11-17 (White Seas remix) by Kevin Devine

Morgan Kibby, a.k.a. White Seas, here applies the richly constructed, electro-pop aesthetic of steady employers M83 to a re-working of Kevin Devine’s (pictured) 11-17, with fine, dramatic results.

Clamor and Candor by Balmorhea

Here’s something a little different from the usual indie/electro shenanigans. Their name may sound like a messy stomach complaint, but Balmorhea (pronounced Bal-moor-ay) are onto their fifth long-player – due for release in the spring – and list influences as diverse as ‘Ludovico Einaudi, The Six Parts Seven, Claude Debussy, Ludwig van Beethoven, Rachel’s, Gillian Welch, Max Richter, Arvo Pärt and John Cage’.

Rotate by Orchestra Of Spheres

According to their blurb, Orchestra Of Spheres ‘use homemade instruments like the biscuit tin guitar, electric bass carillon and sexomouse marimba to create their cosmic dancing sound’. What the hell is a sexomouse marimba?!

A Bird Flew By by Sandra Kolstad

Our musical cup is overflowing with free downloadable goodies this week. Check out this bewitching, (Knife collaborator) Jenny Wilson like cut from Norwegian synth-goth Sandra Kolstad.

Seconds (Syd Tha Kyd OFWGKTA remix) by Little Dragon

Whatever your thoughts about L.A.’s premier rabble-rousing, hip-hop collective, there’s something incredibly addictive about Syd Tha Kyd’s smooth treatment of Little Dragon’s Seconds.

How Could I Lie by Luke Temple

The soulful, country-tinged How Could I Lie is taken from Luke Temple’s (Here We Go Magic) third full-length Don’t Act Like You Don’t Care, out September 6th on Western Vinyl.

Luke Temple – How Could I Lie by snipelondon

Balance by Future Islands

Channelling the spirit of OMD through a contemporary synth-pop filter and juxtaposing with vocalist Samuel T. Herring’s theatrical growl, Baltimore’s Future Islands deserve much of the praise heaped on them since 2010’s In Evening Air.

Into The Forest (Dreamtrak Diamond Sound remix) by Battlekat

Check out this bouncy, techno-pop reworking of the as yet unreleased Into The Forest by Copenhagen’s Battlekat (pictured).

Nameless//Faceless (Bloc Party vs CoPilots Remix) by Rapids!

Bloc Party’s Russell Lissack has re-worked the closing track from Rapids! new EP Fragments, twisting the fairly standard gloom/math rock of Nameless//Faceless into a total party banger.

Free agent by Simian Ghost

Simian Ghost is the brainchild of Aerial’s Sebastian Arnström.