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Lil Silva Remixes AlunaGeorge’s “Your Drums, Your Love”

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September 13, 2012
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British duo AlunaGeorge have been getting the remix treatment a lot lately and to be honest, a lot of them have been pretty off-base. Granted, it’s difficult to improve on a lot of their tracks due to the incredible chemistry that Aluna Francis and George Reid posses, but still, you’d expect some quality material. Lil Silva is one of the few producers who has come through. Applying his refreshing take on Funky, Silva somehow makes “Your Drums, Your Love” even bouncier with some bright synths. I predict this one will have a spot in club sets for months to come. Stream below.

Machinedrum Reworks Boards Of Canada Bootleg

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September 13, 2012
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And once again, Machinedrum proves why is among the vanguard of outside of the box producers pushing electronic music into the future. Here he takes a rare recording of a Boards of Canada performance from 1999 and, using a bootleg recording, recreates the untitled jam. There are very, very few artists who could take on something like this and Machinedrum is definitely one of them. From the mouth of Mr. Stewart:

“Using the recording I laid new drums over the existing drum patterns (almost 100% accurate to original), replayed some synth parts and the bassline. The only thing I didn’t try to re-create was the original vocoder parts and some random samples so I used the original bootleg recording for that.”

You can stream the original bootleg here. This is the type of endeavor that keeps me engaged in listening to and sharing music with all of you beautiful people. Enjoy.

Update: Free downloads have run out, but you can grab the track here.

Groundislava Just Wants To Ride With His Clique

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September 13, 2012
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First off, I think “Clique” blows. Neither Hova or Ye really perform and I clearly don’t need to delve into Mr. Anderson’s fallacies. This Gil Cool guy though? I can fuck with it. Stripping the verses from the original, Groundislava mutates the original into a thumping ride-along anthem. I get the same feeling listening to this remix that I did when I first heard “Big Spender”. Who wouldn’t want to ride around with their whoadies vibin’ to this? Stream below.

Kid Smpl Remixes Jhene Aiko’s “3:16”

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September 13, 2012
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The brilliance of the Night Bus sound (more on Night Bus here) is the tension it evokes out of the urban environment. Simultaneously dense, intimate and dishearteningly cold, it forces the listener to answer difficult questions that don’t always have comfortable answers. Seattleite Kid Smpl aka Joey Butler is at the forefront of the Night Bus sub-genre. His teetering pop remixes (see here) flip convention on its head, forcing Rihanna, Drake, or whoever (does it really matter) into an icy haze of clipped vocals and reverb. His latest, of Jhene Aiko’s “3:16”, might just be his most uncomfortably tense rework yet. Aiko’s vocals are completely unrecognizable and the track comes dangerously close to falling into a witch-house like malaise. Butler walks the line like the experienced producer that he is though, throwing the original into the abyss without acquiescing one bit of distraught sentiment. Stream and download below.

Flying Lotus Remixes Frank Ocean’s “Thinkin Bout You”

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September 9, 2012
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Flying Lotus has been known to occasionally drop unfinished bombs on his Soundcloud, but this shit right here? That’s right, Mr. Ellison took on Mr. Ocean’s still-burning “Thinkin About You” like only he could. I’m going to dispense with any formal analysis at this point and just go with exclamations. Those hats! How does Frank Ocean still sound so good chipmunked?! Fucking Flying Lotus! 23 days ’til Until The Quiet Comes!. That is all. Stream below.

 

BadBadNotGood Remix Soulja Boy’s “Pretty Boy Swag”

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September 8, 2012
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For some ungodly reason beyond the realm of my understanding, Soulja Boy’s “Pretty Boy Swag” has been repeatedly remixed by some of the most talented producers in the world, extending its shelf life far beyond its putrid expiration date. Toronto phenoms BadBadNotGood are the latest to throw their hat in the remix ring. The beat is cavernous and organ-driven, making Soulja Boy sound almost quixotic in his ignorance. Wouldn’t mind the hearing the crew getting down in the remix game more often. Stream below and download here.

Kid Smpl Remixes Lianne La Havas’ “Lost & Found”

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September 7, 2012
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If you’re looking for the perfect example of the Night Bus sound that we discussed yesterday in the first edition of our new Purveyors series, look no further than Kid Smpl’s latest offering. Lianne La Havas’ “Lost & Found” (which Lapalux also remixed) is taken by Smpl into an indeterminate territory of reverb, rusting and far-away sounding vocals. It’s a busy track, but it maintains a sense of composure even as it teeters on the brink of insanity. Stream and download below.

LOL Boys Go On Hiatus, Jerome and Markus Launch Solo Careers

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September 4, 2012
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In a bittersweet turn of events, internet friends LOL Boys announced earlier that they are going on hiatus. Jerome and Markus will each embark on their own solo careers, an exciting and probably inevitable result. The fact that the two never worked together in the studio, instead opting to send tracks back and forth between LA and Montreal, makes this development less surprising. Luckily for fans, the breakup has commenced a flurry of new material. Jerome jumpstarted his solo career, releasing a two part track called “Happy/Sad”. He also let loose a pack of edits that appeared in the duo’s FADER mix back in July. It’s disappointing to see a duo just coming into their own come to such an abrupt end. The Changes EP was undoubtedly their best work as they seemed to be justifying their place on the Friends of Friends roster alongside the likes of Shlohmo and Salva. Their final release will be a Changes Remix EP, coming out soon, presumable on FoF. We can only hope that Jerome and Markus will embark on their solo careers in the same lighthearted manner that they carried out the LOL Boys project in. Thank you for the fun times guys. Stream and download Jerome’s new sounds below and grab the edits pack right here.

Skips Remixes Johnson, Hawkins, Tatum & Durr Classic

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September 4, 2012
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When I write, I usually try and avoid words like “vibe” and “groove”. Not because they don’t fit the music we post here at The Astral Plane, but because they don’t really tell the listener anything they don’t already know. God damn though this new Skips heater takes vibin’ and groovin’ to another level. Everyone knows Johnson, Hawkins, Tatum & Durr’s classic “You Can’t Blame Me”, but not like this. With every new release, the Leeds native shows another side of his already impressive repertoire. This dude is most certainly on the up and up. Stream and download the remix below.

Todd Terje Remixes Hot Chip’s “How Do You Do”

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September 3, 2012
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Todd Terje’s “Inspector Norse” was released back in January, but the bouncy house anthem soon became synonymous with the sweltering Summer months. Terje looks to reclaim some of the magic on his remix of Hot Chip’s “How Do You Do”, off of their newest effort In Our Heads. The track sounds similar to “Inspector Norse” but that’s not a bad thing in our books. Stream below.