I don’t know if this is too weird to blog, but I really like the song and I think the video is quite interesting too.

First of all sorry for the bad joke, I just had to… But this may be the most underrated guys of 2008 for me. I’ve been in love with their blend of aussie sounds and the french-inspired house sounds. I’ve been massively in love with their remix of Disco Sirens, and thanks to Redthreat I’ve now been hooked up with some new sounds from Calling In Sick. I guess new is a bit of an overstatement since the track has been around since early 2008, but hey, that doesn’t really change anything does it? There’s slap bass Justice-style, and there’s plenty of distorted synths and more melodic ones too for the rest of us. Check it out below, it’s ace stuff! Declare your love on Myspace

Calling In Sick – Cali Games

I really wanted to give Shazam’s remix of Dizzee Rascal, Calvin Harris and Chrome’s Dance Wiv Me but I don’t really have the guts to do it. It doesn’t mean it’s not good, I just don’t want to flirt too much with the DMCA right now. If you haven’t checked it out yet, be sure to do it, and if you want another Shazam fix check out the video to his Munk remix. The track is absolutely brilliant and the underwater-video is really nice. Shazam’s on Myspace and so is Munk, so be sure to stop by!

I can’t stress this enough, Russ Chimes is just magic when it comes to remixes. I’ve been listening to his Chromeo remix so many times it’s ridiculous, and naturally I was excited when I heard his remix of The Outrunners’ These Girls Are Dressed To Kill. And I love it. It’s incredible how he manages to include fast paced elements and still maintain an overall relaxed vibe. I don’t know how Russ Chimes keeps on amazing me with his remixes, but this one certainly is an absolute must. Big thanks to Get Weird for making this available!

The Outrunners – THese Girls are Dressed To Kill (Russ Chimes Remix)

now go high five Russ on Myspace

The Friendly Fires debut album released earlier this year, has got to be one of my absolute faves of the year. Though they aren’t reinventing anything really, their music is still so instantly loveable that it’s crazy. I mean, who needs to reinvent anything when you’ve already got a pretty good idea on how to make catchy dance-rock? I have also grown increasingly fond of Lykke Li’s work over the last couple of weeks, and the remixes of her tracks are particularly great. Actually there isn’t a single bad one out there in my humble opinion.

So I was a bit curious on how this would turn out, when I saw that Friendly Fires had covered Lykke Li. This could be an insanely forced cover just trying to grab the attention of two different crowds, or it could, as it really is, be an extremely catchy rework of a great track, that goes from a relaxed piano vibe to a more clubby vibe and then merges the two in the end. Nice!

Friendly Fires – I’m Good I’m Gone (Lykke Li Cover)

The guy behind the much loved Italians Do It Better label, Mike Simonetti, has got to be one of the most prominent tastemakers in “modern” disco. Not only does he release some of the freshest disco around, he also has a superior taste when it comes to older disco sounds. In early 2008 Mike and Johnny decided to whip out a mix that combines newer and older disco sounds along with some more regular elements from hiphop and rock, and the result is the Albuterol mix. I really dig this mix, and though the older disco sounds don’t tend to grab me as much as the newer ones, there truly are some gems hidden in this mix. If you like this, be sure to high five Mike on the Viva Italians blog.

Mike Simonetti – Albuterol

I receive some music in my inbox every once in a while, and that’s always great. But what’s even better is the times when I receive something that’s both really original and equally great. This is the case with Dinowalrus, a band that hooked me up with some tunes after my post about Pink Stallone, and I must say that Dinowalrus is both original and great. They describe their music as drum n’ drone, and though that sounds really hard to digest, it’s actually not as harsh as it sounds. I’ve become particularly fascinated by the weird groves of BEAD that sounds somewhat like one of my favourite bands, Battles, just with some even more freaked out vocals. Check it out below.

Dinowalrus – BEAD

If you think this is great, be sure to visit their site for both sights and sounds.

Have you heard about the economic crisis? Yeah, I thought so too. So how do you try to turn this whole thing into something a bit more positive? I guess you release more excellent music. And that’s exactly what Logarhythmik has done here, by reworking the Cool Kids’ great EP The Bake Sale and creating the Bank Sale EP and perhaps throwing the greatest cover of the year out there. The EP comes loaded with a message about change, and it’s not a coincidence that Logarhythmik wanted this to hit the internet before the election. The beauty of this is that it’s all free, and although Logarhythmik hasn’t cleared his samples with the Cool Kids, he states that he hopes they can solve it out to get out their message about change.

The EP is available for download at Logarhythmik’s blog where there’s also a nice PayPal link if you want to give the guy a little financial help. Of course you can still go find him or The Cool Kids on Myspace.

I have yet to really express my love for Ladyhawke on here, but consider this the post to do so. I’ve been listening to the album a lot recently, and it’s really growing on me. I’m not afraid to admit that Back of The Van is one of my absolute favourite tracks at the moment, and right now I’m pretty much in love with anything Ladyhawke. This new video for My Delirium features a really nice mix of “real” filming and animation that gives a little more life to the animated Ladyhawke universe. It’s great to say the least! Go give her some love on Myspace and be sure to grab the My Delirium single when it’s out on December 8th. The tracklist looks pretty promising with remixes from the likes of Fan Death. Nice!