If you dismissed ‘Gorilla Manor’ by Local Natives after one listen (like I did) then I’d urge you to reconsider and give it a few more plays.

Listen ♫: Local Natives – Airplanes ←♥♥♥
Listen ♫: We Are Scientists – Nice Guys (Radio Rip) ←♥
Listen ♫: Best Coast – Our Deal ←♥♥♥
Listen ♫: Lo-F-Fnk – Marchin’ In ←♥♥♥♥
Listen ♫: Band Of Horses – Factory ←♥♥

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As you can probably tell from the picture on the right I am a….whisper it….jaunge*. Yes, I’d probably have a bullet in my arse now if I was in M.I.A.‘s new 9-min banned video for ‘Born Free‘. At least I’m not this guy though!

All of the following tracks are excellent!

The Suicide-sampling crack-racket that is ‘Born Free’, Kele from Bloc Party‘s new electro-dancefloor killer ‘Tenderoni’, the first taste of Aeroplane‘s new material with the reggae-esque ‘We Can’t Fly’, the Rawer-than-Iggy-&-The-Stooges blitzkrieg of Sleigh Bells‘ ‘Tell ‘Em’, the magnificent re-styling of Chilly Gonzales by up and coming Scottish talent Polymath and finally (just for fun) a clever mash-up of Rihanna and Crystal Castles by my favourite mash-up kings The Hood Internet. PHEW!

Listen ♫: M.I.A. – Born Free ←♥♥♥
Listen ♫: Kele Okereke – Tenderoni (Radio Rip) ←♥♥
Listen ♫: Aeroplane – We Can’t Fly (Live From Circus Liverpool) ←♥♥
Listen ♫: Sleigh Bells – Tell ‘Em ←♥♥
Listen ♫: Chilly Gonzales – Never Stop (Polymath Remix) ←♥♥
Listen ♫: Rihanna Vs. Crystal Castles – Rude Baptism (The Hood Internet Mash-Up) ←♥

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*actually I’m more of a strawberry blonde hahahaha!

This is gonna be a BIG tune this summer.

Swedish House Mafia – One by lavingello

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Chullwave. That’s how Scottish people say Chillwave.

Runtime: 75 mins
Tracklist:-

1. The Radio Dept. – Heaven’s On Fire (3.34)
2. Lovelife – Jimmys (2.17)
3. Onra – High Hopes (Feat. Reggie B) (4.18)
4. Mystery Jets – Flash A Hungry Smile (3.47)
5. Breakbot – Baby I’m Yours (Siriusmo Remix) (3.40)
6. Two Door Cinema Club – Something Good Can Work (The Twelves Remix) (4.09)
7. Operator Please – Back And Forth (3.09)
8. Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti – Can’t Hear My Eyes (3.20)
9. Yuck – Suicide Policeman (3.22)
10. VEGA – No Reasons (4.16)
11. Tiger & Woods – Gin Nation (8.16)
12. Crystal Castles – Celestica (3.48)
13. Bart B More – Romane (Rubix Gypsy Remix) (6.15)
14. The Hood Internet – Sun Chewed Up (Slug & Murs Vs. Caribou) (4.29)
15. Charlotte Gainsbourg – Time Of The Assassins (XXXChange Remix) (6.08)
16. LCD Soundsystem – All I Want (6.44)
17. Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti – Fright Night (Nevermore) (3.35)

Chullwave Complete Mixtape (RAR or ZIP) ←♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

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p.s. I’ve added some chullwave dialogue (spoken by this man) to a couple of tracks – I think it works well (:

Thank god there’s finally a high-quality version of this song – one of the best remixes (arguably the best) I’ve heard this year.

Charlotte Gainsbourg – Time of the Assassins (XXX Change Remix) by Tim Chester

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Summer anthem? Heard this on the Gilles Peterson show the other night.

Cee-Lo – I want You by uristocrat

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They made a video too!

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I love it when you fall for a song instantly. I’d say it took about 10 seconds of ‘Back And Forth’, by Aussie young-guns Operator Please, for me to be smitten. How long did it take you? Head over to their website where you can listen to the album in full for free!

Listen ♫: Operator Please – Back And Forth ←↑♥↑♥↑♥↑♥↑♥↑♥↑♥↑♥↑♥↑
Listen ♫: Operator Please – Logic ←♥♥♥
Listen ♫: Pony Pony Run Run – Walking On A Line (Lifelike Radio Mix) ←♥♥♥

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This is more like it. ‘All I Want’ is the best thing James Murphy has done since ‘All My Friends‘ – and he’s totally channeling 70s Bowie. The new Scissor Sisters track ‘Invisible Light’ is also a pleasant surprise sounding like a fantastic amalgamation of Hercules & Love Affair + Pet Shop Boys (I know that sounds shite but you’ll have to trust me). To round of this post, Royksopp have put out this lovely Steve Reich remix featuring gorgeous synths and unwinding guitars(?) I never thought I’d post about Steve Reich but this remake(mix?) is just too good not to share.

Listen ♫: LCD Soundsystem – All I Want ←♥♥♥♥♥
Listen ♫: Scissor Sisters – Invisible Light ←♥♥♥
Listen ♫: Steve Reich – Electric Counterpoint III. Fast (RYXP’s (Royksopp’s) Milde Salve) ←♥♥♥

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After the SEGA-on-crack whiplash that was the first hearing of Crystal Castles 2010 I must say that it’s totally grown on me. But that’s nothing compared to the 180° siren-call of Celestica, the 2nd track on their new self-titled record, that Zane Lowe played on his show last night. So this is what they call Deep Club.

Listen ♫: Crystal Castles – Celestica (Radio Rip) ←♥♥♥♥♥♥
Listen ♫: Crystal Castles – Doe Deer (Radio Rip) ←♥♥♥

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