Clock Opera – Alouette.mp3

Clock Opera – White_Noise.mp3

Clock Opera’s architect Guy Connelly describes his work as ‘Chop Pop’, highlighting the deconstruction of sounds and reassembling the micro samples and electronic blips into complex soundscapes. Regardless of taxonomy, his work wholly satisfies my palatable desire for strongly orchestrated, electronic infused pop. White Noise came out today and was found at Illegal Tender (+interview). Also keep your ears open for an impending Marina and the Diamonds remix by Clock Opera that Neon Gold Records has been teasing me with for almost a week now.
myspace – hypem – puregroove – the jump»

Club 8 – Jesus, walk with me.mp3

Club 8 – Jesus, walk with me (The Sound of Arrows remix).mp3

This remix is anything but new, but I felt it was noteworthy because of its deviance from the traditional ‘remix’. Nowadays remixing has become easier and more pervasive, however, the quality has suffered in a majority of the creations. This remix is a sublime example of reworking and rebuilding a piece to not only sound different, but also to create a new experience through reinterpretation; all while avoiding remix clichés.
club8.org – myspace – ma/club8 | soa.com – myspace – ma/soa

The Killers vs La Roux – Smile Like You’re Bulletproof.mp3
(offsite re-direct courtesy of DCMA)

La Roux – Bulletproof.mp3

So I am a couple months late on catching the La Roux fever, but this recent mash-up made it worth posting. Been stuck in my head all week.
laroux.co.uk – myspace – hypem – amazon

Metric – Help I’m Alive (80Kidz Remix).mp3

Flashback to this past spring, Metric released their first LP in four years and the remixes overflowed. This new remix, released in support of the Metric’s new acoustic EP, Plug In, Plug Out available today on amazon, also holds up well against the torrent of those preceding it. Help I’m Alive is probably one of my favorite songs this year. Also check the upcoming US tour info and Plug In, Plug Out listening widget after the jump.
ilovemetric.com – myspace – hypem – amazon – the jump»

Last week The xx released a new remix of the song You’ve Got the Love, a cover by Florence + the Machine of a popular house track by The Source featuring Candi Staton.

As if that genealogy wasn’t complicated enough, Hate Something Beautiful, the blog that showcased the track, left out some of the back story. The original track was actually a mash-up of an semi-unreleased piece sung by Candi Staton for a documentary, combined with a house track collaboration between Mark “Hot Rod” Trollan, and DJ Frankie Knuckles, made popular by the ladder.

What Paul intended to inquire was if this was the “[b]est remix of a cover of a mash-up of a collaboration and a obscure vocal track ever?” but that doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue.

I find the metamorphosis of this simple song to be astounding, and hope to preserve the entire evolution here. Previously one would need a discerning ear to weed out the popular mistitled streams available on YouTube, as well as a detectives sleuth to sort out conflicting wikipedia articles. No more. I present to you, the evolution of You Got the Love.
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• Weekend Mix 2.zip

It’s been a busy week, but lots of great music. Thanks go out to MFR, Boppernation, and Neon Gold Beat Company for highlighting a few of the tracks. This mix is shorter but a little more focused. Tracklist and links are after the jump. Enjoy and have a great weekend. the jump»

Metric – Help I’m Alive (The Twelves Remix).mp3

I always enjoy The Twelves’s remixes and I’ve been excited for Metric’s Fantasies (out today). It was a pleasant suprise to see this in my inbox.
Update : New Help I’m Alive video after the jump or here.
ilovemetric.com – metric myspace – the twelves myspace – hypem – amazon the jump»

Lady Sovereign – So Human.mp3

Out today, “So Human” is the latest single from Lady Sovereign’s forthcoming album, Jigsaw, due April 7th. Gotta love the refreshed Cure melody. Queue the remixes…
ladysovereign.com – myspace – hypem – amazon – itunes

Daft Punk – Digital Love.mp3

Kids In Technicolour – Coldplay vs MGMT vs Daft Punk – Knights.mp3

Super addicted to this song. I, shamefully, was not a Daft Punk fan previously. But I have seen the light. I was turned on to this track particularly by the Kids in Technicolor track which is worth a listen. Also, does anyone know who Knights is/are? I spent a few hours trying to track them down but found nothing.
daftpunk.com – myspace – hypem – amazon – itunes

West Indian Girl – All My Friends (Jason Bentley Remix).mp3

West Indian Girl – Back To You (Republic Tigers’ Kenn Jankowski Remix).mp3

West Indian Girl – To Die In LA (Nynex I Will Never Be the Same Mix).mp3

I wrote about West Indian Girl back when their sophomore album 4th & Wall came out. Since then the band has been working hard gathering remixes from personal friends (some names you may recognized and others that we will see more of soon). The album is entitled 4th On The Floor Remixes Vol.2 and is enjoyable throughout. I have included three of my favorite from the album, including the All My Friends remix that was posted before. I spent a good deal of time with this album, mostly listening to it while I work. Overall the remixes provided a new energy to the relaxing and intricate tracks.
westindiangirl.com – myspace – hypem – amazon – itunes