Mat.Joe - Off Ma Mind

Berlin-based duo Mat.Joe have a new earworm on their hands. Released Friday to Nothing Else Matters, "Off Ma Mind" delivers classic dance vibes through its dark electronic bed and catchy vocal lead. Offering up an 80's style allure, it seems at worst a spiritual sibling to the likes of The Human League and Yaz(oo), or even 'better,' a more polished version of said 80's synthpop. The percussion is cold and crispy and stays fresh with a flurry of effects which propel the track forward. But really, it's all about the brooding bassline and hypnotic vocals, both of which send "Off Ma Mind" deep into your subconscious. An easily enjoyed earworm that requires care not to carry it around for days. Get it here.FOLLOW MAT.JOE: FACEBOOK SOUNDCLOUD TWITTER

Seven Hours in Funkingham

Last weekend I came across London's Pied Piper, becoming inspired to write about his remix of Tears For Fears' "Everybody Wants To Rule The World" (read it here). I enjoyed it so much that I decided to follow him on Twitter, which behind Soundcloud is my top music discovery platform. He hasn't really tweeted anything aside from links to music, I'm actually alright with that, because it led me down a wormhole of wonderful remixes. Just as I was about to start putting together my playlist for this week's Bump In The Hump, I saw his tweet showcasing his remix of Yaz(oo)'s classic track "Situation." Of course I had to listen, and one thing lead to another and boom, I'd downloaded over a dozen remixes, and added another 35 more to the playlist below.

I knew I had a lot of digging to do because the many pages associated with Pied Piper are absolutely overflowing with tracks, but I set off into Funkingham (the most populated page), and compiled as many of my favourite remixes as I could find. We already know about the Tears For Fears remix, but there's takes on Rick James, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Gloria Gaynor, New Order, Sade, Boney M, and even Pink Floyd, Ghostbusters and Star Wars that will leave your head spinning and have you dancing for days. Seriously some of the coolest stuff I've ever come across, so be sure to give a good scroll through the playlist, pick up some of the free downloads, and follow Pied Piper for more magic.
This is by no means an exhaustive list, but rather a selection of my favorite remixes. I can only imagine his originals are just as fun and funky as his remixes, however nothing beats the familiarity of this fantastic list of remixes. Press play and get lost in the magic of Funkingham.

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EFYE June 8, 2012

Tracklist for show original air date: June 8, 2012 from 18:00 to 19:00.

• Gesaffelstein - Conspiracy Part 2 (Turbo)
• Opr
• Adam K, Shawn Austin - 40,000 Years Of Funk (Blow Media)
• 40,000 Years Of Funk (Hatiras Dark Mix) cc
• Nero - Welcome Reality (More Than Alot Records)
• Choices
• Boy 8-Bit - Still Killing (Mad Decent)
• Bulbs Burn Out (Obi Blanche Remix)
• Duck Sauce - aNYway (Fool's Gold)
• aNYway cc
• Beltek - New Noise Volume 2 (Dim Mak)
• Party Voice
• Nom De Strip - Butter Party (Low Relevance)
• Klap cc
• Blue Mars - Da Passenger (Electro King)
• Da Passenger
• ZZT - Work II (Turbo)
• Work (Gingy & Bordello Remix) cc
• Buy Now - Bodycrash (Positiva) 
• Bodycrash (JFK Edit) cc

Tribute to the eighties, and the evolution of techno:

• The Pointer Sisters - Break Out (Planet)
• Neutron Dance
• USA 1983
• Depeche Mode - Speak & Spell (Mute)
• Just Can't Get Enough
• UK 1981
• Yazoo - Upstairs At Eric's (Mute)
• Don't Go (12" version)
• UK 1982
• Michael Jackson - Bad (Epic)
• Bad
• USA 1987
• Loverboy - Get Lucky (Columbia)
• Working For  The Weekend cc
• Canada 1981

Next show air date: June 15, 2012 6-7 PM