IDIB ON FACEBOOK

apparently there's this new thing out there called
facebook. and as always...italians do it better is on
the cutting edge of the digital world. that being
said...you can follow tour dates, record releases,
and official label news there. r.i.p tom.

IDIB PAGE

MIKE SIMONETTI DJ PAGE

GLASS CANDY PAGE

CHROMATICS PAGE

DESIRE PAGE

Mike's mix for Dazed

Mike Simonetti just did a mix for Dazed Digital. It's only
a year late! Its also his first mix of 2010. (hes a busy guy
these days!) But its a doozie! You may recognize some of
these songs. Try to guess the track listing. Theres some
pretty obscure stuff on this one!

STREAM & ARTICLE

DOWNLOAD SENDSPACE

DOWNLOAD MEDIAFIRE

(let us know if the downloads arent working)

WEB STORE OVERHAUL! ! !

finally started updating the italians do it better mailorder
store last week. it's been a long time coming. with pictures of
the complete italians do it better discography, & easier to
navigate. to celebrate the new store layout...we lowered our
vinyl prices & all the cd versions of our releases are only $5!
next week, we'll be adding some rare glass candy & chromatics
vinyl only releases that have been out of print for years. it turns
out that johnny found a bunch of boxes in ida's basement last
weekend full of goodies...so check it out.

DC this weekend

hello. i will be djing in DC this Friday with Chris Burns,
one hell of a dj if i may say so myself. come over...

djing in NORWAY and SWEDEN this weekend

come on down this weekend if you are in
Scandanavia, i'll be djing this weekend.

FRIDAY APRIL 30: Bergen, Norway at Bergen Festival
Saturday May 1- Stockholm Sweden at Debaser Medis

FEELING WITHOUT TOUCHING cd single OUT NOW

Gatefold CD version of the 12". Not available in stores.
You can only get from the band on tour or through here.
The first in our mailorder only cd series, & they're only $5 !

MIKE SIMONETTI djing at Rubulad TOMORROW (Friday)

I'm djing in Brooklyn at my regular hangout at
Rubulad. as you know we need to keep the address
off the web so if you need info hit us up and we
will get you the info. This is the best place in
NYC to dj and one of the last real loft spots left.
come out and i will try to show you why. anyway
the set time is 10:30-2:30. Four hours of pleasure,
a few Malcolm McLaren songs for good measure.
wow that rhymed! Also this will most likely be the
last time i will be playing a marathon set in NYC
like this until late 2010 because ill be out on
the road. (if that means anything to you)

BOTTIN USA TOUR

Bottin will be touring the USA djing for you. he is a
very very brave man. he is a great dj who plays really
deep Italo. no poser shit here!


4/22 Littlefield, Brooklyn NYC
4/23 Evil Olive, Chicago
4/24 Holocene, Portland
4/28 Triple Crown, San Francisco
4/29 Shockwaves (Señor Food), LA
4/30 Wrong Bar, Toronto
5/1 Velvet Speakeasy, Montreal

GLASS CANDY "Beatbox" lp repressed

Our most popular release is being repressed for the
third time on beatific blue vinyl. Glass Candy's
electrifying "B/E/A/T/B/O/X" album. Originally
released in the late fall of 2007. Features all the
jams.."BEATIFIC"..."CANDY CASTLE"..."ETHERIC
DEVICE"..."LIFE AFTER SUNDOWN"..."COMPUTER
LOVE"..."ROLLING DOWN THE HILLS"..."DIGITAL
VERSICOLOR"... You get the idea. Back to back
Italians Do It Better Classics. This limited edition
on blue vinyl is for their upcoming european tour
this summer. The bonus 7 inch includes two unreleased
b sides not available digitally,"THE GATE"...&..."HIGH
B". Colored vinyl while they last. Only 10 dollars!

SPRINGTIME NEWS - Mucho News! (and Swash!)

hello. our absence does not mean we were not busy! we have been
hard at work recording, designing, even doing an overhaul for the
store! keep your eyes peeled for a nice new store overhaul. so much
is happening i dont even know where to begin. we have tons of dates
scheduled for the spring and summer, as well as tons of records.
we are hard at work on art, photos, music, trips to Kinkos, trips
to sit with our webmaster, trips to Portland, trips to Montreal, trips
to mikes basement, trips to the post office, trips to the record
store. always working, never sleeping, sometimes eating. This
is the 'behind the scenes hibernation' before the unveiling and the
tours.

anyway, there is a new semi-official T&K video floating around for
a track off the IDIB 12", check it out below:

Tiago & Dj Kaos - "Yet To Come" from Rodrigo Vaz on Vimeo.

ALSO for those of you who enjoy the vinyl format, we acquired a
few copies of Professor Genius brand new self-released 7". By
far, its his best work yet. if you want one email Mike for the order
info at mike at troublemanunlimited dot com. it is $8 postage paid
USA / $10 worldwide and it is extremely limited. it is a must buy!
We also have a small amount of Pilooski edit 12"s left that was
released on RVNG. if you need order info on that email is above.
that record is long gone from pretty much everywhere so grab it
now before you are stuck paying discogs prices. speaking of discogs,
Mike recently put up a bunch more records from his collection. He is
selling all of his doubles. There some really good stuff up there
and its all priced the lowest on discogs.

check it out>

GLASS CANDY "Feeling Without Touching" VIDEO PREMIERE

A few months ago the band got together with director
Travis Peterson for their first 'official' video. They've made
promo videos in the past, and there are a bunch of
fan videos out there as well (check them out) BUT this
is one we can all be happy and proud of. In this day and
age its pretty easy to make a video, but be rest assured
like all the IDIB stuff out there, this looks and sounds
amazing and we think its a cut above the rest! Check it out:

Glass Candy - 'Feeling Without Touching' from Travis Peterson on Vimeo.

ALSO ON YOUTUBE

HERE

video credits:
Directed by Travis Peterson.
Director of Photography: Nick Amato.
Special Thanks: Rocket Films Studio, Downtown Los Angeles.
Tudor Bolloni, Tuesday Yates and Jon Tucker.

NEW RELEASES: Glass Candy and Farah

hello. just a short note before the official release update
tomorrow afternoon. check the STORE for our two new
releases:
Glass Candy 'Feeling Without Touching' 12"
Farah 'Gay Boy' 12"

we also have a special bundle deal where you can order
both and save a few bucks. order now!!!!

WEST COAST USA this weekend

i am going over with Tim Sweeney to dj on the west coast
to play his birthday parties. so come on out one and all.

discogs

hello. to put it bluntly, i have too many records and i need
the room. i decided to start selling some of my doubles
and triples on discogs. priced to move! some really good
songs up there. so why not check it out? you may find a
record or two!

discogs

Mike djing in NYC this weekend

hello. sorry for the last minute email. we had a few issues
with the venue but now it is secured. I am djing in Brooklyn
this Saturday at House Of Yes. Its my first proper gig in
NYC in s loooong time. please come on down. im sure
you're all going to be bored from being snowed in right?
this is your chance for a proper NY loft party. House Of
Yes is a great spot. if you know Rubulad, this is sorta
similar in vibe. i may have a few list spots so hit me up.

SATURDAY FEB 27th. 10pm til laaate.

NOTE: NEW VENUE is HOUSE OF YES. 342 Maujer near Morgan.
Please make a note of it.

djs:
Mike Simonetti
The Twilite Tone
Dirtyfingers
Small Change

When: Saturday, February 27th
Where: 342 Maujer Near Morgan, L Stop to Grand
Doors: 11pm
Cover: $10 all night!
RSVP: www.loseyourshit.com

DJING IN OSLO THIS WEEKEND

hello come on out to Oslo Norway this Saturday to help
celebrate Oslo Fashion Week. I will be djing a party there
at DogA at the House Of Design And Architecture. Come
on down! Meanwhile enjoy Dollar Sign Hat And Dollar Sign
Hat Hat.

Mike Simonetti edit 12"s available for order

hello we managed to grab a few copies of Mike's new edit 12"
entitled "I Love It When A Plan Comes Together: AKA Mike 001".
It was released by a mysterious stranger overseas who offered
to release a few of Mike's edits. He agreed, as long as he could
make it A-Team themed, of course! Only 300 were pressed and
it sold out in a day. So yea dont sleep! Mike 002 is coming soon!
We are not putting it up in the store because we dont have that
many. they cost $11 ppd in the USA , $15 Canada/Mexico and
$20 everywhere else.

We also have a tiny amount of the newest Pilooski edit 12" on
RVNG. This is all sold out from the source as well. These are $14
USA, $17 Canada and $22 world.

so if want either of these, email mike at troublemanunlimited dot
com for order info. be sure to mention where you live.

LOOONG WEEK COMING UP

hello. come join the fun in the next week or 2.
Italy, Spain, Portugal..... ill be djing and the
bands will be playing in:
FEB 4: Tape Club Florence ITALY
FEB 5: Covo Club Bolognia ITALY
FEB 6: Rocket Club Milano ITALY
FEB 10: Charada in Madrid SPAIN
FEB 11: Sevilla Spain TBA
FEB 12: Porto Portugal
FEB 13: Sala Apolla Club in BARCELONA

BERLIN, LONDON this weekend

hello. long time no see? sorry the updates
have been so sporadic. its been the off
season for us- but we are back in tour
mode. this weekend we hit London and
Berlin. come check us out:

JAN 29 Berlin CTM festival w/ Glass Candy
Desire, Mike Simonetti and a million others

JAN 30 London @ MATTER Italians Do It
Better Showcase with GC/Desire/Mike as
well as our buddies Francois K, Jamie Lidell,
Disco Bloodbath, Metro Area, and Optimo
(yea its gonna be pretty awesome)...

FEELING WITHOUT TOUCHING

we are excited to announce that glass candy just finished
the 12" version of "FEELING WITHOUT TOUCHING".
we are releasing it as a 12" maxi single.
our first record of 2010.
it's being mastered right now! we should have the vinyl in about
a month and a half vinyl features full color two sided insert and
lyric sheet. glass candy's first official video is finished too.
directed by travis peterson in l.a. (he also shot amazing videos
for nite jewel, geneva jacuzzi & areil pink) shot the night before
they slaughtered coachella last year. we'll post it as soon as it gets
out of production. here's the track list for the 12" (26 minutes of
unreleased musick) :

Side One
FEELING WITHOUT TOUCHING (Video Mixx)
SUGAR & WHITEBREAD (2010)
COVERED IN BUGS (2010)
Side Two
SHINE LIKE GOLD & DIAMONDS (2010)
SUGAR & WHITEBREAD (Instrumental)
FEELING WITHOUT TOUCHING (Instrumental)

rumor has it that they are throwing a bonus mystery track on the
b side... also... the new farah "GAY BOY" 12" is done.
recorded in november of 2008, and mixed last week in montreal.
probably the strangest record we have ever heard. we've been
scratching our heads for over a year trying to figure out what to
do with this one. a cult classic for sure. imagine ll cool j's "i need
love" & the shangri las "leader of the pack" through the eyes of a
valley girl on lithium. an out take from the new farah lp "INTO
ETERNITY" suite 304 studio sessions. her debut full length lp on
the way this spring. desire just added another installment to their
ongoing tour photo blog.

Desire Blog

in other news...the two year chromatics hiatus is over.
rumors of break-ups etc...are all false.
johnny, ruth, adam, and natty have been back in the studio
working on a new 2 x lp. keep your fingers crossed...it
might be out in time for autumn! their darkest work yet.
maybe we can talk them into touring again.
according to mr. jewel, it covers 13 years of music written
between 1996 & 2009. touching on everything from the velvet
underground to kristopher komeda to gate. and for everyone
wanting "NIGHT DRIVE" on vinyl... good news... we should finally
have it this summer. the album as we know it was originally a
tour demo. we never expected it to blow up so fast, and they
never got the chance to properly mix or master it. the new vinyl
version is going to be a double lp with four unreleased bonus tracks!!!
we are pleaed to announce that the new italians do it better label
sampler is almost done. "INTO THE BLACK" (aka after dark pt. 2)
features new & exclusive tracks from desire, glass candy, chromatics,
mirage, farah, bottin, twisted wires, appaloosa... three years in the
making. it's going to be epic!!!