“Misery
Will you comfort me?
In my time of need
Would you understand?

With you
With you
With you
With you”

Listen ♫: Best Coast – Boyfriend ←♥♥♥♥
Listen ♫: Wavves – Post Acid ←♥♥♥♥♥♥
Listen ♫: ceo – Come With Me ←♥♥♥

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Tame Impala are killing it right now plus these old but classic Chemical Brothers tracks to get your night/day started.

Listen ♫: Tame Impala – Lucidity ←♥♥♥
Listen ♫: The Chemical Brothers – The Sunshine Underground ←♥♥♥♥♥
Listen ♫: The Chemical Brothers – Asleep From Day ←♥♥♥

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Why did nobody give me the Kinks Singles Collection sooner? I could have used this alongside Bowie, the Beatles and the VU in my formative teenage years.

Listen ♫: The Kinks – Till The End Of The Day ←♥
Listen ♫: The Kinks – A Well Respected Man ←♥
Listen ♫: The Kinks – Victoria ←♥

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Aeroplane absolutely killed with this Junkie XL remix at Coachella.
CMYK weaves R&B samples to spectitular effect.
And finally, White Flag demonstrates Damon Albarn‘s dexterity for sublime genre-melding.

Listen ♫: Crookers – Cooler Couleur (Feat. Yelle) (Junkie XL Remix) ←♥♥♥
Listen ♫: James Blake – CMYK ←♥♥♥
Listen ♫: Gorillaz – White Flag (Feat. Bashy, Kano & The National Orchestra For Arabic Music) ←♥♥♥

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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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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 (:

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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These are the best songs you’re likely to hear for, oh, at least the next few days.

Listen ♫: Aloe Blacc – I Need A Dollar ←♥♥♥♥
Listen ♫: Sensual Harassment – Fever ←♥♥
Listen ♫: Performance – The Living (Mighty Mouse Remix) ←♥♥
Listen ♫: Andreya Triana – Lost Where I Belong (Flying Lotus Remix) ←♥♥

Thanks to circle.square.triangle, Too Many Sebastians and LA Friendly for these.

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It may not look like summer in Edinburgh but we can fookin’ try and make it SOUND like summer.

Listen ♫: Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti – Rama Ya ←♥♥♥
Listen ♫: Yeasayer – Madder Red ←♥♥♥♥♥
Listen ♫: Nouvelle Vague – Making Plans For Nigel (XTC Cover) ←♥♥♥♥

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