Swimming by Podington Bear

Swimming is an excellent example of what Podington Bear does so well. It's a lovely piece of the Sound of Picture collection.

http://soundofpicture.com/MP3/Background/Swimming.mp3

Fill In The Blank by My Social Uniform

My Social Uniform managed to Fill in the Blank for last week's song fight winner with a catchy pop tune.

http://www.songfight.org/music/fill_in_the_blank/mysocialuniform_fitb.mp3

Zebra by Beach House

Enjoy a spacious little Zebra tune.

http://www.gorillavsbear.net/wp-content/uploads/mp3/Zebra%20UK%20Radio%20edit.mp3

The Simulation Hypothesis by Revolution Void

Listen to many a synthetic sound pleasingly arranged as you contemplate The Simulation Hypothesis.

Simulated in voribs for the freedom minded and flac for the audiophile.

http://archive.org/download/jamendo-027332/08.mp3
http://archive.org/download/jamendo-027332/08.ogg
http://archive.org/download/RevolutionVoid-ThePoliticsOfDesire/8.RevolutionVoid-TheSimulationHypothesis.flac

Desert Rose by Lucky Dragons

Running percussive pops, racing rhythms around a shifting tones, a Desert Rose.

http://www.luckydragons.org/all/dream_island_laughing_language/06_desert_rose.mp3

Follow Me by Maïa Vidal

What could be more charming than the sweet call of "Follow Me, watch your step, I'm number 1B, I'm sorry for the mess."

http://aurgasm.us/music/julija/Maia%20Vidal%20-%20Follow%20Me.mp3

Nobody Likes This by Daniel Bautista

I have to disagree with the title of the Progside Session bonus track Nobody Likes This; I love it.

I love it more in vorbis

http://www.danielbautista.com/music/bautista/cocktail11/15_progside5.mp3
http://www.danielbautista.com/music/bautista/cocktail11/ogg/15_progside5.ogg

Open Rhythms by Bodies Of Water

I love the layering sounds and lovely crisp instrumentation of Open Rhythms.

http://cdn03.cdn.gorillavsbear.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/04-Open-Rhythms-1.mp3

Spaces In Time by Uncle Owen Aunt Beru

The title track for the album Spaces in Time is four minutes of spaced-out, meandering lo-fi freak folk.

Try the vorbis.

http://archive.org/download/birdsong019/02-spaces_in_time.mp3
http://archive.org/download/birdsong019/02-spaces_in_time.ogg

Get In There by Jason Adasiewicz Sun Room

Get In There is a short, energetic burst of drums, bass, and vibraphones, playing off each other in the most lovely ways.

http://umbrellamusic.org/sites/default/files/01%20Get%20In%20There.mp3

Owl Said by Cohen

Aurgasm describes Cohen: "Delicate and pure, each track is marked by the joy of simply making music." Owl Said has all these charms.

http://aurgasm.us/music/michelle/Cohen%20-%20Owl%20Said.mp3

She Does Me In by The John Benjamin Band

John Benjamin rehearses all the ways She Does Me In to the tune of over the top fun pop.

http://johnorama.com/songs/fun_pop/she_does_me_in.mp3

Delicious by Linda Perhacs and Julia Holter

Read gorilla vs. bear's description of this re-recording of Linda Perhacs's Delicious. It's incredible atmospheric folk.

http://cdn02.cdn.gorillavsbear.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/delicious-descant.mp3

Photogenic Memory by Mique

Today we've five minutes of head nodding electro-pop for your Photogenic Memory.

http://freedownloads.last.fm/download/71718007/Photogenic%2BMemory.mp3

8 Years (ccMixterism) by Duckett

Duckett mines the archive of sounds at ccMixter and crafts a lovely piece of abstract hip hop, 8 Years (ccMixterism).

http://ccmixter.org/content/duckett/duckett_-_8_Years_(ccMixterism).mp3

Ay De Mi by Natalia Clavier

Ay De Mi is gorgeously produced, downtempo latin pop.

http://aurgasm.us/wp/uploads/natalia-clavier-ay-de-mi.mp3

L'Elephant Blanc by Noertker's Moxie

L'Elephant Blanc is a lounging jazz piece, driven by a fun bassline.

http://www.noertker.com/audio/LElephantBlanc.mp3

Went Walking by Bosque Brown

The stark, lonesome voice and the lovely piano at the end are what make Went Walking sound so commendable to these ears.

http://www.gorillavsbear.net/wp-content/uploads/mp3/wentwalking.mp3

Chorus by The Whiskers

The beauty of compilations of unreleased material like Dunce Cap is that you get ridiculous mad experiments like Chorus.

http://thewhiskers.com/duncecap/11-chorus.mp3

HipstersloveOysters by That Crooner From Nowhere

Among the vocaltronics of a deific crooner, HipstersloveOysters sticks out for washing itself out halfway through, then turning raving mad at the end.

Try it in vorbis

http://archive.org/download/jamendo-031825/06.mp3
http://archive.org/download/jamendo-031825/06.ogg

I Want To Belong To You by Katie Herzig

The romantics at heart will find this little bit of folk-pop as charming as the phrase "I Want to Belong to You".

http://aurgasm.us/wp/uploads/katie-herzig-i-want-to-belong-to-you.mp3

Scientific 7 by Hip Hop Anonymous

This most recent Song Fight was taken by some rappers getting nerdy about the Scientific 7 fundamental units of measure.

http://www.songfight.org/music/scientific_7/hiphopanonymous_s7.mp3

Sick As A Dog by Brad Sucks, remixed by Ben Shewmaker

Here's a good electro-rock mix of Sick as a Dog that put the drum beats front and center along with Brad's vocals.

http://ccmixter.org/content/shewbox/shewbox_-_Sick_as_a_Dog_(bs_remix).mp3

Watch The Waves by Taken By Trees, remixed by Memory Tapes

Watch The Waves is a beautiful song, touched with an extra sense of wonder and awe by Memory Tapes.

http://www.gorillavsbear.net/wp-content/uploads/mp3/Watch%20The%20Waves%20Memory%20Tapes%20Version.mp3

Desaprendere by SilviaO, remixed by Fourstones featuring Uncool Bob

Desaprendere makes pounding beats part of a relaxed, cool hip-hop track.

http://ccmixter.org/content/victor/victor_-_Desaprendere_(Treatment).mp3

Odessa by Caribou, remixed by Nite Jewel

A breezy and relaxed atmosphere flows through Nite Jewel's mix of Odessa.

http://www.gorillavsbear.net/wp-content/uploads/mp3/03%20Odessa%20Nite%20Jewel%20Remix.mp3

Hold On Now by Snowflake, remixed by Alex Beroza

Hold on Now is another beautiful bit of electronic music crafted by folks working independently and sharing their products over at CC Mixter.

http://ccmixter.org/content/AlexBeroza/AlexBeroza_-_Hold_On_Now.mp3

Holograms by Fol Chen, remixed by Primary 1

Holograms started as a cute pop tune, but Primary 1 has warped it into something fascinatingly different.

http://cdn02.cdn.gorillavsbear.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Holograms-Primary-1-Rework.mp3

Sooner Or Later by Trifonic, remixed by The Concept Of Energy

CCmixter administrator snowflake: "This rich, down-tempo production of Trifonic’s beloved Sooner or Later is filled with sonic delights and special touches. The Concept of Energy lays down a sweet groove worthy of play in any martini lounge. The xylophone outro is particularly cool."

http://ccmixter.org/content/THE_CONCEPT_OF_ENERGY/THE_CONCEPT_OF_ENERGY_-_SOONER_OR_LATER.mp3

Looking For Gold by Solander

Folk music lovers Looking for Gold should give this simple, lovely tune a listen. It's impeccable arrangement gives the song a fragile feeling.

http://aurgasm.us/wp/uploads/solander-looking-for-gold.mp3

Back To The Airplanes by State Shirt

Songfight: "Most people have a fear of writing 7 minute epics. State Shirt has no such fear. He has a winning song instead." That winning song is Back To The Airplanes.

http://www.stateshirt.com/audio/dontdie/11%20Back%20To%20The%20Airplanes.mp3