Passion Pit LIVE tonight.

Passion Pithas has really risen above themselves. They band’s first EP, Chunk of Change, certainly did them well but their latest full-length studio album, Manners, which was released in May has shot them in with the rest of the indie big kids. They’ve been remixed by Calvin Harris, Miike Snow, Neon Coyote and Sammy Bananas, and they themselves have remixed the likes of the YYYs and Dan Black. They’ve managed to get themselves onto the roster of nearly every major festival in both NA and Europe and have garnered nearly 2000 blog posts in the last 6 months! And those are just the ones monitored by Elbo.ws.

After two failed attempts, Passion Pit will return to Ottawa tonight to play at Zaphods. Its an early show and a really nice day out in the nation’s capital so there is no reason not to tie this one this on evening as the summer winds to a close in a mere three weeks!

Passion Pit – Sleepyhead
Passion Pit – The Reeling (Calvin Harris Rmx)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Heads will Roll (Passion Pit Rmx)

Slow down bullets and shooting stars.

I had the pleasure of catching the UK’s La Roux at MTL’s Oseaga Festival two weekends ago. She gave a killer performance despite the 35 degree heat and finsished with, as we might expect, Bulletproof. When I heard that the French master of the epic remixes, Fred Falke, had taken on this summer jam I was certain it’d be one of his best yet. You decide.

La Roux – Bulletproof (Fred Falke Rmx)

Sydney’s Chris Stracey and Jack Glass, aka Bag Raiders, who just finished their NA tour and I didn’t even come close to catching them, recently brought the release of the Shooting Stars single to their hometown. Kris Menace has toned the whole thing down in this slightly melodic but playful twist on the couple’s smash hit.

Bag Raiders – Shooting Stars (Kris Menace)

Best remix EVER!…

…or so Frankmusik said in a recent interview:

 ”I would like to say personally that this is the best remix i have ever had done by anyone. You always deliver solid amazing dance floor fillers but this raises the bar” 

I’m not sure I would go quite that far, but I would agree that Russ Chimes takes Frank’s Brit-pop tune and turns it into an epic end of summer hit.

Frankmusik – Confusion Girl (Russ Chimes Rmx)

Here’s the original,

Frankmusik – Confusion Girl

TGIF

Dragonette – Fixin the Thrill (Villains Rmx)
Miami Horror – Make You Mine (Fred Falke Rmx)
Crosstown Rivals – Exits (Get Famous! Rmx) (via Planet Shhh)

I’m sorry…

The death of Michael Jackson and my wireless card coupled with 2 major music festivals, Bluesfest and Osheaga, both of which afforded me very little if any sleep over the last month, on top of me living out of a back pack and acquiring new responisbilities  at the office has really impeded by ability to provide as much as attention as I would like to dystimulation and its fans - regular, sporadic and random. However, life is slowly restoring itself to normal and I can say with some degree of certainty that I am back and will begin my regular postings as the summer continues to wind down.

In light of the lack of sun and beach time my corner of the country has been experiencing, I see this Hey Champ mix as probably the most appropriate track to pass on at this time – perhaps a wish or prayer of sorts.

French Horn Rebellion vs. Database – “Beaches and Friends” (Hey Champ Rmx)

OBSESSSION

Mate and brilliant remixer, Hatchmatik, has put together this vid for the Fool’s Gold remix of Alexander Robotnick’s Obsession for the disco freaks.

Wonder Wonderful

Since being discovered singing on a street corner at age 11 in 1961, Stevie Wonder has become one of the world’s greatest musical artists and social activists. JT, MJ, Jason Kay, Tupac, Prince, Barak Obama and a host of others have cited the 25-time Grammy-award winning artist as inspiration to their own successes. As one of the most sampled artists ever – sharing the stage with few others but James Brown and Michael Jackson – Wonder’s passionate lyrics and brilliant talents as an multi-instrumentalist have paved the electronic music scene through its capture of popular music in recent years. In nearly half a century Wonder has collaborated with best of the best from nearly every decade, including, B.B. King, Chaka Khan and Lenny Kravitz. I can only hope the duration of his life will be as mutually rewarding for us all.

I’ve been waiting my life to see/hear Mr. Wonder and though thunderstorms are forecast for Ottawa, MTL and pretty much the entire East coast, nothing Mother Nature can throw at me and my mates will stop us from seeing the FREE show Stevie is scheduled to play tonight at the opening of le Festival International de Jazz de Montréal, which is also a pre-inauguration for Montreal’s new Place de Festivals.

Stevie Wonder – Master Blaster (Jammin’)
Stevie Wonder – Signed, Sealed, Delivered
Stevie Wonder – All I Do
Stevie Wonder – Sir Duke
Stevie Wonder – Uptight

You don’t know me.

Armand Helden’s, You don’t Know Me, is nearly a decade old but Helden’s house vibes and the vocals of Duane Harden never get old, especially when given GRUM’s new wave touch.

Armand Van Helden – You don\'t Know Me (GRUM Rmx)

The dust has yet to settle.

The dust has yet to settle, so kick back and remember the good times.

Michael Jackson – Rock with you (Frankie Knuckels Rmx)

TGIF

In light of yesterday’s untimly passing I think a little rocking-out is more than necessary. My appologies for the lack of Michael in this edition of TGIF, I’m limited to what has been prepreped in advance as I am at work without access to the library. Happy Friday.

Phoenix – Lisztomania (Der Die Das Rmx)
The Roots – The Seed 3.0 (Don Diablo Rmx)
Tunderheist – Nothing 2 Step 2 (Futurecop! Rmx)
The Penelopes – Stuck in Lalaland (80 Kidz Rmx)

I am speechless.

I’ll let the following vids do the speaking for me. R.I.P.

Hey You x 2!

Pony Pony Run Run’s Hey You is sure to become a summer beach jam, while MTL’s New Ravers on the Block mix is as equally likely to become an anthem of summer 2009’s dance floor soundtrack. 

Pony Pony Run Run – Hey You
Pony Pony Run Run – Hey You (NROTB Official Rmx)

We Have Band

I’ve really been in love with the amazingness of stop-motion video recently. Blink Productions‘ David Wilson, and a team from Weiden-Kennedy, an American ad agency who have one of the best websites I’ve come across in a very long time, have created this ingenious vid for You Came Outby Brit electro-pop group, We Have Band.

Ray Tintori on MGMT

Ray Tintori renews MGMT’s smash hit from last summer in this new vid that I am going to place somewhere in between a Wes Craven flick, Labyrinth and Gremlins.

Lose You

Despite the flaming success of her new album, Peaches has yet to be added to any of the Canadian summer music festivals. However, she’s hitting the American and Europe scene quite a lot. One word, jealous.

Peaches – Lose You (Slash Fiction Rmx)