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Hot Chip remixes are rarely as good as the originals, but we’ll give it to Four Tet serious props for turning the UK five-piece’s melancholy single, “Look At Where We Are,” into an epic extended workout. The first three minutes sound like “In The Air Tonight” re-imagined, before the kick drum comes in starts a tech-house groove that shifts shape freely for the remaining four minutes of sultry dance floor energy.
In preparation for next weekend’s Bloc Festival in the UK (July 6-7), showcase presenters Bleep.com have assembled a free 5-song EP featuring an impressive grip of artists who will be performing over the weekend—including Battles (remixed by Kode9), Four Tet and Martyn, as well as Cosmic TRG and Jon Hopkins. You can download the EP for free by “Liking” this Facebook Post.
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This surprise release picks up right where Burial and Four Tet‘s last collaboration, “Moth/Wolf Club,” and their tune with Thom Yorke, “Ego/Mirrors,” left off. Shuffling drums and tasteful atmospherics by two producers who have been at the top of their game longer than Tiger Woods. The track will be released soon on Four Tet’s Text Records.
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Thom Yorke has really embraced the art of DJing the past year or so, dropping inventive mixes online and in the flesh. This latest selection come via Mary Anne Hobbs‘ XFM radio show and features an unreleased bit of tuneage by Yorke entitled “The Twist,” as well as several Radiohead remixes and some goodies by Fela Kuti, Four Tet and Modeselektor. Stream it after the jump. …MORE
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Already in its 8th installment, the redundantly named FYF (Fuck Yeah Fest) Fest made for a great day in beautiful sunny L.A. of music, comedy and fun. Taking most attendants away of the hustle and bustle of the city and the workweek, L.A’s Historic Park became the getaway site to celebrate this year’s Labor Day weekend. This year line-up featured performers like Four Tet, No Age, The Olivia Tremor Control, Glass Candy, Girls, YACHT, URB favorite and L.A. native Nosaj Thing, Explosions in the Sky, Simian Mobile Disco, and the now-considered dance-punk classics, Death From Above 1979. With others like the Descendants, Guided By Voices, Broken Social Scene, Dan Deacon, Cold War Kids, Smith Westerns, The Weakerthans, Cults, and many more, the festival offered up a variety of talent to satisfy everyone’s tastes.
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