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Let´s go back to 2008 and listen to this great Kris Menace remix of Heartbreaker. I think it´s one of the best remixes last year, it fills the quite apathetic Metronomy track with emotions.

Listen to Metronomy – Heartbreaker (Kris Menace Remix) below:

What an amazing track. Epic. It´s the Joakim remix of DJ Mehdi´s Pocket Piano, from an EP Mehdi released on Ed Banger on December 10th.

Listen to DJ Mehdi – Pocket Piano (Joakim Remix) below:

Lots of great songs came out in 2008, here´s a list of some of my favorites. Each song has something unique and different to offer.

Most innovative:
A Milli – Lil Wayne

Best bubblegum pop:
I Kissed a Girl – Katy Perry
We´ve heard it a million times, a worldwide hit and so catchy.


Freshest:
Day ‘N’ Nite – Kid Cudi (Crookers Remix)

Most uplifting:
It´s a tie between Estelle and Madonna.
American Boy – Estelle

Beat Goes On – Madonna



Tastemaker:
Love Lockdown – Kanye West




Just wicked:
Midnight Madness – Chemical Brothers



Coolest:
L.E.S. Artistes – Santogold



Everybody likes:
Time To Pretend – MGMT

We love disco:
Blind – Hercules and Love Affair



Summer forever:
Lights & Music – Cut Copy

Most intriguing:
Veronica´s Veil – Fan Death

As thanks for their support this year, Coldplay gives away a free remix of Viva La Vida. The Thin White Duke aka Stuart Price remix was heard in interludes during Coldplay´s 2008 tour. The remix is available until January 5th.

Download Thin White Duke remix of Viva La Vida here >>

Here are two classic Christmas songs to set you in the mood:

Wham – Last Christmas:


Happy Xmas (War Is Over) by John Lennon (and Yoko Ono, The Plastic Ono Band with the Harlem Community Choir)

Little Boots covers Freddie Mercury´s Love Kills, a track written by Freddie Mercury and the legendary Giorgio Moronder. There´s a new remix by Sidechains and Buffetlibre and it´s very good!

Download Little Boots – Love Kills (Buffetlibre vs. Sidechains remix) here >>

(Via thecultureofme.com)

This amazing, Adele´s top selling album 19 with late-80’s hip-hop beats. Mick Boogie and friends are behind the idea and the result is a complete reinterpretation of Adele’s album. Download Adele 1988 here >>

Mick Boogie presents… Adele: 1988 from MickBoogie on Vimeo.

Download UK electro artist Calvin Harris remix of See The Light by The Hours, courtesy of RCRD LBL below:

Electric Valentine, based out of Huntington Beach, California, have released their debut EP Friends With Benefits on iTunes and here´s a treat, the EP’s bonus track Automatic. It´s a nice melodic electro-pop track filled with synthesizers, and a great example of ´80s influenced electro.

Download Electric Valentine – Automatic >>

Prince previewed his new album to Los Angeles’ rock radio station Indie 103 last week. Prince wants nothing to do with record labels and tries to figure out how to operate without a record label.

Check out four new Prince tracks Wall of Berlin, Crimson and Clover, 4ever, Colonized Mind over at the Pretty Much Amazing blog or stream them here >>

Update: listen to all the new Prince tracks on his new site www.lotusflow3r.com