Asian Dan

My intern Sam was able to get in touch with 25 Hours A Day for a brief Q&A/Interview. Check out what 25 Hours A Day has in store, including another remix for Phoenix’s next single, “Fences”.

Asian Dan Interview: 25 Hours A Day

Who is 25 Hours A Day?

25had is me, Pierrick Devin. Some people said that my tracks sounds
like a band but it s a solo project. I did remixes mostly, so far…

How could you describe your music?

It s a kind of mix between indie rock and dance music.

What are your main musical influences?

When I was 15 I was really into “French touch” bands like Daft punk,
Cassius etc… And at the same time I was listenning to pop bands like
Supergrass or rock bands like Sonic Youth, weezer and Pavement. These
days I really love all the DFA or DC recordings releases, I m also
listenning to classics bands like Talking Heads, Liquid Liquid or
Suicide. I like some garage bands too : Jay Reatard is great, the
Black Lips etc…

How would you describe your relationship with Phoenix?

We are friends. I first meet them when I was working as an assistant
in plus xxx studios. We spend a month working on the mixing of their
3rd album “Its never been like that”, in fact I was patching some
audio gear, line up the tape recorder and making coffee and we became
closer. They shared many mp3 with me, I discovered a lot of music
thanks to them. One day during this period, they listenned to a track
I was working on and they really liked it so they asked me to remix
their track “Long Distance Call”. I was really excited and nervous at
the time. it was my first remix.

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Phoenix - Long Distance Call (25 Hours A Day Remix)

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Fun remix by Mr. Osawa. The main bassline reminds me of Crooker’s remix of Kid Cudi.

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Lost Valentinos - Thief (Shinichi Osawa Remix)

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Housse De Racket - Synthetiseur (Van She Remix)

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Y A L L, Nighty Max’s DJing duo moniker is back with a remix of Shakedown’s track “At Night”. What y’all think? If you are in Barcelona this Thursday check out Y A L L and Louis La Roche.

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Shakedown - At Night (Y A L L Remix)

Amazing track by the Brooklyn duo. And it seems they have been working with Arthur Baker as seen in the photo above. As well as Michael McDonald according to their personal blog! Oh my god I cannot wait for more music.

“Known for their 2008 hit “Hold On,” remixes for the likes of Moby, MGMT, Phoenix and Cut Copy, critically-heralded Brooklyn duo Holy Ghost! is Nick Millhiser and Alex Frankel. Friends since childhood, the pair grew up on NYC’s Upper West Side. Learning from NYC producers The DFA (aka James Murphy & Tim Goldsworthy), Holy Ghost! bring their love for old-school synthesizers to their new single, “I Will Come Back,” a five and a half-minute dance floor epic, featuring the angelic voices of the Brooklyn Youth Chorus. This latest Green Label Sound single will also be featured on Holy Ghost!’s highly-anticipated debut album due out early next year on DFA Records.”

Cheers, GreenLabelSound.com

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Holy Ghost! - I Will Come Back

Bonus “can’t escape Michael Jackson’s amazing pop culture influence” track:

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Michael Jackson - Get On the Floor (Holy Ghost! Edit)

RIP Michael Jackson 1958 -2009

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The Lowbrows - Dream In The Desert (Flight Facilities Remix)

Download: Flight Facilities - Maiden Voyage Mixtape

Tracklist after the jump!

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I posted “Look at Me” by Mirrors a few months ago, a track that I still can’t stop listening to. A dense synth pop song that reminded me of Joy Division’s “Atmosphere”. Mirrors sent me over this demo of a new track “Hide and Seek” which shows off a more sentimental/lighter pop side that is reminiscent of Vince Clarke’s work with Depeche Mode and Yazoo.

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Mirrors - Hide and Seek (Demo)