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Daftside Remixes Random Access Memories

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I know Nicolas Jaar isn't the most orthodox of producers, and made a ballsy move when remixing Grizzly Bear and Brian Eno on the same 12" earlier this year; however, I'm not sure anything Nick has done so far could have prepared me for this!

Mixing the name "Daft Punk" with the name of Jaar side-project "Darkside," Daftside takes every single track from the new Daft Punk album and remixes it in a strange, textured, and warped experience--a lot of the album's original funk still remains, though. While the remixes showcase some seriously passion for the music Daft Punk presented on RAM earlier this year, I wonder if keeping the "Lose Yourself To Dance" two seconds long is a statement of some sort.

Either way, the fact that Daftside was able to take tracks like these and bring them into a completely different realm shows focus, vision, and creativity. These aren't your average remixes. Enjoy, and check a review for RAM below:

New Chromeo Remix EP

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Chromeo is just one of those bands that, for some reason, I feel like I have to justify my fandom. Sure, it's not deep or ground-breaking, and the lyrics can get pretty cheesy with one love story after another.

But Dave 1 and P. Thugg always pull together a great groove and even greater hooks. Plus, the retro direction the duo took its new album in, Business Casual, was kinda refreshing.

Chromeo has a new EP out for the track "When The Night falls." It includes the Business Casual track and four remixes of it, too. Word is there's a video on the way for the song as well. If it's half as sexy as the vids for "Hot Mess" or "Night By Night," I'm gonna break out in a sweat.