Tiga, from Montreal is releasing only his second album despite having worked with Feist, James Murphy, Gonzalez, Jake Shears, and Soulwax. He has also become well-known for his remixes, including remixes for Danni Minogue, Peaches, LCD Soundsystem, Depeche Mode, Pet Shop Boys, The Killers, etc.
Here is the track list for his new album:
01. Beep Beep Beep 02. Mind Dimension 03. Shoes 04. What You Need 05. Luxury 06. Sex O’Clock 07. Overtime 08. Turn the Night On 09. Speak, Memory 10. Gentle Giant 11. Love Don’t Dance Here Anymore
Here's an electro pop group from Finland named Le Corps Mince de Francoise, which in French means "the body of thin Francoise". Anyway this group brings some upbeat rhythms combined with a wide variety of sounds which create a nerdy amalgam of ear candy punctuated by shrill almost-rap. Here are three of their tracks which will come out on their upcoming album. (Upcoming insofar as it will be this year)
The new Passion Pit album, Manners is out! I'm currently in the process of listening to it so I can't really comment on how much I like it yet, but so far I've listened to "Seaweed Song" and it was a very nice tune. I think I will begin by posting in order all the songs I can find on YouTube.
1. Make Light
2. Little Secrets
3. Moth's Wings
4. The Reeling
5. Eyes as Candles
6. Swimming in the Flood
7. Folds in Your Hands
8. To Kingdom Come
9. Sleepyhead
10. Let Your Love Grow Tall
11. Seaweed Song
There you go, all of Manners in order. I would encourage you to buy the CD if you like these tracks, of course. Enjoyyyy
This song is sort of uncharacteristic of FN, but it's a pretty damn great tune. The simplicity really grabs me, as well as the focus put on the singer's voice - something that has generally been lost in pop music where most lead singers have their voices either overpowered or smoothed out digitally. Gotta hand it to these Canadians!
I wonder if there will be a remix of this song. I know I said I like the simplicity, but I can't help but wonder if it would sound good with fuzzy bass and sexy synth.
My sister showed me this awesome live performance by Lady GaGa which begins with a cool piano version. I'm also just so amused by her antics. And her general existence.
Hey so here's a quick tip my sister showed me. Type this into the Google seach bar: intitle:"index.of" (mp3) band name. Of course, replace band name with the band you're looking for, and of course you can put said name in quotations in the band's name is a phrase in order to find those words adjacent to one another. This is a pretty cool technique to try out - you'll be surprised what you find. Be warned - it isn't the easiest method necessarily but it indexes so many sites you can find some pretty obscure stuff. Enjoy!
This is a remix that you really have to commit to, but I think if you get through all of it you'll find it a pretty rewarding remix with a lot of great detail to appreciate.
Vocals by none other than Karin from the Knife, combined with some surprisingly heavy Royksopp producing, then remixed by Trentmoller. Great track...better than the original in my opinion, though I am admittedly not a huge fan of Royksopp.
Ok, so if you go to Kissy's website, www.kissysellout.com, you will see there is a free track available, Apple Jelly. The bass is sooo sexy at the beginning I immediately had a huge grin on my face. If you are lazy or just want to sample it, here's a youtube clip with the song:
Fresshhhhh music from Kissy who is completing his debut album Youth, which is coming out June 1st! I just love Kissy's enthusiasm...something about him just makes me smile. Enjoy the video too - as I understand it, he edited it himself...truly a digital renaissance man.
Here's a nice remix of Katy Perry's Hot N Cold. It even has new lyrics! Anyway I thought I'd share a video with some Tektonik dancing thrown in as well.
And, of course, a picture of Ms. Perry on Stepford St.:
This is a song you can get lost in. The live version is pretty damn different from the album version, and I love the new tone...see I'm zoning out as I type this...
This whole performance is fantastic, and if you can buy their concert DVD, AN AUDIO VISUAL EXPERIENCE, which documents their legendary Gothenberg performance.
By the way, notice the slight difference in Karin's voice as she is singing live without the after effects Olof tends to add. Regardless, her voice is fantastic and still has the same effect for me as in the album version.
I'm fucking excited for MANNERS, a new Passion Pit album being released by Syd Butler's label, Frenchkiss on May 18. Maybe I didn't stress that enough. SO FUCKING FFSDFGSD EWXCITED SFGRDF!
Here's the first release:
Here's the album cover - a design that I really love...from a Photoshop perspective, the delicate shifts in hue and subtle filters make it a treat to stare at for a bit, though it's nothing too fancy technically.
I love the mood in this remix. A great song to begin with, and this UK DJ/Graphic Designer adds some great flavor. Mmmm dirty synth...and the way in contrasts with the chill guitar riffs is great.
Here's a pic of Kissy. I love how this guy smiles in every picture.
Wow I'm pretty impressed with Diplo at the moment. Feist has some of my favorite pop melodies, and I love how Diplo teased this song into a sexy electronic mold. I can feel my head bopping in a way that it normally doesn't to Feist.
Here's a pretty sweet remix of Bloc Party by Diplo. Right now I like this better than the original, though it is certainly different and difficult to compare. Anywayyyy here ya go.
Here is Diplo grimacing like a baller as he pulls himself out of a pool: Here's a picture of Bloc Party who deserve a picture (I GUESS) since they wrote the song:
Here's another nice Rex The Dog mix. I listened to this several times on the bus dancing vigorously on my own and it was awesome. My neighbor was afraid to ask me to stop, I think.
My love for The Knife is unhealthy. Ever since I heard Heartbeats for the first time (and branched out into their deeper cuts) I've been completely hooked. It surprises me how few remixes there are of their songs considering how absolutely remix-friendly they are. Anyway this is one of my favorites:
I am a big fan of most of the Rex The Dog (aka Jake Williams of London) songs that I've heard.
Also, The Knife have some of the best promotional pictures I've seen...here's one I made: