RCRD LBL x Flavorpill Mango Mix
There's no quicker way to send winter packing than a bite of sweet, ripe mango. Inspired by the golden "king of fruits," Flavorpill joined forces with Absolut to bring you an exclusive mix of music with a tropical flavor. So savor some sunshine with these fresh cuts, and enjoy the all-natural taste of the tropics.
Various Artists - Flavorpill Mango Mix
Individual Tracks:
Kid Cudi - Day 'N' Nite (Crookers Remix)
Lady Sovereign - I Got You Dancing (Medasyn Dub Remix)
Kid Sister - Family Reunion (feat. David Banner)
Boozoo Bajou - Same Sun (Tontelas Roots Version)
Saint Etienne's RCRD LBL
First navigating seduced souls in the early Nineties, London trio Saint Etienne must cast their gaze around today and marvel at how much remains - to your left, the plaid-sheathed young and unkempt in thrall to American indie rock; to your right drug casualties of a mighty rave moment slipping sullenly into new dances. Still as 'on it' as ever, former music hacks Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs present a favourite RCRD LBL selection suitably comprised of crystalline female vocal trips and brainy beats. To your left, Vivian Girls' "Where Do You Run To"; to your right, Telepathe's "Chrome's On It" - fashions come full cycle, quality persists. That axiom saw Saint Etienne return this week with brand new double-A side "Method of Modern Love"/"This is Tomorrow", before 'Best of...' collection London Conversations arrives next week.
Sally Shapiro - Time To Let Go (CFCF Remix)
F*ck Buttons - Bright Tomorrow
Lillica Libertine - Tapedeck - Destiny (Lillica Libertine's Knight Club Remix)
Treasure Fingers - Cross The Dancefloor (Designer Drugs Remix)
Vivian Girls - Where Do You Run To
FEATURED: Flavorpill x RCRD LBL: Flavorpill's Winter Mix
In anticipation of the post-holiday dip into the winter doldrums, Flavorpill recently teamed with our friends at RCRD LBL to create a Winter Mix pop-savvy and indie-riffic enough to melt the icicles straight off your stereo. And remember, all of these tracks are available for free download via the links below. Thanks!
The Sound Of Arrows - M.A.G.I.C.
Kid Cudi - Day 'N' Nite (Crookers Remix)
N.A.S.A. - Whachadoin? (feat. Spank Rock, M.I.A., Santogold & Nick Zinner)
Parts & Labor - Nowhere's Nigh
Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele - Meet Me In The Garden
Coeur de Pirate - Comme des Enfants
Rex Sorgatz's RCRD LBL
Something I've recently noticed about my music listening: I've started confusing remixes and original tracks. Blame it on a world in which everything seems to happen at once. For instance, I heard The Twelves's remix of "Boyfriend" before the Black Kids' original, and now I wonder if that's why I enjoy the remix so much more.
It makes you wonder, have words like "original" started to feel obsolete?
Then again, people like to ask, "Is the remix better than the original?" Rather than saying "Yes" or "No," I've started saying "Always." In a similar way, RCRD LBL is like a remix of the music industry. And it helps explain why I like remixes and RCRD LBL so much: they implicitly suggest that you can never love a song too much.
Kid Sister - Pro Nails (feat. Kanye West)
The Ting Tings - That's Not My Name (LA Riots Remix)
Lykke Li- Dance. Dance. Dance.
Kanye West - Love Lockdown (Flying Lotus Remix)
MSTRKRFT - Bounce (feat. N.O.R.E.)
Justice featuring Mos Def And Spank Rock - D.A.N.C.E. (Benny Blanco Remix)
Cut Copy - Lights & Music (Boys Noize Happy Birthday Remix)
Black Kids - I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance WIth You (The Twelves Remix)
Veronica Belmont's RCRD LBL
The only one of our playlist-makers with a song actually named after them (although we all know that some day Sam Duke will get his due), Tekzilla and Qore host Veronica Belmont put together this mix of her favorite RCRD LBL tracks for us.
The Wave Pictures - Now You Are Pregnant
Meanest Man Contest - The Tenderloin
Cold War Kids - Hang Me Up To Dry
2008's Top Tracks: 10-1
Here you have it folks, RCRD LBL's top ten tracks of 2008. It's been a crazy year of growth and changes, and we're glad we could share it with all of you. We hope that you'll continue to follow us in 2009 because it only gets better. Have a safe and happy New Year.
10. Cut Copy - Hearts on Fire (Joakim remix)
9. Kid Sister - Pro Nails (Bag Raiders remix)
8. Zoot Woman - We Won't Break
6. Cold War Kids - Something Is Not Right With Me
5. MSTRKRFT - Bounce (Featuring N.O.R.E.)
3. The Ting Tings - That's Not My Name (LA Riots Remix)
2008's Top Tracks: 20-11
We're counting down the New Year RCRD LBL style. We invite you to party with us by enjoying our top 20 tracks from 2008. Today we're dropping the latter half, and tomorrow we'll have the Top 10. Don't worry though, we'll post it up early so you'll have plenty of time to add these choice grooves to your playlist and bring in the New Year right.
20. UNKLE feat. Gavin Clark - Blade in the Back
19. Santogold - Shove It (Switch Remix)
18. Kanye West - Love Lockdown (Flying Lotus Remix)
17. The Presets - My People (DIM Remix)
16. Lykke Li - Everybody But Me (diskJokke Remix)
15. Kid Sister - Family Reunion (feat. David Banner)
14. Matt and Kim - Good Ol' Fashion Nightmare
13. MSTRKRFT - Bounce (feat. N.O.R.E.) [A-Trak Remix]
Peter Rojas' RCRD LBL
When Elliot and I came up with the idea for RCRD LBL a couple of years ago we didn't actually expect we'd ever be able to work with so many awesome bands, so when it came time for me to narrow it down to ten or so I discovered that putting together a playlist was actually a lot tougher than I'd thought it would be. In the interest of expediency I decided to focus on one corner of the site, and came up with this mix of some of my faves. Looking forward to another year of Team RCRD LBL kicking out the jams!
Elliot Aronow's RCRD LBL
I won't be doing my job if I didn't hit you with the most choice stuff so here goes. Below is a quick and dirty mix of my favorite songs from the now rather extensive RCRD LBL stacks. It's been a real pleasure working with all these artists and I'm damn proud to have them on our little website. As always, I hope you turn these songs up loud and hopefully get turned on to some new favorites in the process. This one is for the kids!
Christen Thomas' RCRD LBL
There was so much rad music on RCRD LBL this year it was hard to play favorites. Garage rock from Australia to Chicago, shoegazer ambient gorgeousness from NYC back to Australia with retro-pop blasts from the UK, Cali and everywhere in between, this was a hulluva year for RCRD LBL. So RCRD LBL year 2: hit me with your best shot, fire away.
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