Hey Champ

2008 has been a breakthrough year for this Chicago trio, culminating in their signing with Lupe Fiasco's 1st & 15th label back in October.
I can't wait to hear an LP from these guys, and, with Lupe backing them, 2009 could see Hey Champ breaking out from the blogs and into the mainstream.
Before this happens take a little time to check out why this band appear to be destined for great things with a couple of tracks i've had on heavy rotation this year - Cold Dust Girl & Face Control. Plus a remix from those Tokyo upstarts 80Kidz, and Hey Champ's own remixes of Perfect Love Antidote & Both Gotta Move On by the 'original rowdy crooner' Mehdi Pinson and his band Scenario Rock.

Don't forget to check out the awesome live vid of Hey Champ covering Let There Be Light by Justice


Hey Champ - Let There Be Light (Justice Cover) Live


Hey Champ - Cold Dust Girl
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Hey Champ - Cold Dust Girl

Hey Champ - Face Control

Hey Champ - Cold Dust Girl (80Kidz Remix)

Scenario Rock - Perfect Love Antidote (Hey Champ Remix)

Scenario Rock - Both Gotta Move On (Hey Champ Remix)

Zombie Crockett & Tubbs?!

Miami Horror is ostensibly young Australian producer Ben Vanguarde. Hailing from Melbourne, he's been virtually inescapable this year as one by one the blogging cognoscenti have championed him - and with very good reason.
While i personally thought that the Bravado EP (which finally dropped last month) didn't quite manage to live up to the hype, his various remixes and the track Don't Be On With Her (in both it's original instrumental guise, and the updated EP 'vocal' edit) have kept my feet tapping throughout the year.
Therefore, in spite of these all being completely over-exposed, here's a whole bunch of Miami Horror remixes (just incase you somehow managed to miss them - and, hey, this blog is new and Miami Horror has totally owned this year!)


Miami Horror - Don't Be On With Her
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Miami Horror - Don't Be On With Her (EP version)

The Dirty Secrets - 5 Feet Of Snow (Miami Horror Remix)

Codebreaker - Exiled (We Don't Need No) (Miami Horror Remix)

Faker - This Heart Attack (Miami Horror Remix)

Grafton Primary - I Can Cook (Miami Horror Remix)

Midnight Juggernauts - Road To Recovery (Miami Horror Remix)

Soft Tigers - Mr. Ice Cream (Miami Horror Remix)

Bloc Party - The Prayer (Miami Horror Remix)

Datarock - Fa Fa Fa (Miami Horror Remix)

The Presets - Talk Like That (Miami Horror Remix)

Stardust - Music Sounds Better With You (Miami Horror Remix)

Totally Michael - Winona (Miami Horror Remix)

Pnau ft. Ladyhawke - Embrace (Miami Horror & Fred Falke Remix)

Tegan & Sara - Walking With A Ghost (Miami Horror Remix)

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M83 - Run Into Flowers
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M83 - We Own The Sky (Maps Remix)

M83 vs Miss Kittin - Requiem For A Flame

M83 - Kim & Jessie (datA Remix)

M83 - Graveyard Girl (Yuksek Remix)

M83 - Run Into Flowers (Abstrackt Keal Agram Remix)