I’ve always wanted to dance to Metric’s Calculation Theme. This is a third, very rough attempt at making that happen. Beats by Kolombo & Compuphonic’s excellent Antimatter track.

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Designer Mario Amaya’s hybridization of corporate marques.

(via Brand New)

A more polished rendition of the last mix on Bite Marks, pitting Cloud Cult against Bird and the Bee on a base of Daft Punk cover. Chewy and delicious at the same time:

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This one is for my homie Beau, who is the only guy I know who could pull it off:

Photo credit: Kris Krug

I had this design for 10 years. It’s evolved a bit—primarily gotten simpler—but the concept has stayed the same. I figure a decade is a good interval to wait to put something permanent on your body. One week in, it’s been interesting listening to different people’s interpretation of the meaning of a circle.

Ink by the talented Barnaby at Mom’s Body Shop in San Francisco.

A nod to The Prodigy original, Romain Gavras directs Justice’s new video for Stress. Hyperviolent, surreal, French, Insane. Watch:

(via this isn’t happiness.™)

April’s mixtape is a big electro hug for my peeps in Haight/Alamo/Hayes Valley. ALL OF THEMS. Thanks Krissy for the push!

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Tracklist

• Ssion vs Heads We Dance - Clown in the Digital Age (Tactic Remix/ydnar Edit)
• Treasure Fingers - Cross The Dancefloor
• Ghosthustler - Only Me To Trust
• The Teenagers - Homecoming (Gentlemen Drivers Rave Remix)
• Chromeo - Call Me Up (KILL THE NOISE Remix)
• Feist - 1234 (My!Gay!Husband! Get Up Kid Edit)
• El Barto & Liam B - Hadalover
• The Bird And The Bee - Fucking Boyfriend
• The Secret Handshake - Too Young (The Toxic Avenger Remix)
• A-Trak - MIA-roder (Kavinsky vs MIA)
• El Ten Eleven - Jumping Frenchmen Of Maine
• Hellogoodbye - Here (In Your Arms) (CLASSIXX Remix)
• Goldfrapp - Happiness (Metronomy Remix Featuring The Teenagers)
• The Streets - Weak Become Heros
• Kill The Noise - Hey You (Le Castle Vania Remix)
• Kolombo, Compuphonic vs Gossip - Emotion Standing in the Way of Control (Tronik Youth Remix / ydnar Edit)
• Thom Yorke - The Eraser (XXXChange_mix)
• Cryptonites vs Rhett Miller - Can’t Give You a Question (ydnar Edit)
• Crystal Castles - Courtship Dating
• Capsule - I’m Feeling You
• Hot Chip - And I Was A Boy From School
• Cut Copy - Lights & Music (Boys Noize Happy Birthday Remix)
• Mendetz - The Boola (Plus Move Remix)
• Nicky Vanshe & Dangerous Dan - Around The World Again
• Cloud Cult - Washed Your Car

Goldfrapp’s Happiness has been in heavy rotation at ydnar HQ of late, particularly the the excellent Metronomy remix featuring The Teenagers (MP3). CR posted a video for the original, a silly romp in London directed by Dougal Wilson:

(via Creative Review)