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• [REMIX] Moby – “The Right Thing” (Kleerup Remix)
• The Best EPs of 2011
• [MP3] ANR – “Millionaire” (Kelis w/ Andre 3000 Cover)

[REMIX] Moby – “The Right Thing” (Kleerup Remix) Posted: 04 Jan 2012 01:27 AM PST lights flying ‘cross my eyes, oh it seems like this could be mine ♫ Moby – The Right Thing (Kleerup Remix) We all do something right. Moby does soulful and sultry vocal samples over dance beats right. Kleerup lays spaced out elastic grooves right. So do your ears right and wrap them in this electric blanket of a jam. Used correctly it could keep you warm until spring. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

The Best EPs of 2011 Posted: 04 Jan 2012 01:12 AM PST The little bird in the artwork above may be a nod to the smaller nature of the EP but don’t think for a second that these mini-albums aren’t serious beasts. This is some Hitchcockian Birds business with ferocious and passionate music being delivered by some of the most exciting bands breaking out right now. It was certainly an exciting year for the often under-appreciated EP format. In the increasingly saturated music world I really enjoy a well crafted EP that leaves me reaching for the repeat button instead of checking to see how many tracks are left. So lets all cheers to the short and sweet. ♫ = Click to play & right-click to download   10. The Good Natured – Skeleton ♫ The Good Natured – Wolves / Single after sweet single didn’t stop this dark pixie and her band from delivering a great EP with even more surprises up it’s sleeve. Girl-fronted indie-Brit electro-dance at it’s finest. | | | 9. Capitol Cities – Capitol Cities ♫ Capital Cities – Safe and Sound / Decidedly polished pop and decidedly un-polished chins have never gone so well together. Love songs for people who care. Care about their lovers and care about dancing with them. | | | 8. Art Imperial – Surf Suburban ♫ Art Imperial – My Chrystal / Unhinged and ramshackle surf rock built out of the dreams of a man who lives hundreds of miles from the sea. I wouldn’t want any other soundtrack to a day at the real thing. | | | 7. Theophilus London – Lovers Holiday ♫ Theophilus London – Why Even Try Feat Sara Quin / London dropped (almost) all the best songs off his debut LP months earlier in the form of this tightly packed bin of funky grooves and thick swagger. | | | 6. Mammal Club – The Au EP ♫ Mammal Club – Otter / My speakers took a lot of damage this year from constantly cranking these tracks beyond recommended levels. Acutely angular and obtusely rhythmic these Brits cause severe shape pulling. And couch-mounted sing-alongs to impossibly wild vocals! | | 5. Jack Littman – The Mixtape ♫ Jack Littman – Sinking Ship / Dark and somewhat sinister, yet absurdly catchy and often silly, Littman exercises his right to contradict what you think singer songwriters sound like. | | 4. Mitten – See You Bye ♫ Mitten – Similar Sense / Absurdly catchy and kinetic indie music that is almost too solid for it’s own delicateness. Dance music for being alone. Summer music for winter time. | | | 3. Jhameel – Dance ♫ Jhameel – Shut Up / This spot might as well be a double bill with Jhameel’s more recent Waves series as both 5 song collections serve as undeniable body movers, as well documentation of the light-speed evolution of one of today’s great musical talents. | | | 2. Y Luv – How Chill Can You Let Go ♫ Y Luv – All Night / Stadium sized jams haven’t sounded this good in years. I saw these guys live a month ago and all 7 people in the audience felt something powerful. As for the rest of you yokels? Get yourself sorted ASAP. | | | 1. Dream Jefferson – Sasquatch Bury Their Dead ♫ Dream Jefferson – Vampyroteuthis / Say what you want about Dream Jeff and their first of two near-albums of the year but I had this on the most vicious repeat regimen for most of the year. The Punch Perm EP was another winner but didn’t slam me as hard as this rap sandwich with a side of rock chips. | | –  ZIP FILE – Artwork by Jacob Youngblood Ziegler Be sure to catch all the 2010 "best of" lists! Best Albums Best EPs — YOU ARE HERE! Best Songs – Pt. 1 (Jan-June) Best Songs – Pt.2 (July-Dec) Best Remixes - Pt. 1 (Jan-June) Best Remixes – Pt.2 (July-Dec) Best Music Videos Best Cover Songs Best Party Songs Joel’s Top 50 Remixes Joel’s Top 10 Dubstep Remixes

[MP3] ANR – “Millionaire” (Kelis w/ Andre 3000 Cover) Posted: 03 Jan 2012 11:10 PM PST where there is cheese there are rats, where ever there are rats there are cats, where ever there are cats there are dogs, if you got the dogs you got bitches, bitches always out to put their paws up on your riches  ♫ ANR – Millionaire (Kelis cover) Just because Christmas is over doesn’t mean that the giving spirit doesn’t live on! TBE alums ANR dished out a 2-song gift over holidays and while their cover of “Little Drummer Boy” may have to wait a few months to dip into rotation, their take on Kelis & Andre 3000′s “Millionaire” is something else. There is weight here. Not many of us can identify with the pain of being rich but now we can know what it sounds like. And who doesn’t want to hear Andree 3000′s verses slowed to an easily followable speed? Plus they take on a whole different feel when they are sung with more heavy emotion. Well played, ANR. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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