Tourist. - Placid Acid

Some artists just have a direct line to my soul, I swear. I don't care about genre so much as I care about melody and Will Philipps (aka Little Loud/Tourist.) has that sense of melody. I swear I could wake up feeling like shit and this guy's music could pull me out of it. Most people know him for his remixes, which are absolutely outstanding, and here he offers an original under the name Tourist(.). The thing that he does so well is to create layers of melody blending beats, synth lines and augmented samples of keyboard lines. The guy knows a thing or to about arrangements and he knows a thing or two about writing songs that build. I HIGHLY suggest you pick up Tourist.'s debut 7" via his bandcamp page.

BTW the picture taken above features a woman named Danielle Sutton of Australia at the funeral for her 2-year old son Brad who died in a murder-suicide along with his father. Instead of wearing black at the funeral she wore her best and most colourful party dress, had the guests sing her son's favourite songs by the Wiggles and released balloons. I admire her.

Little Loud x Waylayers 'Hear No lies' (full)

Waylayers are making their way in the world. Having Little Loud give one of their songs the midas touch sure doesn't hurt either. Happy Friday!
waylayers - hear no lies (little loud mix) by little loud

Little Loud x Waylayers

A teaser of a new Little Loud remix! Can't say enough good things about this guy's work. You should hit up his soundcloud page after hearing this to see how consistent he really is.
waylayers - hear no lies (little loud remix) clip by little loud


And here is the original:

Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Round & Round (live on Fallon)

And of course we can't forget this this little slice of awesome to go with it
ariel pink's haunted graffiti - round and round (little loud remix) by little loud

Little Loud x Ariel Pink

Uhm, if you've read this blog you know how I feel about Little Loud's work. Gush-Gush-Gush, dude's amazing... You get it. Here's further proof though.
ariel pink's haunted graffiti - round and round (little loud remix) by little loud

Little Loud x Clock Opera

Well, Little Loud does that remix thang again. This guy has a knack for making my day. Note the little arrow indicating you can download this for free. Do it. Then try walking down the street while it plays on your ipod without giving yourself away.
clock opera - once and for all (little loud remix) by little loud

Little Loud Remixes Goldfrapp

Little Loud has made my summer. This one is fresh from the oven.
goldfrapp - believer (little loud remix) by little loud

Little Loud again, already.

Yep. Dude's blowin it up. What can I say?
yeasayer - madder red (little loud remix) by littleloud

Little Loud Remixes Au Revoir Simone

I have to say I'm pretty much honoured to be sharing this song with you today. Why? Well, it's never been posted on any blog yet (to my knowledge) and it was sent to me by the man himself, Little Loud. Now, Little Loud is really coming on strong if you haven't heard his work yet. This guy's stuff is blowing me away. He's released the best Memory Tapes remix I've heard, his contribution to the pantheon of HEALTH remixes was absolutely awesome (and that's saying a lot when you consider the amount of HEALTH remixes out there), and then there's his remix for Au Revoir Simone. This has been my favourite song for the past few weeks, and is sure to make my 'hits of the summer' list.

I can't really put my finger on what makes Little Loud's remixes work but there is a consistent approach to them that is uniquely his own. With these three remixes he's already put himself at the level of artists like SebastiAn, The Shoes, Phones, Miami Horror, Chateau Marmont, Villains, Metronomy - all of whom have very strong remix output. His work is at once forward thinking and yet has something classic in his approach to electronic music. In the end all his remixes are completely danceable but are also incredibly intelligent and melodic. I'm sure in about 3-5 years time there'll be a Little Loud remixes collection and it will be as essential as any remix collection by the likes of SebastiAn or Diplo. I defy anyone to hit play on this song more than once and not fall in love.

Buy it from here.

Little Loud Remixes HEALTH

Here's what I know about Little Loud: he's damn good on the remix front. That's it. So, let's let the music do the talking and keep all else a mystery. Enjoy.

Hello Joe, what do you know?

Fantasy Bags is another of Friend's tricks. He releases a handful of great songs last summer and has remained quiet ever since. But I've lamented that loss on this space, so enough for now. What's amazing is how Fantasy Bags turns this into a song that is very much their own. It is the most Friend sounding of the three Fantasy Bags songs available in that it uses all sorts of world influences to construct a unique and somehow predominantly tropical sound. There's an incredible use of space on this song too; all the tropicalia is allowed to breathe here. This is such a unique take on Timberlake, it's almost hard to call it a cover. If it were a movie we'd call it a re-imagining, so let's call it that: a re-imagining of 'My Love'. By Fantasy Bags. Featuring Friend. Okay, one last plea: Friend come back.

Fantasy Bags - My Love


Memory Tapes 'Bicycle' and 'Bicycle' remix

About the original: Bicycle was the best song I heard last year. Unequivocally, Undoubtedly, Indubitably. I guess the big hook of the song is the coda at the end, which a lot of people compare to The Cure or New Order. It's an accurate comparison, but the song is a hit from note one. A lot of people associate Memory Tapes with the whole chillwave scene. I have no idea why. I think it's fair categorization, but it doesn't fully grasp how forward thinking this guy is. The other thing you hear mentioned a lot with Memory tapes is the idea of nostalgia. Again, that's fair but doesn't give you the whole picture. "Bicycle" is like a musical odyssey in five minutes. It starts out with some lovely almost dreamy, but slightly unsettling synths. Dayve Hawk's haunted vocals permeate the whole song. When it first morphs, it turns into some almost post-ravey techno jam. It's the most Weird Tapes-ish moment in the whole jam. You can see Hawk's hybrid identities (Memory Cassette+Weird Tapes) beginning to merge. But still Hawk uses his vocals to give the song a measure of unease. As the song winds down again it becomes an almost old school, smooth funk little break. And then comes that magical coda that everyone can't help but draw attention too. Yes, it is killer, but the magic of it is that the song builds to it. And what about that almost choir like vocal line in the background? And that great piano rhythm that almost sounds like a John Legend-via-old school motown wind up? Pretty guitars, yes, but listen closely. Most artists never write a song this good in their whole careers; Memory Tapes made this his debut single. Still in Awe of this one.


I was just thinking last week about how Acephale and Sincerely Yours released this great free remix package last year as a companion piece to the great Memory Cassette EP Call and Response. Then yesterday they announce they will be slowly releasing remixes off Memory Tapes debut LP Seek Magic over the coming months in honour of the re-press they've done up for the album. The first remix is of 'Bicycle' and it's done by Little Loud. I know nothing about Little Loud. But this remix is simply lovely and stays true to the level of quality of the remixes Acephale have put their stamp of approval on in the past. Little Loud make the song slightly more upbeat, dreamy, but energetic as well. It's another summer soother as my friend Shawn would say. Enough talk. Listen.

Memory Tapes - Bicycle (Little Loud Remix)

Buy the Memory Tapes re-press via Acephale here.