Before I go into my little rants/explanations of the following mixes I have to put this on blast: the johnatron&bearbaby mix is finished! I am posting it sometime this week ? And I am.. beyond ecstatic. It’s my third nipple. My firstborn. Anyway..

I fell in love with Ghost in the Water’s remix of 80s Stallone the instant they posted it on their myspace. Oh my lord. It completely captures the doe-eyed angst of an eighties teenager pre-prom. It closely reminds me of the poignant depth of OMD’s Dazzle Ships and that whole early eighties new-romantic movement. It’s a style that is similar to a lot of the new retro, but has a more emotional twist. Ghost in the Water delicately remixed the bleakness of the original and turned it into a sentimental trip.

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MP3: 80s Stallone - Nighthawks (Little Ghost Remix)

Hemingway stressed every line of his membranes in making this track and it wreaks of his hard work. Hemingway is constantly impressing me with his ability to capture a perfect melting pot of yacht-disco and bass heavy jam-electro. His remix of the Norwegian band the Pelific’s “Forever” is no exception to his devotion to making an amazing remix. His recent remix of Christov’s “Estella’s Invitation” was a crashing crescendo of filtered disco rainbows, so it comes as no surprise that his new remix is equally heart warming.

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MP3: Pelifics - Forever (Hemingway Remix)

After going through the alt-Reagan era nostalgia tunnel Freak You’s remix of “Real Digitel 123″ brings you back to a darkly electro dance floor. Cyndi Seui is a lit-up producer who produces bouncy and eclectic candy synth tracks in Bangkok, Thailand. Freak You is a French resident who exudes space-like depth in his high energy yet dark electro tracks. The mixture of the two has created a touching tribute to empty nights in dimly lit metropolises. Freak You’s remix of “Real Digitel 123″ seems to illuminate the loneliness that haunts the dark alleys of city nights.

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MP3: Cyndi Seui - Real Digitel 123 (Freak You Remix)