mr. friendly in beat repeat

recently the folks over at Finger On The Pulse held a remix contest for Grum's new track 'Whoa'. the original features a sample of Toto's 'Mr. Friendly' ravaged through Ableton Live's Beat Repeat plug-in. here is my remix for the track, which in the words of Remy, is 'Whoa's "laid-back cousin from Miami". you judge for yourselves.

Grum - Whoa (Howlermonkey Remix)

rhythm is... reinterpreted

Feathers of Lead rolls the clock back to the future on Snap's 'Rhythm Is A Dancer' (video above), placing it somehow much earlier in dance music history than its 1992 release, and yet banging-ly current:

Feathers of Lead - Rhythm Is... Reinterpreted


i've been a fan of FoL's productions for a while now, many of which are available on beatport. check out FoL originals 'Adjust' and 'Freak Out', as well as their remix of 'Russiya' by a fellow British Colombian artist worth checking out, Young Monday.


...ok, fixed that link, and while i'm at it, here's a bonus track:

Galaxy II Orchestra - Acid Rain


this was ripped and posted by Alien Delon over at his blog, Kefir80s. don't worry, i can't read it either, but i can listen, and i've been jamming this track all day after being tipped to it recently by Sean Donson of the fabulous ARAWA.fm. keep up on these two - such great sounds...

the longer i wait, the harder i'm gonna fall

Ladyhawke - My Delirium


gonna keep this one short and sweet - there's plenty of info about Ladyhawke floating around the aether these days, so rev up your search engines and have at it. i just had to post these new remixes up, simply because i've been jamming the Ladyhawke full-length all weekend, Chateau Marmont's been doing some solid work lately, and i really can't get enough of Fan Death.

plus that video is just gorgeous.... according to Ohh! Crap, there's a whole gang of My Delirium remixes coming out on Modular December 8th:

01 My Delirium (Radio Edit)
02 My Delirium (JBAG Hot Pop Remix)
03 My Delirium (JBAG Hot Pop Remix Edit)
04 My Delirium (Sunship Remix)
05 My Delirium (Sunship Remix Edit)
06 My Delirium (Sugardaddy Remix)
07 My Delirium (Toddla T & Ross Orton Remix)
08 My Delirium (Chateau Marmont Remix)
09 My Delirium (Fan Death Remix)
10 My Delirium (Original)

and here's those two tracks for the road:

Ladyhawke - My Delirium (Fan Death remix)


Ladyhawke - My Delirium (Chateau Marmont Remix) (thx Ohh! Crap)

set in stone

Brooklyn three-piece, Fires of Rome, have just leaked a few remixes of their single, Set In Stone, which i caught a few months back. they'll be releasing a digital EP of the remixes on November 4th, followed by a physical CD release in January.

fellow Brooklynite, DJ Angola, kicks his remix in right away with an infectious tribal beat that continues throughout. it leaves most of the song intact, but elevates it to a versatile club track that leaves room to breathe.:

Fires of Rome - Set in Stone (DJ Angola Remix)


M83's Anthony Gonzalez morphs Set In Stone into the kind of soundtrack-worthy space-ballad that keeps this Frenchman in our ears. it has an almost Verve-like flavor to it:

Fires of Rome - Set in Stone (M83 Remix)


in contrast to DJ Angola's lighter tribal touch, and M83's cosmic wanderings, Mo Dj adopts a much more maximal approach. it is by far the most ambitious of these three, with different elements and textures weaving in and out of the complex tribal rhythm. Set in Stone's already urgent vocal track is joined by african chants and and melodies, and -wait- ....YES, that is Michelle Obama's speech from the Democratic National Convention in Denver! how timely:

Fires of Rome - Set in Stone (Mo Dj Remix)



if you're in NYC, you should catch Fires of Rome on November 6th with UK's Cazals and Detroit Techno pioneer, Kevin Saunderson: