The All-American Rejects

Have I gone out of my mind? Why am I posting about an alternative rock/pop band? The truth is that I'm not really posting about them but rather some pretty nifty remixes that have been done in recent times. As always, there is a strong possibility you may have heard these tracks if you've been visiting any major electro blogs in the past couple of months, but we here at AHC believe that it is often better to re-post older tracks that are actually really good rather than concentrate on newer stuff that we don't find as appealing. Obviously we want to keep you as up to date as possible with regards to the latest releases and what is getting hyped at any given time, but we're not gonna post a track we aren't feeling just because a big name is attached to it. Sometimes it is better to revisit older material rather than focusing on getting newer tracks posted just because they're new.

The two tracks I've chosen for today's post are The All-American Rejects - Gives You Hell (The Bloody Beetroots Remix) and The All-American Rejects - The Wind Blows (Felix Cartal Remix). Admittedly, The Bloody Beetroots have been impressing me less and less in recent times. With the initial surge of remixes that propelled them into electro royalty it seemed like everything they touched turned to gold. Their remixes frequently tore up dancefloors and had listeners eagerly anticipating their next release. So what went wrong? Well, nothing really. They kept the same formula and it kind of got a little repetitive. Their debut LP didn't exactly blow me away but there were a few good tracks on it. While this All-American Rejects remix isn't exactly mindblowing, it has a nice beat and doesn't stray too far into the fidget house genre instead keeping its electro roots by descending into the realm of solid, bassy synths. Secondly, we have The Wind Blows which is remixed by Felix Cartal. In my opinion, Felix Cartal can do no wrong and it keeps me awake at night knowing I've yet to see him. His releases and remixes are constantly dirty, constantly inspiring and constantly upbeat. In other words, he makes filthy music you can dance recklessly to. The Wind Blows is a good example of this because rather than taking time to build it up and unleash hell instead he unleashes it from the get-go chopping up vocal samples to fit the beat. This isn't his best production but it will most certainly make you wanna go out and destroy some dancefloors and that can only be a good thing.

The All-American Rejects - Gives You Hell (The Bloody Beetroots Remix)
The All-American Rejects - The Wind Blows (Felix Cartal Remix)