Shinji

Jake Simon - Shinji (Original Mix) (ALT)

Les Gillettes

Les Gillettes is a fresh new Finnish act signed to Huoratron's New Judas label. They debuted their first release at the end of 2009 titled "Pompeii." It featured remixes from Obi Blanche and Mikix the Cat. We were all familiar with the Obi Blanche from the support it got from big name djs like Erol Alkan. Les Gillettes is back with a reissue of "Pompeii" on French label Kitsune. This new release features fresh remixes from Boy 8 Bit, Jokers of the Scene, and The Aston Shuffle. I must say all these new remixes are great. Enjoy!

Les Gillettes - Pompeii (ALT)

Les Gillettes - Pompeii (Jokers Of The Scene Remix) (ALT)

King Of Kings

Dj Nasty - King Of Kings (ALT)

Many Men

As always, Gonzales delivers. It seems like he aims to prove that he can make any song sound good on piano. As if to prove my point, he is he is releasing his "Pianist's Envy Mixtape" sometime in the near future. The mixtape will feature this cover of 50 Cent's "Many Men" as well as Gonzales' interpretation of many other hip-hop and/or house classics.

50 Cent - Many Men (Gonzales Piano Version) (mp3) [Most Fancied]

And to give credit where credit is due, I believe Discobelle were the first ones to post this track, so big ups to them. They definitely know what they're doing over there. While were on the subject, they also recently posted an awesome new L-Vis 1990 remix, so here it is.

Bonus:

Kingdom feat. Shyvonne - Mind Reader (L-Vis 1990 Remix) (mp3) [Most Fancied]

Last Dance (Kap10kurt Remix)

This is just one of those combinations that I never would have that of, but I'm so glad someone did.

The Raveonettes - Last Dance (Kap10kurt Dream Mix) (mp3)

It's 1901. Still.

I'm happy to see someone keeping this track alive. I needed one more reason to keep listening to it. Memory Tapes is very rapidly gaining a reputation for putting out unpredictable remixes that rarely hit below the expected greatness. His new remix of Phoenix's "1901" is as out there as anything he's done, and for some reason I feel it is best described as a very unbalanced sound. In a good way. Check it out.

Phoenix - 1901 (Memory Tapes Mix) (mp3)

Bonus:

Phoenix recently covered Bob Dylan's "Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands" during a recording for a German magazine. It's cool to see them playing something with such a stripped down acoustic sound.

Phoenix - Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands (Bob Dylan Cover) (mp3)

Bear From School

Grizzly Bear - Boy From School (Hot Chip Cover) (mp3)

If only there were a Grizzly Bear version of every song.

Sangria Spin Cycles

Flying Lotus - Sangria Spin Cycles (mp3)

Late Of The Pier - Blueberry (Video)

Late of the Pier released their new single, "Blueberry", a few weeks ago on Erol Alkan's Phantasy Sound label. There were mixed reactions from their fans, but personally I think it's some of their best work yet. It sounds like the Beatles and the Cure came together to make an electro-pop song. The music video is at the top of this post. They also have another very highly anticipated single, "Best In The Class", due for release March 1.

The Morning Benders

The Morning Benders' sophomore album, Big Echo, is set for release on March 9. They just released the first single as a free download. The track, "Promises", as well as the rest of the album was produced by Grizzly Bear's Chris Taylor. You can definitely hear his influence in the crisp, choppy guitar lead as well as the vocals. The track takes what made their first album a hit, and builds upon that foundation, which hopefully shows throughout the whole album. "Promises" does just that in promising us a great album to look forward to.

The Morning Benders - Promises (mp3)

The track is also up on iTunes, in case you're feeling generous. You can check out their website for more information.