Sisters Bianca and Sierra Cassady make up the freakishly adorable duo CocoRosie. Though the siblings are often associated with the freak-folk movement alongside bearded icons Devendra Banhart and Akron Family, the duo’s manipulation of toys, use of beatboxing, and electronic percussion make for a much more lively soundscape than two ladies with acoustic guitars. “Rainbowarriors” is mystifying both visually (thanks to the duo’s friend and director Kai Reagan) and sonically (turntablist scratching, fairy-like vocals). Taken from the duo’s newest long-player, The Adventures of Ghosthorse and Stillborn, “Rainbowarriors” will bug anyone out.

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Vincent Oliver’s catalog consists of only a few releases, but everything this new producer whips up is as engaging as it is promising of a soon-to-be revered career. Now’s the chance to check his progress with this second EP, appropriately titled EP 2.

There is of course an EP 1, Drunk Fun, and a notable remix of Nathan Fake’s “Long Sunny” (Oliver played guitar on the original). The uninitiated should know that this young producer’s tracks fall somewhere between the sincere and loosely structured art-pop of Arab Strap, the romantic bliss of Spiritualized, and the indie-glitch spirit possessed by The Postal Service.

The London-based multi-instrumentalist is another addition to Lo Recordings’ slightly more experimental sub-label LOAF, alongside new-school acts like Kid Twist, The Girls, and Feathers–all of whom have had no trouble pushing beyond electronic music’s slowly dissolving boundaries by combining weird folk, demented electro, and lo-fi pop (that’s strange even by Lo’s standards).

Olivier doesn’t exactly have some grand theme or thesis, but if this is what a brainstorming-and-refining process sounds like, then the final product should be quite a show.

EP 2 is out June 18, 2007 on Lo.

Tracklisting
1. Buckets of Hens Feathers
2. I Want it All
3. Her Doorbell
4. Clouds in the Head
5. Outro

Five years have passed since six dudes with a lust for Chicago house and electro founded what has become one of the keystone labels for dancefloors across the globe. Founded by production magnates Booka Shade, DJ T, M.A.N.D.Y., and Chelonis R. Jones, Get Physical has poured out nearly 80 releases that encompass all things bouncing, funky, and consistently banging.

Though the label’s first few years were fast-paced, borderline club anthems, Booka Shade set Get Physical’s new standard with 2004’s Memento– an intricate collage of electronic sounds that move from electro-pop ambiance to classic electronica (yes, that word is horrible, but applicable) to the funked-out sounds often associated with the duo’s production contemporaries.

Since then, the label has released a slew of dancefloor gems from artists like Fuckpony, Elektrochemie, and Lopazz–, all of which have gained momentum in both tech-house and oddball-disco circles from New York to Berlin, not to mention the label’s Body Language series, which has gained fierce momentum with near-legends like Jesse Rose, DJ Dixon, and label-staple DJ T contributing their own conceptual compilations.

How does such an integral label celebrate its fifth birthday? Kick out a two-disc collection of incredible remixes and exclusive tracks, of course. 5 Years Get Physical features a remix disc of artists like Fujiya & Miyagi, Moby, Herbert, The Rapture, and Senior Coconut taking on the already crucial club hits from the GP vault. Another disc contains new and unreleased heat from in-housers Williams, Jona, Booka Shade, and M.A.N.D.Y. The spirit of house innovation is alive and well.

5 Years Get Physical is out summer 2007 on Get Physical.

Tracklisting

CD1: The Remixes
01. Chelonis R. Jones “I Don’t Know (Herbert Remix)”
02. M.A.N.D.Y. “No Stoppin’ (Hot Chip Remix)”
03. Booka Shade “Night Falls (Larry Gold String Version)”
04. DJ T “Free Mind (Dexter Remix)”
05. Booka Shade “Vertigo (Henrik Schwarz Remix)”
06. Lopazz “Migracion (Fujiya & Miyagi Remix)”
07. Williams “Piccadilly Circuits (Rapture Remix)”
08. Jona “Learning From Making Mistakes (Sideshow Remix)”
09. M.A.N.D.Y vs. Booka Shade “Body Language (Senior Coconut Remix)”
10. Chelonis R. Jones “I Don’t Know (Lopazz Remix)”
11. Elektrochemie “Pleasure Seeker (Earl Zinger Remix)”
12. Booka Shade “Mandarine Girl (Fakesh Remix)”
13. Djuma Soundsystem “Les Djinns (Moby Remix)”

CD2: The Exclusives
01. Jona “Fisherman “
02. Audiofly X “Don’t Panic Till I Said So”
03. DJ T “Once In A Lifetime”
04. Riton vs. Heidi “To the Gum”
05. Booka Shade “Unhealthy Pleasures”
06. M.A.N.D.Y. vs. Booka Shade feat. Laurie Anderson “Oh Superman”
07. Einzelkind “As Long As You want Me To”
08. Elektrochemie “Caiti”
09. Williams “Illegal Ninja Moves”
10. Chelonis R. Jones “Dirty Lipstick”
11. Lopazz “The Fact”

Quango Records is releasing the first-ever Bob Marley remix that’s actually receiving approval from both the Marley family and Island Records’ founder Chris Blackwell–far from an easy task, given Marley’s profoundly timeless production. Fortunately, Roots, Rock, Remixed’s sole aim is to respect the original recordings, while updating them for the dancefloor–not the mass market (if that’s possible). And if the Marley family approves, the Marley family approves.

Though the originals were obviously treated exclusively with analog tools, Roots, Rock, Remixed uses state-of-the-art digital technology to bang out these reinterpretations. With dance vets like Jimpster, Trio Elétrico (Boozoo Bajou), and DJ Spooky at the reigns, it’s hard to believe that the remixes will have trouble livening up any dancefloor, regardless of whether or not they stay true to the originals.

Quango stresses the tracks were not treated too roughly, and that everyone involved in the project maintained a great deal of respect for Mr. Marley’s work and legendary status. According to the collection’s co-producer. David Hargis, “These are many of the seed songs for Bob. He went back through his catalog and updated many of them for Island later in his career. In a sense, we’re doing the same thing with these remixes.”

Only time will tell whether or not the remixes will carry on Marley’s untouched legacy or become another clearance-bin compilation, but for now, we’ll put our faith in the project.

Tracklisting
1. Soul Shakedown Party (Afrodisiac Sound System Remix)
2. Lively Up Yourself (Bombay Dub Orchestra Remix)
3. Duppy Conqueror (Fort Knox Five Remix)
4. Sun Is Shining (Yes King Remix)
5. Soul Rebel (Afrodisiac Sound System Remix)
6. African Herbsman (King Kooba Remix)
7. Don’t Rock My Boat (STUHR Remix)
8. Small Axe (Paul & Price Remix)
9. Rainbow Country (DJ Spooky’s Subliminal Funk Remix)
10. Trenchtown Rock (Trio Elétrico Remix)
11. 400 Years (Jimpster Remix)
12. One Love (Cordovan Remix)