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Sleep, Finally by azarbayejani

Sleep, Finally is a mellow electronica song, with a long quiet build and intro. It’s dreamlike.

Whoops, I didn’t hit post! This is the song for Tuesday and Wednesday.

The Bottom Falls Out of the Clouds (demoriffic version) by rangefinder 1.4

The Bottom Falls Out of the Clouds (demoriffic version) is an acoustic and folk cover of a song from cortex. It’s sort of pretty, and slow, not downbeat exactly, but enjoying a rainy day.

Everybody (Turn The Beat Up) by clcapps

Everybody (Turn The Beat Up) is an autotuned electropop song.

Feel Free! Plastic Surgery! (demo) by frenetic

Feel Free! Plastic Surgery! (demo) is an upbeat and happy song, with slightly less optimistic lyrics – cutting, even – about plastic surgery. I like this as it is, with weird instruments in the background, like the beatboxing, other mouth noises, and the swelling horns.

The final version – on Guess Who’s a Mess and on Soundcloud – loses some of the goofy instrumentation, and some of the charm, though your mileage may vary.

Supersonic (Remix) by darainwa

Supersonic (Remix) is a house remix of the 1999 Jamiroquai song, with lots of disco and bursts of horns and bits of acid house.

This is the only song darainwa’s posted.

Maria…Lorianne… (part one) by fuq

Maria…Lorianne… (part one) is a spacy breakbeat and ambient song.

Introvertigo by gmm

Introvertigo is a somewhat discordant and disconcerting bit of instrumental electronica – picture a tape player with a speed control that sways a bit. A bit glitchy.

This Woman’s Work (remix) by CarrotAdventure

This Woman’s Work (remix) is a synthy dance remix of Kate Bush. It’s CarrotAdventure’s second Kate Bush remix here.

Meanest Words by chococat

Meanest Words is a pretty song with some sick burns! It’s a sad acoustic song about a couple fighting, with a melodica. Er. The song is accompanied by a melodica. They’re not fighting with the melodica. Obviously. (cough)

Headless Horseman by Corduroy

Headless Horseman is a wistful ballad, driven by banjolele and guitar. It’s a bit more rocking than the original version by The Microphones.

This is shaping up as a week of remixes and remakes!

Halcyon+off (fm campers remix) by Espoo2

Halcyon+off (fm campers remix) is a remix of the classic Orbital track “Halcyon + On + On” (also note: hey, Orbital’s on SoundCloud!). It’s kind of beautiful dreamy and spacy trance, and it knocks me out every time. And yes I’m probably biased because I love the original so much.

This is the first appearance of Orbital and of Espoo2 on the podcast.

Say When by Karlos the Jackal

Say When is a poppy tale of mismatched yet scrappy love, with upbeat music including the lovely autoharp.

Happy Memorial Day!

Sabotage by man vs sun

Sabotage is sorta a college rock cover of the Beastie Boys song, introducing pheatherwait on bass flute.

Oops, I didn’t publish my draft of this. Let’s say this is the song for tomorrow, too.

Downtown by goodnewsfortheinsane

Downtown is a slow drudge rock version of the 1964 song, written by Tony Hatch, performed by Petula Clark, and covered many, many times. It’s not cheerful, and it’s melancholic and heavy, but not too heavy.

Old Maui by Faint of Butt

Old Maui is a roaring pirate shanty, the second posted here so far.

This is Faint of Butt’s second appearance here; his first was in I am looking for a used car. by mintcake!

Beach Songs by azarbayejani

Beach Songs is a chill instrumental electronica track with a pulsing foreground, similar to Trinity.

HoverBoardzzzz by CarrotAdventure

HoverBoardzzzz is cheerful videogame music – with guitar and noodly synths, it’s upbeat and instrumental electronica.

Barnyard Friends by CarrotAdventure

Barnyard Friends is upbeat and dancy instrumental electronica.

Mister Blister by cloeburner

Mister Blister is an electronica song that’s dense and layered with noodly synths. cloeburner cited Dan Deacon in the description, and I see the influence and love Dan Deacon, so.

A Plankton Affair by gmm

A Plankton Affair is some awesome chill-out instrumental electronica – piano over a sometimes stuttery bassline.

Handlebars by ORthey

Handlebars is a breezy instrumental piece by ORthey, featuring the banjo.

Enemies by sredefer

Enemies is an indie pop song – accordion and mandolin – about the ancient dispute of cat and mouse.

Rum and Lime by Astro Zombie

Rum and Lime is a mellow tropical song, with a kalimba (a.k.a. the thumb piano, previously and mbira) and a marimba. It runs like clockwork.

No More “I Love You’s” (Beautiful Unicorn Remix) by CarrotAdventure

No More “I Love You’s” (Beautiful Unicorn Remix) is a dance remix of the Annie Lennox song, with a nice bassline groove and fun rearranged lyrical samples.

Open by The World Famous

Open is a driving rock song, sort of a dance song with a guitar, in an unusual five-on-the-floor beat instead of the usual four-on-the-floor.

Grand Illusions by sredefer

Grand Illusions is a pleasant indie pop song, with a guy singing with an accordion and banjolele.

Springtime, All At Once by pts

Springtime, All At Once is an instrumental piece, starting with a syncopated orchestral feel, and building to more of a rock song.

It’s the first time pts has appeared on the podcast!

Kalimba Take 2 by sredefer

Kalimba Take 2 is a lovely tune – it has the kalimba / thumb piano for an instrument, some muted claps, harmonizing background vocals, and it’s just all good. That thumb piano’s also known as a mbira, which has appeared in another song on this podcast, by another mefite.

FutureDance by CarrotAdventure

FutureDance is another track from CarrotAdventure, who does great bouncy synthpop / chiptunes. This one’s kinda Italo.

Let’s Kick It by CarrotAdventure

Let’s Kick It is an irrepressibly bouncy and happy chiptune / synthpop song.

Prenup by sredefer

Prenup is a cute indie pop song – it has an accordion, whistling, banjolele, and electric piano. This marks sredefer’s first appearance here, and also to Mefi Music!

Strawman by hellojed

Strawman is a noodly electronic song. It’s got fuzzy lofi synths and a cowbell.

Happy birthday cortex!

Castles by azarbayejani

Castles is an instrumental electronic remix of Bach’s Prelude in G, based on a performance by Pablo Casals.

Little Donut Party by uncleozzy

Little Donut Party is a happy bouncy goofy catchy short synthpop song.

We Close Our Eyes by askmeaboutLOOM

We Close Our Eyes is a pretty well-done one-man indie pop cover of an Oingo Boingo song.

Edit, 2013-10-05 – Whoops, attached the mp3, finally.

Kingsfold by nthdegx

Kingsfold is an electronic cover of an old folk song, which contributed the tune to a few hymns. This is a noodly and sorta relentless version.

Locate the Pin by gergtreble

Locate the Pin is some fun garage rock.

Thank You by sputgop

Thank You is just a fun and cool hip-hop song.

Heroin by uncleozzy

Heroin is uncleozzy’s straightforward rock take on the Velvet Underground song.

Booty Don’t by cloeburner

Booty Don’t is a spacy dubby remix that really (unrecognizably) works over the original, Booty Dew by GS Boyz (not recommended).