Another Form of Relief

Up until the last few months, I hated remixes. I don’t say that lightly either. I really, genuinely despised them. It’s hard for me to equate that feeling into words, but it was something to do with the destruction of an original work. I know that remixes are usually done with the consent of the original artist, but it always just seemed wrong to me. Kind of like another director re-editing someone else’s film. Recently though, something has changed, and I don’t know what. I started getting hold of remixes of songs I already liked, and while disliking a lot of them, some of them were actually pretty good. Whether this is to do with an increasing tolerance for varied works or my growing appreciation for all things electronic (which most remixes seem to meddle in) I don’t know. I just know that I’m getting a kick out of a lot of remixes lately. So much so that I decided to make a little mix of some of my favourites.

This was largely inspired by picking up the remixes of Of Montreal (hat tip) and The Diggs (hat tip) in the past few days. They got me thinking that there is probably enough of them that I like now to make a little mix of some kind, so I started playing around with the idea. I’m pretty happy with the results. It even includes one remix of a song I don’t even like. I really can’t stand Bloc Party (beyond Helicopter), so it’s a testament to the skills of MSTRKRFT that this version of ‘Two More Years’ is fantastic. You’ll find a bunch of electronic trickery here, and probably some things that will be considered blasphemy by some, but it’s an interesting ride nonetheless.

MP3 Bloc Party - Two More Years (MSTRKRFT remix) (expired)
MP3 Arab Strap - The Shy Retirer (Dirty Hospital remix) (expired)
MP3 Her Space Holiday - Something To Do With My Hands (Arab Strap remix) (expired)
MP3 Bright Eyes - Gold Mine Gutted (Her Space Holiday mix) (expired)
MP3 Beck - Girl (Octet remix) (expired)
MP3 Feist - Mushaboom (Postal Service remix) (expired)
MP3 The Postal Service - Nothing Better (Styrofoam remix) (expired)
MP3 Of Montreal - The Party’s Crashing Us (I Am The World Trade Center mix) (expired)
MP3 The Diggs - Everyone’s Starting Over (Cassettes Won’t Listen remix) (expired)
MP3 Tom Vek - I Ain’t Say My Goodbyes (Phones 12″ remix) (expired)

Other Stuff

The Los Campesinos! gig in London next month (Sep 11, Water Rats) seems to have grown into something much bigger than originally intended. It’s moved from Nambucca to the more central Water Rats and now features a four band line-up, featuring Los Campesinos!, The Hot Puppies, Julian Donkey Boy and The Royal Treatment Plant. It’s also gone up in price to £5. A bargain in itself, but even better for those of us who already had tickets beforehand.

I haven’t pimped this in a while, so it’s time to mention eMusic’s fantastic offer of 25 free mp3s, and this time I even have an excuse! eMusic have just launched their UK service, selling download packages for silly prices, from £9 for 40 downloads per month up to £15 for 90. Which is damn cheap compared to things like iTunes and the such. If I regularly used any kind of download service, eMusic would be it for me. Take the free trial and have a look around at least. Don’t forget that Audio Lunchbox are still offering 50 free mp3s as well.

Anyone who knows me in person will know that I wear Threadless t-shirts pretty much exclusively these days. Well folks, you too can look as cool as me, as they are doing another one of their awesome $10 sales. It runs until monday but I imagine the best shirts will sell out quickly, so get yourself over there and have a look around.

Finally, in relatively local news: Does anyone know anything about the music festivities type things that are supposed to be happening at Bluewater this sunday? The only thing I know is that the good folks of Quadmyre are playing there a couple of times during the day and that it’s supposed to be some kind of music festival, but I can’t find out details out about it anywhere. So on the off-chance that you’re local and have any idea what’s going on, let me know.

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