I love, love, love this song. Alan Wilkis, who's previously done fantastic remixes of The Temper Trap and Swayze, turns this kind-of-melancholy Phantogram track into bubblegum indie pop for sunny days and lazy afternoons. Watch out for Alan Wilkis, he is a top-rate producer who doesn't deserve to be lumped together with the majority of Web 2.0 bedroom remixers and mash up "artists" clogging up Hype Machine. I would love to hear a full album produced by Wilkis.
Talent may not always make money, but on the Internet it is almost always recognized by somebody. I love the fact that independent bands with an original sound are out there, people like me can find them, and then people like us can enjoy them.
The Powder Kegs is from Philly. Their latest EP is considerably better than their first LP, maybe because it's produced by Brian McTear, who worked with the awesome neo-folk band Espers.
There's a lot that's awkward about the above photo, a lot that's good about La Mariposa, and a lot Vampire-Weekend-esque about Window On Your Wall.
The Beatles were no squares. They got drunk and partied hard. There were notorious for destroying hotel rooms. Their first gigs were Amsterdam strip clubs. So when I listen to these house remixes, I don't think "Sacrilege!" I think: yeah, they would've danced to this while smashed.
This is how you do a remix. I got to admit, this is one of the best house tracks I've heard in a while. It's funky, it's hip hop, it's got vocoder, it's fucking Uffie! I wouldn't put this on your iPod, but this is fantastic for DJs.
I've blogged about Uffie before. I got to admit: not excited for her solo album. But, like usual, some more good remixes will surely come out of the woodwork.
Bruno Mars is best known for singing the hook to B.o.B.'s catchy-as-hell hit, Nothin' On You. I'm loving this guy. Check out his collab with Travis McCoy from Gym Class Heroes, and the Villains remix of Nothin On You is good for parties, ya dig?
Today I've got 3 great tracks to get your dirty stinking nasty freak on. The first is a remix of Love King, the first single from The-Dream's upcoming album. I love The-Dream and I love Ludacris, so this is a no-brainer, even though there isn't really a hook on this one. The other two tracks are bangin' remixes from peeps in The Glitch Mob. The Lollipop remix is especially "nasty".
