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That plus the fact that I've spent a silly number of hours figuring out what I can and cannot do within the constraints of the new work firewall, which overtly blocks Pandora and Soundcloud. We'll start and end this group with mash-ups and along the way visit a trio of interesting sounds.

http://www.bootiemashup.com/top10/04-2013/WILL%20I%20AM%20vs%20THE%20KNACK%20vs%20FATBOY%20SLIM%20vs%20KNIFE%20PARTY%20-%20Rockafeller%20Scream%20%26%20Sharona%20With%20Lazers%20(Djs%20From%20Mars%20Mashup).mp3

DJs from Mars are back with a fantastically hilarious 4-way that mocks the recent will.i.am/spears pop-club hit. It's still a bit of a rough mix but the concept is brilliant. Time for another fat-ass drop indeed!

http://soundsofnowmusic.com/fenech-soler-reveal-new-track-maiyu/
Fenech Soler are a UK electro-pop quartet that have been locally popular for some time and are starting to get more widely noticed. The first video on this page is for their new "Maiyu" track and it's strong. The mixing and dubbing are somewhat heavy but they work well, combining their standard synth-house stuff with more tribal and complex beats. Compare with the fan footage below, which is a more raw version of their sound - these guys really benefit from the work of whoever is producing them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-mMOlx110o
I think I first bumped into SubSoul on Twitter - they're a UK collective that's promoting local EDM artists so it's kind of hit and miss. This one - Kidnap Kid's remix of Rudimental's (http://www.rudimental.co.uk/) "Waiting All Night". It's a little choppy and a little wub, but it's interesting to compare with the original, which is on their home page at the moment. I think I like the original slightly better, but the two approaches have such very different feels it's hard to compare them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W10F0ezCTIQ
I got hooked on this track immediately because of its interesting and complexly syncopated percussions. Then around 0:50 the vocal starts and I'm like... waitaminnit, I know that voice. Go ahead and listen, I'll wait. Yes, that's Fever Ray, more properly known as Karin Dreijer Andersson, who is half of this Swedish brother-sister duo that record as The Knife. I think the easiest way to put it is that if you like experimental music and/or Fever Ray you'll like this. If you just want to relax to some easy 4/4 stuff then skip this one.

http://soundcloud.com/djmayajakobson/dj-maya-jakobson-when-i-love-you-oughta-know-alanis-vs-david-vs-justin-mashup
Sometimes a mash-up can't help. I'm sorry, people, but Katy Perry just sucks and no attempt to rehabilitate it is going to help. So I approached this mash-up with some skepticism. Can you make something good out of Alanis Moreupset and everyone's favorite Justin, especially by using some standard David Guetta? Well, give it a listen, but Israeli DJ Maya Jakobson gets my two-thumbs-up for pulling off a remix near-miracle. The track captures what's really good about Morissette's angry and hurt lyrics and uses that to drive what turns into a high-bpm dance-floor destroyer.

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