DUSTY CRATES

After a few dance floor test runs (as seen in this video at The Lot on Washington), “El Dougie” is finally an official DIRB! release.

Check out Squincy Jones & Gracie Chavez’s cumbia crunk edit on SoundCloud. It got a  proper debut last week on KPFT’s airwaves during Tuesdays’ Son Pacifica Radio show, and has been making its way onto a few blogs and mixes.

In case you missed it, grab your El Dougie copy (main, inst, art) here now! Color in the artwork for a prize. Enter submissions to dirbtx [at] gmail.

CSD – El Dougie (Squincy Jones & Gracie Chavez DIRB! Edit) by graciechavez
CSD – El Dougie (Squincy Jones & Gracie Chavez DIRB! Edit) Instrumental by graciechavez

I love long weekends and this…

I Love You So (Krusha remix) – Cassius (mediafire)

Animal Collective recently released a new album! Yes, these weird folksy guys are releasing some more strange tunes. I have yet to take a good, long listen to their new album Merriweather Post Pavillion, but I am sure it will be sort of an extension of their last album, Strawberry Jam.

I’m particularly feeling the first single – “My Girls” – off of the album. The moving lyrics and angelic melodies tugged at my heart enough that I immediately sent it to the hub-bub. [Yes, I very emo, right?] And thanks to our hometown boy Dave Wrangler for a lovely remix and Mexicans With Guns for their uptempo rendition, I can drop each in a set. Both are super DJ-friendly remixes that sound very clean and crisp, but the MWG bass-heavy version is fuego. It’s one I highly suggest you guys cop here.

My Girls – Animal Collective

My Girls (Dave Wrangler remix) – Animal Collective

My Girls (Mexicans With Guns remix) – Animal Collective

Glasnost Remixed

Houston’s Most Hated is already gearing up for SXSW 2009 with its recently announced remix contest. Local electro band Glasnost has offered up three of their songs, “Come Alone,” “Great Divide” and “Static,” on the shit-talkin’ blog for a re-do.

So those blogger-producer types up for the challenge can choose a track (and stems), all of which are posted up for download on HMH thru February 13th. Submit  your remix to tracks@houstonsmosthated.com and will be posted on HMH as they’re recieved. Entries will be voted on by HMH readers thru February 20th. Your remix could be one of the few chosen to end up on Glasnost’s upcoming EP, The Great Divide.

For full-on details, go to www.houstonsmosthated.com/glasnost-remix-contest.

Ladies and gentlemen, get ready for world domination. And, may the Most Hated win!

Sista Stroke just sent me her latest boot, Usher’s “Makin’ Moments.”

Apparently Nigerians were goin wild for Usher’s big ass ego at a recent show, but here at Dusty, we’re only strokin’ this Sista’s This Ain’t Remix!

Makin’ Moments (Sista’s This Ain’t Remix) – Usher (SS)

Sorry, folks. This hot little number got signed!

You won’t belong to me, I let you down
I walk around ‘n’ see your night skyline
I feel the light but you don’t want to stay
So lonely now, just let me off downtown
Sad and free, sad and free
Sad and free, sad and free

When I said it was over, you aimed at my heart
Won’t be long for I’m leaving all my love
But I’ll feel it forever, no sounds in my life
You can call that no livin’ on my own, so free

Everybody, everybody, everybody, everybody
(Repeat above over next verse)

Love it! Thanks Smelly!!

Everybody, Everybody (DJ Mel remix) – Black Box