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This is the most interesting remix pairing I have seen and heard in quite a while thanks to Scion A/V. Japan’s notorious noise rock band, Boris and the prolific Todd Edwards. I dunno how this collaboration came about but I am definitely intrigued. I wonder how Todd Edwards felt when he got the stems for the song. Give the original a listen here. The remix is your usual Todd Edwards production style.

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Boris – Buzz In (Todd Edwards Remix)

Lovin’ this new tune by Hudson Mohawke. Just throw some female vox and some dude rapping and it is a modern hip hop/RnB tune ready for the radio. I love the sound of the drums and the the sitar.

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Hudson Mohawke – Rising 5

Cheers, Johnny Hockin

Boys Noize “Power” out 9.26.2009 – get ready y’all.

01. Gax
02. Kontact Me
03. Starter
04. Jeffer
05. Transmischen
06. Nerve
07. Trooper
08. Sweet Light
09. Drummer
10. Rozz Box
11. Nott
12. Heart Attack

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Download: Boys Noize: Power (Preview Teaser)

K.S. adds an old school flair and touch to Cassius’ latest single. Dig it.

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Cassius – Youth Speed Trouble Cigarettes (K.S ‘Higher State of Consciousnes of Da Funk’ remix)

Cheers, Fluo Kids

Classixx dropped into KCRW’s Raul Campos show the other day to drop some smooth disco musical knowledge for all of us. I am also quite excited about their upcoming remix of Mayer Hawthorne!

Download: Classixx KCRW Mix

Yet another feel good summer disco tune – let the synths just wash over you. Definitely fits into that Classixx, Holy Ghost!, DFA – disco genre. Long live the summer. Cheers Eddie Mars & Co.

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Eddie Mars – Dragon Slayer (Vietcong Mix)

Music Go Music’s LP “Expressions” out 10.6.2009 on Secretly Canadian

I feel like Zongamin is the Mr. Oizo of Japan – weird, quirky, whacky productions with semi-cheesey samples that shouldn’t be cool but he makes it work. Acidkids enlist Zongamin to work his magic on their latest track “Mad Mahoney”. Love that slap bass.

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Acidkids – Mad Mahoney (Zongamin Remix)

Watch the weird video that accompanies this whacky remix.
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I recently found this remix on Dubka’s myspace, a remix of We Are Standard’s “Last Time”. Dubka is so good at producing tracks that sound so 80s while not making them seem like a novelty thing. I particularly love how he transposes the vocals to sound like a woman. Also that synth guitar solo blows me away. Check out Dubka’s myspace to see what he is up to lately – currently he is producing Ali Love’s album, a synth pop odyssey that Giorgio Moroder would be proud of. Checkout “Smoke and Mirrors” here and “Diminishing Return” here.

Here is Dubka dropping some knowledge on how he achieved that crazy synth solo:

“The synth solo is just very fast programmed midi sent to the Commodore 64 synth I made. What makes it sound more guitar-like is the fact it’s going through an old Boss multi-effects box and I’m doing the pitch-bend live as it recording. The main sort of melodic theme is the same sound but it’s just played live.”

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We Are Standard – Last Time (Dubka Remix)