We love Danger‘s 80s action flick sound and we also love when he remixes other fine acts like Acid Washed. This songs a pretty epic adventure so give it a little time to get going in the beginning and let the french wonder Danger set the mood. An example of two great producers near the top of their game doing what they do best.

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DOWNLOAD: Acid Washed – Acid Washed (Danger Remix)

Chock this one up to a collaboration we never thought would happen. Anoraak, our favorite producer from the Valerie camp, works his 80s dreampop synth wizardry into Neon Indian‘s chillwave anthem “Psychic Chasms”, bringing new life to the elder song.

We’re happy this happened and think you might be too.

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DOWNLOAD: Neon Indian – Psychic Chasms (Anoraak Remix)

Two of our favorite producers team up with Swedish pop diva Robyn to make some infectious dancehall flavored tropical house. The song is available now (on Savage Skulls & Douster’s “Get Rich or High Trying” EP) and the release includes a remix by Crookers that’s worth a listen as well.

Savage Skulls & Douster feat. Robyn-Bad Gal

Wonder duo Mustard Pimp are back with a new mixtape that aims to melt faces. Seamless mixing and energetic song selection are to be expected. Some of the bigger names included in the mix are Soulwax, Zodiac Cartel, Geht’s Noch?, A1 Bassline, Shinichi Osawa, Reset!, and Deathface. Check the tracklist after the jump if you need any more convincing.

Mustard Pimp – Catastrophe Mixtape Series Vol 1

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“We wanted the ‘Down by the Water’ video to directly reflect the song itself, and be as simple as possible. Both the video and song are a tribute to the girl groups of the 50’s and 60’s, a great inspiration to the band and one of the reasons we started it.”

- The Drums

We’re loving this influx of hip-hop inspired “glo-fi” (or “experimental hip-hop”) music that’s been spearheaded by the likes of J Dilla, Gold Panda, and Daedelus.

The most recent artist working in this pseudo genre that has caught our attention is Star Slinger. Not only has he made some remixes for Handsome favorites Fiveng and Small Black, but he’s released a slew of heavily sampled original tunes that are equally as good, if not better. We wish more of mainstream hip-hop sounded like this.

Below are our favorite songs from his ever expanding catalog.

First up is the gorgeous “May I Walk With You?” that not only brings back common courtesy but also emotionally uplifting blips and bleeps that can make any cloudy morning a little brighter.

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DOWNLOAD: Star Slinger – May I Walk With You?

His song “Mornin’” is probably more suited for the aforementioned scenario but listening to the more melancholy “May I Walk With You?” first will only make this song sound even brighter.

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DOWNLOAD: Star Slinger – Mornin’

“Longtime” incorporates a bit of a chip-tune sound with a smooth classic R&B flavored love ballad.

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DOWNLOAD: Star Slinger – Longtime

Also worth obsessing over are his remixes of Fiveng’s “Jonah” and Small Black’s newest “Photojournalist”.

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DOWNLOAD: Fiveng – Jonah (Star Slinger Remix)

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DOWNLOAD: Small Black – Photojournalist (Star Slinger Remix)

There are so many other great songs that are available on Star Slingers Bandcamp site (including a re-interpretation of Musical Youth’s “Pass the Dutchie”, we recommend picking up everything he’s made.

Always suckers for what is often affectionately referred to as “space-disco”, we’d like to share Edwin Van Cleef‘s remix of the fabulous Frenchmen Housse de Racket. It starts off a little unassuming, but it will sneak up on you like a cool breeze on a humid day.

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DOWNLOAD: Housse de Racket – Champions (Edwin Van Cleef Remix)

Karin Dreijer Andersson is back to Fever Ray, and is releasing this vicious cover of Peter Gabriel’s “Mercy Street” 14 September via Mute.

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DOWNLOAD: Fever Ray – Mercy Street (Peter Gabriel Cover) (Soundcloud link)

Jagjaguwar have chosen 26 October as the official release date for Small Black’s debut full length New Chain.  Simultaniously, the label have released a sample of what is to come from the group: “Photojournalist,” track four off of the album.  With “Photojournalist,” Small Black give us more of their gauzy beach-house synth-pop, while also making sure Josh Kolenik’s vocals hit a little heavier, making the melody highly contagious.

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DOWNLOAD: Small Black – Photojournalist

IDM (or Intelligent Dance Music) often gets a bad rap for being masturbatory and unnecessarily obscure. However, a few special acts can transcend the norm and create true feeling through electronics. Such is the case with Vancouver’s Teen Daze. Check out some of our favorite songs below including a cover of fellow Vancouverite’s Japandroids.

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DOWNLOAD: Teen Daze – Wet Hair (Japandroids Cover)

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DOWNLOAD: Fol Chen – The Holograms (Teen Daze Remix) [via: kaaate]

BONUS: The conceptual gem “Driving Home from the Beach (The Feeling of)” embodies its title perfectly.

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DOWNLOAD: Teen Daze – Driving Home from the Beach (The Feeling of)