Jingling atmospherically at the beginning, the new remix of Chicago’s Midnight Conspiracy takes on Tiga and makes good use of some guilty-pleasure masters, such as Rick Astley. The guys mention him by name and the track delivers: Midnight Conspiracy succeed in transforming the original “What You Need” into an uplifiting early eurodisco anthem. I have to admit, I kinda hate Tiga, however, Midnight Conspiracy’s remix is much better than the original. It has a better mood, a greater feel to it. More fun than glamour. No wonder, the trio is on fire: having remixed Crystal Castles, Chromeo and Esser besides Tiga, they have now enough under their belt to be on the road to hipster heaven. The back-to-’87 “What You Need” is an exceptionally great rework of the original and conveys some sense of conceptual and thoughtful production without losing anything of the fun part. This track was meant for cheesy beach parties.

Tiga - What You Need (Midnight Conspiracy Summer of ‘87 remix) [mediafire] // [ysi]

Those residing at the address of ‘Under a Rock’ are likely the only ones not to have taken fond notice of two stellar vids dropping into the interwebsphere of late. The first was for Grum’s new single, Through the Night. It’s an 80s-styled buddy cop bromance-a-thon. Cars are washed, asses are patted, hugs are had. And in the end, fittingly, pecs are flexed. We’re currently oiling ourselves as we watch.

The second hit the light just this week and is a trailer advancing Russ Chimes‘ forthcoming Midnight Club EP. Fast cars, clubs, lights, dance, conflict, kidnap, mayhem, blood, and, of course, build-up to one helluva trademark drop are all tantalizingly hinted at during the 1.10 minute teaser extraordinaire. Our balls are colored an intense shade blue for the full release.

We’re accompanying both of the above with a pair of tracks the two recently released into the soundclouds. Soooo… Give both the vids and tracks some massive views and love — as if you needed any encouragement.

Kunkers are mad happy for the boys as they continue in their quests for synth/orgasmia-fueled world domination. Pics of Kunk party with Grum as guest here. Kunk parties with Russ Chimes guest djing, here, and here.

You can preview the below Grum track by clicking the link through to the soundcloud page.

Human Life - Wherever We Are (Grum Remix) PREVIEW by GRUM

Mark Ronson - Bang Bang Bang (Russ Chimes Remix) by Russ Chimes

Kunks not dead! Seriously though, we’re alive and kicking and happy. Bloggy not so much. But back in the game again, we shall be. To prove our sincerity we’ve blended up a summer mix for y’all. Chock full of tunes that are rocking our world these days.

Hope you enjoy. Full tracklist after the jump!

Kunk-This is Summer mix by kunk

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I remember writing one of my very first blog posts about the Scanners (in Hungarian). A lot of time has passed since and I’m really glad that the band is still together and making stuff. Not that they are the my favourite indie band or something but there’s a lot of talent to be released I think. Their new album was out in February and the new single, “Salvation” was out in January. Now my original reason for writing about them is actually a remix by Dan Sena that I found on the DATAMIX 09 of the brilliant Designer Drugs. Of course, DD = dancefloor-madness so the Dan Sena remix is pretty epic as it can be expected from a DATAMIX. Dan Sena, based in the US, makes some exciting remixes and originals. His YYYs and Datarock remixes are cool, he has a particularly amazing sensitivity with keys and synths. His Scanners remix, on the other hand, is a definite highlight. It’s a very consciously done masterpiece of a remix that could be used to define the Kunk term of ‘intelligent banging’. The PJ Harvey-esque tragedy is saved and perfectly transmitted into a ‘running towards apocalypse’ banger that marches unstoppably and, as I imagine, drags everyone on the dancefloor. This is the kind of treatment that the Scanners need on the way to popularity.

Scanners - Salvation (Dan Sena Blinded by the Light remix) [mediafire] // [ysi]

Was making the mix a while ago and stumbled upon this remix by Death to the Throne who hails from Phoenix. He remade The xx’s “Shelter” and I was quite happy about it since most xx songs are undanceable. However, The xx is a good band and their songs deserve to be heard out loud and not just at their gigs. The Death to the Throne remix is very nicely done with a lot of sensitivity. It has the heartbreaking vocal parts and the atmosphere subtly rises to heavy but intelligent banging. This must have been difficult, turning this song into a dancefloor-filling demon but he accomplished it. There are not so many ways to transform stuff like this without raping it and it requires a good taste to do so. It became a dirty club hit that retains the pure sadness of the original. I know I’m quite late with this but will watch this guy from now on.

The xx - Shelter (Death to the Throne remix) [mediafire] // [ysi]

So you should know by now that Kunk is not so enthusiastic about the technical aspects of djing and music promotion but we like to keep things personal. The same is true for our mixes: a Kunk mix is much more about the great tracks and remixes inside it than about our ability to mix them together. Of course, there are a couple moments that should appeal to anyone I guess. On this note, you can find many Kunk favourites and guests in the mix. Their sound and work inspired us as it inspires us to blog, even if we have our moments when we are more lazy/busy than usual.

Tracklist:

01. barretso - we won’t stop (redial remix)

02. crystal castles - vietnam (lightsoverla remix)

03. villains - victims (designer drugs remix)

04. kid cudi vs snoop dog - that tree (clockwork remix)

05. axxe - saturday night (cavaliers of fun remix)

06. owl vision - fields of blow (fckn crew remix)

07. computer club ft. frankmusik - losing streak

08. monarchy - the phoenix alive (kris menace mix)

09. tv rock - in the air (grum remix)

10. cassette jam - spin (russ chimes big house remix)

11. the xx - shelter (death to the throne remix)

12. fenech soler - lies (wolfchild remix)

13. kelis - acapella (acid washed remix)

14. lcd soundsystem - drunk girls (holy ghost remix)

15. kavinsky - nightcall (mmmatthias remix)

16. saycet - opal (error love opalowsky remix)

17. lemonade - big weekend (delorean remix)

Kunk - S/S 2010 mix by kunk

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We’ve already blogged about Acid Washed, Paris-based chill-space maestros. This time they return with a take on Kelis, the rnb princess. As Kunk loves a good mix of genres, we were naturally curious about what can be accomplished here. You might expect, after the trippy and umm “acid-y” single, “Change”, this remix stays on this end of the scale. Of course, Kelis’s new song is not traditional rnb material, she went in an electro-disco influenced direction. The atmosphere is somewhere near the Hercules and Love Affair authentic disco sound. Daring move. Acid Washed tap right into the coolest aspect of the track and add a hypnotic beat that carries us throught their remix with subtle tension builds and falls. They shoot Kelis’s disco right out to some higher spheres that reach deep inside one’s mind…and legs.

Kelis - Acapella (Acid Washed remix) [mediafire] // [ysi]

Kunkers are still in recovery mode after last weekend’s shenanigans — however, no rest for the wicked as we’ve got quite the barnburner coming up this April 30, at Merlin, presented together with our mates, Kollektiva. Joining us in Budapest will be no less than the so-called ‘Andy Warhol of dance music’ and godfather of all things filthy, dirty, and electro: Larry Tee!

In typical Kunk pre-party fashion we’ve got some tracks to share and an interview with the man himself. So, get your fill after the jump!

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Perpetual Kunk faves Thieves Like Us new album (Again and Again) is coming out next month. You previously saw and heard the Never Known Love single here not too long ago… next up is Forget Me Not, which is naturally accompanied by its own remix package. This track follows in a similar vein to the first preview release — it’s evocative of the yearn for romantic memory — introspective, but not sullen. Look for the album on May 7 through deBonton in Europe and Shelf-Life in the U.S.

Of the below, we’re particularly fond of the Not Second Date remix… and, to get a taste of the original, it can be streamed here: http://www.7digital.com/artists/thieves-like-us/forget-me-not/01-Forget-Me-Not/

The single will be released in full next week.

Thieves Like Us - Forget Me Not (Not Second Date Remix) [mediafire] // [ysi]

Thieves Like Us - Forget Me Not (Cécile Small Town Girl Remix) [mediafire] // [ysi]

Thieves Like Us - Forget Me Not (Sundance Remix) [mediafire] // [ysi]

So this Florrie girl has a song called Panic Attack which clearly has some muscle behind it in terms of flexing up on the remix front. Some nice names have had a go including Falke and Bitfunk. Thankfully, Justin Faust also jumped in to spin his magic and in the humble opinion of our ears, saves the track — or at least makes us think a lot less about the slightly inane lyrics. Might even go so far as to say he should release this entirely sans vocals, chop in some sweet 70s sample loops, label it as 2001-era Kylie Minogue and own it outright. We thinks it would go down quite well at that angle.

Well, we’ll leave the additional commentary as it stands for your consideration –  for the moment, simply classify this as some more wickedly fun electro-pop from the Bavarian wizard and keep your ears peeled for his next effort!

Note: The bro pictured above is the Faust. The woman pictured above is not Florrie.

Florrie - Panic Attack (Justin Faust Remix) [mediafire] // [ysi]