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Disclosure – Flow (Amusement Remix)

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UK electronic act Disclosure have a new release (Make Mine) at the ready and to prep the streets for its release the duo have let loose this Balearic-y version of MM track “Flow”. It’s light, it’s sun-drenched but it’s also dynamic and kinetic. It’s a sharp little mix. Give it some spins below.

Disclosure – Flow (Amusement Remix)

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Rating 8.1

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01-25-12

Avicii x Adventure Club – Modern Bromance 2 (Trevor Morgan Mix)

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Yeah we know mashes are lame and we know Avicii is for 16 year old girls but this mix of the Swinging Swede and Adventure Club by California-based (and 18 yo!) DJ Trevor Morgan is our shit. This is our shit right here. Turn it up loud. Tip to our friends at skeetbeatz.com for the heads up on this mix.

Avicii x Adventure Club – Modern Bromance 2 (Trevor Morgan Mix)

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Rating 8.3

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01-25-12

Justice – On’n’On (Rick Rubin Remix)

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Professional bearded dude Rick Rubin moonlights as remixer on this all the way thrown back version of Justice’s “On’n’On”. We’re talking alllll the way back. Like poppin’ 1978 jello shots at your other lover’s other lover’s fly backyard pool party back. Spin it.

Justice – On’n’On (Rick Rubin Remix)

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Rating 8.4

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01-25-12

Sanders Bohlke – Search and Destroy (Ruda Krishna Remix)

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Sanders Bohlke’s plaintive, soul-bearing ballad “Search and Destroy” gets an awesome electro makeover by NY DJ Ruda Krishna. Sometimes the most wrenching types of melodies can be turned flipped into some of the best electronic music (“Levels”, Moby’s Play era, etc.) and Mr. Krishna’s mix is a very strong example.

Sanders Bohlke – Search and Destroy (Ruda Krishna Remix)

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Rating 8.2

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01-23-12

Jakwob – Electrify (Feat. Jetta)

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Jakwob excellent “Electrify” single is due 26 Feb in the UK. To build up into the release, the London producer drops a fresh visual for the track with appearances from featured vocalist Jetta. Spin and watch below.

Jakwob – Electrify (Feat. Jetta)

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Rating 8.0

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01-23-12

Burial – Endorphin (Diminutive Remix)

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The Kentucky-based media maker Diminutive stirs up an engaging listen with this recent flip on Burial. Take a look below:

Burial – Endorphin (Diminutive Remix)

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Rating: 8.0

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01-21-12

RAVE’S FAVE: The 2 Bears – Work

By Bruce Rave

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It might be awhile before we get a new Hot Chip album, but The 2 Bears might not be a bad way to hold on. This is a collaboration between Hot Chip’s Joe Goddard and M. Rafi of Metronomy. A couple of listens, and I’m hooked on the hooks. Trusted sources are telling me the entire album is really good, and I wanna hear it!

The 2 Bears – Work

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Check out Bruce’s “Go Deep” show on Fridays 1-3 pm Pacific, 4-6 pm Eastern, 9-11pm GMT. Also listen to past shows at Bruce’s blog and follow Bruce on Twitter.

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01-19-12

Florence & The Machine – No Light No Light (Spector Ryan Gosling Mix)

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Spector breathes new life into the single off of Florence and the Machine’s latest Ceremonials. Proving not only that “No Light, No Light” will enjoy the prosperous life that so many other great Flo tracks do, but also that the world has a new A-list producer to keep atop their radars.

Florence & The Machine – No Light No Light (Spector Ryan Gosling Mix)

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Rating: 9.2

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01-19-12

Angus & Julia Stone – Big Jet Plane (David Dann Remix)

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“Big Jet Plane” is one of those songs that lends itself incredibly well to remixes. The simple, easily maleable melodic syncopations, it’s soulful/tuneful vocals, many of the right ingredients that make for the best indie pop remixes are here. That said, LA’s David Dann is certainly not the first producer to attempt to harness “Big Jet Plane”s extensive remix resources (a quick search of hypem brings up a shitload of “BJP” mixes). But just because the ingredients are great does not that A-level remix make. (again flip through that hypem search …if you dare) David Dann brings it here though with easily one of the best 2 or 3 remixes of this song we’ve heard. The hooks are big, the dynamics are great, and the tuneful-ness of the original is tastefully applied in the track. Thumbs up from us.

Angus & Julia Stone – Big Jet Plane (David Dann Remix)

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Rating 8.3

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01-17-12

Kimbra – Two Way Street (Beni Remix)

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So we’re way into this. It’s dark, it’s jazzy, it’s got those foreboding garage type tones and of course that great original Kimbra vocal. Let Beni’s remix of “Two Way Street” be your 2 AM lights-turnt-way down laptop-noir soundtrack.

Kimbra – Two Way Street (Beni Remix)

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Rating 8.1

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01-17-12

Breton – Ordnance Survey

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Breton are one of our favorite emerging bands. Anything new we’re able to get our hands on from them is always cause for celebration. This free “The Blanket Rule” EP features four new tracks, including our pick from the set, the excellent “Ordnance Survey”.

Breton – Ordnance Survey

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Rating 8.2

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01-17-12

Jacques Greene – Arrow (Feat. Koreless)

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Jacques Greene is our dude and his new track for “Arrow”, which features another fav b3sci artist Koreless, is really good, beautiful, sublime, engrossing, all that stuff. Jacques is poised for a big 2012 and a track like “Arrow” is a great first step.

Jacques Greene – Arrow (Feat. Koreless)

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Rating 8.2

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01-16-12