Not that I thought I’d see myself doing requests, but my interest was piqued when I received an email asking about minimal mega-teamSupermayer’s remix of the seemingly everywhere ‘Heart’s a Mess’ by Melbourne’s Gotye (the exceptional Ocelot remix of which has been previously profiled here). A little bit of exploration later and I discover not only that particular gem, but also Supermayer’s similarly under-publicised remix of Rufus Wainwright’s ‘Tiergarten’. And best of all, they’re both stunning. And epic. The Rufus one clocks in at 13 minutes. Whew. Perfect fodder for your Saturday afternoon. Settle in with some chocolate and wine or something.
Gotye - Heart’s A Mess (Supermayer Remix)
Rufus Wainwright - Tiergarten (Supermayer Remix)
-luke
I wouldn’t normally post a MGMT track, because they’ve received quite enough hype already, (albeit deservedly) but this remix was too good to resist. Jorge Elbrecht has really outdone himself with this one. The thing I find so charming about MGMT is their ability to combine whimsical innocence and amicable sarcasm, alternating them beautifully through the twelve tracks on their recent release, Oracular Spectacular. And then Elbrecht comes along and infuses Time To Pretend with so much psychedaelia that it becomes an entirely different creature, a swirling electronic kaleidoscope of noise and distortion. You’d expect that this sound, coming from the Violens frontman, Elbrecht, would mirror what you’d find in the New York-based five-piece which was included in this year’s L Magazine’s, “8 NYC Bands You Need to Hear,” however Violens shares far more in common with MGMT itself than it does with Elbrecht’s psychedelic aesthetic. That’s what is so fascinating about this remix, the sound comes out of nowhere, garnering your attention just as much by its unexpectedness and inventiveness as it does by its skilful execution. Violens and Elbrecht definitely deserve a second look.
MGMT - Time To Pretend (Jorge Elbrecht of Violens Remix)
Violens- Violent Sensation Descends//YSI
- bec
I already displayed my wealth of love for French electro wonder-kids The Shoes back in March, but recently the remixes have been flowing out so thick and fast, and their touring schedule expanding at such a prodigious rate that it seemed only fitting to revisit G and B Shoe and give you all a taste of what’s been happening.
First up is their gloriously summery take on the Mystery Jets’ ‘Young Love, the first single off the MJs highly recommended new album ‘Twenty One’. It’s a simple remix, but The Shoes have taken the gilded 70s guy-girl guitar pop of the original and transformed it into a carefree vision of springtime afternoon house parties. This would probably be that much more effective if Australia wasn’t dipping so precipitously towards the winter months right now, but hell it’s still something to warm us while we slip into hibernation.
Mystery Jets - Young Love (The Shoes Remix)
On a slightly harder edge is their take on Wiley’s UK grime-house crossover hit ‘Wearing My Rolex’. They’ve bottomed Wiley’s voice out to James Earl Jones dimensions and bulked and chopped up the beats and synths to make something that is far, far more interesting and propulsive than the reasonably prosaic and 2006 sounding original. Also good to see The Shoes putting out something with a bit more ’slam’ to it. Perfect for dancefloors of all ages.
Wiley - Wearing My Rolex (The Shoes Remix 2.0)
And finally to slow things down a little we have this dark, dirty little creeper of a remix of the track ‘CV 209′ by fellow Reims electro-poppers ALB. Is it just me, or do those string sections sound eerily reminiscent of the first tune off Portishead’s new album? Although I think I’d take this over most of ‘Third’… CONTROVERSY!!!!
ALB - CV 209 (The Shoes Remix)
So, can we bring them out Ned? Canwecanwecanwecanwecanwecanwecanwecanwecanwecanwe?
-luke
