Friendly Fires - Paris

Friendly Fires, "Paris (Aeroplane remix)" (YSI link) 320

"I promise, someday, we're gonna live in Paris." How could I not love this song with a lyric like that and a remix by new disco kings Aeroplane. We're in the midst of horrible rainy/snowy weather here in NYC right now, so it's nice to have this cosmic and sunny remix to remind us that the summer is coming around again. Just listen to those warm keys and handclaps and tell me you don't see yourself on an beach on some isolated island watching the sun rise. Add in re-done vocals by Au Revoir Simone that add an air of the wistful and you have a winner. Things do pick up around the 4 and a half minute mark, as the vocals drop out and the drums kick harder and the synths starting shooting fire. It's much more banger than Balearic, which I ain't mad at.

This one's dedicated to my cosmic girl JH-B, who had a law school exam today. I sent good thoughts and cosmic tunes her way all day!

Everyone is flipping over the Justin Kohncke remix on the B side, making this a real serious 12". Grab your copy at Turntable Lab and also make sure to pick up the original stuff in the form of the Friendly Fire's first self-titled LP. This sort of indie dance stuff is pretty saturated right now, but these UK guys are definitely pushing through the clutter.

Lindstrom & Prins Thomas - BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix

Lindstrom & Prins Thomas, BBC Radio One Essential Mix May 6, 2007 (Filemojo link)

T.G.I.F. In celebration of the weekend, here's one of the best mixes I've heard in a minute, one that I've put up before (I believe) but deserves another listen. For those that don't know, Hans-Peter Lindstrom and Prins Thomas (real name: Thomas Moen Hermansen) are the Norwegian dons who have been responsible for the space-disco, cosmic stuff that, imo, is the best and most interesting stuff today.

This mix is so perfect for a late night chill out or a walk around your city or a day lying the park. It should make you want to grow a beard and listen to weirdo music, just like the boys and me. You get essential spaced-out house and new disco tracks, from the best labels like DFA, Full Pupp, Smalltown Supersound, Eskimo and Wurst. There's white labels galore that should every DJ and nerd drooling. Take two hours this weekend while you are studying or doing nothing and let this one unspool in your head. Yes!