Glass Candy back in MIAMI & NYC next weekend

Glass Candy will be back in NYC and Miami next weekend. All you
NYC people who missed out last time- now is your chance. Hurry
as it will sell out!

September 11th @ The Vagabond in MIAMI
Sept 12th @ Brooklyn Bowl Williamsburg

OUT NOW ::: NITE JEWEL new 12" / GLASS CANDY shirts & totes

Hello from windy Melbourne. As promised we have
available a brand new NITE JEWEL 12" (with a beautiful
full color cover) and some more Glass Candy tour leftovers.
These are from earlier in the year, specifically the Euro
tour they embarked upon. When i saw these designs i
knew they would be a hit. They went over so well we
made a few extras for the people who couldnt make it
to the gigs. Check the store for these awesome titles.

As usual we have a very small number of these shirts
and totes! In other news, the GETO BOYS t-shirts are
almost all gone. When last checked we were down to
4 of each size. As far as shirts are concerned, the "12"
shirts are some of my favorites.

A few have asked about the measurements of the size
YOUTH LARGE (aka: X SMALL) shirts. The youth large
shirts arent super small. American Apparel shirts run
a little big and many traditional SMALLS like the size
youth large for a better fit. We are sold out of most of our
shirts but we have some youth large left in a few designs.
That is the only way you will be able to get these shirts,
as we will not be making more of them. We also lowered
the price on the youth large shirts!

FInally, all orders received after August 18th will ship
on or about September 1st. The Italians interns are all
starting school then, and i'm in Australia, and Ian is on tour
with his band, and Andrew is listening to the new M.O.P.
(which apparently isnt too good according to him)- so
please be patient! Thanks, as always!

Mike Simonetti Australian tour promo mix

hello. here is a mix i did for Australian radio Triple J.
It aired a few weeks ago and i am curious how it went
over since it is not your typical techno/electro fare.
Plus it was done in one take due to time constraints...
This mix was made entirely of Disconet 12"s. Every
track was either an exclusive Disconet edit or previously
unreleased track altogether. there are a few tracks
that were only released as a Disconet 12". Most
of these are of the Italo/boogie variety since I didnt
do an Italo mix in a while and you know- boogie
is very cool at the moment. There is a totally awesome
article on Disconet below:

here it is

JJJ Disconet Mix

Mike Australia tour 2k9 style

hello. i'll being heading back to Australia next week. I'm
very excited to be going back, since the last time was so
good. I have a few dates off in SYD so hit me up if you
want to go hit some record stores in the outskirts of SYD
on one of my days off.

also a few programming notes: during this time the IDIB
mailorder will be a little slower than normal. We will try
to get the interns in to send out some packages but this
is also when college starts so it may be tough. But keep
on ordering! Before I leave i am posting some new releases
to the IDIB store, so dont forget to order!

AUGUST:
21 - SORRY GRANDMA CLUB, MELB
22 - RUBY TRAMP, GOLDCOAST
28 - SHAPE BAR, PERTH
29 - LA CAMAPGNA, SYDENY

Glitter Band "Makes You Blind" Mike Simonetti edit

hello. the edit dumps continue. This is an oldie (but a goodie?)
and i figure i would give it to you the loyal readers of this here
blog. If you have ever seen me dj at Rubulad you may remember
me looping this for 15 minutes while i wait on the cue for
the bathroomn ;)

Glitter Band "Makes You Blind" Mike Simonetti edit

GLASS CANDY live (Mike djing) in Chicago tomorrow

come on out to the Bicycle Film Festival party at the
Metro tomorrow. I'll be djing along with a live
performance by Glass Candy.

DESIRE : Oxygene & DESIRE: new blog

hello. you may notice on the Desire album that
OXYGENE is missing. That was intentional. The
track did not make the cut for one reason or
another (i'll have to ask Johnny why) and was
left off the album. The art was made first assuming
the track would be on the album. But it didnt make
it, and the covers were printed anyway. So we
are offering the missing track here for you
to download for free. Sorry for the confusion.
Also, be sure to check out the gorgeous photo
blog megan from desire put together. 200 candid
tour photos of desire's european debut with glass
candy in may & june.

DESIRE BLOG

OXYGENE by Desire

Bottin is djing Finland, Brazil, the US and Canada in September:

Still looking for a gig on the west coast on september 19th (saturday)
as well as one in the east coast on the 25th (a friday)
write to: contact [at] bottin [dot] it

Sep 05 - SimCity 2000 @ Nolla, Helsinki Finland
Sep 11 - D-Edge // Såo Paulo, Brazil
Sep 12 - Neon // Porto Alegre, Brazil
Sep 17 - Wildlife @ Barcelona // Austin, Texas
Sep 18 - The Chase @ Senor Fish // Los Angeles
Sep 20 - Honey+Donut @ Paradise Lounge // San Francisco
Sep 24 - Stardust @ Berlin // Chicago
Sep 26 - The Social // Montreal

the "12" shirts are finally for sale!

sorry for the delay on the shirts.. we only have small
and mediums, and we dont have many left! we also
put an option to buy one alone since so many asked.
thanks for being patient!

Glass Candy "Geto Boys" 12" OUT NOW

After months of mastering issues (the bass was so heavy
it was making the needle jump), legal issues, and remixing
issues. We are excited to say that the Glass Candy "Geto Boys"
12" is finally in stock. And even better...it's a double A side.
They've Been destroying this song on tour all year. Samples
the hip hop classic "Mind Playing Tricks On Me" from Houston
legends, GETO BOYS (who sampled Isaac Hayes). The flip side
of the record features the Deep Gems burner "Animal
Imagination". If that wasn't enough, the record contains 12"
instrumental versions and vocal edits of both songs. 3 tracks
per side. This is an extremely limited one time vinyl pressing
that you will never see on itunes. Packaging includes full color
jacket, insert, and lyric sheet. "For a good time...call Glass
Candy"...

also, we made a t-shirt with the Geto Boys cover specifically for
sale with this 12". We only made 60 shirts, so hurry up! Its
our tribute to the 12"! The shirts are on black American Apparel
shirts, and the price is nice!

OH YEAH, if you already ordered the Geto Boys 12" before we
put the shirt up- it is not too late to get a shirt. email us your
paypal receipt or transaction # along with $13 (the balance for
the shirt plus some shipping) and we will send you a shirt.
make sure you tell us your size.
paypal address for the shirt: mike@troublemanunlimited.com

this should be available in the store today! (August 6). sorry
for the confusion.

DESIRE II now available on vinyl

check the store for the vinyl version of Desire II lp
thanks!

Mike in Athens and Turkey this weekend

home for 2 whole days... back on the plane tomorrow...
pretty excited to hit the beaches in Izmir...

July 30 2009- Athens Greece @ Higgs Bar
August 1 2009- Beyoglu Turkey @ OTTO Sofyali

Mike djing in Moscow / St Petersburg this weekend

hello. back on the plane this weekend. the vacation is over.
no more ice cream socials in the park with a 2 foot man...
looking forward to going back to Russia though- last time
was pretty great.

July 24 @ Vodka Bar Moscow Russia
July 25 @ Swallow St Petersburg Russia

Premier Rang edit Stockholm Monsters

here is an edit by our own Premier Rang. digging
into obscurity with a psychedelic trip to Manchester
circa 1983.

Stockholm Monsters "Soft Babies" (Premier Rang edit)

GLASS CANDY, TWISTED WIRES, NITE JEWEL live west coast USA

For those of you in Los Angeles who can't wait until the 25th to get your dose of Glass Candy & Italians Do It Better...Our very own Twisted Wires will be doing two shows in L.A. The first show is with Nite Jewel at The Cocaine on the 20th, & the second show is at The Smell. Don't miss this chance to see Twisted Wires live. They never play out.

BEN MANZONE edits are here:

Ben Manzone aka Benguin sent me three edits for the blog. Im
his biggest fan so i am posting them. if all goes well some of
these may see a vinyl release.

Cosmic Lust

Only The Strong Survive

Lets Love Dance

4th of July weekend plans?

new releases: DESIRE, PREMIER RANG, SOLANGE- all out now (plus bonus Premier Rang mix!)

hello. three new releases available now on Italians Do It Better:

1. Desire- debut cd. This has different artwork and songs/mixes
than the demo. Vinyl coming very soon.

2. Solange 12" - Archival discovery with remix by Bottin on
the b-side.. ltd to 750. no repress.

3. Premier Rang 12"- new discovery from Paris. Some of the
sweetest sounds you may hear this year. ltd to 750. no repress.

3.5. also check out the PURPLE BRAIN 7"/cd we are selling, It
was released by RVNG and we only have 9 copies. it is sold out
from the label apparently.

we are also offering a bundle so you can order all three records
and save a few bucks. AND we are happy to say we lowered
our cd prices to fit the economic crunch we are all in...


to celebrate the new releases, Premier Rang has done a mix
especially for us. It gives you a good idea where they are
coming from musically, since they are so hard to pin down!

Premier Rang Selection

here is some BIM MARKS for you:

Who is Bim Marx? That would be my friend from NYC Duane Harriot
and our own Professor Genius- forming a super hero team of
production sure to be huge in the not so distant future.
You may know Duane as being one third of the now on hiatus
Negroclash crew (along with Dj Lindsay and Prince Language). They
used to throw a killer party at APT back in the day... And of course
you know Jorge (aka Professor Genius released one of the first
IDIB 12"s!) anyway, here is an edit they have given us exclusively.
its killer, so be warned.

Cristal-"Phonic" (Bim Marx breakdown edit)

check them out here to hear more :

bim marx myspace

Duane also did a KILLER mix for us that you can download:

Dj Duane Harriot mix

while you're at it, go to Turntable Lab and grab some super
ltd Bim Marx releases

HERE

(maybe we can talk the Professor into a mix sometime soon??)

DJING SANTOS THIS THURSDAY

hi. come out to see me DJ in NYC at Santos:::

Thursday, June 25, 2009 - 22:00
Santos Party House New York, New York, USA
Thursday June 25th, 2009
The Phenomenal Handclap Band - RECORD RELEASE PARTY!

Featuring:::
The Phenomenal Handclap Band (LIVE)
And DJ Set's by::

Tim Sweeney
Mike Simonetti
Tim Love Lee
Smallchange
Amir

First 100 RSVP'd Guests FREE!
Meanredproductions.com/PHCB

$5 Reduced with RSVP (after the first 100)
$10 at the Door
-Santo's Party House
100 Lafayette St.
-Doors 10pm

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Brought to you by Wax Poetics & Friendly Fire Recordings