, but if it truly does originate with him, it seems likely that he came up with the "TB" moniker and leaked it himself. Which is lame, but creative nonetheless. But until I get more proof, I'm still making no calls.

Nevertheless, I'm sorry that several of you are disappointed that I posted this, but in Disco House circles, its been kinda the big buzz this week, and despite whatever deception might be going on, its a bangin' track. Lets put this one to bed and move on, shall we?

Thomas Bangalter · Love [RIGHT-CLICK TO DOWNLOAD]

Roulé Closeout

None of these tracks are really Roulé releases besides the Bob Sinclar Remix, but I figured they should be grouped together for one reason or another. They're all essentials for any collection of house music from this era.

First up is "Bob Sinclar's" Gym Tonic. It is my belief and understanding that this White Label track was stolen from Thomas Bangalter, nicely told in the story that follows, which is reprinted from the account by LeDJFaB on the discogs page:

Entirely produced by Thomas Bangalter (Daft Punk), "Gym Tonic" bacame, over the years, a kind of mythical record. According to the rumours, Bangalter didn't want the track to be released commercially. But it gained such a success as a promo that Sinclar decided to put it on his first album "Paradise", crediting himself as the main author and Bangalter as the remixer. This event leaded to several legal problems: Jane Fonda took legal actions for the uncredited use of her voice, and it finally cost around 75 000$ to clear the sample. Many opportunist, commercial dance acts stealed the main idea of the record: the most popular one, Spacedust, released "Gym And Tonic" (which even reproduce Stardust's "Music Sounds Better With You" melody). Finally, Bangalter decided to "ban" Sinclar's remix of "Music Sounds Better With You" by ordering new versions of the song to Dimitri From Paris and DJ Sneak. It is unlikely that these two DJ's will ever work together again. Choose your camp.

Use your ears, i think they'll validate the story.

"Bob Sinclar" - Gym Tonic [RIGHT-CLICK TO DOWNLOAD]


Up next is a track that you all know, along with a couple of amazing versions that you might not. This is another one that is/was rumored to have originated in the Thomas Bangalter/Together circle, but it seems that consensus is that Bangalter/Falcon simply got access to Eric Prydz's master tracks early on, and made their own White Label Mix, which is available below, as well as the "Played Live" version, which i have credited as from a show by Cassius & DJ Falcon at the Original Pacha Club in Ibiza on 8/13/03. If anyones got better information, do share.

Eric Prydz - Call On Me [RIGHT-CLICK TO DOWNLOAD]


Eric Prydz - Call On Me (Daft Mafia Rework) [RIGHT-CLICK TO DOWNLOAD]


Eric Prydz - Call On Me (Played Live by Falcon & Bangalter) [RIGHT-CLICK TO DOWNLOAD]


Finally, a few more mixes of the great Roulé Hits, just to make sure you can work some French Touch into the mix set for your Wedding, Gym, Club, Restaurant/Bar, and/or Bar Mitzvah.

Stardust - Music Sounds Better With You (Bob Sinclar Remix) [RIGHT-CLICK TO DOWNLOAD]


Stardust - Music Sounds Better With You (DJ Dupré Rework Mix) [RIGHT-CLICK TO DOWNLOAD]


Together - So Much Love To Give (Archigram Remix) [RIGHT-CLICK TO DOWNLOAD]


Together - So Much Love To Give (Daft Mafia Reworked) [RIGHT-CLICK TO DOWNLOAD]


Bonus Box: The "B-Side" for that "Call On Me" White Label requested by Maxime from 16ThemAll

Nicholas Vallée - New York, NY[RIGHT-CLICK TO DOWNLOAD]

Roulé Together 2

Well folks, here's the last of the proper "Roulé" 12" Releases, although I have a few extra special goodies for yas tomorrow. Gimme a couple days and I'm gonna start some new collections, and perhaps shake things up a bit with the site, do some new formatting, etc. I also want to formally thank Thomas Bangalter (and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, for that matter) for not shutting these down. I know that Busy P is all over sites sharing free Daft-related material, and to have had these up for so long, I'm taking as a sign that they realize how important it is for everyone to have access to Roulé and Crydamoure, and I'm happy to have been able to bring them to you. I hope that they can be up for a very very very long time.

Roulé Together 2
Together - "So Much Love To Give"

Single Side:
Together [RIGHT-CLICK TO DOWNLOAD]

Roulé Together 1

The aura of this track has definitely grown since the Alive '07 Tour, and its incredible encore came into existence, although i've loved this one from the moment i've heard it. Its the epitome of French Touch; catchy loop puts you in a trance, only to get slapped in the face by that awesome synth line.

I just want to mention that i have a couple of requests and questions for you in this post, but to avoid sullying the amazing formatting i've done, I'm putting it below the cover art.

Roulé Together 1
Together - "Together"

Single Side:
Together [RIGHT-CLICK TO DOWNLOAD]





In my circles, a little snippet of a track floated around that was rumored to be a 3rd Together cut. Do any of you know if this is the case, and if so, do you have the full track? If not, what is this?

Together 3??? [RIGHT-CLICK TO DOWNLOAD]


Edit: Commentary from a reader, "Justin" in the Netherlands:
The snippet floating around as Together03 has been released as "Patrick Alavi - Party With Music". I was never sure if it was Patrick Alavi's track from the beginning used to spread the fake misnamed snippet, or that it started out as a Together track but got nicked by Alavi. However given the timing and some comments by Falcon, I tend to believe the track always was by Patrick Alavi from the start, so that pretty much solves the mystery.

Here are is the Patrick Alavi track, as well as another using the same sample, by Dynamic Rockers. (Both tracks courtesy of Justin (Thanks, J!).

Patrick Alavi - "Party With Music" [RIGHT-CLICK TO DOWNLOAD]

Dynamic Rockers - "With Music" [RIGHT-CLICK TO DOWNLOAD]




In addition, does anyone have THIS white label? If so, what are the mixes like?

Roulé 309

I want to say thanks to everyone who's written, explained, commented, sent tracks to me, etc., over the last 24 hours. However, i've been traveling all day and i couldn't be tired-er, so i'll get into it all on the blog tomorrow. But at the very least, a special thanks to those of you who sent Roulé 309 to me while I was away from home. And so here it is for the rest of yas, Bangalter's "Outrage" EP.

Roulé 309
Thomas Bangalter - "Outrage"

A-Side:
A1 - Outrage [RIGHT-CLICK TO DOWNLOAD]


B-Side:
B1 - Night Beats [RIGHT-CLICK TO DOWNLOAD]


B2 - Paris By Night [RIGHT-CLICK TO DOWNLOAD]

Roulé 306

Roulé 306
Thomas Bangalter - "Trax On Da Rocks 2"

A-Side:
A1 - Club Soda [RIGHT-CLICK TO DOWNLOAD]


A2 - Extra Dry [RIGHT-CLICK TO DOWNLOAD]


A3 - Shuffle! [RIGHT-CLICK TO DOWNLOAD]


B-Side:
B1 Colossus [RIGHT-CLICK TO DOWNLOAD]


B2 Turbo [RIGHT-CLICK TO DOWNLOAD]

Roulé 304

Roulé 304
Roy Davis Jr. - "Rock Shock"

A-Side: Rock Shock (Roy's Original Mix) [RIGHT-CLICK TO DOWNLOAD]


B-Side: Rock Shock (Thomas Bangalter's Start-Stop Mix) [RIGHT-CLICK TO DOWNLOAD]

Roulé 303

Roulé 303
Alan Braxe - "Vertigo"

A-Side: Vertigo [RIGHT-CLICK TO DOWNLOAD]


B-Side: Vertigo (Thomas Bangalter's Virgo Edit) [RIGHT-CLICK TO DOWNLOAD]

Roulé 302

I'm still hung over from Vegoose. All my music is boring, please, send me some new shit.

Roulé 302
Thomas Bangalter - "Spinal Scratch"

A-Side: Spinal Scratch [RIGHT-CLICK TO DOWNLOAD]


B-Side: Spinal Beats [RIGHT-CLICK TO DOWNLOAD]

Roulé 301

While I wait for the last couple pieces of "We Rock" to arrive, I'll get some new stuff started, as per your requests, Thomas Bangalter's "Roulé" label.

Roulé 301
Thomas Bangalter - "Trax On Da Rocks"

A-Side:
A1 - On Da Rocks [RIGHT-CLICK TO DOWNLOAD]


A2 - Roulé Boulé [RIGHT-CLICK TO DOWNLOAD]


A3 - What To Do [RIGHT-CLICK TO DOWNLOAD]


B-Side:
B1 Outrun [RIGHT-CLICK TO DOWNLOAD]


B2 Ventura [RIGHT-CLICK TO DOWNLOAD]

Daft Punk Keyspan Park (and afterparty) Wrapup

So....

Here's how it went. After pregame at my apt. about 15 of us took the trek on the F train to coney, 6 of us all dressed up in satin. Keyspan park was really great, the dancefloor they put down to protect the field was really soft and squishy and great for shakin'. I was looking forward to seeing the Pyramid show for the 3rd time, and finally just being able to have fun and dance and enjoy myself. Nope. Same shock and awe as both times before, hand over mouth, on head, absolute amazement. I had somehow managed to avoid seeing/hearing the encore until last night, and i must say, holy fuck!

More then spent, we took the long train back to my house, where after a quick shower and change, we headed out to the after party @ Studio B. Place was packed with a hefty line, but it seemed like if you had pre-sale tickets, there was no waiting, and we were in really quickly. Place was H.O.T.T. and doubly so if you're wearing a quilt-lined satin jacket. We're standing towards the side, when we see towards the back that Thomas and Guy-Manuel are in the back of the dj booth, talking with Sebastian, Kavinski, Sebastian Tellier and a bunch of other people who i probably should know. After maybe 10 minutes of chatting (and Guy-Manuel hiding), they quietly start walking towards the exit. I figured they would be absolutely mobbed, but i needed to go try and shake a hand or two, thank them for....everything. But to my surprise, even in blogged-out brooklyn, i dont think anyone knew who they were! I creep up to Thomas with a giant frog in my throat, and shake his hand and offer my thanks. Then i turn around and show him my Jacket. I think he was a little thrown off at first, but then after I hand him the one we made for him, he seems truly touched and flattered and sincerely thanks me. I'm speechless, and forget to even try to look for Guy-Man, and so when Thomas walked out the door with wifey, it took a nudge from my boy Noah to go outside and find his ass!

We go outside, and I see them standing in a small circle of friends outside their black stretch limo. Still terrified, I walk up to Guy-Manuel, give him his respect, and offer him a jacket as well, to which he also quietly but sincerely offers his thanks. At this point i'm just mumbling and so fucking freaked out that I cant even believe whats goin on here. I know for some of you this might be old hat, but I'm meeting the fuckin' superheroes! Anyways, i walk away dumbfounded, when i'm reminded that i went out and bought paint pens specifically for the off chance this encounter might happen. Head bowed in fear, I walk up to Thomas again (who is the nicest guy in the world, by the way), and ask him if he would sign my jacket. He says "of course", and follows by asking Guy-Manuel to sign for me (as he can see how super-intimidated of Guy I am ). They both sign for Noah and Dane and d's boy Sam as well. While Thomas is signing, he tells me how great he thinks the jackets are, and that he tried to get them made for the crew in '97, but he couldnt get them to come out as well as these! Then he says that they were their best memory of the tour! I'm melted.

After about 10 minutes of staring off into space dazed, I look up to see their limo pull away, and we go back into Studio B. I need a drink BAD, so i go up to the bar, and stand there forever waiting for some greasy motherfucker next to me taking forever to order 4 drinks. Armand Van Helden. Un-freakin believable. Shake his hand, and blabber some shit that I'm way embarrased about, and then make my way towards the front of the dj booth to give the last jacket to Busy Pedro. I force my way up onto the ledge, and push the jacket in his face, which he takes and looks down and mouths "for me?". He then holds it up for the crowd who goes nuts. Ethan is smiley.



I was done, as were my companions, and we made our way back down to park slope to call it one helluva night.


For some great pics of the night, check out The Cobra Snake, and see Noah's back, Ethan and Dane lurking in the shadows, and Rosario Dawson taking polaroids in the back of the daft limo?

Also, since music is over now, i'm turning this into a food blog. Here's my mom's recipe for Plum Cake (Try it, its easy and really delicious):

1/4 pound (1 stick) Butter, softened
1 C sugar
mix them together in a bowl
to this add:
2 eggs
1 C flour
1/2 t. baking powder
1 t vanilla extract
Mix all this together thoroughly
Pour into greased dish (9" pie pan works nicely)
Top with sliced plums
Sprinkle top with cinnamon
Bake @ 350 deg. F for approx 1 hour, until top is golden brown.