Matmos: Ultimate Care II Excerpt Five

Conceptual electronic duo Matmos have created a whole album from sounds sampled from the (now discontinued) Whirlpool Ultimate Care™ II washing machine in their Baltimore basement—and the results (industrial music meets musique concrète, with dance and drone sprinkled in) will have you considering dirty laundry (and spin cycles) in an entirely new light. The semi-psychedelic music video for “Ultimate Care II Excerpt Five” is a …

Rudimental feat. Ed Sheeran, Big Sean + Vic Mensa: Lay It All On Me (Remix)

Big Sean and Vic Mensa joined forces with east London collective Rudimental (aka Piers Agget, Amir Amor, Kesi Dryden, Israel Lochhead and DJ Locksmith) for a super-fresh sounding remix of their track “Lay It All On Me“—which also features Ed Sheeran. The contrast between the house-tinged tune, ride-or-die raps and Sheeran’s gentle vocals make for a charming rework that has something for everyone.

Hall & Oates: She’s Gone (Dave Harrington Disco Dub)

Dave Harrington (of duo Darkside) offers a musical advent calendar for the holidays: 12 days of remixes and edits that he’s been playing in DJ sets. For the 11th day, Harrington has uploaded his edit of “She’s Gone” that will have you dancing your heartache away. He speeds up that sweet, jazzy and classic Hall & Oates sound (delightfully corny factor complete with sax solo) …