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Bot'Ox - Grands Boulevards (Roundhouse Kick Remix) - Wow, this track has just a little bit of everything. A very busy beat, mixed in with a synth that washes in and out. And then mixed in with another spacey synth. Somewhere in the background, you hear someone. Are they asking for help? Or are they having a good time? You decide. 

Russell Taylor - War of Hearts - Once more with feeling. This song, "War of Hearts" is helped by a healthy dose of melody. One always wonder whether or not the use of this technique is indeed important to music. It's pretty clear that it is when you listen to the bare emotion in this song that it does. 

Xander The Great - Anonymous - Hey, sometimes its nice to be anonymous. But when you are a rapper like Xander The Great, being anonymous doesn't work. You just can operate that way in music. But if he keeps putting out tracks like this, it's probably not going to be a problem. Just listen to the outro and you'll see. 

Purple Disco Machine - My House - The party never has to die. Especially if you are Purple Disco Machine. With a sample that just really ties in together with the rhythm section, "My House" sounds like you are at a house party. Then again, that's probably the whole point, right? 

DIANA - Born Again (Humans Remix) - If you like the haunting voice from the group of musicians known as DIANA, you're going love this Humans remix of "Born Again". With a growly lead synth that drops in at what seems like the most proper times, the song has an ethereal quality to it that shades dark versus light. 

Phil Sparkz & High-Klass - Behind Bars - This track offers a beat that at first sounds off, but then you start to realize it is like that because of its purpose to sound menacing. Phil Sparkz & High-Klass come together to produce a beat that almost comes right out of a dirty cop movie. 

Saturday, Monday - The Road - Honestly, it's all about connecting the dots. Putting them all together with those little lines. That's what is important in music. "The Road" by Saturday, Monday is a track that does this - sometimes these little gems are hard to find, but when you dig one out you gotta share it. 

Coeur De Pirate - Comme Des Enfants (Le Matos Andy Carmichael Remix) - The value of a song reaches across a specter that can be infinitesimal. Okay, now that we have gotten past the metaphysical, here is the Le Matos Andy Carmichael remix of Coeur De Pirate's "Comme Des Enfants". We have no idea what is being said here, but it all sounds very beautiful. Enjoy. 

Farewell Dear Ghost - Tremble - Let's slow things down a bit. This track brings a nice easy pace. A slow beauty perhaps. Time to think. Time to reflect. "Tremble" is a B-Side (if there's such a thing anymore) to the single "Fade Out" by Farewell Dear Ghost. Or should we say hello?