- which could be the motto for every taft-punker and bedbanger-loving electro-kid around the world around the world but no, it’s a line from the reissued and (surprisingly) the old Friendly Fires single as well. Oh man, I love the Firendly Fires. So gentle, elegant and devinely ethereal. The disco in heaven.

Other than the Firendly Fires, the reissue features reissued vocals: meaning that there’s just a hint a male singing on the new one, the vocals are done by Erika from Au Revoir Simone. And FF couldn’t have chosen better, this voice is actually so perfect that they should join their bands to Au Revoir Fires.

The third bonus, if I may, are Aeroplane who did a really cool job remixing the song. It reminds me of Hercules and the Love Affair or something ‘authentic disco’. You know, Aeroplane is the Belgian two-piece who has the Whispers single and who remixed Fool for Love, The Shortwave Set, etc and they are quite close to the whole new disco sound of Valerie and some Australians.

Friendly Fires (feat. Au Revoir Simone) - Paris (Aeroplane remix) [zshare] // [ysi]

Thanks to Ohh Crap for the track.

We’re not sure if bangers are indeed dead as Geewhiz mentioned a few days ago, but Kunk-land is totally approving of a modern disco-revival if it can be tastefully done. And Aeroplane have stepped right in to fill that gap if such a gap exists. I know many are obsessed with Glass Candy and though they’re not bad I can’t help but shrug my shoulders at most of their so-called ethereal disco sound… i need a bit more of a beat and a come hither and an urgency. Jetsetting provides that in spades.

From their myspace: “Aeroplane is the Belgium-based project of Stephen Fasano and Vito De Luca.Think psyché guitars, pop keys, melancholic waves and catchy bass lines meets disco beats… Their third 12″ “Whispers” will be released in April which is a collaboration with London Singer Kathy Diamond In the next few months they are a number of remixes coming for Lindström (Feedelity), Cut Copy (Modular) and Allez Allez (Eskimo), but also their debut album is in the pipeline for Eskimo which is planned for release at the end of 2008.”

I should add the Cut Copy remix is of Hearts on Fire — a groovy and stellar edit indeed.

Aeroplane - Jetsetting [yousendit]