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• 06.05.08
  Koma & Bones
  Release, Remix (0)

  In my grand tradition of hyping artists shortly after they've departed our fine shores (see Metric, Alex), Koma & Bones were busy tearing Australia up through the month of February with nary a peep to be heard from this fine blog. My deepest apologies K&B. Thing is, they'd kinda dropped off my radar for a bit there - possibly unfair given how long they've been setting the standards of the tech-funk sound. K&B have been kicking around around the breaks scene since 2001, which makes them positively Methuselah-esque in blog terms. 2001. Jesus. I think I was still into anthem ...
  
  
• 05.29.08
  Dubstep Digest Vol. 1
  Release, what? (3)

  Now, while I wouldn't say I'm 'losing my shit' for dubstep per se, there still remain a number of tunes (in my admittedly limited catalogue) that have impressed me no end. While I harbour severe doubts about its club-worthiness (methinks a full night might kill me with boredom), I see dubstep as one of the better experiments in electronic atmospherics to have emerged in the past decade or more. To my mind there is nothing being created at the moment that seems to more simply and effectively convey the anxieties, energies and various darknesses of nocturnal urbanity than a good, ...
  
  
• 05.21.08
  Cheap Thrills Kills
  Release, Remix (0)

  Ok, that title's really just a lazy way of justifying the inclusion of Fake Blood and Hervé in the same post, but you get the idea. Fake Blood is awesome, mysterious and has a highly anticipated single soon to be released on Cheap Thrills. Hervé is pseudonymous, prolific and runs the Cheap Thrills label with Sinden. And thus the link appears... The reliable, if irregular Put The Needle On The Record just posted up a full version of the 'Fake Blood Theme', and it's everything we could have hoped for from the man who nobody knows anything about (except for ...
  
  
• 05.19.08
  Alex Metric
  Release, Remix (3)

  I'm consistently surprised by the lack of attention paid to Alex Metric. Originally hailing from the fair old land of breakbeat, Metric has spent a much of the past couple of years trying to harness the power of electro-rock-breakbeat fusion, with, it must be said, a reasonable amount of success. His sound still retains the chopped up drum lines and balls to the wall energy that made breakbeat circa 2004 such an unadorned pleasure, but now finds itself twinned with synth and guitar lines sourced from the electro-rock songbook. It's a winning combination, and one that veers well away from ...
  
  
• 05.15.08
  Space in the Woods Remix Redux
  Release, Remix (5)

  Back in October, Bec blogged no less than 8 separate remixes of Late of the Pier's 'Space in the Woods' in a single post. One would have thought that possibly, just possibly, that may have been sufficient. But today I am here to declare 'NAY, 'TIS NOT!' (because occasionally I turn into a sixteenth century knight of the realm while blogging). Savour the flavour mofos (I usually turn back pretty quickly) because here be two super tasty and massively disparate remixes for you to pack your sweet little ears with like so much ice cream. Switch (a.k.a. Mr Fidget) turns ...
  
  
• 05.13.08
  So Much Lykke
  Release, Remix, Short Post (1)

  I was vaguely tempted to handball this across to Ned in the vain hope that I might not look quite so stalker-ish by writing two posts on the same woman in one calendar fortnight... But hey it is Lykke Li. And anyway, I can totally justify it on the grounds that it's more about Fred Falke and the Black Kids than it is Lykke. Because it is. Totally. Anyway, the 'I'm Good, I'm Gone' promo dropped last week through 679 Recordings and it comes with some glorious remixes courtesy of Metronomy, Fred Falke (who really seems to be able to ...
  
  
• 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 ...
  
  

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