2 of the most relevant bands of the year, Phoenix and Animal Collective ‘collab’ to output a remix of some song. I feel like this takes me back to the bloghouse era, when the most relevant bloghouse bands would create alt-synergy by remixing one another. We have possibly never seen a collab on this level in the history of the indiesphere. Wish I could be an entry level music criticism bro so that I could ‘get pumped for hearing this mp3 for the first time’ and then ‘talk myself into the mp3 being 70% better than it actually is.’ Would possibly create a writeup that utilized the word ‘pop’ in some ‘descriptive’ phrase like ‘melted pop sensibilities.’ I will also use of the word ‘textural.’ In addition, this theoretical writeup/review would include commentary on the state of modern indie music and the effects of ‘internet hype’, eventually losing focus on analysis of the actual song. My writeup would include between 5-10 hyperlinks to previous AnCo+Phoenix content that my blogsite had generated.

I feel like this remix is possibly ‘forgettable’, or it is possibly ‘Phoenix in their natural form.’ While Phoenix’s songs are ‘catchy’, it is impossible to decipher ‘what the fuck they are talking about’ in their lyrics. This possibly has to do with a French to English language barrier. Imagine if u had to write ’smart-sounding’ pop lyrics in a foreign language and ended up making weird/forced/generic metaphors in every1 of your songs. Phoenix has sorta turned into Jonas Brothers tween pop for hi level music criticism bros.

Sorta miss Deakin. Since most of my readership became AnCo fans after MerriweathPostPavvy, you might not know that AnCo had a fourth member named ‘The Deakin’ a long time ago. He ‘left the band’ and no1 really knows what happens. Wonder ‘what really happened’ to Deakin. Seems like they must be hiding something. I feel like they hand him remix work ‘for sympathy’ just because they feel bad, and still ‘want him to feel involved.’ Seems like the remixes would be better if Panda Bear made them. Does n e 1 know what happened with DeakinGate?

It seems like I would hear this song in a local coffee shop when an entry-level barista selects a playlist to try to seem ‘authentic.’ They would also probably play something by the Knife followed by a Fever Ray song, just to prove that they ‘understand’ that the broad from the Knife is Fever Ray.

Relevant Band + Relevant Band ≠ Relevant Remix
-Carles, 2009

“I’m just a realist.”
-a progressive Gen Xer

Here is their video for “NeoViolence.”

Fun Fact: Did u know that the Tough Alliance don’t sing LIVE? They just pretend 2 sing (kinda like Justice/Milli Vanilli).

n e ways, the Shazam Remix of “Neo Violence” is a lil bit authentic disco-y.
Think I might put it on my iPod for when I have to walk to Art History class and I need to get ‘pumped up’ and ‘focused’ kinda like when Michael Phelps listened to black people rap b4 he earned 30 Chinese gold medals.

[MP3]
The Tough Alliance Neo Violence (Shazam Remix)

Myspaces
http://www.myspace.com/toughalliancemusic
http://www.myspace.com/shazamperth

XX BONUS SHAZAM RMX VIDEO XX
MUNK “Down in L.A.” Shazam Version

Is Shazam going to be the remix king of 2k9? [via Australia]

N e ways, have yall heard about Vampire Weekend? They are pretty buzzworthy. I think I saw them on MTV/in a respected online music magazine/saw them on a mainstream late nite talk show.

Who would have thunk that the first time I would listen 2 Vampy Weekend would be [via Teenagers Remix]?

[MP3]
Vampire Weekend – Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa (The Teenagers Remix)
[Mediafire] [zShare]

Myspace
http://www.myspace.com/vampireweekend
http://www.myspace.com/theteenagers

My favourite remixes by the Teenagers (whats ur fave?)
1. Lo fi Fnk – City
2. Black Ghosts – Face
3. Simian Mobile Disco – It’s the Beat
4. Air – Mer du Japon
5. New Young Pony Club – The Bomb
6. Au Revoir Simone – Fallen Snow

Remember the time that Vampire Weekend was on that magazine cover? [link to my expert analysis]

When Justice used SymbolOne’s song “Love Juice” in their failed FabricLive mix, I was proud because it meant that Justice reads my blog.

N E WAYS…I read in a blog that DVAS is ‘the Canadian Cut Copy.’ They are pretty good, and SymbolOne really ‘remixes the shit out of’ their song ‘Ambient Room.’ They probably just need to be signed by Modular/Kitsune/EdBanger/misc. alt-lectro label so they can ‘take their image to the next level and convince mainstream alties that it is okay to like DVAS/symbolone.’ I feel like the power of the alt-label = promoting acts that aren’t as accessible to people without neon-electro-goggles/hearing-aids.

Enjoy, yall! Also, here is a poem I wrote today.

dancingdancingdancinginthestreets
wewillbeyoung
sunnydaysandkisses
feelslikethesunjustlikeyoujustlikeme

-the facebook profile ‘about me’ section of some Lackluster alt broad

[MP3]
DVAS Ambient Room (SymbolOne Remix)

Myspace
http://myspace.com/symbolone
http://myspace.com/dietzche

“[This song] is probably the best piece of ‘french house’ i have heard in a long time”
-Aleks, Discodust

“This song is so money and it doesn’t even know it.’
-The Wedding Swingers

When Justice used SymbolOne’s song “Love Juice” in their failed FabricLive mix, I was proud because it meant that Justice reads my blog.

N E WAYS…I read in a blog that DVAS is ‘the Canadian Cut Copy.’ They are pretty good, and SymbolOne really ‘remixes the shit out of’ their song ‘Ambient Room.’ They probably just need to be signed by Modular/Kitsune/EdBanger/misc. alt-lectro label so they can ‘take their image to the next level and convince mainstream alties that it is okay to like DVAS/symbolone.’ I feel like the power of the alt-label = promoting acts that aren’t as accessible to people without neon-electro-goggles/hearing-aids.

Enjoy, yall! Also, here is a poem I wrote today.

dancingdancingdancinginthestreets
wewillbeyoung
sunnydaysandkisses
feelslikethesunjustlikeyoujustlikeme

-the facebook profile ‘about me’ section of some Lackluster alt broad

[MP3]
DVAS Ambient Room (SymbolOne Remix)

Myspace
http://myspace.com/symbolone
http://myspace.com/dietzche

“[This song] is probably the best piece of ‘french house’ i have heard in a long time”
-Aleks, Discodust

“This song is so money and it doesn’t even know it.’
-The Wedding Swingers

They put all of their remixes on an album and called it HEALTH DISCO.

I think it’s safe to assume that there’s less blog readers who buy actual albums, and way more d-bags who browse record stores to buy CDs. I could see a lot of people who have never heard some of these remixes but enjoy thinking that Health is really good purchasing “HEALTH DISCO.”

When I start to think about HEALTH too much, I wonder if I would feel the same about them if they didn’t have remixes. If NO AGE had their songs remixed by popular producers, would I buy into them? Without remixes of Health, I might have written a post about ‘how I don’t understand why people like HEALTH so much.’

But yeah, I like a few Health songs and a few of their remixes, and I think blog-fueled music has kind of needed a hardcoreish band to counterbalance too much electro or too much weinery indie rock on all types of blogs. Health has a highly bloggable production model.

I also think they were pretty fortunate that the CFCF remix turned out to be one of the best ‘remixes of a hardcore-ish song that a producer managed to convert into a pop hit.’

While there have been plenty of REMIX ALBUMS already, I feel like Health is one of the first bands to release most of these remixes to blogs to keep their buzz sustained as they toured, then actually put them on an album for consumption beyond blog-readers and DJs.

[MP3]
Health Triceratops (CFCF Remix)

Buy “Health Disco”
http://lpu.bigcartel.com/product/health-disco-cd

Myspace
http://www.myspace.com/healthdisco

At the 4:20 mark in the video, the MSTRKRFT bros start talking about remixes, and go pretty in depth into their remixable criteria manifesto.

Do you enjoy MSTRKRFT Remixes? I’ve read a few HRO comments about songs or the way people look that say “I think this would be better if MSTRKRFT remixed it.” Do you buy into the theory that MSTRKRFT can fix any thing?

I’ve never been particularly into their originals, but I think they are probably pretty socially relevant in terms of ‘being a 2 man electro act that was a pioneer in learning how to capture the hearts of Generation Y clubgoers.’ When it comes to modern indie music, I think they might be one of the band/producers most responsible for ‘Americanizing’ the current state of electro-club-dance stuff.

Whenever I hear a MSTRKRFT songs, I end up somewhere within this range of conclusions:
BAD CONCLUSION: “Why do people like MSTRKRFT so much?”
OKAY CONCLUSION: “I don’t ‘get’ this, but it’s probably really good if I knew a lot about the history of electronic music.”
GOOD CONCLUSION: “This is pretty good.”

How to you feel about MSTRKRFT’s body of remix work. Do u wish they stuck to remixing lesser-known bands like Metric or New Young Pony Club? Or do you like this new phase where they are remixing Usher, Jesse McCartney, and who knows who else within the next 2 years? As alternative markets continue to transition into mainstream markets, MSTRKRFT could continue to be a critical intermediary between both worlds.

If some1 could remix your life, who would it be?

[MP3]
Usher – Love In This Club (MSTRKRFT Remix) [Link Removed Due to Copyright Violations]
Metric Monster Hospital (MSTRKRFT Remix)

Stream multiple MSTRKRFT RMXs

Myspace
http://www.myspace.com/mstrkrft

xx BONUS CONSUMER SURVEY xx

Is the MSTRKRFT shoe the best product ever created by a band, musician, or general alternative celebrity?

At the 4:20 mark in the video, the MSTRKRFT bros start talking about remixes, and go pretty in depth into their remixable criteria manifesto.

Do you enjoy MSTRKRFT Remixes? I’ve read a few HRO comments about songs or the way people look that say “I think this would be better if MSTRKRFT remixed it.” Do you buy into the theory that MSTRKRFT can fix any thing?

I’ve never been particularly into their originals, but I think they are probably pretty socially relevant in terms of ‘being a 2 man electro act that was a pioneer in learning how to capture the hearts of Generation Y clubgoers.’ When it comes to modern indie music, I think they might be one of the band/producers most responsible for ‘Americanizing’ the current state of electro-club-dance stuff.

Whenever I hear a MSTRKRFT songs, I end up somewhere within this range of conclusions:
BAD CONCLUSION: “Why do people like MSTRKRFT so much?”
OKAY CONCLUSION: “I don’t ‘get’ this, but it’s probably really good if I knew a lot about the history of electronic music.”
GOOD CONCLUSION: “This is pretty good.”

How to you feel about MSTRKRFT’s body of remix work. Do u wish they stuck to remixing lesser-known bands like Metric or New Young Pony Club? Or do you like this new phase where they are remixing Usher, Jesse McCartney, and who knows who else within the next 2 years? As alternative markets continue to transition into mainstream markets, MSTRKRFT could continue to be a critical intermediary between both worlds.

If some1 could remix your life, who would it be?

[MP3]
Usher – Love In This Club (MSTRKRFT Remix) [Link Removed Due to Copyright Violations]
Metric Monster Hospital (MSTRKRFT Remix)

Stream multiple MSTRKRFT RMXs

Myspace
http://www.myspace.com/mstrkrft

xx BONUS CONSUMER SURVEY xx

Is the MSTRKRFT shoe the best product ever created by a band, musician, or general alternative celebrity?

(These might not be viewable in RSS readers)
Hey did you know those Timberlake Lyrics?

Justin Timberlake Lyrics
Cry Me A River Lyrics

Do you like Justice? Here are the lyrics to “D.A.N.C.E.”!

D.a.n.c.e Lyrics

It’s nice to know that services that are as aesthetically satisfying as a flash slideshow of party pix are here to change the way that we social network.

These scrolling lyric boxes are hilarious, and I think some one should start a music blog that uses them way too much.

Get ur lyrics widget at
http://www.metrolyrics.com/

Here’s my fave Timberlake RMX for not really a good reason.
[MP3]
Justin Timberlake What Goes Around Comes Around (Junkie XL Small Room Remix)

Remix Contests force the bloggers to blog about the band atleast 2.5 times. It’s a good situation because remixes are helpful for all parties involved, even the blog.

Here are two Notable Remix “Contests

Chromeo Remix Contest
http://www.u-myx.com/Music/Chromeo/Tenderoni
This remix contest is run by U-MYX, which provides software for the users to remix the songs with. Imagine messing with all of the tracks from “Tenderoni” in an interface that’s so easy, even myspace kids can use it. U-MYX is like remixing + a social network. It may or may not be ‘the future.’

Drugs in my Body

http://kitsune.fr/~tlu-remix/
The Kitsune Remix Contest for Thieves Like Us has also mildly taken over the blogosphere. Having this GIF on your website means that you are a blog worth taking seriously.

[MP3]
Chromeo 100% (Mercurius FM Tenderoni Vinyl Only Mix)