Ah, Fred Falke. Can this man do no wrong? I’ve posted a few of his remixes, and they’re all pretty top notch. First there was that Florrie “Panic Attack” remix that I love so much. And then I heard that super old but sicker than sick “Golden Cage” remix he did for The Whitest Boy Alive only recently, an 8.5 minute burner that feels nothing like it. And while his remix of “Shampain” by Marina and the Diamonds definitely did not instantly strike me like the two aforementioned remixes did, it’s still pretty darn catchy and energy-inducing. And if that’s not enough for you, hit up another remix of the same song from our boy Pictureplane, whose 2009 album Dark Rift, had my top 20 albums of 2009 been written today, would have definitely cracked into that list. It’s actually a shame that it took me so long to realize how killer that album is.
As you hopefully recall, last month, we put together our first ever mixtape entitled A Blogwave Summer which was curated by 20 of our favorite music blogs, each contributing a track of their own and mixed together by none other than myself. Well, I had so much fun putting that together that I decided to do it again with a bunch of tracks of my choosing. There wasn’t really a theme at the onset, it was just a lot of mostly high energy (and, for the most part, extremely bright) tracks that I love, most of which I hadn’t heard until I started this site last May. When I gave it a listen this past weekend on a 4-hour solo drive up to Traverse City, I decided it made pretty great driving music, especially on a sunny day, and thus, Summer Drive was born.
I could have also very well called this mix dailybeatz 101, because for someone who doesn’t visit the site regularly, it’s a fantastic representation of exactly the type of music that we love here. In fact, most of these songs have been posted on this site at one point or another, so you may have heard many of them here already, but I must say there’s something to be said for the way that juxtaposition can really change the feel of a song.
Special thanks to CrystalSister whose picture I used for the mixtape artwork.
Just like last time, you can right click/save as the zip file below which includes the mix split into individual tracks as well as front and back covers. Or, you can download the full mix from the soundcloud player below (this is what I recommend as you are sure not to encounter any split second gaps between tracks which really hurt the flow) and you can save the front and back artwork from this post. Either way, I really hope you enjoy it as much as I do, and please please PLEASE let me know what you think. I apologize for naming every mixtape “summer” something, but it’s what I love, and what the music sounds like for me. Check out the track list below.
Or listen and download one continuous file from the Soundcloud player below (what I recommend) by clicking on the down arrow on the right side of the player.
Here’s a sample track from the mix that’s become one of my favorites the last few days. It’s the beautiful, flowing “We Ah Wi” by Javelin, which sounds like a breezy summer afternoon.
As you are reading this, I am likely on my way to California for Coachella. The time has finally arrived! But have no fear, because I’ve got lots of great tunes in the queue so we will still bringing you music every day, even while I am in the Empire Polo Fields having the time of my life.
And I’m pretty sure this song sounds like I imagine Coachella to look. If this one doesn’t catch your attention right off the bat with it’s bright intro that goes right into it’s heavy bassline, then either there’s something wrong with you or you hate good tunes. Although I guess if you don’t like good tunes then there is something wrong with you. Anyhow, Fred Falke has a pretty healthy list of fantastic remixes to his credit. And it’s just more fuel to my fire that some of the best music in the past ten or fifteen years has come from France. Don’t question it, just blindly accept it.
This time, he’s remixed the UK’s Florrie. Now, let’s just take a few minutes to talk about Florrie. Besides having a fantastic pop voice ripe for the remixing, she is also one of the most attractive human beings I’ve seen in a while in that vintage “I could have been the hottest thing alive if I was around in the 60s” way (yeah, or today for that matter). AND, as if that wasn’t enough, she also plays the drums! She’s part of a production house called Xenomania. How cool is that? Very.
This track imparticular seems pretty fantastic for summer. So give it a listen. You can also download it fo free in the sidebar of Florrie’s webpage.
