No Need to Ask My Name to Figure Out How Cool I Am

“In every suburb of the world, in every city, there’s always a nightclub called El Divino… clubs where you have to wear like a white shirt to get in.” - Xavier de Rosnay

After multiple listens, I still had no idea what “DVNO” meant, but it didn’t matter, because the song is enjoyable regardless. My curiousity eventually got the best of me, and I did some scouring of the internets to find the real meaning, which comes straight from the horse’s mouth above. Those of you that haven’t heard of DVNO, or of Justice, have to have been living under a rock for the past few months, as the talented French duo of de Rosnay and Gaspard Augé have effectively taken the world by storm, first with “D.A.N.C.E.” and then, most recently, with “DVNO”.

Recently, the group released the single for “DVNO”, which features a plethora of remixes; some from more well known acts as LA Riots and Surkin, and even a remix by the Justice boys themselves. One remix, however, stands out as completely unique and infectious, and that is the Sunshine Brothers remix. Pitchfork nails the description perfectly, saying the Australia-based band do well by “trading fist-pumping aggression for smooved-out r&b synths, a more conventional house bounce, and what sounds like a Junior Boys- or Hot Chip-like attention to sonic detail after Justice’s brain-squashing compression/distortion.” Basically all that is kept from the original are the lines “no need to ask my name/DVNO” and “does anyone real/anyone feel”. The result is one of the most interesting and danceable remixes in recent memory.

MP3: Justice - “DVNO”
MP3: Justice - “DVNO (Sunshine Brothers Remix)”

If that wasn’t enough, check out the incredible video done by (surprise) So-Me. Fuck it, download it in high resolution if you want.

MP4: Justice - “DVNO” [Directed by So-Me]

No need to ask my name to figure out how cool I am,
Zack

And He Gets the Girl

My usual Friday morning activity of wasting a few hours looking up “cute” and “funny” animals or funny little kids, or people falling, allowed me to stumble upon a refreshingly cool unofficial video of Lupe Fiasco’s “And He Gets the Girl” made by one of his fans. It’s so simple, yet so perfect for the song. Check the video and grab “Gotta Eat”, off of Lupe’s newest, The Cool, which found its way near the top of my top 40 albums (which I promise will get done sometime).

MP3: Lupe Fiasco - “Gotta Eat” [zshare]

Make sure you get your tickets to the Glow in the Dark tour to check out Kanye, Lupe, N.E.R.D. and Rihanna.