SummersRadio™ New Music + Free Download! Bloc Party - 'Octopus'/ 'Octopus' (RAC Remix) (includes free download)
Bloc Party have just released their new song online called 'Octopus'! 'Octopus' is the first single from their forthcoming fourth album simply called 'Four' which will be released on August 20th on the Frenchkiss Records label (which was founded by Syd Butler of Les Savy Fav).
'Four' will be the band's first album in as many years - and their first new full length since announcing their hiatus in 2009. The twelve track album will be available on a plethora of formats including on cd, deluxe edition cd, a vinyl plus cd package, picture disc vinyl, and on download. It's produced by Alex Newport who's worked with Death Cab For Cutie and The Mars Volta - as well as bassist Gordon Moakes side project Young Legionnaire.
The 'Octopus' single is released on itunes today and it will also be released on a limited edition 7" single on August 13th. The song features their usual mix of guitars and electronic effects and bears a bit of a resemblance to Digitalism's hit 'Pogo'... Enjoy!
The Remix Artist Collective aka RAC have wasted no time in remixing Bloc Party's new single - in fact they just posted this remix on Facebook just four hours ago! The remix is the official song of this year's sold out Melt! Festival in Germany. If it's to your liking they've made it available as a free download - simply click on the link in red capital letters on the festival's website (the rest is written in German of course) here: http://www.meltfestival.de/de/news/3982552396/bloc-party-remix-ist-offizielle-melt-festival-hymne-2012
You can check out plenty of RAC remixes this weekened as they'll be performing a dj set here in Vancouver on Friday night at the Waldorf Hotel! Tickets are available here: http://www.clubzone.com/events/536867/vancouver/the-waldorf-hotel/rac
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SummersRadio™ New Music + Free Download! Gigamesh ft. Induce - 'When You're Dancing' (RAC Remix) Matt Masurka aka Gigamesh is a dj/producer from Minneaoplis who's set to release his debut EP next month! The 'When You're Dancing' EP has a staggered release - it will be available first on Beatport on Oct. 4th - then on itunes on Oct. 18th - and everywhere else on Nov. 1st.
It will feature three tracks - the 'Extended Version', the 'Cassian Remix' and this 'RAC Remix'. And if that's not enough mixes for you there's another remix package set to follow later on featuring remixes from Moullinex, Fare Soldi, Alexander Holland, Cyclist, 'and possibly more'!
I've previously featured remixes by Portland's RAC (or Remix Artist Collective) of Phantogram, Two Door Cinema Club, and Peter, Bjorn & John. This is their latest remix - of Gigamesh's 'When You're Dancing'.
The song itself is a bit poppy - with the vocals resembling Jamiroquai back when he sounded a bit more enthusiastic. The music takes it to another level - it has a nice funky keyboard strut that only gets better as it gets layered with other spacey and squelchy keyboard sounds - and then there's horns! It kinda makes one want to - I dunno... dance! :) Musically speaking it also reminds me a bit of (a modern take on) Indeep's 1982 club classic 'Last Night A D.J. Saved My Life'.
If this song/ remix is to your liking you can download it for free courtesy of Gigamesh himself from his Soundcloud page here: http://soundcloud.com/gigamesh/gigamesh-when-youre-dancing-2 (*update - the free download has now expired but the 'RAC Remix' is available exclusively on Beatport here: http://www.beatport.com/#release/when-youre-dancing-ft-induce/685743 and you can keep up with Gigamesh on Facebook here: http://www.facebook.com/Gigamesh.Music?ref=ts&sk=app_178091127385
This is the 'RAC Remix' of Gigamesh's 'When You're Dancing' - Enjoy!
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SummersRadio™ RAC Remix + Free Download! Phantogram - 'When I'm Small' (RAC Mix) The Remix Artist Collective (who just remixed Peter Bjorn & John in yesterday's post) have been together since 2007, remixing artists such as Bloc Party, Dragonette, Chromeo, The Shins, The Gossip, Yeah Yeah Yeah's, U2 and Radiohead. They released their first compilation called 'RAC Vol. 1' to celebrate their first year together - as a free mp3 release through Stereogum.
Last month they officially released 'RAC Vol. 2' online - which features remixes from artists such as Phoenix, Delorean, and this recent single from New York's Phantogram. 'When I'm Small' was first released in 2009 on the Saratoga Springs N.Y. indie label Sub-Bombin Records. They later signed with Barsuk Records and they released their debut album called 'Eyelid Movies' last February. RAC take the already memorable trip hop song and replace the guitar hook with keyboards that eventually wash through the song, making it sound even more surreal than before!
You can download either the remix itself here: http://soundcloud.com/rac/phantogram-when-im-small-rac-mix/# or the full nine track compilation 'RAC Vol. 2' here: http://soundcloud.com/rac/sets/rac-vol-2/ - both are available as a free download on Soundcloud courtesy of RAC themselves! You can also learn more about RAC from their official website here: http://remixartistcollective.com/blog
This is their remix of Phantogram's 'When I'm Small'... Enjoy!
SummersRadio™ New Remix + Free Download! Peter Bjorn & John - 'Second Chance' (RAC Mix) Stockholm's indie rock trio Peter Bjorn & John released their sixth album called 'Gimme Some' earlier this week, and the first single from it - 'Second Chance' - has just been remixed by the RAC!
The RAC or Remix Artist Collective is also a trio at it's core - consisting of New York's Andrew Maurey, Portugal's Andre Allen Anjos (who now resides in Portland) and Portland's Karl Kling - that generally remix indie rock songs and artists. They just posted their latest remix - of Peter Bjorn & John's 'Second Chance' - which you can download for free on Soundcloud courtesy of RAC themselves here: http://soundcloud.com/rac/peter-bjorn-john-second-chance
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