August Heatwave
Two little bass rich tracks from Topaloff for you this afternoon. Heavy on the samples, scratches and bass and one of those beats you hear in a trendy shop but never get round to asking the girl behind the counter who it is.
Royal Deluxe makes me feel like I’m walking down a New York street in a hot and sweaty August heatwave.
Lot’s of rhythm.
Topaloff – Royal Deluxe – download
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Topaloff – Prelude – download
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Hope to hear some more of Topaloff in 2010 – he’s got me ready for the summer.
Devil’s Spoke
The new Laura Marling single is right up my street.
The last album, Alas I Cannot Swim, was all a bit too motionless for me apart from Ghosts which is a serious keeper.
I Speak Because I Can is being praised online and on air and although it’s been sitting on my desk for months, I’ve never gotten round to listening to it.
Saw the new video this week and it’s a real step up in the sense that it’s got a lot more life to it.
Laura Marling – Devil’s Spoke - 
Dizzee & Florence at The BRITS
I’m not a fan of the BRIT awards but Dizzee Rascal and Florence (of Florence & The Machine) performed a world class duet last night.
Dizzee Rascal and Florence & The Machine – You’ve Got The Love –
Fiver says they release this as a single or a B-side.
In The Mix(tape) Vol. 4
It’s been absolutely ages since the last In The Mix(tape) post so let’s kick it back into gear with two top notch ‘mixtapes’.
First up is from Australian boys Three Fingers. They’ve crammed some modern gems as well delicious remixes into just 10 minutes. But they’re golden minutes so savour every second. I’m hungry for more.
Three Fingers – Summer Camp Mini-Mix – download
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Friendly Fires – Paris (Aeroplane Remix ft. Au Revoir Simone)
Sally Shapiro – I Know You’re My Love (The Juan Maclean Remix)
Siriusmo – Gummiband
Shit Robot – Simple Things (Work It Out) (Todd Terje Version)
Beni – Maximus (White Version)
The Golden Filter – Solid Gold
Ilija Rudman – Dance Disorder (Faze Action Remix)
Glichy Dan’s Beachwood No. 9 – On A Day Like Today (Todd Terje’s Edit)
Killaqueenz – Boyfriend (Dcup Remix and Dub)
Yolanda Be Cool – Afro Nuts
Cut Copy – Hearts On Fire (Calvin Harris Remix)
Cut Copy – Hearts On Fire (Knightlife Remix)
French Horn Rebellion – Beach & Friends
Munk – Back Down (Cut Copy Remix)
Joakim – Spiders
Miike Snow – Silvia (Sinden Remix)
Secondly is one of our favourites from last summer. Classixx’s 42:33 neon-pop mix that has me wishing I was on the miami strip in a pair of cherry red hot pants walking a well groomed chihuahua.
Classixx – 42:33 - download
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The Cars – Let the Good Times Roll
Chocolate City – Orlando Johnson
Roman Salzger – Alpha Centauri
Shock – Shock Talk (U-Tern Remix)
Michael Jackson – Rock With You (Frankie Knuckles Remix)
Dorfmeister vs. Madrid de los Austrias – Boogie No More (Reverso 68 Remix)
Simian Mobile Disco – Hot Dog (Cosmo Vitelli Remix)
Classixx – I’ll Get you feat. Jeppe (Royal Rumble Edit)
Morgan Geist – Detroit (Carl Craig Remix)
Compuphonic & Kolombo – B1 – Emotion [Edit]
Rubies – I Feel Electric (TieDye Version)
Drop Out Orchestra – Gibbon
Siriusmo – Simple
Night Crawlers – Push the Feeling On
Guns’n’Bombs – Riddle of Steel (Classixx Remix)
Kraftwerk – Computer Love
Speaking of Miami…
Video Drive-Thru Vol. 13
Poom – Rollercoaster
Cypress Hill – It Ain’t Nothing –
The Molotovs – Come To Grief –
Coldplay – Warning Sign (Live at Glastonbury 05) –
First Time Treat
Stumbled upon this little mashup today which is described as his ‘first ever mashup’ and it’s really good although the Dre bit is well off the mark. Apart from that, good first try!
Pendulum vs. Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre – Grey Episode - download
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The guy who made it (Ninjao) used BMW’s mini-movie The Hire in his YouTube video for this mashup. I’d never heard of it before but it was a mega-budget internet film campaign way back in 2001 starring Clive Owen and some other heavy hitters including Don Cheadle.
Guy Ritchie, John Woo, Ang Lee and Tony Scott were among the directors for each short action-packed film so I’m going to spend the next hour watching them!
The first one, The Ambush, is below.
Here’s the link to Ninjao’s YouTube channel
New Casiokids
New Casiokids video for their new single.
Love it.
Casiokids – En Vill Hest –
Donut
I’m not (usually) massively keen on mash-ups from an EP release but Living The Dream Records have comprised what could honestly (almost) be thrown down as an original single mix.
Combining the Radio and Single Edits with remixes from Boy 8-Bit, Logistics, Gui Boratto, Ben Hoo and James Talk, they’ve created a tasty minimal medley.
As the track progresses and merges into another, the tempo raises and it culminates in the Drum and Bass remix by Logistics.
Dandy.
M.A.N.D.Y. vs Booka Shade – Donut (Mashup Remix) – download
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Here’s the video for the original single.
M.A.N.D.Y. vs Booka Shade – Donut –
