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• 05.09.08
  Supermayer Go Acoustic (Sort Of…)
  Remix, Short Post (0)

  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 ...
  
  
• 05.08.08
  Shoes Shoes Shoes Shoes
  Release, Remix (0)

  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 ...
  
  
• 04.30.08
  Potential Wife of the Week: Lykke Li
  Release, Reviews (3)

  Oh, those Scandanavians are just irrepressible aren't they? It seems that when the French surrendered their semi-serious claim to whimsy, this loosely understood band of snowbound socialist wonderlands emerged from nowhere to carry the torch into the new millennium. That's right, Scandinavia is the new capital of musical whimsy. I said it. I presume I'm the first... But leading the fray, somewhat surprisingly, appear to be the purportedly bland Swedes, who seem to be pumping out a hyper-blogged sunshine pop artist every month or so. The latest musical flavour explosion is, of course, Lykke Li (real name Li Lykke Timotej Zachrisson...), ...
  
  
• 04.25.08
  Plimsouls Saves The Day
  Remix, Short Post (6)

  It's safe to say I've had better weeks. Finding out that the tumour growing on the top of my right lung was essentially inoperable did not, it must be said, make for an overly enjoyable Wednesday afternoon. 'Essentially' in that it is operable, but any operation would require the removal of my right arm from the shoulder down. Which is not the most palatable concept I've ever been presented with. So instead I've opted for more chemo, and the long-term uncertainty that comes with leaving a hopefully dormant tumour inside your body. Fun times. And I was kinda down about ...
  
  
• 04.25.08
  South Rakkas Crew Save Ragga
  Release, Remix (1)

  As if in a single-handed attempt to undo the damage visited upon the world by Shaggy style ragga-gone-wrong hyper-sexed histrionics, the South Rakkas Crew have just dropped their new single 'Mad Again' and it is an absolute tearer. In addition to having the rave infused dancehall roller 'Mad Again' at its centre, the single also features remixes by Jokers of The Scene, Fake Blood, Boy 8-Bit, Drop the Lime and more (code for 'no-one you've heard of'). There's also an instrumental and an acapella so that everyone can get their mash-up on. The phrase holy flurking schnit leaps to mind... ...
  
  
• 04.23.08
  Neon Neon
  Release, Reviews (3)

  So, this is the oddest collaboration I've seen for a while. Neon Neon is the joint brainchild of abstract hip-hop producer Boom Bip and former Super Furry Animals front-man Gruff Rhys. As far as I can tell, not since German synth-poppers The Notwist combined with Canadian anarchist art-rappers Themselves to produce the superlative '13 & God' has there been such a seemingly incongruous meshing of musical styles. Admittedly, the two have come together before on Boom Bip's 'Blue Eyed in the Red Room' album, but 'Stainless Steel' is their first release as the reasonably descriptive Neon Neon. And it's pretty ...
  
  
• 04.17.08
  M83 Rocks My Socks
  Release, Remix, Reviews, Video (1)

  Which was probably obvious enough after the previous post. But the new M83 (a.k.a Anthony Gonzalez) album 'Saturdays = Youth' has just been released, and it's fucking gorgeous. By far Gonzalez's most accessible LP to date, 'Saturdays' feels like the logical end point to this stream of 80s revivalism. Producers Ewan 'The Rapture' Pearson and Ken 'Sigur Ros' Thomas have taken the wintry analogue synthscapes of Gonzalez's previous two albums and infused them with a warmth and sentiment more befitting Tears for Fears than My Bloody Valentine. The sound is still unmistakably M83, but it's been filtered through the lens ...
  
  

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