First of all I feel I should apologise for having not posted in a couple of weeks, but I have exams (basically finals – but with some more next year – fun!) which I am now over half way through and have a little break. I’ve been distracting myself by maxing my credit card on flights to celebrate the summer.

In that vain, and with the beautiful sunshine coming through my window I thought it was high time I would stick together a summer mix. There will be more over the …

I have included some great remixes of The Rakes (MySpace) in my last two Clap Your Hands to the Electricity (2) compilations over the past few weeks and we are all treated today to one of their live performances from Melkweg in Amsterdam via a webcast from the nice folks at FabChannel. The webcast starts at 20:30 CET so watch it at www.fabchannel.com/the_rakes.
Here’s a great Rakes tune to get you all in the mood:
The Rakes – We Danced Together
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The last CTTE Mix has become The Blue Walrus’ most downloaded mix to date and so I thought it only right to follow it up with a second volume before exam revision takes over so posts will be more limited to only new bands that I find and absolutely love.

There are some big names again on here from DJ Mehdi and Justice, as well as a fantastic remix of Bloc Party by SebastiAn I picked up from GWFAS, and some other great tracks by less known artists and bands such …

Tracks from the new Arctic Monkeys seem to be springing up all over the place. Some of it is great like 505, but others I’m not so sure about at the moment.

I am not going to tell you where to get it, so don’t ask, but there is an example of the melancholy side that they show on a couple of tracks. Don’t worry though, they have plenty of rock in there too.
-Tim

I am still getting requests for the last bunch of Hot Chip remixes that I posted just before New Year, and so I thought I would put a second volume together. All mixes only stay up for a limited time, so get them while you can and you’ll need an 80 minute CD if you want to burn this. These guys are awesome.
Update – All downloads removed at request of EMI Records

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01. Zero 7 – Somersault
02. Bright Eyes – Easy/Lucky/Free
03. …

I have been wanting to put a decent sized mix together of new rave and disco punk for a while and the Easter break has given me enough time to put it up.

The mix inlcudes all the big names of Simian Mobile Disco, Justice and the Klaxons as well as some lesser known bands such as We Smoke Fags and Boys Noize. This is beautiful, dirty electronic goodness.

01. SMD – I Believe removed by request
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02. Justice – B.E.A.T (Extended Version)
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03. New Young Pony Club …