Stripped Down
On October 27th, Metric will release a five track acoustic E.P named ‘Plug In, Plug Out’.
The release will be available exclusively through Amazon for the first 30 days and thereafter, will be available to download on iTunes, the bands website and other digital outlets.
Put simply, its bound to be a treat. Emily Haines’ vocals are always some kind of beautiful, but when left as the main focus, they truly shine.
Metric – Gold Guns Girls (Acoustic) (Drop Io) (Alt Link YSI)
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Rollin’ Heads
The latest remix from the man himself, A-Trak.
This ones been floating around for the last week or so, apologies for the delay, I’m pretty slack these days…
‘Heads will roll’ is in my opinion, the best track on the Yeah Yeah Yeahs latest album, ‘Its Blitz’ (Buy it HERE). So as soon as I heard that it had been given the A-Trak treatment, I knew exactly what to expect…something awesome, right?
In all honesty, its not his most amazing remix, but it still hits the spot pretty nicely. Enjoy…
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Heads Will Roll (A-Trak Remix) (Drop Io) (Alt Link YSI)
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Yeah, Likely Story
Well this is rather beautiful.
Au Revoir Simone’s latest album ‘Still night, Still light’ (buy) was released by Moshi Moshi way back in June, but these two remixes of album opener ‘Another Likely Story’ have arrived just in time to warm these winter nights.
Both brilliant (especially Aeroplane’s effort), check them out and go and purchase the album from one of the most underrated bands of recent times.
Au Revoir Simone – Another Likely Story (Aeroplane Remix) (Drop Io) (Alt Link YSI)
Au Revoir Simone – Another Likely Story (Neon Indian Remix) (Drop Io) (Alt Link YSI)
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Diminishing Return
The man who gave us the best insight into what a K-Hole is actually like is back…
Its been a long, long time and has it been worth the wait?
You decide…
Me? I’m not so sure….although I have a feeling it may be a grower.
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Bullet!
Last Thursday I went to see Speech Debelle at Brighton Coalition. A number of things surprised me about this gig… Firstly, considering she won this years Mercury music prize, it wasn’t that packed. Secondly, considering the same thing, she was probably one of the most down to earth and likeable artists I’ve ever seen play. Thirdly, her support was shocking – think teenage band meets funk meets wedding band and you’re probably half way there, anyone who attempts at covering Basement Jaxx and does it that badly loses my attention almost instantly.
Aside from all of the surprises Speech was awesome, she shared her almost loss of voice with the audience as soon as she entered the stage, but it hardly damaged her performance. If you haven’t given her album ‘Speech Therapy’ a chance yet, then I urge you to do so. One of the best albums to come out of 2009 – and shes got an award to prove it.
Speech Debelle Feat. Micachu – Better Days Revox (Feat. Wiley) (Drop Io) (Alt Link YSI)
Speech Debelle – Go then, Bye (Photomachine and El-B Remix) (Drop Io) (Alt Link YSI)
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Pompla Knowles
A friend hooked me up with this last week. Its pure genius….
And if you love it as much as I do….
Pomplamoose – Single Ladies (Beyonce Cover) (Drop Io) (Alt Link YSI)
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All the love
Now this is not what I was expecting…Wow.
When I came across a track titled ‘Florence + the Machine – You’ve got the love (The xx remix)’ I expected a straight remix. I expected a fantastic remix of course, because you should not expect anything less than amazing when it comes to The xx, but I did not expect this absolute perfection.
Samples of FATM’s already great cover, mixed up with the charming and beautiful vocals provided by Romy and Oliver of The xx, all layered over the top of some amazing chest thumping beats.
Turn this one up. Loud.
Florence + the Machine - You’ve got the love (The xx remix) (Drop Io) (Alt Link YSI)
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1000 Minutes Part Twenty Two
For anyone who is visiting this blog for the first time…let me explain myself. If todays post is the first you stumble across, you may consider me a little lame..the following song choices may strike you as embarrassing, cheesy, cringeworthy…or god forbid, all of the above. But before you judge, let me remind you of what the 1000 Minutes Project is all about…right HERE.
I continue…
73. Prince – Raspberry Beret [3:33] [time remaining 729.16] (Drop Io) (Alt Link)
I’ve always had a strange relationship with Prince, not personally of course, but musically. Some of his material I love to the point of obsession and some tends to make me cringe to the point of hitting skip on the controller so viciously I risk damage. This may be due to my musical taste throughout the 80’s being so clearly influenced by what my parents were listening to (and in turn forcing me to). From what I can tell, my Dad has quite a love/hate relationship with him also. Because of this, I blame him for my confused feelings towards his back catalogue. There are a number of tracks by Prince that I could include in this list and I may still…but for now I’m going to stick with a track that always makes me smile and that I will not play an 80’s set without including.
74. Eric Carmen – Hungry Eyes [4:08] [time remaining 725:08] (Drop Io) (Alt Link YSI)
This choice is pure self indulgent cheese, without question. I don’t remember exactly how old I was when I saw Dirty Dancing for the first time, but I remember where and with whom. Whenever my parents went out in the evening they would drop me round at their friends house and although these friends were very close to my parents, I know that my mother, being the faux snob that she is, didn’t particularly approve of how they brought up their kids. This judgement was only heightened when she came to pick me up one evening to find that their children and I had been watching it. I however, was hooked and love it still to this day. This song choice will make alot of people cringe I’m sure, but hopefully alot will also share the brilliant 80’s nostalgia.
75. The Primitives – Crash [3:14] [time remaining 721:54] (Drop Io) (Alt Link YSI)
As the previous two choices for today’s entry are 80’s orientated and real guilty pleasures, I may aswell continue down the same route. Despite its title and lyrics, I love driving to this song. This is one of the most upbeat and catchy tracks I’ve ever come across and for that reason alone, it needs to be included. As a sidenote, when that idiot from Busted covered this a couple of years back, I wanted to bust his face even more than I did before. Some things are sacred, somebody tell him that please?
tbc…
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Night By Night
Everybodies favourite electro-funk duo are back. Just in time, I was starting to miss them…
‘Night by Night‘ is exactly the sound we know, love and expect from Chromeo – but if it ain’t broke right?
The track was officially released by Green Label Sound on September 23rd and if you head over HERE you can get your hands on it for free…isn’t that good? Not sure how I feel about the association with pop drinks after my struggle to save up Pepsi ring pulls as a kid to earn a Spice Girls CD….but its Mountain Dew..and Mountain Dew is really quite tasty…
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You Can Grind On Me
Best remix I’ve heard for this track so far. Solo manages to get rid of the mainstream chart feel and holds on to all the best elements. Perfect.
Thank you Benedikt.
Enjoy.
Crookers – Put Your Hands On Me Feat. Kardinal Offishall & Carla-Marie (Solo Remix) (YSI)
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