remix
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A new remix from Battles’ forthcoming remix album, featuring reworked tracks from the band’s last album, Gloss Drop. The remix album’s title: Dross Glop. Yep, that’s the title. The above track is Hudson Mohawke taking on the track “Rolls Bayce,” which I wish hit a bit harder
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Shabazz Palaces has done a remix for the upcoming Spank Rock remix album. They revised the track “Car Song,” taking its catchy dance elements and making them feel more atmospheric. Shabazz Palaces showed its ability to make fresh, trippy production with last year’s Black Up. With this song, the
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The Battles track “Africastle” gets touched up by Kode 9 in this new remix off the band’s 2nd remix 12″. There are two more 12″s to come in this remix series; plus, Battles is planning on putting out a CD compilation of these remixes as well. The title:
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Here’s a downloadable remix of Shabazz Palaces “Swerve.” The track was reinvented by electronic music trio Signal Path. The song is a part of an upcoming compilation of remixes they’ll be releasing for free in April. Keep up to date on that through the group’s website. Here’
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M-Phases creates a fantastic remix of “I Never Learnt To Share,” which is one of my favorite tracks from the debut full-length of singer-producer James Blake. Rather than embracing the track’s original ambient atmosphere, Phazes samples numerous chunks of the song and turns it into a hard-hitting hip hop
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Here’s electronic music producer Nicolas Jaar‘s take on the Shlohmo track “Rained the Whole Time,” which comes off the Vacation EP I reviewed recently. Grab the EP now on Friends of Friends.
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Shlohmo remixes the Weeknd in this reinvention of the song “Crew Love.” Two of my current favorites coming together for something awesome! Watch a review of Shlohmo’s latest EP here, and check a review of the Weeknd’s latest mixtape here.
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A remix of the debut single from up-and-coming house producer Gosteffects. Completely aware of its kitsch, this track dishes out one scoop after another of pulsating beats and innuendo-laced vocal samples. This remix actually alters the mood of the original a bit, too; keeping the emphasis on playful synths and
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A remix from the new Battles Gloss Drop remix 12″ series, which I blogged about last month. This Shabazz Palaces remix comes from the 2nd installment of this series. The Alchemist and Kode9 are also featured on this 12″. Grab tracks from the series on Bleep.
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Heavy Hippies – Cheapdrugsfreelove by Al Lover Fresh off the Al Lover Bandcamp, here’s a new set of instrumentals that combine the schools of hip hop, garage rock, and psychedelic rock. The sounds that come together on this thing are hard, heavy, and grimy. Tons of wailing solos, tarnished guitar
