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Take a glance at John Stanier's resume and the word 'eclectic' comes to mind. So should the word 'drummer', as Stanier's been responsible for skin duties in many a musical outfit over the past two decades: from Helmet and Battles, to Adelaide's The Mark of Cain, Stanier's penchant for percussion is well documented.

Stanier's eclectic output is also apparent in his own music tastes, as this Berlin heavy tech mix he put together for us on his recent visit would suggest.

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22 January 1946 - 8 April 2010

Malcolm McLaren was a vital organ of the creative world. He and his partner Vivienne Westwood's shop 'Sex' was a focal point of the punk movement in the 70's and saw the birth of a little band known as the Sex Pistols.

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WHO IS ANGELO CRUZMAN?

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New Zealand, AKA those funny looking islands to the east of Australia has no doubt got it all: Hobbits, hakas, sweet mountain views and Helen Clark.

Put it down to their timezone advantage, but one listen to the nation's musical output and there's a definite pattern forming - the Kiwis have no qualms in being early adopters to killer new sounds and exciting sonic ideas. At least until Australia claims them as their own. Enjoy our salute to NZ, with the aptly titled NZ Mixtape - a collection of our favourite tunes both old and new (and in the case of Die! Die! Die! - the first single from their forthcoming new album), from Flying Nun to Sam Neill.

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Andrew Hogge AKA Lovefingers needs little introduction amongst the global disco elite, his world famous lovefingers.org has had an undeniable impact on the burgeoning eclectic dance scene of today and has enabled him to bring his eccentric taste and unique DJ style on tours throughout the US, Europe, Asia, and Australia.

'Fingers' has kindly donated to us his live set from PS1 MoMA's Warm-Up, from August last year. A lot has happened since now and then, which is why Loverfingers' recollection of the track list is a little, uh, hazy. e.g. "Hmmm tracklisting... I cant remember half of them, something like this..."

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Understatement: Eric Duncan has his tricky fingers in many a musical pie, so to speak. Whether he's busy being DrDunks, Rubbing 'n Tugging, Still Going, driving the C.O.M.B.I. or playing epic two day sets before literally tearing up the dance floor of the Passerby club - he's doing something - and that something is probably more than what you're doing. Which might explain why he can't seem to remember/be bothered to give us a tracklist for this Modcast. When Eric handed us his 'Eric Duncan AKA DrDunks BalEric D Mix'* mix, he had this to say:

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Tao Lin (b. 1983) is the Brooklyn based poet/author responsible for last year's cult hit novella, Shoplifting From American Apparel. His anticipated second novel, Richard Yates, is due to be released by Melville House in September.

Tao: This mixtape contains songs I've consistently listened to the past 1-7 years. I have ordered the songs in a manner that seems satisfying to me. The tone of this mixtape could be described as "calmly, idly, nostalgically, at-times 'energetically' emotional." I have excluded songs that would, to a certain degree, disturb that tone. One could elaborate on the tone by describing it as "low-level, peaceful, considered 'depression'/'inactivity' experienced mostly with acceptance and sometimes with gratitude." Other mixtapes/playlists by me can be viewed here (American Apparel) and here (top 25 most-played).

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How to be a successful DJ/Producer 101: Win a Crystal Castles remix context. Then remix Sally Shapiro, HEALTH, Apache Beat and The Presets, inviting praise from Pitchfork. Release the smashing single, "You Hear Colours"/"Invitation to Love" on the Acephale imprint. Do a Modcast.

Montreal DJ/Producer CFCF's new album Continent is all the rage in the blogosphere at the moment - and we're lucky enough to have him on board for this week's Modcast. Spinning Chris Rea into Hot Toddy and Peter Gabriel into Arthur Russell, CFCF delivers the dream package that just keeps on dreaming.

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Our very own Magic Happens has one upped Hallmark's attempts at Valentine's Day sentiments by whipping up this special mix, for someone that is far away. There's a mix of old and new, happy and sad, all sealed with Magic's guarantee: All hits / no 'missus'.

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Klub Tropikoala is the 'clubby' brother of Kim's prog-out mix that was dropped in our laps a couple of weeks back.

This time around Mr Moyes teams up with the notorious Kookabruthaz to give us thirteen chunks of exclusive and banging club tunes, including an unreleased Tiga remix from last year and a sneaky preview of a Via Tania remix.

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