Round Up : October

October has been dispatched. Frolic for November!

Top 3 Most Downloaded:
1. Mr Oizo - Pourriture 7 (The Bloody Beetroots Refix)
2. Erik Hassle - Don't Bring Flowers After I'm Dead (Crystal Fighters Remix)
3. Erik Hassle - Hurtful (Penguin Prison Remix)

Commentary:
1. Uhh, to be honest, this isn't actually that wonderful. Sure, it's got Mr Oizo and The Bloody Beetroots, but this refix is painfully simple. Truly.
2. Crystal Fighters add buzzing bass, simple 8-bit sounds, and jungle beats. Noice.
3. Do you kids have a thing for Erik Hassle's smooth, deft voice or something? Or do you just like Penguin Prison's chilled out Lifelike-like sound? Probably both.

Top 3 Most Underappreciated:
1. Mille - Ghost Dancer
2. Designer Drugs - Drop Down
3. Similou - Clouds (Johnathan Live Remix)

Commentary:
1. In all honesty, this actually does sound like Danger, if he was to take a new direction in his sound. Watch for 2:08, that's when those Carribean Marimbas kick in. Also has an eagle cry. Hot damn.
2. Everything you love about Designer Drugs. But crazier, darker, and edgier. An ominous, apocalyptic dance-floor destroyer. Lots of fun.
3. Reminiscent of clouds in all the right ways, this remix has beautifully crafted synths melded with pacific vocals that, when combined, soothe you into a state of higher consciousness.

Bonus For Rarchesters:

Penguin Prison - A Funny Thing
Mille - Stargazers
Drop The Lime - Devil's Eyes (Classixx' B-Live Remix)

Compression : III

I have finally finished editing a Classixx song (still needs to be tweaked here and there). When it's up, I expect every single person here to download it.

Yes. You too.

Now that I've scared you, I'd just like to say that I've noticed an increase in Fixie riders as of late. Many people seem to be attracted to the clean, minimalistic look (myself included). They also have the uncanny effect of portraying the rider to be more European than they actually are.

Who doesn't want to appear more European?

Glitchy, yet very agreeable. Sounds like Fred Falke meets Mr Oizo. If you just want agreeable, Classixx will float your boat.

Linus Loves - European Vacation
Linus Loves - European Vacation (Linus Loves Roadtrip Mix)
Ladyhawke - Magic (Classixx Remix)

Embrace is close to being my favourite PNAU track. All remixes I have laid eyes upon have not done the original justice, but this one comes pretty darn close. Tits & Clits (rhyming erogenous zones?) have belted out a dynamic and bold attempt, true to the original. Swell.

PNAU - Embrace (Tits & Clits Remix)

This dude has been causing a stir, and has been likened to acts such as Danger and SymbolOne. Plus he's 17 years old and Swedish. Might not have Danger's charm, but he's got time and Swedish-ness to work with. In my opinion, RESET does the whole 80's-synth-soundtrack-music thing better.

Ishivu - Yuriji
Ishivu - Palms
RESET - Push Start

Does anyone like Animal Collective here? How about Phoenix? Both of them in one track? Cool. Good on Animal Collective for getting a non-Lisztomania remix out there. Love Like A Sunset captures the mood of this track exceptionally well.

Phoenix - Love Like A Sunset (Animal Collective Remix)

Penguin Prison and Erik Hassle both had a crack at remixing Erik Hassle. Penguin Prison enjoyed it so much, he even had another shot. Is it just me, or do both Penguin Prison and Crystal Fighters sound like something that could be an online Flash based puzzle game?

Erik Hassle - Hurtful (Penguin Prison Remix)
Erik Hassle - True Romance (Penguin Prison Remix)
Erik Hassle - Don't Bring Flowers After I'm Dead (Crystal Fighters Remix)

While we're on the subject of Penguins, and not Crystals, I have for you an artist by the name of Owl Vision. Owl Vision makes inelaborate, austere tunes with a certain oomph. Simple.

Owl Vision - Perfect
Owl Vision - Revenants

Want something straightforward with force, but from more renowned artists? I honestly could have made this. That's how simple it is. A bloody simple re-fix from The Bloody Beetroots.

Mr Oizo - Pourriture 7 (Mr Oizo Re-Fix)

Rarche Out!