Hailfairy is giving away 2 Three Day Camping Tickets to Oxegen 2010 with thanks to Vodafone Ireland.

All you have to do to win is to Simply upload and tag the most embarrassing festival photo of yourself or a mate to our new Facebook fan page, and get as many people as possible to ‘like’ it!

This competition must end on June 30th so get tagging!

So we’re nearing that time of the year again! Nice few weeks of sunshine and entry into festival season. This year sees Vodafone sponsoring Oxegen’s second stage with auld favourites The Prodigy headlining on Sunday, Black Eyed Peas for all those screaming 16 year olds and Fatboy Slim for all who want to re-live Norman Cook’s 90’s hits.

This is about the 6th time The Prodigy have returned to Witnoxegen and it’s always worth checking out Maxim, Keith and Liam tear the stage and crowd apart with a blend of old and new cult classics from albums as early as ‘Experience’. Check out one of their live version of Their Law below. Nuts!:

The Prodigy – Their Law (live) by poooch

Another act not to be missed for a bop on the Vodafone stage is Andy Cato and Tom Findley aka Groove Armada. The London boys will be no doubt be banging out their most recent ‘Superstylin’ acapella as the video below from Big Day Out 2010 down under shows y’all.

Our final recommendation is simply for atmosphere. If the hype around Florence and her red-haired Machine is anything to go by from last year’s Oxegen and EP,  the crowd’s reaction to The Temper Trap’s hypnotic single ‘Sweet Disposition’ will no doubt blow the lid off the Vodafone stage on Sunday evening.

Finally, based on our ongoing coverage of Irish electronic music and Oxegen in particular over the last few years, we’re going to put ourselves into the running to give away some Oxegen tickets courtesy of Vodafone. Fellow bloggers, get into the mix too at http://www.facebook.com/vodafoneireland

Vodafone Stage Line-up (*newly announced acts):

Fri 9th July
Fatboy Slim
Groove Armada
Scouting for Girls
Plan B
Republic of Loose
Drake*
Fox Avenue

Sat 10th July
The Black Eyed Peas
Doves
Editors
The Cribs
Rise Against
Two Door Cinema Club
Kids in Glass Houses

Sun 11th July
The Prodigy
30 Seconds to Mars
The Temper Trap
Joshua Radin
D12*
Professor Green*
The Knux*

We always loved a Busy P interview, still one of if not the coolest guy in music, although Sven would run him close! The amazing Red Bull academy recently did a 2 Hour! video with the former Dafty Punk manager! If your not aware of the Red Bull Academy website and you have a day to scratch your arse, well there’s a whole days worth of amazing interviews worth checking out.

Full video here

Well now you know! We absolutely love their new Remix of LOTP’s  “Best in the Class”. Erol played it recently on BBC6, top top top tune! They’re still the best remixers in the business! One of us, possibly both of us, are heading over to Barcelona for Sonar this June. The Dewaele’s are playing, they got us pretty excited at EP will they do it again? Can they still deliver?!

We’re one step closer to the release of ‘Tron The Legacy’, the sequel to 1982’s ‘Tron’, one of the most venerated Sci-fi movies of all time. Directed by Joseph Kosinski and starring newly Oscar-ified Jeff Bridges (who reprises his 1982 role as Jeff Flynn), the movie is about artificial intelligence and gaming. While it’s 3D, its not like Avatar. According to Kosinski “Ours is sort of a “Wizard of Oz” approach. Ninety-eight percent of the 3-D is in the world of “Tron.” The 3-D really starts once we get into the Tron world. We used a newer generation of camera than the one used on “Avatar.” They built it specifically for us”.

So will there be a yellow brick road? We hope not. Will there be some new Daft Punk tracks? We hope so. Apparently Kosinski is a huge electronic music fan and met up with Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo 2 years ago to talk about a collaboration on the movie. The French duo have now been working on the soundtrack for over a year and a half, quite unique when you think that they were coming up with tracks before filming even began.

When asked about Daft Punk’s interest in Tron he says “ these guys take “Tron” very seriously. Obviously, “Tron” was a huge influence on them. It was almost like they were interviewing me to make sure that I was going to hold up to the “Tron” legacy. Clearly a huge influence, you only have to see the iconic helmets, the triangular sci-fi style concert stage design and even parts of the “Around the World” vid to see that these two are major Tron fans. So no doubt this is going to be a movie and soundtrack match made in electro scifi heaven.

So all sounds pretty cool really. Jeff Bridges – check. 3D-ness – check. Sci-fi end of the world stuff – check. Daft Punk – check. You only have to wait until late 2010 to see it. In the meantime feast your eyes on the trailer – only released today.

Following the double A side single ‘Waves’ / ‘ Death Suite’ on BoysNoize Records, Erol Alkan and Boys Noize have announced the next double header single ‘Avalanche’ / ‘Lemonade’. The names are flipped around this time as this single is being released by Erol’s label, and you can listen to previews on Erol’s Myspace and Facebook, as well as Boys Noize’s Myspace and Facebook

The previews are short and sweet but sound pretty damn good and certainly whet the appetite. ‘Lemonade’ bangs it out and will no doubt will be a big hit on the Spring/Summer festival circuit. Release date still to be confirmed, but apparently it’s soon so watch this space.

If you find yourself in them parts  - Erol and Boys Noize will be performing together for a special dj set at Miami’s Ultra Festival on March 27th. Or if you’re one of the many thats jetted off down unda in search for sunnier climes and times, catch Boys Noize in Sydney’s Forum on March 20th. Guaranteed to be a good one as he smashed it at Sydney’s Future Music Festival last weekend. Opening with ‘Kontact Me’ and blowing The Prodigy, who were playing at the same time, completely out of the water. Boys Noize loves Sydney and it shows!

If you’re a fan of Erol on BBC6, get involved in a petition to save the station.The BBC have announced they will be closing the digital station. The station is recognised as one of the few remaining outlets for independent music across the music spectrum, and it’s closure will be seen as a blow for music lovers across the world. The 6Mix, which is hosted by Erol, as well as the likes of Soulwax and Andrew Weatherall has been a great success for the station and alternative dance music fans alike.Check out their SaveBB6 page on Facebook, where you can sign the online petition or tweet to your hearts content #saveBBC6music

Phoenix-Fences-Delphic Remix

]]> http://hailfairy.com/album-delphic-acolyte/feed/ 0 http://hailfairy.com/album-chromeo-dj-kicks/ http://hailfairy.com/album-chromeo-dj-kicks/#comments Sat, 10 Oct 2009 16:03:11 +0000 fairyliquid http://hailfairy.com/?p=951 Studio !K7 have produced the goods again by adding Chromeo to their long list of artists on their DJ-Kicks albums. The Montreal duo had some big shoes to fill with this album following previous DJ-Kicks albums from the likes of Erlend Oye, Tiga and Hot Chip to name a few. This latest version fails to disappoint with some classic blends of jazz, synth and funk will keep you bopping for hours on end.

The album features some old skool electronic sounds from back in the 80’s such as the opener Kano - Ikeya Seki which has been recently sampled by Ed Banger’s Kavinsky for his song Grand Canyon. Check the slick microsite for the album at chromeo-djkicks.com which includes the full tracklist and a 15 minute album preview.

Kano – Ikeya Seki

Ok we’re absolutely blown away by this! One of us had been questioning the man recently on whether he still got it, and the answer is a definitive YES!

There is just so much energy in this set and it’s hard to imagine that the whole set was done on vinyl. This Essential Mix features Ridha’s favourite tracks for the last 10 years!

Berlin’s Boys Noize aka Alex Ridha takes to the turntables for two hours of supercharged house & techno!

October 10th 2009
Boys Noize

1. Kenny Larkin “Rubbernotes” (Plus 8 Records)
2. Dj Funk “F** U Later” (Dancemania)
3. Boc Productions “Fall In Love” (Alan Braxe Remix) (Chez Records)
4. Fanton “Faithful” (Source)
5. Gene Farris “Disco Heaven” (Ian Pooley Mix 2) (Force Inc.)
5. Unknown Artist “Me And My Peoples Eyes” (White Lable)
6. Tres Demented “Brainfreeze” (Planet E)
7. Kenlou 4 “Mack Daddy Shoot” (MAW)
7. Ian Pooley “The Allnighter” (NRK)
7. Neon Lights “House Of Funk” (Jinxx Records)
8. Zongamin “Spiral” (XL)
9. Sylvester “Baby, Let’s Trip Out” (Secret Mixes Fixes Vol.9)
10. We’re Lofty Volt “Alter Flaw” (RVNG Intl.)
11. In Flagranti “I’m Sorry, I’m Terribly Sensitive” (Codek)
12. Kiki “Gas” (Bpitch Control)
13. Cassius “La Mouch” (DJ Falcon Vs. Harry Choo Choo Romeo Edit) (Virgin)
14. DJ Duke” Bonus” (Big Big Trax)
15. Dave Angel “Tokyo Stealth Fighter” (Carl Craig Remx) (4th & Broadway)
16. Matias Aguayo “Bo Jack” (Instrumental) (Comeme)
17. Errorsmith “Stiff Neck” (Errorsmith)
18. Feadz “Lisborg Error” (Ed Banger)
19. Plasticman “Hypokondriak” (Minus)
20. Ricardo Villalobos “Dexter” (Playhouse)
21. Sweet Light “Mecaniques Remontees” (Freak N Chic)
22. Cajmere “Come” (Green Velvet Mix) (Cajual Records)
23. Paul Jacobs “Motocross Madness” (Aquarius Records)
24. Geoffrey Williams “Sex Life” (Armand Van Helden Remix) (Hands On )Records
25. Like A Time “Like 6″ (Like Records)
26. Thomas Bangalter “What To Do” (Roule)
27. Daft Punk “Burnin’” (Ian Pooley Remix) (Virgin)
28. CZR “Chicago Southside” (International House Records)
29. Hugo Moya “Move” (Relief Records)
30. Track Stars “Horns & Bass” (Wanted Records)
31. Jeff Mills “The Bells” (Axis Records)
32. Dustin Zahn “Stranger” (Rekids)
33. Speedy J “Lee Mitten Menu” (Novamute)
34. Modeselektor “Turn Deaf” (Bpitch Control)
35. Rheingold “Dreiklangsdimensionen” (Welt Rekord / EMI)
36. Soundhack “Soundhack” (Soundhack)
37. Ben Klock “Goodly Sin” (Robert Hood Remix) (Ostgut Ton)
38. Theo Parrish “Lake Shore Drive” (Sound Signature)
39. Untold “Stop What You Are Doing” (Hemlock)
40. Feadz “On All Forth” (Bpitch Control)
41. DJ Godfather “Unknown” (Databass)
42. Ghetto Classics Vol 2 “Aceler8″ (Dance Mania)
43. Benga “Go Tell Them” (Tempa)
44. Benga” Night” (Tempa)
45. Untold “I Cant Stop” (Hessle Audio)
46. Rude 66 “Die Stärke Der Vernichteten Schläge” (Bunker)
47. DJ Koze “Don’t Feed The Cat” (Kompakt)

Boys Noize – Essential Mix (Hotfile.com)

Boys Noize – Essential Mix (Depositfile)

Boys Noize – Essential Mix (Rapidshare)

Ok so we know that Thomas and Guy are have scored the OST for Disneys remake of ‘Tron’ which seems like forever away from a release (December 2010). But what we didn’t know was that they’d be making a cameo in the movie! We know all this thanks to 25 year old airhead Olivia Wilde whos stars in the remake and she  let it slip in a recent interview with MTV. Read here

“They were in the movie,“ star Olivia Wilde let slip during an interview with Josh Horowitz.

The 25-year-old “House” actress didn’t go into detail about what Daft Punk’s role will be, nor how long they will be on screen for, but she did say Disney is looking to feature the band in future promotions. “There’s some ideas in the works about how to incorporate them into a Comic-Con event,” said Wilde.

When it came to talk about the film itself, though, Wilde had to keep her lips sealed, both as a result of a keep-everything-under-wraps policy and because she hadn’t yet seen any finished, CG-enhanced footage. While she wouldn’t confirm that her character boards one of the iconic lightcycles in the film, Wilde did say she gets to toss around one of the famous glowing discs. “I do use the disc,” she said. “But I don’t play with it in the same way as the other characters. I have my own way to use it.”

Like Wilde, we’ll all probably have to wait until next Comic-Con for an extended look at “Tron Legacy.” And what will happen when we do get that coveted glimpse? “San Diego might explode!” she predicted.“

Also Daft Punk may be making an appearance at Comic Con – the annual fan convention which is playing an increasingly important role in making-or-breaking movies/games in the sci-fi world – to support their involvement in the upcoming Tron

Here’s also a fake edit of what was thought to be Daft Punks ‘Tron Legacy Theme’. We’ve now found out that its a Cryda Luv Rework, its short but it does whet the appetite and it’s on repeat with us!

Tron Legacy – Theme (Cryda Luv Rework)