When I make selections for College, I try to collect pieces that touched me in order to share them. Among those is Kate Bush’s hit, ”Running Up That Hill“ that, I’m not ashamed to confess, I only recently discovered! It’s always a wonderful feeling to discover music or movies for the first time so I hope you have as much fun to listening to this mix as I’ve had preparing it. I also want to thank the large audience that attended my March concerts in Copenhagen, Austin, Mexico City, Bucharest, Niort, Munich and Berlin.

College – Every Single Time Mix

Playlist:

01 – Phochos – Glaciers
02 – Ian Boddy – Pulse
03 – Starcluster – Winter of Ice
04 – Mistral – Jamie
05 – Young Monday – Zaire
06 – Scratch Massive feat. Jimmy Somerville – Take Me There
07 – Charles Lindberg N.E.V – Peinlich Peinlich
08 – Terminal Twilight – The Lovers
09 – Hyboid – Requiem For Hyboid
10 – Xeno & Oaklander – Desert Rose
11 – Kate Bush – Running Up That Hill

I was recently reminded by my friend Hyboid (Astro Chicken Records) of the work of promising young Lyon artist Thomas Barrandon, whose debut album “Escape From Earth” was released in August 2011 on the Italian label, Sauroid. In January, during a College‘s concert at Lyon, I had the good fortune to meet him and took the opportunity to invite him to make a mixtape for Valerie. It gives me great pleasure to present the result – a selection of his major influences as well as some of his own brand new compositions!

Thomas Barrandon – The Close Encounter Mixtape

Playlist:

01 – Thomas Barrandon – The Plague Remix (Hunter – Power Glove)
02 – Thomas Barrandon – The Digital Frontier (Remix)
03 – Kavinsky – The Crash (Elektro-boy Euroshock Remix)
04 – Le Matos – 58 minutes pour vivre
05 – Jabup – Fireflies
06 – Ali Renault – Running On Vapours
07 – Fiero – Death Squad (Outro)
08 – Gianni Rossi – The Car
09 – Thomas Barrandon – Song for Space Lovers
10 – Electrick Dragon – Davorite
11 – Makeup and Vanity Set – Atonement
12 – Chromatics – The Killing Spree
13 – Thomas Barrandon – The Quiet Earth
14 – The Hasbeens – I Fall To Pieces

Once again, Electric Youth has been inspired by Valentine’s Day to create Volume II of their ‘February Story Mix’… This new compilation, forged under the sign of love, provides the classics as well as a great offering by The Outrunners’ other half PDLT. A sensual and sunny mix to warm your ears through the long winter evenings!

Electric Youth – A February Story Mix Part II

Playlist:

01 – The Paradise – In Love with You
02 – Pierre De La Touche – I Want Your Love
03 – Visitor – Love (Club Edit)
04 – Anoraak – Cloud Rain Love
05 – Imagination – State Of Love
06 – I Blame Coco – Turn Your Back On Love (Plastic Plates Remix)
07 – Alan Braxe & Fred Falke – Love Lost
08 – Chilly – For Your Love (Dmitry Bass Remix)
09 – PDLT – Love The Way
10 – Tiger & Woods – Love In Cambodgia

According to my calculations, we are already on the fifteenth of Stephen Falken’s compilations for Valerie and I hope, like me, that you collect and cherish these precious mixes as they are teeming with rare and previously unreleased tracks. In his latest installment, apart from his favourites, you can also find the latest Outrunner’s remix for the Dutch label, Silhouette Music.

Stephen Falken – Missing In Action Mix

Playlist:

01 – Varia – Night Drive
02 – PIL – Order Of Death
03 – Grand Prix – Cruisin
04 – Front 242 – Take One
05 – TX – Church X
06 – Klorex – Betamax
07 – Keen K – Nozomi
08 – Drexciya – 700 Million Light Years From Earth
09 – Legowelt – Dirty Love
10 – L’Equipe Du Son – She Was A Dancer (The Outrunners Remix)
11 – Francis Lai – Le Corps De Mon Ennemi

December was a busy time that’s why I were far away from the blog and I apologize for it. To make me forgive and with the complicity of the excellent German artist Sternrekorder, Valerie offers you a new exclusive selection of rare and unreleased tracks. For those who do not still know the universe of Sternrekorder and its wonderful compositions, his first album ‘ Weissensee ’ is always available on Astro Chicken Records. I also take advantage of it for you recommend the last album of Hyboid (Astro Chicken‘s Boss) “Where Androids come to die” and his sublime limited edition 180 grams white vinyl! My best wishes for 2012!

Sternrekorder – Mixtape Winter 2012

Playlist:

01 – Rheingold – Rein (1980)
02 – Rheingold – Computerbeat (1984)
03 – The Human League – Seconds (1981)
04 – Simple Minds – Love Song (1981)
05 – New Order – 586 (1983)
06 – Killing Joke – Love Like Blood (1985)
07 – Rheingold – Pirata (1980)
08 – Sternrekorder – Painless (2011 unreleased)
09 – Boytronic – Broken Heart (1985)
10 – Вадим Храпачёв – Полёты во сне и наяву
11 – The Human League – Open Your Heart (1981)
12 – Sternrekorder – A Short Circumstance (2007 unreleased)
13 – Yazoo – Goodbye (1982)
14 – Boytronic – You (1983)
15 – Michael Garrison – Departure (1982)
16 – Kaoru Inoue – Valley Of Lights (2005)
17 – Sternrekorder – Maschine 8 (2006 unreleased)
18 – Karat – Musik Zu Einem Nicht Existierenden Film (1979)

I evoke regularly the quality of the Intergalactic FM broadcast, then you can imagine my enthusiasm when one of his most faithful contributors, Casionova (Magic Waves), recently sent me a special selection for Valerie. With the style of the big guards of the Italo soul (David Vunk, Fred Ventura, Flemming Dalum), this mix will make you discover the prodigious wealth of his playlist.

Casionova – Valerie X’mas Mix

Playlist:

01. JOE MARAN – Give Me A Break
02. WITCH ELIZABETH – My Destiny (Instrumental)
03. ONE-TWO-THREE – Runaway (Instrumental)
04. SUSAN MORGAN – Take My Love (Instrumental)
05. BRANDO – What Now My Love? (Flemming Dalum edit)
06. I.M.S. – Nonline
07. POPTOWN SYNDICATE – Protection
08. NATASCHA KING – On Ice (Remix)
09. MARK OWEN – This Moment (Instrumental)
10. LOUI$ – Pink Footpath
11. CHAPLIN BAND – Il Veliero
12. CHEAPS – Moliendo Cafe (Instrumental)
13. EDDY TRAUBA & MM GRECO – Maccaroni Radio
14. TOMMY BOW – Dance Tonight (Instrumental)
15. SKY CREACKERS – You Should Be Dancing (Instrumental)
16. IMAGE – Hot Stuff
17. TELEX NEWS – Forever
18. MANHATTAN PROJECT – That’s Impossible
19. HOT COLD – I Can Hear Your Voice
20. JOLI BAND – Paradiso
21. CYBER PEOPLE – Polaris

The Electric Youth mixtapes are rare, and on Valerie, “The February Story Mix” had marked the spirits. For the release of their 1st Ep “Right Back To You“, which contains some excellent remixes of DVAS and Sarah Sarah, Electric Youth offers you this new exclusive mix. It’s the opportunity to discover a little more the musical universe which populates the imagination of our favorite duet, who are preparing an album planned for 2012… Deeply the next year!

Electric Youth – A Real Human Being Mix

Playlist:

“A’s Side”

01- M83 – Where The Boats Go
02- Peter & The Magician – La Fiorentina
03- Gypsy and The Cat – Jona Vark (Plastic Plates Remix)
04- Naked Eyes – I Could Show You How
05- Luke Million – Journey Part II
06- LexiconDon – December Sunset (U-Tern Remix)
07- Julien Love – Baby All The Time
08- Miami Horror – Imagination
09- Electric Youth – Right Back To You (DVAS Remix)
10- Fleetwood – Family Man

“B’s Side”

11- Johan Agebjörn – Casablanca Nights
12- Captain Now – Oscar Mike
13- Keenhouse – Treehouse
14- Naked Eyes – A Very Hard Act To Follow
15- Missing Persons – Tears
16- Washed Out – Eyes Be Closed (Lovelock remix)
17- Владимир Пресняков – Острова

“End Credits”
18- Annie – Anthonio (Fred Falke Remix)

The mixtapes which I realize for College are for me the opportunity to share with you my last favorit songs. This episode # 8 entitled “License to Dream Mix” is another invitation to a journey in which you will discover rare tracks and artists’ works by which we follow carefully on Valerie. I take advantage of it to indicate the creation of a special section dedicated to mixtapes on the facebook page of College, you can find the whole collection there! Besides, thank you for your numerous orders on our shop, I shall try to answer it as fast as possible!

College – License to Dream Mix

Playlist:

01 – Stephen Falken – See The Unseen
02 – Ken Scott – Dancer (Single Version)
03 – Freak Electrique – Cloud Surfer (Remix)
04 – Electrick Dragon – Italian Inspiration
05 – College – Unreleased
06 – Maethelvin – Looking For Love
07 – Young Monday – A Written Description
08 – Yellow Beach Balls – Kissing Tail
09 – Smackos – The Age Of Candy Candy
10 – Gianni Rossi – Theme From Star Vehicle
11 – The Parallax Corporation – Lift Off (Album Remix)
12 – Teenage Bad Girl – Keep Up With You (Lifelike Remix)
13 – Synergy – Warriors
14 – M83 – Midnight City

Before summer, a mysterious trailer had appeared on the Valerie’s Youtube channel to introduce the first issue of Stephen Falken‘s Phantom Tracks, a great collection of old tapes patiently restored. The wealth and the elegance of these works are a remarkable piece of art that our label is very proud to produce! Today, October 4th, you can get the digital version of this new release of our Composer Series division and, from October 11th, the collector’s CD will be available as a limited edition on Valerie’s store. To celebrate this event professor Falken offers you as a bonus this exclusive podcast. Enjoy and don’t forget to see Drive in your theaters!

Stephen Falken – September Remember Podcast

Playlist:

Aube – Groundloop 1
Philus – Kuvio 4
Global Communication – 4.14
John Chowning – Phoné
Moderne – Indicatif
Fumitaka Anzai – Ten Chan Toujou
EOD – Came, Went
Der Zyklus – Elektronisches Zeitechno
Denim – Running in the city
DMX Krew – The Game
Philippe Sarde – Les Choses de la Vie
Stephen Falken – Cool Feeling (Ending Credits)

Flemming Dalum devotes his musical expertise to a single musical genre, Italo Disco. It’s certainly for that reason that David Vunk (Moustache Records), who has already confided him the realization of two EP as well as a fantastic mixed compilation ” The Holy Grail of Italo ” in 2009. Flemming is thus an expert in his domain and in the inviting on Valerie for an exclusive mix, I knew that he would pick up us rare tracks. And it is thus a mission achieved with these 42 tracks adjusted with silversmith’s precision, the melodic journey which he proposes us indeed promises to be unforgettable!

Flemming Dalum presents Magic 80′s – Mix for Valerie

Playlist:

DJ BERT & EAGLE – I Am Your Master (Fleet 1980)
KID MACHINE – Replicants (Unreleased)
SOMA HOLIDAY – Shake Your Molecules (Les Disques Du Soleil Et De L’Acier 1984)
JERRY CO – Mathematic Dance (BMG 1987)
FLYING D.J. – Marylin (Sound Of Italy 1985)
KID MACHINE – Dragon (Unreleased)
ASTRONUT – Astronut Communications TRS EDIT (Carrere 1980)
LOST YEARS – Closure (Unreleased)
DIABOLO – Long Vehicle (CNR 1982)
ROLAND SEBASTIAN FABER – Gegenstrom (Upcoming Aube release 2011)
ANTARES DESTINY – Offworld Solutions (Unreleased)
BILLY WOOST – Body, Body Love (New Polaris 1977)
MIKE SALTA – Voices INST (Unreleased)
ANN STEEL – My Time (Durium 1979)
SYNTHIA – Intermezzo Playa Super (Unreleased Bijou productions)
SILVER BOY – Silverboy (Delivery 2011)
MARZIO DANCE – You Can Do It (Fulltime 1984)
DANIELA POGGI – Break Up (Polydor 1985)
MANHATTAN PROJECT – That’s Impossible (City 1986)
FREDERIC BERGAMASCHI – Demo Track 4 (Unreleased)
SILVER BOY – Disco Hit! (Delivery 2011)
ROLAND SEBASTIAN FABER – Society (Upcoming Aube release 2011)
GAZEBO – Queen Of Burlesque (I Venti d’Azzurro 2011)
LOST YEARS – Connections (Unreleased)
FREDERIC BERGAMASCHI – Demo Track 2 (Unreleased)
DIABOLO – Keep Quiet (CNR 1982)
MR. GROOVE – Number One (ZYX 1984)
PH GROOVE – Nighthawk Fever (Upcoming release on Relux Rimini)
NEW PARADISE – Manimaniac (Ibach 1985)
THE TRICK – Africa (Disques Vogue 1984)
ÜDYTÜ ÜTZELTRÜK AND HIS MALE HAREM – Kairo (CR 1983)
JUNO GANG – Electric Ghost (UBS 1988)
PH GROOVE – Future Shock (Upcoming release on Relux Rimini)
SAVINO – Andromeda Vs Tr808 (Unreleased)
PH GROOVE – Rocket Power (Upcoming release on Relux Rimini)
LECTRIC WORKERS – Robot Is Systematic (Mike Salta remix) (Unreleased)
CUNNING TOY– Searching (Not On Label 1987)
OSCAR PRUDENTE – Stadium (CGD 1977)
THE TRICK – Somewhere There’s A World (Disques Vogue 1984)
TONIC – Marylin En Jean (WEA 1982)
ROBERTA RAVASI – Devil Or Angel (City 1984)
THE CALEPS – Arcade Wizard (F1 Team 1983)