Summer hit guesses for '11

Last year I was pretty good at this: I already played last summer's big anthem, Tensnake's Coma Cat in March on my radio show and got the promo album of Aeroplane's We Can't Fly among the first.

Let's see how far these will go:



Nice floating bassline and vocal hooks you get instantly. Not prime time material necessarily.



I think this is going places. It's a mood tune for me at least, so I'd guess you'll have to save it and play it outside the peak hours.

Cut Copy - "Take Me Over" (Radio Edit) Premiere by modularpeople

Cut Copy's Zonoscope will be rediscovered near the summer, I guess. Just waiting maybe for an extended version or a remix to seal the deal.

Anyways, what's your prediction for the summer hit of 2011?

- Peffis

Aeroplane split up last summer, was it all that bad thing after all?

I have been an Aeroplane fan for a long time. I remember I bought their Whispers 12" just when it got out to markets and took their Sebastian Tellier remix to Music review panel (Levyraati) here in Turku. Lukewarm reception BTW. So I can say I've had somewhat close relation to the band.

So when the pair separated last summer, as many other fans, I was a bit disappointed. They were scheduled to come to Finland, and I didn't what would happen. It just happened that I got a chance to do an interview with Vito and at the time it seemed to me that he was the talented one of the duo. After all, it was him who did most of the studio work and Stephen Fasano only helped with ideas.

Now, some 8 months later, the other part of Aeroplane, Stephen Fasano aka The Magician is also steadily delivering some decent tunes and remixes. I think he has a good knack for that bass-driven disco sound which works well on younger dance floors.

What do you reckon, could it actually be that we have now two good dance producers and dj's instead of one? Here's two downloadable recent reworks from The Magician and Aeroplane:

Beni "It's a Bubble" The Magician Remix by TheMagician



All the best for the both of them. Hopeful to see them dj soon somewhere.
- Peffis

Aeroplane hotness

Just to prove that I don't only listen to oldies. I'm also a hip dj, or whatever the kids say nowadays.

We've been huge Aeroplane fans for a long time here at DWTF headquarters. They have been putting out a steady line of amazing remixes and some good mixes too. (For mixes, check out their myspace, this Beats in Space italo mix, or this nice 5 minute minimix) Needless to say, their version of Friendly Fires' Paris is still one of the tunes of the year.

Here they are coming with two good remixes. Hopefully these two will get a vinyl release, so I'll get to play them too. (I'm not a huge fan of mp3- or wav-files.) Lindstrom said to me that the last one would come as a 7 inch and also with double 12 inches.

Au Revoir Simone - Another Likely Story (Aeroplane Remix)



Lindstrøm & Christabelle - Baby Can't Stop (Aeroplane Remix)



Both have been out for a while, at least in the bags of top profile dj's. I've seen Todd Terje and Pete Herbert spin the last one. Can't wait to get my hands on them.

- P-Funk