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Thursday, July 30, 2009

New single and video from Friendly Fires

I just felt that I had to share Friendly Fires new video with you guys. It looks warm and sunny compared to Stockholm right now. The song also feels like sunshine. It will be released as a single by XL Recordings on 31st August.

Friendly Fires - Kiss Of Life

Raised By Wolves

This beautiful animated video is made by Kilian Eng, one half of DW. He's also an illustrator (DW Design) when he's not composing great nu italo tracks. The video is especially made for the remix made by Parallels of The Cansecos' "Raised By Wolves".

The Cansecos - Raised By Wolves (Parallels Remix)

And as an extra bonus, this other remix of the same song is also quite nice.

The Cansecos - Raised By Wolves (The Cansecos B-Town Remix)

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

1901

I mentioned in a post earlier today that Empire of the Sun's "Walking On A Dream" is one of the most remixed songs this year. But I start to wonder if the song "1901" by Phoenix perhaps is the most remixed song this year. In my playlist I now got 20 remixes and the original song. And I believe there are even more out there. It's a good song the French pop gang has created therefore a lot of good acts wants to remix it.

To make it not to hard-to-grasp for you guys I have chosen the best remixes so far. My personal favourites are without a doubt Build, We Think and the mash-up with Au Revoir Simone's "Sad Song". This is as I said not all remixes, if you want me to post some more, just let me know.

Phoenix - 1901

Phoenix - 1901 (Build Remix)

Phoenix - 1901 (We Think Remix)

Phoenix - 1901 (COMA Remix)

Phoenix - 1901 (Afghan Raiders Remix)

Phoenix - 1901 (Mother/Father Nu Wave Remix)

Phoenix - 1901 (RAC Maury Mix)

Phoenix - 1901 (The Garage Band Teenagers Remix)

Phoenix - 1901 (One For The Team Remix)

Au Revoir Simone vs. Phoenix - Sad Song From 1901 (Elocnep Edit)

Digitalfoxglove vs. Freak You

Freak You is Franck from Antibes. He seems to be leading quite an agreeable life; living on the French riviera, running a wineshop (naturally) and the excellent label On The Fruit, as well as producing great electro or French touch tracks. So, if Freak You is a bottle of well-aged Château Pétrus, Digitalfoxglove from Hessen, Germany would perhaps be a nice Riesling. Mix them together and you'll... well, ruin two fine wines, but get this little gem of a track. The bouquet is filled with synth strings that seem cut out of an 80's movie, a sawing bassline and long menacing build-ups. I especially love the sharp handclaps. Perhaps I should have brought this to you earlier, but I think a week of lying in our mp3 cellar while I was out of town did it good.

Digitalfoxglove feat. Freak You - Beasts and Flowers

Buffetlibre & Beaumont remixes

Today I will put two great acts together in one post with some new remixes from them.

First we have awesome Buffetlibre from Spain, who are DJs, makes great remixes and also have the mighty 80's cover project "Rewind". They have a busy schedule this late summer and early autumn touring in Spain and Netherlands. They are also doing a mini-tour with another great act named Frankmusik, that we soon are going to write about in a bigger scale. The remix of Little Boots "Remedy" is made together with Sidechains, who from time to time work together with Buffetlibre.

Little Boots - Remedy (Buffetlibre vs Sidechains Remix)

Cartridge - The Woods (Buffetlibre Remix)

As the next great remixer we have our favourite Aussie Beaumont, who never lets you down. His latest remix is of James Yuill's "No Pins Allowed" that is superfresh. Then we have two other remixes that aren't that superfresh but almost. One is of one of the most remixed songs this year "Walking On A Dream", but this one is well worth posting because of Beaumont's nice touch.

James Yuill - No Pins Allowed (Beaumont Remix)

Empire of the Sun - Walking On A Dream (Beaumont Remix)

Emil & Friends - Downed Economy (Beaumont Remix)