Electro empress Ellen Allien will release a new album via her own BPitch Control label on May 27th. She also takes the controls on Vol. 4 of the BoogyBytes series and whips up another fabulous compilation, out now. Plus, Ellen is on tour in Europe right now, with a few stops in North America in May. ([More →])

Peaches electro-fied Tone Loc’s “Wild Thing” and the tune still bumps in 2008!

Peaches & Tone Loc like to do the “Wild Thing”

Get the mp3 for free/legit from Spinner.com

Philly-based beat meister Diplo and UK house/bass producer Switch have each assisted M.I.A. to create the sick riddims that she sings over, they’ve toured together, and now they’re finishing up a joint album. Diplo produced a lot of the music on Arul and Switch traveled all over the globe with M.I.A. to help her record the songs for Kala. Last year, Diplo went to Jamaica to record dancehall’s superstar deejays (rappers) for a new project with Switch. I can’t wait to hear these tunes, they’re going to be wiiiiiiiicked!! Diplo and Switch’s bumpin electro-influenced dancehall-hip hop hybrids with thick Jamaican patois rapping on top? Sounds perfect! ([More →])

The mysterious Swedish/Ukranian electro outfit - Maskinen - have released a new video for “Alla Som Inte Dansar.” If you like Modeselektor type stuff, you’ll probably dig Maskinen… ([More →])

there is a super cool show happening in NYC tonight. drop the lime will be debuting as alter ego “curses” for nicky digital’s 1 year celebration…
grime, bmore, dubstep, crunk, electro, french hip hop and electronica, and more!

featuring…
BOYS NOIZE/ PARA ONE / CURSES! (a.k.a. DROP THE LIME)
plus Lauren Flax, SMC & Alex English
Celebrating Nicky Digital’s One Year Anniversary
Hosted by Warp Records and Bleep.com

FREE w/ RSVP: boysnoize

GBHtv has a great page with descriptions of tonight’s featured artists, such as :

Apart from being a great producer, Boys Noize has remixed Tiga, Depeche Mode, Bloc Party, Kaiser Chiefs, Teenage Badgirl, The Living Things, Lutzenkirchen and others. He is one of the best known artists on the European electro scene, releasing music on Kitsune, Turbo and his own Boys Noize Records,

Intstitubes producer Para One produces French hip-hop act TTC, and is one of the most visible new French electro-house producers emerging today. He was a highlight of the most recent Ed Banger tour and has pioneered the new French electronic sound. He has remixed Daft Punk, MSTRKRFT and Bloc Party, and has been remixed by MSTRKRFT, Surkin, Boys Noize and many others. Check out the video for his rather excellent single ‘Dundun-dun’ here.

dang yo! i can’t believe i’m not in NYC this week! can you feel how much i’m hurtin? i’m passing on to you the life i would have lived this week…. party hard in NYC for me.

for more info on Drop the Lime look at one of his artist pages

oh, and that GBHtv also has free music from all kinds of bands, even arcade fire, on their HOME page, so be sure to check that out too!