Metronomy, “Not Made For Love” (Joakim Remix) MP3
- story Matthew Schnipper
The synths on this song sound like digital farts. It’s unavoidable, so let’s get that out of the way. Okay, so now let’s talk about how this makes you do that dance where you are like an eagle or an airplane. Not really a dance, just kind of a gimpy twirl. Metronomy, who lend themselves easily and happily to remix, are here flattened and relaxed by Joakim who, honestly, seems like he might be a bit of a goober. Not in a bad way, but his MySpace address is “myspace.com/jimibazzouka” and there is no way he doesn’t know half his song sounds like bad gas. So maybe we’ll go with “playful” instead of “goober,” because if you’re going to be a trickster it’s better to be a French discomeister trickster than some asshole in a flash mob.
Download: Metronomy, “Not Made For Love” (Joakim Remix) (via 20JFG)
Joakim, “Love & Romance & A Special Person” MP3
- story THE FADER
Parisian producer Joakim has a new track, “Love & Romance & A Special Person,” that some might say is electro, others might say lovelorn hominoids, twiddly Meat Puppets guitar and silver vocals over a calisthenic but squatty bassline. Add it all up and it feels like making out on the couch in France while watching spy movies on mute. Because who needs love when you’ve got disco lust? Joakim’s third LP, Milky Ways, is out September 15 on !K7.
Download: Joakim, “Love & Romance & A Special Person”
Freeload: Simian Mobile Disco, “Hustler (Joakim Remix)”
- story THE FADER
Fans (like us) of Simian Mobile Disco’s Attack Decay Sustain Release from last year will have two opportunities to extend the love affair in the coming weeks because the dudes not only have an excellent installment of the FabricLive series on the way on August 4th but their very own remix album Sample and Hold coming July 28th. The latter has eleven ADSR songs tweaked by the likes of Cosmo Vitelli, Simon Baker, Invisible Conga People and more, but we’re especially into this Joakim redo of “Hustler” because it sounds like Bambaataa and Nile Rodgers having a jam session.
Download: Simian Mobile Disco, “Hustler (Joakim Remix)”
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posted on Jul 11, 2008 in MP3 / STREAMS tags electronic/dance, freeload, Joakim, Simian Mobile Disco
