Ellie Goulding - "Little Dreams"

i'm not usually the biggest fan of Ellie Goulding's stuff, but this song caught my ears.

John Legend & The Roots - "Wake Up" (Arcade Fire cover)

a great twist on the song, especially at the end; but doesnt quite live up to the original.

cleaner studio version:

SIDENOTE: at Osheaga 2009 i actually saw The Roots not knowing who they were, but being pleasantly surprised by their contagious energy and performance. and then the next year at Osheaga 2010, Arcade Fire was the saturday night headliner and guess what song they closed the show with: Wake Up. (Coincidence? Potentially.)

The Killers - "Read My Mind"

one of my favourite music videos "of all time." love every second.

Starfucker - "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun"

better than the Cyndi Lauper version??

Two Door Cinema Club - "I Can Talk"

and another good one:

Gorillaz - "Crystalised" (the xx cover)

i love the xx, and i'll blog any good remix that comes my way.

Case in point: Brit-based Gorillaz's cover of Crystalised--

Gorillaz - Crystalised The XX Cover by Andriy Andrushkiv

Robyn - Indestructible (A-Trak Remix)

A-Trak is more than an 'A track', he's tractless. There is no extent or lapse of time holding this guy back. His remixes float through space like Guglielmo Marconi's first transatlantic wireless signal in 1901. He is Signal Hill.

And here is his remix of Robyn's Indestructible:

Robyn - Indestructible (A-Trak Remix)

SIDENOTE: A-Trak (Alain Macklovitch) is a Montreal-born disc jockey (DJ). He is one half of the disco house duo Duck Sauce, and his brother is the lead singer of the acclaimed electro-pop band Chromeo. Go Canada!

sooo much to blog about, so little time....... here goes!

Pogo - "Alice"

Pogo is an electronic music ARTIST living in Perth, Western Australia (thank you Internet!). I want to stress the artist part because what he does is sheer musical genius. He takes sounds, chords and phrases from Disney movies and turns them into songs.

This is from Alice in Wonderland:

Of course, it's more of a lawsuit than Girl Talk's albums. And he details his legal struggles with the Disney juggernaut on his website.

Pogo - "Wishery"

"This is my track Wishery, comprising vocal syllables, musical chords and sound effects recorded from the 1937 Disney classic Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs. Enjoy!"

wow. this is art. making a song out of Snow White is epic; making it sound simple and effortless makes it worth sharing.

Feist - "I Feel It All" (Diplo Remix)

i love it when someone takes a song and turns it into something you never couldve imagined coming from the original. it's like baking cookies and coming out with cake-- both delicious, but the latter is just soooo good.

take Diplo's remix of Feist's "I Feel It All:"

he turns the bouncy track into a head bobbing thumper.

SIDENOTE:

is it just me or is everyone remixing/covering Feist? or actually, it's more like Feist just makes such great music that it's remixing/covering potential is endless.

The Irrepressibles - "In This Shirt"

i came across this video on a friend's facebook wall; i've never heard of them, but am glad i found them.

They're called The Irrepressibles and wiki tells me they're a 10 piece orchestra band from London, UK, which is where the depth of the sound comes from. it reminds me of Cinematic Orchestra, another powerful instrumental collective.

Aside from that, this is one of the most beautiful videos I've ever seen. right from the first second, everything just feels perfect. the positioning, the lighting, the mystery-- it's beautifully crafted and shot. the feelings you get from the video are strong and powerful too, whether or not the context is clear. it's undeniably captivating.

the imagery, design and editing is truly masterful, in my opinion.

Robyn - "Time Machine"

NEW ROBYN!

Perez says she's "saved the best for last" and i kinda agree with him. this new song is off the final chapter of her epic triptych album "Body Talk."

James Blake - "Limit to your Love"

beautiful, demure cover of Feist's "Limit to your Love" by James Blake, whom the Internet tells me is an "up-and-comer."

that bass makes my heart shake, it feels like hands are reaching through my ribcage.

SIDENOTE:

i also cant get over how cool the video is. it's slowness, the dark tones, the floating fruit, the surf under the table. wonderful direction.

Coeur de Pirate - "Etienne d'aout" (Live)