TiK ToK geTz mE hiGheR tHaN LolLerCopTerz!

Ke$ha’s TiK ToK.

adequately followed by the first number one quote of the decade, from James Reed of the Boston Globe:

“Say what you will about last year’s big bubblegum anthems – from Miley Cyrus’s “Party in the U.S.A.” to Lady Gaga’s string of pop confections – but compared to “Tik Tok”, those songs are practically masterpieces written by Bob Dylan and produced by Phil Spector.”

Ke$ha – Tik Tok (Skeet Skeets Pseudo Steppin Rmx).mp3

After about a month on the road through Spain, Portugal and elsewhere, I was delighted to have Phoenix’s latest endeavor, Wolfgang Amadeus, burning the flesh of my auditory canals since I returned to the States and jumped back into perpetual background music comfort.  Shortly thereafter, the the killer bee swarm of remixes surfaced and held ascendancy over the airwaves.  Dozens of supacool artists/remixers jumped all over this album and came out with some lavish new version 2.0s to accompany the originals.  Some favorites below, and pick up the album!

Phoenix – 1901 (RAC Maury Remix)

Phoenix – 1901 (Fabian Remix)

Phoenix – 1901 (The Garage Band Teenagers Remix)

Phoenix – Lisztomania (Alex Metric Remix)

Phoenix – Lisztomania (Holy Ghost! Paris Remix)

Phoenix – Lizstomania (Derdiedas Remix)

Calvin Harris

Since the first time I stumbled upon Girls, I’ve had a thing for Calvin Harris and that synth line pop swagger of his.  Here he brings some strawberry funk jam on The Reeling off of Passion Pit’s new album Manners.

Passion Pit – The Reeling (Calvin Harris Remix)

And an remix from the archives of Cut Copy’s Hearts on Fire.  Is it me or has there been a steady set of remixes to this song for the last year straight?  Nope, not just me.  Cut Copy is that good.

Cut Copy – Hearts on Fire (Calvin Harris Remix)