it’s a new month – music mix time. i know things have been kind of slow on the blog lately, but i’m totally blaming it on the mass of public holidays we’ve had around here. been having too much fun offline during the holiday time – as i’m sure is the case with many of you south africans. that’s actually why this mix is 2 days late. how embarrassing.

i have been wanting to make a compilation that included a creedence clearwater revival edit / remix for ages now. there was a nice response to R/MX … so i guess this is like a R/MX Vol. 02.

must thank greta who sent me the nico remix. i try not to have too many repeats around here but it’s a pretty cool take on these days. it’s ever so slightly hit and miss in places, but i still couldn’t resist putting it in. the owner of a lonely heart edit is admittedly just sort of… a better version of the original. oh i love it. it stays.

also need to take this opportunity to make a shout out to a reader who emailed asking if i could perhaps create a mix that would help mend her recently broken heart. i hope you are feeling better and that this mix will help cheer you up a bit (even though adele features…) well, perhaps it will make you dance long enough to forget your troubles!

Through the Jungle. playlist:

1. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Down On the Corner (Emynd Drum Edit)
2. Feist - I Feel It All (Escort Remix)
3. Fever Ray - Seven (The Twelves Remix)
4. Leann Grimes - Old Bodies Slip When They Make Love (remix of The Morning Benders)*
5. Missy Elliott - Hot (Ratatat Remix)
6. Charlotte Gainsbourg - The Operation (25 Hours A Day Remix)
7. Adele - Rolling in the deep  (Villa Remix)
8. Yes - Owner of Lonely Heart (Disco Syndicate’s no owner edit)
9. Peter Bjorn & John - Second Chance (RAC Mix)
10. Dolly Parton - 9 To 5 (Butch Le Butch Remix)
11. Nico - These Days (Shinichi Osawa Edit)
12. Fleetwood Mac - Everywhere (Psychemagik Edit)

ps: i cut that dolly parton remix down, here’s the original which is 8 minutes long – if you can handle it (i know i can)

* i originally stated that this remix was of two door cinema club, which is totally wrong. my bad.

cover image courtesy of sighs and whispers

all music is for sampling purposes only – please go out and buy the artists’ records & support them at their shows!

perhaps you have noticed a common thread that pulls together most of the mixes so far… there is usually always a remix in there somewhere. i simply love them, and experience a serious thrill every time i discover one of my favourite artists has been remixed –  especially when it’s done in a creative way. i also find myself tolerating some commercial music that i wouldn’t usually listen to when it’s been treated to a great remix (ahem-britney spears-ahem)

so why not an entire mix dedicated to them, mmm? i knew this mix had to be kind of upbeat because of the debbie downer situation i probably put everyone into with ships in the night, and there’s nothing like an unexpected take on a favourite song to put people in a good mood.

R/MX. download it here. playlist:

1. Bob Dylan - Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I’ll Go Mine) (Mark Ronson Remix)
2. Rolling Stones – Sympathy For The Devil (Neptunes Remix)
3. Lykke Li - I Follow Rivers (Dave Sitek Remix)
4. Arcade Fire vs Blondie - Sprawl Of Glass (The Hood Internet Remix)
5. Daft Punk vs Yeah Yeah Yeahs - World Maps (Along Came Jones Edit)
6. Goldfrapp - Happiness (Metronomy Remix ft The Teenagers)
7. Phoenix - Fences (Poindexter Remix)
8. Grizzly Bear - Knife (DJ Battlecat’s Feel The Beat Remix)
9. CSS - Let’s Make Love and Listen to Death From Above (Spank Rock Remix)
10. M.I.A. - Paper Planes (DFA Remix)
11. The Shins - Australia (Peter Bjorn & John Remix)
12. The Black Keys - Everlasting Light (The Mummers Remix)
13. The Flaming Lips - Do You Realize? (Postal Service Remix)
14. The Postal Service - Such Great Heights (John Tejada Remix)
15. Radiohead - Nude (Holy Fuck Remix)
16. Michael Jackson vs Telepopmusik - Remember The Time (Sleeper Heartbroken Remix)

ps: a couple of these might be considered mash-ups, but i think of them in the same way. this was also extremely difficult to cut down to a workable size. expect a volume 2 and 3 in the future.

pps: i fiddled with a few album covers, but in the end that cat took 2 minutes to put together – and won.

all music is for sampling purposes only – please go out and buy the artists’ records & support them at their shows!