RAC – The Relevant Music Blog

RAC + Alex Ebert | “Tear You Down”.

Nash Mariah — Wed, 26 Feb 2014 10:02:52 +0000

RAC is gearing up to release his debut album and two weeks ago he unveiled “Repeating Motion” from Part 2 as a free download on his website, and today fans get a listen from Part 1. “Tear You Down” features vocals from Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros’ frontman Alex Ebert, who recently won the Best Original Score Golden Globe for his work on J.C. Chandor’s “All is Lost,” the one-man film starring Robert Redford. This is probably one of the happiest songs I’ve heard in a while, which comes as no surprise if the guy who gave the world “Home” was involved in it. Hear it below.

Bonus: Listen to RAC’s new remix of Grizfolk’s “The Struggle”.

Cillie Barnes | Veranda (RAC Remix).

Nash Mariah — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 07:26:02 +0000

RAC just released a remix of Cillie Barnes’ “Veranda” and it is pretty much everything right now. This is the kind of song that immediately grabs your attention and requires an immediate second or third listen. If you didn’t know who Cillie Barnes was before, you will after hearing this.

RAC | ‘Don’t Talk To’ EP.

Nash Mariah — Thu, 03 Oct 2013 07:12:36 +0000

This week, RAC finally released his long awaited first EP, Don’t Talk To. The 4-track compilation includes the previously released “Let Go” (featuring Kele and MNDR) and “Hollywood” (featuring Penguin Prison), as well as 2 new tracks, the first of which features Tokyo Police Club (who RAC have remixed numerous times before) and a second which features Katie Herzig. As expected, they’re both incredible and you can hear them below, or buy the EP here.

Bonus: Hear are the videos for the first 2 singles in case you missed them.

Sub Focus + Kele Okereke | “Turn It Around” Video.

Nash Mariah — Thu, 19 Sep 2013 12:43:33 +0000

Kele Okereke has been making some pretty impressive guest appearances lately, which in my opinion have been a lot stronger than Bloc Party’s last album and his solo album which should probably remain forgotten. After his feature on RAC’s “Let Go” last month my faith in him was renewed and this next song with Sub Focus is an impressive follow-up to it, and comes with a captivating video set in Japan. I never thought Kele would sound this good in a DnB-inspired song, but somehow it all works.

Bonus: Sir Sly just released an amazing remix of “Let Go”.

RAC + Kele + MNDR | “Let Go”.

Nash Mariah — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 07:54:46 +0000

RAC, best known for their incredibly popular remixes, promised us an actual album a few years back, and have since only released one single, until now, that is. “Let Go” just dropped and features MNDR and Kele from Bloc Party doing the most interesting thing he’s done since 2008, and it’s all really unsurprising because over the years RAC has managed to have fewer misses than are even worth mentioning. I’ve been waiting pretty patiently for this album, and I think it’s about time he delivered.

RAC.

Nash Mariah — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 09:09:13 +0000

RAC recently released a couple of new songs. The first is a remix of “Float” by Pacific Air which is very different to their usual stuff, and the second features Liz Anjos is a cover of a Radiohead classic.

Remixed.

Nash Mariah — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 13:25:30 +0000

I have a few new remixes to share today. They’re all great in their own way and feature some of my favourite bands ever.

I heard Trust’s album a few weeks ago and it’s still playing in my car. Which for me is quite a big deal because I usually get over things quite quickly. Anyway, they recently toned things down for a remix of Feist’s “Graveyard”. Listen to it below.

RAC can do no wrong in my eyes, even if they’re remixing Bloc Party. I actually like this version more than the original. Deal with it.

Everyone is obsessed with Gotye nowadays. Actually everyone is just obsessed with that one song that I’m not going to talk about. Here is a remix of one of his other songs though. Yes, he has other songs, and they’re also quite nice!

Niki & The Dove is another crowd pleaser that recently got remixed by Body Language.

White Arrows

Nash Mariah — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 10:20:53 +0000

I first heard about White Arrows when RAC remixed “Coming or Going”, which was used in the first season of How to Make it in America. The band are about to release their debut album, Dry Land is Not a Myth, to which RAC also produced the first single, “Get Gone”. Listen to both of these songs below.

The band have also made some amazing remixes for Active Child and Alexander. The Active Child remix is particularly incredible.

What I’ve Been Listening To

Nash Mariah — Thu, 31 May 2012 14:31:58 +0000

I’ve come across a number of new songs recently and thought it would be best for me to share them all in one post. First up we have Jakwob’s remix of Niki & the Dove’s “DJ Ease My Mind”.

Active Child are brilliant. Watch their video for “Hanging On” below.

Download Active Child – “Hanging On” here. (Right click, save)

While Ive known about Purity Ring for a while now, I only got introduced to “Obedear” quite recently – and so glad that I did!

Download Purity Ring – “Obedear” here. (Right click, save)

New remix by RAC. This time for “Grand Rapids” by Princeton.

Rangleklods just released their new video for “Riverbed”. Watch it below.

Blood Orange’s “Forget It” got remixed by Class Actress. I like it more than the original.

Not sure where I found this song but it’s quite beautiful.

Weekend Round-Up

Nash Mariah — Sun, 20 May 2012 14:00:28 +0000

I came across a few great artists this weekend, the first of which was Charli XCX. “Nuclear Seasons” is probably my new favourite song at the moment. Watch the video below.

Download Charli XCX – “Nuclear Seasons” here. (Right click, save)

Also watch the video for Alex Metric’s “The End of the World”, which she featured in.

Next up is a new remix by RAC, which was done for “Two Hours” by Theme Park.

TNGHT have made some pretty interesting instrumental hip hop and are about to release their first EP. Listen to the first single below.

“Winter Beats” is the first single off the debut album, Hearts, by I Break Horses. Watch the video below.

Download I Break Horses – “Winter Beats” here. (Right click, save)

We are Augustines released their debut album Rise Ye Sinking Ships about a year ago. The video for “Chapel Song” features a lot of snogging. Watch it below.

Lastly, we have the video for “King Complex” by Man Without Country.

Download Man Without Country – “King Complex” here. (Right click, save)

I hope this post helps you deal with the fact that the weekend is almost over.