Stereogum Presents... RAC Vol. 1
André Allen Anjos's Remix Artist Collective came on our radar last spring with some inspired Bloc Party and Tokyo Police Club remixes. We've kept an ear on the 23-year-old Portuguese artist ever since, and late last year cooked up with André the idea of compiling previously unreleased remixes to celebrate RAC's first year. Today we bring you that mix, titled Stereogum Presents... RAC Vol. 1, as a free 9-track MP3 download and embeddable flash player. Here's the tracklist:
1. Bloc Party - Helicopter (Intro)
2. Bloc Party - Hunting For Witches (RAC Mix) (extended)
3. Au Revoir Simone - Sad Song (RAC Mix)
4. Tokyo Police Club - Nature Of The Experiment (RAC Mix)
5. Ra Ra Riot - Manner To Act (RAC Mix)
6. Robbers On High Street - Across Your Knee (RAC Mix)
7. You Say Party! We Say Die! - Like I Give A Care (RAC Mix)
8. Femme Generation - Orlando Boom (RAC Mix)
9. Chromeo - Fancy Footwork (RAC Mix)
Two of those have appeared online before, but they've been extended and changed. The rest are new to you. André's remixes are not meant for clubs, but that doesn't mean you can't dance to them.
LINER NOTES
One of the main reasons I started RAC was out of frustration with the current remix scene. I was just plain bored with the lack of variety at the time. Things have definitely come along just in the past year or so with more and more bands remixing each others songs. I strive to create remixes for music lovers who want to hear the song re-invented, not just re-interpreted and chopped up. I hope people experience the original songs in a different way that not only complements the original, but takes them somewhere else.
The idea behind RAC Vol 1 was simply to celebrate that idea by compiling songs that we felt should flow together, and just like most DJs create an in-depth organic mixtape of sorts without the need to stick to particular genre. I love all of the bands included and it's probably the only "mix" on which you'd hear both Robbers On High Street and Chromeo. One of the main criteria when choosing the bands was the variety intended, but above all, the quality of the original songs. Many artists have remix albums that are simply collections of past work, but this one was built up from the start for this purpose.
-André Allen Anjos (above photo by Jon Duenas)
COVER (by J3 and Akutou; click for larger version)
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1. Bloc Party - "Helicopter (Intro) (RAC Mix)" (MP3)
2. Bloc Party - "Hunting For Witches (RAC Mix)" (MP3)
3. Au Revoir Simone - "Sad Song (RAC Mix)" (MP3)
4. Tokyo Police Club - "Nature Of The Experiment (RAC Mix)" (MP3)
5. Ra Ra Riot - "Manner To Act (RAC Mix)" (MP3)
6. Robbers On High Street - "Across Your Knee (RAC Mix)" (MP3)
7. You Say Party! We Say Die! - "Like I Give A Care (RAC Mix)" (MP3)
8. Femme Generation - "Orlando Boom (RAC Mix)" (MP3)
9. Chromeo - "Fancy Footwork (RAC Mix)" (MP3)
THANKS
To J3 and Akutou for the artwork. To all the bands and labels who allowed their work to be remixed and presented here for free. Most of all to André Allen Anjos, who put this whole thing together just for Stereogum readers. He will be touring soon with his band The Pragmatic, and you can check out their MySpace here. Now taking requests for Vol. 2...
Enjoy.
Posted at 11:53 AM by Scott in MP3
Tags: Au Revoir Simone | Bloc Party | Chromeo | Femme Generation | Ra Ra Riot | Robbers On High Street | Tokyo Police Club | You Say Party! We Say Die!
I shall proclaim this as my "mix of the day."
Great mix! Thanks Stereogum! ;-)
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this would be the perfect soundtrack for a 2006-themed party.
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must remove dated music from library (no mind if it's still fun to listen too). library must only include unreleased music and nothing older than 4 months.
love the mix
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Is it just me or does the "Hunting for Witches" Bloc Party link not download? Umm... Help?
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I made a mistake coding that. Should be fixed now.
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Thanks Stereogum! I look forward to listening to this.
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amazing.
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Fixed Scott! Thanks man. :-)
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how come the helicopter remix is only a couple seconds long?
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Hey Jorge,
it's pretty short because it's intended to be an intro :)
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André, how many times do you show up in that artwork??? :) - excellent compilation though.
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RAC has delicious remixes! What got me as a fan is TPC Be Good Remix.
Love your stuff!!! Thanks for the mix!!! Looking forward to new stuff in the future! :D
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Well, I'm stoked.
Awesome.
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A mix with all songs in one file would be nice. Otherwise it's just a playlist made up of individual songs.
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I had a few of these individually. So sweet to have the full set!!!
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I've been loving RAC's remixes. A lot of RAC's work is streamable (with some downloadable) on thesixtyone.
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so much awesome. and I'm not just saying that because I work here.
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Amazing amazing amazing post! Thanks!
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isnt this really similar to the mix flosstradamus did for vice records a few months back?
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That Ra Ra Riot one is killer.
I used to play the "Hunting for Witches" one a lot, I don´t remember where I downloaded it from.
Excelent work RAC, keep it up.
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this is fantastic
that is my favourite TPC song haha
havent heard the other bands besides bloc party but im downloading the album right now i bet it will be great
thanks =D
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Best remixer around...
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Is this the artist formerly known as DJ Allen? Seems very familiar.
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haha.. yeah kris
long time since that name
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Knew that intro sounded famliar, great job with this collection. Your old Copeland remix and two Bloc Party - Helicopter remixes have been on my iPod for a couple of years now.
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this kicks total ass
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way to go!
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Big fan of RAC's remixes! Love every single one this guy does. Radiohead - Nude remix was gold! Seriously can't wait to see what comes from RAC next
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SWEEEEEET!
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Andre's band The Pragmatic is sick, too. myspace.com/thepragmatic
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the cover made me think hot chip would be on this. oh well, its awesome anyway.
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Hot Chip seems to be one of those unreachable bands... I've been trying to remix them for ages..
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thank you very much
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wtf? lol
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nice! love that Femme Generation remix, i want to hear more of them.
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Great remixes Thanks a lot
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I love the cover art. Currently my repeating desktop.
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way to go man
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Excellent remixes. Great choices put together nicely. Pretty good cover art too. Party Time. Get Funky. Can't wait til the next.
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superb mix!
thank you André and thank you Stereogum.
For vol.2 please consider Arcade Fire.
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love the artwork and the mixes. thanks, all the way from belgium!
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Great job! One of the best mix ever!!!
Hugs.
Luiz Felicio Junior.
Rio de Janeiro.Brazil.
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obrigado amigo. ainda bem que gostas :)
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That was a nice piece of Music!
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how bout some yeah yeah yeahs.... and i think rac's back in your head remix is second only to hunting for witches... yeah rac's remixes are reliably awesome
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that is SO cool. i love this.
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GAY!
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Great mix! Thanks for this.
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this is so great. sadly the only artist i know is tokyo police club, but im lovin the intro and orlando bloom "4 5 7 8 9 wooo woooo wooooOOO!" :) thanks stereogum
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does nobody else think of Skrewdriver when they see RAC?
unfortunate name . . .
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Love it! check out the review on Vainzine: http://vainzine.blogspot.com/2008/08/album-review-va-stereogum-presents-rac.html
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this is great
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I'm super lovin these remixes! thanks for taking the time and putting them into the zip. appreciate it!
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This just made my day.
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Here´s what bugs me , i´m portuguese and i've never eard of him (and my name´s also André ... funny)
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Grandes remixes andré!já sigo o teu trabalho à algum tempo.continua! abraço
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