Monday Mixtape

(image courtesy Altsounds)

There are loads of nice tracks emerging these days, so I decided to compile and share. This will be a decidedly electronic and remixed offering, highlights for me include a couple from English disco house newcomer Burns, who is currently on tour with Calvin Harris followed by dates with Canadian superproducer Deadmau5. New Miami Horror single "Sometimes" is pretty tight though not very groundbreaking, keeping with the Cut Copy/Midnight Juggernauts/Aussie retro electro steez we've been hearing for a couple years now...still, good shit. Loving the Keenhouse track remixed by Grum, who has been featured all over the place on account of "Heartbeats" and its infectious vocal hook. Listen to these in order, backwards, pick and choose, or not at all, but there's definitely at least a few you will want to keep with you a while.

Burns - First Move (Fred Falke Remix)

Kasabian - Where Did All The Love Go (Burns Remix)

Au Revoir Simone - Another Likely Story (Neon Indian Remix)

The Golden Filter - Thunderbird

Keenhouse - Ari-es (Grum Remix)

Knightlife - Crusader

Miami Horror - Sometimes

Deadmau5 - Ghosts N Stuff (Sub Focus Remix)

Enjoy!

Friday Five

Aderbat - Mastodon
A recent find for me, if you're a fan of Wintersleep or perhaps Ryan Adams' singing, you'll dig this.

Weird Tapes - My Babe Walk
Though I haven't paid much attention to dancier stuff in the last few months, I heard this and was immediately impressed. The track mixes atmospheric chilled out segments with a Cyndi Lauper sample and some Kavinsky-like sinister sounding shit thrown in to boot. The track sounds great as is, but if you've heard it incorporated in a nice set please drop the name and download location...

The Dears - Demons
Always an intriguing band, now with far fewer members, Dears remain strong on their new album Missiles. Murray Lightburn sings incredibly well on the entire album, particularly on "Berlin Heart," the title track, and the fantastic "Demons."

Cut Copy - Sands of Time
It's hard to buy any argument against In Ghost Colours as one of the better releases of 2008, it's just so damn infectious. And bundled on the new Far Away single is "Sands of Time," which doesn't disappoint in the least.

The Golden Filter - Solid Gold
I found this when I looked for a download for "Sands of Time," rigorously researched, yes, but ultimately a welcome random find. Another retro sounding electro gem chock full of bombasticity and smoky soulfullness (also by this author: Even more bullshit ways to pretend how to describe pleasurable sounds...) Good on Neonized for the find.