05/27/2008
Hello Sweden, Meet Florida: Black Kids Remix Lykke Li's "I'm Good. I'm Gone"
One thing that Florida's Black Kids and Sweden's Lykke Li have in common is that the huge buzz surrounding them has been generated solely online. It's pretty crazy, considering the fact taht neither LL nor the Kids have officially released an al ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 05/27/2008 12:02 PM EST in Indie-Pop, Electronic, Remix | Permalink
05/19/2008
Pink Skull's Hypnotic Remix of Health's "Heaven"
It's true, I love me some HEALTH and Julian of Pink Skull is becoming one of the raddest remix djs in Philly. Therefore it's no surprise that his interpretation of HEALTH's colossal track "Heaven" from their soon to be released remix album HEALT ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 05/19/2008 8:46 PM EST in Electronic, Remix, Disco | Permalink
05/16/2008
Ladyhawke Dishes Out Deja-Vu Disco, But Can She Make Rutger Hauer Dance?
Growing up in the 80's, I can't help but have fond memories for the movies of the time. So when I stumbled upon NZ native Pip Brown's airy nu-disco-rawk project, Ladyhawke, named after the 80's fantasy film starring Matthew Broderick, Michelle P ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 05/16/2008 11:05 AM EST in Electronic, YouTube, Remix, Disco | Permalink
05/08/2008
Everyone Can Be A Beatle!
Everybody loves The Beatles, right? In fact the four lads from Liverpool had such a powerful influence on music appreciators across the planet, that people can't help but honor them. Here are three of my favorite tributes as perfected by the ...
Read MorePosted by Emily on 05/08/2008 12:44 PM EST in 60's Pop, WTF?, Remix, Jazz, Afro-Beat | Permalink
04/25/2008
Hot Chip Remixes Caribou...For Way Too Long
Oh how Hot Chip love their electronic sound-making-gadget-plug-in thingies. Then again, who could blame them? They are usually pretty awesome at using them. However, on their new remix of Caribou's "She's the One", they take what was once a 4 mi ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 04/25/2008 11:44 AM EST in Electronic, Remix | Permalink
04/22/2008
New Music: First Floor Power - The Jacket (Karin of The Knife Remix)
To me, everything that The Knife touches turns to gold. So, when I saw this Karin Dreijer's (singer of The Knife) remix of First Floor Power's new single "The Jacket" posted on Discobelle, I downloaded it immediately. The original, which you can ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 04/22/2008 11:07 AM EST in Electronic, Remix, Disco | Permalink
04/07/2008
Nu-Cosmic Classic: Hail Social's "No Paradise" (Weird Tapes Remix)
In 2007 Philly indie-rockers Hail Social traded in their horn-rimmed specs for Shutter Shades and never looked back (can anyone really see out of those things anyway?) On their new EP No Paradise, the band gets even more funkified and spaced ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 04/07/2008 12:22 PM EST in Electronic, Remix, Disco, Highly Recommended, Local Music | Permalink
04/05/2008
The Twelves Give Asobi Seksu and Black Kids Even More Flavor
Brazil's The Twelves and their sticky, synthed-out remixes rekindle the innocence of early electro, especially on the fun, bubblicious re-envisionings of Black Kids' "I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend," which can also be heard on our April Muxt ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 04/05/2008 3:02 PM EST in Electronic, YouTube, Remix | Permalink
04/01/2008
Holy Fuck Remixes Radiohead's "Nude"
The original track, from Radiohead's latest album In Rainbows, is a pretty even-tempered affair. Make no mistake about it though, when a band like Holy Fuck decides to remix your song you can bet it won't stay that way. It starts off pretty low- ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 04/01/2008 1:54 PM EST in Electronic, Experimental, Remix | Permalink
02/21/2008
With Help from Blaqstarr and Diplo, Black Dominoes Remixes Vampire Weekend; Sends Me Cute Photos
DJ Kellen John Kid Danger (remixing dance party tracks under the name "Black Dominoes") amped up Vampire Weekend's "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa". He also sent me an e-mail all about it. I like mail, but felt really wary about jumping headlong into th ...
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