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neon..
after a few days off what better way to get back in the blouse than with a themed post?

a lot of music coming my way in recent times seems to be from people that like to include the word neon into their name.. damn i wish i could come up with something witty about neon but i keep confusing it for fluro.. damn

Neon Neon are a new(ish) group that have been much hyped around the traps.
they are an interesting duo with one of them being an american hip hop producer and the other a welsh rocker from the band super furry animals.. interesting..
with the members of the band coming from such different backgrounds their sound is understandably very diverse.. so diverse in fact that it sort of feels like they took it in turns to produce the songs- with some being quite rocky, others quite hip hoppy and others something else completely..
'i lust you' fits quite snugly into the last category as a classy electro pop gem..

Neon Neon - I Lust U

this song is definitely one that gets under your skin.. after hearing this track on some mix a while back i know it sure as hell got under mine.. the simple yet satisfying poppy beat complements the laid back vocals so well.. if you like glass candy you will definitely like this..

these remixes bring the track up a bit.. but only a bit, with Eli Escobar and Heartbreak both choosing to keep that classic tempo and relaxed vibe prominent

Neon Neon - I Lust U (Heartbreak Remix)

Neon Neon - I Lust U (Eli Escobar Remix)

very lush very nice

in other neon news, Neon Blak have recently sent through a few new remixes..
it seems that they are copying trendsetters crookers by doing up two remixes for Adam Tensta..

Adam Tensta - Dopeboy (Neon Blak GT Edit)

Adam Tensta - Dopeboy (Neon Blak 2 Much Edit)

these are both very catchy, high quality remixes. Neon Blak have made these remixes really cunningly with the GT remix grabbing you straight away and the 2 Much edit slowly growing on you..

hip hop + electro= winning combo

yeah...

gemma ward. hottest girl.

in other news here are some newish remixes for apparat.. very lush and nice tracks again (seems like some kind of blouse theme..)
echo-ey, hauntey vocals accompany some nice electro-ey synths in both remixes... very nice and chilled. i must admit that i expected a bit of variation with these remixes (and remixes in general) but they are both quite similar (in a lush and nice way).
for some reason both remixes were over 7 minutes long (the boyz noize one is over 12 mins).. must be to increase the epicness of the tracks. thankfully Telefon Tel Aviv also edited their track to be more bandwidth/radio friendly..

Apparat - Arcadia (Telefon Tel Aviv Remix Short Edit)

Apparat - Arcadia (Boyz Noize Remix)

i really like the diverse beats that boyz noize are coming out with recently.. i reckon the talented artists can be seen through the variety of tracks that they release.. two diverse thumbs up to boyz noize

californian lad danosaur recently sent a couple of his remixes our way as well..

The Tings Tings - Shut Up And Let Me Go! (Danosaur Let Me Remix)

WifeBeat - Eurotrash (Danosaur Moves That Ass & Turns It Up edit)

i have to admit that i dont really know all that much about him but i do know that he is an upcoming champion of self promo.. haha
but seriously his remixes are pretty f'ing rad.. i especially love his edit of wifebeat (aka neon blak)'s eurotrash.. sort of chops and changes that annoying electronic vocal line to actually make it sound cool.. (in his own words he: "teased it out a bit and really worked the drums, synth and vocals.")
the Ting Tings remix is pretty cool too, but desperately needed a stronger, more emphatic key change or bassline something in there somewhere.. nonetheless, a cool stop/start sort of affair definitely worth a listen. am definitely interested to see what mr danosaur somes up with in the coming months..