My favorite weekend of the year here in Atlanta is upon us. The epic geek-fest known as Dragon Con starts tomorrow and goes through Monday. It’s a weekend of non-stop drinking, dressing up, people watching, and trying to find out what room the Storm Trooper gang bang is going down in.
However, it is also time for our bi-monthly geek fest of our own… East Atlanta Social Club. This week, we’re making it special for all of you coming back in from Dragon Con for more drinking and dancing. If you have a Dragon Con badge or you’re in costume… it’s free to get inside. If we really love your costume… we’ll even buy you some drinks.
I asked Kimber, my favorite resident dj du jour, to put together her favorite tracks she’ll be playing. Here’s what she came back with. Enjoy!
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Die Slow (Tobacco Remix) by HEALTH
I’m pretty excited about their album, which drops on Tuesday. I love the original of this song but Tobacco from Black Moth Super Rainbow puts a bit more groove in it.
Thief by The Lost Valentinos (original)
Thief by The Lost Valentinos (Shinichi Osawa Remix)
We all know how much I love Aussie boys. Why look, here’re some now. A friend from Sydney put me onto these guys. The remix gets a little heavy-handed in the second half but both are worth a listen. Their album is also out on Tuesday. Tuesday’s gonna be fun, eh?
I put this song on repeat the other day for about twenty minutes while I was working and never stopped bouncing in my chair. Dear Delorean, I <3 u. Love, Kimber.
Looking Glass by Little Dragon
Who can resist Swedish electro-pop with tinges of the eighties? Not me. Not at all. Their album came out last week and is fun in the way that Swedish electro-pop is fun.
Everybody’s all about their song “Los Feeling” and the remixes of that, but this is my favorite. Admittedly, something about it feels a little nineties, but in more of a lovely British way and less of a wearing-flannels-everyday way if you know what I mean.
Trouble Is A Friend (Japanster Remix) by Lenka
I’ve been playing this for a while because I’m straight-up addicted to it, junkie-style. Another Aussie here, but I didn’t know her until I saw her showcase at SXSW and got a girl-crush on her. There are lots of remixes. This one doesn’t seem to be too popular but is my fave. I’ve been asked about this one a lot at EASC so I’m including it even though it’s not factory new.
Haha, I keep stumbling across Australian music on your blog (or maybe that’s all I’m noticing because I’m an Aussie and patriotic… kind of patriotic… Well, I’m not going to wave a flag or anything, but…). Nice work!