It’s our 13th week doing the remix thing Hacks does for “shits and wiggles” (that is to get you shaking on the dance floor… not something grosser) and it’s also Friday the 13th! How awesome! Unfortunately, unlucky 13 hit our beloved Hacks earlier this week and his laptop was stolen so he asked me to helm this week. I hope that I can do half as good a job as he does bringing you the stuff to make you move (again, your butt, not your bowels).
Anyway…
Our boys The Presets have put out a little more than an EP, little less than an LP collection of remixes from the smashing Beams. It’s called, perhaps predictably but still cutely, Re-Sets. My favorite from it, probably unsurprisingly, is the Van She remix of “Are You the One?” It turns the relentless bassline of the original into an unexpected wall of feedback guitars.
Are You the One (Van She Remix) — The Presets
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Are you sick of Justice vs. Simian yet? Yeah? WELL TOUGH. DJ Hell has done a great version for Gigolo (now there are two names we haven’t heard in ages) that funks out the bassline, strips down the vocals, and sexes up the whole thing with a haunted house harpsichord line that makes me want to listen to this song all over again.
Never Be Alone (DJ Hell Remix) — Justice vs. Simian
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Speaking of Simian, the Mobile Disco’s “Beat” has gotten a pleasantly heavy on the highs treatment by a bunch of upstart kids… The Teenagers, to be exact. Take this one for the ride home from the club… Still upbeat, but pretty enough to chill you out for sleep.
It’s The Beat (The Teenagers Remix) — Simian Mobile Disco
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Next up is a match made in absolute heaven: Sebastian takes the wheel for a remix of Kavinsky’s “Testarossa Overdrive” that makes me wish I had a sleek black sportscar that would talk to me (or at least get up to 160 mph on a dark, winding highway). This one is just begging for a good car stereo and a heavy foot on the gas pedal.
Testarossa Overdrive (Sebastian Remix) — Kavinsky
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Next is Granny D reminding you that Sweden is still the best place on earth for music with the rushiest, blissed out trance tune I’ve heard in a long time… And it just happens to be a remix of our darling Justin Timberlake! I’d kill to hear this one with my eyes closed under flashing lights in a fog filled room (TAKE NOTE, Studio B DJs!). Granny D’s got a few more up on MySpace as well as the funniest MySpace name EVER.
My Love (Granny D Loves Steve and Sebastian Remix) — Justin Timberlake
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Here’s the Granny’s 30 minute full-length– mostly gems, with a couple of unfortunate cheese tracks at the end, but still a good time and worth a listen.
Granny D presents Nu Brinner Hela Skogen
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And with that… I’ll just remind everyone that the Klaxons will be at the B (as the cool kids are calling it) tonight– and here’s their damn convincing take on “My Love.” See you on the dance floor!
My Love (Live) — The Klaxons
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