MOKB Premiere : Strange Talk : “Falling In Love” (Chris Alarcon Remix)

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The last year plus has been a big year in Australian music with elctro-rock band Strange Talk being one of those breakout artists. This past year, the band released their debut LP, Cast Away, to solid buzz across the blogosphere. To have a little fun, back in September, the band reached out to fans asking for remixes of songs “Climbing Walls”, “Cast Away”, “Falling in Love” & “Eskimo Boy”, which comprise their self-titled EP. The selected winners receive a Soundcloud pro account, Cash, and a spot on a remix EP to come out digitally in January. Additionally, we can expect a new full-length from Strange Talk around spring/summer 2014.

Out of over 120 submissions, one of the chosen ones is Nashville’s Chris Alarcon and his remix of “Falling In Love.” According to the band, they liked how the reworking sounded “like a BIG Swedish style main room track” and how Alarcon “managed to make the verse really house with the piano.” Check it out below and check their Soundcloud for other great remixes.

Song : MS MR : “Think of You” (HAERTS Remix)

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After RAC put together one of our favorite remixes this year of MS MR’s “Think of You” a few months back, HAERTS is now getting in the action with their take of the song. Darker tones bubble up throughout that slowly build towards a dramatic, pulsating conclusion. The remix is the first ever offered up by HAERTS. Stream it below.

Song : CHVRCHES : “Lies” (Ikonika Remix)

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CHVRCHES just might be the hardest working band in music at the moment or, at the very least, masters of marketing. There isn’t a week that goes by anymore that there isn’t a remix, song, or TV appearance to talk about. Their latest reveal is a fantastic early 90s remix of their song “Lies” by Ikonika. It takes touchstones of the production made famous by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis for Janet Jackson in the late 80s/early 90s. It could be our favorite remix of a CHVRCHES song to date. Find it below along with video of their appearance last night on Jimmy Kimmel Live!.

Song + Video : Sigur Rós : “Rafstraumur” (Cyril Hahn Remix)

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Swiss producer Cyril Hahn got his hands on Sigur Rós’ “Rafstraumur” from their album Kveikur and spun it into a joyous, pounding club track. Jonsi’s falsetto really floats on the transcendent reworking. You can hear it below and watch the animated visual below.

Song : Panama Wedding : “All The People” (Savoir Adore Remix)

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New York’s Panama Wedding perfectly captured sunshine in his debut single “All The People” this past summer. While we have yet to see a follow-up to that song, Savoir Adore decided to add some twists and turns to the original turning up the volume and highlighting the hookier moments of the song in this remix. It has us already reminiscing about the summer of 2013. Stream and download it below.

Song : Postiljonen : “All That We Had is Lost” (Keep Shelly in Athens Remix)

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Upon listening to Skyer, the excellent debut album from Sweden’s Postiljonen, one of the songs that stood out was “All That We Had is Lost.” Not only is just an all around good listen, but it took some inspiration from Whitney Houston’s classic pop-jam “How Will I Know” integrating the lyrics seamlessly into various moments of the song. Next week, Best Fit Recordings will be releasing a remix EP for the song that included new interpretations by I Break Horses, Gent Mason, 1987, and this one by Keep Shelly In Athens.

Song : Sam Smith : “Nirvana” (TIP’s Promised Land Remix)

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Rising Londoner Sam Smith is bringing a four-song EP, Nirvana, to light next Friday, October 4th through PMR Records. His single “Nirvana” has gotten massive attention since its reveal. Fellow PMR labelmate Two Inch Punch decided to offer a new twist to the song with a calypso-tinged remix of the track. While the original has been playing on our headphones pretty consistently, we may just like this one even more. Give it a spin along with the original and decide for yourself.