August was action packed
August was crazy
August was a looooooooong party
August made us three years old
August brought us the winner of the first APC remix contest
August was 110% APC

and these were the best tunes

#01 Chromeo – Don’t Turn The Lights On (Aeroplane Remix) [link]
Chromeo + Aeroplane=WIN
#02 Phil RetroSpector – Chasing The Broken Hearted [link]
adorable video, stunning mash
#03 envision – Fly Me To The Club [link]
this was the most downloaded song on APC this month
#04 The Raveonettes – I Wanna Be Adored (The Stone Roses cover) [link]
the Dr. Martens 50 series is too good for this world
#05 HURTS ft. Kylie Minogue – Devotion [link]
the best duet of 2010?
#06 Clubfeet – Gold on Gold [link]
one of the best albums of 2010
#07 FAROFF – Let It Be, No Cry [link]
this is what mashups are all about
#08 The XX – Shelter (Tiga remix) [link]
only Tiga can do magic like this
#09 Max Sedgley – Sound Boy  (Kraak & Smaak Remix) [link]
the party song of the months
#10 King Fantastic – Why? Where? What? [link]
how to clean in APC style, naked and dirty

and now check out the personal charts of the APC Family members
plus the new top downloads chart (!!!)

TOP DOWNLOADS CHART – August

this is our new chart feature
based on the stats of a nu ‘n secret high tech DL counter
in other words
the most downloaded tracks of the month

#01 envision – Fly Me To The Club [link]
#02 Neon Hitch – Drop It Like It’s Hot (Snoop Dogg Cover) [link]
#03 Mighty Mike – Imagine a jump [link]
#04 Mark Ronson f. Ghostface Killah – Lose It (In the End) [link]
#05 Phil RetroSpector – Chasing The Broken Hearted [link]
#06 DJ Topcat – Nothin on Bette Davis [link]
#07 Party Ben – This Tightrope’s Made for Walkin [link]
#08 ElectroSound – Float On Pure Shores [link]
#09 The Ting Tings – Hands (Retro/Grade remix) [link]
#10 Boney M. – Daddy Cool (Fake Moustache Remix) [link]

Copycat’s Top 10

#01 Chromeo – Don’t turn the lights on (Aeroplane remix) [link]
Slick as f**k, laidback, summery disco. Outstanding!
#02 5EYA – As Its Loud [link]
Phonat’s Dj partner and flat mate 5EYA just kills it with this brilliant disco tune
#03 The Raveonettes – I Wanna Be Adored [link]
Magic cover of The Stone Roses classic!
#04 The XX – Shelter (Tiga remix) [link]
One of my fave tunes in a brilliant Tiga remix.
#05 HURTS ft. Kylie Minogue – Devotion [link]
Match made in heaven – lovely!
#06 Clubfeet – Say Something [link]
Brilliant cover of one of the best James tunes ever!
#07 Grum – Through the night [link]
Epic 80s disco flirt from one of my fave producers
#08 Robyn – Hang with me [link]
The obligatory Robyn entry… She had me at the arps in the very beginning…
#09 Oh Land – Sun of a Gun [link]
Very cool debut (?) by Danish knock-out Oh Land. Now, check out the remixes…
#10 Howls – Hammock [link]
“Those Larry Hagman blues”, how can you NOT fall for a line like that?

Honourable mash-up mentions:
#01 Go Home Productions – Smells Like Rockin’ Robin [link]
Insane. Classic, for sure.
#02 Bynar – Broken by angels [link]
Epic, cinematic and haunting. Like the proverbial glove. Smell it!
#03 Phil RetroSpector – Chasing The Broken Hearted [link]
I truly hate Snow Patrol and the like – but mashing them with Jimmy Ruffin’s classic is nothing short of ingenius.

Dunproofin’s TOP 10

#01 The Raveonettes – I Wanna Be Adored [link]
Absolute gem of a cover version that captures the dreamlike spirit of the original perfectly and multiplies it with respectful gothic doom
#02 Katy B – Louder [link]
This Zinc produced track has been over the UK radio like a bad-rash, and reeks of his trademark Crack-House sound. Oddly reminiscent of early 90′s sometime Massive Attack / Shut Up & Dance collaborator Nicolette, but none the worse for it
#03 Hostage – Roll EP [link]
Scotland’s finest continues his rise to the electro-disco zenith with this free EP.
#04 Sunday Girl – Time To Pretend [link]
Another cover version in the top 10 – a beautiful chilled acoustic gem from another rising star. Release a studio version of this please.
#05 Phil RetroSpector – Chasing The Broken Hearted [link]
Once in a while a mashup comes along that you cannot imagine how it would work. One to check.
#06 Groove Armada ft Will Young – History [link]
Amusing video but astonishing in that Groove Armada manage to make Will Young sound credible.
#07 The Hood Internet & Kid Static – Chi City [link]
For the video alone this gets into the top 10 – great fun. Would love to hear a remix of this or two.
#08 OMD – If You Want It (Original Mix) [link]
If the Pet Shop Boys can still do it … so can their forebearers
#09 Underworld – Always Loved A Film [link]
Surprisingly europop addition to Underworld’s formidable catalogue, proving there’s life left yet in the band
#10 HURTS ft. Kylie Minogue – Devotion [link]
The band that manages to sound like Keane with additional pop sensibilities goes to their logicial conclusion by erm, featuring Kylie Mingoue.

Phil Retrospector’s TOP 10

#01 Antony & The Johnsons – Thank You For Your Love [link]
Title says it all.
#02The Raveonettes – I Wanna Be Adored (The Stone Roses cover) [link]
Shoegazin’ magic from the Dr. Martens 50 series
#03 Mighty Mike – Imagine a jump [link]
Van Lennon, now that’s inspired
#04 DJ Golytely – Hurting Each Other [link]
Brilliant & kinda weird, just like the Carpenters…
#05 Bynar – Broken by Angels [link]
Cinematic & moody, just the way we like it…
#06 Frunt Room – Bloom [link]
Milk Tray advert , Japan, Roy Budd… Top Shelf-Loungecore
#07 The Ting Tings – Hands (Retro/Grade remix) [link]
Great, nuff said…
#08 Jimi Needles – Dizzy Sirens (Jimi Needles’ Big Band Cocktail) [link]
Ingenious.
#09 ElectroSound – Eleanor’s Lazy Place [link]
The Fab Four go electrogypsyjazz, nice…
#10 CCC – Clavinet Together [link]
The Fab Four get superstitious, sweet!

Simon Iddol’s TOP 10

#01 Angels and Filth – Foo Fighters v. Adam Freeland [link]
one of my fave song perfectly reworked
#02 Riva Starr ft. Noze – I Was Drunk [link]
the dumbest video (ewwa?)
#03 HURTS ft. Kylie Minogue – Devotion [link]
I’m devoted to this
#04 The XX – Shelter (Tiga remix) [link]
Tiga put The XX back on my playlist
#05 Howls – Hammock [link]
the surprise of the month for me
#06 The Ting Tings – Hands (Retro/Grade remix) [link]
this is the first ever Retro/Grade remix!!!
#07 Voodoo Chilli – Ya Dance So Sexy Bebe [link]
party:ON
#08 Jimi Needles – Dizzy Sirens [link]
the best mashup combo of the month
#09 The Kleptones – Shits & Giggles [link]
the second Kleptones album this year, XMAS is here
#10 Clubfeet – Gold on Gold [link]
I have a new fave band