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We posted up some amazing new George Lenton tracks recently, however the powers that be over at the DMCA chose to chop them down... twice. However Lenton is coming like a Hydra at the moment and has grown back many more new tracks with extra teeth.

First up is his remix of The Dream, turning an R'n'B smoocher into a filthy crunked up grind fest... and rightly so.

Sex Intelligent ( George Lenton remix ) by georgelenton

Next is a rather Funkadelic sounding pop tune from the Sleigh Bells which gets stripped down into a low riding minimal steppers track.

Rill Rill ( George Lenton remix ) by georgelenton

And finally, MIA enters a strange paradox as she puts out a track that sounds like a bad Lady Gaga rip off, which is ironic in the fact that Lady Gaga first came out sounding like a bad MIA rip off. Thankfully George manages to restore some of her credibility back with his heavyweight, almost Bhangraesque remix.

MIA XXXO - George Lenton remix by georgelenton

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Download: The Dream - Sex Intelligent ( George Lenton Remix )

Download: Sleigh Bells - Rill Rill ( George Lenton Remix)

Download: MIA - XXXO (George Lenton Remix)

Those who can remember as far back as our third ever post might recall a heavyweight track from Munich producer Sepalot featuring Brooklyn bad boy rapper Saigon. Did It Again was off Sepalot's Red Handed album, a twisted blend of Electro Breakbeats and Hip-hop that came out late last summer and a couple of months back he released Part 1 of his Red Handed Remixes from the likes of AC Slater, Rob Threezy and Hanzolo. Now it's time for Part 2 as LAZRtag, Barletta, Zed Bias, and Migumatix Electrofunk amongst others step to the boards to give their own interpretations. The EP will be out on June via those fine purveyors of Nu Jazz and Electronic music Compost Records.

Here's one of the tracks off the compilation and a short mix featuring a selection from both Parts 1 and 2.

Tracklist:

1. Jump Too ft. Olivier Day Soul & Hanzsolo (Sepalot Remix)
2. Go Get It ft Lady6 (AC Slater Remix)
3. Surrender ft. Blu (Barletta Remix)
4. She Likes Me ft. Frank Nitty (Rob Threezy Remix)
5. Did It Again ft. Saigon (Zed Bias Remix)
6. Go Get It ft. Lady6 (LAZRtag Remix)
7. Jump Too ft Olivier Day Soul & Hanzsolo

And a couple of cheeky bootleg remixes also...

(YSI) Rye Rye ft MIA - Bang Bang (Sepalot Remix) / alt link

(YSI) Iconz - Get Crunked Up (Sepalot Remix) / alt link

Rye Rye ft MIA - Bang (Rene Goulet's Rear-Entry Explosion)

G20 protest pictures from guardian.co.uk

How serious is Afrikan Boy? Particularly after the Lidl track I'm not too sure but I'm going to take him at the most light hearted as that's about the realm he becomes really enjoyable. It seems his main credentials are working with MIA on Kala (and subsequent Mixtapes and Tour) but that's one album where the guests do a worse job of rhyming than even MIA herself. But then that album shines beyond the lyrics and so does Afrikan Boy

There's something instantly likeable about the guy but this track extends beyond simple charm with Konrad from Old Money flippin' a heavy Canadian Grime style on the remix..

(YSI) Afrikan Boy - Lagos Town(Konrad Remix) / alt link

You can buy the original version of Lagos Town on iTunes here and look out for his mixtape Can of Whoopass Vol. 1: The Rise of Captain Africa, coming soon. Now you gotta love that title.

I’m always cautious about recommending films as I know an over hyping can sometimes disappoint. But if I am to recommend one film this year (I know we’ve just begun it but hey) then it has to be Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire. Okay so it’s India by numbers with the kind of cultural references you might expect from an (albeit informed) outsider’s view but sometimes you have to include such weighty images to tell such a big story in so little time. And what the film lacks in subtleties it makes up for in action, suspense, beauty, style and brutal honesty.

I’m not quite sure if comparisons in general are lazy or effective, rude or flattering, but I can’t help thinking of this as the Indian ‘City Of God’ and I doubt I’ll be the only one to make that connection. I don’t see this as a bad thing however, both attempt to speak truths in a way that buries them into you, and both are f**king great movies. Go watch this as soon as it drops... oh yeah and the soundtrack is great too. I thought AR Rahman’s name at the end was simply a nod to Bollywood, as the film does subtly, respectably and justifiably pay its dues throughout. But it seems he did produce an overly chunky part of it (in fact all but the two versions of Paper Planes it would seem) and he adapts himself well to Boyle’s style of direction.

(YSI) A R Rahman & M.I.A. - O...Saya

(YSI) A R Rahman ft. Palakkad Sriram & Madhumitha - Liquid Dance