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April 08

[STREAM] Yolanda Be Cool – A Baru In New York feat. Gurrumul + Remixes

Yolanda Be Cool‘s massive rebranding effort from their 2010 hit single, “We No Speak Americano,” has proved to be very fruitful. Signing to Dim Mak Records for the U.S. release of their new album turned a lot of heads, and their mix for the label’s pool party in Miami stirred up a lot of passion. With many ID’s on their way according to some facebook activity, a new song and video titled, “A Baru In New York,” has come into being.

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April 11

Anna Lunoe & Wordlife – Tom’s Diner Cover + FOOLcast #31

The classic track from Suzanne Vega and DNA, ‘Tom’s Diner,’ has been one of my favorites since I can remember. The catchy vocals from Suzanne Vega married with the dance sensibilities from DNA made this track an absolute smash, and over a decade later, Sydney native Anna Lunoe has teamed up with Wordlife for a collaborative cover of the original — only this time taking it a bit deeper and a bit dancier. Anna and Wordlife put together two mixes of the cover — a shorter, to-the-point version from Anna and a longer, extended version from Wordlife.

Tom’s Diner (Anna’s Junior Burger Edit) – Anna Lunoe & Wordlife (Stream Only- Free d/l via Facebook) by Anna Lunoe
Download on Anna’s Facebook here!

Wordlife and Anna Lunoe, Tom’s Diner Cover (wordlife works burger) by wordlife

Read on after the jump to grab the latest Fool’s Gold podcast from Anna Lunoe! Continue Reading

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October 19

GDD™ Presents CONTROL w/ Yolanda Be Cool + Justin Martin + Round Table Knights!

There’s just not much that needs to be said about this week’s CONTROL at the Avalon other than it’s going to be one of the best we’ve had in a while. We welcome the unbelievably catchy duo from Australia known as Yolanda Be Cool to headline the night, with additional sets from Dirtybird‘s Justin Martin and our good buds from Switzerland, Round Table Knights. Groovefest ’11 coming atcha!

Please RSVP names to BONES@GOTTADANCEDIRTY.COM to be on our discount list for the evening. All names must be submitted by 5:30PM on Friday.

Pricing:
$10 before 10PM
$15 before 11PM

Set Times:
9:30-11:00pm : Skyler Mendoza
11:00pm-1:00am : Justin Martin
1:00-2:30am : Yolanda Be Cool
2:30-4:30am : Round Table Knights

*Also, don’t miss our GDD Room (The Jerry Louis Room) this week, which will feature a very special intimate set @ midnight by Control resident BONES. Sounds will also be provided by local wizards Nick + Nite, Kenny Wilkins and Burn Unit. The Jerry Louis Room is the little room with the spiral staircase located in the back right corner of the avalon (to the right of the Main stage).
9:30-11:00pm : Nick + Nite
11:00-12:00am : Kenny Wilkins
12:00-1:00am : BONES
1:00-2:00am : Burn Unit

Tunage:
Yolanda Be Cool – Le Bump (Round Table Knights Remix) by Round Table Knights

Beni – It’s A Bubble (Round Table Knights Remix) by Round Table Knights

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♥ jonahberry

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January 26

VS. — Thursday 1/27 feat. Secret Guests!

Another week, and another VS. party at The Central in Santa Monica. You’ll all be happy to know that we are making this week FREE with RSVP at DANCEiSM.com again with sets by two secret guests as well as opening performances by ///BONES, Tre, and The Kid. Come on out to the West Side for some good ol’ fashioned GDD™ fun.

Listing Info:
The Central: Social Aid & Pleasure Club
1348 14th St., Santa Monica, CA
FREE w/ RSVP at DANCEiSM.com
21+  9PM – 2AM

Big, Housey √+ Tunage:
• Avicii – Street Dancer (Original Mix) [Beatport]
• Drop The Lime – Hot As Hell (Yolanda Be Cool Remix) *192kbps

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♥ jonahberry

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December 08

GDD™ Presents CONTROL at the Avalon w/ Treasure Fingers + BURNS!

After a one week hiatus, CONTROL is back with a dancey lineup featuring two big shots of Disco House, the DnB gone Disco producer from Atlanta known as Treasure Fingers and one of the biggest up and coming names in the genre, BURNS. Unfortunately, a disco rollerskate boogie is most likely not allowed inside the Avalon in Hollywood on Friday night, but be sure to expect one happy crowd and two sensational DJs going all night.

Please RSVP names to JONAH@GOTTADANCEDIRTY.COM to be on our discount ticket list for the evening. All names must be submitted before 5:30pm Friday night.
Pricing:
21+: $10 before 11pm
18+: $15 before 11pm
Tunage:
Also, grab Treasure Fingers’ new remix of BURNS & Fred Falke in sweetFA’s post from yesterday HERE.
¡BONUS!
• Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP – We No Speak Americano (SAVOY Remix) (Stream on Hype Machine)
Alright alright I know this song is played out to the max and I’m sure you’ve put it in the depths of your memories like I have, but in case you ever need to put some Dutch bang into a song request, give this one a go. Hopefully our friends, SAVOY, will be coming to LA soon!
♥ jonahberry
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July 27

Big Time Lineup at Cinespace Tonight!

I know it’s a little late notice, but it’s a big night at Cinespace tonight kiddos! As you can see above, Midnight Juggernauts will be performing live off of their new album, The Crystal Axis, which was released on Siberia Records in June. Main stage will also play host to another live performance from Las Vegas electro trio, Afghan Raiders, who will also be making an appearance at HARD Summer in August. I don’t know about you all, but I love to see live shows as often as possible, so I would definitely suggest making it out to catch both of these acts.

On top of the live sets in the main room, an all star DJ lineup will also be in effect including Dances With White Girls, DCUP (one of the masterminds behind the epic summer hit ‘We No Speak Americano’), and your friendly resident DJs Them Jeans and Dan Oh.
Buy your $10 presale tickets here! I think they’re giving away a free vinyl signed by Aoki too.
Tunage:
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June 29

EDC – The Aftermath

photo cred: Rukes.com
While the GDD team are reeling from the exploits of a fun filled weekend; I figured we should probably give you a rundown of how the Electric Daisy Carnival played out for us. With so many time clashes of the world’s finest DJs, I can only offer you one man’s perspective; so whichever sets I missed or overlooked, feel free to add your tales below, cos we wanna hear them.
Friday was a massive affair, the main reason I was there was to see veteran house supergroup Swedish House Mafia, who absolutely killed their live set on Kinetic Field. Unsurprisingly, the Coliseum was packed out, the gates to the main floor were closed when it reached capacity pretty early in the day, so a load of people were forced into the stands, but that didn’t matter. To be honest, the sound could’ve been bumped a little louder on day one in the Coliseum, but that was probably down to the fact that there were tens of thousands of people wiling out to Axwell, Angello and Ingrosso; the atmosphere was like nothing else. Highlights of their set were ‘One’ and the massive ‘Leave The World Behind’. If I’m pushed, the one part of their set I was less stoked on was their bunk drop of Blur‘s Song 2 intro which didn’t go anywhere, but besides that it was pretty dope.

photo cred: Rukes.com
Credit where it’s due, Dirty South played the best show I’ve seen from him all year; spinning to a packed out house before Swedish House Mafia played, he really set the bar at new heights. Meanwhile, over at the Cosmic Meadow stage, the bar was also being raised at a prolific rate; Bart B More taking to the stage after a wicked set from Dada Life, then throwing down some of the dirtiest dutch house I’ve heard in months. Travis x A-Trak, I was undecided on at first, but their set together was a pretty awesome tribute to DJ AM; the two playing electro and house bangers from the past year, keeping the party going with the fresh musical addition of Travis Barker‘s live percussion. The best set I saw all night was over at the Circuit Grounds, where we were able to witness Moby slaying a rare dj set. This for me was not only the best set all night, but it’d also rate among the top five sets I’ve seen this year. A particular highlight was raging to this humungous house banger:

photo cred: Willa Campbell & Matt Black
The half of the Jack Beats set I managed to hear was pretty decent, a mixture of old and new house driven dubstep; obvious highlights were ‘Get Down’ and the two new tracks they’re set to release today via Herve‘s Cheap Thrills label:
If you dig these, then head over to Beatport where you can pick up the EP in full 320
So to round off the night, rather than head into the oversubscribed mess that was the Coliseum for Deadmau5, we scoped out Claude VonStroke who was throwing down his trademark minimal over at the Neon Garden stage. Such a sick set that sent us spiraling into Saturday.

photo cred: Willa Campbell
Hit the second day fairly late on, making a beeline straight for Kinetic Field and the mainstage which boasted sets from Bart B More, Dada Life & Afrojack. Afrojack slammed out a very similar set to Friday’s one; though to a far bigger audience, all blissing out to his dutch house and electro, before the dream was shattered by Lil’ Jon who out of nowhere started MCing for the tail end of his set. Back to back sets from Sound of Stereo and Felix Cartal put us back on track and onto a good one, just in time to catch a hotly anticipated set from Laidback Luke who failed to disappoint. I think it’s pretty fair to say that downtown LA went Dutch for the weekend; the amount of bleep heavy house music that went on is going to be etched into my skull for the rest of summer. Back over at Cosmic Meadows, LA Riots threw down some jams, particularly memorable was this:

photo cred: Rukes.com
Even Wolfgang Gartner‘s set was tinged with Dutch House, as he exploded onstage with classic heavy hitters: ‘Wolfgang’s 5th’, ‘Undertaker’ and ‘Fire Power’. Entirely different to his set at Coachella, this one was far more of a housey affair. One act I’ve been looking forward to catching more than any other lately is Duck Sauce, the Fool’s Gold collab between A-Trak and Armand Van Helden. Arriving onstage beneath a thirty foot high duck, the duo proceeded to shred through their 75 minute set. Highlights of their show included GottaDanceDirty favorite Louis La Roche‘s ‘Sunshine Hotel’ as well as these:
If you dig this collab between Riton and Mehdi, they’re playing in LA this Saturday and you can scoop up tickets here
At EDC they played the unreleased original, but here’s a sick re-edit from Manila Killa
And finally, last but by no means least, the closing set from Boys Noize; who threw down a mixture of old and new – from Oi Oi Oi, Power and his collaborations with Erol – but threw it down super hard. The Boys Noize set was tight and ranks among the best I saw all weekend. Was hoping he’d drop this as an encore, but sadly he got cut short at 2am:
After hearing previews and radio rips of this for over a month now, here it is in full – This track is utter fire.
From the vault:
Big thanks to everyone who made the weekend a memorable one, particularly those who stopped us to say what up and compliment the GDD tees. You can get your mitts on them now HERE.
Cheers,
SweetFA
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February 28

Hugo’s Boss

photo cred: Banksy.co.uk


From Lyon, France via Buenos Aires, Argentina, Hugo Douster‘s kicking up a storm at the moment. We’ve posted a couple of his tracks already this week, but I figured I’d write a post bigging up the man himself. Douster gets his tribal and dancehall sound from cumbia villera, which is music from the shantytowns of Buenos Aires, and fuses it with catchy fidget and electro. A couple of us were lucky enough to hear him headlining a Mad Decent party with Diplo a few weeks ago at a pub in LA, where he brought the house down with one of the best sets I’ve seen in a year.


Check out the latest Douster remix which dropped last week on Rusko‘s Woo Boost EP:


• Rusko – Woo Boost (Douster Remix)



**BONUS**


• Riva Starr – I Was Drunk (Douster Remix)

gypsy fidget with a beautiful ending


• Yolanda Be Cool – Afro Nuts (Douster Remix)

whistles + bongos. ’nuff said


Cheers,

SweetFA

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