STRIVIN'

Fresh on the heels of his recent MGMT/Of Montreal mash-up, Bay Area producer Amplive has released a second remix from MGMT’s Oracular Spectacular. This time out he’s tackled “Of Moons, Birds & Monsters,” nicking the song’s finest synth line and fleshing out a track around exclusive verses from North Oakland MC Mistah Fab. You might recognize Fab from the most recent Snoop single, “Life of the Party.” Or if you’re well versed in Bay bangers, you’ll recall his Ghostbusters-nodder “Ghost Ride It” and its endlessly entertaining video, wherein Fab and company ghost ride a short bus (no joke). Either way, his turns here are memorable in and of themselves, and serve as the perfect compliment to Amplive’s shimmering synth-driven production.

In other news, Amplive is currently at work on official remixes for both Tokyo Police Club and Jamie Lidell. They’ll be coming down the pipe line later this summer. And, with the Radiohead remixes still reverberating through the music world, some even bigger things have begun to line up on the horizon. More on those developments later this month!

“Of Birds, Moons & Monsters (Communication edit)” – Amplive vs. MGMT w/ Mistah FAB