Good Weather For Airstrikes

“Divine” is summertime, surfboards, drinking on the beach and tanlines, and it’s the triumphant pop moment of Monsieur Tellier’s career. An unabashedly obvious nod to the Beach Boys records that influenced the Frenchman growing up, the track bounces along on an infectious strings of “nah nah nahs” and “oh oh ohs” and should be the perfect soundtrack to the warm weather and long light of summer ‘08. Furthermore, “Divine” will be the track that Tellier hopes to ride to success in the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest that takes place a week after the single’s release, and it could prove to be a major turning point in his career with the international exposure that the competition will undoubtedly yield.

Beyond the original track, the single release makes itself that all that more enticing with a crop of top notch remixes from the likes of Midnight Juggernauts and Danger, the latter of whom is proving himself to be increasingly unfuckwithable in this here remix game. Further establishing themselves as the electro kings of Down Under, Midnight Juggernauts take the track and rework it into a blissed-out, synth-drenched masterpiece, turning up the atmosphere and replacing the carefree bounce with the original with an ominous intergalactic drone. Basically, this is what you want playing on the sound system as you and your crew make your final descent into the uncharted territories of some newly-discovered planet in 2056 AD. The REAL jam, however, is the Danger remix, in which our hero takes the blueprint laid down by Tellier and absolutely obliterates it, glitching it out, cutting up the vocals, and taking it to hell and back before he’s done with it. It’s easily the best Tellier remix since one Mr. Dan Carey attempted to conquer Mt. Ritournelle with his magic wand back in ‘05, and the single’s worth buying three times over on the strength of Danger’s masterpiece alone.

This review’s a bit premature as the single version of “Divine” is to be a bit different than the one found on the album, but if anything that’s just more incentive to buy the record and with a triple-threat package like this you really can’t go wrong.

MP3: “Divine” (Album Version) - Sebastien Tellier
MP3: “Divine” (Midnight Juggernauts Remix) - Sebastien Tellier
STREAM: “Divine” (Danger Remix) - Sebastien Tellier

Seb will make his triumphant return to London after his sold out show at the ICA last month when he takes the stage at the Scala April 28th, this time with support coming from none other than the brilliant Lykke Li, everyone’s favorite Next! Big! Thing! and likely heir to the Swedish pop throne. With a line-up like that it’s a show you really can’t miss, and as it’s almost sold out you’d be wise to get your shit together and secure tickets before it’s too late.

GOTYE GETS THE REMIX TREATMENT, MAKES INTERNATIONAL DEBUT
I’ve been sitting on this one for a while, but today I’ve finally gotten clearance to share an absolute burner with you courtesy of blog superstars Ocelot. With Gotye’s European debut single due out May 26th, we commissioned a few electronic types to remix the track, with Lull and Ocelot hitting it out of the park their first time up with two equally brilliant mixes. The Lull remix goes the chill, atmospheric route, dressing Gotye’s melodramatic pop masterpiece up in all manner of swirling synths and pulsing basslines in what might be the London producer’s best work yet. As expected, Ocelot’s rework falls at the exact opposite end of the spectrum, as the transatlantic duo drop obliterate the languorous pace of the original and turn it into one of the finest rave anthem’s of the new year. This is the sound of Ocelot taking the jump to the next level and it’s fucking amazing.

MP3: “Heart’s A Mess” (Ocelot Remix) - Gotye
STREAM: “Heart’s A Mess” (Lull Edit) - Gotye [exclusive]

FRESH PRINTS TOMORROW NIGHT AT APOCALYPSO. HOT JAMS WILL ENSUE.

And no, it has nothing to do with the freshly-leaked Presets album of the same name. But if you come down, you just might hear something off it.

Finally: Who that good looking lady in Vice Magazine? Why it’s Rya Backer, hipster periodical superstar!

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