‘Blockhead’ will be on the new Kitsune Maison Compilation – loved it as soon as I heard it on the video teaser. Meanwhile Arkist has put out an absolute killer jam. Fill your boots.

Punks Jump Up – Blockhead by Punks Jump Up ←♥♥♥

Fill Your Coffee by Arkist ←♥♥♥

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This is the last post I’ll be doing now for a couple of weeks while I get my final MSc project handed in. I’ve been really busy as of late so I’ve accrued quite the collection of decent tunes. So without further ado…

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

Yeah, you guessed it. Scottish Friction regular Boys Noize.
..And I’m not gonna be there. Instead of smashing shit up I’ll just let The Proxy completely annihilate this Boys Noize track… in the best way possible of course. It’s not really payback at all, is it. It’s just making me even more jealous.

Listen: Boys Noize – Let’s Buy Happiness (The Proxy Remix)
MP3: Boys Noize – Let’s Buy Happiness (The Proxy Remix)

At least there’s no one else there worth seeing eh…….Wait…… WHAT??!?

Yup. Thats right. It’s like the Holy Trinity. Back-to-back FFS!

Listen: Tiga – Beep Beep Beep (Punks Jump Up Remix)
MP3: Tiga – Beep Beep Beep (Punks Jump Up Remix)

This Punks Jump Up remix is a cracker. I’d say this and the JUPITER remix of Chew Lips (another Scottish Friction favourite) are the best remixes I’ve heard for, ooh at least a week, which is like a year in blogtime. Plus they sound nice played one after the other

Listen: Chew Lips – Salt Air (JUPITER Remix) ←♥♥♥
MP3: Chew Lips – Salt Air (JUPITER Remix)

I’ve been to T in the Park twice now (2006/07) and each time was fantastic. Think it only rained a couple of times. Thats me on the left incase you’re wondering – looking like a twat in my Kamikaze bandana and Devo t-shirt hahaha. I don’t care. Look at our faces. We’re practically glowing. Good beer to man ratio. Great weekend.

So excited about the new Jay Reatard album. I think I worn out Blood Visions within a week of first hearing it. I even started a Jay Reatard myspace page with my favourite song of his at the time because I wanted to add it to my myspace profile but nobody had it! Hahahhaa. How sad is that. I’ve not been on my myspace for aaages. 6,222 plays though! RESULT! Anyway, I really like this new song of his.

Listen: Jay Reatard – It Ain’t Gonna Save Me
MP3: Jay Reatard – It Ain’t Gonna Save Me

Before I forget I got a great email from the Polaris Music Prize-nominated Elephant Stone. I gave their song ‘I Am Blind’ a listen and I think it’s great. T’otherwise I wouldn’t have posted it. If you like it, apparently the album’s streaming at the Indiecater website.

Listen: Elephant Stone – I Am Blind
MP3: Elephant Stone – I Am Blind

Bassline at the start sounds a bit like Jackie Wilson‘s ‘Higher & Higher’ eh? And that song reminds me of the end scene in ‘Death To Smoochy‘. You have to see that film. Hilarious.

Listen: Jackie Wilson – (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher
MP3: Jackie Wilson – (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher

p.s. this video, although added more than a year ago,  seems quite moving now