Mike Monday's Blog http://www.mikemonday.com/electronic-music-blog.html Mike Monday's blog keeps you up to date with new house music, techno and electronic music production tips from producer and DJ Mike Monday. Subscribe here. en-us electronic music Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:31:18 GMT Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:31:18 GMT mikemonday.com Feb 25, Charted! - Yoppul by M.A.N.D.Y. http://www.mikemonday.com/electronic-music-blog.html#Charted!---Yoppul-by-M.A.N.D.Y. Those wonderful Mandy fellas have seen fit to chart Yoppul at no.3 on Beatport. Yowza! Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:14:28 GMT Feb 23, BLOGGED! - Yoppul http://www.mikemonday.com/electronic-music-blog.html#BLOGGED!---Yoppul Look what the lovely people at VDRK said about Yoppul. Awww shucks! Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:36:18 GMT Feb 22, Beatport Chart http://www.mikemonday.com/electronic-music-blog.html#Beatport-Chart My Beatport chart Feb 2010. Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:51:52 GMT Feb 21, BLOGGED! - Animal Collective remix - again http://www.mikemonday.com/electronic-music-blog.html#BLOGGED!---Animal-Collective-remix---again This time on the POP! stereo blog. Sun, 21 Feb 2010 10:19:45 GMT Feb 21, BLOGGED! - Animal Collective remix http://www.mikemonday.com/electronic-music-blog.html#BLOGGED!---Animal-Collective-remix My unofficial Animal Collective remix has been featured on the Louis Louis blog Sun, 21 Feb 2010 10:17:37 GMT Feb 19, Yoppul charted at no. 3 on Beatport by DJ T http://www.mikemonday.com/electronic-music-blog.html#Yoppul-charted-at-no.-3-on-Beatport-by-DJ-T The excellent DJ T and his excellent chart... Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:53:42 GMT Feb 13, Yoppul - Mike Monday's New EP on Get Digital http://www.mikemonday.com/yoppul.html Listen to Yoppul Touch and Feel (Dub) - Mike Monday's new ep on Get Digital Sat, 13 Feb 2010 09:47:12 GMT Feb 12, Yoppul hits the internet hard! http://www.mikemonday.com/electronic-music-blog.html#Yoppul-hits-the-internet-hard! A couple of rather excellent reviews of the Get Digital release - woopwoop. http://music-electronic.thelostsurfer.com/2010/02/12/mike-monday-yoppul-touch-on-get-physical/ http://www.houseplanet.dj/index.php/February-2010/Mike-Monday-Yoppul-Get-Digital-Music.html Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:35:54 GMT Feb 12, My new Get Digital release now available on Beatport http://www.mikemonday.com/electronic-music-blog.html#My-new-Get-Digital-release-now-available-on-Beatport My 3 track Get Digital ep "Yoppul / Touch / Feel (Dub)" is now available on Beatport. Very early support comes from Jesse Rose, Tim Green and Claude VonStroke amongst others. Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:29:17 GMT Feb 10, 3 VST plugins I couldn't live without. Part 1 - Compressors http://www.mikemonday.com/vst-plugins-three-compressors.html 3 compressor vst plugins I use on every piece of music and where you can get them. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:51:19 GMT Feb 2, Justin Martin's Remix of Grace featured on As Heard (From Mars) http://www.mikemonday.com/electronic-music-blog.html#Justin-Martin's-Remix-of-Grace-featured-on-As-Heard-(From-Mars) Despite the slightly odd (but not unwelcome) idea that I'm "essentially considered to be an atmospheric/dubstep artist", its great that AH(FM) recognises how wonderful Justin's remix is.<br><br> While I think that "Remixes Without Words" is very strong as a whole, my personal favourite of the bunch is Justin's remix. And I'm including my remix of "Stargirl" in that assessment. Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:05:53 GMT Jan 31, My new single "Your Body" out 15th March http://www.mikemonday.com/electronic-music-blog.html#My-new-single-Your-Body-out-15th-March I've just found out that my 3rd release this year is coming out on the wonderful Tim Sheridan's VeryVeryWrongIndeed label on 15th March. It comes complete with a very tasty remix by Tim himself. Yay! Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:45:19 GMT Jan 28, VST Plugins http://www.mikemonday.com/vst-plugins.html Everything you need to know about VST plugins Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:14:24 GMT Jan 19, Jamie Liddell, Beck & co lay down some sickness http://www.mikemonday.com/electronic-music-blog.html#Jamie-Liddell,-Beck-&-co-lay-down-some-sickness <object width="700" height="525"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=8747820&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=ffffff&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=8747820&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=ffffff&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="700" height="525"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/8747820" target="_blank">Record Club: Skip Spence "Books Of Moses"</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/videotheque" target="_blank">Beck Hansen</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com" target="_blank">Vimeo</a>.</p> Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:27:37 GMT Jan 19, Album Art picked as top 20 best by petshopboxstudio.com http://www.mikemonday.com/electronic-music-blog.html#Album-Art-picked-as-top-20-best-by-petshopboxstudio.com The wonderful art that Seb Godfrey from Drunk Park did for my album cover is on the "20 Best Music Album Illustration" list by pethopsboxstudio.com... Tue, 19 Jan 2010 05:29:06 GMT Jan 16, Bobby McFerrin demonstrates out innate ability to understand the pentatonic scale http://www.mikemonday.com/electronic-music-blog.html#Bobby-McFerrin-demonstrates-out-innate-ability-to-understand-the-pentatonic-scale This is just brilliant. :-)<br> <object width="400" height="220"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=5732745&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=5732745&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="220"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/5732745" target="_blank">World Science Festival 2009: Bobby McFerrin Demonstrates the Power of the Pentatonic Scale</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user1103909" target="_blank">World Science Festival</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p> Sat, 16 Jan 2010 07:45:47 GMT Jan 14, Remixes Without Words Now Available On Beatport http://www.mikemonday.com/electronic-music-blog.html#Remixes-Without-Words-Now-Available-On-Beatport The new and rather tasty remixes of my album "Songs Without Words" are now available on Beatport. The lovely people at Beatport have even given the release a front page banner - probably because its so awesome. Remixes are from Justin Martin, Hugo, Mark Henning, Tomas Hedberg and yours truly. Oh and you can listen to full previews of all the remixes on my "Listen and Shop" page. Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:32:40 GMT Jan 11, New Mike Monday Get Physical Release Date Confirmed! http://www.mikemonday.com/electronic-music-blog.html#New-Mike-Monday-Get-Physical-Release-Date-Confirmed! I've just found out that the release date of "Yoppul" and "Touch" on Get Physical's sister imprint Get Digital will be Feb 10th.<br><br> It's already had amazing reactions from Claude VonStroke, Jesse Rose and Burnski - watch this space for previews... Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:55:57 GMT