Five Tracks: Coyote Kisses

Hopefully you're up on the space rock sounds of Coyote Kisses. They've done everything from won the remix competition for Clockwork's "Titan" and offi

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Hopefully you're up on the space rock sounds of Coyote Kisses. They've done everything from won the remix competition for Clockwork's "Titan" and officially remixing Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe." That's a pretty wild for a production duo that many don't know much about. They started their own imprint, SoMeta, and released the critically-acclaimed Thundercolor EP earlier this year, winning them critical acclaim from the dance music scene, and DAD's hoping they continue flipping electronic music the way they do.

Their Five Tracks, though? Totally leftfield. This might be the first (and only?) list where acts like Flume and Cashmere Cat are up against Jason Aldean. Yes, CK took it there. Check out what they're digging and how it fits into the music they're making with this week's Five Tracks.

Anamanaguchi - "Space Wax America"

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This track is off their highly anticipated album, Endless Fantasy, which just came out. I am a huge fan of chiptune and an even bigger fan of their chiptune rock style. In a way, they remind me of what we're trying to do, but from the opposite direction. We're electro going rock and their rock going electro. In particular, this track is a stunning example of their high-energy glittery melodic style. I'm also a sucker for synth lead solos, and this song has one of the best ones I've ever heard from them smack dab in the middle of the track.

Miguel - "Do You… (Cashmere Cat Remix)"

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I've been liking just about anything and everything I've heard by Cashmere Cat, but this remix really caught my ear. My appreciation of this track is due partially to the shamelessly blunt lyrics sliced from the original Miguel track, but mostly due to the way that Cashmere Cat arranges those vocals. Many people, including us, usually tend to treat vocals as a separate element. Even when chopping them up, musicians usually try to preserve the "human" and "vocal" qualities of the samples. Cashmere, however, has this unique way of treating voices the same way he treats other instruments and he leaves the obvious "pitched up" or "pitched down" sound intact. I think this really adds to his signature "digital" sound. I'm also really impressed with the way he moves from the very pretty floating verses into the heavy style choruses. It's extremely challenging to move from those two almost opposing emotions musically, and he nails it, in my opinion.

Jason Aldean - "She’s Country"

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I remember listening to this song in the car with Bryce as we drove around Lakeland about three years ago. I didn’t really start to appreciate country music until my freshman year of college (2010), and this was probably the song that made me a convert. Something about this song makes me feel good. In the context of where we live, where cow pastures and Ford 350s comprise most of the landscape, it makes absolute sense. It is strangely empowering and puts a smile on my face every single time.

C2C - "Down the Road"

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I have yet to show this song to someone and receive a negative reaction. There is something so adventurous about it, and the blues guitar/French-electro combination seems so innovative. Guaranteed to put a smile on anyone’s face.

Junior Boys - "Every Little Step (Flume Remix)"

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Short, enigmatic, and poignant. I find myself in a trance, unable to move or speak every time this song plays. I am a die-hard Flume fan, and you would be hard pressed to find me a song of his I don’t adore, but this song in particular seems to “get me," for lack of a better phrase. Quiescent, but brooding, jarring , yet therapeutic.

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