Boys like pussy and girls like money—West Philly representer, DJ Amaze reminded you of these simple facts on his recent ‘BoyznGirlz’ track—a downset hip-hop track that while poignant in its wisdom, was still lacking something…

Enter Brooklynite Alan Astor, frequent DJ Amaze collaborator, singer/songwriter and electronic music producer. Alan Astor took what was otherwise bland production and gave it a properly banging electro makeover (Jenny Jones has nothing on it). With the highest esteem, I say that this track ought to be the High Powered Boys‘ (Bobmo x Surkin) ‘Hoes Get Down’ for Summer ‘08 season. So hot right now:

MP3: DJ Amaze - Boyzngirlz (Alan Astor Lectro Remix)

Alan Astor has also contributed commissioned remixes Mixel Pixel and, notably, indie darlings, Spoon on their latest EP, ‘Don’t You Evah’, alongside remixes from Diplo, Matthew Dear, and others.

MP3: Spoon - Don’t You Evah (DJ Amaze And Alan Astor Mix)

As an indie rock kid, Alan Astor had a pretty solid 2005 album, ‘Everything is Possible’ on Mental Monkey Records. In addition to quality originals, friend and N.Y.’s finest, Drop The Lime a.k.a. Curses!, contributed a remix. As did Oakland Anticon cats Restiform Bodies. The latter goes a little something like this:

MP3: Alan Astor - Fantastic Fantasy (Restiform Bodies Remix)

The goods keep rolling in, with these bootleg remixes, one new remix of Lil’ Wayne’s undeniable ‘Lolipop’ and another from R&B sensation, Chris Brown, which reached #1 on HypeMachine upon its release in late ‘07:

MP3: Lil’ Wayne - Lolipop (Alan Astor Remix)

MP3: Chris Brown - Kiss Kiss (feat. T-Pain) (A!AN AST0R Remix)

Visit Alan Astor on MySpace or his official site, AlanAstor.com.

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Jumping off the shoulders of the last post, we’ve got more brand new heat from Rochester’s Kill The Noise in the form of a remix of London-town R&B diva Estelle’s ‘American Boy’ with raps from Chicago’s finest Kanye West.

Chances are you’ve heard the original, seen the video on MTV or YouTube. Well, kill that noise and give this a spin:

MP3: Estelle - American Boy (feat. Kanye West) (Kill The Noise Remix)

This track has been mixed down a dozen times over. Compare that with these and make the call what you wanna throw down. Remixes from L.A. up-and-comers LAZRtag, the collaborative forces of Bmore hero Dave Nada and VA club kid Matt Nordstrom as Nadastorm, and Sydney’s Tenzin, who’s ‘American Boy’ remix made it to the #1 spot on Hype Machine via Hot Biscuits.

MP3: Estelle - American Boy (feat. Kanye West) (LAZRtag Remix)

MP3: Estelle - American Boy (feat. Kanye West) (Nadastrom Remix)

MP3: Estelle - American Boy (feat. Kanye West) (Tenzin Remix)

Shop for Estelle CDs and downloads on Amazon.

Visit Estelle on MySpace.

1 votes | Average: 5 out of 5

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British indietronica boys Hot Chip new record, ‘Made in the Dark’ dropped last week and, oh man, it’s the jam. Released on Astralwerks (they can do no wrong!), ‘Made in the Dark’ takes us through the the dark and the light—providing soft and thoughtful hymns that leave our ears dilated and inexpectant for the next blazing and glorious indie/dance groove. In other terms, the new record is a exciting and joyful music journey.

Anyone recall, ‘Shake a Fist’ that we hosted briefly last year? That track holds down track 2 among thirteen. Still fantastic, but let’s have another, a beautiful indie pop song titled, ‘Ready for the Floor’, with it’s official remixes by Floridian Hollertronix homeboy Diplo, the undeniably supreme Ghentlemen Soulwax and German houser Jesse Rose. Additionally a fine bootleg electro remix from one Marian Pramberger out of Austria.

MP3: Hot Chip - Ready for the Floor

MP3: Hot Chip - Ready for the Floor (Shake a Fist Diplo Mix)

MP3: Hot Chip - Ready for the Floor (Soulwax Dub)

MP3: Hot Chip - Ready for the Floor (Jesse Rose Mix)

MP3: Hot Chip - Ready For the Floor (Marian Pramberger Remix)

And for good measure—because we’re still not sick of this remix, and ’cause our missingtoof girl got a buncha Grammys last week—we’re bringing back Hot Chip’s remix of ‘Rehab’. So heat.

MP3: Amy Winehouse - Rehab (Hot Chip Remix)

Buy the new album ‘Made in the Dark’ on Amazon in either CD/DVD or Mp3 download formats.

Visit Hot Chip on MySpace or their official site, Hotchip.co.uk.

2 votes | Average: 4.5 out of 5

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HEALTH are the hottest noise-band making major noise. These L.A. dudes are local favorites and since getting the signature-sound treatment from Toronto hot-shots Crystal Castles on the track, ‘Crimewave’ (hear it in the HEALTH archives), they’ve been getting noticed on the circuit of fresh-to-death remixers. Now, word is that Curses! (a.k.a. Drop the Lime) is working on his HEALTH re-work, but in the present tense, electronic phenom and Missingtoof favorite, CFCF stepped up quick to remix the new track, ‘Triceratops’. I grabbed the track from our boy at BiBaBiDi and to quote him on it, “The original track is hidden deep down in there, but there’s just enough of it to count as a legit remix”. Compare and contrast:

MP3: HEALTH - Triceratops

MP3: HEALTH - Triceratops (CFCF Remix)

You might remember CFCF from his plethora of continuing remix work, including his ‘Air War (CFCF Remix)’, which won the Crystal Castles official remix contest earlier this year (hear it in the CFCF archives). Now here’s we diverge from HEALTH and lean toward CFCF. CFCF has another yet to be released remix for NY rockers Apache Beat’s first single, ‘Tropics’, slated for release on Playlouderrecordings. The ‘Tropics’ single will have additional remixes by Toof favorites, Damn Arms and Bitchee Bitchee Ya Ya. CFCF is first out of the gate and we <3 it for sounding like the best of New Wave throw backs.

MP3: Apache Beat - Tropics (CFCF Remix)

And because more music is generally better than less music, here is the first remix I heard from CFCF that turned me into a fan. How about some smooth electro remix of R&B diva, ex- P.Ditty protegé and love interest, Cassie? This remix is “unofficial”, but shit, that’s her bad:

MP3: Cassie - Me & U (CFCF Remix)

Ya herd? We always give you homework: Go check HEALTH on MySpace and their official site. And don’t forget, ‘Crimewave’ with Crystal Castles is now available on wax from Trouble Records.

Visit CFCF on MySpace to stream tracks. Artists, get at this dude, you’ll want a CFCF remix. I’m telling you now before he wants a mil.

Postscript: HEALTH plays tonight, July 19th, at The Smell in Los Angeles. All ages and punk rock as fuck. Make it happen.

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