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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

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

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)

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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Labels: mp3, music, remix

Thursday, July 3

Remix Rush :: Talk Like That

Monday, June 23

Remix Rush :: Alice Practice

Thursday, June 5

Remix Rush :: Monday

Wednesday, May 28

Remix Rush :: Go Back

Tuesday, May 13

Remix Rush :: Between the Rent

Tuesday, April 15

Remix Rush :: Beeper

Friday, April 11

Remix Rush :: YOA

Tuesday, April 1

Remix Rush: The Cribs VS Postal Service

Thursday, March 20

Remix Rush: Control

Wednesday, February 27

Remix Rush: Lauren From Glebe

Tuesday, February 5

Remix Rush: Feel Good Inc.

Tuesday, December 4

Remix Rush: Mr. Miyagi

Wednesday, November 21

Remix Rush: Flux