This year, I’ve really loved what Sub Focus have been putting out. Rock it was absolutely insane and their recent remix of Ghosts N Stuff was one that I enjoyed. Anyway, they’ve got a new remix and this time it’s of Basement Jaxx’s “Twerk” – and it’s a big song. It’s much more of a club track than their previous stuff, in most part down to the fast tempo of the song. If you like drum n bass you’ll probably be a big fan of this track. This one is a podcast rip which sounded slightly better than the Radio 1 rip in my opinion. It doesn’t feature many vocals at all which may put some people off, I like it though. Props to SKANKANDBASS for the rip.

Basement Jaxx – Twerk (Sub Focus Remix)

Twerk is out now. Get it here (Off the album Scars)

Also Mika has a new song out, and he always seems to get good remixes of his songs produced. The remix for We Are Golden was done by none other than Don Diablo, amongst others, and the remix for his new single Rain is produced by Benny Benassi. The remix is a couple of weeks old I think but with the single release still a month away, I think I can call it current. I really enjoyed it, was mainstream of course but was a good dance track and much better than the original, although Mika isn’t really to my taste so I would say that. You can check the remix out below in its full glory.

Mika – Rain (Benny Benassi Remix)

Rain is released 23rd November. Get the album version here.

Last song I’ll post today is off of Timbaland’s new album and is the lead single, Morning After Dark. The song features SoShy, who is signed to Timbaland’s label, and Nelly Furtado, who’s part in the song seems a little overshadowed by the other 2 artists. The autotune is annoying, the distorted chorus just doesn’t sound right and yet the song is actually catchy. It’s No The Way I Are though, which will take something special to emulate.

Timbaland – Morning After Dark (Feat. SoShy & Nelly Furtado)

Morning After Dark is released Monday in the US. Pre-Order here.

Still can’t wait for a good version of “Give It All U  Got” by Lil Jon, Tinchy Stryder & Kee. Hopefully that comes in the next week. Have a nice weekend, I hope the rain stops.

First song up today is a new Don Diablo remix of Mika’s new song “We Are Golden.” I have no idea what the original sounds like, however I can tell you it’s the first single off his new album and is released on 7th September. The artwork (link) is also very nice, but reminiscent of those of the singles from his first album. Anyway, the remix. For large sections it’s instrumental like most of Don Diablo’s remixes, however every now and again the vocals will come in with Mika’s whispering voice gradually building up to a drop and then an instrumental phase. There’s some nice synths and a good drum beat in there though which make for a good remix overall.His next remix though will be of a new Cassius single which I am looking forward to more.

Mika – We Are Golden (Don Diablo Remix)

We Are Golden is released September 21st. Pre-Order Here

Next song up will probably be the last I’ll post from David Guetta‘s upcoming album “One Love” seeing as we’ve posted tonnes of versions/remixes of his previous single “When Love Takes Over,” which got to #1 here in the UK.  This album looks set to be his most successful yet and also has some big guests featuring on it. I’m looking forward to “Missing You No More” with Novel and the two tracks featuring the Black Eyed Peas, whose last album I really enjoyed. Anyway the latest single to have surfaced is “Sexy Bitch” featuring Akon. Being totally honest, I think Akons features of late have been pretty average. I especially didn’t like his part on Flo Rida’s “Available.” This song is quite catchy though and has grown on me during the 3 plays I’ve had this morning. The chorus is very catchy and has some nice production from Guetta. The few seconds where Akon sings in an unusually low voice don’t really work for me but the rest is quite nice. It’s pop, so if you loved Guetta’s electro you may hate this. I personally like it though.

David Guetta – Sexy Bitch (Feat Akon)

One Love Is released on August 24th. Pre-Order Here.

I always like it when we get sent amateur hip-hop as most of the time, it’s really good to listen to and features some really nice production. D.Julien is no different. When I opened his e-mail there were two samplers and link to download the whole EP, so I started by listening to the samplers. The first was “Absolute Perfection” which featured a soul singer in the background, which is always bound to win me over. The production is very good though, sort of more old school hip-hop. The rapping is also of a good standard and the whole song just sounds really good. The other sampler was “Baby it’s Over” which raps about the rapper’s break up from his girlfriend. Again the production is pretty impressive and it all just flows really well. The best part? The record is actually free. Check it out below.

D.Julien – Absolute Perfection

D.Julien – Baby It’s Over

Live, Love, Learn is available now. Download Here.