hello everybody.
thanks to everyone that came out to the show on tuesday! it was a grreat fucking time. and a huuge thanks to those that stuck around for joey and jeff’s dj set! hopefully we’ll have more of those to come in the future.
but anyways, i’ve got a few jams i’ve been wanting to spread the word on for a while now. some may be loved, some may be hated, and some may have already been heard. just give them a listen, give them a chance, and enjoy.
first we have Owl Vision, a dj/producer hailing from Sweden. my first introduction to him was his own remix of his song dancing- a heavy, bumping, electro monster- and ive been hooked ever since. be sure to check out his other stuff from his new album Leprozy.
next is a jam of a remix by Barretso.
Astro- Hongo Atomic (Barretso remix)
next are two sick remixes by LightsoverLA. these guys have been killing it recently and all of their stuff has been on repeat in my head. check out their site, they were nice enough to post their tracks for free!
hello all. i thought this playful little number would turn all of the frowns in the library upside down. eye industries producer allen walker gives the beloved gorillaz jam a cheery bounce that will surely brighten up anybody’s sunday study sesh. enjoy
Usually I’m really late when it comes to finding songs, so this may already be on everyone’s iPod. But I can’t get enough of it. Its Mark Ronson’s remix of Miike Snow’s “Animal” I found it on the admirably tasteful blog “Wine & Bowties”
Canuck Collaboration
Metric - “Monster Hotel (MSTRKRFT Remix)” (mp3 from The Music Ninja)
two excellent Canadian bands getting rowdy
enjoy
Cool remix of Alice in Wonderland— this guy has taken only sounds and images from the movie to create a pretty dancey montage. There’s more on youtube, including an awesome mix of Sword and the Stone. Imagine this projected on the wall of a euro disco…
Earlier this year, the psych-electro sounds of Neon Indian caught my attention (note: I appropriately downloaded “Deadbeat Summer” and “Should Have Taken Acid With You” on April 20th).
Recently, the chillwave band has taken on Grizzly Bear with two pretty epic remixes of the track “Cheerleader.”
While I’m not crazy about the Sega Genesis Remix, the Studio 669 Remix almost makes me forget how good Fred Falke’s “Two Weeks Extend remix” was… almost.
Cheerleader (Studio 669 Remix) (mp3 from foodpairings.blogspot)
Cheerleader (Sega Genesis P-Orridge Remix) (mp3 from Gorilla Vs. Bear)
… back to work
Jakwob and Goulding, the Sequel
Ellie Goulding has been featured on this blog a lot. The campus has been obsessed with Starry Eyed (mp3) for months and you’d think any blogpost about a collaboration between the two thoroughly covered musicians would be old news…
However, Jakwob is back again with another addictive remix of Goulding that will once again push dubstep into the mainstream electro-pop scene.
Ellie Goulding - “Under the Sheets (Jakwob Remix)” (mp3 from we.likeit.indie)
Wolfgang Amadeus Remix
so much activity on the Mill blog - i love it.
here are 2 fantastic remixes off a recently released mixtape of Phoenix’s 2008 summer jam-filled Album
Rome (Neighbors Remix with Devendra Banhart) - a nice trance effort by Neighbors with Devendra Banhart adding some funky echoes to Phoenix’s vocals
Love Like a Sunset (Animal Collective’s Remix - Deakin’s Jam) - Animal Collective adds their signature sound to this epic track, with catchy piano hooks, sporadic percussion and trippy vocals. They cut the song in half, while maintaining the huge build up of the song.
It’s nice to see remixes not having to have pulsating bass and flashy synths!
Also check out remixes by Passion Pit, Friendly Fires, and Chairlift!
While remixes of Passion Pit’s Sleepyhead are becoming less exciting, this cover breathes fresh life into the track. Ellie Goulding first came onto my radar with her cover of Bon Iver’s “Wolves”, the song managed to take the already etherreal track to a more minimally beautiful sound.
With the help of Starsmith, she mellows out the Passion Pit boys and gives the song a much more laid back make over. It’s great to hear an excellent acoustic musician take on electro beats flawlessly.
I love Fred Falke- everything he remixes is almost consistently better than the original, and this is no different. This is his remix of Annie’s Anthonio but its got that classic falke disco sound that makes you want to put on your sparkly pants and tease your disco fro and go dancing.
If you like this, then check out Erlend Oye’s DJ Kicks, there is an amazing song on there with Fred and Alan Braxe called RUBICON and everyone who I have ever played it for is OBSESSED!
