Track Premiere: Spazzkid "Candy Flavored Lips" featuring Skymarines (bo en パネマREMIX)

Great remixes begin with great songs, and Spazzkid's collaboration with Philippine singer-songwriter Skymarines-"Candy Flavored Lips"-is most certainly one of the best songs to emerge from the DIY-internet underground so far this year. Anothercountyheard is proud to be able to debut this outstanding remix, from Spazzkid's Desire Remixes album, heavy with first-class contributions from the likes of  Saint Pepsi, Tours, Alec Ness, Justin De Guzman, KEVBOT, Tyord, mus.hiba, Meishi Smile, Hotwax, James Deen, Wasted Nights, Dinosaurus Rex, bo en, SVNDAZE, Thompost, Diego Mapa, Similar Objects, EXMN, Parkgolf, Hot Wax and Telephobia.

Brighton-based producer bo en transforms the track into a perfectly appropriate glowing  bossa nova,  dripping with tropical sunshine, without sacrificing any of the charm of the original song. Just in time for the high-summer heat, Desire Remixes drops Monday, June 24 on Spazzkid's Bandcamp.

And be sure to check bo en's Soundcloud for more of his outside-the-box summer-y sweets.

Spazzkid "Candy Flavored Lips" featuring Skymarines (bo en パネマREMIX)

Album: Desire by Spazzkid

Spazzkid's album drops just in time for spring and the vibe couldn't be more appropriate to my favorite season of year. Included are "Kokeshi Doll" and "Candy Flavored Lips", with Skymarines - both top-notch tunes released earlier this year, along with equally delightful new tracks like "40 Winks" and "Loving Free" and There's not a weak song in the bunch, and even the ones I'd heard before sound better here, mastered and mixed.

 "I really wanted Desire to have an eclectic sound to reflect the different sounds I’ve been listening to while recording the album. In particular, I found Bibio’s 2011 album, Mind Bokeh an inspiration in terms of eclecticism and wanted to achieve that same level of variety. I also found myself taking inspiration from a lot of my peers on soundcloud who make beats, post-dubstep, chillwave and techno tracks. I knew I wanted my sound to be very “electronic” but I also made it a point to sound warm, organic and imperfect... I had always admired high production sounds but I also wanted the intimacy of a bedroom-produced album," so says Mark Redito, the man behind Spazzkid.

He's been making beats and remixes since 2004, and it really shows. It definitely feels warm and organic and bedroom-intimate. Desire is available as a free digital download, via the fine folks at Keats Collective , and as a cassette tape from Purrtapes.
 

MP3: Spazzkid "Candy Flavored Lips" (feat. Skymarines)

                                                image by Samuel Johnson Design

I posted a Spazzkid remix of Memoryhouse's "Lately" back in like 2010 - haven't heard from him since - and wondered 'what's he doing?'. Well apparently he's been busy, improving his craft, judging by this lovely dream pop number featuring the lovely vocals of Skymarines.