Jonathan Boulet

This kid is great. Hailing from Down Under, this 21 year-old musician wrote/composed/recorded all of his tunes in his tiny garage.

The guitar riffs are amazing. It actually sounds like something that would come out of Scandanavian band. Its folk-y pop is very relaxing to listen to. Putting up the best remix of the song too.

A Community Service Announcement - Jonathan Boulet Download


A Community Service Announcement (The Album Leaf Remix) - Jonathan Boulet Download


The music video is just as good. I've heard many people say that a music video's purpose is already useless. I think otherwise though. Music video's like this one make the listening experience all the more better.

Ralph Mendoza

Ralph Mendoza is the man behind music blog, Whole Oats. I highly suggest you guys check it out because he's got funkified tunes up on that site.

He just came up with this mix the other day and boy is it good. From the take-away I would say that it's a fusion of sound from funk and new wave/80s beats that send you skipping a beat back in time. Luv et.

For Diego - Ralph Mendoza Download


Here's the playlist:

1. Marvin Gaye Interview
2. Munk - Down in L.A. (Shazam Remix)
3. NightWaves - Fascination (Cavaliers of Fun Remix)
4. Shazam - Hello Cat
5. Gloves - PYX
6. Shazam - Pool Party 2009
7. Cassian - Final Round

Major Lazer x Djedotronic

If you didn't know, behind Major Lazer is DJ/Producer Diplo and Switch. There is nothing better than bringing together two of the best acts from the US and the UK.

Major Lazer is actually a fictional animated character who fought as a Jamaican commando and lost his arm in a zombie war. He fights monsters, VAMPIRES (God know when this craze will end), has a rocket-powered hooverboard and parties hard. Move over Marvel/DC heroes, there's a new superhero in town!

This is a pretty awesome remix by French DJ, Djedotronic. He is signed under hit electro group Boys Noize's label. Not hardcore electro at all.

Hold The Line (Djedjotronic Remix) - Major Lazer Download

Stardust

I'm in the suburbs for Thanksgiving. Yeah, it's another quiet one this year. At least I get to eat really good food for free.

Here's an oldie but still a goodie. Like no other I've heard.

Music Sounds Better With You (Mux Mool Remix) - Stardust Download

The Sounds

Swedish = delish

New Wave band of sorts hailing from Helsingborg, Sweden. Haven't heard from these guy in awhile. Have yet to download their album, but I came across this remix online. The second song is an oldie of theirs, remixed by one of Brooklyn's finest electro DJs, Tommie Sunshine.

Beatbox (Hey Champ Remix DJ Version) - The Sounds Download


Tony The Beat (TS Brooklyn Fire Retouch) - The Sounds Download

Toro y Moi

Lazy to write. Late night. Need sleep.

Left Alone At Night (Pink Skull Remix) - Toro y Moi Download

New Villager

Eargasmic! There are so many different beats in this song that just go together. I'm amazed at how these two put it together. They orchestrated these experimental sounds beautifully.

Rich Doors - New Villager Download

Peaches

Merrill Beth Nisker a.k.a Peaches is an electronic artist known for her sexually explicit lyrics.

"Take a bit out of the peach tonight"

Harmless? No. This is a pretty good mix actually. The original one is upbeat and clearly sounds sexually charged. It's amazing how changing the beat makes all the difference.

Her, plus the new beat and tempo make it a pretty chill song. Until you start really paying attention to the lyrics.

XXX Girl From Ipanema (Peaches VS Rayitodesol) - Peaches Download

Astrud Gilberto

Bossanova: the quintessential music to any home/apartment. No better way to relax than to the soothing beats of Rio. Although, this one has a different tone to it. There still is that defining voice of Astrud Gilberto, only with some heavier beats.

Berimbau (Shigeto Edit) - Astrud Gilberto Download


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The Kooks

Sofa Song, by the English indie pop band The Kooks was chosen as the headline song for Burberry's feature website, Art of the Trench. It features the classic trench worn in so many different ways. But I'm not a fashion blog so I'll end it there.


Original:



Now this is an acoustic version. WAY BETTER than the original in my opinion. It sounds sexy. I could fit this right into a cheesy movie's soundtrack.

Sofa Song (Acoustic Version) - The Kooks Download

* If it doesn't play, just click on the download button to play it

Gotye

Born in Belgium but raised in Australia, Wally De Backer fuses jazz instrumental acoustics with his melancholic voice.

Puzzle With A Piece Missing - Gotye Download


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Check this out too...

Now you might think that 2 blogs is going to be hard to manage. But no! I won't be searching music for this blog because it's all from a backlog of music. Yes, my laptop was 80 percent full and I had to transfer most of it to an external hard drive. My only concern is that the music might not appeal to most people. Mainly because the music in this second one caters to a certain ear. One you would have if you grew up listening to your parents music (which is not lame AT ALL). Check it out and see if it's for you. If not, then you can just stick to this one instead! I'm just test running this second one.

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Cassian

Cassian gives us a taste of down under (by that I mean...Australia, because he's from Melbourne).

Standing On The Shore (Cassian Remix) - Empire Of The Sun Download


And since I've already mentioned AUS, I might as well throw in this one song (probably overlooked and overshadowed by Walking On A Dream, We Are The People and Standing On The Shore), Half Mast. This is one song I'd definitely be driving to the beach to. Top down. In my dreams.

Half Mast - Empire Of The Sun Download


P.S. This one song is also by Australians. Just thought I'd share it too. One of my favorites. Blast this in your dorm room Fargo!

Shooting Stars - Bag Raiders Download

Yacht...AGAIN

Uploaded a a remox of this song last month. I loved it. It was just I felt that the beat was a bit too slow. If you played it in front of an audience, they'd probably just be bobbing their head. This remix on the other hand, you'd probably get them shuffling their feet.

Psychic City (Classixx Remix-Fabio Pop Dancefloor Rework) - Yacht Download

Plastiscines

All female French rock band. What up! This song was part of Nylon's June/July Summer Playlist. INDIE! Let's all wear colored Ray-Ban's and dress up in cool neon clothing and act like we couldn't care less about the heat and sport a pout in every picture taken! Wohoo!

I've been caught up in school for the past week and a half, hence the inactivity in this blog
Barcelona (Lifelike Remix) - Plastiscines Download

Magistrates

So these guys are similar to Fenech-Soler in my opinion. From Essex, England, this indie-pop quartet released this single from their 2009 album. I would tell you the album title but I can't seem to find it online and to tell you the truth I'm already sleepy. The song too good to miss out on!

"You fool, heartbreak,
She'll take everything and she'll cut you in two
You bruise, heartbreak,
So easy to get you, so easy to lose"

Heartbreak - Magistrates Download


Heartbreak (Greenmoney's Balearic Mix) - Magistrates Download

Robin S x DJ Nino

I'm sure you all of you guys know this song. It never gets old for some reason. It's one of those songs that when you play it in a party/club, you WILL see a good number of people bobbing their heads. I heard it when I was out for Halloween last weekend and it got me thinking whether this song will actually ever get lame?

How awkward is her pose?

Show Me Love x Took The Night - Robin S/DJ Nino Download

Fleetwood Mac x Mingus Rude

Mingus Rude is techno DJ from Detroit. I think he did a pretty good touch up of this Fleetwood Mac track.

Dreams (Mingus Rude Edit) - Fleetwood Mac Download

Animal Collective

One song I will never get sick of!

"There isn't much that I feel I need
A solid soul and the blood I bleed
But with a little girl, and by my spouse,
I only want a proper house."

My Girls - Animal Collective Download


As for the video...well...the screenshot itself previews the trip that you'll get out of it.

Florence + The Machine

Here is another pretty cool remix. Florence's voice is just too good.

"As I move my feet towards your body, I can hear this beat it fills my head up and gets louder and louder, it fills my head up and gets louder and louder"

Drumming Song (Jack Beats Remix) - Florence + The Machine Download

Fever Ray

Here I go again with Swedish groups. Karen Dreijer Andersson, the other half of electronic music duo, The Knife, has come out with her solo album.

As expected, the sexy vocals that was showcased in Heartbeats (which as I've mentioned before will never get old), can be heard here as well.

Seven (The Twelves Remix) - Fever Ray Download


This other track, I stumbled upon back in March. I totally forgot about it. If you loved Heartbeats, this has got the same tempo and is just as eargasmic.

When I Grow Up (D. Lissvik Remix) - Fever Ray Download

The Radio Dept

Pardon the lack of posts, I'm currently working out some school work at the moment.

These guys are one of my favorite bands. Heard them first when the movie Marie Antoinette came out. The soundtrack by the way was superbly made. If you have watched the movie, you would understand how well it goes with the scenery of Versailles and the French countryside.

I would have to say that it is one of the albums I can play on loop over and over. Download it if you have time.

They produce this whimsical/melancholic sound that is highly distinguishable from other bands in this genre of dream pop/shoegaze.

They are also from Sweden, so you know it's good.

Pulling Our Weight - The Radio Dept. Download


Keen On Boys - The Radio Dept. Download


I Don't Like It Like This - The Radio Dept. Download