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Breakbot is our weekly star being posted twice this week: 1) our monthly Hardcore Mixtape (here) 2) and our Weeklies (We Want It All) (here). Suffice to say, this group has been getting a lot of attention. And they certainly deserve it! This track was done by Air in support of Oxfam America’s Haiti recovery effort. Breakbot turns this track into something different and makes musique fantastique - SUPER.

Cheers to Dipped in Dollars for sharing this.

Air - So Light Is Her Footfall (Breakbot Remix) (links removed by request)

"I don't think I'm an instantaneous act the whole world will love in one second"

Ah, Marina & The Diamonds. Where do I begin? This woman has both her feet planted firmly on the ground and changed everyone's expectations of her going mainstream. The quirky and flamboyant singer is gaining a following for her inventive songwriting, theatrical stage shows and dazzling style. The artist who is one of BBC's selected few artists dubbed Sound of 2010.

We all heard and read of how Perez Hilton and Kanye West promoted Marina on their blogs. And these people, among many of Marina's followers can attest that the videos certainly grab your attention - but it's the songs that make you stay. In her {now defunct} blog, she had mentioned of her opinion on how the music industry is controlled and dominated by, shall we say, music without real content and good quality. She also revealed a few private details of herself in her BBC interview and here as well:

"This is who I was. Hollywood infected my brain and I really valued the wrong things in life, but I changed dramatically. This obsession with celebrity culture is really unhealthy. I don't want to live my life like that, and I don't want to be a typical pop star..."

Below is a great reworked orchestral version with Gonzales and another one in an acoustic version with Marina dressed ornately colorful. And like the meaning depicted by the lyrics of Hollywood, she doesn't like being stereotyped into some hacky pop-music artist.

Her album Family Jewels will be out on 22nd of February. Pre-order it at Play.

Marina & The Diamonds Hollywood (Fenech Soler Remix)
Marina & The Diamonds Hollywood (Juan Maclean remix)

Full orchestral version with Gonzales:

Marina & The Diamonds Hollywood (Gonzales Orchestral version)



Acoustic version:

Alan Wilkis was given the thumbs up from Yeasayer with this Ambling Alp remix. And really, whenever Yeasayer gives anything with a semblance of approval, we all jump for a listen. Techno beats and fast-paced audacious synths makes this track a gem. Give it a listen below.

Yeasayer - Ambling Alp (Alan Wilkis remix) (links removed by request) fghfghfhhd

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The xx - Islands (Nosaj Thing Remix)
Breakbot - Baby I'm Yours ft. Irfane
Ellie Goulding - Starry Eyed (Penguin Prison remix ft. Theophilus London)
Feist - I Feel It All (Diplo remix)
Marina and the Diamonds - Hollywood
Klaxons - No Diggity (Blackstreet & Dr. Dre Cover)
The Golden Filter - The Hardest Button To Button (The White Stripes cover)
The Cure - Lovesong (Diplo remix)
The Knife in Collaboration with Mt. Sims and Planningtorock – Colouring of Pigeons
Phoenix - 1901 (Memory Tapes remix)
Goldfrapp - Rocket
Blur - Song 2 (Vengeance Remix)
The Noisettes - Don't Upset the Rhythm
I Blame Coco - Caesar feat. Robyn (Diplo Remix)
Crookers - Cooler Couleur (Feat. Yelle)
Nana Grizol - For Things that Haven't Come Yet
Laura Veirs - Sleeper in The Valley
She Keeps Bees and Sharon van Etten - Cuddle Alone
Isbells - Time's Ticking
Major Lazer - Pon de Floor (Chewy Chocolate Cookies remix)
Coeur de Pirate - Comme des Enfants (Le Matos remix)

Finally some new NYPC. We had to wait too long for this. This British Electronica outfit have been given the remix treatment courtesy of Rory Phillips. A lot of people kept saying Chaos and Lost A Girl isn't as catchy or hyped up as Ice Cream and/or The Bomb. In all fairness to the group, their sound is evolving and it sounds different from their previous work. Just let the song grow on you, I'm sure it will. The Optimist, the latest full length from The New York Pony Club is out March 1 via Modular.

New Young Pony Club Tour Dates:
03/15 Portsmouth, England Wedgewood Rooms
03/16 Birmingham, England - O2 Academy
03/17 Bristol, England - The Thekla
03/18 Oxford, England - Academy 2
03/20 Manchester, England - Moho Live
03/21 Leeds, England - Cockpit 2
03/22 Nottingham, England - Stealth
03/23 Glasgow, Scotland King Tuts
03/25 Newcastle, England - Academy 2
03/26 Liverpool, England - Korova
03/27 Cambridge, England - Junction 2

New Young Pony Club Chaos (Rory Phillips Remix)
New Young Pony Club Lost A Girl (Radio Edit)
New Young Pony Club Ice Cream
New Young Pony Club The Bomb

I got a wind of an unreleased track called Retro Physical about 5 months ago when I was linked to a Gaga forum but I never actually got a listen of the full track. Needless to say, First Up! got a leak of the track when Burim leaks the full version. I got to listen to it two times and it's okay. Your thoughts?

Lady Gaga Retro Physical

One of this blog's readers, Michael Christopher sent me this unofficial video of Passion Pit's Sleepyhead which was leaked on a Coachella forum. Whose to say, they probably did this on their own. There's no doubt that the released one is more fun and unique, but this one's pretty good too.

Passion Pit - Sleepyhead
Passion Pit - Little Secrets