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Thursday, August 21

Remix Rush :: Shadows

I had been waiting years for the opportunity to see M83 perform live. I finally got the chance on my recent visit to San Francisco and I was absolutely blown away. M83 has consistently put out good album after good album, but has only done a handful of remixes. That's why I was surprised to see his recent remix of Midnight Juggernauts. The thought of the two artists collaborating on something sounds quite unlikely, and I was unsure of how good it would be when I first heard about the remix. But when I heard the track I knew I shouldn't have doubted M83's ability to create a beautiful, airy, atmospheric soundscape of a remix. Granted it doesn't sound that much like the original, but doesn't change how good it is.

MP3 :: Midnight Juggernauts - Shadows (M83 Remix)

Labels: m83, Midnight Juggernauts, mp3, remix

Monday, April 7

M83 - Saturdays = Youth

I few days ago, after listening to the new album Saturdays = Youth by M83, I posted the following on Twitter - "the new M83 album... reminds me of everything good about 80s teeny-bopper movie montages." A few days later I read an article in XLR8R's April issue that explained Anthony Gonzalez's inspiration for the entire album was '80s movies, specifically noting The Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink and Say Anything. Then after having a look at the cover art it became apparent. I was shocked to see how well they (produced by Ken Thomas, Ewen Pearson and Anthony Gonzalez) were able to get this across in the album without being cheesy, and still sticking to the original M83 sound. My favorite song on the album is by far "Graveyard Girl", have a listen, also check out the music video.

MP3 :: M83 - Graveyard Girl

Purchase Saturdays = Youth

Labels: m83, music