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pnau – with you forever (fm attack remix)

as we dive back into our regularly scheduled program after last weeks hip hop showcase, i really wanted to start out the week with a smokin hot track. fortunately, this fm attack remix of with you forever by pnau is nothing short of smokin hot. pnau is made up of peter mayes and nick littlemore. nick littlemore is also one half of empire of the sun with luke steele, who is also a member of the sleepy jackson, who was an extra in footloose starring, you guessed it, kevin bacon! of course this isnt true, but isnt that what it seems like? in a very good way of course.

while i like the original version of this song, the real key that makes this remix so memorable is fm attack, the nom du plume of vancouvers shawn ward, who really turned this already excellent pnau track into something really special. the world that fm attack creates is almost indescribable, but i think i can sum it up in three words: hard working, alpha male, jackhammer…merciless….insatiable. but seriously folks, theres no denying the ridiculous synth-infused dreamworld dance party where this remix takes you. instead of me giving more awful description, give it a listen for yourself. i dont think you will be disappointed.

pnau – with you forever (fm attack remix)

ellie goulding – under the sheets (kids at the bar remix)

its friday. i have to apologize, because while i fully stand behind every song i put up here, i sort of set a precedent for beat-tastic music on fridays, and while the past few fridays have featured great songs, they havent always been beat-tastic. so im going back to the way things used to be in a big way today. ellie goulding is a british artist that is currently recording her first album but is already making big waves with her first single, you guessed it, “under the sheets”. while her stuff so far is mostly of the upbeat ilkage ripe for remixing, shes got a softer side too, as evidenced by the lovely cover of bon ivers “wolves” that can be found on her myspace (even if she did remove the big climax at the end of the song).

i apologize for anyone listening to this early in the morning at work, as it may not be appropriate for the time of day. because it kind of makes me want to, to quote a friend, fist pump my face off. and we have oklahoma citys kids at the bar to thank for the fist pump inspiration. it totally reminds me of the many hours spent this august in the perrys area at lollapalooza. be sure to check out their myspace page for some more remixes, including one of empire of the suns walking on a dream, the very first track ever to be featured here on dailybeatz many moons (6 months) ago.

ellie goulding – under the sheets (kids at the bar remix)

empire of the sun – walking on a dream

i thought id start out with this tune because its my summer song of the moment. my summer song of the moment changes 10-15 times each summer, but this is it right now. i thought something sounded vaguely familiar about empire of the sun, and then i found out that one of the members is luke steele of the sleepy jackson. in my own twisted head, id also like to fool myself into believing that this song sort of describes my life — always pushing up the hill searching for the thrill of it — but i know that im inside typing a music blog on one of the most beautiful days of the year, so that cant really be completely true. to be fair, i did just ride my bike almost 8 miles though ….true story.

as my friend hani described it, this song is exactly the kind of music i like. laid back, but pushing forward. another strong point is how this albums art reminds me of a low budget mid 90s medieval cartoon. without further ado, i present to you the first of many awesome songs in many genres that you will experience over the next several lifetimes……

empire of the sun – walking on a dream

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Posted: May 19th, 2009
at 6:55pm by chris

Tagged with empire of the sun, the sleepy jackson

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