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BOTR vol 05

Welcome back you little remix addicted children. For those of you who simply aren’t satisfied with the music scene of today it’s good to know you can find a little slice of heaven in sometimes mediocre tracks which have been remixed to new heights. Thusly I present to you volume five in the Best of the Remix series. If you’d like to check out all previous volumes simply click here. Enjoy the music, these are the best remixes I heard last month.

All the tracks in one zip file : here {zshare = left click} {link broken}

mp3 : Britney Spears vs Madonna - 4 Minutes to Break the Ice (Remix)
I think we could just say Britney vs Madonna and there would probably be a couple thousand downloads a day until I’m out of bandwidth. If I knew who was responsible for this remix I would tell you, but I don’t.

mp3 : Feist - I Feel It All (Escort Remix)
Is it just me or does Ms. Feist embody all of the feel good vibes you wish were still left in Madonna or Britney? Love this remix, it’s simple and catchy.

mp3 : Fergie - Fergalicious (MSTRKRFT Remix)
I hate Fergie. I think she’s fine as a part {a small small part} of Black Eyed Peas, but on her own she sings about working out {and spelling} far too much. Luckily MSTRKRFT can save anything.

mp3 : Fleetwood Mac - Never Forget (Cut Copy Lifelike Remix)
Cut Copy does an excellent job with this classic Fleetwood Mac track. It starts slow and builds into a dance hall worthy head bobbing beat. Kudos to Cut Copy, if only your original tunes were this inspired.

mp3 : Madonna (feat Justin Timberlake) - 4 Minutes (Jacques Lu Cont Remix)
Madonna = meh. JTim = pretty sweet. Jacques Lu Cont = brilliant. Put together = download.

mp3 : Madonna (feat Justin Timberlake) - 4 Minutes (Bob Sinclar Space Funk Remix)
Basically the opposite direction from the previous Jacques Lu Cont remix. This is space. This is funk. This is distorted bass.

mp3 : Madonna - Hung Up (Diplo Remix)
Say what you want about Madonna’s talent, aging dance moves, or questionable… everything. She knows how to make songs that can be remixed into something better.

mp3 : Madonna vs Fatboy Slim - Praise 4 Minutes (XAM Remix)
It’s nice to see Fatboy Slim still getting recognition. It’s also nice to hear the way Fatboy Slim’s sound mellows out Madonna in the best way.

mp3 : Metric - Monster Hospital (MSTRKRFT Remix)
If you’re only here to download one single track let this be it. In my opinion {which we all know matters more than yours} this is the remix to beat so far in the BOTR series.

mp3 : MGMT - Time To Pretend (Tronik Shr-Edit Remix)
This is what it would sound like if computers ruled the world, then made robots, then made those robots into a band named MGMT.

mp3 : Phoenix - If I Feel Better, I’ll Go To The Disco (Said The Buffalo Bunch)
I’m not really sure if this qualifies as a remix, so count this as your bonus track number 14 for this volume. It’s a great track.

mp3 : Sebastien Tellier - Divine (Midnight Juggernauts Remix)
Minimalist French remixes appearing in BOTR? Who knew? I think this is the first remix I’ve heard in awhile that actually slows the beat down.

mp3 : Sunny Day Sets Fire - Adrenaline (XXXCHange Remix)
After the Sebastien Tellier downer it’s nice to return to a song you can really dance to. And by dance I do mean jump around awkwardly like you’re in your own private rave.

mp3 : The Mystery Jets - Hideaway (Switch Remix)
In a remix, how do you make everything sound far away? Is it some way you mess with the channels {like centering all sounds or playing them through left/right simultaneously}? Whatever it is it sound great here.

That’s all you little addicts. See you next month with another BOTR volume.

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BOTR vol 02

Well it’s not the end of the month yet, but I decided that the Best of the Remix series shouldn’t have to wait a full month to be posted. Originally this series was going to parallel my BOTM {Best of the Month} series as a monthly publication of sorts. But seeing as how I have over thirty great remix tracks to share with you all, and the end of the month is still awhile off, I thought I would just start to do this BOTR series at random times whenever I feel like it. So here you have volume 2 of the Best of the Remix series here at The World Forgot. Enjoy the music.

All the tracks in one zip file : here {zshare = left click}

mp3 : Burial - Archangel (Leif Remix)
mp3 : Chromeo - Needy Girl (datA Remix)
mp3 : Daft Punk - One More Time (Krames Remix)
mp3 : Daft Punk - Television Rules The Nation (Roccanova Remix)
mp3 : David Guetta - Love Is Gone (Fred Rister & Joachim Garraud Radio Edit Remix)
mp3 : Digitalism vs. The Killers vs. Fatboy Slim - Idealistic Brightside Night
mp3 : Gwen Stefani - 4 In The Morning (Thin White Duke Mix)
mp3 : Jackson 5 - I Want You Back (Rogerseventytwo and the Walk Remix)
mp3 : Justice - D.A.N.C.E. (Benny Blanco Remix feat Mos Def & Spank Rock)
mp3 : Justice - D.A.N.C.E. (MSTRKRFT Remix)
mp3 : Justice - D.A.N.C.E. (Paste Back Remix)
mp3 : Justin Timberlake - Love Stoned (Justice Remix)
mp3 : Kanye West - The Good Life (S in the mauS Scuola Furano Remix)

To be honest I’m kinda sick of the ever present remixed versions of D.A.N.C.E., but I thought this was a good time to unload them (and all three of these versions are great). All the remaining tracks are quality and range from minimalism (Burial) to eighties synth (Chromeo) to standard pop remixes (Jackson 5, Justin Timberlake) to the totally abstract (Kanye West). Take what you want or download all the tracks in one spot from the zshare link above the mp3 links.

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Britney Spears?

By now the blogosphere has slaughtered Brit enough.  We’ve seen people and critics and even friends come out swinging.  We’ve seen awkward cries to stop attacking Britney and just leave her alone.  I think my favorite response to all of this crazy that surrounds Ms. Spears was from her ex-boyfriend Justin Timberlake when he appeared recently on Oprah.  When O asked him about the entire situation all he had to say was that “she has an incredible heart” and “she’s a very talented and lovable person.”  When O brought up the fact that some people thought Britney is close to a breakdown and she’s completely crazy J. Tim smoothly answered, “oh!  Are people really saying that?  I guess I didn’t know that.”

Stay classy Mr. JT.  And stay yourself Brit.  You have to admit, even with adding a lot of weight and making possibly the worst appearance, ever, at the MTV VMA’s [but really, aren’t almost all of the VMA appearances lame] didn’t do a lot to bring the sexy back to Spears.  But maybe she’ll take some advice from Gwen Stefani, “take a chance you stupid ho,” go back to the studio, and the gym, and drop a killer video for this song.  It could use one.

mp3 : Britney Spears - Gimme More

And then again, maybe she won’t.  I mean she really should take some time away from drinking, partying, and basically proving she’s independent to stay home and raise her two boys.  Maybe that’s too much to ask for a pop princess.  Maybe.

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Gossip Girl vol 01

I talked this show up a bit last week after catching the series premiere. And all ridiculous high school drama aside these cats do play some good music. Or rather good music is played over their heads as they look forlornly off camera with that unfocused gaze that says more than a nine hour narration ever could. Here’s all the music that appears in last weeks episode. Hopefully in the second episode, which shows tonight on The CW, will include more pop and less hip hop. Or at least less bad hip hop. Or at least less Akon and Rihanna.

mp3 : Air - Photograph
mp3 : Akon - Don’t Matter
mp3 : Albert Hammond Jr. - Hard To Live In The City
mp3 : Amy Winehouse - Back To Black
mp3 : Angels & Airwaves - The Gift
mp3 : Cold War Kids - Hang Me Up To Dry
mp3 : Hanson - Go
mp3 : Justin Timberlake - What Goes Around Comes Around
mp3 : Peter Bjorn and John - Young Folks
mp3 : Rihanna - If It’s Lovin’ That You Want - Part 2 (Feat. Corey Gunz)
mp3 : Timbaland - The Way I Are (Feat. Keri Hilson and D.O.E.)
mp3 : Washington Social Diamond Club - Diamond Hipster Boy

I recommend the tracks by Air, Albert Hammond Jr., Amy Winehouse, and suprise, Hanson. The rest of the tracks are worth putting in the shows premier, but might not necessarily make the cut of your next iTunes mix.

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