Dipped in Dollars is proud to present our February Mix of the Month, where we ask an up-and-coming artist to present us with a mix/mixtape that will allow us to gain better perspective of their process/show us what we can expect to hear from them in the future. Indian Summer is a little mix I made featuring some of my favorite songs we’ve been throwing out over these last few months. It doesn’t feature any music you’ll hear on the upcoming Comanche LP, but it’s a solid example of what you’ll be hearing from our live sets. I tried to hold off on too many special effects and let the songs speak for themselves. Expect more Comanche singles/remixes/mixtapes throughout the year. Tracklist provided below for anyone interested.

Health – Before Tigers (CFCF Remix)
jj – Ecstacy
Animal Collective – Daily Routine (Phaseone Remix)
Major Lazer – Hold The Line
Washed Out – Feel It All Around (Toro Y Moi Remix)
Lily Allen – The Fear (Duke Dumont Remix)
Paul Dempsey – Ramona Was A Waitress (Faux Pas Remix)
Grizzly Bear – Cheerleader (Neon Indian Remix)
Small Black – Despicable Dogs (Washed Out Remix)
Phoenix – Lisztomania (Chico Love Remix)

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Dipped in Dollars has been enjoying a week long feature on BreakThru Radio, where you can now listen to/download our “Anatomy of a Blogger” radio show. We picked a lot of our favorite songs of the year and weaved them together with Danger Dome/Chief interviews over Comanche beats. We tried to make it something you could thoroughly enjoy from start to finish. Tracks listed below for anyone interested. Check it out by clicking the Anatomy of a Blogger link on BreakThru’s program guide.

00:00 Alex Bleeker – These Days (DJ Mimi intro)
00:41 MGMT – Electric Feel (Justice Remix)
06:05 Comanche – Ivory (Danger Dome interview)
07:19 Hudson Mohawke – Overnight
10:04 Bibio – Lovers’ Carvings
13:55 Comanche – On the Floor (Danger Dome interview)
14:22 The Cool Kids – Pennies
17:22 Washed Out – Feel It All Around
20:26 Comanche – Light on the Nile (Danger Dome interview)
20:52 Warpaint – Billie Holiday
27:25 School of Seven Bells – Iamundernodisguise (Alternate Version)
30:49 Comanche – Octubre (Chief interview)
31:15 Dirty Projectors – Stillness is the Move
36:30 Animal Collective – What Would I Want? Sky
43:15 Mountain Man – Animal Tracks
45:35 Comanche – These Birds (Danger Dome interview)
46:05 CFCF – Half Dreaming
51:30 Real Estate – Snow Days
55:48 Alex Bleeker – These Days (DJ Mimi outro)
56:46 Beach House – Used to Be

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When the fuck did Canadians become so good at making dance music? I may have to make my way up North if I keep hearing artists like CFCF and Junior Boys. I usually hate hearing vocals over smooth electro-pop, but most of the jams emanating from the Boys are just too good to pass over. They make me feel like I’m stuck in the best sounds from Hall and Oates. I’m also loving the vogueing going down in the video they just released for Bits & Pieces.

Junior Boys – Bits & Pieces

Junior Boys – Parallel Lines

Junior Boys – In The Morning

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If there is any lesson I’ve taken away from my top remixes of ‘09, it’s that someone on the internet will always be better at mixing your music. This was a dangerous year in terms of producers finding credibility through remixing, and I wonder where things will be by this time next year. Hope you enjoy these remixes as much as I have.

10. Nosaj Thing [Flying Lotus - Camel]
Flying Lotus holds a very special place in my heart.  This remix is perfect. Made even more perfect of DJ Cerebral Paulson’s mash up with Beck’s Where It’s At.

Flying Lotus – Camel (Nosaj Thing Remix)

9. Death to the Throne [Daft Punk - Technologic]

Listening to this song just makes me feel so good. There isn’t much in terms of chord progressions, but the changes are perfect. Everything sounds so dangerous.

Daft Punk – Technologic (Death To The Throne Remix)

8. Toro Y Moi [Washed Out - Feel It All Around]

I’ll never forget the first time I heard Washed Out’s Feel It All Around but Toro Y Moi’s remix is a great reinterpretation of one of my favorite jams of the year. Washed Out is pretty apprehensive of letting anyone comprehend what he’s singing about, but I’m happy this remix let’s everyone know what’s going down.

Washed Out – Feel It All Around (Toro Y Moi Remix)

7. CFCF [Health - Before Tigers]
I’ve honestly never heard anything that’s sounded like this. This song is so much better than the original and highlights legit CFCFis in terms of production. You really must read Danger’s review of Continent.

Health – Before Tigers (CFCF Remix)

6. Chico Love [Phoenix - Lisztomania]

Danger’s review describes this better than I ever could. 8 minutes of excellence.

Phoenix – Lisztomania (Chico Love Remix)

5. Neon Indian [Grizzly Bear - Cheerleader]

Vekatimest was one of my favorite albums of the year, and Neon Indian was able to recreate Grizzly Bear’s sound in a way that made me yearn for more.

Grizzly Bear – Cheerleader (Neon Indian ‘Studio 6669′ Remix)

4. Flying Lotus [Lil Wayne - A Milli]

Flying Lotus + Lil Wayne is a combination I’d love to see live. Too fucking good. Praying they’ll collaborate in a studio someday and create something I’d dream to hear.

Lil Wayne – A Milli (Flying Lotus Remix)

3. Lissvik [Fever Ray - When I Grow Up]

This remix of Fever Ray made Lissvik one of my favorite producers of all time, and I can’t wait to hear what he’ll make next.

Fever Ray – When I Grow Up (Version by Lissvik)

2. Phaseone [Animal Collective - Daily Routine]

White Collar Crime threw this producer from Missouri on the map, and I wonder how this remix will influence his first official release. Definitely one of my favorite songs of the year.

Animal Collective – Daily Routine (Phaseone Remix)

1. Breakbot [Digitalism - Apollogize/Pacific! - Runway to Elsewhere]

For me, this was the year of Breakbot. Everything he makes fits into the same aesthetic and I can’t believe Ed Banger still hasn’t released his LP.  2010 will be the year of the Bot. Apolo-Gize is one of my favorite songs of all time.

Pacific! – Runaway To Elsewhere (Breakbot Remix)

Digitalism – Apollo-Gize (Breakbot ‘Hypnotoad’ Extended remix)

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Ever since my initial introduction to CFCF, I have just been falling more and more in love. His latest album was one of my most highly anticipated this fall. It was really difficult to choose which songs I liked the best, because the whole album really reads more as a set than a collection of individual tracks. I found myself listening to it straight through repeatedly, and I think that’s really the way it works best, as a whole. The entire ride is a series of ups and downs, moments of dancing followed by ones of introspection. For me, this album couldn’t have come at a more perfect time, it reads “autumn” through and through. Listening to it is a remarkably calming experience, one that I think everyone needs to have.

CFCF – Big Love
CFCF – Letters Home

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So I’ve been listening to CFCF nonstop for the past week or so, trying to write a review of his latest album (sometimes even harder to write a rave than a neg review, oh no, is that a spoiler?). Anyhow, Chairlift immediately follows CFCF in my library, and in the buzz that was “Bruises”, I nearly ignored all other songs by them. Well now, I’ve been listening to “Planet Health” involuntarily on repeat, and now it has become a choice to listen to it again and again. What a phenomenal song, that I overlooked for nearly a year. It’s pure catchy, blissful pop. Plus the lyrics contain some fire safety tips, beauty all around!

Chairlift – Planet Health

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I don’t know much about CFCF except that he’s from Montréal and he’s awesome. I fell in love with his track, “You Hear Colours” earlier this spring upon a recommendation from a friend, but now I come to you with a Memory Cassette remix as well. Very chill, otherworldly, and beautiful.

CFCF – You Hear Colours
Memory Cassette – Last One Awake (CFCF Version)

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