I Don’t Mean To Be Bold, But May I Hold Your Hand?

Justus Kohncke w/ Meloboy “Frei/Hot Love” – This is a selection from the recent Kompakt 100 compilation, which features the Kompakt roster of artists remixing each other’s work. Surprisingly, much of the compilation avoids sounding too hermetic and incestuous, though a lot of it sounds overly austere and ambient. Still, many of the collaborations yield results far greater than what the artists have done on their own. This Justus Kohncke/Meloboy track remixes the Kohncke composition “Frei” into a lovely homoerotic schaffel-pop love song which isn’t quite like anything that I’ve ever heard before. The song has a wonderful camp sweetness to it, but is just earnest and musically interesting enough to avoid total kitschiness. (Click here to buy it from Other Music.)

Lo-Fi-FNK “Unighted” – I love you, Sweden. I don’t know how your people are able to turn out so much high quality electro pop every year, but please never ever stop. Though it is true that other European nations are also proficient in this genre, none of them can match the infectious enthusiasm, effortless style, and the subtle tinge of melancholy and world-weariness which is present in the music of your best artists. This Lo-Fi-FNK song is quintessential Swedish electro-pop – a catchy, joyous tune with a jumpy beat which will hijack your body and force you to move. Love it. (Click here to visit the artist’s official website. They have more mp3s, including a Perfect Music remix which just blows me away.)