A New Bottin mix

here is a message from Bottin:

It's been a while since I posted a mixtape, so last sunday
after returning from Paris I immediately started selecting
tracks. I've been playing fast disco lately so I had to
compensate with this rather adventurous mid-tempo mix
of laid back songs from 100 to 110 bpm with basically no
genre rules: set your time machine to a random range
between 1978 and 1990 and you'll get stuff going from
disco-funk to proto-balearic, from italo-boogie to very
old school rap.

The track list has been made somewhat obscure: all that
is left of artist names and track titles are the initials and
whoever guesses the tracks will be awarded with a 12"
vynil or cd that I will gladly ship to any address on planet
earth at my expense. You don't even have to guess them
all: the 2 brave contestants that will get the most will win.
If you have your own blog and would like to post the mix
there you are very welcome to do so. Just make sure that
answers are posted as a comment to this blog or sent to
me in a private message.

Ready?

LIVE FAST, DANCE SLOW
a 100-110bpm vynil mix by Bottin

01 TO - DLG (1978)
02 BSM - TFTSSOK (1981)
03 E7 - DG (1984)
04 GM - FDM (1984)
05 RJ - CR (1980)
06 LSD - TDS (1978)
07 A - YMMDI (1981)
08 VM - C (1990)
09 RM - S (1984)
10 K - OTBA (1983)
11 HC - E1IAW (1978)
12 PM&M - BBS (1980)
13 TDP - SB (1984)
14 DCLR - HJDAVDR (1979)
15 DC - C (1984)
16 TO - D (1983?)
17 SF - PS (1978)
18 LB - WSOWS (1978)
19 JH - ER (1983)

here's the mix

a few old fliers

Jonny from Konk sent these over to me. He found them as
he was preparing his move overseas. i am hoping to get
more to post. Either way, i have never seen the Paradise
Garage flier before. Its a rare later flier. pretty cool... Thanks
Jonny!

10 DESIRE TRACKS ON MYSPACE / TOURS, ETC

hello. sorry for the lack of updates on here- been busy with
recording, preparing for tour, preparing for the Itlians UK
party (more on that soon), celebrating birthdays,
mowing the lawn, etc... but we're back with tours,
new records (more on that soon as well!) and news...

due to the overwhelming amount of people looking for a
nonexistent Desire myspace page...they finally made one
last night. just in time for them to catch their morning
flights out of montreal with glass candy. both bands are
in the air right now on their way for three weeks in europe.
i am meeting them in london & paris. it's going to be insane.
most of the official Desire lp is up on their myspace page now.
plus some unreleased 4 track cuts. the desire lp is done being
mastered, and on it's way to the pressing plant. we should
have these in the store in a little over a month. but in the
meantime check out the page for dates and keep them
company...they only have 12 friends right now because
they accidently deleted tom.

DESIRE MYSPACE

GLASS CANDY/DESIRE EUROPE TOUR:
Jun 3 2009 BABEL Malmo Sweden
Jun 4 2009 BLA Oslo
Jun 5 2009 DISTORTION FESTIVAL Copenhagen
Jun 6 2009 DEBASER Stockholm
Jun 11 2009 KOKO LONDON IDIB FEST! w/ Lindstrom
Jun 13 2009 LE REGINE Paris IDIB FEST PARIS!
Jun 18 2009 Frankfurt
Jun 19 2009 Berlin
Jun 20 2009 INSIDE A ROMANIAN CASTLE Busteni


MIKE SIMONETTI BACK ON THE ROAD:
june 11 UK Italians festival GC, DESIRE, LINDSTROM, MIKE
june 13 PARIS italians festival, GC, DESIRE, MIKE Le Regine
june 17 San Francisco @ vessel
june 18- Los Angeles @ tba
june 19 mexico city @ Swine Flu
june 20 mexico monterrey @ Swine Flu Annex
july 3rd UK tba
july 4th london @ cargo

Mike S. is djing in Chicago this weekend

Celebrate Memorial Day with me in Chicago this weekend.
I will be djing at SmartBar on Sunday May 24. Dont forget
Monday is Memorial Day so everyone is off work, so come
on out. hit me up for a guest list spot or come before 11pm
when its free entry.

New Tiedye & Rune Lindbaek edit for you

Check this obscure Swedish rock edit out by IDIB superstars
Tiedye and fellow Scandinavian genius Rune Lindbaek.

Niklas Strömstedt - Om (Tiedye/Lindbaek-edit)

DISCO FILES BACK IN STOCK

check the store because we got some more books for you all.
hurry! supplies are limited!! ! !

Mike Simonetti's Edit of Benny

Heres an edit of Benny And The Jets I did on
cough syrup and Nyquil on a sick day. I dont
even remember doing this. I kept it exactly as
i found it- no touch ups! Thus continuing the
Italians Do It Better quest to give all our music
away for free..................
Benny And The Jets (Mike Simonetti's dub version)

download wav

download mp3

The Disco Files (sold out)

hello. thanks for your enthusiasm about the Disco
FIles book. We are sold out! Since its an expensive
import we are not sure if we should re-order more.
If the demand is there , of course we will get more,
as we want to support the people who released it...
(not to mention its a great book.) The question I
am asking is- should we re-order the book? Is there
any more interest? Please leave comments in the post
and let us know if you want us to order one for you.
They are over $30 each in case you were wondering.
I know times are tough and we really appreciate
the support!
ps: our webmaster didnt take it out of the store
yet- please dont order it!! we dont have any left!
ignore the fact that its in the store!

THE DISCO FILES 1973-78

hello. we are proud to announce that as of today we
have copies of THE DISCO FILES in our store. This is
by far the best book on the early days of disco i have
ever read. It was written by Vince Aletti, who was the
first person to cover the NYC disco scene. This is
his memoir, and it contains stories, charts & photos.
The charts are from clubs all over the world from
regional djs of the day. At 484 pages long, this is no
joke! Its a must for anyone who is a fan of Italians
or dance music in general. A great book to learn
from. Seriously, i've been waiting for this for years!
Thank our friends at djhistory.com for this one...
It is imported from the UK so it is slightly more
expensive but it is worth every penny. Plus you
are supporting a micro indie label with a huge
undertaking which is this book.

Mike Simonetti djing in Miami this weekend

hello. I will be djing in Miami this weekend (and
posting in the 1st person on this blog). Come
check it out...

The Vagabond 30 NE 14th St. Miami, FL USA
www.myspace.com/thevagabondmiami

book your flights now! you only have a few
days!

OLD SKULL

hey everybody,
we just got turned on to two really crazy blogs this week. one has alot of the old glass candy demos, 7"s, tour cds, etc... from 1999-2006. and one has old chromatics cdrs 2003-2006. these lists aren't complete discographies. but they are some of the really hard to find recordings from two of our favorite bands. everyone has been asking us to reissue these for a while now, but we felt like giving them away instead. we just hadn't gotten around to posting them yet. so these guys beat us to it! they are 100% approved by us...so there's no need to feel like your killing the music industry by downloading these. feel free to spread the word. we have no control over these blogs and aren't sure how long the links will be good for. these tracks were only ever intended to be sold at shows on an extremely limited format. enjoy!

G/L/A/S/S/C/A/N/D/Y

CHROMATICS

DESIRE tour demo CD & T-SHIRTS - -- -- - OUT NOW

Ever since desire hit the west coast last week, people
have been going crazy leaking their demo cd left and
right... which we don't mind. but now there are four
different versions of this demo floating around on the
internet. the reason for this is that johnny was editing
and remixing the tracks on tour. and with the hectic
schedule of coachella, portland, san francisco,
vancouver etc... desire wanted to wait until they got
back to montreal to finish the lp. this version of the
demo has 7 tracks. this is the demo cd they were
selling at those shows. we made a few extras for
the IDIB blog die-hards at a special low price as a
special "thanks" for all the support and downloads.
so dont pay ebay prices!!! buy it here!

we only have 100 copies for the store, then they are
out of print until the album comes out in june.
plus this has a different mix so this is definitely an
exclusive cdr! This cd features johnny and natty from
chromatics with montreal singer megan louise. beautiful
pop! desire hits europe for three weeks with glass candy
in june. and if you got a chance to see them on the
west coast, you know how sick this is.

Desire - track listing

1. MONTRE MOI TON VISAGE
2. MIRROIR MIRROIR
3. DON'T CALL
4. DANS MES REVES
5. UNDER YOUR SPELL
6. OXYGENE
7. IF I CAN'T HOLD YOU

ALSO, we unearthed three Glass Candy t-shirts
designs from their tours last year. The band likes
to make special shirts for each tour, so some of these
were only sold in certain regions or countries.
So now is your chance to grab some of you feel so
inclined. We have a very small amount of each. If
a size isnt listed in the store that means someone
beat you to it and it is sold out..

also, we only have one copy left of the Ofege lp then
its gone forever. The label is sold out as well. highly
recommended!

Edit Schmedit

Hello. Coachella and San Francisco were awesome!
Thanks for coming out. It was really great.

Here is a Harry Nilsson edit for you. This one would
make Frank Vincent proud. Dont take this too seriously.
I never do. I'll post more edits soon...

Harry Nilsson "Jump In The Fire"
-Mike Simonetti's " Watching Helicopters and
Tomato Sauce All Day edit"

Jump In The Fire mp3

Jump In The Fire wav

Italians post-Coachella Spring party in San Fran...

Italians are heading to San Francisco this upcoming week for
a killer Post Coachella party. The party is on a Monday night
(you know, post Coachella).. There are no advance tickets
for sale, so get there early as it will probably sell out.

Also this is the San Francisco debut of Desire and Twisted
Wires.

DESIRE track leak!

Hello. This weekend in Portland was awesome.
Thanks for the support and sorry to all who
couldnt get in. If you were there hopefully
you saw Desire in their Portland debut. They
blew the doors off the place. It was definitely
something special. All you San Francisco people
hurry up and get your tickets now for this
weekend's Italians Do It Better post-Coachella
party where Desire will make their California
debut alongside Glass Candy and the California
debut of Twisted Wires. Its gonna be an
amazing night at the Mezzanine.

Here is the first of what we hope to be a long
line of leaks for Italians artists. We are going
to periodically leak a track or 2 for a limited time
then take the link down. The first leak is the
lead single from Desire (just in time for
the Mezzanine gig). i am going to take the
link down before i get on the plane this weekend
for San Francisco. I hope you love it as much
as we do. Also if you got the Desire cd last
weekend (or this upcoming weekend) you
may notice is it missing a few tracks. We
rushed to make a demo to sell at shows so
we made a small amount with the original
artwork, but with only 5 songs. So if you
want a limited cd you better get it at the Sf
show! We dont have many left!

Anyway, here is the Desire track:

Desire "If I Cant Hold You"- download AIFF

Desire "If I Cant Hold You"- download MP3

Twisted Wires 12" out now

check the IDIB store for the Twisted Wires 12"
that is officially available for sale. In case you
missed them in NYC they blew the doors off
the place. They are a true force to be reckoned
with. check out their myspace if you like:

HERE

If you like the Chromatics and Joy Division
you will definitely like Twisted Wires. Some
next level shit here! As with all Italians records,
this one it limited. And you better hurry on the
Botin and Nite Jewel, they are going fast!

OFFICIAL TRACK OF THE SPRING

i posted this on our brother blog (alainfinkel)
but i think the world needs to hear this because
it is so great. this remix is very low key and
doesnt go with all the bells & whistles. plus
its one of my favorite Bruce Springsteen songs.
This always gets the old "what song is this?"
treatment when i play it out. Enjoy the Spring.

Bruce Springsteen Tougher Than The Rest- Martin Vogel edit

tuff

Well It's Saturday night
you're all dressed up in blue
I been watching you awhile
maybe you been watching me too
So somebody ran out
left somebody's heart in a mess
Well if you're looking for love
honey I'm tougher than the rest

Some girls they want a handsome Dan
or some good-lookin' Joe on their arm
Some girls like a sweet-talkin' Romeo
Well 'round here baby
I learned you get what you can get
So if you're rough enough for love
honey I'm tougher than the rest

The road is dark
and it's a thin thin line
But I want you to know I'll walk it for you any time
Maybe your other boyfriends
couldn't pass the test
Well if you're rough and ready for love
honey I'm tougher than the rest

Well it ain't no secret
I've been around a time or two
Well I don't know baby maybe you've been around too
Well there's another dance
all you gotta do is say yes
And if you're rough and ready for love
honey I'm tougher than the rest
If you're rough enough for love
baby I'm tougher than the rest

ITALIANS SPRING PARTY IN PORTLAND THIS WEEKEND

all caps mean super important post! this weekend
is the Spring Italians party at Rotture in Portland.
Last time we did this in Portland it sold out so be
sure to get there early. There is also an afterparty
at the same place as the last time in which i will
be playing all the music you know and love.

Erasure and Bottin = perfect together

scroll down for a little respect

here is a Jackson 5 edit for you

This is a Jackson 5 edit done by Italians
Do It Better's own Mike Simonetti... free
for you all to do whatever you do with
these things. Will post more soon, and
will also post some of the edits from the
Albuterol mix...

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