WONGIE REMIX OF THE WEEK: eric prydz vs chvrches - tether

eric prydz vs chvrches - tether
after world premiering his remix of the chvrches track at the ultra music festival last year, swedish dj eric prydz finally gets the bands blessing and officially releases the track to fans that have been dancing to it for the past 10 months. throw in this amazing video by vfx director julien vanhoenacker and you've got something to embrace this friday morning!

WONGIE REMIX OF THE WEEK: beyonce feat jay z - drunken love (detail remix)

beyonce feat jay z - drunken love (detail remix)
whoa! this is pretty darn awesome! producer noel 'detail' fisher throws in some extra orchestral tones and killer beats for the official remix of his song. turn it up!

WONGIE REMIX OF THE WEEK: james blake feat chance the rapper - life round here (remix)

james blake feat chance the rapper - life round here (remix)
yeah... the song was already a hypnotic masterpiece from james' album, but the addition of chance the rapper and extra beats makes this remix kind of insane.

HOT REMIX: bastille - laura palmer (RAC remix)

bastille - laura palmer (RAC remix)
we just profiled this single two days back, but the ever awesome RAC collective have once again sprinkled their magic dust on an indie pop track and offered a new twist on it. a perfect soundtrack for the weekend so happy friday!

AUDIO LEAK: rihanna feat britney spears - s&m (remix)

rihanna feat britney spears - s&m (remix)
[secretly recorded with the britster, the real question is will they make a video for this pop explosion collaboration?]

AUDIO BUZZ: ellie goulding feat chiddy bang - under the sheets (chiddy bang remix)

ellie goulding feat chiddy bang - under the sheets (chiddy bang remix)
[OH MY GOD how f**king awesome is this remix? chiddy bang offer up a hot re-rub of ellie's debut track in conjunction with the release of their latest mixtape 'air swell' (set to debut at sxsw this weekend). with a top 10 hit in the UK and now this, chiddy bang are definitely on a roll. yaaay! if you want the mp3, the great folks of neon gold are offering it for free.]

REEEMIX: one republic - all the right moves (danger remix)

one republic - all the right moves (danger remix)
[nothing like a sweet remix by a french act to improve your mediocre song! one republic should licence this version and release it as a single!]

NEW PLAN B!: plan b - stay too long (pendulum remix) / stay to long (original version)

plan b - stay too long (pendulum remix)
[can't say which version i like more, but the pendulum remix definitely hides his everyman vocal talent. this is going to be an underground hit!]


plan b - stay to long
[whoever is directing his videos, they are doing an awesome job at selling his image and music! helps that ben drew is a bit of an actor himself. definitely an interesting act coming out of the UK at the moment!]

WONGIE REMIX OF THE MONTH: golden silvers and the hypnotic brass ensemble - arrows of eros

golden silvers and the hypnotic brass ensemble - arrows of eros
[ok fine, this is less of a remix and more of a rerub, but oh my gosh, when did they do this? recorded in damon albarn's studio 13, this nine piece chicago jazz ensemble really changes the original vibe of this song and well... it turns into something just insanely brilliant!]

AUDIO LEAK EXPLOSION!!!: beyonce feat lady gaga - video phone / beyonce feat pitbull - video phone

beyonce feat lady gaga - video phone


beyonce feat pitbull - video phone (remix)
[as if the audio leak of yesterday's 'telephone' track from lady gaga feat beyonce wasn't enough, beyonce offers up TWO hot HOT remixes of her track 'video phone' with gaga AND pitbull returning the favor. i need to lie down for this...]

REEEMIX: simian mobile disco feat beth ditto - cruel intention (joker remix)

simian mobile disco feat beth ditto - cruel intention (joker remix)
[this is a hot piece of dubstep, throw in beth ditto and you have a hot hot track. can't wait to see the video!]

WONGIE REMIX OF THE WEEK: the xx - shelter (death to the throne remix)

the xx - shelter (death to the throne remix)
[oh yeah! this definitely is hot. anything that can make the awesomely mopey xx's sound energetic deserves a major shout out!]

WONGIE REMIX OF THE MONTH: muse - undisclosed desires (thin white duke remix)

muse - undisclosed desires (thin white duke remix)
[omg, thin white duke not only improves on the original track, but somewhere around 4'24" he brings an ethereal beauty to the track that didn't exist before, then stretches it out to one of the best peaks of the year. f**king brilliant!!!]

WONGIE REMIX OF THE WEEK: la roux - i'm not your toy (jackbeats remix)

la roux - i'm not your toy (jackbeats remix)

HOT REMIX: nneka - heartbeat (tecK-kev housemix)

nneka - heartbeat (tecK-kev housemix)
[what a nice mix of an already perfect song!]

HOT REMIX: booty luv - say it (crazy cousinz remix)

booty luv - say it (crazy cousinz remix)
[gosh, these guys are remixing EVERYONE in the uk at the moment! hot stuff here]

REEEMIX: ke$ha feat pitbull - tik tok (remix)

ke$ha feat pitbull - tik tok (remix)
[pitbull offers a hot rap over the original, but damn it's a hot rap!]