Asian Dan

This is a rip from the Gilles Peterson – you all know how much support I have been giving Joy Orbison, he can do no wrong! <3

You know the drill – Hey Champ remixes a fellow Midwestener adding their Americana Heartland disco touch to their track making it into some lovely ear candy. Consume and enjoy. Now when can we hear some new/original Hey Champ tracks?!

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Mike Posner – Cooler than Me (Hey Champ Remix)

Ellie Goulding has been making her rounds in the blogosphere and I finally getting around to giving her some Asian Dan Love. I am a big fan of her vulnerable/innocent quality of her voice paired up with some very familiar pop/electro productions. I feel she is doing a very good job following in the footsteps of her pop-lectro counterparts, Little Boots, La Roux & Florence + The Machine. Her Under the Sheets 7″ is out on Neon Gold Records today with some fantastic remixes by Big Monster and Pariah. The Big Monster turns Ellie’s tune into a triumphant declaration a la some early 90s Madonna while the Pariah remix highlights the loneliness theme of the tune by adding this chilled out, dubstep vibe. Also check out the original version of the tune below.

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Ellie Goulding – Under the Sheets

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Ellie Goulding – Under the Sheets (Baby Monster Remix)

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Ellie Goulding – Under the Sheets (Pariah Remix)

Via Neon Gold

Check out Ellie Goulding’s performance of “Under the Sheets” on Jools Holland after the jump.

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2009 is quickly coming to a close and I have been thinking lately a lot about how many great albums came out this year, from Miike Snow, Grizzly Bear, Phoenix, and Tiga. But I think Bibio’s. “Ambivalence Avenue” is making its way up to the number 1 spot for me. I cannot get enough of his whole vibe and aesthetic – it is just gorgeous and perfect pop tunes. If anyone pioneered this whole “chill-wave” genre it is Bibio.

Lone takes on Bibio’s “All the Flowers” a minute long tune that I feel is pop perfection – check out how Lone just adds a simple beat and brings a totally new vibe to the tune.

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Bibio – All the Flowers (Lone Remix)

I remember hearing this tune as an opener for one of Erol Alkan’s Parklife sets that I downloaded a few weeks ago and I was blown away. I then heard it again on Busy P’s Essential mix and found out who this fantastic producer from Hamburg is. Boris Dlugosch has been around for quite a while and has even remixed Daft Punk’s “Digital Love” for their 2001 Daft Club internet releases. “Bangkok” is now out on Erol’s Phantasy Sounds, purchase it in its full 320 kbps glory at Beatport.

Also check out this fantastic interview with Erol at Loudandquiet.com. Erol is just a mad scientist genius living in his own world. I respect him so much for doing whatever the fuck he wants. I’m glad he understands this crazy bloghaus/banger world we live in. I cannot wait for more productions from this man.

“The reason Chemical Brothers (and Daft Punk) have had the success they’ve had is through their subtlety, their detail – it’s not mindless. Not to dismiss the current scene, but there is stuff that has got a bit too hard and a bit too mindless – if we’re not careful we’re only a few steps from Hard House or stuff like that. Let’s bring some funk back, let’s not just bang our heads on walls!”– Erol Alkan

Cheers to the Montreal boys, Saintwoods.com

Bonus:
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Daft Punk – Digital Love (Boris Dlugosch Remix)

Fred Falke strikes back – this time using his magic French touch on LA’s Music Go Music, that 70s ABBA/Olivia Newton John, disco band signed to Secretly Canadian. Interesting use of that 8-bit sounding synth. Check out what Kama Maza from Music go Music has to say about Fred’s remix:

“Fred’s version leans more towards those major chords… I’m not sure how those kind of changes affect the story. It seems to draw more attention to the choruses, and make them seem more like catharsis than resignation…”

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Music Go Music – Warm in the Shadows (Fred Falke Remix)

Via Gorilla Vs. Bear

Sequenced synths galore featuring Patrick Cowley inspired vocoder. Fantastic blend of Italo and House elements – oh so futuristic. Keep on doing what you are doingAzari & III.

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Azari & III – She’s An Illusion

Via 20 Jazz Funk Greats

What a great tune from RJD2’s new EP, The Tin Foil Hat. I love it when that guitar solo kicks in out of nowhere. This is a track that you need to bump while cruising around in your car. And bump it LOUD. <3 u RJD2

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RJD2 – When It Wobbles

Cheers, Night Magnets

Warm, thoughtful, introspective and soulful electronic that comes from the UK seems like an oxymoron but acts like Bibio, Bullion and Lone are doing it quite well. Lone (Werk Discs Records) from Nottingham, United Kingdom produces warm/organic sounding beats that evoke images of lovely autumn days. His synth sounds swirl and swarm you in a very Boards of Canada way. Lone’s album Ecstasy & Friends is set to come out soon so be on the look out. Alos be sure to check out his remix of Bibio’s “All the Flowers” on The Apple and The Tooth out on Warp 11.10.2009

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Lone – Karen Loves Kate (Unmastered)