Algodón Egipcio, the nighttiming name of Caracas, Venzuela’s Cheky Bertho, recently released a collection of remixes from his debut album La Lucha Constante. That album was one of my favorites from 2011 so I was pretty excited to see a host of new remixes coming my way. These new renditions come by way of remixers all across Europe and the Americas. The Caracas-Canada connection, Teen Daze’s take on the track “Los Asuntos Pendientes (La Prueba B),” adds a nice dancy side to the original. Have a listen below.

Vancouver’s Teen Daze has emerged with a new album from his side project Little Chords. A beautifully laid-back set of ethereal lo-fi jams, Afterlife, presents a care-free middle ground between Jamison’s Teen Daze and Two Bicycle projects. The release comes at an exciting time for Jamison as he’s set to embark on European tour in April and his debut Teen Daze LP, All Of Us, Together, is set to drop May 22nd on Lefse. Check out a couple tracks from Afterlife below— you can stream and buy the whole thing here. 

Little Chords - Always/Never

Little Chords - Remember

Over the past few years, Vancouver’s Teen Daze has released a host of EPs, but it’s all cumulated in the release of his debut full length All Of Us, Together, which drops May 22nd on Lefse. The new album has a more electronic, futuristic feel than his recent releases A Silent Planet and, under his other moniker Two Bicycles, Window. He explained the source of the album’s utopian inspiration to The Fader— “I came upon an old book at a thrift store called Utopian Visions, an encyclopedic volume of different views on what utopia might look like, which became a huge inspiration. Especially when considering the future of our world as it actually unfolds. We’re becoming more and more self-reliant, more and more separated from our communities. I wanted to make a record that sounded more synthetic but also inviting—this is futuristic music with a heart.” Check out the first single off the new album, an energetic yet dreamy track accompanied by the always lovely vocals of Steffaloo (Steph Thompson).

Irish teenager Jack Colleran is back with his newest tune under his moniker Moths, a wonderfully airy soundscape off LYFSTYL’s stunning compilation Blissful Allusion. The mix has exlusive songs from some of my favorite artists including Sun Glitters, Teen Daze, Kohwi and Galapagos. Make sure to pick up all ten tracks off the compliation right over here…

Moths - Jimmy Francis

Teen Daze - Forever In My Mind

Sun Glitters - To Nice To Be True

[photo by Jack, because he’s a boss like that too]

Montreal-based four piece Braids are set to release their debut LP Native Speaker on January 18th via Kanine Records. Although the album’s seven songs, which you can stream over at hypem, are all beautiful in their own respect (Raphaelle Standell-Preston’s voice is simply amazing), Vancouver’s Teen Daze has weaved his own sound into Braids’ with an brilliant remix of the third track off the release, ‘Glass Deers,’ which takes the tune to a whole different place. He’s cut out the slow buildup of the eight-minute original, getting right to the point with some funky synths and reinvigorated beats that turn the original, which is mellow at times, into a proper jam. I’ve heard that Braids were amazing at cmj so I won’t be missing them when they come to Boston next month! Make sure to check out their February dates with Starslinger and Baths and you can pre-order Native Speaker here.

Braids - Glass Deers (Teen Daze Remix)

My favorite jams of the year (in no particular order)

Escucharemos’ Songs of 2010 mix

tracklist after the jump

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