The Aston Shuffle
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The Aston Shuffle are a house music duo from Canberra
, Australia
. They are made up of Disc jockey
and electronic music producers Mikah Freeman and Vance Musgrove. As well as their DJ gigs and commitments to Ministry of Sound Australia
, they also host their own show on the ABC's
Triple J
on Friday nights at 9pm called Friday Night Shuffle.
's "The Whistler", Rocket Men's "Candy" and Chris Lake
's "Carry Me Away", and released their debut single "For Everyone" in 2007 through the Ministry of Sound label Hussle Records, and was featured on the Ministry of Sound 2008 Annual.
In 2008 they became a regular feature on Ministry compilations, with remixes of Pnau
's "Baby", Terry Poison
's "24 Hours" (featured on So You Think You Can Dance
) and dance/alternative hip-hop smash hit "Dance wiv Me
" from Dizzee Rascal
and Calvin Harris
. They also released their second single, "Stomp Yo Shoes" that year working with Tommie Sunshine
, and worked on their first compilation album for Ministry of Sound Australia, Mashed Four.
In 2009, the duo mixed the second disc of Ministry's Clubber's Guide to 2009, which also premiered their third single "Do You Want More". To close out a successful 2009, they were voted the number 3 DJs in Australia by Sony
inthemix50 and mixed disc 2 of The 2010 Annual for Ministry of Sound, which peaked at number 1 on the iTunes albums chart. They later became the #1 DJs of inthemix50 in 2010. Their debut album was released on the 15th April 2011.
To much surprise The Aston Shuffle unveiled a new unreleased song as their new single called Won't Get Lost. This was a surprise to many due to their debut album being released less than six months ago.
Their track "Your Love" features Eden Boucher of Lovers Electric
on vocals, this was their first of two collaborations with the duo.
Canberra
Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. They are made up of Disc jockey
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
and electronic music producers Mikah Freeman and Vance Musgrove. As well as their DJ gigs and commitments to Ministry of Sound Australia
Ministry of Sound Australia
Ministry of Sound Australia Pty Ltd is the Australian subsidiary label of Ministry of Sound Recordings Ltd. It is Australia's largest independent Dance label as well as one of Australia's largest independent labels overall...
, they also host their own show on the ABC's
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
Triple J
Triple J
triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
on Friday nights at 9pm called Friday Night Shuffle.
Career
They rose to prominence with several remixes in 2006–2007 of Claude VonStrokeClaude VonStroke
Claude VonStroke is an American house and techno producer based in San Francisco. He owns the Dirtybird and Mothership labels. In July 2006 he released his debut album, Beware of the Bird, which received excellent reviews. He has produced a 'Fabric' mix, which was released in May 2009, and has also...
's "The Whistler", Rocket Men's "Candy" and Chris Lake
Chris Lake
Chris Lake is a Scottish House music DJ/producer who lives in West London. Lake first became recognized for his bootleg remixes of The Prodigy's "Climbatize", Leftfield's "Phat Planet", and Eurythmics "Sweet Dreams". which he did under the alias "Cristophe D'Abuc". His 2006 track with vocals from...
's "Carry Me Away", and released their debut single "For Everyone" in 2007 through the Ministry of Sound label Hussle Records, and was featured on the Ministry of Sound 2008 Annual.
In 2008 they became a regular feature on Ministry compilations, with remixes of Pnau
Pnau
Pnau is an Australian dance music duo originating from Sydney, Australia. The duo consists of musicians Nick Littlemore and Peter Mayes...
's "Baby", Terry Poison
Terry Poison
Terry Poison is an Israeli electro band. It consists of Louise Kahn , Anna Landesman and Idan 'Bruno' Grife...
's "24 Hours" (featured on So You Think You Can Dance
So You Think You Can Dance (U.S. TV series)
So You Think You Can Dance is an American dance competition and reality show that airs on Fox in the United States.The series first premiered on July 20, 2005, and was created by American Idol producers Simon Fuller and Nigel Lythgoe and is produced by 19 Entertainment and Dick Clark Productions...
) and dance/alternative hip-hop smash hit "Dance wiv Me
Dance Wiv Me
Dance wiv Me is a single by Ghanaian British rapper Dizzee Rascal, from his fourth studio album Tongue n' Cheek. It was released on 22 June 2008 and features guest vocals from Scottish DJ Calvin Harris and English R&B singer Chrome...
" from Dizzee Rascal
Dizzee Rascal
Dylan Kwabena Mills , better known by his stage name Dizzee Rascal, is a Ghanaian British rapper, songwriter and record producer. His music is a blend of garage, hip hop, grime, ragga, pop and electronic music, with eclectic samples and more exotic styles...
and Calvin Harris
Calvin Harris
Calvin Harris is a Scottish singer-songwriter, record producer and DJ. His gold-selling debut album, I Created Disco, was released in 2007 and contained the top ten singles "Acceptable in the 80s" and "The Girls"...
. They also released their second single, "Stomp Yo Shoes" that year working with Tommie Sunshine
Tommie Sunshine
Tommie Sunshine is a record producer, remixer, DJ and songwriter of electronic music from Chicago currently living in Brooklyn, New York. He is perhaps best known for creating dance remixes to popular rock and alternative songs, by artists such as Fall Out Boy, Panic at the Disco, Good Charlotte,...
, and worked on their first compilation album for Ministry of Sound Australia, Mashed Four.
In 2009, the duo mixed the second disc of Ministry's Clubber's Guide to 2009, which also premiered their third single "Do You Want More". To close out a successful 2009, they were voted the number 3 DJs in Australia by Sony
Sony
, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....
inthemix50 and mixed disc 2 of The 2010 Annual for Ministry of Sound, which peaked at number 1 on the iTunes albums chart. They later became the #1 DJs of inthemix50 in 2010. Their debut album was released on the 15th April 2011.
To much surprise The Aston Shuffle unveiled a new unreleased song as their new single called Won't Get Lost. This was a surprise to many due to their debut album being released less than six months ago.
Their track "Your Love" features Eden Boucher of Lovers Electric
Lovers Electric
Lovers Electric are an Australian/British band from Adelaide, Australia via London, U.K. Band members David Turley and Eden Boucher founded the group in 2006....
on vocals, this was their first of two collaborations with the duo.
Singles
- "For Everyone" (12 December 2007, Hussle Recordings)
- "Stomp Yo Shoes" featuring Tommie SunshineTommie SunshineTommie Sunshine is a record producer, remixer, DJ and songwriter of electronic music from Chicago currently living in Brooklyn, New York. He is perhaps best known for creating dance remixes to popular rock and alternative songs, by artists such as Fall Out Boy, Panic at the Disco, Good Charlotte,...
(13 September 2008, Hussle Recordings) - "Do You Want More" featuring Danimal Kingdom (24 July 2009, Hussle Recordings)
- "I Wanna See You" (23 April 2010, Hussle Recordings)
- "Your Love" (10 October 2010, Downright) #67 AUS
- "Start Again" featuring Lovers ElectricLovers ElectricLovers Electric are an Australian/British band from Adelaide, Australia via London, U.K. Band members David Turley and Eden Boucher founded the group in 2006....
(4 March 2011, Downright) - "Won't Get Lost" (19 September 2011, TBA)
Remixes
- Bunny LakeBunny LakeFounded in 2004, Bunny Lake is an Electropop band from Austria. The band’s name was inspired by Austrian director Otto Preminger’s movie Bunny Lake Is Missing .-Band history:...
– "Into the Future" (The Aston Shuffle Remix) - Chris LakeChris LakeChris Lake is a Scottish House music DJ/producer who lives in West London. Lake first became recognized for his bootleg remixes of The Prodigy's "Climbatize", Leftfield's "Phat Planet", and Eurythmics "Sweet Dreams". which he did under the alias "Cristophe D'Abuc". His 2006 track with vocals from...
– "Carry Me Away" (The Aston Shuffle Remix) - Claude VonStrokeClaude VonStrokeClaude VonStroke is an American house and techno producer based in San Francisco. He owns the Dirtybird and Mothership labels. In July 2006 he released his debut album, Beware of the Bird, which received excellent reviews. He has produced a 'Fabric' mix, which was released in May 2009, and has also...
– "The WhistlerThe WhistlerThe Whistler was an American radio mystery drama which ran from May 16, 1942 until September 22, 1955. It was sponsored by the Signal Oil Company: "That whistle is your signal for the Signal Oil program, The Whistler." The program was adapted into a film noir series by Columbia Pictures in...
" (The Aston Shuffle Remix) - Cosmos – "Take Me with You" (The Aston Shuffle Bootleg)
- DatarockDatarockDatarock, derived from the Norwegian word for computer – datamaskin and the word rock , is a Norwegian electro rock band. The band formed in 2000 as Fredrik Saroea, Ketil Mosnes and Kevin O'Brien and soon hired Tom Mæland. O'Brien and Mæland later left the band, but the duo of Saroea and Mosnes...
– "AmarillionRed (Datarock album)Red is the second album by Norwegian Dance-punk duo Datarock, released on 8. June 2009.-Track listing:# "The Blog" # "Give It Up" # "True Stories" # "Dance!" # "Molly" # "Do It Your Way"...
" (The Aston Shuffle Remix) - Dave Robertson – "My Yellow Self" (Knights of The Aston Shuffle Remix)
- Dizzee RascalDizzee RascalDylan Kwabena Mills , better known by his stage name Dizzee Rascal, is a Ghanaian British rapper, songwriter and record producer. His music is a blend of garage, hip hop, grime, ragga, pop and electronic music, with eclectic samples and more exotic styles...
featuring Calvin HarrisCalvin HarrisCalvin Harris is a Scottish singer-songwriter, record producer and DJ. His gold-selling debut album, I Created Disco, was released in 2007 and contained the top ten singles "Acceptable in the 80s" and "The Girls"...
& Chrome – "Dance wiv MeDance Wiv MeDance wiv Me is a single by Ghanaian British rapper Dizzee Rascal, from his fourth studio album Tongue n' Cheek. It was released on 22 June 2008 and features guest vocals from Scottish DJ Calvin Harris and English R&B singer Chrome...
" (The Aston Shuffle Remix) - Full Mental Slackers – "Auto Riot" (The Aston Shuffle Remix)
- Grafton PrimaryGrafton PrimaryGrafton Primary are an electro-noir band from Sydney, New South Wales. The band is brothers Benjamin and Joshua Garden along with a drummer and bass player for live shows They have independently released an ep Relativity and an album Eon have been picked up by Triple J and have toured...
– "All Stars" (The Aston Shuffle Remix) - GrumGrumGraeme Shepherd, better known by his stage name Grum, is an electronic musician from Scotland.-Career:Grum's debut album, Heartbeats, was released in May 2010. A confident debut record, inspired by 1980s disco, it has been compared to Daft Punk's Discovery and Mylo's Destroy Rock & Roll...
– "Can't Shake This Feeling" (The Aston Shuffle Remix) - James Harcourt – Gaila Melon (The Aston Shuffle Remix)
- Kissy Sell OutKissy Sell OutKissy Sell Out an English DJ, producer and graphic designer. Kissy Sell Out quickly gained notability in 2006 for his eccentric electro productions and energetic DJ style. In 2009 Mixmag described him as "one of the most exciting, charismatic and entertaining DJs of the decade"...
– "Garden Friends" (The Aston Shuffle Remix) - Lost ValentinosLost ValentinosLost Valentinos are a band from Sydney, Australia. They released two EPs under the band name The Valentinos but changed their name in mid 2007 to Lost Valentinos due to the threat of legal action by soul artists from the 1950s, Bobby Womack & The Valentinos...
– "Nightmoves" (The Aston Shuffle Remix) - Lostep – "Villain" (The Aston Shuffle Remix)
- Malente – "Killer Applikation" (The Aston Shuffle Badonkadonk Remix)
- Malente vs Azzido Da BassAzzido Da BassAzzido Da Bass is a German DJ and record producer based in Hamburg, Germany.-Early life:Over the years, Martens has been influenced by a wide range of music genres: as a youth, he first became interested in hip-hop and break dance; by the mid-1980s, he began collecting electronica and synth pop...
– "They're Killin' It" (The Aston Shuffle Remix) - N.A.S.AN.A.S.A. (musical group)N.A.S.A. is a hip hop music duo, consisting of L.A.-based producers Squeak E. Clean and the Brazilian DJ Zegon. N.A.S.A. stands for North America/South America and, in addition to the two principals, includes approximately three dozen other artists from both coasts of the U.S...
featuring Kanye WestKanye WestKanye Omari West is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and...
, Lykke LiLykke LiLi Lykke Timotej Zachrisson , better known by her stage name Lykke Li , is a Swedish singer-songwriter. Her music often blends elements of pop, indie rock and electronic; various instruments can also be found in her songs, including violins, synthesizers, tambourines, trumpets, saxophones and cellos...
& Santigold – "Gifted" (The Aston Shuffle Remix) - The Nu Coalition – "Born for the Nightlife" (The Aston Shuffle Remix)
- PnauPnauPnau is an Australian dance music duo originating from Sydney, Australia. The duo consists of musicians Nick Littlemore and Peter Mayes...
– "Baby" (The Aston Shuffle Just Whoah Remix) - Pompeii – "Les Gilettes" (The Aston Shuffle Remix)
- RhysRhysRhys is* a Welsh given name , famous in Welsh history* a surname of Welsh origin that means "Dragon", "fervor", "passion", "ultimate strength", "king" or "zeal"The name is also anglicised as Rice, Rees, Reese and Reece-Welsh history :...
– "Hot Summer" (The Aston Shuffle Remix) - Rocket Men – "Candy" (The Aston Shuffle Remix)
- ShenaShenaShèna is an English disco and nu-disco vocalist, who began her musical career when she graduated with honours from the Royal Academy of Music , with a Classical, Musical Theatre and Commercial Music Performer's Diploma and Teacher's Certificate.Shèna first performed in musicals Mamma I Want to...
– "Electrosexual" (The Aston Shuffle Remix) - Terry PoisonTerry PoisonTerry Poison is an Israeli electro band. It consists of Louise Kahn , Anna Landesman and Idan 'Bruno' Grife...
– "24 Hours" (The Aston Shuffle A-Bomb Remix)
Compilations
- Mashed Four (2008, Ministry of SoundMinistry of SoundMinistry of Sound London, commonly referred to as simply Ministry of Sound or MoS, is a nightclub based in London, United Kingdom and an associated record label. It was ranked fourth in the 2010 DJ Magazine top 100 clubs poll 2010. As well as the nightclub in London, there is another in Egypt and...
) – Disc 2 of 2 - Clubber's Guide to 2009 (2009, Ministry of Sound) – Disc 2 of 3
- The 2010 Annual (2009, Ministry of Sound) – Disc 2 of 3
- Destroy (2010, Ministry of Sound) – Disc 1 of 2