Feast your ears on this space-disco remix of Touch Sensitive’s, aka Van She’s Michael Di Francesco, latest single “Pizza Guy” by German producer Lauer. Even better, you can get it as a free download, so do yourself a favor and grab this one.
Touch Sensitive’s amazing 12” “Pizza Guy”/”Show Me” (already posted here) is out now on Future Classic.
Download here
TAGS: Lauer, Mp3, Remix, Touch Sensitive
Van She’s amazing bassist/keyboardist Michael Di Francesco make a welcome return with his solo project Touch Sensitive. Under that moniker he dropped his perfect debut single “Body Stop” all the way back in 2004 and it was one of the first tracks released on the ever-excellent Future Classic. Now, he’s back for more goodness!
Following last year’s massive tune “Real Talk”, his collaboration with Sydney’s DJ/producer AAnna Lunoce, Touch Sensitive just released his solid debut EP “Pizza Guy” that has been on repeat in our car stereo for a while now. The EP consists of two original tracks, “Pizza Guy” and “Show Me”, and a fine remix of the title track by German producer Lauer. Below, you can stream the track “Show Me” full of smooth and warm vibes.
Touch Sensitive’s new 12” “Pizza Guy” is out now through Future Classic. Get it here.
mpFree: Anna Lunoe & Touch Sensitive: “Real Talk” (Cassian Remix)”
TAGS: Lauer, Touch Sensitive, Van She
Artwork: Yannis Dragasakis
Here we go. It may be the first days of the New Year, but we’re still listening to our favorite albums, tracks, remixes and EPs of 2012. It was certainly an amazing year for us during which we started our radio show “OFF The Road”, we shared with you some exclusive La.Ga.Sta. mixes by Duke Dumont, Beni, Pharao Black Magic, and we dropped our free 14-track “Late Summer Compilation 2012″ with lots of fresh tunes, already downloaded by more than 20.000 vroomers! Many thanks for your support.
Today, La.Ga.Sta.’s pit stop crew finally bring you the Best of 2012 lists (albums, tracks, remixes, EPs, videos, and more). As usual, those lists are based on what we most frequently played on our car stereo. Check out the lists below in no particular order.
This is the 2012 sound of La.Ga.Sta. Vroom!
La.Ga.Sta.’s Top 20 Albums of 2012:
John Talabot – fIN
Chromatics – Kill For Love
Jessie Ware – Devotion
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs – Trouble
Poolside – Pacific Standard Time
Flume – Flume
Kindness – World, You Need a Change of Mind
Para One – Passion
Tame Impala – Lonerism
Grimes – Visions
Beach House – Bloom
Frank Ocean – Channel Orange
Hot Chip – In Our Heads
Lindstrøm – Smalhans
The xx – Coexist
Sébastien Tellier – My God Is Blue
Tomas Barfod – Salton Sea
Twin Shadow – Confess
Moullinex – Flora
Lauer – Phillips
La.Ga.Sta.’s Top 20 Tracks Of 2012:
Duke Dumont – The Giver
Todd Terje – Inspector Norse
Pachanga Boys – Time
Julio Bashmore: “Au Seve”
John Talabot: “So Will Be Now…” (feat. Pional)
Major Lazer: “Get Free” (feat. Amber Coffman)
Moon Boots: “Got Somebody”
Bicep: “Vision Of Love”
Baio: “Sunburn Modern”
Grimes: “Oblivion”
Paradis: “Hémisphère”
Flight Facilities: “Clair De Lune” (feat. Christine Hoberg)
Hot Natured & Ali Love: “Benediction”
Maxxi Soundsystem: “Regrets We Have No Use For” (feat. Name One)
Waze & Odyssey: “Love That Burns (Hot Enough)”
Jonas Rathsman: “Since I Don’t Have You”
Isaac Tichauer: “Doing What I Got”
NSFW: “Let U Go”
Idjut Boys: “One For Kenny”
Chris Malinchak: “So Good To Me”
La.Ga.Sta.’s Best Top 20 Remixes of 2012:
Jessie Ware: “Running” [Disclosure Remix]
Joakim: “Nothing Gold” [Todd Terje Remix]
Lauer: “Trainman” [Tensnake "Franceman" Remix]
Alpine: “Hands” [Goldroom Remix]
Breakbot: “One Out Of Two” [Oliver Remix]
Kindness: “Gee Up” [Erol Alkan’s Extended Rework]
Cameo Culture: “Parts Of You And I” [Slow Hands Remix]
Flight Facilities: “With You” feat. Grovesnor [David August Remix]
Chairlift: “I Belong In Your Arms” [John Talabot & Pional 6.15 AMix]
Philosophy of Sound: “Freedom, What For?” [A.N.D.Y. Remix]
Kraver: “Supermoon” [NSFW Remix]
Mario Basanov: “We Are Child Of Love” [The Mekanism Remix]
Ry & Frank Wiedemann: “Howling” [Âme Remix]
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs: “Tapes & Money” [Casino Times Remix]
Rolla Scape: “Love and Time” [Acid Washed Remix]
Trujillo: “You Keep Me” [Cosmic Kids Remix]
Canyons: “When I See You Again” [Duke Dumont Rain On Kilimanjaro Mix]
Stuck In The Sound: “Brother” [Yuksek Remix]
His Majesty Andre: “Hymn” [Mickey Remix]
Marcos Cabral: “Sweet & Sour” [Jeremy Glenn Remix]
La.Ga.Sta.’s Top 20 EPs of 2012:
Todd Terje – It’s The Arps
Disclosure – The Face
Duke Dumont – For Club Play Only Pt.1
Bicep – Visions Of Love
Baio – Sunburn
Benoit & Sergio – New Ships
Rolla Scape – Remix EP
Mercury – Candlelight
Cameo Culture – Night Swimming
Cashmere Cat – Mirror Maru
Panama – It’s Not Over
Plastic Plates – Things I Didn’t Know I Loved
Softwar – This Time Around
Citizen – Room Service
Surahn – Surahn
Roosevelt – Sea
Gigamesh – All My Life
Ben Browning – Lover Motion
The Dead Rose Music Company – Four Songs
Tropics – Popup Cinema
La.Ga.Sta.’s Best Label of 2012
French Express
La.Ga.Sta.’s Best Edits of 2012
Only Children: “Falling”/”Whatever Makes U”
La.Ga.Sta.’s Best Cover of 2012:
Metronomy: “Corinne” [Benoit & Sergio Cover]
La.Ga.Sta.’s Best Tapes of 2012:
Zimmer Tapes
La.Ga.Sta.’s Best Compilation of 2012:
Future Classic DJs Compilation
La.Ga.Sta.’s Best Videos of 2012:
Major Lazer: “Get Free”
Directed by SoMe
M.I.A.: “Bad Girls”
Directed by Romain Gavras
The Aikiu: “Pieces Of Gold”
Directed by Panteros, Myd & Boston Bun
TAGS: Beach House, Chromatics, Disclosure, Flume, Frank Ocean, Grimes, Hot Chip, Jessie Ware, John Talabot, Kindness, Lauer, Lindstrom, Moullinex, Para one, Poolside, Remix, Sebastien Tellier, Tame Impala, The xx, Tomas Barfod, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Twin Shadow
Start your week off right with the latest episode of our weekly live radio show “OFF The Road #34″, featuring tracks from Eli Escobar, Waze & Odyssey, Cassian, Isaac Tichauer, Lauer, Finnebassen, and more. We’ll be back for more rides next Saturday on Off Radio, from 22:00 to 23:00 EET. Be sure to check out our previous radio shows on Mixcloud.
Playlist:
01. Footprintz – The Favourite Game
02. Isaac Tichauer – I Forgive You
03. Finnebassen and Gundelach – Footsteps (Adriatique Remix)
04. Walter Jones – Hands In The Sand (Lauer Remix)
05. Kamp! – Melt
06. Cassian – On & On
07. Pete Tong – Dawn feat. S.Y.F. (Blond:ish Remix)
08. Eli Escobar – Set My Heart On Fire
09. Waze & Odyssey – Our World
10. Panama – It’s Not Over (Dave DK Dub)
11. Audiojack – Tunnel Vision
OFF The Road #34 by Lagasta on Mixcloud
Download “OFF The Road #34″ here [83 mb]
TAGS: Adriatique, Audiojack, Blond:ish, Cassian, Eli Escobar, Finnebassen, Footprintz, Gundelach, Isaac Tichauer, Kamp!, Lauer, Mix, Panama, Radio Show, Remix, Walter Jones, Waze & Odyssey
After seven years with DFA Records, Justin Miller has decided to launch his own label, HAKT Recordings, named after his “Have A Killer Time” parties in New York. The label will kick off with with a new EP from New Orleans-based house producer and DJ Walter Jones, who you may remember from his excellent EP “I’ll Keep On Loving You”, released on DFA in 2009. Entitled “Utopiano Project”, Walter Jones’ EP features three original tracks, “Talk To Me”, “Made In Holland”, “Hands In The Sand”, along with a remix by the mighty German producer Lauer. It’s a great EP from start to finish. Preview the whole thing here, and stream Lauer’s remix of “Hands In The Sand” above. Perfect!
Walter Jones’ “Utopiano Project” EP is out on vinyl on November 30th.
Pick up the 12” here.
TAGS: Justin Miller, Lauer, Remix, Walter Jones
[Artwork: Yannis Dragasakis]
For those who missed it, here is La.Ga.Sta.’s last night’s radio show “OFF The Road #28″ for your listening pleasure. We’ll be back for more rides next Saturday on Off Radio, from 22:00 to 23:00 EET. Also, you can check out our previous radio shows on Mixcloud.
Enjoy the ride.
Playlist:
01. Chasing Kurt – In The Air (Lauer Remix)
02. Pompeya – Power (Zimmer 12″ Dub)
03. Moullinex – Take My Pain Away (Rory Phillips Remix)
04. John Talabot – When The Past Was Present (Pachanga Boys Purple Remix)
05. Maxxi Soundsystem feat. Name One – Regrets We Have No Use For
06. James Silk – Can’t Wait
07. A1 Bassline – Breakaway
08. Waze & Odyssey – Love That Burns (Hot Enough)
09. Miguel Campbell – Rockin’ Beats
10. Benoit & Sergio – New Ships
11. Walls – Gaberdine (Gerd Janson & Prins Thomas Remix)
OFF The Road #28 by Lagasta on Mixcloud
Download “OFF The Road #28″ here [83 mb]
TAGS: A1 Bassline, Benoit & Sergio, Chasing Kurt, Gerd Janson, John Talabot, Lauer, Maxxi Soundsystem, Miguel Campbell, Moullinex, Name One, Pachanga Boys, Pompeya, Prins Thomas, Radio Show, Rory Phillips, Walls, Waze & Odyssey, Zimmer
Saint Lou Lou have just unveiled the official video for their debut single “Maybe You” and it’s really beautiful. The “Maybe You” EP is out now on Kitsuné. Make sure to download Lauer’s great remix of the track below if you haven’t already!
Directed by Philippe Tempelman.
Port-Bagages:
mp3: Saint Lou Lou: “Maybe You” [Lauer Remix]
TAGS: Lauer, Mp3, Remix, Saint Lou Lou, Video
[Artwork: Yannis Dragasakis]
Hey vrooomers, it’s time to round up the Top 15 most downloaded tracks from the past 31 days or so on La.Ga.Sta. Check out the full list below, and relive the magic of August’s most popular mpFree’s. This is your Top 15 chart. Speed it up!
01. Jonas Rathsman: “Since I Don’t Have You”
02. Lindstrøm: “Rà-àkõ-st” [Todd Terje Extended Edit]
03. Erika Spring: “Happy At Your Gate” [Aeroplane Remix]
04. Cat Power: “Cherokee” [Nicolas Jaar Remix]
05. Bondax: “Baby I Got That” [Justin Martin’s Endless Summer Remix]
06. Slow Hands: “Rhabarbarum”
07. Satellite Stories: “Sirens” [Slow Magic Remix]
08. Beacon: “Feeling’s Gone”
09. Theme Park: “Jamaica” [Gigamesh Remix]
10. Alison Valentine: “Peanut Butter” [Moon Boots Remix]
11. Com Truise: “Chemical Legs”
12. Chris Malinchak: “If U Got It”
13. Ultimate Kaos: “Casanova” [Mickey Rework]
14. The Sound Of Arrows: “Conquest” [Fort Romeau's Baleric Sunset Mix]
15. Saint Lou Lou: “Maybe You” [Lauer Remix]
TAGS: Aeroplane, Alison Valentine, Beacon, Bondax, Cat Power, Chart, Chris Malinchak, Com Truise, Erika Spring, Fort Romeau, Gigamesh, Jonas Rathsman, Justin Martin, Lauer, Lindstrøm, Mickey, Moon Boots, Mp3, Nicolas Jaar, Rework, Saint Lou Lou, Satellite Stories, Slow Hands, Slow Magic, The Sound Of Arrows, Theme Park, Todd Terje, Ultimate Kaos
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Lauer: “Highdimes”
Another excellent release from Phillip Lauer on Gerd Janson’s Running Back label. Following his solid debut LP “Phillips”, which was released back in April, Lauer just dropped a brand new EP, which features two fine reworks of his track “Tentatious” by New York’s Jacques Renault and Marcos Cabral, aka Runaway, and I:Cube. The release also includes the hidden album track “Boringtone”, his very own secret ode to the Café del Mar, and an exclusive track called “Highdimes”. You can now stream the track above. Brilliant!
Lauer’s “Tentatious” EP is out now. Get it here.
TAGS: I:Cube, Jacques Renault, Lauer, Marcos Cabral, Runaway
Dresden’s Jacob Korn and Leipzig’s Good Guy Mikesh & Filburt join forces as J.M.F. and drop a new 12” on Permanent Vacation. The release consists of two original tracks, “Philipp Dolphia” and “At the Ranch”, as well as a remix by Lauer, who just released his solid debut LP “Phillips” on Running Back. You can now stream the lead cut from the release, “Philipp Dolphia”, a slice of balearic heaven. Out on June 15th.
Pick up the 12” here.
TAGS: Good Guy Mikesh & Filburt, J.M.F., Jacob Korn, Lauer
