
OK, so I had planned on posting these last night, but we ended up playing Mario Kart on the Wii while going through a couple 12-packs. Here's what we learned: Too Many Beers + Mario Kart = Last Place...Anyway, to finish off the 30+ songs in a scant few days, today we have 11 tracks that are all worth checking out and some that cannot be missed.
First up is James Pants with the cool track "We're Through" that would sound great next to anything by Juiceboxxx. Next is a remix from Wongo of When Saints Go Machine's "Kids on Vacation" full of low end Wubb-Wubb basslines. After that is Knifehandchop's "Fabric" that manages to blend a lot of styles into one track. Going from electro to choppy samples to loungey-electro, all sounding great.
Next is Crookers (sighh, again...) remixing Don Rimini's "Let Me Back Up" with all that we have come to expect, but seriously, I wouldn't even post his stuff if it all weren't sooo hot! Really, has this kid done anything wack!? After that is Crookers' turn to get redone, this time by those spidey mask wearin' kids The Bloody Beetroots. Stepping away from the agro-electro sound is a Herbert remix of Louie Austen's "Hoping" that has a good lounge and house sound to it. Some how the crooner vocals, the vibes, and the strings all pull together with the house beat to make a laid back killer.
Next is Herve (AKA Count of Monte Crystal) putting a rock breakdowns and electro madness
into his remix of Dune's "Bloodlines," followed by the instrumental version. Along the rock-electro vein is Kissy Sell Out's remix of The Black Ghost's "Face." Kissy manages to have a pretty solid sound to my ears, the crunchy synths and elastic samples strrreetching around just plain works.
Finally, are two songs that are more melancholy twist. Thoughtful and interesting, but still has a pensive and darker side to them. First is Tolcha with RQM (who we posted up earlier in this series) with a downtempo track with cool spoken word / rap on top. And the track that puts us over the 30+ barrier is Duke Dumont's remix of The Mystery Jets. Do not sleep on this one. It sounds haunting, the vocals sounds are kind of eerie with a long delay and remind me of TV On the Radio.
Here they are:
James Pants - We're Through
When Saints Go Machine - Kids On Vacation (Wongo Remix)
Knifehandchop - Fabric (Original Mix)
Don Rimini - Let Me Back Up (Crookers Remix)
Crookers - Lick My Lennon (The Bloody Beetroots Remix)
Louie Austen - Hoping (Herberts High Dub)
Dune - Bloodlines (Herve loves messed up remix)
Dune - Bloodlines (Herve loves messed up Instrumental)
The Black Ghosts - Face (Kissy Sell Out Remix)
Tolcha f. RQM - Fokus
Mystery Jets - Two Doors Down (Duke Dumont Reconstruction)
have a great week-end!