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Work just gets the best of you. Coming home and not wanting to even glance at your computer screen. Buying new toys that replace old ones. Hot coffee to help you race towards the weekend. Weekends vanishing in a gluttonous, loudly abnoxious, overly crowded blend of incessant music and dancing. Blizzards. More long mornings. Annoying emails. Taxes. Reign checks. Cold weather. Gas prices. Etc.. But there’s a silver lining…

Heavyfeet dropped a free EP on their myspace page a little over two weeks ago that nobody has really picked up on. Along with an Autumn mixtape, the three tracks from the release are listed below. Talk about giving back to your fans, if only they bridged more oceans, I’d have much more appreciation. Tight little Jigga drops in those tracks, eh?

Heavy Feet – One Last Time

Heavy Feet – She Got It

Heavy Feet – We Gettin Crunk

Heavy Feet Autumn Promo Mix (sendspace)

Shit man, and while on the subject of PottyMouth, how could I not drop the new HiJack mixtape. I’d have to be some sort of monster or something. Here’s the November installment of his insanity. Enjoy, and if you like that, keep an eye out for more- he always seems to be dropping hot mixes.

Hijack – November Mixtape (zshare)

Let’s head back to LA for a minute. My man Mr Gaspar over at HotBiscuits threw me one of his latest tracks called “Calaca” that has a nice dancefloor bounce to it. Cold Blank is Gaspar and Big Nasty, whom I met in LA when I was last there, throwing down at a party in a hollowed out 99cents store. Shit was crazy. If you’re ever in the area check out SmashDisco, and keep an eye out for for their upcoming gigs (Las Vegas, San Diego, Portland, Maryland, and Washington DC) & releases on Beatport through Burn The Fire. Oh, and check their festival with Wolfgang Gartner out. Big things planned for those two.

Cold Blank – Marshmallow Man

Cold Blank – Calaca

I love Yuksek. Life just isn’t as exciting without his music, and in the brief periods in between his blogosphere highlights I am constantly searching for something to fill the void fruitlessly. New to this site? Go to HypeMachine and just search for his shit and delve into the classically trained, electro insanity that he unleashes with enough relative ease to make any producer jealous. Easily one of the reason’s why 2007 was the best year in music history, here’s a track that only bolsters the underground infamy of France’s pride & joy.

Tommy Sparks – I’m a Rope (Yuksek Remix)

It’s been a while since I’ve posted any of the Sweedish duo Pacific! or CSK OK. Let’s have the track below take care of that. Here’s a nice little piece called “Sunset Blvd” that caught my ear a little while ago. Keep a lookout for Pacific!’s album Reveries that just got dropped on Sidekick. I’m hoping these guys do a North American tour sometime soon. From the pictures that I’ve seen it looks like it’d be a blast. Doesn’t look like they’re even touring now, though. Bummer.

Pacific! – Sunset Blvd (CSK OK Remix)

More France on the way. Sebastien Tellier has been hitting all the right notes with these “Roche” remixes that I’ve been stumbling over like audio tripwires. A nice Kavinsky remix and a nice Breakbot remix to wash down your afternoon with. Oh, and if you happen to be in Chicago (or LA, San Fran, Denver, New York or Mexico City), you might want to check Tellier’s tour dates, because he’s coming to your city within the next week. On December 9th, he’ll be at Schubas Tavern with Hey Champ! for those of you in Chicago.

Sebastien Tellier – Roche (Kavinsky Remix)

Sebastien Tellier – Roche (Breakbot Remix)

One of the highlights from HARDfest on Halloween was definitely the track below. I can’t remember who dropped it, but I have a feeling that it was Boys Noize. It’s hard to tell considering how many amazing acts there were and the fact that it was Halloween and I was totally out of my mind. Great remix by Don Rimini here. OH! And Rimini will be in town on Friday at The Abbey Pub for those of you in my city. I’ll for sure be there.

Ray Parker Jr – Ghostbusters (Don Rimini Remix)

Little Boots are back on the radar with a nasty little remix done by a little-known bassgrinder named Joker. This track has all the melody and grit to sink it deep into my favorites for the year. Little Boots, aside from being a great band alone, has a vocalist who, along with other visionary remix artists, seems to blend well within many boundaries. “Stuck on Repeat” remixed by Fake Blood might very well be the best track of the year. I’m open for scrutiny going out on the limb here. But that track is literally that good.

Little Boots – Meddle (Joker Remix).mp3

Dolby Anol has been producing some great stuff in the past few months, the crown jewel, for me, being this tight little club jam appropriate for any floor I can think of. On “Dolby & Gabanna” he pulls out all the stops. The Futureheads remix that he worked up is another work that I like a lot, the best remix I’ve heard since the nasty nasty nasty Plimsouls edit that came around what seems to be forever ago… Great tracks here, looking forward to hearing more and more from the UK duo- check their myspace for an update of tracks and sets.

Dolby Anol – Dolby & Gabana (Cuz We Are Dolby Anol)

The Futureheads – Radio Heart (Dolby Anol Remix)

And let’s tone it down a bit, Sparkletone, that is. Lol. I never thought that I could ever get that corny. On a serious tip, however, Sparkletone is a buddy of mine in Chicago that throws down some serious tunes. This mix, titled “Brisk” is a disco blend that’s been rockin my car stereo for a minute now. Click for tracklisting.

Sparkletone – Brisk

Some sick Cut Copy shit that you probably haven’t heard yet? Yes please. Here’s one off of the up & coming Far Away EP, soon to drop in Australia. Not too shabby from the guys who easily have the best album of the year. Oh, and to top it off, let’s drop a little remix by the most anticipated Australian act there is right now: Damn Arms. Expect wonders to come from their direction in the next couple of weeks. I’ve been waiting so long. So very long. And the word on the street is that these guys are creating something we’ve never seen before. All that good music and it’s fucking Summer down there? WTF.

Cut Copy – Sands of Time

Cut Copy – Far Away (Damn Arms Remix)