URB Magazine and Breakdancing Fan-Vid

Check out the Midnight Socialite mix, courtesy of URB Magazine – they put me on there twice! “Pink and Purple” and my Shwayze remix.

It’s guaranteed to get your party started: DOWNLOAD

1. B.o.B feat. Bei Maejor & Bruno Mars- Nothin’ On You (Villains Remix)
2. Marina & The Diamonds- I Am Not A Robot (Penguin Prison Remix)
3. Fever Ray- Triangle Walks (Tiga’s 1-2-3-4 Remix)
4. Róisín Murphy- Dear Miami (Original)
5. Gossip- Yr Mangled Heart (Original)
6. Groove Armada- Drop The Tough (The Twelves Remix)
7. LCD Sound System- Get Innocuous (Soulwax Remix)
8. Crookers- Hold Up Your Hand Ft. Roisin Murphy (Original)
9. Uffie- MCs Can Kiss (Original)
10. Justice- DVNO (Original)
11. Gorillaz- Stylo (Alex Metric Remix)
12. Little Jinder- Youth Blood (Silk Wolf Special Sauce Edit)
13. Kenna- Say Goodbye To Love (Remix ft. Lupe Fiasco)
14. Death From Above 1979- Black History Month (Alan Braxe & Fred Falke Remix)
15. Shwayze- Get U Home (Alan Wilkis Remix)
16. Passion Pit- The Reeling (Yasutaka Nakata Capsule Remix)
17. Bloc Party- One More Chance (Alex Metric Remix)
18. Lykke Li – Little Bit (Villains Remix)
19. Datarock- The Pretender (Holy Ghost Remix Radio Edit)
20. Relation- Your Tiny Mind (Lifelike Remix)
21. Alan Wilkis- Pink and Purple (Original)
22. Mystery Jets- The Boy Who Ran Away (Riton Re-rub)
23. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah- Over And Over Again (Original)
24. Metric- Monster Hospital (MSTRKRFT Remix)

And speaking of my Shwayze remix, here’s a little fan video I came across on Youtube – this dude’s got some serious pop-and-lock chops!

Much love,
Big A

Add comment June 24th, 2010

Super Mario Violin Bros

This is awesome. Period.

White Hinterland and Stereogum

Heyooooo!

It was a White Hinterlandy weekend for yours truly. Had the great pleasure of seeing Sean and Casey play on Friday night at Glasslands with shred-goddess Marnie Stern. And on Saturday, had Casey over to the studio for a day of writing and recording for my new project! Lemme tell you, homegirl has some serious pipes.

On a related note, got a nice Stereogum mention for the WH remix I did a while back.

Holla holla holla,
A

Add comment June 21st, 2010

DJ Equal Summer ‘10 Mix

New York’s own DJ Equal recently premiered his Summer ‘10 mix over at Frank 151, and he kicks it off with “N.I.C.E.” by yours truly! The mix features cuts by Passion Pit, Kid Cudi, Tiga, and many more… Stream and/or download here via Soundcloud:

SUMMER ‘10 by djequal

Add comment June 14th, 2010

“First Person” Radio with Josh Madden

Internationally-renowned DJ and multi-talented man of mystery, Josh Madden, has a new internet-radio show, and he was kind enough to include my remix of The Very Best in the pilot episode! The playlist is pretty bangin, although I’d expect nothing less from the man ;)

* Chiddy Bang – Under The Sheets
* YACHT – Psychic City (Classixx Remix)
* The Virgins – Rich Girls (The Twelves Remix)
* PNAU – Baby (Breakbot Remix)
* Passion Pit – Sleepyhead (Emil and Friends Remix)
* Neon Indian – Deadbeat Summer (Database Remix)
* Air & Ryhmefest – Alpha Beta Gaga (Mark Ronson Remix)
* Matt & Kim – It’s a fact (Mano Remix feat. Hollywood Holt)
* The Cure vs Lil Wayne – Close To Me (Remix)
* Pharcyde & Sublime – Summertime in the LBC (Remix)
* The Very Best feat. Ezra Koenig – Warm Heart of Africa (Alan Wilkis Remix)
* Chromeo – Call Me Up (Bag Raiders Remix)
* Imogen Heap – Say Goodnight and Go (Remix by Back Ted N-Ted)
* Edward Sharpe – Edward Sharpe (RAC Remix)

And you can stream the episode below:

Pop tarts!

-A

Add comment June 11th, 2010

Phantogram Remix Review Roundup + Update

Hey hey hey!

The response to my Phantogram remix has been ginormicous! So much love out there – really makes a guy feel special. For the fifth time this year, I hit #1 on Hypemachine, premiered on Entertainment Weekly, achieved “most blogged” status on The Independent, NME’s top ten of the week, and shout-outs on Prefix and Filter Magazines. Not too shabby!

Before I break it all down below, a few pieces of exciting news. Just put the finishing touches on a new remix, and been approached to do another for a pretty substantial artist. And most importantly, been chipping away at my next solo album! It’s a slow process, unfortunately, but making progress every day.

Anyhoo, here goes the review roundup:

Entertainment Weekly
The Independent
NME “A brilliant remix”
Prefix Magazine “The generally effervescent quality of this remix makes her sound like there’s some fun to be had with these Phantogram folks”
Filter Magazine
Better Propaganda
MBV Music “Another nice remix from Alan Wilkis”
Minneapolis Fucking Rocks “Great remix”
Boom Boom Chik “Another stellar remix… What amazes me about this Brooklyn producer is how his style is not limited to one genre or category”
The Burning Ear “Alan nails it on this one, grabbing the original and running with it straight to funky town… This the jam that I want to play while setting up for a party.”
Schallgrezen
Audio Muffin “Alan’s that dude that takes all the hot indie pop/rock songs, flips them on their ass, hits them with a synth bass whip, and then commands the world to dance.”
Cause=Time
Daily Beatz “I really dig the pop spin that Wilkis has given this song”
The New Montreal
Snob’s Music
Some Kind of Awesome “Yet another incredible remix for our listening pleasure… This guy is a genius!”
There Goes The Fear “Why not get into that weekend spirit a bit sooner with this brilliant remix… Part school disco cheese-tastic and part Ladytron-esque so-cool-it-hurts, this is one song you’ll have on repeat all weekend”
Pasta Primavera “Mr. Wilkis has outdone himself this time”
Kick Kick Snare
Indie Music Filter
Voltiando
Danger Danger “It’s fun and playful, and it makes you dance. Pure brilliance”
Durrty Rice
Music Like Dirt “The Hype Machine’s most prolific remixer”
Disco Demons “It would be insulting to call this masterpiece a ‘remix,’ as he only kept the catchy vocals… This rework has been my glimmer of light today after going through an endless flood of emails and music”
Surviving the Golden Age
Hello My Name is Kevin John Gomez
Nerdy Frames
Music for Perfect People “The remix makes Sarah Barthel’s vocals shine brighter than ever before with the addition of the uptempo pop beat!”
Parasites and Sycophants
Synthetic Rocks
SuperXOffical
Street Giant “One of his best remixes yet”
Untzological Society
JayeLAudio
The World in a Paper Cup “Take one of my favorite songs, give it to one of my favorite remix artists and what do you get? Brilliance!”
Les Enfants Terribles
Bloggertronix
Skipster
Subservient Experiment
Gumshoe Grove
The Sound of Indie “If you replaced Sarah’s voice with Madonna, I could easily see this along-side some of the greats from “True Blue.” Alan Wilkis pretty much nailed it”
Fit for a King
Me and All My Friends
The Blaaahg
Dumb Bass
This Music Wins
The Worst Beatle “Watch out for Alan Wilkis, he is a top-rate producer who doesn’t deserve to be lumped together with the majority of Web 2.0 bedroom remixers and mash up ‘artists’ clogging up Hype Machine. I would love to hear a full album produced by Wilkis”
Radio Deconstruction
Chi-Town Notes
Pop That Rocks
Etnobofin
Jumble Pusher
DJ Craig
Bizzy’s Hi-Fi Zone
Pasaje Alternativo
Music That Isn’t Bad
Gonzo’s Music-o-rama
Only Pieces
Music is My Porn
Fear the Weekend
Many Marvelous Moments
Dance Sauce
Justin Rhyme

DASSSSS IT!

-A

Add comment June 7th, 2010