Three quick remixes this week while I decide which of the many new albums I got in february to talk about next.
You gotta love interesting mash-ups or mixes that completely transform a song. In no particular order:
The new album from Goldfrapp is due to land next month entitled 'Head First'. After a folky seductive start with Felt Mountain, a glam synth explosion in Black cherry, the dancy disco of Supernature, and a circus acoustic Seventh Tree, its always exciting to see how the duo will reinvent a genre and their image. If Rocket is anything of a predictor, its seems like Pointer Sisters era late 70's soft focus pop is about to be redone. I'm quite happy with the original but this remix by Penguin just ups the energy a bit.
Mash-ups can go downhill so easily. Even Girl Talk can get annoying on his albums by spending too little time on a song and it just sounds like flipping through the radio. His live shows make up for it though. Often imitated, people like the Super Mash Bros try but never really succeed at making something new rather than just confusing the originals. Thats why this Knights remix is so incredibly impressive. The 8 minute long epic remix of Coldplay's Life in Technicolor, MGMT's Kids, and Daft Punk's Digital Love is just superb. The first half is impressive for how well the two songs are weaved together but its when Daft Punk comes in and all three are layered that a whole new song emerges. Really give this a good listen all the way through, it's very impressive.
And last but certainly not least we have Diplo and Feist. Ever since Megan was told how such a 'cray dancer' she was by Diplo, I'm pretty sure his music has gotten a lot better. Obviously he just needed a muse. Feists already great 'I Feel it All' is stripped down, and then rebuilt. Shaper, more deliberate, energizingly chill. The only complain I can make about the song is that it ends.
As always: right click to saaaaavvvvvee.