HURTING

Friendly Fires released their second album Pala last year on XL Recordings. The latest single from the album is Hurting, here given the Tensnake remix treatment...

MEGA FLIGHT

Track List

1. James Curd - Got To Have (Flight Facilities Remix)
2. Cut Copy - Take Me Over (Flight Facilities Remix)
3. Toecutter - Best Party Ever (Flight Facilities Edit)
4. The Lowbrows - Dream In The Desert (Flight Facilities Remix)/The C90s - Shine A Light (Acapella)
5. Bag Raiders - Louie Austen's Turbo Love (Acapella)/Flight Facilities - Crave You feat. Giselle (Instr)
6. Holy Ghost - Wait & See (Flight Facilities Remix)
7. Sneaky Sound System - 16 (Flight Facilities Dub)
8. Friendly Fires - Paris (Aeroplane Remix) [Instrumental]
9. Flight Facilities - Crave You feat. Giselle

LIVE THOSE DAYS

What a great week for music lovers. It started off with legendary new wavers The Cars live at the 9:30 Club on Monday. Next up, a soulful session with Raphael Saadiq on Wednesday (check out this review by Rhome Anderson) - also at the 9:30 - followed by a brilliant club session with Belgian beat crafter Aeroplane later the same night at U Street Music Hall.

Tonight British indie band Friendly Fires are appearing at the 9:30 to present songs from their new album Pala. Tomorrow night, the 9:30 serves up a live performance by legendary Paul Simon. And Saturday sees the return of Axel F at LIV for an all-nighter of jheri curl funk and champagne soul delivered by DCs own vibe conductor Rhome Anderson aka DJ Stylus.

My favorite Friendly Fires tune is the Aeroplane remix of Paris (featuring the lovely vocals of Au Revoir Simone), posted yesterday.

Check out the Friendly Fires in a Depeche Mode...

Their new album Pala was released on May 16. First single out is Live Those Days Tonight.

LEARNING TO FLY

Belgian beat crafter Aeroplane aka Vito Deluca is performing at U Street Music Hall tonight. Be sure not to miss out!

Vito released his debut album We Can't Fly last year. Here's the title track in an extended drums version.

Aeroplane used to be a two man outfit. However, former co-pilot Stephen Fasano left the project due to artistic differences. Since then Vito has learned to fly on his own, whereas Stephen has made music under the artist name Mr Magician.

The duo put out a series of impressing remixes during the last couple of years. Here are some of my favorites...

Friendly Fires featuring Au Revoir Simone (Aeroplane remix)

Au Revoir Simone - Another Likely Story (Aeroplane remix)

Sabastien Tellier - Kilometer (Aeroplane remix)

Sebastian Tellier-Kilometer (Aeroplane Italo 84 Remix)

ES MIKS

The first Elektrik Soul Mixtape. Enjoy!

Track list:

Sake (Anoraak Remix)
Kilometer (Aeroplane Remix)
All Night (Oliver)
I Crave Paris (Aeroplane vs Friendly Fires vs Flight Facilities)
Bang Bang Bang (U-Tern Remix)
Time To Move (Rayko Re-Edit)
No One's Gonna Love You (Ilja Rudman Version)
What You Need (James Curd Remix)
Creature (Faze Action Remix)
Dayshift (Oliver Remix)
Yearning (Black Van)
Take Me Over (Flight Facilities Remix)

JERRY JAM

New York based Holy Ghost! aka Alex Frankel and Nick Millhiser are playing at the 9:30 club tonight and tomorrow night with Australian electro popsters Cut Copy.

Alex and Nick met in elementary school and have had a life-long love for old school synthesizers, 80s electric funk and catchy pop music. Check out their latest tune Jam for Jerry at Pitchfork. Here are some earlier jams...

Holy Ghost! - I Will Come Back

Holy Ghost! - On Board (Friendly Fires cover)

MGMT - Of Moons and Birds (Holy Ghost! remix)

MGMT - Of Moons and Birds (Holy Ghost! instr.)