The Magician - Magic Tape 17

It's that time of the month.

 Magic Tape Seventeen by TheMagician

ColeCo - Can't Stop

Track #6 off of The Magician's Magic Tape 16 has been receiving a lot of buzz. Toronto's ColeCo is considered "nu-disco-punk" (these subgenres never stop) and is comprised of Duncan Grewar and Sean Koch. They recently opened for my only true Canadian love The Weeknd.

 ColeCo - Can't Stop

And in case you missed the magic last week (iinnncccrreedddiibbblleee):

 Magic Tape Sixteen by TheMagician

TRACKLIST
Gigamesh - Red Light (Goldroom remix)
Cadillac - Make you feel (feat. Tesla Boy)
Kastil - Back To Philadelphia
Fallulah - I Lay My Head (Shook remix)
The Magician - I don't know what to do (Erkka remix)
Coleco - Can't Stop
Justice - Helix
Yuksek - Always on the run (Peter & The Magician remix)
Mirror People - Feel the Need (feat. Rowetta) (Social Disco Club Dub)
Moon Boots - Off My Mind (Rogue Vogue remix)
Ante Perry - Hit the Floor (Tagteam Terror remix)
Holy Ghost - Hold My Breath (Cosmic Kids remix)
Hackman - Close

Yuksek - Always on the Run (Peter and the Magician Remix)

 Yuksek "Always On The Run" (Peter & The Magician Remix) by TheMagician

The Magician - Magic Tape 14

Stephen Fassano pulls another rabbit out of his hat. 

 Magic Tape Fourteen by TheMagician 

The Magician's One Year Anniversary

Happy Birthday.

Putting out jams since early 2007, producer/dj duo Aeroplane (Stephen Fasano and Vito de Luca), took nu disco to unprecedented nu heights. Thus it was no surprise hearts came crashing when they announced their split back in June of 2010. Their collaboration may have ended, but the music certainly didn't.

Shortly thereafter, Fasano created a pretty funny new persona called The Magician. In an interview with We Love DC, he described his solo style as "a mix of electronic disco, pop, 80's sounds, with a touch of Belgian humor." Since then, he's put out hour long Magic Tapes every month for the rest of the year, accompanied by some unforgettable remixes. (See his take on Lykke Li's I Follow Rivers, receiving so much attention in Europe, it's been chosen as the Prix de Diane Longines official promo video soundtrack.) 

He gives away so much for free, he makes Goodwill look like a pyramid scheme - so support his work and see what tricks he has up his sleeve when he comes back to the US.

Here's his most recent Magic Tape 12. (Opens it with Jeremy Glenn's remixed New Life, if you remember that post from last June!)



I'm digging the touch of Belgian humor: