Four Tet remix and remixed

Four Tet returns the favour after John Hopkins' subtle and delicate remix of the wonderful Angel Echoes. Kieran Hebden turns Hopkins' Vessel into a shimmering and hypnotic swirl of bleeps and tones not unlike his remix of Matthew Dear's Deserter from a few years ago.

Jon Hopkins - Vessel (Four Tet remix) by Four Tet

Angel Echoes (Jon Hopkins remix) by Four Tet

Broken Social Scene - Meet Me In The Basement

An anonymous Broken Social Scene fan recently sent this video to the band which he/she made for their song Meet Me In The Basement. In a recent interview with Pitchfork.com, BSS front man Keven Drew offered this assessment on the state of society in 2010 - "It's getting worse. Every day. It's actually coming to a head and it's going to be very, very, very, very, very bad. Thus the need for all the distractions".

The fan in question seems to agree and the video is a frantic mashup of footage from riots at this year's G20 in Toronto with the 'distractions' of pop culture that Drew alludes to.

Even if you don't buy into all that, it's still a pretty awesome video.

Brand new Cut Copy material. Free download!

Just a quick addition to Brian's Cut Copy post below. Here's the first song from their as-yet-untitled third album. The track's called 'Where I'm Going'. Like it, learn it and sing it tomorrow night.

Get it here for free.

Cut Copy LIVE!

For those about Dublin tomorrow night (Tues 20th July), grab yourself a ticket to Cut Copy in Tripod. These guys are by far one of the most talented bands of the last decade and will be showcasing songs from their unreleased, third studio album. Below you can download 'Out There On The Ice', which a personal favourite from 2008's In Ghost Colours and 'Sands Of Time', which wasn't finished in time to make that album - hopefully it's a sneak preview of more to come. See you there!

Download:

Cut Copy - Out There On The Ice

Cut Copy - Sands Of Time

New album from The Roots

The Roots are a band I have taken for granted in the past, happy to cherry pick a few obvious tracks from their hefty back catalogue but their new album 'How I Got Over' is probably the first that I have really listened to in its entirety. Thankfully they're on top form here and give a masterclass in funk, soul and hip-hop with real depth.

Notable contributions come from Joanna Newsom and John Legend but the real highpoint is the title track. The Roots know their way around a catchy hook or two by now and the organ and drum arrangement give it the uplifting feel of an old Curtis Mayfield song.

Buy the album here

Download: The Roots - How I Got Over (feat. Dice Raw)

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros

I heard my Dad playing this nice little number the other day. It's one of those songs that you just warm to immediately and has a real summer festival sound to it. As for the band, I don't know too much about Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros other that there's ten of them. Get ready to whistle along...

Myspace here, buy here

Download:

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros - Home