back on Beats In Space

hello. in an effort to keep content on this blog
i am posting that i will be djig on Beats In Space
tomorrow. i hear its a pretty cool radio show.
you should check it out. I'll be playing mostly
weird left-field dance music tomorrow revolving
around post punk/synth and artsy fartsy dance
music.

the reason we have been so slow to update is
due to constant traveling/touring. Look out
for a new 12" in a few days added to the store,
as well as some other stuff like more shirts.
keep an eye out for glass candy/desire on tour
of europe in the upcoming months. Ill be
joining in for the fun on the weekends as i
have to hold it down at home during the week.

keeping the post punk theme going:

BEN MANZONE has better taste in music than all of us

my man Ben Manzone just started a podcast. Some of the
best tracks around. seriously....
check it out:

cod past

BOTTIN Presents: Melatonin-Fix-Mix

here is a new mix from Bottin fresh off the tour
circuit and straight into your computer ... Some
killer stupid rare joints. but would we do it any
other way?
Melatonin Fix Mix by bottin

GLASS CANDY / DESIRE / MIKE IN CANADA THIS WEEKEND

we're gearing up for a busy weekend in canada. it's the glass candy,
desire, & your's truly warm up for the european tour this fall. we'll
post the official dates when we get back from pop montreal. glass
candy's experimenting with some new beats & kicking things off on
thursday night in toronto with a live set by parallels & dj sets by cfcf
& mikey apples. then on friday we hit montreal to team up with
cosmo vitelli & ccs. saturday in quebec city and sunday i'm djing in
montreal at the electronic picnic. going to be an amazing weekend!
we snuck a ton of vinyl across the border & we just finished the new
t shirt designs for europe. we won't have them in the store until
after the tour at the end of november...so pick them up at the shows.
the awesome desire shirts were designed by megan & the new glass
candy shirts are sick! come out & say hi.

TORONTO / THURSDAY OCTOBER 1ST
AT GARRISON / 1197 DUNDAS W.
(GC/DESIRE/MS)

MONTREAL / FRIDAY OCTOBER 2ND
AT STUDIO JPR / 2109 BOULEVARD ST-LAURENT
(GC/DESIRE)

QUBEC CITY / SATURDAY OCTOBER 3RD
(GC/DESIRE/MS)

MONTREAL / SUNDAY OCTOBER 4TH
POP MONTREAL @ Piknic Electronik
Parc Jean Drapeau (just MS dj)

BOTTIN & Mike djing in NEW YORK this Sunday

Hello. this Sunday our own Bottin is playing NYC
for the first time ever. its an intimate Sunday affair
at LPR in the back bar area. i will be djing as well
but you are really going to see Bottin play. come
on out! He came all the way from Italy to play to you.

PREMIER RANG live in Torino this weekend

Our own Premier Rang is playing with our friends
Appaloosa in Torino:

APPALOOSA + PREMIER RANG

live@L O S E R (xanax/guido savini)

sabato 26 settembre 2009

sPAZIO211 presenta

APPALOOSA
(france/Kitsune)

PREMIER RANG
(france/Italians Do It Better)

live @ L O S E R

MIKE djing this weekend in NYC w/ Black Devil Disco Club

NYC come on down to Webster Hall where i will be djing
along with a live performance by Black Devil Disco Club.

$1 Admission & $1 house drinks til Midnight on the GBH guest list.
When you arrive, tell the doorperson you are on the GBH guest list.
You will pay $1 for entry and you will get a wristband which will enable
you to buy house drinks for $1 'til midnight.
After Midnight Admission is $15 on the GBH Guest List.

RSVP HERE

Whitney Houston Million Dollar Edit for you

hello. here is an edit of the new Whitney Houston single for
the kids out there. Originally done for Australia, its been
getting requests so here it is for everyone to share...
experimenting with Soundcloud. seems pretty cool...

Whitney Houston 'Million Dollar Bill' - Mike Simonetti's Getting
Stronger mp3 version

WAV version

Whitney Houston Million Dollar Bill Mike Simonetti Getting Stronger edit by italiansdoitbetter

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