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Alfa is an artist I've got a lot of time for. Out of Los Angeles, you might be familair with his name if you fellow the record label Binary who is currently responsible for some of the nicest releases going around from groups like LexiconDon, Keenhouse and a swag of others.

While the first track I heard from this bro was his delightful remix of NightWaves hit single 'Sweet Carrie', his other releases have him classed as an electro artist with equal parts pop and swagger in a similar mould to Fred Falke without the bass guitar, or Florrie without the girl parts. He sent over a few of the tracks he has had released recently and it's safe to say that while they represent a slight change in his style, they're still of great quality. Check out his SoundCloud for more tracks.

It's safe to say that the summer style inherent in most Binary artists had had an influence on these tracks, which I'm all for. As the temp warms up in Sydney, it's time to ditch the snuggies and sip beer in boardies by the beach. bam. And if the Binary crew read this, can I suggest perhaps that instead of letting summer fade away in beautiful Cali, how about a label trip downunder? You can bunk at my house while your write sweet music and I'll pretend I'm Louie Austen. Think about it.

Vim Cortez - Givin' it up (ALFA Remix) by Alfa

ODahl - Dance Mama (ALFA Remix) by Alfa

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Nothing like waking up on a Tuesday, finally feeling above a 5 out of 10 after a weekend bend, and finding music from one of the "it" groups bouncing around the blogiverse in your inbox.


For anybody who hasn't heard the delightful Sweet Carrie yet from American group NightWaves, then today, rest easy assured that you're now almost as cool as everybody who was on this group weeks ago.

NightWaves is the baby of two blokes called Kyle and Josh from LA. As a four-piece live band they've just finished shows at both SXSW and WMC, and beyond the stage they are a part of Binary, the LA collective of producers and artists which is currently making waves as the American center for the modern Dream Wave movement.

NightWaves themselves are responsible for some seriously melodic synthpop. Their sound is kind of like a pop band gone new wave, but they got stuck along the way. While there's some serious organic synths and summer innocence in there songs, all of them are edgy enough to give them much more girth than other artists they align them selves with.

So yeah.. despite being hard to describe, they're easy to listen to. Let's leave it at that.

Here's the video for their "hot" single at the moment, Sweet Carrie, and if you like the tune, it's available on iTunes!

NightWaves - Sweet Carrie from Binary Entertainment on Vimeo.

What I can blog however, is a truly amazing remix of the song by fellow binary artist Alfa. There has been several remixes of Sweet Carrie by a veritable who's who of the lo-fi world, and while all are accomplished, this is the only one that really upgrades the original. According to the Binary website, Alfa bridges the gap between Electro and Dream Wave, which basically means kid can bang, but stay musical while he does so. Wish he could teach the Beetroots that game. They suck.

Sweet Carrie (Alfa Remix) - NightWaves

Here is the original Sweet Carrie on SoundCloud for those who are keen.
NightWaves - Sweet Carrie by weareNightWaves

For anybody who is interested in doing a remix of this song, they were also nice enough to send out the stems of this song, so email me at max_bryden@hotmail.com for a details.

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Yep xo