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ceo // Illuminata (Dan Lissvik Remix)

Friday, December 23rd, 2011

Apparently, there’s a ceo remix EP, appropriately entitled White Magic Epilogue, that has been teased on Sincerely Your’s website since November and is scheduled to drop any day now in the US (although I can’t find any info an a physical release anywhere; just digital it seems).

Second only to jj, ceo is one of my favorite Swedish neo-Balearic pop group (specific, I know) — in fact their debut charted on my Best Albums of 2010 list. Dan Lissvik, of Studio fame, takes one of the highlights of that album, the track Illuminata, and de-clutters it making a less frantic, more palatable version. Since I listened to the original about a billion times, I can’t help but feel that Lissvik’s version is bit neutered — slower tempo, no soaring strings, and an inexplicable throbbing bass line. I guess that’s tough criticism considering this is a remix (and I’ve undoubtedly praised similar reworkings in past posts), but when the original is as close to perfect as you can get, why mess with that? Check out both tracks below:

ceo // Illuminata (Dan Lissvik Remix)

ceo // Illuminata

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Don Trip // Cheers (jj’s Save Our Souls Remix)

Wednesday, December 7th, 2011

One of the better remixes jj has put out in a while, this slow-motion take on Memphis rapper Don Trip’s “Cheers” highlights only the smokey vocal intro rather than any of the hot lyrics spit by Don himself. Needless to say, jj knows exactly what to do with stuff like this…

Don Trip // Cheers (jj’s Save Our Souls Remix) [Via: Fader]

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Charli XCX // Two Tracks

Wednesday, November 9th, 2011

I feel like I’ve been here before, getting excited about a Euro-centric, discotheque pop artist only to be sorely disappointed when a killer mp3 turns into a mediocre album (see: Cibelle). Hopefully UK’s Charli XCX can stem the stream of sore disappointment…

With a title like “Nuclear Seasons,” I guess it was a gimme that I would be interested in the track (see: current occupation). Opening with industrial clanks and drone-y synths — a more pop-y version of what the Cosmetics do — Charli XCX brings the underground into the foreground. By the time you hit the chorus, the pitch-shifted hook does exactly what it intends to do, making you belt out the “oohhh-ah-oh-oh-ah-oh” at the top of your voice. Euro-pop at it’s finest!

The second Charli XCX track I could dig up is from a couple of months back and entered the fray with not much fanfare. “Stay Away” certainly plays second fiddle in comparison to “Nuclear Seasons,” however, the rumbling bass line and slowed down vocals make this a perfect dance complement (you know, when you need to take a break from the dance floor to hit the bar for round two). Check out the original track as well as a blown-out remix by Salem below:

Charli XCX // Nuclear Seasons

Charli XCX // Stay Away

Charli XCX // Stay Away (Salem Remix)

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How to Dress Well // Here, In Heaven (Elite Gymnastics Cover)

Wednesday, October 5th, 2011

For those who’ve read my site for a while, it comes as no surprise that I love Acephale Records. I give them full credit for turning me on to everything Korallreven that I don’t even know where to begin to thank them.

Well their latest post-Korallreven release is an LP by Minneapolis duo Elite Gymnastics. Occupying the rare unclassifiable space between genres (or maybe the inner crossings of some higher order Venn diagram of genres), Elite Gymnastics’ tracks are better explained audibly rather than text-ually. Below, check out a track from the A-side, “Omamori,” as well as a cover of “Here, In Heaven” by PT-Music favorite How to Dress Well that’s part of a future remix record — also courtesy of Acephale — and be sure to cop the record(s) here.

Elite Gymnastics // Omamori

How to Dress Well // Here, In Heaven (Elite Gymnastics Cover)

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Laurel Halo // Constant Index (Actress Violet Remix)

Sunday, October 2nd, 2011

Last weekend, I moved a massive amount of music (100Gb+) off my laptop to an external hard drive. So, proportionally speaking, I have a lot fewer full albums and a lot more random mp3s floating around my library. I figured I would go through these track misfits and feature one or two each week that I like. Some will be recent, others will have been from 5+ years ago (when I started getting into blog-downloads), but all will be good.

The first one is an industrial Laurel Halo remix by Actress Violet who, despite my mad google skillz, I could not find any details about. Gone is any resemblance to the original track (which you can stream below via Altered Zones): no singing, no layered rhythms, and most surprisingly no synths. Actress Violet instead opts to creep-ify the track by adding machine pulsations, discordant groans, and grinding beats. In fact, if it wasn’t for the occasional keyboard chime, I would be convinced that this wasn’t even remotely related to Laurel Halo’s original. Check them out below:

Laurel Halo // Constant Index (Actress Violet Remix)

Laurel Halo: “Constant Index” by alteredzones

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RxRy // Alpha

Sunday, September 11th, 2011

I’ve been waiting for this for a while, and now, six months after its short-lived digital release, RxRy’s Alpha LP is coming to a turntable near you. You can check out my initial impression of the album here and order you a slick physical copy from RxRy’s store or from the label’s site.

To celebrate the release, RxRy has made available a mini-remix album of re-imaginations of his tracks which you can stream from his soundcloud. Below is my favorite track of the bunch:

RxRy // Huumid_v (Bioglass Edit)

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Glasser // Treasury of We (Delorean Remix)

Tuesday, August 30th, 2011

Keeping the remix vibe going from yesterday, Delorean’s take on Glasser’s xylophone-heavy “Treasury of We” — taken from her stellar 2010 LP Ring — seems to be battling for the “remix of the year” title. Deloreans reinvention of the sparsely constructed track strips everything out except the vocals and reconstructs it as a Euro-tastic discoteque jam that’ll be danced to from Lisbon to Krakow. Check out both the original and remix below:

Glasser // Treasury of We

Glasser // Treasury of We (Delorean Remix)

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Grimes // Crystal Ball (Stalker Remix)

Monday, August 29th, 2011

Holy.Shit. Just when you think you’ve heard all the Grimes remixes another comes seemingly out of nowhere to blow you away. Stalker’s take on “Crystal Ball” is not just a unique spin on a tried-and-true Grimes track, but it’s also a complete 180 from any other Stalker track you may have heard in the past year and a half.

For the first time in, well, forever, the tempo remains above molasses pace and you have elements with sixteenth note rhythms (snare taps, vocal cuts), but the “traditionalists” need not fret: the grinding warped guitars are still there and the track itself still has that overall uncomfortable dissonance to it that Stalker is known for (although not as pervasive compared to say “final_1″). What gets me most excited about this remix is the fact that Stalker seems to be branching out and experimenting more which makes me even more eager to listen in on his future stuff. Check out the track below and get ready to be blown away:

Grimes // Crystal Ball (Stalker 432Hz Mirroremix)

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RxRy // 4eroport

Sunday, August 14th, 2011

For those who’ve been wondering where I’ve been (or those who hadn’t checked a couple posts down), I finally got hitched to my long-time friend/girlfriend/fianceé this past July. Afterwards we had a hellish time getting internet at our new place in Salt Lake City, but lo and behold I’m back!

To celebrate the blog resurrection, I got a new cut from Pt-Music favorite RxRy fresh out of the inbox. Perfect timing. Here’s what he wrote about his “diced rearranged filtered and chopped” version of “1/1″ from Brian Eno’s 70s ambient record Music for Airports:

someone special to me is taking a trip away
so I made a song for them…for in the air.

From someone whose taken his fair share of global flight and has “been there,” this is an excellent bon voyage track that is sure to send them, whoever it may be, off right. So sit back, make sure all electronic devices are off and stowed, and enjoy this sixteen minute flight from your head.

4eroport (Brian Eno remix) by RxRy

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Grimes // Crystal Ball (Babe Rainbow Remix)

Sunday, July 10th, 2011

I love Grimes. I love her original music, I love all the remixes that she puts together, and I love her songs getting remixed by others. The latest is a warped out version (pun intended) of “Crystal Ball” by fellow Canadian Babe Rainbow.

Babe Rainbow completely strips down the Bat for Lashes-feel of the original and reassembles it in a bed of minimalist drum plops and synth chords. Looping Grime’s signature “AaaaAaah”s and producing rhythm from a repetition of “Fasssster”s give the track a more hypnotic feel than even the original can claim, which is quite the feat. Check out both versions below:

Grimes // Crystal Ball

Grimes // Crystal Ball (Babe Rainbow Remix)

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