‘Miike Ronson’
It’s been ages since Mark Ronson has done a remix – considering his debut last album was in essence a bunch of remixes, it’s no doubt he’s primarily focusing on his label and the production of his artists.
He’s clearly taken a liking to Miike Snow (it’s almost impossible not to) and dedicated some of his time to remix one of our favourite tracks from their debut album.
Light reggae and dub sounds with his trademark brass instruments make for one of the best Miike Snow remixes around.
It sounds like he might have had Andrew Wyatt (vocals, Miike Snow) round at his studio some of the melodies sound brand new!
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Check out one of our earlier posts on Miike Snow with two incredible tracks from the album.
Remixxed
There are moments in life when all I really want is to be alone, even just for a day or two, and don’t talk to anyone. I don’t pick up the phone, don’t reply to texts or stupid emails, and only go out of my bedroom when my flatmates are asleep.
I can’t blame it on a difficult childhood or a mental health disorder. I just happen to be a rude moody bastard (not really).
I found the perfect soundtrack for those happy and isolated times. They’re called The xx, and I’m sure most of you already heard of them as there seems to more and more buzz about those four disgustingly talented kids. Really enjoying their debut album. It’s calm, quite dreamy and subtle.
There’s an amazingly good mash-up/remix of their Intro, with an extra gangster vibe added to the original tune, it got me hooked.
Check it out below, and watch the video for their single Crystalised.
Biggie vs Tupac vs The xx – Runnin With The xx - download
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The xx – Crystalised –
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Special thanks for STEREO/PASTE for this track!
George Lenton
George Lenton was born in 1941 to a working class family in the muggy, dark streets of East London.
It was only when he was sent to Humphrey Dillingers School for the Musically Gifted that anyone realised how much potential the young lad actually had. It was however a gift and a curse for George discovered an addiction to dirty basslines and massive drops (something unheard of and incredible taboo back in 1953).
Head Teacher Humphrey Dillinger hated this and Lenton was lashed for days for his love of all things musically filthy and it wasn’t long before he was expelled and controversially, ordered to be hanged.
In the days leading up to the hanging George rewired an old radio and managed to steal some piano keys and forged what we now know today as Ableton Live. After a painful night of fiddling and tweaking, the audio file was ready.
As the executioner led him to the podium in the school grounds – the timer on the speakers triggered an almighty sound that, to the untrained ear, caused instant death.
That sound was Dubstep.
As a result Henry Dillinger and the executioners head were made into a squishy pulp by the third drop.
No-one knows what happened from there but the rouge musician continues to distribute his music from an undisclosed location in the UK. He sent his latest creation to us this week. The epic Troll.
George Lenton – Troll – download
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Long live all things musically filthy!
Video Drive-Thru Vol. 5 (Spike Jonze Special)
Fatboy Slim – Weapon of Choice –
Notorious B.I.G. – Sky’s The Limit –
Kanye West – Flashing Lights –
Ludacris – Get Back –
Sleep Assistance From Our Readers
A while back I put up a song from my specially selected Sleep Playlist that lulls me off every night without fail (you can check it out HERE). I’ve got around 11 songs that I’ve had on every night since I can remember but I wanted the playlist to grow.
And that’s where you came in.
I can’t thank you all enough for inputting so many great recommendations in the comments section and I’ve featured some of the ones that I now love to go to sleep to.
Honestly, without you guys we would be nothing so please continue to read and share ideas on The Mahogany Blog!
David - Josh Garrels – Don’t Wait For Me –
Josh’s voice, musical composition and lyrics are absolutely stunning. He’s got a soul tinge to his soothing voice and the guitar and violins just follow perfectly behind it.
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Milnes - Bonobo – Terrapin –
Bonobo is a downtempo legend and anything he does is worth a careful listen. Terrapin uses the sounds of beautiful Indian strings and vocal edits to create something stunning. I used to have pet Terrapins – I wouldn’t advise them to anyone!
Dmitri - The Middle East – Blood – Download from Amazon UK
The title sounds like something quite crazy but this indie-folk outfit from Australia sound as far from that as possible. Really nice song that melts the ears.
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Auco - Jónsi & Alex – Boy 1904 –
Anything that includes the singer from Sigur Rós is going to be interesting and Boy 1904 is a classical track that makes you feel as if you’re on your way to heaven. It’s from the Riceboy Sleeps album that’s had amazing reviews all round.
Damani - The Dandy Warhols – Sleep –
Lots of sleepy psychedelic sounds from the Warhols. I wish I could ‘sleep forever’ on a Monday morning.
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Thank you everyone and please keep up with the great comments – they don’t get ignored!
Fresh Delivery: The Lytics
Rap is in a wierd state at the moment – the next huge rap release is The Blueprint III but it’s been ages since I’ve heard fresh new music from a relatively unheard of group that I can say I love.
Almost everyday I flick back to my old school hip-hop as you can see in The Cassette Years series on TMB but as of yesterday I can finally play something released this year that channels back to the good ol’ days yet retains a real modern excellence.
Munga, A-Nice, Ashy and DJ Action Rick are The Lytics and I think all you’ll love them.
Good production on a hip-hop release is so so important and Alex ‘B-Flat’ Sannie (Zion I) has worked closely with these four lyricists to produce the self-titled debut out 12th September.
We’ve been given an MP3 from the release which will warm you up for the album.
The Lytics – Big City Sound Girl - download
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Get the debut album from The Lytics Store and stay tuned for some more in-depth insights into this new group.
Bring Me Sunshine – Rise The Temperature
Where has the Sun gone? Need it Honolulu hot (and dry) next week for Bestival where there should be plenty of dubstepping to be done. And we don’t need to be doing any dubstepping while we’re up to our knees in mud and sloshing about in wellies and waterproofs. Bestival last year was like ‘Nam; if you weren’t there then you just don’t know!
Although Cotti isn’t due to make an appearance at Rob Da Bank’s Outer Space themed festival this year, several of his remixes and original songs should be turning up. Cotti has worked with some top dubstep artists in the last couple of years, including Rusko and Skream and he’s still only 12 years old (citation). His Sensi Dub reworking remains high on the dubstep- reggae Hall Of Fame.
Rise The Temperature has already been around for an age but has yet to see an official release. Rusko dropped it in his Essential Mix last December and it’s been on mixtapes and DJ playlists since then. The chorus is catchier than herpes!
It’s an up-tempo, tropical-holiday tune and dubstep all the way (…and one and two and THREE and four and…). It’s easy to imagine this tearing up the dancefloor with a four-to-the-floor beat – get A1 Bassline on the case. No idea if it’s an original composition or a lift from elsewhere and don’t really care.
Cotti ft. Doctor – Rise The Temperature
Special mention for the Doctor’s performance on vocals – uplifting niceness. Again no idea who the Doctor is but he also lent lyrical largeness to Cotti’s Calm Down.
Cotti ft. Doctor – Calm Down
Drop dubstep not bombs… or rain.
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In The Mix(tape) Vol. 1 – Little Boots
It’s come to my attention that mixes and mixtapes are rarely on TMB and that’s all going to change considering how any great ones I’ve got on my laptop.
In The Mix(tape) is a new category you’ll now see in the sidebar and it’s going to feature all the mixes I’ve got lying about from huge stars to underground gems.
First up is an August mixtape from Little Boots – not just a pretty face it seems. There’s clearly a few audio programs on her computer and between gigs she puts together some tasty electro tracks and the result is not bad at all!
Of all the ‘celebrity DJ’ sets you see at bars and clubs – Little Boots is about the only one I wouldn’t mind hearing.
Little Boots August Mixtape – download
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Here’s the tracklisting – not sure if they’re all going to have the tracklist details – you’ll just have to trust me in the future!
- Beach Boys – And Your Dreams Come True
- Empire Of the Sun – Walking On A Dream (Treasure Fingers Remix)
- Fox The Fox – Precious Little Diamond
- Fever Ray – Triangle Walks (Rex The Dog Remix)
- Alexander Robotnik – Obsession For The Disco Freaks
- Simian Mobile Disco – Cruel Intentions ft. Beth Ditto
- Sebastien Tellier – Kilometer (A-Trak dub)
- Rainbow Team – Dreaming
- Miike Snow – Animal (Fake Blood Remix)
- Miss Kittin & The Hacker – Suspicious Minds
- Vangelis – Pulstar
- The Human League – The Things That Dreams Are Made Of (re-edit)
- Heartbreak – We’re Back (Vitalic Remix)
- Duck Sauce – aNYway
- Little Boots – Remedy (Stonemasons Remix)
