The Shoes x Jake Gyllenhaal

The Shoes. Goddamn it, yes.

The Shoes x SebastiAn

Two saviours of electronic music do damage. This is Friday!

The Shoes- Wastin Time (music video)

The Shoes - Wastin Time

The Shoes are continuing to kill it. It's great to see two dudes who performed such killer remixes translating that into great originals, which are at the same time fitting BUT also signs of evolution. This is seriously fresh stuff.
The Shoes: Wastin Time by Southern Fried Records

The Shoes - Stay The Same (Music Video)

The Shoes are one of my favourite remix duos of recent years. There has been a long history of really great DJs who switch from doing remixes to writing originals with rather dismal results (I won't name names). And I do mean a lot. For some reason, everything that makes them so killer on the remixes is thrown out the window in favour of trying to re-invent themselves as some sort of minimalist post-punk revivalist or some other tongue in cheek approach to being a rock star. Thankfully, if this song is any indicator, The Shoes are getting the job done. It combines the heavy hitting dance edge to what they do with a melodic sensibility that sounds like...well, it sounds like The Shoes being The Shoes, only this time the track is an original. Enjoy this one and breathe a sigh of relief with me.

Speaking of 80kidz

I haven't really got into my life of all things electro on this page. I shouldn't say that, I'm actually really picky when it comes to electro (I use this term to refer to the dancier-side of electronic music). I like my electro European-inspired and loaded with blown-out-synths. The Shoes have been one of my fvourite electronic acts of the past few years. They've got more than a handful of killer remixes to their name and that's a rare thing. 80kidz are a 'real' band (keys, guitar, bass usually) from Japan that also have great electronic sensibilities. 'Frankie' is what pop music will sound like in ten years. It's sort of off-kilter but has this great energy and melody to it. This is one that will stick in your head all day.