hump day

if monday is the shittest day of the week and friday the best, then that definitely makes wednesday the hump (aka hump day)... we are currently sitting on top of the hump. that is exciting. to help you get through to juicy downhill thursday, here are a couple of excellent songs that i have managed to dig out of our sadly (but temporarily) neglected mailbox.. they are exquisitely chilled and relaxed to help you chill/relax.

first up is a track from blouse favorites estate...

Estate - Insecurity Camera

i think it would be true to say that i have loved basically everything that estate has made. so when i didnt immediately love this track, i was a bit sad. i think i have become a bit sceptical of songs with vocoders/synthesised vocals in recent times.. but after leaving it for a while and coming back, my love for it has bloomed like a precious flower.
with 'insecurity camera' they have made an unrestrained happy song that somehow retains all their trademarked cool cool cool. when i think of this song, i think of a lamb running around on a flowery hillside on a sunny day. a definite hump day soundtracker. check out the video here

going in a slightly different hump direction is this track by rae davis and aether. it is amazing. so hauntingly, atmospherically cinematic. the way the vocals weave in and out of the felt-like melody gives me chills. if this song isnt the title track to the upcoming movie 'humpday' then i will be unhappy.

Rae Davis & Aether - No Drama

enjoy your sleep.. not long til the weekend now...

i only want more

another remix by the boys from estate. this one deserves its very own post. i seriously dont think that they can put a foot wrong.

Madrid - Bam Bam Brother (Estate Remix)

while this madrid remix is definitely still brim full of that estate patented cool and style, i think that it's raw sex is what makes it stand out. slowly gyrating basslines.. whispered vocals.. muted middle-eastern guitars.. lush synths.. remember that 'meaningful' sex that you had last time you broke/made up with your boy/girl friend? this was the soundtrack.

upon further inspection

okay, so i was so into that estate remix i posted the other day that i felt absolutely compelled to look into this mysterious group a bit further.

i was rather pleased when it turned out that the original tracks were the lushest, coolest, most colourful tracks this side of cut copy.
while the gigamesh remix might have made estate more d-floor ready, it certainly wasnt a patch on the originals - and i did say something about it being the best remix i had heard in a while.

Estate - Let Her Know

i love the way estate are so effortlessly cool- the way their music feels so restrained. let her know has been on repeat for me ever since i first heard it. i even made it my morning alarm.

Estate - Write To Make

Estate - I Want You For Myself Too

the secret behind these amazingly subtle yet emotive tracks would have to be the skillful production- how they have made every element fit together nicely. nothing competes for your attention. listening to these songs is bliss. its no accident either.. like cut copy, estate have their own production house called transonic. so cool. so damned cool. argh

on the downlow

this is one of the best remixes i think ive heard in quite a while.

Estate - Write To Make (Gigamesh Remix) (RCRD LBL link)

might seem like a big call, but the way that the cut copy/aeroplane/holy ghost vibes mingle with the more traditional house vibes remind me of how i want my kids to get along.

and cos its friday, here is a banger. a grimy, dark, slightly fidgety banger by the cosmetics for your back room.

The Cosmetics - Motion Control.

have a fun weekend. if you live in sydney, have fun at the sydney festival but please dont tell me about it.