Florian Paetzold – Spririt

Florian Paetzold is one of these talented DJs who can make up sounds and melodies as beautiful as poesy and stories. He already gave us great tracks like the amazing Warm Minds or a truly beautiful remix of Ready For Your Love. There is always a mix of romanticism and melancholia in his melodies. This one might sound really simple and repetitive but Spirit somehow managed to touch me. I liked the discreet vocals broken by a nice chill light poping sound. It’s smooth and laidback, a little bit sexy but never boring. This vintage 90’s piano totally has its place in this track. It adds a funky touch that we don’t dislike. Florian Paetzold plays the game of high and lows, making us waiting for this peak that never really explodes. Or at least not when you expected it and not how you expected it.
Nice and smooth, as we like it. And you can get it for free.

https://soundcloud.com/florian-paetzold/spririt-original

Rodriguez – Can’t Get Away (Kungs Remix)

Into the Deep loves Kungs‘ work from the beggining. If the French DJ has proven us he could release some really good (what is now called) tropical house tunes, he shows us this time that he can also explore new fields with different melodies and styles.

He decided to remix Can’t Get Away of Rodriguez, a song directly digged up from the 80’s. You can hear it. But that’s a true success because you wouldn’t think of remixing this song at first. Kungs pumped and kept all of the funky spirit present in this track to give him a new youth. The small flutes and violins are still here to give all of that special rythm. An energic and really chilling bass line is there to make it all sound perfectly in harmony. The chorus will stuck to your mind and make you shake your body like a weirdo while you’re working behind your computer (trust us). It’s so efficient. Punchy, fresh and funky, a perfect mix. The artist from Aix-en-Provence proves again that he can still bring the sun and a typical summer spirit in his tracks even if we’re there hardly dealing with a big cold.

Lisa Mitchell – Wah Ha (Seekae Remix)

Seekae is an Australian DJ and a talented one. We don’t hear that much from what’s going on on the other side of the world but recently something huge has been released and it managed to reach our side.
This thing is a remix of Wah Ha from Lisa Mitchell. It is a truly touching remix on so many levels. First the voice of Lisa and its sexyness is just pure pleasure to listen to. Then this slow chilling mecanic beats in the background is perfectly build. It starts slowly and grows up step by step, new effects coming up on and on.
But, the very astonishing part arrives around 1’30. The vocals are lost in a echoes whirl and the electronic sound comes up slowly with some 80’s computer beats. All of this grows up and explodes in a chilling mecanic melody. It’s pure genius, everything has a reason to be where it is and the sounds and effects were cleverly thought. We’re big fans of this remix! Thank you so much Seekae for this work!

Vance Joy – Riptide (Kasbo Remix)

I don’t think I knew Kasbo that much before, despite his numerous fans. Well, if there was a perfect for me to meet him that must be this way, with this astonishing remix of Riptide.
First of all, I loved Vance Joy at first sight and especially his Riptide song that was perfect to warm up, waiting for Summer on this year 2013. Then, FlicFlac arrived and released a remix of this song. To be honest I didn’t really like it. I guess that was the whistle part that bothered me the most. Anyway everything could have stayed like that until a few days ago.

Kasbo, a Swedish DJ, release this remix of Riptide. Oh holy mother of god.
I immediately fell in love with that song. Kasbo gives his very own interpretation of the song and doesn’t hesitate to take it out of the classic way. He’s taking risks and it pays off! It’s a whole new Riptide that you discover. The vocals are quite intact with almost the same rythm but the melody is way slower. An arty chill house sound that goes all along. The guitar can also be heard but in a reallly discreet way. It’s only there to remind us of the song. The parts grows and grows and explode in a powerful electronic chorus. There you see the true talent of Kasbo, the chorus is not even on the classic chorus part of the vocals. He managed to play with all the different parts of the song and use them in a different angle. It’s only in the end that you’ll be able to hear the real chorus but you didn’t even notice it wasn’t there. This remix is a true masterpiece. Congratulations!

Alex Schulz – Ways

We missed out this one! A new Alex Schulz – which is supposed to be in our “keep-an-eye-on-him” list… Anyway Alex released a really really good new chilling tune. We love that low voice singing all along the song. Fading away in the end to let the room to a chilly beats that comes with a echoing melody making it all sound like a dream or travelling song. You’re on this car or on this play and you say fuck to everything you just want to go away. You’re not super excited your just enjoying this moment. It’s cool, laid back and no stress, this tune is just about enjoying your moment and stop over-thinking. We loved it. We’re never really disappointed by Alex Schulz, now you understand why we keep an eye on him and why you should!

Tove Lo – Talking Body (Gostan Remix)

We’ve been away for a month, sorry for that, but we’re back and now living in Berlin. Where we’re sure we’re going to find plenty of good tunes 🙂

This being said, we start this come back with a really nice sexy song! I mean we love the rythm, the music but the lyrics make it all quite hot! It’s a remix from the Swedish Tove Lo who hit the charts last summer with Habits. You can have a look of the original version of Talking Body, it is quite different. The rythm is really broken between the chorus and the parts. With a little binary rnb/pop rythm.
Gostan made it all sounds more pop fresh and with a little dreamy echo sound that reach a kind of peak on the chorus. It makes you fly away, want to dance and rule on the dancefloor while staring at the one to seduce her/him. It’s a really nice remix and I prefer it to the original, which means that Gostan did a great work! That’s great because we didn’t hear him a lot since Klanga. So if you read this: keep up the good work man!

NORDE – Every Single Night

Norde is not a personnal discovery. Someone recommended it me and I thank the guy who did it so much.
Listenning to a few of his/her track I felt like there was some real quality stuff there. However, when I looked at the stats, it striked me; how could it be possible that this artist got almost no playing time. Like if noone ever noticed this guy? I doubt it and blame it on a Soundcloud bug. But if there are any chances this could be true, I beg you to fix this problem by listenning to his work. And that’s how we got here.
First we have to precise Norde already released some original tracks by his/her own. Every Single Night is the one we chose. We loved the electro beats rythm and the lyrics. Sounds a bit romantic but with a punchy electro style that could slightly (really slightly) remind you some Kavinsky sound.
If you like this style you can also have a look at Touch Me which just follow the same atmosphere and signature. Although Touch Me might be a little more electro pushed.
So now, go ahead and push the play button!
https://soundcloud.com/iamnorde/every-single-night-norde-1

James Newton Howard feat Jennifer Lawrence – Hanging Tree (Stanwell Remix)

Stanwell succeeded where many failed with Hanging Tree.
For those who don’t know the track. The song is featured in the last Hunger Games film. Jennifer Lawrence sings this song and it got a little bit viral on the internet with people even predicting a possible musical career for the actress (let’s not go so far). Many DJs remixed it but we never found anything really convincing (don’t beat us, we didn’t listen to every versions!).
And then suddenly an unknown French DJ comes out and drops this remix.
He kept the beautiful voice of the actress with the same (or almost) rythm. The song is just rejuvenated with some fresh pop beats that are so typical to this tropical house style Kygo made world famous. The peak, reached with the violins, is still there. “I wanted to make a version that keeps the original sadness and melancholy but gives a new hope” Stanwell wrote. Well, he did well and that exactly the result we we were looking for.

Ben Howard – Small Things (Yaaman Remix)

I didn’t know Yaaman before this remix. He is a Ukrainian DJ from Kiev. He made a really beautiful choice when deciding to remix Ben Howard’s Small Things. It is truly a lovely song.
Yaaman managed to add just enough of beats and electric drum sets to make it sound a little bit more punchy without loosing the true spirit of the song and its melancholic soul. The rythm is perfect. Not too fast, not too slow, we could almost say that Yaaman did a real precision work there! We also especially love that xylophon-ish sound. We don’t really know how you can describe it but it really fits the atmosphere of the track. And that delayed guitar is just so catchy. Can’t get out of my head. Love it.

GAMPER & DADONI feat. Paul Cook & The Chronicles – Blind Faith

Gamper & Dadoni are back! We might not follow them with a blind faith (title of the new track, got it?) but it’s almost like this with them. Although they didn’t win our heart with their last work on MJB or the Red Hot, we will never deny them. We’ve been too much in love with songs like Bulletproof or The La La La Remix to forget them and that’s why we kept an eye on them.
And we did well! The German duo seems to kick off 2015 with a great start! This collaboration with Paul Cook & The Chronicles is a little jewel! It’s fresh and really promising. The vocals are really nice, they sure made a good choice there. The guitar melody just goes all along with the classic G&D piano. A melancholic touch that totally has its place there and dynamised by a classic low beats.

The trap might be there, too classic? Gamper & Dadoni use the recipies that helped them to make great tunes to create new ones. It’s nice because it still work but maybe we would like to see something really new from them.
https://soundcloud.com/mgmrecords/gamper-dadoni-x-paul-cook-the-chronicles-blind-faith-1