First up is Astronomer reMAXing Micachu. Really great stuff this – when I hear it I think of Pyramid Head waltzing down the corridor in Silent Hill. Chilling!
Calvin Harris can’t really put a foot wrong with his recent remixes, and his invigoration of the new Shakira single is no exception.
Florence And The Machine. Bullshit. There, I said it. Bring on the backlash. I really don’t get the hype around her. She just screams her way through Rabbit Heart. “Raise It Up!” Fuck OFF!!! Yet, this Boy 8-Bit rehash of ‘Drumming Song’ is totally listenable. Mind you, it does go on a bit.

Listen: Micachu – Lips (Astronomer Remix) ←♥♥♥♥
Listen: Shakira – She Wolf (Calvin Harris Remix)
Listen: Florence And The Machine – Drumming Song (Boy 8-Bit Remix)
MP3: Micachu – Lips (Astronomer Remix)
MP3: Shakira – She Wolf (Calvin Harris Remix)
MP3: Florence And The Machine – Drumming Song (Boy 8-Bit Remix)

Russ Chimes has increased the tempo of ‘Confusion Girl’, brought the strings to the front and generally livened it up a bit. Like.
Luke Solomon joins the list of people (e.g. Aeroplane, Thin White Duke) who can successfully kick fuck out of a Friendly Fires song and still have it come out smelling of roses – well done!
Rarche showed me the light with this Fake Blood remix of The Gossip. It was in his top 3 underappreciated for the month of August. I couldn’t agree more. Breaks my ears at 1.30 in. Have I made you proud Rarche??

Listen: Frankmusik – Confusion Girl (Russ Chimes Remix)
Listen: Friendly Fires – Kiss Of Life (Luke Solomon’s Broken Dreams And Tambourines Vocal Remix)
Listen: The Gossip – Love Long Distance (Fake Blood Remix) ←♥♥♥
MP3: Frankmusik – Confusion Girl (Russ Chimes Remix)
MP3: Friendly Fires – Kiss Of Life (Luke Solomon’s Broken Dreams And Tambourines Vocal Remix)
MP3: The Gossip – Love Long Distance (Fake Blood Remix)

St Anthony’s Chapel looking over St Margaret’s Loch, Arthur’s Seat, Edinburgh

Lastly but not leastly, more “mainstream” artists being remixed by “mainstream” remixers. Right fuck it, Carles should DEFINITELY hire me. Another Fake Blood remix. As I was putting together this post I noticed how similar the Kills and Gossip remixes were – is this a bad thing? I like the Gossip one better.
The Bloody Beetroots give the same Kills track a healthy stab in the kidneys with the synth machine. I’m undecided on this one, like the Boy 8-Bit remix above, it goes on a bit. To be fair, if I heard it in a club I’d probably lose my shit – fickle cunt that I am.
The more I listen to the Death To The Throne remix, the less I like it. I think it originally reminded me of The Postal Service. I’m starting to wonder why I’m posting it. I can’t be arsed deleting it. It’s nice to end on a high note so I’ll send you HERE – my favourite new website. Might even record a ditty and post it. Is that ghey?

Listen: The Kills – Cheap And Cheerful (Fake Blood Remix)
Listen: The Kills – Cheap And Cheerful (The Bloody Beetroots Remix)
Listen: Noah And The Whale – Blue Skies (Death To The Throne Remix)
MP3: The Kills – Cheap And Cheerful (Fake Blood Remix)
MP3: The Kills – Cheap And Cheerful (The Bloody Beetroots Remix)
MP3: Noah And The Whale – Blue Skies (Death To The Throne Remix)

p.s. this post will be followed by a (much more banging) sister-post – 3 guesses what it’ll be called.

A mate sent me the link to this song last week. REALLY great remix. Blitz!Blitz!Blitz!Blitz!Blitz!Blitz!Blitz!Blitz!

Listen: A Girl And A Gun – Teenage Blitz! (Dave Scorp Remix) ←♥♥♥
MP3: A Girl And A Gun – Teenage Blitz! (Dave Scorp Remix)

Think I saw this over at Nashville Nights. Very good stuff also.

Listen: Dragonette – Fixin’ To Thrill (Villains Remix)
MP3: Dragonette – Fixin’ To Thrill (Villains Remix)

Did I get this from Pigeons & Planes? I can’t remember. Either way, this is the kind of hip-hop that gets my head bopping.

E4 Udderbelly, Bristo Square, Edinburgh

Listen: Drake – The Search (feat. Saukrates) ←♥♥♥
MP3: Drake – The Search (feat. Saukrates)

Another great Punks Jump Up remix I found somewhere. If I could remix – I’d wish it to come out sounding like this.

Teviot (Edinburgh Student Union) during the Fringe Festival, Edinburgh

Listen: Lykke Li – Breaking It Up (Punks Jump Up Remix) ←♥♥♥♥
MP3: Lykke Li – Breaking It Up (Punks Jump Up Remix)

This is possibly my favourite song on this post. Absolutely stunning remix. I don’t know how/what/where they’re doing this shizz but Classixx justt makee meee wantt tooo writee likee thisssssss. Where did I find this? Tooo Manyyyy Sebastiansss ofcourse!

E4 Hullabaloo Garden, George Square, Edinburgh

Listen: Major Laser – Cash Flow (Classixx Glass Bottom Dub) ←♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
MP3: Major Laser – Cash Flow (Classixx Glass Bottom Dub)

If you haven’t seen Miles Fisher by now then WTFF (thats fucking fuck) have you been?! He not only pulled off a fucker of a Tom Cruise impression, but then went and topped it with this hilarious Christian Bale/Talking Heads tribute. Can you tell I love a good impressionist? Aaanyway, the good looking fucker that he is also sings and writes music. The song I’ve posted is actually great and I got a shock. Reminds me of Brendan Benson‘s solo work actually – which is a very very good thing. I hope he gets the recognition he deserves – apparently he’s gonna be appearing in the new season of Mad Men. Let’s see if he tops Don Draper in the cool stakes.

Inside E4 Hullabaloo Garden, George Square, Edinburgh

Listen: Miles Fisher – What We Know ←♥♥♥
MP3: Miles Fisher – What We Know

Don’t like Noah & The Whale. At all. But I like this Twelves remix. They’ve cut the funk up and sprinkled their disco-jizz all over this bitch!

Listen: Noah And The Whale – Blue Skies (The Twelves Remix) ←♥♥
MP3: Noah And The Whale – Blue Skies (The Twelves Remix)

Another Simian Mobile Disco track has hit the WWW and the verdict is good. Just the right amount of Ditto. Too much and what have you got? Dot Cotton rottenness.

Listen: Simian Mobile Disco – Cruel Intentions (Feat. Beth Ditto)
MP3: Simian Mobile Disco – Cruel Intentions (Feat. Beth Ditto)

This is the oldest (and last, you’ll be glad to hear) track on this post. Teenage Bad Girl were introduced to me through the medium of a facebook status. It went something like “rediscovered the Teenage Bad Girl album. BEEF JUNKY“, whatever that means! Anyway, cheers Mikey!

Listen: Teenage Bad Girl – Ghost House
MP3: Teenage Bad Girl – Ghost House