Natalie Portman's performance is nothing short of brilliant, and the direction/cinematography really puts you inside her head. The soundtrack is killer. In addition to Tchaikovsky classic shit, there's at least three new Chemical Brothers tracks in there. My fav is the one that plays during the club scene (0:35 in the video below). Can you name it? IT'S DEF GONNA GET PLAYED THIS SATURDAY AT NOUVEAU RICHE. Where my real real swans at?

So my chart just went up on Beatport. Its about a month late but it's all gravy. These are the joints that killed at NR this summer. I put myself all over my own chart like an asshole. Ha! What's a man to do? Also, plenty of fire from Nadastrom, Douster, MiniCoolBoyz, Zombies for Money and more.

Check em out, throw em in your cart and bang em while you do your shake weight work out!

STEVE STARKS SUMMER BLACKOUT CHART

Steve Starks - Git Em (T&A Records)
Benny Benassi ft. Kelis - Spaceship (Nadastrom Remix) (Ultra)
Zombies for Money - Kolkata (Trouble & Bass Records)
Steve Starks - Witness (T&A Records)
Toddla T ft. Wayne Marshall - Sky Surfing (Douster Remix) (Ninja Tune)
Steve Starks - Git Em (Zombies for Money Remix) (T&A Records)
Ryan Marciano & Sunnery James - Snitch (Size Records)
Mele - Bombay (Nadastrom Remix) (Mixpack Records)
Digital Lab - Venga (Sandro Silvia Remix) (Vicious)
MiniCoolBoyz - Rimmer Man (SCI+TEC Digital Audio)

Nu Groove Records Documentary

mp3: Aphrodisiac - Song Of The Siren

So I like really hard shit and this track is just that. I hope this dude doesn't track me down and eat my face for posting it!

Combichrist - This S'it Will Fcuk You Up

This past weekend we had the privilege of playing The FADER's show, The Let Out on East Village Radio. For those who are unfamiliar, EVR is a web radio station based out of an NYC storefront, streaming 84 original shows each week, presented by 125 DJs from around the globe (some of the residents: Mark Ronson, Steve Lillywhite and Stretch Armstrong). Catch our live set and interview here, and some of The Let Out's other awesome shows here.

Soulja Boy - Pretty Boy Swag (Cookin Soul Remix - Starks & Nacey Edit)
Steve Starks - Git Em (Zombies for Money Remix)
Steve Starks - Git Em
Toddla T - Sky Surfin ft. Wayne Marshall (Douster Remix)
Twizzle - Sky Diving ( Green Money Remix)
Outkast - Spottieottiedopalicious (Nacey Remix)
Steve Starks - Lydia
Digital Lab - Venga (Sandro Silva Remix)
Starks & Nacey - Summer Madness
Rampage & Nader - Gave You Love (Starks & Nacey Remix)
Steve Starks - Problemz
Benny Benassi ft. Kelis - Spaceship (Nadastrom Remix)
Nacey - Work For This
Blaqstarr - Get Up On The Floor
Dennis Ferrer Hey Hey (DF's Vocal Attention Mix)
Green Velvet - Harmageddon (Original Mix)
Steve Starks - So Sexy
Chris Lake - La Tromba
Will Eastman - Feelin (Nacey Remix)
Nacey - Six Million
Steve Starks - Don't Let Me Go
La Roux - Bulletproof (Nacey Remix)

stream: Starks & Nacey live on "The Let Out"

Sometimes people overlook the fine art of used CD digging. Most 90s tracks were ripped in the 90s, which means most MP3s you'll find from the era are crappily-encoded 128-kilobit garbage. That makes used CD shopping the quickest way to high quality copies of 90s pop/dance, R&B, hip-hop, etc. This weekend at Philly's Beautiful World Syndicate, I picked up Real McCoy's "Another Night" CD single because I was curious as to what Armand Van Helden could possibly do with this track. Turns out he flipped it into a soulful, gritty, banging 90s NYC piano house monster. Here it is.

mp3: Real McCoy - Another Night (Armand's New School Mix)

NOUVEAU RICHE MIX FOR PLANT MUSIC - MAY 2010
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Delphic - Halcyon (L-Vis 1990 Remix)
Zombies For Money - Banghra Dance
Starks & Nacey - The Flip***
Ninjasonik - Somebody Gonna Get Pregnant (Gavin Holland Remix)***
Knuckles - Headphones (Charlie Glitch Remix)
Prok & Fitch - Walk With Me (Axwell vs. Daddy's Groove Remix)
DJ Chus - Harmonica Track (Original In Stereo Mix)
Nick Supply - That Bounce Track (Bingo Players Remix)
DJ Chuckie - Caribbean Drums
Twizzle - Skydiving (Greenmoney Remix)
Geeneus ft. Katy B - Good Life
Murk pres. Funky Green Dogs - Reach for Me (Dirty South Remix)
Dr. Kucho - The Rave
Erol Alkan & Boys Noize - Avalanche
Radioslave & Dubfire - Grindhouse (Steve Starks Bootleg)***
Missy Elliott - Pass That Dutch (Angger Dimas Remix)
Steve Starks - Git Em***
Melé - Bombay (Nadastrom Remix)
Nacey - Six Million***
Gavin Holland & Chris Burns - Power***

*** denotes exclusive / original production

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A demonstration of the U Street Music Hall soundsystem:

This techy stormer sent to me by my homegirl Dani. Think Laidback Luke "Break The House Down" with a little xylophone action to sweeten the deal.

mp3 Twin Pack pres. Electrosila - Circus (zippyshare)

Any NR regular may recognize this cat from tearing up the dance floor at DC 9. He's been there from the beginning... literally the very first Nouveau Riche. On top of being a ryder, this man is a wiz on the guitar and can sing like a bird. Internets, I bring you my long time great friend Squiz aka Sam Squier doing his Squizzafied rendition of a contmporary classic with his man Mike P on the baby grand.

C. Elegance (Squiz and Mike P) - Shawty is a Ten