Bloc Party - Octopus (RAC Remix)

Well well well, if it isn't the boys from RAC at it again. Just killin it like they always do. They just dropped this remix today and it is certainly worthy of a dozen listens. I love the synths and the re-work just like everything else they do.

RAC - Hollywood Feat. Penguin Prison (Felix Da Housecat Remix)

So we already put up the original version of this track. But Felix Da Housecat puts his own little spin on this and it is certainly worth a listen. Seriously check it out. You won't be able to get it out of your head. Side note, I used to love Mountain Dew as a kid. Now they've got a label. Now I've seen it all.

RAC - If You Forget Me (Gigamesh Remix)

Sometimes things slip by. Sometimes we have to look back and make sure we didn't miss anything. And in this case we see that we clearly missed this one. Somehow this came out two years ago, and I'm just digging into it now. It makes sense, it's RAC and Gigamesh, both of whom crank out bangers. So yeah, this makes sense. Anyways, give this a listen. It's awesome.

In case you were wondering. Here's the original, which is dope in its own right.

R.A.C. - Hollywood (Feat. Penguin Prison)

Just another solid tune from R.A.C. Whimsical and airy, just in time for summer. Happy to see the homeboy Penguin Prison getting some work too. He's been around for a few years now. Just opened for Miike Snow at Terminal 5 a couple weeks ago. It's about time he got his.

1979 - (ft. Liz Anjos)

 I swear to god. Every time these guys put something out it's better than the last thing they did. This continues that trend. Here, they take Smashing Pumpkins' "1979" and strip it down and build it back up from scratch. The result, is wonderful. Light and fluffy, while paying homage to the original from whence it came. Spot on. Again.

  RAC - 1979 (ft. Liz Anjos) by RAC

Alex Winston - Velvet Elvis (RAC Remix)

R.A.C. is at once again. Hardest working producer in the game right now. And almost everything they put out is just solid. No two ways about it. Here they take Alex Winston's bubbly little jam for a spin and keep it in line with minor tweaks in tinkering. It works. And one of the things I like about R.A.C. is their ability to let the original trakc shine through without overwhelming and ripping it apart. Just adding what needs to be added in a tasteful way. Letting the artist shine through. Case in point:

  Alex Winston - Velvet Elvis (RAC Mix) by RAC

Theophilus London - Why Even Try (RAC Remix)

Theophilus London is a hell of a name. And Theo's comin to us via Brooklyn. Respect. He's got it. This is just a great tune here. Lot's going on. It's a fresh take on hip hop and I'm digging it. I'm hearing some Yacht Rock influence ever so faintly in the background, I just can't place it. No doubt about it. And of course R.A.C. is bringing once again. R.A.C. is just churning out the hits this year. It's really rather impressive. Give it a listen, it's really really good.

Theophilus London - Why Even Try (RAC Remix) by TheophilusLondon

Washed Out - New Theory - (RAC Remix)

This track actually came out last year and was one of my favorite songs from last year. But I hadn't heard this re-work until today. It's even more mellowed out and dreamy than the original. RAC continues to bring it.

Foster The People - Houdini

Foster The People's album just dropped. And while everyone has been swinging from "Pumped Up Kicks" there's another tune that everyone is surely talking about and will be for a while to come. Further solidifying these guys and further removing them from one hit wonder status is "Houdini". A little more upbeat than "..Kicks" it's fun and playful and should surely be on your playlist for the boat this summer. That is, of course, assuming you do go boating. You do right?

 Houdini by Foster The People

This remix may actually be even better than the original. But they are both excellent on their own.

 Foster The People - Houdini (RAC Mix) by RAC