Oracular Spectacular Remixular

I think MGMT are hard to remix due to Dave Fridmann's production layer and their quirky songwriting. Therefore I'm expectedly dissapointed in the remixes Oracular Spectacular has spawned. Of some reason MGMT has become the act of choice for mashups - mostly done by my man Immuzikation. Check these tracks out and make up your own mind, though.

How can you make a track remix sound sleepy when making the original paced-up and beat-steady?

MGMT - Time To Pretend (DMoeFunk Club Mix) (zshare)
MGMT - Time To Pretend (DMoeFunk Club Mix) (fileden)

Dark and scary electronic fusion with a trash rock conclusion leaves me scared of the dark in confusion!

MGMT - Time To Pretend (Jorge Elbrecht Remix) (zshare)
MGMT - Time To Pretend (Jorge Elbrecht Remix) (fileden)

To be a fairly well-known act, Tronik Youth shredded it pretty carelessly.

MGMT - Time To Pretend (Tronik Youth Shr-Edit Remix) (zshare)
MGMT - Time To Pretend (Tronik Youth Shr-Edit Remix) (fileden)

Aeroplane has proved to be a safe card for hearing laid-back funk that is skilfully applied to the originals. Good work.

MGMT - Electric Feel (Aeroplane Remix) (zshare)
MGMT - Electric Feel (Aeroplane Remix) (fileden)

Perhaps the easiest, most interesting and popular song to remix, Electric Feel remixes always brings something new under the sun. Like James Rutledge's quite much.

MGMT - Electric Feel (James Rutledge Remix) (zshare)
MGMT - Electric Feel (James Rutledge Remix) (fileden)

So hyped. So blogged. So good! Justice has still got it. The world's most hyped act throws out high quality stuff once in a while as proof of life. By far the second best MGMT remix.

MGMT - Electric Feel (Justice Remix) (zshare)
MGMT - Electric Feel (Justice Remix) (fileden)

Leif turned this into semi-bmore, quite nice!

MGMT - Electric Feel My Shit (Leif Edit) (zshare)
MGMT - Electric Feel My Shit (Leif Edit) (fileden)

The best MGMT remix. I was the first one posting it, appreciating MMMatthias and his cut-up repetitive hypnosia and catchiness. Yea I'm bragging, got a problem with it, wanna fight?

MGMT - The Youth (MMMatthias Remix) (zshare)
MGMT - The Youth (MMMatthias Remix) (fileden)

Who said Tyler Fedchuk could just stroll in and make a radio edit of Kids? OK, it's more than just a shortening, but still.

MGMT - Kids (Tyler Fedchuk Edit) (zshare)
MGMT - Kids (Tyler Fedchuk Edit) (fileden)

Rap on top of MGMT makes a nice and quirky indie rock and alternative hip hop crossover.

MGMT - Of Moons, Birds & Monsters (Amplive feat. Mistah Fab Communication Edit) (zshare)
MGMT - Of Moons, Birds & Monsters (Amplive feat. Mistah Fab Communication Edit) (fileden)

Real good mashup of the Justice remix and Ramones vocals. Great alternative to the original remix.

MGMT vs Justice vs Ramones - Teenage Electric Lobotomy (The Illuminoids Mashup) (zshare)
MGMT vs Justice vs Ramones - Teenage Electric Lobotomy (The Illuminoids Mashup) (fileden)

One of Immuzikation's better mashups. He knows what tracks fit together, make them work and make clever titles too.

Daft Punk vs MGMT vs The Doors - One More Time To Pretend (Immuzikation Mashup) (zshare)
Daft Punk vs MGMT vs The Doors - One More Time To Pretend (Immuzikation Mashup) (fileden)

But I'd say this 10 minute monumental is his best mashup. The piano of All My Friends and the synth melody of Kids with vocals from both make up a clean and simple mashup to enjoy.

MGMT vs LCD Soundsystem - All My Children (Immuzikation Mashup) (zshare)
MGMT vs LCD Soundsystem - All My Children (Immuzikation Mashup) (fileden)

On this one he invites for an enjoyable psychedelic trip in the good company of a handful of acts.

MGMT vs Ratatat vs Lykke Li vs Teddy Pendgrass vs The Clash vs UGK - Real Weak (Immuzikation DapsBlend) (zshare)
MGMT vs Ratatat vs Lykke Li vs Teddy Pendgrass vs The Clash vs UGK - Real Weak (Immuzikation DapsBlend) (fileden)

This mahsup feels sort of unfinished actually. You gotta acknowledge his talent of finding ways around track boundaries and sound issues, but this was rather vague in the textures.

MGMT vs Soulwax vs Prince vs Chromeo vs Afrika Bambaataa vs Stardust - Just Another Call With You (Immuzikation Mashup) (zshare)
MGMT vs Soulwax vs Prince vs Chromeo vs Afrika Bambaataa vs Stardust - Just Another Call With You (Immuzikation Mashup) (fileden)

Why mix MGMT with Of Montreal? You might as well mix apples with pineapples - they're both fruity!

MGMT vs Of Montreal - Future Faberge (Amplive Mashup) (zshare)
MGMT vs Of Montreal - Future Faberge (Amplive Mashup) (fileden)

Unusccesful meeting between two acts I like. Yuck.

MGMT vs Talib Kweli - Time To Listen (DJ Topcat Mashup) (zshare)
MGMT vs Talib Kweli - Time To Listen (DJ Topcat Mashup) (fileden)