Hoodie's Back

Not long ago we brought you the hip hop stylings of a dude by the name of Hoodie Allen. His previous track 'You are not a robot' was a dope rap jam over the Marina and the Diamonds track 'I am not a robot'. Not only was it a clever use of sampling but the lines spat were pretty true. Suffice to say, Hoodie's back, this time spitting over an even doper track, Undercover Martyn by Two Door Cinema Club.

Hoodie has a mixtape coming out called Pep Rally which will no dout be excellent given his current crop of tasty tracks. For more info, check out his MySpace.

Words Of Wisdom (feat. Two Door Cinema Club) by HoodieAllen

What You Thought You Knew

Remix comps, DJ comps, everybody seems to be competing these days. Hard to understand what for really.

I know I'm a little late on this jam, I was in fact waiting for a whole bunch of other remixes to flood in for the same tune, but the internet was a little quieter than I thought it would be. I'm talking of course about the Cassian remix of 'What You Know' by Two Door Cinema Club. At the moment, the man is currently tearing up Europe on route to Ibiza where he will play undoubtedly the biggest gigs of his short but stellar career to date. Before he left however, he knocked out this bad boy.

He's really Cassian'd it, which I interpret to mean he's added funky arse guitar riffs, broken up the chorus and made it quite danceable and delightful. No doubt a contender for the title. Fan him on Facebook.
What You Know (Cassian Remix) - Two Door Cinema Club by cassian88

Found this other jam as well from a new group who I don't no much about apart from that they're from Sydney Australia, and there's two of them. Quite long but definitely a nice jam. Fan them on Facebook.
What You Know (The Baldives Remix) - Two Door Cinema Club by The Baldives

Good news is while I was writing this I've had confirmation that another Sydney producer, Frames, will also be releasing his Two Door Cinema remix this evening so that's something else for you to look forward too! Word up.

Kitsune Maison

In follow up to my post the other day of some of the Twelves finest work, I'm pleased to share with you a brand new remix by the pair, featured on the latest Kitsune Maison compilation.

For those of you who aren't familiar with Kitsune, it's a French record label that's been responsible for discovering and nuturing some of the best talent the world over. A look at their roll call of artists who have released singles, EPs and even studio albums under their banner includes the likes of A-Trak, La Roux, Guns n Bombs, Yelle, Simian Mobile Disco, Classixx and Two Door Cinema Club. Since 2005, the compilation albums released have been the stuff of legends and always something to look forward too. The latest in this line of albums is due out for release on the 26th of April, Kitsune Maison 9, and in anticipation of this, I've been able to get my hands on a mixtape by JBAG, as well as a couple of tracks off of the release.

The mixtape features music by Holy Ghost, Jupiter, Washed Out and Yuksek, songs that will all features on the album itself in full length. Word.

Kitsune Maison 9 Minimix by JBAG

Tracklist

1.Two Door Cinema Club – Something Good Can Work (The Twelves Remix)
2. Holy Ghost – Say My Name
3. Hurts – Wonderful Life (Arthur Baker Remix Kitsune Edit)
4. Gamble & Burke – Lets Go Together
5. Jupiter – Vox Populi (Lifelike Treatment)
6. Feldberg – Dreamin’
8. Washed Out – Belong
9. Your Nature – Forward Motion
10. Jamaica – Short And Entertaining
11. Silver Columns – Brow Beaten
12. Logo – La Vie Moderne
13. Yuksek – Supermenz (We’re Not)

For more information, check out the Kitsune website.

Lights and Music

I often ask myself why artists limit themselves to certain genres. In the dizzying world of electronic-produced music, there are countless numbers of genres that may be explored. If you possess the right software, maybe a keyboard synth and basic rhythm you can whip up some sort of track relatively easily.

I have now worked out why artists don't do this now, and the answer can be metaphorically represented by Lights Over Los Angeles.

Lights Over Los Angeles, or LightsoverLA... or LOLA... they seem to name themselves different variations of the same idea... are two guys from Phoenix, Arizona. They're not signed to any label, they don't have an EP as yet and as far as I can tell they are just two more guys making music with their laptop from that toilet bowl of a nation - the US of A.

Their remix of 'What You Know' by Two Door Cinema Club was released two days ago to the world wide web. And I really like it. Similar to their Delphic remix, the two tracks are simple yet effective (pioneered by Erol Alkan). The vocals remain intact, with little alterations to the major melodic hooks and the overall result is funky, groovy and thoroughly enjoyable.

Then... you listen to their debut single 'I Don't Want to Die Like This'. It is an amalgamation of MSTRKRFT and the Bloody Beetroots and it's just awful. It must be heard to know what I'm talking about.

Dear LOLA,
Please pick a genre and stay there.
Sincerely,
The music community of the world.

I Don't Want to Die Like This - Lights Over Los Angeles

This Momentary (LightsoverLA Remix) - Delphic

and the pick of the litter...

What You Know (LightsoverLA Remix) - Two Door CInema Club

You can check out LOLA on their website.

Peace and Love.