Listen: Little Man Tate – I Am Alive (Don Diablo Remix)
MP3: Little Man Tate – I Am Alive (Don Diablo Remix)

You know when you just HAVE to be yourself post a song or you’ll just burst? Well I got that when I first heard ‘Odyssey’ by Woolfy when it was posted on I Guess I’m Floating. His description said it best and made me hit the ‘Play’ button instantly.

You’ve been lost on a desert island for 3 days. You find a radio in an abandoned beach shack, still works. You scan the channels looking for some distant flutter of life beneath the static. You turn the dial until the static subsides… it seems your whole life as been condensed down to those few gut wrenching seconds of silence. And then… a few snare hits. A guitar strum. Hand claps. A walking bass line? And then a voice: “Taking your tiimmmmmeee, to seeeeee, yourseelllllff.” “You’re giving it up.” “Odyssey.” You scan your surroundings beaming through a new veil of optimism. Hell, you don’t even care. Passive optimism. “Grab a coconut,” you tell yourself. “Stay a while.”

Listen: Woolfy – Odyssey ←♥♥♥♥
MP3: Woolfy – Odyssey

Saw this excellent GRUM remix over at LaFriendly. GRUM will be playing Cabaret Voltaire on 4th October. What? Am I going? Why yes. Yes I am.

Listen: Tommy Sparks – Miracle (GRUM Remix) ←♥♥♥
MP3: Tommy Sparks – Miracle (GRUM Remix)

This weekend saw the “largest ever gathering of clan chiefs” in Edinburgh for ‘Gathering 2009‘. Sounds like some sort of techno festival! LOL. Anyway, Prince Charles (known as the Duke Of Rothesay when in Scotland) and that came up to open the festival, which saw over 50,000 people and representatives from over 125 clans (scattered around the world). I always find it fascinating that there’s about 4.5 million Scots in Scotland but at least 25 million more of us settled abroad.

The Gathering 2009, Holyrood Park, Edinburgh

Don’t ask me what clan I’m in. I don’t have a fecking scooby. Anyway, back to what I do know. For instance, this is a banger.

Listen: Aquasky – It Will Knock You Out ←♥♥♥
MP3: Aquasky – It Will Knock You Out

Thanks to Nashville Nights for bringing this one to my earz.

OK  here’s the story. I’d been listening to Bibio a LOT a couple of weeks ago and noticed a couple of tracks on his new album would sound great mashed up à la The Hood Internet stylee.  I was so sure it’d sound good I dared to send them an email (on July 11th) with this request.

“Hi guys,

This is just a suggestion more than anything else. Bibio’s songs ‘Jealous Of Roses’ and ‘Fire Ant’ (and only in my dreams ‘Lovers’ Carvings’) are crying out for a good mash-up!
Just a thought!

Cheers“

I got this back (July 13th).

“no lie i was working on a fire ant remix just yesterday. look for it soon“

And guess what happened earlier today (July 26th)…

Listen: Dorrough Vs. Bibio – Fire Ant Paint Job [The Hood Internet] ←♥♥♥
MP3: Dorrough Vs. Bibio – Fire Ant Paint Job [The Hood Internet]

“Cream on the inside
Clean on the outside
Cream on the inside
Clean on the outside
Cream on the inside
Clean on the outside”

Brown Chicken, Brown Cow!

This song has instant likeability. Found it over at TSURURADIO. Never really paid much attention to the Rumble Strips before. Seemed like your generic indie band. New album is very good though. Apparently Mark Ronson produced. Me likey.

Listen: The Rumble Strips – Not The Only Person
MP3: The Rumble Strips – Not The Only Person

Just saw this over at Oh Gosh, They’ve Taken Panoramix. God I cannot wait for The Proxy @ Cabaret Voltaire in August for the Festival.

“The game of chess is like a sword fight,
You must think first before you MOVE MOVE MOVE MOVE… “

Spiegel Garden, Edinburgh Fringe Festival

Listen: The Proxy – Think First ←♥♥♥♥♥
MP3: The Proxy – Think First

Listen: The Proxy – In New DJs We Trust (Radio 1 Mix 19/09/2008) ←♥♥♥
MP3: The Proxy – In New DJs We Trust (Radio 1 Mix 19/09/2008)

Tracklist:
Chemical Brothers – ‘Hey Boy Hey Girl’ [Soulwax Remix] (Virgin)
Laven & MSO ft. Malte – ‘Reach’ [Alte Schule Acid Instrumental] (Klang Elektronic)
Polymorpbic – ‘Rock To Play’ (White)
Autodidakt – ‘Shit Your Rack’ [Proxy Remix] (Traktor)
Volatile – ‘Faces Of War’ (White)
Proxy – ‘Who Are You?’ (Turbo)
Math Head – ‘Get Hype’ (Trouble & Bass Palms Out Sounds)
Aleem –‘Felix Yo!’[Chef Remix](Pro-Zak Trax)
Shadow Dancer – ‘Cowbois’ [Dilemn Remix]
Math Head – ‘Turn The Music Up’ [AC Slater Remix] (Trouble & Bass Palms Out Sounds)
Digitalism – ‘Home Zone’ [Proxy Remix] (White)
Proxy – ‘Raven’ [Live Edit] (Turbo)
Medicine – ‘I’m Sick’ (Next Century)

Bonus
Listen: Frankmusik – Confusion Girl (Dolby Anol Remix) ←♥♥♥ (2.45 onwards)
MP3: Frankmusik – Confusion Girl (Dolby Anol Remix)

These were all in my inbox like little presents. Really like this Adam & Darcie track. Very hushed, kinda Belle & Sebastian/Shins type song. That’s probably a really bad description, but you get the idea. They’re signed to Indiecator records and they keep sending me lovely promos. Thank you very much.

Listen: Adam & Darcie – Hands/Mind
MP3: Adam & Darcie – Hands/Mind

Quite like this Crosstown Rivals remix as well. Reminds me, for some reason, of the Postal Service. Apparently they’re currently on tour in Canada. Nowhere near me like, but if you’re in the area you should check them out.

Listen: Crosstown Rivals – Exits
Listen: Crosstown Rivals – Exits (DJ Co-Op Remix) ←♥
MP3: Crosstown Rivals – Exits
MP3: Crosstown Rivals – Exits (DJ Co-Op Remix)

p.s. no jokes, I’m writing this at 5.35am because I’m still at uni

Listen: Don Diablo Feat. Maluca – Open My Window (Radio Edit) Removed by request.
Listen: Don Diablo – Disco Disco Disco (Don Diablo’s Drive-By Disco Mix)
Listen: Mika – We Are Golden (Don Diablo Radio Edit)
Listen: Mika – We Are Golden (Don Diablo Remix)
Listen: Mika – We Are Golden (Don Diablo Dub)
MP3: Don Diablo Feat. Maluca – Open My Window (Radio Edit) Removed by request.
MP3: Don Diablo – Disco Disco Disco (Don Diablo’s Drive-By Disco Mix)
MP3: Mika – We Are Golden (Don Diablo Radio Edit)
MP3: Mika – We Are Golden (Don Diablo Remix)
MP3: Mika – We Are Golden (Don Diablo Dub)

I love how far the internet has progressed. I used to just make these as text-to-speech files. They were usually very vulgar (nearly always hilarious) and filled with in-jokes. TEXT-TO-MOVIE!!

p.s. this is supposed to be me and my flatmate. True story too.

Listen: Calvin Harris – Ready For The Weekend (Fake Blood Remix) ←♥♥♥♥
MP3: Calvin Harris – Ready For The Weekend (Fake Blood Remix)

Just saw this over at LaFriendly! It’s the best thing I’ve heard of Simian Mobile Disco‘s new stuffff so far. What do you think?

Listen: Simian Mobile Disco – Bad Blood (Feat. Alexis Taylor)
MP3: Simian Mobile Disco – Bad Blood (Feat. Alexis Taylor)

I have a dilemma. My big MSc year hand-in is due on August 20th but I just recently found out The Proxy is coming to Edinburgh! The question is ‘should I go?‘

Of course I’m gonna fuckin go! Gonna get my ticket this week. So excited I could shoot some trees with a machine gun…

Listen: The Proxy – Indian Film ←♥♥♥♥♥♥ *dies*
Listen: The Proxy – 8000 [Live] ←♥♥♥♥♥ *goes to heaven*
MP3: The Proxy – Indian Film
MP3: The Proxy – 8000 [Live]

Thanks to Kid City for this excellent live rip of ’8000′ from Tiga‘s DJ set.

Like this track from A-Trak and Armand Van Helden a.k.a. Duck Sauce. Very funky. I ♥ the funk.

Listen: Duck Sauce (A-Trak & Armand Van Helden) – Anyway
MP3: Duck Sauce (A-Trak & Armand Van Helden) – Anyway

This Lifelike remix caught my ear too! Very dark. Very 80s. Very Gary Numan. Very good.

Listen: Moby – Mistake (Lifelike Remix)
MP3: Moby – Mistake (Lifelike Remix)

Saw this over at Gorilla Vs. Bear. Exactly what you’d hope a collaboration between Deerhunter and Animal Collective would sound like.

Listen: Atlas Sound (Feat. Noah Lennox) – Walkabout
MP3: Atlas Sound (Feat. Noah Lennox) – Walkabout

I was perusing the RAKETA blog (well, as much perusing you can do when you can’t read Russian) and found this really great summer mix from a Russian group called 7he Myriads. I know what you’re thinking. I love the use of 7 instead of a T as well. Aaanyway, was deciphering the tracklist and trying to work out what I was listening to and found this band called Cassette Club (the song in the mix was ‘Living In A Video‘). Decided to check them out for myself (hi google) and discovered that they’ve had literally no blog coverage. WTF!? Songs this good should not go unheard. Well fret no longer my love, help has arrived in the form of a 23-yr old Scotsman. Whodathunk eh?

Listen: Cassette Club – Talk To Me
Listen: Cassette Club – Living In A Video
Listen: Cassette Club – Number Seven ←♥♥♥ (All removed by request)
MP3: Cassette Club – Talk To Me
MP3: Cassette Club – Living In A Video
MP3: Cassette Club – Number Seven

Number Seven is my favourite out of this selection. Crying out for a remix too.

Listen: 7he Myriads – Megapolice
MP3: 7he Myriads – Megapolice

Lets big-up 7he Myriads, then, for letting us hear this new band. Megapolice sounds like the soundtrack to a 70s car-chase movie (yeah, yeah i know Bullitt was 1968). Really good actually.

I feel like I’ve gone off point.
What was the point of this post?

The Proxy!