WHEN TALENT COLLIDES: Phoenix - Fences (Def Starr Remix)

Eight seconds into this song, I realized how ripe "Fences" was for a quality remix. Just rip out all the mid-tempo, between-chorus chugging and let the juiciest segments shine. Def Starr's remix isn't anything too fancy: it work with what works.

FYI...Hip Hop Hipster-ism is Alive and Well

It's not the greatest verse ever, but, at least in a big picture kind of way, it's pretty cool that a rapper like Kid Cudi even listens to LCD Soundsystem let alone raps over them.

WORTH A LISTEN: Hot Chip - "One Night Stand (Drums of Death Remix)"

The first couple of minutes are pretty much killer. The last couple drift into unnecessary land (ft. pretentious noise). For a more straightforward dance track, there's also Carl Craig's PCP Remix and the very un-Hot Chip Joris Voorn Dusty Flower Remix.

WHEN TALENT COLLIDES: DOOM - Gazillion Ear (Dr. Who Dat Remix)

The video makes what appears to be a mediocre outdoor, daytime show seem epic. Also: I didn't realize he was such a big fella.