The xx have essentially made everyone’s lives better, wouldnt you agree? They come along, unannounced and unexpected and make a huge fuss of their gothic-post-punk-drummy music. Its beautiful really, its something your girlfriend wants to have sex while listening to; the band has never shied away from remixes, and now comes the song “Island” as the subject. The notable bands on the release are Delorean and Nosaj Thing, and the remixes between the two could not be any different. Note: we’ve posted a few of the xx songs before/also I can’t wait to see the band at SXSW.
The xx – Islands (Nosaj Thing Remix)
Tjhe xx – Islands (Delorean Remix)
UPDATE: Been a few pitched to the max mp3s floating around of this. Here’s the originals.
The xx – Islands (Nosaj Thing Remix)
The xx – Islands (Delorean Remix)
This entry was written by , posted on February 9, 2010 at 1:15 am, filed under Uncategorized and tagged delorean, nosaj thing, the xx. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
If I were a DJ, this would be the point where I would say in my low baritone “lets take it down a little bit, grab that honey that makes your loins burn and pull ‘er close for this one” and at that point I would put on a song from Magic Wands and everyone would exhale with fruition. Enough with my fantasies and on to the fantastical Magic Wands with their down-tempo songs, similar to the xx but with much more psychedelic tones. Speaking of the xx, it seems I have gotten my hands on an amazing remix they did for the aforementioned Magic Wands. Check out the songs and the band on their radical US tour supporting the noise-artists School Of Seven Bells (though no Dallas date as of yet).
Magic Wands – Kiss Me Dead
Magic Wands – Warrior (The xx REMIX)
This entry was written by , posted on August 31, 2009 at 10:31 pm, filed under New Tunes and tagged Magic Wands, school of seven bells, the xx. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
The xx put out one of our favorite records this year and to our enjoyment there are a few bonus tracks that were not included on that album. The first track, “Do You Mind” is an erotic conversation featuring the bands harmonic call-and-return vocals back by blistering drum beats. The second song is something special, a creeping cover of Aaliyah’s “Hot Like Fire” that was only available on the bands debut single on 7″ vinyl, and limited to 500 copies. Enjoy these tracks and tell us where The xx record charts on your top records of the year.
The xx – Hot Like Fire (Aaliyah Cover)
This entry was written by , posted on August 23, 2009 at 11:40 am, filed under New Tunes, Uncategorized and tagged aaliyah, the xx. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Maybe you noticed, maybe you didn’t but there was no mixtape last week. Can’t exactly tell you why, but all you need to know is that this week is completely different than last. Guess it’s a good thing that this particular wrap up will include tracks from more than one week, right? Starts off fast and hard like punch in the face and ends up soft and smooth while the swelling subsides.
Birthday Suits – It’s About Time
Lovvers- Ocd Go Go Girls
Black Math – Part of Me
The Big Pink – Velvet
The Shivers – Just Didn’t Need To Know
The xx – Basic Space
Pill Wonder – What We Know
Happy Family – Cups
Real Estate – Beach Comber
A Sunny Day in Glasgow – Ashes Grammar/Ashes Maths
Universal Studios Florida – Frozen Bayou (feat. Alaska)
Dirty Beach – Low Rider
A Grave With No Name – Open Water
This entry was written by , posted on August 7, 2009 at 7:39 am, filed under mixtape and tagged a grave with no name, a sunny day in glasgow, birthday suits, black math, dirty beach, happy family, lovvers, pill wonder, real estate, the big pink, the shivers, the xx, universal s, universal studios florida. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Just premiered via The Fader, another track from The XX’s highly anticipated debut album [self-titled] to be released via Young Turks. Their album is available for pre-order on Rough Trade. (mp3 via)
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Also check out this video and remix by Pariah (via)
This entry was written by , posted on August 3, 2009 at 7:49 am, filed under New Tunes, video and tagged pariah, rough trade, the xx, young turks. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
This has been a great week for new tunes here on the Tape Deck. Release dates are keeping me salivating and my LP shopping cart is overflowing (mostly pre-orders). Hopefully I will have some great mail days in the incoming week. Plus, I will FINALLY have some days off next week to hook up some “upgrades” for the site. I’ve been getting a ton of positive responses on the mixtapes in the past so I will start offering a .zip file so the entire thing can be downloaded versus once at a time. Look for me to go back and update all of the mixtapes sometime early next week. As for now, enjoy it as is and have a great weekend!
Health – Die Slow (Pictureplane Remix)
The xx – Crystalised
Suckers – It Gets Your Body Movin (Alternate Version)
Delay Trees – Resurrection of Sonic Blue
Sunset Rubdown – Idiot Heart
Iron and Wine – Belated Promise Ring
The xx – Hot Like Fire (Aaliyah Cover)
Phoenix – 1901
Cool Kids – Hammer Bros.
Delay Trees – About Brothers
Wavves – Wavves
Gun Outfit – Guilt/Regret
Light Pines – Figs
This entry was written by , posted on May 15, 2009 at 9:18 am, filed under mixtape, tour and tagged cool kids, delay trees, gun outfit, health, light pines, phoenix, suckers, sunset rubdown, the xx. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
“Music Monday” has been nothing but a case of the Mondays. While my mailbag may be lacking on tunes that I’m enjoying (send me some more guys!), I’ve been highly anticipating the release of The xx, Phoenix, and Passion Pit. Odds are if you are savvy in music exploration, you’ve already heard these tunes. If not, I’ve got some good news for you. Enjoy these videos, along with a few tracks to keep you satisfied. Music Monday will shine it’s light on me….eventually.
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The xx – Teardrops
The xx – Blood Red Moon
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Passion Pit – Moth’s Wings
Passion Pit – To Kingdom Come
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This entry was written by , posted on May 11, 2009 at 9:22 am, filed under New Tunes and tagged passion pit, phoenix, the xx. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
