Favorite things become one - for having a distinct dislike for mash-ups in the blogosphere, spare a thought for covers. With more artistic and self-indulgent room to move, it can unfathomably form a far more enjoyable expression of tracks you've never heard of, or only heard once - its the form transcending the remix (in more ways than you think). On this occasion, I have some trade-off covers between some personal favorites on the scene, Friendly Fires prepubescent synth shuttle meets the learned analog shuffle and snare of DFA's own Holy Ghost! (I heard this on their recent B.I.S playlist). Quite the meddling of magic, Holy Ghost! spare no expense with their version of 'On Board', the Celestial Choir of DFA employed, its by far the more get disco of the duo, however the FF rendition of 'Hold On' holds its own (pardon the pun) extricating every ounce of innocent bleep jazz and deep disco that so simply floats with the bouncy vocals of frontman Ed Macfarlane.
Friendly Fires - Hold On (Holy Ghost! Cover)
Holy Ghost - On Board (Friendly Fires Cover)
via AsianDan
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