Sparkadia have been pumping out singles from their indie-popalicious Postcards at a rate of knots, apparently to saturate all airwaves in the country and thus Rule The World ™. In a bid to make the most of all this exposure, they’ve set out on a ginormous 19 date tour that they’re currently in the middle of (Sydneysiders may wish to note that the band is playing the Gaelic this Friday)

As a means of promoting said tour, a remix by Dept. of their “Too Much To Do” single has made its way out into the wild. The remix doesn’t stray too far from its purpose as a “dance version of the rock single”, but does pull the tune back a few BPM which has the pleasant side-effect of making it a little more reflective. It sits on top of an upfront lo-fi drum program and comes into its own once the chorus kicks in, capitalising on the anthemic guitar chords and using the toms to nice effect.

Listen

• Sparkadia – Too Much To Do (Dept. remix)

The story:

• Band requests remix of forthcoming song
• Producer provides said remix
• Band breaks up
• Producer gets permission to post on his blog

So here it is as a free mp3 download. You can hear the original on their myspace.

The track was slated to appear on Ovell’s debut EP, but various factors led to their untimely demise. The band has given me the “all clear” to set the remix free and live its life on the interwebs.

It’s unmastered and thus not entirely like the finished product it was meant to be, but I hope you enjoy it.

This morning while perusing the Internet I chanced to come across two Yeasayer remixes courtesy of BrooklynVegan, one of which I will graciously share with you:

Yeasayer – Sunrise (Hey Champ remix)

The mix is an electro pop refiguring of this great track. Apart from the slightly questionable snare – gated and reverbed in true 80s fashion – it makes great use of the hooks and offers some tantalising textures and infectious grooves. You deserve it to warm up your Friday afternoon.

(The other track is an edit of 2080, a dreadful hacking up of the master track which doesn’t merit linkage. You can visit the link to BrooklynVegan above at your own peril)

Thom just posted on Dead Air Space that he’s posting some recently commissioned remixes of The Eraser up on the album’s website. So far, Analyze and The Clock are up – they’re dark, brooding, intense reworkings and I do believe I’m a fan.

Get ‘em while they’re hot, because Thom suggests that they won’t be there for long:

They may start appearing soon. Gradually. Briefly.
Just a taste. And then gone.

On www.theeraser.net