Video: Tokyo Police Club/ Amp Live featuring Aesop Rock & Yak Ballz

Listening : 1. The Beesknees : I received a tip from a friend this week about a great new Chicago group. The Beesknees are an exciting mix of dance and soul, and they will make you move! 2. Anthony Rochester : I am positive that Anthony is the first musician from Tasmania that I have ever mentioned. His lazy vocals and fresh sounds are almost enough to get the image of the Tazmanian Devil out of your mind. Listen to: Lipscombe Larder ( mp3 ) 3. Griffen : Chicago rapper Griffen has some [...]

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Can't say I'm a big follower of either Tokyo Police Club or Amplive. But I found this video (via Listening Post ), in which Amplive sort of takes us inside the process of a remix, very intriguing. He remixed the Tokyo Police Club track The Baskervilles . I'd love to see more videos like this, demonstrating the mechanics of what musicians are actually doing. Tokyo Police Club | The Baskervilles (Amplive remix f. Aesop Rock, Yak Ballz)

• BASKERVILLES AMPLIVE DIE HARD RMX

Amplive caught our ear with a Radiohead remix earlier this year, and apparently, also that of the band Tokyo Police Club. Radiohead's representatives initially asked that Amplive stop distributing his In Rainbows remixes, then changed their mind. Tokyo Police Club, on the other hand, actively sought Amplive out and asked him to remix their track "The Baskervilles." In keeping with his intensive internet outreach program, the producer documented the remixing process in the video to the right, where you can watch him select individual elements from the original [...]