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The Modcast this week comes courtesy of DJ / producer, Villa. Originally from Ghent in Belgium Villa made a bit of a splash reworking the likes of Adele, Yeasayer, The Golden Filter, Yuksek - and our very own Beni. The disco influenced house production has caught the ears of Erol Alkan and Aeroplane.

Jump into the Modcast. Tracklist below - European friends check the tour dates.

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Melbourne group The Twerps released their self-titled debut late last year and took a special place on our stereo/in our hearts. Case in point, Tim from Cut Copy highlighted them in his Best of 2011 list. (Some extra trivia for the train-spotters/liner-note readers, that's not the only Cut Copy link, their bass player, Rick, worked at Alter design, the good folk who designed all the 'Zonoscope' artwork.)

They've just announced a bunch of dates across Australia (American friends stay tuned for news on this front), so make sure you catch them! They've also made a pretty sweet Modcast for your listening pleasure this week, check it out there's some real gold in there.

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Club Mod is proud to present CLUBMOD002, 'Lonely Land' by F3, the 2nd release on Modular's new imprint aimed at a dance floor in your dreams.

F3 are three brothers from Tel Aviv, who sent Lonely Land in a bottle from Israel that somehow found its way to us. Are they triplets? We don't know. Are they ancient Balearic overlords, risen from their white sand graves? Or are they cosmic kids, a new generation of vagabond disco trippers taking to the future by way of the past - we can't say. Have they produced a sparkling slice of sunrise disco house? We'd like to think so.

Their Modcast is a little slice of sunshine. Enjoy.

Lonely Land is a filtering, chugging swing for the lovers, and F3's debut. The ClubMod002 release includes remixes by John Talabot, Seahawks, and Coyote and is set for release on February 27.

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Last week we confirmed that Pip Brown, aka Ladyhawke, will be releasing her highly anticipated second album, 'Anxiety', in March 2012.

Today we're pleased to share this Modcast with you, a sneak peak into some of the sounds and inspirations that helped shape said album. Take a listen.

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The story goes that at the young age of 6, Danilo Plessow fell in love with drums. He joined his school band and by the age of 11 he'd started working on his own music, using samples and computers. His moniker, 'Motor City Drum Ensemble', refers to his home town Stuttgart, the home of automobiles such as Mercedes-Benz and Porsche - as well as the hugely influential sounds born in the American Motor City, Detroit.

He's in hot demand for his production abilities, and his DJ prowess at clubs across the world. A prestigious DJ Kicks commission this year is testament to his famous production and live dj mixing skills. Recently he recorded a set from a gig at D-Edge in Sao Paulo, Brazil. This Modcast, recorded live, is 50 minutes out of a grand four and a half hour set and is a taste of what's to come if you manage to catch him live in the coming festive season. Dates below.

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The Loops of Fury are two Brisbane boys [currently living in London]. They smashed the Beatport charts earlier in the year with 'I Need' and their new single 'Don't Stop' is out now on U&A Recordings. Their tunes have been picked up and thrashed by a diverse range of DJs including 2manydjs, Crookers, Steve Aoki, Style of Eye, Bart B More, Annie Mac, Andy George and Kissy Sell Out, to name-drop a few. They've also just remixed Moby.

Loops of Fury will be touring Australia later this month, and in readiness they've dropped a mix in for the Modcast this week.

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It seems Athens rap duo, G-Side, like to keep folks on their feet with unlikely associations. First up, they sampled our very own barefooted psych rockers from Perth, Tame Impala, for their cut 'Gettin' It'. More recently, they've teamed up with dance producer Sinden for their latest offering 'G Like Me'.

This week to celebrate the release of their 5th album, 'iSLAND', they've handed in this Modcast. Tour dates and tracklist after the jump.

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To celebrate 100 Modcasts we decided to look inside ourselves and pull out some of our favorite remixes that have been released over the years.

We couldn't fit everything in - but what we have here is a cross-section of remixes across the last 10 years of Modular catalogue, featuring reworks by the likes of M83, Justice, Joakim, Simian Mobile Disco, Erol Alkan, Paperclip People, DJ Harvey, Armand Van Helden, Riton and more... As well as a couple of cheeky originals thrown in for good measure. Enjoy!

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What to say about Jacques Renault? He knows his music and he knows how to party.

He started out as a post-punk Washington, D.C. native who moved to Chicago to continue his studies of viola, along the line he got into dance music, and moved to New York. As a DJ, his selection and mixing takes is a throw-back to when DJing was a fine art. As a producer his remixes, edits, original tracks have been released on a bunch of labels including DFA, RVNG INTL and Italians Do It Better.

He's taken control of the Modcast this week and turned in a particularly fine selection for your enjoyment. Friends in Brazil and Chile, he's heading your way soon, check the dates below.

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John "Juan" MacLean is a busy guy. Since his last full-length album (The Future Will Come) he's been relentlessly touring, guested on a number of other records (including Holy Ghost and Shit Robot's latest offerings), turned out a slew of remixes (apparently there are ones for Yoko Ono + Stevie Nicks in the works too) and is working on a new house project, going under the moniker 'Peach Melba'.

He's now back in the studio with Nancy Whang working on a third full-length Juan MacLean album.

This week he's released a collection of new tracks, remastered favourites and remixes. It's called Everybody Get Close and is out on DFA. Here's a Modcast to mark the occasion.

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