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MGMT

I am a little behind on this one, and I can't believe I didn't start listening to MGMT (their website is horribly awesome) until just recently. When I think of music of the current decade, I think of music inspired by the past revisited and done right this time. MGMT sounds like classic rock done right. Their first full length album Oracular Spectacular was released in stores in January of this year. It was only after hearing the remix Justice did of MGMT's track "Electric Feel" that I decided to check them out. After hearing the original version of the song I discovered that I actually like it better than Justice's version (even though it's a great remix), and I love the entire album.

MP3 :: MGMT - Electric Feel
MP3 :: MGMT - Electric Feel (Justice Remix)
High Res Music Video :: MGMT - Electric Feel

Labels: mgmt, mp3, music

Yewknee Summer Mix Series

Yewknee has begun the annual Summer Mix Series for 2008. While it's only been up for less than a week there are already plenty of great submissions. If you aren't familiar with the concept of Yewknee's Summer Mix Series the rules are simple. Compile a mix of your favorite music that follows a particular theme or concept whether it be obscure or obvious. Then get creative and come up with some cover art for your mix, upload it to your file storage of choice and then submit it. It will then be posted along with the collection of other great mixtapes and hopefully you will go down in history as a Summer Mixtape Master. If you'd rather not submit your own mix I still highly recommend checking out some of the mixes available. You will have plenty of themed mixes to last you throughout the summer.

Labels: mp3, music

Remix Rush :: Talk Like That

There is not a single bad word that can be said about The Presets. They have now released two amazing albums and plenty of dance floor pleasing EPs and remixes. With their ever growing resume, having fellow Australians Miami Horror remix their track "Talk Like That" makes the resume that much more impressive. Miami Horror, who also have quite the remix tracklist, has taken the track and added their signature electro-disco touch. Those damn Aussies just keep putting out banger after banger and I hope they don't stop coming.

MP3 :: The Presets - Talk Like That (Miami Horror)

Labels: miami horror, mp3, remix, the presets

Unkle Releasing 4 Free Tracks

I like to see musicians using alternative means of promotion and ways of selling their music these days. Such as Nine Inch Nails making multitracks available to download and remix, or Radiohead making their album In Rainbows available to download at a "name your cost" basis and more recently Girl Talk doing the same with his album Feed the Animals. Rather than fighting file sharing and download community, they are utilizing it to their advantage.

Unkle is doing something cool to promote their new album End Titles... Stories For Film (in stores July 7th). Starting today with the track "Kaned and Able", Unkle are making four tracks from the new album available free to download via four different websites. Each track will be released on a different day, and when compiled together make one seamless piece of music that also makes up the middle section of their album. This is another great example of how artists are using innovative ways to promote themselves, benefiting both the artists and the fans.

Download the first track and see when and where the rest are available here.

Labels: mp3, music, technology, unkle

Remix Rush :: Alice Practice

Crystal Castles is amazing. The wailing voice of Alice Glass, the 8-bit bleeps and unique electro-dance-punk sound is unlike any other. It surprises me there isn't more good remixes of Crystal Castles, and until now I haven't found one of "Alice Practice" that I like. Futurecop! has taken all the good parts of "Alice Practice" and chopped it up to dance perfection. With only a year of music production under his belt, the Manchester based artist has released a handful of great tracks (not to mention he has the coolest Myspace I have ever seen). This track is a bit different than the other 80s inspired tracks Futurecop!, but it's just as good and it's a remix begging to be set to repeat.

MP3 :: Crystal Castles - Alice Practice (Futurecop! Remix)

Labels: crystal castles, futurecop, mp3, remix

Electric President - Sleep Well

Sleep Well is the second full length album to come from the genre-bending indietronica duo Electric President. I have anxiously been awaiting this album, and like all records that are released on Morr Music it was well worth the wait. Similar to their previous album, Sleep Well is is full of haunting, lo-fi vocals, electronic blips and folky guitar riffs. It is a great second effort for Electric President and almost sounds like a sequel to their first album. Sleep Well was released on June 6th and is available now.

MP3 :: Electric President - Monsters

Labels: electric president, morr music, mp3, music

Remix Rush :: Monday

After hearing the recent release of LA based glitch master, edIT, he has quickly become one of my favorite producers. Surprisingly it wasn't until I saw them perform at Coachella this year that I knew about his other group project The Glitch Mob. The crew have taken Nalepa's track "Monday" and added their unmistakable, heavy-hitting, glitch-hop sound to it. Nalepa is known for his more downtempo/atmospheric music, but this track reworked by The Glitch Mob is anything but.

MP3 :: Napela - Monday (The Glitch Mob Remix)

Find more free downloads on their official website.

Labels: edIT, mp3, remix, the glitch mob

Remix Rush :: Go Back

Along with anyone else who loves hard-hitting Electro bangers, I have had my eye on Atlanta's Le Castle Vania for quite some time. Since his remix of Snowden's Black Eyes, Le Castle Vania has released good track after good track. His latest being a remix of GRUM's heavy hitting Go Back. GRUM has also quickly become one of my favorite Electro producers, and I couldn't think of anyone better to get their hands on this one to remix. Le Castle Vania is also 50% of DJ/producer duo Lies in Disguise who have been missing for a bit from the "blogosphere", I am looking forward to new tracks coming from that project as well.

MP3 :: GRUM - Go Back (Le Castle Vania Remix)

Labels: grum, le castle vania, mp3, music, remix

Subtle - ExitingARM

ExitingARM is the new album out
by the Oakland sextet Subtle. The album is said to be the third installment in trilogy of albums, the first two being A New White (2004) and For Hero : For Fool (2006). ExitingARM is the perfect finale to wrap up the trilogy, and probably the best out of the three. The group prides themselves in being hard to classify and completely genreless, and rightfully so. This album consists of many layers of various instruments combining elements of rock, electronic and jazz among others. This will be one of the best albums to drop this summer, I highly recommend checking it out.

MP3 :: Subtle - Sick Soft Perfection

Labels: mp3, music

Remix Rush :: Between the Rent

Every remix of a Snowden song that has been released has been a good one. The latest rework of Between the Rent, by Wisconsin's party starters The Glamour, has been added to the ranks of quality Snowden remixes. There is something about the wailing voice of Snowden's Jordan Jeffares that welcomes any good dance beat. In this case The Glamour has done a great job with distorted, echoey blips married with stuttered vocals to create a perfect dance floor mover.

MP3 :: Snowden - Between the Rent (The Glamour Remix)

Labels: mp3, music, remix, snowden, the glamour

Adult Swim VS Ghostly

Adult Swim is at it again with yet another surprising music release, this time teaming up with electronic masters Ghostly International. The release is appropriately titled Ghostly Swim and features Ghostly artists like Tycho, Cepia, Dabrye, Matthew Dear and JDSY. I love all those artists, but I was very excited to see that Milosh had contributed to Ghostly Swim. His track titled "Then It Happened" has to be my favorite on the compilation so far. Like Adult Swim's first musical release done with Dangermouse titled The Mouse & The Mask, Ghostly Swim is available as a free download from their site including awesome cover art and music video.

Labels: adult swim, ghostly international, mp3, music

Songbird

I have had my eye on the web browser/music player hybrid Songbird for awhile now. Songbird has recently released version 0.5 and it's looking pretty awesome. Songbird brings you features of other music players like iTunes, playing music from your hard drive and iPod. In addition to these features Songbird also doubles as a web browser that can play/download MP3s directly from music blogs or other music sites. Although I can't really see using Songbird as my primary browser, it is built using the Mozilla platform so you definitely could. Overall I think the new version of Songbird is a solid tool for browsing MP3 blogs. Additional features include downloadable skins or "feathers", iTunes Library Import, LastFM Audioscrobbler plug-in, Album Art Manager and a long list of other available plug-ins.

[Available for Mac OS X, Windows and Linux]

Labels: apps, mac, mp3, music, software

Remix Rush :: Beeper

A-trak has been on a roll lately developing quite the remix resume. "Lately I've been putting more emphasis on production..." says A-trak, and it shows. A-trak seems to have broadened his focus from hip-hop to putting out more electro dance floor bangers. In just the past while he has released remixes for Boys Noize, Kanye West, Digitalism, Architecture In Helsinki, Simian Mobile Disco and more. His latest work was done on Sinden's track "Beeper". To be honest I wasn't all that keen on the original version, but A-trak has added that extra little something that makes it a little more hard and dirty. It's rumored he is currently working on a remix for MSTRKRFT's new release "Bounce", I can't wait for that to drop!

MP3 :: Sinden - Beeper (A-trak Remix)

Labels: a-trak, mp3, remix

Remix Rush :: YOA

The Twelves have consistently been dropping good remix after good remix, but it's their recent remix of "YAO" by Theatre Of Disco that I completely fell in love with. This bouncy, electro-pop track infused with the cutest female vocals is the perfect Springtime house party soundtrack. I imagine red plastic cups with names markered on the side, girls with their mascara running down their face from jumping in the pool in their underwear and this track on full blast in the background. Have a listen and see what weird fantasies come to mind when you hear it.

MP3 :: Theatre of Disco - YOA (The Twelves Remix)

Labels: mp3, remix, the twelves

FeelTheNoise!

New mixtape out by myself - Kidplastik. Feel free to repost and spread around the blogosphere.

MP3 :: Kidplastik - FeelTheNoise! (43:30 Min.)
External Link

Tracklist:
1. Quite Riot - Come On Feel the Noise
2. Plus Move - Boss
3. Classixx - Cold Act Ill (Radio Edit)
4. Boys Noize - Oh! (A-Trak Remix)
5. Ghostface Killah - Charlie Brown (Yuksek Remix)
6. Donovan - Yo!
7. The Bell - I Am History (Whitenoise Remix)
8. Hail Social - Heaven (Designer Drugs Remix)
9. Thieves Like Us - Drugs In My Body (Designer Drugs Remix)
10. Kill The Noise - Hey You (Le Castle Vania Remix)
11. Chromeo - Fancy Footwork (Dusty Diamonds Feet of Fury Remix)
12. Late of the Pier - Space and the Woods (GRUM Remix)
13. Cansei de Ser Sexy - Music Is My Hot Sex, Hot Sex (Kill The Noise Remix)
14. Queens of the Stone Age - Better Living Through Chemistry (Streetlife DJs Remix)
15. Daft Punk - Around the World (Villians' More Cowbell DJ Edit)
16. MSTRKRFT - Bounce (feat. N.O.R.E.)
17. Super Mal - Bigger Than Big (Bag Raiders Remix)
18. HEARTSREVOLUTION - CYOA (Flosstradamus Remix)
19. Alex Gopher - The Game (Bloody Beetroots Remix)
20. The Toxic Avenger - Poker Face (Lies In Disguise Remix)
21. Mr. Miyagi - Pick Your Poison (JFK Remix)

Labels: mix, mixtape, mp3

Remix Rush: The Cribs VS Postal Service

It seems any mention of the blip-pop masterminds Postal Service generates mass amounts of buzz along with questions of when their follow-up album to Give Up will be released. This is exactly what happened when I Twittered about having found a recently released remix by Postal Service. I was bombarded with requests from friends as to where they could get their hands on it. The remix seems to have been released late February/early March, and is a rework of the track "I'm A Realist" by English rock band The Cribs. The track isn't exactly all I had hoped for in a new remix by Postal Service, but is a good bouncy tune and would fit nicely with any springtime playlist. With any luck this is an attempt to generate some buzz for an album release this summer!

MP3 :: The Cribs - I'm A Realist (Postal Service Remix)

Labels: mp3, postal service, remix

Remix Rush: Control

It's no secret I am a fan of the "king of party", Mr. Steve Aoki. I honestly have no idea how the guy makes time for everything. Somehow between DJing at a different club pretty much every night of the week, running his record label/clothing line Dim Mak and posing as the posterboy of the party scene he finds time to produce a banger of a remix by Metro Station. I heard Metro Station not long ago, but since they have been somewhat of a guilty pleasure. While listening to Metro Station I imagine teenage girls locked in their rooms, relating to the lyrics and browsing Myspace while they are supposed to be doing their homework. "It's like... totally... cornily... awesome!" Steve has managed to transform their track "Control" into a DJs secret weapon to get the crowd hyped.

MP3 :: Metro Station - Control (Steve Aoki Remix)

(Originally posted at RCRD LBL)

Labels: dj, mp3, remix, steve aoki

Ghostland Observatory

I recently went on a three month stretch of not having a car, and quite honestly the thing I missed most about my car was driving alone and cranking my music. I can't think of many better stress relievers. Today while driving I came across a track I hadn't payed much attention to before but really struck a chord at this particular moment. The track was "Silver City" by Ghostland Observatory from their album delete.delete.i.eat.meat. These guys have a really wide variety of sounds and "Silver City" has to be one of my favorites. I highly recommend checking this track out as well as their new album that was just released on the 4th of March by the name of Robotique Majestique.

MP3 :: Ghostland Observatory :: Silver City

Labels: mp3, music

Remix Rush: Lauren From Glebe

Occasionally I come across a remix so good I hesitate spreading it around. So good I don't want it to get burnt out or overplayed. When I first heard this remix of "Lauren From Glebe" by Damage I hesitated posting it. After listening to it on repeat for a week I couldn't resist. I have been waiting for a good remix of a track off Muscles' new album since it was released. This edit keeps all the great elements of the original and adds just enough to make it a hyped-up banger. This is the second remix Damage has done of a Muscles track, the other being of "One Inch Badge Pin" which is also really good. Damage is yet another artist emerging from Down Under with a hand full of great party tracks like remixes of Ming and Ping, Frankmusic and Lifelike.

MP3 :: Muscles - Lauren From Glebe (Damage Edit)

Labels: mp3, remix

Snow Covered Morning EP

I have always been a fan of artists that aren't afraid to cross musical boundaries. A friend of mine by the name of Marcus Bently recently released his new EP titled Snow Covered Morning. Previous to the work he has done on this EP he has been known for his more acoustic approach to music. After working with well known House producer Kaskade and experimenting with a more electronic sound he has released a very impressive first attempt at the sound. I personally think Bently would fit nicely in your album collection right along with Modular artists VHS or Beta and Cut Copy. Bently has proved his musical skills no matter the genre, nice work.

MP3 :: Marcus Bently - Beautiful World

Available on iTunes here

Labels: marcus bently, mp3, music

Remix Rush: Feel Good Inc.

Last night while listening to LastFM Radio I heard a song on the recently released "D-Sides" by Gorillaz which influenced me to check out the entire 2-disk release. I was pleasantly surprised when I came across a remix on the album I hadn't heard yet... a remix of Feel Good Inc by Stanton Warriors.

The entire second disk of the 2-disk set is compiled of remixes by masters like Metronomy, Soulwax, DFA, Hot Chip and more. Some of the reworks are better than others, but in all I would recommend checking it out. The first disk also has some good original tracks that didn't make it onto previous releases.

MP3 :: Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc (Stanton Warriors Remix)

Labels: gorillaz, mp3, music, remix

edIT Drops Bombs

edIT is bringing something new to hip-hop. Something that has been lacking for some time now, a new perspective. In my eyes hip-hop has been stuck in a rut. Sure there have been occasional producers and MCs doing their thing, but when I heard edIT's new full length Certified Air Raid Material it immediately stood out in my mind as something different. This album brings aspects of all my favorite genres and mashes the into one undefinable style of music. It's obvious that edIT has been influenced by the French dance movement, as most tracks have that dirty/gritty sound you might here in an electro dance floor banger, but it's more than that. It seems edIT has also been influenced by a lot of glitch and IDM for this album as well. Stand out tracks in my mind include "Battling Go-Go Yubari in Downtown L.A." (coolest song title ever), "Artsy Remix" featuring the The Grouch and "Crunk De Gaulle" featuring TTC and Busdriver. These MCs and edIT productions skills are a recipe for an instant classic, as well as a dance floor shaker.

MP3 :: Battling Go-Go Yubari in Downtown L.A. (Highly recommended)
MP3 :: Crunk De Gaulle (ft. TTC, Busdriver & D-Styles)

Labels: mp3, music

Boosted VS Madsteez

I think it was close to 7 years ago when I first started Mesh Magazine I published an interview with Mark Darren AKA Madsteez. His crazy style really caught my attention and I knew it was only a matter of time before he blew-up. Now his name is all over and his artwork is crazier than ever. The recent project he collaborated with Boosted Mobile on is no exception. The Madsteez x Boosted Device Case Collection has pieces designed to accommodate just about any of your electronic gadgets such as cell phone, iPod or Blackberry. In addition to the electronic device cases the collection also offers a larger sized nap sack, messenger bag and hip bag, all of which are made from "vegan-approved" materials. Check out BoostedMobile.com for more info and retailer locations. Also peep this exclusive Boosted interview with Madsteez himself to see what he has to say about his art and his future plans.

Labels: design, fashion, mp3

Remix Rush: Mr. Miyagi

For one reason or another the Klaxons have been thrust to the forward of the NuRave movement (hate the word or not, I am still using it) being hailed as the genres poster boys. And even though I dig the Klaxons, I don't see much "rave" in their music at all. I would be far more likely to throw several of their remixed tracks into this category. One in particular I recently came across is by hard-hitting duo Mr. Miyagi. This is by far my favorite remix of Atlantis to Interzone to date, and if anyone was going to do it, it would have to have been Mr. Miyagi. The two have been on a remixing roll editing up tracks by Cicada, Melomantics and have had one of their original tracks remixed by none other than JFK. Also check out their official mixtape if you get a chance.

Klaxons :: Atlantis to Interzone (Mr. Miyagi Remix)

[via :: Ohh! Crapp, a music blog very much worth a checkout. They've got some great posts and great interviews]

Labels: mp3, music, remix

Remix Rush: Flux

Call it Indie-Electro, call it electro-rock, call it the better than any song on A Weekend In The City, just don't call it non-danceable. Bloc Party gets back to their up-tempo roots on their new EP Flux with the original version and four amazing remixes of the track. It's no surprise that my favorite remix on the EP is by one-half of MSTRKRFT, the one and only JFK. This is not the first Bloc Party track JFK has graced with his remixing abilities. He and his MSTRKRFT counterpart remixed Bloc Party's Two More Years, which probably got more play by fans than the original. It seems JFK has been doing some solo work lately having also re-worked tracks by Goose and Mr. Miyagi. I hope this is not a sign of trouble on the home front for MSTRKRFT, either way JFK is doing his thing and doing it well.

Bloc Party :: Flux (JFK Remix)

Buy the EP for only $3.49.

Labels: mp3, music, remix

Super Heavy!

For local readers in Salt Lake City who are feeling the lack of variety in the club department, check out Super Heavy every Wednesday at The Mynt. This is a new weekly started by myself and musical partner in crime HOT NOISE!!! to bring something
new to the party people here in SLC. I won't begin to try and list of the lengthy list of music genres that we play every week. I will tell you you won't hear this shit anywhere else in this city, and if you like to dance there's no better music. Besides, why explain the music when you can just listen to it?

Download the Super Heavy Mixtape!
(Feel free to re-post and share this mix!)

Super Heavy - Every Wednesday
The Mynt
63 West 100 South, SLC
Contact me to get on the guest list.

Labels: local, mp3, music

MUSCLES!!!

On yet another music related note - I bring you Muscles. I am a couple weeks late on this one, but I couldn't resist mentioning the release of his debut full length album Guns Babes Lemonade. I am going to skip all the B.S. you are going to read everywhere else about how Muscles is bringing back the "sound of rave". Instead I will jump right to how this music, regardless of the label you put on it, is just simply amazing! Muscles' wailing, emotion-filled vocals are a perfect contrast to the synthy up-tempo dance beats throughout the entire album. I could go on about how this is probably my favorite dance album of the year, and how he could quite possibly be the best artist on the amazing Modular Records, but I will let the music do the talking. Check it out!

Muscles :: Sweaty
Muscles :: One Inch Badge Pin
Bonus
Architecture in Helsinki :: Neverevereverdid (Muscles Theme Park Lemonade Dub)

Purchase album on iTunes.

Labels: mp3, music

Lies in Disguise

Midwestern electro-disco wonderboy Le Castle Vania has been missing in action since the release of his amazing Troubleton EP release. You may have been lucky enough to have seen him while touring, but as far as new releases I (along with everyone else I am sure) have been anxiously awaiting. Well the wait is over. Le Castle Vania has found time between his live shows to team up with Blake Miller creating Lies in Disguise. Being known for his work with Moving Units and his colab with Steve Aoki (Weird Science) Miller has never disappointed in the past, and is not starting now. Lies in Disguise has released a dancefloor slaying remix of Penis VS Vagina by UK's Party Shank. It's an amazing follow up to the work both of them have done previous, and is a track I will surely be dropping next time I DJ.

Party Shank :: Penis VS Vagina (Lies in Disguise Remix)

Labels: mp3, music

Thursday, July 17

MGMT

Tuesday, July 8

Yewknee Summer Mix Series

Thursday, July 3

Remix Rush :: Talk Like That

Friday, June 27

Unkle Releasing 4 Free Tracks

Monday, June 23

Remix Rush :: Alice Practice

Friday, June 13

Electric President - Sleep Well

Thursday, June 5

Remix Rush :: Monday

Wednesday, May 28

Remix Rush :: Go Back

Monday, May 19

Subtle - ExitingARM

Tuesday, May 13

Remix Rush :: Between the Rent

Wednesday, April 23

Adult Swim VS Ghostly

Thursday, April 17

Songbird

Tuesday, April 15

Remix Rush :: Beeper

Friday, April 11

Remix Rush :: YOA

Wednesday, April 2

FeelTheNoise!

Tuesday, April 1

Remix Rush: The Cribs VS Postal Service

Thursday, March 20

Remix Rush: Control

Thursday, March 6

Ghostland Observatory

Wednesday, February 27

Remix Rush: Lauren From Glebe

Thursday, February 7

Snow Covered Morning EP

Tuesday, February 5

Remix Rush: Feel Good Inc.

Thursday, December 13

edIT Drops Bombs

Monday, December 10

Boosted VS Madsteez

Tuesday, December 4

Remix Rush: Mr. Miyagi

Wednesday, November 21

Remix Rush: Flux

Wednesday, November 14

Super Heavy!

Monday, November 12

MUSCLES!!!

Friday, November 9

Lies in Disguise