Oink was taken down by the authorities some days ago, The Blood Brothers seem to split, Gumipop has no place now, and it’s autumn. However, Kunk is in its best shape. We had our official launch which was a ’should’ve been huge’ party though it could only be great because the circumstances were against us. We’re not complaining. We’ll do a Gumi vs Kunk night at Vespa (Nov 16) and next day we’re gonna hit Death Disco. On the 13th December the almighty Kunk 2.0 will be the place of heaven on earth at Vespa again.

Meanwhile, the biggest blogging buzz was about a new Justice remix of the Klaxons in the last week, so i’m going to stand in the row and post this song cause it’s really cool. It’s kinda preceding a new Klaxons EP in France. It has a bit more of the smooth Daft Punkish feel to it and not one of the heavier, noisier ones. Perfect for the sensitive French ladies to shake for a while.

Klaxons - As Above So Below (Justice remix)

So The Room party gone mad. While Kunk were behind the decks stellar cores collapsed, binary stars lost gravitational contact with each other, swinging back and forth between red and blue supergiants. Black holes just grabbed whole galaxies and ate them. As above so below. I mean what the fuck happened? Jesus. Thank you Room for inviting us and you all for coming and filling the dancefloor.

Don’t forget the party on Monday (Oct 22) at Vespa (Andrássy út 47).

Brandon + Cigi
Special Guest DJ Miss Lucifer
free entry
drink special before midnight
insane party from 10pm till dawn

We can all rest on tuesday, it’s a holiday.

From time to time we Kunkers love a good atmosphere as much as a good dance-off. Theater of Disco strides that balance delicately, and dare we say, quite successfully. These Aussies (and who the hell is not coming from Australia these days?) apparently pull off quite the live act as well — they are a theater after all. Lightweight and electro, but in a good way, YOA is the track i’ve taken to most readily… it’ll put a spring in your step on even the most damp and depressing of days.

And, where else does one need atmosphere like at that intersection of fashion and art and print, better known as The Room magazine, based here in Hungary. Uh huh, it needs atmosphere in spades — surprise, surprise, your Kunkers will be hitting up that party between 11-1 this friday night at the Merlin. So come on by and get some pre-warm up for our kick-off occurring a few days later: KUNK 1.0, on Monday, October 22 at the Vespa Club on Andrassy ut 47.

Theater of Disco - YOA

How badly Flashdance sucks? Nevermind, I don’t mean to hurt anyone by reminding. However there’s one thing in the movie which is cool: the song(s). Actually, excuse me, What a Feeling is just okay. In turn, Michael Sembello’s She’s a Maniac tore apart discos of 83. The Bloody Beetroots felt it’s time to revive this great musical piece of the 80s and it became perfectly set for 2007. The Italian duo deserves to be mentioned among those in France’s Ed Banger. They tour with Justice, remix Goose, Timbaland, etc. They are one of the causes usually listed when someone’s talking about the ‘emerge of Italian electro’. It’s not a surprise because it’s the first time I heard a bad 80s song (Kunk likes them) renewed by one of the new electro scene’s big players and it’s an awesome idea. You can always find some funny, dancey shit in the 80s. Wonder when are they gonna discover 90s and Eurodance…

Michael Sembello - She’s a Maniac (The Bloody Beetroots rmx)

I only was a huge fan of Muse for a few months. It all began on a highschool class trip. I was 17 and one night we were drunk and put in a newly recieved ‘Origin of Symmetry’ cd into the player. The start of Newborn blew up my head. Of course, I like them and I’m not the type to hate them cause of success but I’m not a fan.

I’m not a fan of Soulwax either. They have great remixes and some killer tracks of their own but it’s just like that.
So why am I writing this post? Good point. I’m writing it because one of the best Muse songs has a remix by Soulwax and it is so fuckin awesome that I have to share it. I found it on Palms Out Sounds, they blogged it about a year ago. The best part of the remix is that they managed to shift the tragedy in the vocals over superbeating electronics which drags you like a spaceship.

Muse - Muscle Museum (Soulwax remix)

ps. come to Trafo tonight, you’ll have three concerts and kunk djing after.

Straight outta the GLA (that’s Glasgow, yep yep) comes Big Face, who have quite the knack of creating relaxing build-up ditties that suddenly morph into indie-beat bangers. My Body Moves Faster lulls you into summertime outdoor lemonades on the porch before hitting you broadside.

As as you probably know if you have attended any Kunk gigs, we’ve got a massive, cushiony soft spot for tracks which offer you lollipops up until the point where they bite your head off.

And, speaking of Kunk gigs, you best be seeing us tonight at the Pep Mag party, or in a couple weeks at KUNK 1.0. (and, just maybe, another surprise appearance in the wings)

Big Face - My Body Moves Faster

Who doesn’t know Erol Alkan? He’s a DJ and a producer. He produces Mystery Jets and The Long Blondes among others and basically he remixed everyone from the Klaxons to DFA1979 to Justice. He edits everyone’s songs to become effective dancefloor-fillers. He gives funny names for reworks. For example the re-edit of Jupiter Room by Digitalism goes with the name ‘Erol Alkan’s simple yet effective re-edit’. Personally for me they are too long most of the time but not always. One of his newest stuff is a remix of Interpol’s Mammoth. It’s only 5 minutes and it’s awesome. Completly captures the danceable essence in the song and the vocals are brilliantly taken apart.
Anyway, weekdays are filled with weather fronts and different fucking air masses are clashing in the atmosphere while you can’t sleep, your head aches and you have to travel by public transport. This is perfect for listening to this one. ’spare me the sssussspense’ cries out singer Paul Banks in this electronified environment. Indeed! Who the fuck wants suspense in autumn? You already have the heat from the end of summer and the cold from the beginning of winter. This track will help you bear the circumstances and gives a feeling of decadent clubbing at an exclusive place only with people you like and not with the ones from the busstop.

ps. the original song is about girls, not clubbing and autumn

Interpol - Mammoth (Erol Alkan Rework)