Download: If It Isn't Digital Love - Gamble & Burke

This dropped into the inbox a little while back but I've only just grabbed a minute to post it. Gamble & Burke have previously released material on Kitsune Noir ('Let's Go Together' - check it out on their Soundcloud) and they recently put together this mashup of New Edition's 'If It Isn't Love' together with Daft Punk's 'Digital Love'.

I've not previously ever really checked out New Edition but did after hearing Gamble & Burke's mashup. This version is actually not particularly close to either of the records it draws from and that is actually a good thing - it takes the ideas from the two and goes to a whole new place. The result is an incredibly laid back, slick summer soul record. Apparently this week is due to be a heat wave in Britain so you just might need something like this to cool you down!

Download 'If It Isn't Digital Love' by Gamble & Burke here [right click, save as].

If you are on this site I'll trust you know Daft Punk's work already but check out the New Edition original below for some 80s boy band funk genius:

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Download: Mixtape Champs (Don Hendicutz '93 Remix) - Joe Driscoll

I'd not heard of Joe Driscoll prior to this landing in my inbox but if this remix is anything to go by he should be one to watch. In advance of Driscoll's new album, Mixtape Champs (out on 23 May on Localization Records), he has released a couple of mixes of the title track for free download.

You can check out Mr Benn's mix on Soundcloud but it is Don Hendicutz mix that is doing it for me. Very laid back old skool summer hip-hop styles that doubles up nicely as a game of 'name that sample'. I really miss the days of hip-hop records that talked about the opposite sex with a bit more innocence - this version of 'Mixtape Champs' feels like a real return to the daisy age. Check it out below and download it if you like it... Hit Driscoll's site for news on the forthcoming release and tour. 

Mixtape Champs -Don Hendicutz '93 Remix by Joe Driscoll

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Mind Games - Noah Wall

Noah Wall makes something akin to electronic ambient folk from his Brooklyn base, where he writes and records pretty much everything you hear here. Wall is currently working on an album entitled Hèloïse, but this cover version of John Lennon's 'Mind Games' caught my ear.

There's definitely more than a bit of bedroom experimentation in this but the the layers do a really good job of making things interesting. Noah said that this is 'sort of in the style of John Carpenter' and I can totally see what he is getting at... Simultaneously dark and uplifting.

Check it out and you can download it for free or head here to name your price... Be generous as anything paid for this will go to the disaster relief fund for Japan.

If you want more check Noah's site, where he has more up for grabs.

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Download: Watching - Parralax

We've seen a sunny start to April in England and as such the soundtrack has changed a bit - whilst I had been knee-deep in minimal as a result of the love for Nicolas Jaar's debut things have lightened up. As a result I've been busting out some soul and house and when I checked back through the inbox and unearthed this jem from Parralax I couldn't not share:

Watching Free Download by Parralax

Parralax labels this as dubstep, but to be honest this has more going on than most stuff I'd care to tag that label on. The hit-of-sunshine vibe is pure liquid drum 'n' bass and the sample work smacks of the quality normally confined to hip-hop.

Click the down arrow to download and check Parralax's Facebook page to stay up to date.

If you are looking for more summer fun (and are UK based) you may want to check out my latest Spotify playlist, inspired by an attempt to make something that took in soul and house.

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MP3: The Red Kiss (The Magician Precious 80's Dub) - The Aikiu

Aikiu is the result of a collaboration between Alex Aikiu and his friends Julien Vichnievsky and Cedric Pilooski. Alex was born in Paris but grew up in Africa and this music apparently draws from both his early love of pop culture and his experiences in Africa.

'The Red Kiss' is drenched in 80s references, and this remix from former member of Aeroplane, The Magician, really ramps those up. The result is a heady rush of Phil Collins drums and Rick Astley vocals. We're not too proud to dance to that sort of thing round my way and this makes me sort of glad that the Aeroplane split gave us two different versions of the trademark Aeroplane sound rather than one.

And just check out that look: Strong or what?

Download 'The Red Kiss (The Magician Precious 80's Dub)' by Aikiu on MP3 here [right click, save as].