Some more electro you say? Here is Clap Your Hands To The Electricity Vol.5 as usual featuring some of the best remixes, bands and DJs from across the globe. We’ve got a bit of pop on here with a bassy/funky remix of Kylie by Alan Braxe and a dirty Kissy Sell out extravaganza on an All Saints track as well as some old favourites form Primal Scream and The Chemical Brothers blended together. As well as the well known stuff though, The Shoes and Spitzer are going to get big if they carry on putting tunes out this awesome.

Update - The Das Pop remix has been removed on the request of their label (Prestel Records). However, Prestel have been kind enough to offer streams of all the remixes of the record on their website

01. Kylie - Hearts (Alan Braxe Remix)
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02. Jape - Floating (Tronik Youth Mix)
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03. All Saints - Chick Fit (Kissy Sell Out Remix)
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04. New Young Pony Club - Get Lucky (Twelves Remix)
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05. Chemical Bros V Primal Scream - Don’t Fight Control
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06. Vicarious Bliss - Vicarious Bliss Theme (Justice)
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07. Das Pop - Fool For Love (Yuksek Remix) removed
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08. The Shoes - Knock Out (Tom Deluxx Remix)
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09. Klaxons - As Above So Below (Justice Remix)
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10. The Young Punx - It Doesn’t Stop
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11. Professor Genius - Night Games
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12. Spitzer - Kaspersky
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You can also download the whole mix as a zip file:
Clap Your Hands To The Electricity Vol.5

BEF is a new project featuring Yourcodenameis:milo guitarist Justin Lockey and Aid Burrows, the singer/guitarist from My Architects. Their first record, ‘Chapter One: A Long Way Home’, is released digitally via the relatively new label Erased Tapes on the 26th of November. I have always been a massive fan of the misunderstood and frankly underrated YCNI:M, but the music offered here is rather different from that band’s dense and (at times) over-complicated music.

On their debut BEF layer beautifully harmonised vocals over fuzzy, glitchy electronica. The songs are constructed around simple, repeating piano motifs which, along with Burrows’ gentle northern accent, contribute a real sense of warmth to the album.

Final track ‘All Those Demons’ best illustrates the record’s overall sound, while the title track, placed midway in the running order, is both uplifting and intense and showcases the group’s broad sonic palette. Hopefully these songs will encourage you to download the rest of the album (thoroughly recommended!), which you can pre-order by clicking here.

Hamish.

BEF - A Long Way From Home [Download]

BEF - All Those Demons [Download]