Tiga - What You Need Video
Directed by Cassiano Prado, the new video for Tiga’s “What You Need” is loosely based on a series of short narrative poems the musician wrote about replacing Canada’s wooded areas with green screens and weird models. Avid Tiga Story Club readers will be able to spot elements from “Livin’, Leafin’ n’ Lovin’”, “How Could You Leaf Me Here to Die” and “It’s Just a 4est 2 U (SoulDenial)”.
With regards to casting, Tiga had originally planned to be as hands-on as his hands would allow. “I had certain types in mind for the characters. I asked the director to show me The Longestshoreman. The Fish-Eating Vegetarian. The Cross-City Skier. He came back with what you actually see in the video. I said, ‘Fine. I’ve got a big softball game to worry about. You figure it out.’”
Turbo 078 : Hey Today! - Talk To Me
In Busy P's words:
A few weeks ago, we were touring Australia for Parklife. TIGA was closing our stage every night, in front of 10,000 kids ready to rumble with him, to get wrestled to the ground.
And, as usual, he throws out his secret weapon, "TALK TO ME". The crowd explodes. That’s when I ran onstage screaming, "T-Dawg, what's that sound????"
The only reply I got was a big, creepy grin... Merci!
One late night, on the narrow streets of Melbourne, TIGA and I went out for a little boogie with the Bang Gang squad. Our Aussie friends know how to look after us. We spent the night at Sorry Grandma!, the hottest club in town, drinking Rave Juice and trying to understand drunk Aussies’ sub-English accents.
I knew it was the perfect time to ask TIGA about that insane track he was playing. Ask a drunk man something and you'll get everything you need. Everything.
Turbo 079 : Jori Hulkkonen - Man From Earth Remixes
Jori Hulkkonen’s superb 2009 album Man From Earth offered nothing if not a glimpse of pure inspiration, like having a candid dinner conversation with the inventor of the cloth napkin. Now, Turbo is proud to present this stellar remix pack, which offers amazing new perspectives on tracks from the LP, revisiting the music with an athlete’s eye and ears bursting with heart.
Jesper Dahlback’s mix of “My Brother Went To Space And All I Got Was This Lousy Vacuum” evinces all the wild-guy energy of going to a rock concert with Elvis Stojko. Sei A’s versions of “Re: Last Year” are akin to getting an e-mail from the ocean with a link to undersea HTML treasure. Matt Walsh and Alex Jones reposit “Man From Earth” as the “Man From Fun”, while Guy J reimagines “I Am Dead” as a one-way lift ticket up a deeply sensual mountain.
TIGA DISCOVERS AMERICA - NEW "WHAT YOU NEED" REMIXES
Tiga’s “What You Need” is the gift that keeps on givin’ what you keep on wantin’. This second pack of remixes highlights the Canadian Charis-Man’s love of all things North American.
“This is, in essence, a return to my roots. A lot of people just assume I’m from some magical land of Europe and Marzipan. Come by Canada some time, and I’ll whip you up some of my famous Maple Leaf Salad.”
Chromeo
“For the centerpiece of this release, I decided to turn to the men who Make Montreal Make Love. I know better than anyone how difficult it can be to shoulder the burden of an entire city’s sensual well-being, and I was confident that Chromeo could capture the churning, burning yearning at the heart of every erotic everyman.”
Steve Aoki
DARYL HALL & CHROMEO UNITE AT THE 2010 BONNAROO FESTIVAL FOR “LIVE FROM DARYL’S HOUSE”
In a match pairing two pop music favorites of past and present, Daryl Hall & Chromeo have announced their joint performance on Friday June 11th at this year’s Bonnaroo Festival in Manchester, TN. A reprise of the widely successful collaboration first appearing on a 2008 episode of Daryl Hall’s web series “Live From Daryl’s House”, the Bonnaroo performance will also feature Hall and Chromeo performing together as one unit. A nod to Chromeo’s inimitable take on the blue-eyed sentiment of Hall’s music, the triumvirate of Daryl Hall, Dave 1, and P-Thugg of Chromeo will unite once again for a rare set of Hall & Oates and Chromeo classics.
Turbo 077 : Zombielicious Remixes Pt.2
THE WORLD CANNOT GET ENOUGH. FOUR MORE REMIXES OF ZOMBIE NATION BY HARVARD BASS, JORI HULKKONEN, REBOLLEDO, AND ITALIANS FRANZ & SHAPE.
Feel free to combine this release with your MP3 copy of the LP to make a delightful Deluxe Anniversary Box Set (a selection of stunning digital boxes will be made available shortly at the Turbo Store. You can suggest a color, but the choices are currently limited to topaz and fudge).
Game Over, Mankind
On New Years Eve 1979, 11:59 pm, rather than looking at the fireworks I remember vividly staring at my brand new digital wristwatch and seeing 79 turn into 80. That particular memory I'll probably still have at my deathbed.
In 1989, aged 16 and having loved the 80's, but being quite anxious to get on with the 90's , I stayed the NYE home making music. Recent events in world politics, escalating to the end of the Cold War, seemed to project a beautiful new decade; a decade of reason and enlightenment. The future -my future included -looked promising.
The nineties mostly failed to cash in on the promises laid early on the decade (hip-house never making it to mainstream included), as did the much feared Y2K which lead a lot of people to stay in on NYE in 1999. I had moved to Helsinki the night before, and played "Millenniumrave" in there intended for 6'000 people. Five showed up.
Enter 2009.
2010: YEAR OF THE TIGA REMIX 12”
TIGA – VINYL RELEASES FOR “SEX O’CLOCK”, “OVERTIME”, “GENTLE GIANT” and “LOVE DON’T DANCE HERE ANYMORE”
Beginning January 18th, Tiga will release a series of remix 12”s for “Sex O’Clock”, “Overtime”, “Gentle Giant” and “Love Don’t Dance Here Anymore”, songs from his 2009 album Ciao! The ambitious project features some of the most respected and sought-after producers in dance music.
“For these remixes, I looked to Titans. Standing on the roof of my greenhouse, I called out, ‘Hey you, get off of that impossible cloud and into my car. We’re gonna drive all night ‘til we hit Remix City!’”
