Chill Night Mix

The weekend is coming to a close and all I can manage to do is just chill and listen to some music, in particular these tracks below.

Boards of Canada - Roygbiv
Chad Valley - Up and Down
Com Truise - Sundriped
Small Towns - Local Winds
Brothertiger - Summer House
Toro Y Moi - Talamak
Houses - Endless Spring
Baths - Aminals
Damn Arms - Destination Pt. 1
Small Black - Photojournalist
Jay-Z and Marvin Gaye - Hello Brooklyn (feat. Lil Wayne)
Washed Out - New Theory (RAC Remix)
Craft Spells - Party Talk (REMIX)
Fever Ray - When I Grow Up
Neon Indian - Terminally Chill
Grizzly Bear - Cheerleader (Neon Indian Studio 6669 Remix)
Ducktails - On The Boardwalk

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Top 12 Tracks of '09*

*I had all intentions of making this the Top 10 Songs of 2009, but I had hell of a time whittling down this list to 10, so it stays at 12. Kind of.

1. What Would I Want, Sky? – Animal Collective


2. 1901 – Phoenix


3. Brother Sport – Animal Collective/ My Girls – Animal Collective (grouped as one entry because I love them both and wanted them both in the top 10)


4. Feel It All Around – Washed Out


5. Ambling Alp - Yeasayer


6. Dominos – The Big Pink


7. Crystalised – The xx / Islands – The xx (also grouped as one entry because I love them both and wanted them both in the top 10)


8. 11th Dimension - Julian Casablancas


9. Young Hearts Spark Fire – Japandroids


10. Should Have Taken Acid With You - Neon Indian


11. When I Grow Up – Fever Ray


12. Psychic City – YACHT (also check out Classixx's remix right here)

**There are actually 14 tracks on the list. (Yet again, I had a really hard time whittling down).***
***What the hell, I should have just done the top 15. Too late now.

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iPod Rotate/Revolve

A round-up of the heavily rotated songs on my iPod this week.

1. Waking Up In Vegas (Calvin Harris Remix) - Katy Perry
2. Stomp Yo Shoes (Bloody Beetroots remix)[The Aston Shuffle Vocal Edit] - The Aston Shuffle feat. Tommie Sunshine
3. Frankie (Vocal: The Shoes) - 80kidz
4. The Reeling (Calvin Harris Remix) - Passion Pit
5. Stuck in Lalaland - The Penelope[s]
6. Now We Can See - The Thermals
7. Dancer (CFCF Remix) - The Woodhands
8. Hearts On Fire (Calvin Harris Remix) - Cut Copy
9. We Are The People (Ted & Francis Remix) - Empire Of The Sun
10. When I Grow Up (Dan Lissvik Remix) - Fever Ray

Who are 'Ted & Francis?' A Sydney-duo spurning out incredible remixes! A post for them will be up and running soon. As well as one on Calvin Harris (who seems to proliferate throughout the list - and my iPod as well).

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Daily Addiction: Fever Ray

The Knife, the Swedish duo headed by brother-sister team Karin Dreijer Andersson and Olaf Dreijer, are a prominent fixture on the electronic music scene with their distinctive shrilly, distorted tones. Currently on hiatus, Karin released a solo project, Fever Ray, in March of 2009. The album garnered positive reviews from the critics, scoring an 8/10 from NME. The first single, "If I Had A Heart," was soon followed by the dreamily dreary, "When I Grow Up." The remix by Dan Lissvik mellows it out. A sure aural pleasure that will resonate with you long after you listen.

Daily Addiction: When I Grow Up (Dan Lissvik Remix) - Fever Ray
Also check out: When I Grow Up - Fever Ray

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