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Photos by Mikael Gregorsky.

SXSW recap: I made the mistake of going to see way too many Djs this year at SXSW. I heard everyone play pretty much the same set over and over. It was lackluster and disappointing. The live acts I did see were awful. Kanye sucked! His “Good Music” showcase was pretty lame. Seeing Dead Prez‘s surprise guest performance beforehand was way better, viagra buy but they got fucked in to being stuck on the DJ stage. The good live acts I did see were Kap10kurt, global burden of disease Codebreaker, asthma Vega, The Twelves, Quaff, and We Have Band. We Have Band was by far the most entertaining. Everything about them is just right. They’re a three part group that look as good as they play. I expect that they will blow up in the near future. Here is their cover of The Pet Shop Boys‘ West End Girls.

We Have Band – West End Girls [YSI
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whateverwhatever

The WhateverWhatever duo comprised of NYC Remixer & club DJ vet Justin Strauss and the man behind the Carlton Bank$ records, see Bryan Mette, are perhaps the most precise and original remixers out there right now. The quality of their reworking and production is timeless and would work on the dancefloors of The Garage or Studio B. The WhateverWhatever sound is much like their name-an open ended tribute to quality dance music. After collaborating, for the first time, on a 2005 remix of Goldfrapp’s ‘Ooh La La’ , the pair have turned out remixes for both commercial artists, such as Beyoncé and Alanis Morissette, and more underground acts like Rong/DFA’s Woolfy and TommyBoy’s Plushgun.

Woolfy – Oh Missy (WhateverWhatever Remix) [YSI]
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Beyonce – Diva (WhateverWhatever Remix) [YSI]
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Goldfrapp – Ooh La La (WhateverWhatever Remix) [YSI]
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