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Check out this remix of James Blake’s Voyeur by UK based Bear // Face. Somehow he managed to out-ethereal the ethereal master himself.

Holy. Shit. If you’re looking for a solid hour of music to get you through your commute, or literally anything else you might be doing, look no further. The entire mixtape is solid and once you hit the last six tracks it gets really real. AND a bonus with two Purity Ring tracks serving as book ends for this mix, absolutely no complaints. We last brought The Hood Internet to your attention when we were obsessed with Foster the People (still obsessed… but taking a healthy break to mix things up). Also, a double bonus, the mixtape has my favorite Hood Internet cover art to date created by Steff Bomb.

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Sometimes, it’s frustrating sifting through piles of musical shit on Soundcloud for properly mastered remixes; most of the time (all of the time), I wish there was a law prohibiting anyone from adding Avicci-esque beats to a song; but every day, I wish that bros didn’t have access to Fruity Loops. Luckily, I was cut out for dirty jobs and found this gem. Yuksek remixed Noah and the Whale’s Life is Life which was originally a melodramatic anthem (still awesome) and provided a deft hand in creating a dance-hall number that doesn’t destroy the underlying structure that Noah and the Whale provided. This is one of the more solid remixes I’ve heard lately and I really love the transformation given to the song, I’m definitely going to keep my ears peeled for more of Yuksek’s work.

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The Hood Internet take Foster the People’s jam Pumped Up Kicks (I mentioned it briefly a few weeks back) and slow it down into an equally awesome counterpart. This was an official remix by the duo so Hollywood Holt’s verse was crafted specifically for this. It’s a nice fresh take on this song and I appreciate that it slows it down instead of speeding it up like the other remixes out there that just ruin what was already a good thing. Check it out:

Theophilus London (you might remember his name from back in January) is the epitome of cool. He has a rapping style that is accessible to everyone but he also has a fashion sense that makes me wish I could pull off men’s clothing. In February, London came out with his Lovers Holiday EP and one of the best tracks was unanimously Flying Overseas which featured both Devonte Hynes and Solange Knowles. Soul Clap speeds up this track and transforms the laidback melody-rap into a dance track filtered with watery effects. Be on the lookout for Theophilus London’s first full length album, Timez Are Weird These Days, that drops in a few weeks. You can listen to the remix here:

Kid Sister (another Chicago favorite) has proven her talents again with her remix of Kelly Rowland’s “Motivation”. The beginning of the track is built to build up to Kid Sister’s verse that drops at about 1:20 and it is totally worth the small wait. It’s so catchy and has that trademark Kid Sister sass that this is definitely going to be a summer jam all over the internet.

Hercules and Love Affair have taken the xx’s minimalist hit “Shelter” and turned it into it’s robotic counterpart. Whereas the xx turn empty space into an understated symphony of vocals and bass Hercules and Love Affair are able to produce a fantastic cover  by filling that space with synth and cold beats. Listen here: