http://thecurbcrawlers.com/blog Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:11:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en After three years, Curb Crawlers will be closing up shop. It's not all bad news though, we've started a quirky new page called happyplease.us with the help of a few good friends. Have a peak and take us for a spin, we hope you like our new project. To help us ... http://thecurbcrawlers.com/blog/2010/03/09/rip/ Starting off a series of "best of" lists today with some love to a few of our favorite pages this year. Christmas cakes to; Pejhy, Keytars and Violins, No Pain In Pop, Feel My Bicep and Nobody Cares About Kitsune. We're big fans and check you on the reg ♥. ... http://thecurbcrawlers.com/blog/2009/12/24/five-blogs-we-loved-in-2009/ Seasons greetings to all reading today from everyone at Curb Crawlers! With the help from our Toronto based BFFs the Nacho Lovers, we're delighted to host the latest in our mixtape series. Soaked in Americana proto-house / techno influence, the NL boys of Fools Gold fame get straight to the handclap ... http://thecurbcrawlers.com/blog/2009/12/23/cc-mixtape-005-nacho-lovers/ OUT TODAY ON MIXPAK RECORDS. http://thecurbcrawlers.com/blog/2009/12/22/sissy-nobby-lay-me-down-l-vis-1990-remix-video/ httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmup8AofWnw I doubt we'll get around to putting together a best of the decade list. It's tough enough to gather together a decent best of 2009 list (yep it's coming soon..). No doubt we've given a bit of thought to what how such a list would look though. Despite the endless supply ... http://thecurbcrawlers.com/blog/2009/12/17/vonstroke/ The holiday lovin' starts now with a cop and feel from the Soul Clap team in Boston Mass. As a thank you for the support they've received in 2009, the guys have just released the first in a series of Free EPs highlighting their signature edit house approach. No filler in ... http://thecurbcrawlers.com/blog/2009/12/17/kissing-game/ It's time for yet another instalment in our CC Mixtape series. Today we're delighted to distribute a fine selection from our friend Julio Bashmore. Two Thousand and Nine has been quite a year for Julio as we saw him rise from near obscurity to being one of the most exciting ... http://thecurbcrawlers.com/blog/2009/12/12/cc-mixtape-004-julio-bashmore/ The other day I was once again listening to what might be one of the finest dj mixes of the year, Joy Orbison's BSRkR01. I could praise the immaculate taste that was required to produce this fine piece of aural entertainment (it did). However, instead, I'd like to bring to ... http://thecurbcrawlers.com/blog/2009/11/23/far-far-away/ The third installment in our CC Mixtape comes today courtesy of Kenton Slash Demon. Best known in Scandinavia as members of the critically acclaimed Danish indie band When Saints Go Machine, their high-tech alter ego Kenton Slash Demon have spent the better part of 2009 shaking speakers and topping charts ... http://thecurbcrawlers.com/blog/2009/11/03/cc-mixtape-003-kenton-slash-demon/ One class act of a Stardust remix this week from Melbourne's Nick Verwey. Showing great restraint, Verwey opts for stripped-down repetitive tribal drums, short vocal snippets and a rolling bassline instead of the full vocal and disco filter. The poker face is played well giving this classic a tasteful nip and tuck. Stardust - Music ... http://thecurbcrawlers.com/blog/2009/11/03/verwey/ The outbreak began in July 1518, when a woman, Frau Troffea, began to dance fervently in a street in Strasbourg. This lasted somewhere between four to six days. Within a week, 34 others had joined, and within a month, there were around 400 dancers. Most of these people eventually died ... http://thecurbcrawlers.com/blog/2009/10/25/jack/ I made the unfortunate mistake of "remembering" the Macarena the other day and visuals of overweight mothers in fanny packs shaking their hips on the jumbo-tron at a Buffalo Bills game have been haunting me since. Not sure why I decided to kick off this post is such a manner. ... http://thecurbcrawlers.com/blog/2009/10/16/the-shep/ httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gk_04sG6OPc http://thecurbcrawlers.com/blog/2009/10/16/cloud-dancer/ 2562's alt style dubstep have been a highlight around CCHQ for some time now. His somber soundscapes, spacey dub delays and ultra-minimalism have provided the sound track many laid back sunday afternoons so it's with much excitement to his recent works under his original guise A Made Up Sound come ... http://thecurbcrawlers.com/blog/2009/10/15/closer/ Biiiiiiig riddim here. It's been doing the rounds with all the right ears these past few weeks and for good reason. The xx get their 2-Step on with their recent remix for Florence and The Machine and I'm seriously prone to goosebumps and shivers when those dubby xylophones creep in ... http://thecurbcrawlers.com/blog/2009/10/15/the-love-you-got/ Noticed this gem tucked into Ivan Smagghe live at Robert Johnson mix while driving around the city with A.Ross. Thought it was fitting to post it given our obsession with drum machine centric boogie tech (please don't quote us on that tag.. yikes!). Originally out in 05, this instrumental was re-released and ... http://thecurbcrawlers.com/blog/2009/10/14/dm-funk/ An added bonus of dj'ing is every once in a while you get to visit rather striking venues; personally the most impressive being the Rem Koolhaas / OMA designed Casa da Musica in Porto, pictured above, followed closely by Stalin's present to the city of Warsaw, the Palace of Culture ... http://thecurbcrawlers.com/blog/2009/10/14/houses-of-music/ Had this one ready to post a few weeks back and totally dropped the ball. Please don't let my carelessness reflect the sheer quality that is Soul Clap. Based in Boston, these guys have been holding it down for quite some time. Their recent Michael Goes To 12" on Wolf + Lamb ... http://thecurbcrawlers.com/blog/2009/10/13/e-motion/ It seams like we've been waiting nearly a year for this to release. The Royal We (Seth Troxler, Shaun Reeves and Hector) come with their tongue-in-cheek jackin' commentary on why some people suck. Sure, we could mention the vocals, how haha they are and how everyone is reminded of so-and-so when ... http://thecurbcrawlers.com/blog/2009/10/13/fly-robin-fly/ After a decent wait, Dutch's Trollsta EP is set to drop on Palms Out tomorrow. A family affair, the EP comes backed with remixes by MHM One, Egyptrixx and Round Table Knights. The latter being offered up by Palms Out to the blog community as a high quality freebie. Come ... http://thecurbcrawlers.com/blog/2009/10/12/trollsta/