Everybody gonna say "You, K"

For the past couple of days, I've had Estelle's "American Boy" stuck in my head. I think it may be because I keep thinking "I'm in the UK." And then, Kanye's rap sequence comes into my head; the part where he says "Who killing them in the UK? Everybody gonna say 'You, K'". It's not a very good line but it keeps getting stuck in my head these days.
I decided to YouTube the song and an impressive cover by Sam Sparro came up. In the middle of the song, he does his own little rap; it's entertaining.
Check it out.

Sam Sparro - American Boy

Metronomy

I hadn't listened to all of Metronomy's album, Nights Out, until I was in England, traveling from the Heathrow airport to a city full of students. The album is a lot better than I had expected (hence why I hadn't listened to it yet). It's fairly abstract electronic rock which is refreshingly groovy. It's a perfect album to listen to when you're worn out heading somewhere where you don't know what to expect.
I definitely suggest checking out this album before Metronomy comes to Vancouver. According to their myspace page, they are going to be playing at the Biltmore on January 24th.

Excellent.

Metronomy - Radio Ladio


Metronomy - Heartbreaker

Vancouver, I'll see you next year

I will miss you but I'll be back later, little one.

This song will forever remind me of you:
Cut Copy - Strangers in the wind

A thing for me

This song has been stuck in my head since my good friend came into my room this morning and told me stories that automatically linked my brain to this song.

To be honest, I don't really like the original of Metronomy's "A thing for me" but I do like most of the remixes of it. I've posted two: one is remixed by Sinden and is fairly fast-paced. The other is remixed by Breakbot and is slower and funkier.

Metronomy - A thing for me (Sinden remix)
Metronomy - A thing for me (Breakbot remix)

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Metronomy - A thing for me

Go Brodinski, go DJ Mehdi

After DJ Mehdi came to Vancouver, I unfortunately never got around to writing about it. This sweet remix reminded me of how awesome that night turned out to be. I wasn't really feeling it at first but soon after I arrived, DJ Mehdi played some intense beats, and got me moving and feeling better.

Brodinski has remixed DJ Mehdi's "Pocket Piano" and has displayed the true value of piano keys. He isolated the piano bridge in the middle of the song and it really got me appreciating that pocket piano.

DJ Mehdi - Pocket Piano(Brodinski Remix)

DJ Mehdi - Pocket Piano

Kilometer

You know a song's good when you don't notice the girl moaning in the background...

I actually didn't notice the background moaning until the second time I listened to this remix. Surprisingly, I didn't mind it. Usually I don't like songs with sexual moaning in them but this one is different. Maybe it's because this remix is so good. Moulinex did a really good job of hyper-sexualizing this already sexual Sébastien Tellier song. I've listened to it on repeat all day today. I canNOT stop.

Sébastien Tellier - Kilometer (Moulinex Remix)

Sébastien Tellier - Kilometer

Dancing is the way to go

It's December.
Time for a break.
Time for the holidays.
Time for a vacation.
Time to bust out that fancy footwork.

Chromeo - Fancy Footwork (Death to the Throne Render)

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