Saw Steve Aoki on Friday just there. I was absolutely hammered and therefore dancing like an absolute gimp on the dance-floor. He played a really good set and did about 150 stage dives – love it, wish more DJs would do that. And yes he played Warp 1.9 and yes it was amazing. I shook his hand at the end for being a legend.

No Steve Aoki songs but Dim Mak-related material so stop complaining. Plus I ♥ The Bloody Beetroots. Their Groove Armada remix is one of my favourite this year – I bet in the live environment it’s fucking euphoric. The Timbaland remix packs a big punch too.

Listen: Groove Armada – I Won’t Kneel (The Bloody Beetroots Remix) ←♥♥♥♥
Listen: Timbaland – Miscommunication (The Bloody Beetroots Remix) ←♥♥
MP3: Groove Armada – I Won’t Kneel (The Bloody Beetroots Remix)
MP3: Timbaland – Miscommunication (The Bloody Beetroots Remix)

Radio discoveries next. Kissy Sell Out played this Lucky Dip remix the other day and it stood out right away as one of the best ones he played – it actually made me smile when I first heard it. Takes a while to get into (~1min before it stutters in) but is a really playful remix and it’s worth the wait. Heard this Felix Da Housecat remix on Alex Metric‘s Radio 1 show and same again, it stood out from the pack so I’ve ripped it for your pleasure. Finally, this Jaymo & Andy George (another Radio 1 staple) remix is fantastic. Exactly what I want from a remix.

Listen: Black Eyed Peas – I Gotta Feeling (Lucky Dip Remix) ←♥♥
Listen: Passion Pit – Little Secrets (Felix Da Housecat Remix) ←♥♥ (Radio Rip)
Listen: Miike Snow – Black & Blue (Jaymo & Andy George Remix) ←♥♥♥♥
MP3: Black Eyed Peas – I Gotta Feeling (Lucky Dip Remix)
MP3: Passion Pit – Little Secrets (Felix Da Housecat Remix)
MP3: Miike Snow – Black & Blue (Jaymo & Andy George Remix)

Yeah that’s right… I’ve only gone and been linked to from Rolling Fucking Stone! I’ve hit the big time! I’ll be bigger than Balloon Boy!

Hahaha, OK its only a little click of the button under the ‘Mashup’ link – but seriously thats quite cool right?!

Aaaaaaanyway, back to what I do best – hunt for little ear nuggets for your pleasure so you don’t have to. Recently Track-Reviewed on Pitchfork, Letting Up Despite Great Faults caught my ear as one to watch. A little digging threw up a great wee Passion Pit remix.

Listen: Letting Up Despite Great Faults – In Steps ←♥♥♥♥
Listen: Passion Pit – Little Secrets (Letting Up Despite Great Faults Remix) ←♥♥
MP3: Letting Up Despite Great Faults – In Steps
MP3: Passion Pit – Little Secrets (Letting Up Despite Great Faults Remix)

p.s. WTF happened to Passion Pit? Are they still around?

Guess where I’m going on Sunday…… YEEAAAH BOYEEEEEEEE!!!!

If you download one Annie Mac minimix this year, make it GRUMs.

Listen: GRUM – Minimix for Annie Mac (Radio 1) ←♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
Listen: Friendly Fires – Skeleton Boy (GRUM Remix)
Listen: Passion Pit – To Kingdom Come (GRUM Remix)
MP3: GRUM – Minimix for Annie Mac (Radio 1)
MP3: Friendly Fires – Skeleton Boy (GRUM Remix)
MP3: Passion Pit – To Kingdom Come (GRUM Remix)

Minimix tracklist in comments section. Genius.

“It’s got, ah, Ted Danson and Magnum P.I. and that Jewish actor…”

It seemed like a throwaway statement when I saw it in The Hangover last week, and there was delayed laughter as it took me about 10 seconds to work out what Zach Galifianakis’ character was talking about. Then it clicked!! I nearly died.

Photo by Elizabeth DeCicco

Listen: Zach Galifianakis – Three Best Friends
MP3:  Zach Galifianakis – Three Best Friends

Speaking of hangovers, there’s no better cure for a hangover than the 3,000 year-old Scottish remedy – a bottle of Irn Bru and a Greggs‘ sausage roll (pictured).

Recently I’ve been getting into Miike Snow. I could swear it’s the singer from Passion Pit on a couple of tracks. That’s who they sound like most actually. You could take the best songs from ‘Manners’ and add them to the best tracks ‘Miike Snow’ have to offer and you’d have a pretty awesome debut album from Passion Snow… or Miike Pit. I haven’t really decided.

Listen: Miike Snow – Animal
Listen: Miike Snow – Black & Blue
MP3: Miike Snow – Animal
MP3: Miike Snow – Black & Blue

It’s quite good sometimes how remixers take shite songs and make them good. Just heard this Burns remix of White Lies‘ ‘Death’ over at LAFriendly. It’s not got quite the tyrannosaurus firestorm wamp that the Crystal Castles remix seems to muster from nowhere, but tis still a fine doodle.

Arthur’s Seat from the Meadows, Edinburgh

Listen: White Lies – Death (Burns Remix)
Listen: White Lies – Death (Crystal Castles Remix)
MP3: White Lies – Death (Burns Remix)
MP3: White Lies – Death (Crystal Castles Remix)

Heard sayCet from OhhCrapp a while back when he/she/they did this Panda Bear remix. Loved it then and I love it now. Also just heard this sayCet original. Makes me want to turn out all the lights and hibernate.

Rose Street, Edinburgh

Listen: sayCet – Metadine
Listen: Panda Bear – I’m Not (sayCet Remix)
MP3: sayCet – Metadine
MP3: Panda Bear – I’m Not (sayCet Remix)