2 Different Weekends, 3 Different Remixes

Yes, I'm aware that it's one of those 4 days of the week that does not involve the fun activities that sprout from Friday, Saturday, or Sunday. However, these three tracks will definitely make you feel like it is indeed the weekend. (Also, I'm just trying to post all the songs I've been meaning to post before it becomes 2015 and they're all officially outdated). Anyways, Oliver Nelson brings his bubbly beats to a new level of outstanding in his remix of Priory's "Weekend." It's groovy, sensational, and one of those tracks that I've listening to over and over again.

Priory - Weekend (Oliver Nelson Remix)

If you haven't heard Vérité yet, you better check yourself and that's the truth. (Ha). This remix of their version of the "Weekend" by Penguin Prison is upbeat and bouncy but in an unexpected, darker way--I'm guessing due to the minor tones of the song's vocals. But it works and I've been obsessed with it for quite awhile.

Vérité - Weekend (Penguin Prison Remix)

Molina brings more of an electro house vibe to their "Weekend," which unearths an unknown energy from this track. The drops are pretty explosive and exemplary of an overall solid remix.

Vérité - Weekend (Molina Remix)

Calling Out

Good 80's vibes for life. After recently seeing St. Lucia in concert, this song strikes some similarities between the two groups for me. A bit retro in sound, but both bring in a good funk with an undeniably happy mood, even though most of their tracks are full of despair/angst. I dig that kind of self-antithesis. It's kind of like, yeah, we'll point out all the shit that's going wrong right now, but we've accepted it in a self-defiant way that we can still be happy about the rest of everything in our lives and make good out of the bad. Maybe I'm looking to far into it, but few people like a whiny song full of desperation.. this is the perfect alternative. I've been all over Penguin Prison's shit since I heard "The Worse It Gets" like 4 years ago (obviously the RAC remix of it too) which epitomizes the aforementioned happy/sad self-contradictions.


Penguin Prison - Calling Out

The Hood Internet

For those of you who haven't heard of one of the first and best mashup groups, The Hood Internet, is at it again. They've been in the game since 2007 and I've been following all of their releases since the 11th grade. Mashups have always fascinated me because it seems like it would be so simple, but it actually requires so much more than putting two (or more) songs together to make it sound fabulous. A lot goes into making an excellent mashup, and The Hood Internet can do no wrong. Sometimes I find that they can take two original songs that I didn't even think I liked to create a masterpiece of a mashup. Their most recent work features a perfect blend of Pusha T + Kendrick Lamar's Nosetalgia and ASTR's R U With Me. I included some more of my older favorite songs by them but I would highly encourage a thorough exploration of their Soundcloud!

The Hood Internet - R U Nosetalgic

The Hood Internet - Infinite Starts

The Hood Internet - Ignition (1901 Remix)

The Hood Internet - While I'm Different

The Hood Internet - Fuck With Mo' Money

The Hood Internet - Critical Captions (feat Class Actress & Cadence Weapon)

The Hood Internet - Just Wanna Dance Yrself Clean

Other favorites include: Deny Strings, Bewarijuana, Night Vista, and more....