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Alex Metric is a remix DJ from the UK.  His electro-rock, dance floor friendly remixes put a nice twist on the original song while raising the energy to another level.  If you’re having a party and you want to seem some dancing, try his remixes below.

MP3: Phoenix – “Lisztomania (Alex Metric Remix)”

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MP3: Gorillaz – “Stylo (Alex Metric Remix)”

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I couldn’t find much info on Breakbot.  I think he’s French, but some people say he’s Australian.  All I know for sure is, I like the music this man makes.  From his own mellow, funky material to his high-energy dance floor remixes, all of Breakbot’s productions have given him a name in the blogosphere.  His debut EP on Ed Banger Records is set to be released on Valentine’s Day.

MP3: Breakbot – “Make You Mine”

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MP3: Pnau – “Baby (Breakbot Remix)”

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MP3: Data – “Aerius Light (Breakbot Remix)”

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If you’re in New York and you like what you’re hearing, you can check out Breakbot at Terminal 5 on Friday, February 12th.  Better bring your dancing shoes.

Back in March, DJ D Sharp put together a mix tape for Lateef the Truth Speaker but it wasn’t released on any major online distributor like Amazon or CD Universe until November (it’s not available on iTunes).  Truth Is Love is a collection of songs featuring Lateef taken from albums released in the last 10-15 years but it’s comprised mostly of Lateef’s more recent tracks.  Overall, I was a little disappointed with this mix tape.  Back in the 90’s, Lateef was at the top of my list of rappers because of projects like Latyrx and the Solesides collective which turned into the Quannum.  Lateef was an incredible emcee with a distinctive delivery unmatched in style and creativity.  Unfortunately, most of his new stuff is just not that great anymore. Some of his old school fans are much more critical than I am but I can definitely understand where they’re coming from.  Except for a couple of tracks, including “Lady Don’t Tek No” hidden at the end of “That Old Pair of Jeans”, Truth Is Love doesn’t have too much to offer.

MP3: Lateef and Fatboy Slim – “That Old Pair of Jeans”

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Truth Is Love (November 2009)

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A message from Little…

Here are a couple of great remixes I recently came across. The first is of the PNAU song “Embrace” which features Ladyhawke who also does the second song. Its a nice little spin on the original song and a good listen.

The second song is a remix of an already great Ladyhawke song – “My Delirium”. Check out the video of the original song if you want to see a really cool original video. Sort of reminds me of the A-ha video “Take On Me” because of the animation.

I’ll post some more sometime soon. Enjoy, people.

MP3: PNAU – “Embrace (Tits & Clits Remix)”

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MP3: Ladyhawke – “My Delirium (Walter Sobcek Remix)”

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I’ve wanted to share these songs for a while now but I didn’t have too much to say about them all.  I think they’re all awesome remixes and covers of great tracks but check them out and decide for yourself…

The xx – “You’ve Got The Love” (Florence and the Machine) (Download)

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Washed Out – “Feel It All Around (Toro y Moi Remix)” (Download)

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Taken By Trees – “My Boys” (Animal Collective) (Download)

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Florence and the Machine – “Drumming Song (Boy 8-bit Remix)” (Download)

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Phoenix – “Lisztomania (Alex Metric Remix)” (Download)

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Dr. Fox’s Old Timey String Band – “Kids” (MGMT) (Download)

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Mayer Hawthorne – “Green Eyed Love (Waajeed Remix)” (Download)

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Memory Tapes is the name of New Jersey producer/one-man-band Dayve Hawke’s latest project.  The debut album, Seek Magic was just released in late August and it’s got a pretty impressive, distinctive style that I wasn’t expecting.  At it’s core, the album’s sound is electronic, dance music but there’s an unusual blend of psychedelic-progressive rock which makes for a very interesting listen.

MP3: Memory Tapes – “Green Knight” (Download)

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Seek Magic (August 2009)

People Under the Stairs released their 7th album, Carried Away, on Om Records earlier this month.  The Los Angeles duo are known for creating west coast style party hip hop with distinctively chill, sample heavy beats.  The sound of the new album is just as fun and cool as PUTS has ever been.  Tracks like “80 Blocks from Silverlake” and “Come On, Let’s Get High” are instant PUTS classics. These guys really know how to get head bobbing.

MP3: People Under the Stairs – “80 Blocks from Silverlake” (Download)

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Carried Away (October 2009)

Their sense of humor really comes through in their music and especially in the video for the single, “Trippin’ at the Disco.”  According to Thes One, Double K paid $654 “to have award winning Afro Stylist Cheryll Teegans do his hair for the video.”  Check it out here:

MP3: People Under the Stairs – “Trippin at the Disco” (Download)

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Carried Away (October 2009)

In an effort to promote Carried Away, People Under the Stairs have teamed up with Vans to hold a remix contest for the track “Hit The Top.”  The contest ends November 10th and the winner gets a pretty cool care package.  You can enter your email below to get the acapella, create your own remix, and then upload it to SoundCloud.com/PeopleUnderTheStairs.  Check out some of the entries below…

People Under the Stairs – ‘Hit The Top’ (Milky Williams Remix) by peopleunderthestairs

People Under the Stairs – Hit the Top (Jazzual Suspects Remix) by peopleunderthestairs

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A message from Little:

So I haven’t been around for blips n beats for quite some time now. Mainly I’ve been way too busy to keep up. Im a single, successful guy, what can I say?
I will try to keep up with my posts much more often now but I have decided I won’t take forever trying to write something witty or over the top informative about the songs. Frankly I have way too many recreational drugs to do and not enough time. If you like them, dig them and find out more on your own, or ask me via comments and Ill be sure to tell you more.

Salud,
Sean, the Dead Beat Dad of Electro Posting.

MP3: Visitor – “Los Feeling (Digitalfoxglove + Wonder Remix)” (Download)

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MP3: The XX vs Notorious BIG vs Tupac – “Runnin’ With The XX (QUIX vs. ELLIOT Blend)” (Download)

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Everyone in LA knows Dr Hollywood whether they know it yet or not.  If you’ve been to the Staples Center or Dodger Stadium, if you listen to Power 106 and KIIS FM or watch ESPN and KTLA you’ve probably heard “We Run LA” which has become a modern anthem for everything Los Angeles.  Their sound bridges the gap between hip hop, electronic, dance and pop music which is probably why it’s so popular in clubs and bars.  The band’s own bio says it best, “There’s broken glass on the floor, smoke in the air, and panties on the lampshade; someone must be listening to Dr. Hollywood…”

Louie Rubio and Lex Larson, two Los Angeles natives, met in high school and eventually formed Dr Hollywood to produce and write for local talent.  Add grammy-winner Richard “Segal” Huredia (Britney Spears, Eminem, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Hannah Montana) to the equation and you get Dr Hollywood’s brand of dance-rock, hip hop, and 80’s style synth-pop songs that DJ’s love to call their favorite.  Hip Hop artists such as B Real, Too Short, and Obie Trice others have collaborated with the Dr for the band’s upcoming debut full length, Halfway To Paradise: Departures.  They recently recorded a music video for their most popular track and changed the title and chorus to “We Run the Club” which will presumably have the same success as the original but on a much larger scale, even a worldwide scale.  Soon it could be “We Run Las Vegas,” “We Run Ibiza,” We Run Tokyo,” and it all started with LA.

MP3: Dr. Hollywood – “We Run The Club” (Download)
MP3: Dr. Hollywood – “Smashing Bottles” (Download)
MP3: Dr. Hollywood – “Take Off featuring B Real” (Download)
MP3: Dr. Hollywood – “1969 featuring Dirt Nasty and Too Short” (Download)

A brand new track from The Knux‘ upcoming album was leaked a little over a week ago.  I don’t think the album has been announced yet but this new track makes me very anxious to hear some more.  Unfortunately, the debut album, Remind Me In 3 Days, didn’t really live up to all the hype for a lot of hip hop heads.  I don’t really care though, I love that album and I love this new track.  ”If you got a problem with The Knux, two words…”

MP3: The Knux – “Fuck You”

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Julian Plenti is… Skyscraper is the debut solo album from Paul Banks (AKA Julian Plenti), the lead singer of Interpol.  I’ve been playing this track and a couple of others a lot but I haven’t checked out the whole album yet.  Based on what I’ve heard so far, I’m really looking forward to it.

MP3: Julian Plenti – “Only If You Run”
Julian Plenti is… Skyscraper (August 2009)

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The Big Pink released the first single from their upcoming debut album A Brief History of Love.  ”Dominos” is catchier than the other songs I’ve heard but it still captures the psychedelic electro-rock sound that made tracks like “Velvet” and “Too Young To Love” popular with their early fans.  Check out the sampler below courtesy of MusicFromTheBigPink.com.

MP3: The Big Pink – “Dominos”
A Brief History of Love (September 2009)

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There’s something about the style of Fink’s music that I really like.  ”Pretty Little Thing” perfectly embodies whatever it is that I like so much about Fink.  There’s some kind of unsettling simplicity to his music that comes off as very cool to me.  It could be something left over from Fink’s days as an obscure electronic act but his music now is far from what it was back then.  ”Nothing Is Ever Finished” is one of my favorite songs from his new album Sort of Revolution.

MP3: Fink – “Nothing Is Ever Finished”
Sort of Revolution (May 2009)

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Washed Out is Ernest Greene and the guy makes some very interesting music.  It’s basically just Green singing over slowed down, 80’s style funky dance music.  I usually keep my distance from this kind of lo-fi underground dance music but I really like these tracks.

MP3: Washed Out – “Feel It All Around”
MP3: Washed Out – “You’ll See It”
MP3: Washed Out – “New Theory”