Ok so i’m really (really) late on this one, which is always weird seeing as i had it before any other blogger. Better late than never though, just like mumma’ used to say.

When i first got all of the Massive Attack remixes in at work, this was instantly my favourite; and i was dead excited to send it out to the world. Last week it was unleashed, and has already made Massive Attack the 3rd most blogged artist on Hype Machine this week; and the remix is in the top 100 chart in 4 serperate posts – the highest being courtesy of The Music Ninja, one of my favourite named blogs ever!

I hadn’t heard much of Gui Boratto before this, i knew he was Brazilian, and that was probably about it. Faced with a masterpiece, They’ve managed to do Paradise Circus full justice, captivating the song over 8:08; slowing it, winding it back and cooling it in to something even more mysterious than the original.

• Massive Attack feat. Hope Sandoval (Gui Boratto remix).mp3

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Sometimes i just can’t imagine a life without Groove Armada, to be honest they’re not really a band who get a lot of playtime in my collection, but every time they release something new i feel so refreshed, and reminded of how fitting the word ‘Groove’ is in the name. This track surfaced last week from my buddies over at RCRDLBL.com, featuring Bryan Ferry, who i have to confess i have no idea who the hell is, but he looks old and definitely a generation before i was born; the vocals however are an amazing compliment. Enjoy the download below…

• Groove Armada – Shameless (feat. Bryan Ferry).mp3

The new single ‘Paper Romance’ is out Feb 22nd, and is another encouraging splice of the 2010 Groove Armada sound. I love where it’s going; it’s a lot more calmed down than last year, but still with a big boom underneath.

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Last week was a tough week, and this weekend is even tougher; i needed something inspiring to get me through it. So far in 2010 music’s slowly crept back in my life after a while of absense. I now manage to do most work while listening to music, where as before it just used to slow my productivity big time; I think it’s mainly down to having a bunch of creative projects going down rather than brutal high-concentration-typing-my-ass-off work, and music’s helped that along if anything.

It’s been a real ‘house’ kind of month, disco just helps the winter along and makes getting up in the dark 10 times easier! These are my favourites so far this Janruary…

• Moulinex – Lover In Me.mp3

• Louis La Roche – Super Soaker (Original).mp3 (buy)

• The Scare – Could Be Bad – (Gloves 12 Megamix).mp3

• Mr. Oizo – Two Takes It feat. Carmen Castro.mp3 (buy)

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Massive Attack’s new album release of ‘Heligoland’ is real imminent, below is one of the remixes starting to drop to the world, in this instance She Is Danger remix ‘I Love You Girl’, and more will come in the next few weeks.

• Massive Attack – Girl I Love You (She Is Danger remix) (feat. Horace Andy).mp3

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This is mental..

What a disco ninja, nothing feels cool anymore. I don’t think i’ve loved a mix this much since Santigold dropped that Diplo bomb on the world.

So many things stand out in this, check out the tracklisting for the goodness.

It’s 2 hours more so get listening!

• The Twelves – BBC Essencial Mix.mp3

Tracklisting:

Fever Ray — Seven (The Twelves Remix)
The Rapture — Sister Saviour (DFA Dub)
Phoenix — Fences (Accapella)
Cerrone — Look For Love
Kraftwerk — Music Non Stop (Vocoder)
Daft Punk — Da Funk

Glass Candy — Last Night I Met A Costume
LCD Soundsystem — Nike Run (Excerpt)
Yelle — Ce Jeu (The Twelves Remix)
The Chemical Brothers — Music-Response
Mr. Oizo — Two Takes It
D-Train — You’re The One For Me
Metric — Help I’m Alive (The Twelves Remix)
Roger Sanchez — Computabank
Chilly — For Your Love
Dynasty — I Don’t Wanna Be A Freak
Radiohead — Reckoner (The Twelves Remix)
Siriusmo — Last Dear
Empire of the Sun — Walking On A Dream (Accapella)
Zeigeist — Humanitarianism (The Twelves Remix)
Eddie Tour — Up The Glitter
Gaznevada — I.C. Love Affair
Phoenix — Lisztomania (Accapella)
Groove Armada — Drop The Tough (The Twelves Remix)
Methusalem — Robotism
Gossip — Standing In The Way Of Control (Accapella)
Chromatics — I Want Your Love (The Twelves Remix)
Laid Back — White Horse
Metronomy — Radio Ladio
Sparks — Tryouts For The Human Race
M.I.A. — Boyz (The Twelves Remix)
Daft Punk — Voyager
Indeep — Last Night A DJ Saved My Life (Accapella)
The Virgins — Rich Girls (The Twelves Remix)
Fleetwood Mac — Dreams (The Twelves Remix)
In Flagranti — Just Gazing
The Alan Parsons Project — Be Like You (The Twelves Remix)
B.W.H. — Stop
The Chemical Brothers — Block Rockin’ Beats
Karen O and the Kids — All Is Love (The Twelves Remix)
Fleet Foxes — Mykonos (The Twelves Remix)
Patrick Alavi — Power
Michael Jackson — Thriller (Instrumental)
Justice — Stress (Siren)
Kano — Ahjia
Mr. Oizo — Gay Dentists
Donna Summer — I Feel Love
Cerrone — Give Me Love
Mr. Oizo — Hun
Chic — Everybody Dance
Coldcut — Timber
Basement Jaxx — Rendez-Vous
Les Rythmes Digitales — From Disco To Disco
Alex Gopher — Motorcycle
Nirvana — All Apologies (The Twelves Remix)
Kraftwerk — Trans Europe Express
Black Kids — I’m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You (The Twelves Remix)
The Rapture — House Of Jealous Lovers
Scenario Rock — Skitzo Dancer (Justice Remix)
Daft Punk — Aerodynamic
Boys Noize — Arcade Robot
Basement Jaxx — Good Luck (Accapella)
The Beatles — Eleanor Rigby (The Twelves Remix)
The Twelves — Nightvision (Daft Punk)
La Roux — In For The Kill (Twelves Remix)

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Check out some insight of a hooker’s life, this old chick was a mad ass porn star once, real talk!

Warning! This clip contains nudity, rudeness and sex shit

Directed by Toby Dye

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Since then we haven’t seen much since the song and lyric days of pre-teens called Charmaine getting looked up, even younger ones getting knocked up; and the so fitting London tone of which Plan B dropped ‘cunt’ and ‘fuck’ all throughout the album. It was more cursing than anyone had heard for a long while, but no one could deliver an album like that otherwise, it was amazing.

Other than seeing his face in a pretty successful film ‘Adulthood‘, and a tight role in Chase & Status’ top 10 single ‘End Credits’; there wasn’t a lot more going on until the end of this year. Then this happened…

p.s. ohhhh shit, is that Effy from Skins getting cheeky in the elevator at the end? Damn son…

When i first heard ‘Stay Too Long’ i thought it was Jack White! Who knew Benny had a good voice on him? He certainly never flaunted it previously. It’s been a pretty sharp turnaround from a 2006 boy we saw spitting with a guitar to a 2009 flashy smart singer-type; i’m not complaining – the guy can still hold a rhyme and the balance feels just right, bring on the album!

Here’s the Pendulum remix to sort you out; they don’t really flex their muscle until the end but it’s a worthwhile wait.

• Plan B – Stay Too Long (Pendulum Remix).mp3

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I agree with Danger! Danger! here; where **** did Van She go? ‘V’ was a kind of disappointment, but there’s some glimmer here with a pretty simmering epic work of Blue Oyster Club’s ‘Don’t Fear The Reaper’.

Maybe it’s the original and hook which tickled back the 80’s power-synth vibe which we heard in years ago in ‘Kelly’, fingers crossed it’ll stick!

• Van She – Don’t Fear The Reaper (B-Live original).mp3

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via Danger! Danger!

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