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2009 – the year of the remix

on this last day of 2009, i would like to officially declare 2009 the year of the remix. as i looked back through the 200+ posts in 2009 (we just started this operation in may), i noticed that nearly 10% of them were remixes, and uber-killer remixes at that. sure, not all of these were actually released in 2009, but they were loved by me in 2009. so just in case you missed them, heres a quick list of some of my favorite remixes of the year, plus another great one from this year that i havent posted yet (but youve no doubt heard it around the web already). …read more and hear the song…

gui boratto – no turning back

in honor of the impending new years eve, the usual friday danceapalooza is taking place a little early this week. the idea is that you will have time to add one more awesome tune to your carefully planned NYE playlist. the track (thanks to mike for this one) is by gui boratto, a brazilian dj and producer whose website features some incredibly creepy album art. i pretty much seem to love anything a brazilian dj touches for some reason. gui also utilizes a monome, a jon alexander favorite. if you are into the unassuming start with the big buildup and many ups and downs, you will likely enjoy this track. …read more and hear the song…

white rabbits – percussion gun

ready for more upbeat fun? good, because todays tune is from brooklyn via missouri sixsome white rabbits from their 2009 release “its frightening”, produced by spoon frontman britt daniel. ive been loving this one for oh so long and its definitely worth sharing even if youve heard it before because it exudes energy. …read more and hear the song…

shinichi osawa – main street electrical parade

for all of you who are back at work this monday morning, sucks to be you. im probably sleeping as you read this. but im also feeling sort of sick, so i guess the joke is on me. but hopefully this tune will brighten your day just a little bit at least. its by japanese artist shinichi osawa, and i think it marks the first time weve posted about a japanese artist which is kind of strange that it took us this long. …read more and hear the song…

saturday throwback. vince guaraldi trio – christmas is coming

to close out the holiday season, i figured i would post an all-time classic from my all-time favorite christmas album. which of course is “a charlie brown christmas” by the vince guaraldi trio. if you dont have and adore this album, you are a horrible person, end of story. its the soundtrack to maybe the most classic christmas cartoon of all time, “a charlie brown christmas” of course. …read more and hear the song…

fucked up – do they know its christmas

in the spirit of the season, a holiday-inspired charity track that you should purchase if you enjoy it. this should really be called “fucked up featuring everyone ever – do they know its christmas”, and by everyone ever, i mean tegan and sara, GZA, kyp malone (of tv on the radio), andrew w.k., ezra koenig (of vampire weekend), yo la tengo, bob mould, kevin drew and even david cross. and they are singing the famous band-aid track from so many moons ago, and all for good causes: justice for missing and murdered indigenous women, DTES power of women group, and sisters in spirit. even though the original track is pretty americacentric (or i guess more specifically christian-centric), it doesnt mean its not a memorable track that got a pretty nice facelift. …read more and hear the song…

real estate – beach comber

heres another great tune from 2009. the band is real estate out of new jersey. and luckily (or unluckily, depending on how you look at it), the band has no relation to snooki, the situation, jwoww, and the rest of the ever entertaining but slightly horrifying “jersey shore”. and since real estate is totally chill and awesome, im pretty sure the jersey shore crew wouldnt listen to them either, since its not house music (“we were just dancing to house music! thats how you dance to house music!”). …read more and hear the song…

the golden filter – solid gold

and now, a few tunes from earlier this year. this ones been on the list for some time but hasnt been posted til today. its a killer track by new york duo the golden filter. well, theyre now in new york, but stephen hindman is really from ohio, and penelope trappes is from australia. the interesting part is that theyve become relatively well known ’round these parts all without releasing an album or EP, just a few one off singles. …read more and hear the song…

broken bells – the high road

when i first heard about the broken bells project, i felt as though i was chris farley reading from the zagats restaurant guide of projects that are likely to be pretty awesome. if you dont know what im talking about, do yourself a favor and view this clip. this has got to be one of my favorite chris farley characters of all times. that leg grab is priceless. anyway, if you arent aware, broken bells is the collaboration of dj extraordinaire danger mouse and james mercer of the (what i think are now defunct) shins. …read more and hear the song…

reni lane – place for us (monsieur adi remix)

another tune today that i received via email that really caught my attention. especially when i listened to the original track by now new yorker reni lane. you can check it out on her myspace pageto hear for yourself. the original is a straight up rock song. but when you hear the remix, its almost as if the vocals were recorded specifically for this dreamy remix by monsieur adi (and just to be clear, hes actually italian and not french). …read more and hear the song…

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