Jerk Ribs – Kelis
Outside Amore – Man Tear
Huddle – Kisses
My Number (Hot Chip Remix) – Foals
Sunny Day – Book Of Love
Waiting For The Feeling – Bright Light Bright Light
Blue Skies – BT ft. Tori Amos
Of The Night – Bastille
Bedsitter – Soft Cell
Losing You – Solange
Falling (Duke Dumont Remix) – HAIM
Open (Jeff Samuel Faded Remix) – Rhye
You (Ha Ha Ha) (Steve Smart & West Funk Remix) – Charli XCX
Get Lucky (Lifelike Remix) – Daft Punk
Enjoy The Silence (Timo Maas Remix) – Depeche Mode
I Feel Bonnie (Club Remix) – Hop Chip ft. Bonnie Prince Billy
In My Arms (MHP Remix) – Kylie
Wildest Moments (T. Williams Remix) – Jessie Ware
Blue Jeans (MK Dub) – Lana Del Rey
Need U 100% – Duke Dumont
Get Myself Together – Robyn
I’m A Slave 4 U – Britney Spears
You’re The One (Odd Future Remix) – Charli XCX
Fallin’ (Yarin Lidor Remix) – Alicia Keys
Heartbeat – Jimmy Somerville
Praise You (Michael Calfan Remix) – Fatboy Slim
Ride A White Horse (Serge Santiago Remix) – Goldfrapp
Pump Up The 212 (Thriftshop XL’s Mashup) – Azealia Banks vs. Technotronic
Hit (Tony Humphries Remix) – Sugarcubes
The Child Inside (Junior’s Club Remix) – Qkumba Zoo

Panda – Dungen
Things Will Never Be The Same Again – jj
You Make Me Feel Like Charity – The Knife
Turn To Sand – Musique Le Pop
Second Chance (RAC Remix) – Peter, Bjorn & John
Supreme – Postiljonen
Fall Hard (Passion Pit Remix) – Shout Out Louds
Birthday – Sugarcubes
A New Chance (Tanlines Remix) – The Tough Alliance
Save Tonight (Sam Sh:out Remix) – Eagle Eye Cherry
Change Of Heart (Rakemonie Remix) – El Perro Del Mar
The Sun Always Shines On TV (DreamTime Remix) – A-Ha
There’s A Light That Never Goes Out – Erlend Oye
DJ Ease My Mind (Seamus Haji Remix) – Niki & The Dove
With Every Heartbeat (Pete Tong and Dave Spoon Remix) – Robyn
Poor Leno (The Alpha Snails Remix) – Royksopp
Into The Clouds (Fear Of Tigers Remix) – Sound Of Arrows
Joga – Bjork
It’s My Life – Dr. Alban
The Girl and the Robot – Royksopp ft. Robyn
The Look (Visible Remix) – Roxette
Heartbeats (Rex The Dog Remix) – The Knife
Boyfriend – Helena Johansson
I Love it (Case & Point Bootleg) – Icona Pop
I Know There’s Something Going On – Frida
I Follow Rivers (Dave Sitek Remix) – Lykke Li
Little Talks (The Knocks Remix) – Of Monsters & Men
This Piece Of Poetry Is Meant To Do Harm – The Ark
Stop Taking My Time – Club 8
Baby No Name – Britta Persson
All That She Wants – Ace Of Base

Recover – Chvrches
L’Amour Parfait – Yelle
Hoooooray – Coma
Miracle (Russ Chimes Remix) – Hurts
Sedulous (Equateur Remix) – Sebastien Tellier
The Bait (Moonlight Matters Remix) – Electric Guest
Breathing Underwater (MNDR Remix) – Metric
Pretty Boy (Peaking Lights Remix) – Young Galaxy
Python – Lady
Where My Girls At – 702
Human Nature – Madonna
Pussy Bill (Galactic Zack Remix) – Khia
Wut – Le1f
Push It (iamxl Remix) – Salt ‘n Pepa
A Little Bit Of Ecstasy (Stereothieves Bootleg) – Jocelyn Enriquez
Suit & Tie (Four Tet Remix) – Justin Timberlake
Forbidden Love – Madonna
Please Don’t Say You Love Me (Cyril Hahn Remix) – Gabrielle Aplin
Boyfriend (Joe Gautheaux Dub) – Justin Bieber
Back To Life (Johnny Roxx Remix) – Soul II Soul
Everything Is Embarrassing (MK Remix) – Sky Ferriera
You (ha ha ha)(Goldroom Remix) – Charli XCX
Ride A White Horse (Serge Santiago Remix) – Goldfrapp
Wildest Moments (T. Williams Remix) – Jessie Ware
Pompeii – Bastille
White Noise – Disclosure ft. AlunaGeorge
Fierce (Paris Is Burning Remix) – Azealia Banks
Metroland – OMD
People Are Still Having Sex (Junior Faria Remix) – LaTour
Call Your Girlfriend (Azari & III Remix) – Robyn
Telephone (Passion Pit Remix) – Lady Gaga
Phantom Bride (FrankMusik Dub) – Erasure

Pull Me Down (T. Williams Remix) – Mikky Ekko
Bitch Don’t Kill My Vibe (Remix) – Kendrick Lamar
Rocket Man (Superbass and Tom Novy Bootleg) – Elton John
This Charming Man (Luis Leon Bootleg) – The Smiths
Chained (John Talabot and Pional Remix) – The xx
Running (Disclosure Remix) – Jessie Ware
Love Is Found (Gareth Wyn Remix) – Sade
Are You That Somebody (Monolith Remix) – Aaliyah
Got It – Boys Noize ft. Snoop
Back To The Basics (Urban Noize Remix) – Lana Del Rey ft. Jay-Z
Can’t Wait – James Silk
Closer (Morgan Page Remix) – Tegan and Sara
Everything Is Embarrassing (Hotline’s Blushing Remix) – Sky Ferriera
Don’t Deny Your Heart (Joe Goddard Remix) – Hot Chip
Memory Of The Future (Digital Dog Dub) – Pet Shop Boys
Call Your Girlfriend (Azari & III Remix) – Robyn
C’Mon (Cosmic Dawn Remix) – Ke$ha
Try (Cosmic Dawn Remix) – P!nk
Picking Up The Pieces (Dave Aude Dub) – Paloma Faith
Get Outta My Way (Kris Menace Remix) – Kylie
I’m Addicted (Dubtronic Remix) – Madonna
Never Tear Us Apart (Jakob Carrison Remix) – INXS
Fools (Bigger) – Depeche Mode
Die Young (Seamus Haji Remix) – Ke$ha
Tomorrow (Kat Krazy Remix) – Niki + The Dove
Slow (Chemical Brothers Remix) – Kylie
Plush – Tiga
Selfish (That Pop Remix) – The Other Two

Carried Away (Box Of Wolves Remix) – Passion Pit
Sunshine And Love (Junior Remix) – Happy Mondays
Sweet Talk (Cyril Hahn Remix) – Jessie Ware
Please Don’t Turn Me On (Disclosure Remix) – Artful Dodger
Polly (Bruno Be Remix) – Nirvana
How Do You Do (Joe Goddard Dub) – Hot Chip
Plush – Tiga
Try Me – Mic Raygun
Smack My Bitch Up (DJ Nejtrino and DJ Stranger Dub) – Prodigy
She’s A Bitch (Roger J Remix) – Missy Elliott
Ride (MJ Cole Remix) – Lana Del Rey
A Little Bit Of Ecstasy (Stereothieves Remix) – Jocelyn Enriquez
Ghosts (Fort Romeau Remix) – The Presets
Hyperballad (LFO Stomp Remix) – Bjork
Get It & Go – Khia
All I Want For Christmas Is You (Dance Remix) – Mariah Carey
Love Spent (HV2 Remix) – Madonna
Leaving (PSB Side By Side Remix) – Pet Shop Boys
Ride A White Horse (Sergio Santiago Remix) – Goldfrapp
Fired Up (Hot Since 82 Remix) – Funky Green Dogs
Genesis – Grimes
Fierce (Paris Is Burning Mashup)- Azealia Banks
Suck My Dick – Lil Kim
My Dick (Gooffee Remix) – Mickey Avalon
No More Lies – Michel’le
Work It – Missy Elliott
Took The Night – Chelley
Romeo (DivKid Remix) – Basement Jaxx

Jon Reagan, the talented musician behind the performance name Mic Raygun, hails from Boston, was often seen at Fur And Gold, and puts on one hell of a live show. Fur And Gold is celebrating the release of his new indie EP, Eating The Timid on Friday, December 14th, and DJ Brent Covington got a chance to talk to him about his music, his influences, and his move to NYC.

Fur & Gold: Jon, your new EP coming out on December 4, 2012, is called Eating The Timid; What is the process of writing and releasing music as an independent (indie) musician?

Mic Raygun: I spend a long time writing a song. I do not usually sit down to write. Instead I hum and think about new tunes for hours, days, months or even years until I can hear them fully in my head. When I have a good idea about a song I begin recording and finding sounds that resemble my minds sense of the song. I haven’t yet made a recording that sounds exactly how my mind perceives the song. I wish there was a device that can replicate sound perceived in your head and make it audible. That would be incredible. The mind is a fantastic tool that’s years beyond reality.

Releasing music as an indie musician is easy thanks to sites like Soundcloud and Bandcamp. Branding and promoting my music is the challenge for me. I want this project to be taken seriously because I’ve devoted myself to it. In the last couple years I’ve begun thinking like a business person. I want people to hear this so it’s important to me to understand a thing or two about promoting and advertising. At first I felt like a phony, but now I’m adapting and discovering how being a business person is similar to being a musician. You have to be a creative thinker in both realms to achieve anything, or just luck the fuck out.

F&G: The new EP has fantastic range of sounds, from the intricate guitar loops in “Eating The Timid” to the dance beat of “Try Me.” How would you describe your sound?

MR: Thanks for using “fantastic” to describe the range of sounds! Currently the sound is Industrial Soul with some House influence. I used to call my sound DJ Rock, but I want a play with a band now so that doesn’t seem to fit anymore.

F&G: What genres or musicians inspire you?

MR: Combining polar opposites to make a cohesive sound is what I strive to achieve with MRGun. Melting Grizzly Bear with Nine Inch Nails is a good example. These are two very influential groups and I think would make a kick ass baby. I love making beats, hip-hip/EMB, so music that involves sequencing percussion inspires me. Bands like Daft Punk, The Chemical Brothers and The Prodigy have really influenced me. I just started listening to The Weeknd; Abel Tesfaye’s producers have made some really amazing and cutting edge tracks. At the moment I’ve been listening to Mykki Blanco, Nadja, Scott Walker and Fleetwood Mac.

F&G: You recently made the big move to Brooklyn, didn’t you? How is the indie scene there different than the one in Boston?

MR: It’s much bigger! There are more shows, more bands and more creative people. I wish Boston could receive more cred in the national/international scene, but it’s too small so not as much happens. Plus the transportation in Boston cuts off the ability to enjoy nightlife past 1 am. Night life is a huge part of the New York Indie/any art scene so it has that advantage.

F&G: I saw you do a crazy live set Upstairs at the Middle East earlier this year, sharing the bill with a few other Boston artists. Will you be doing any other live shows coming up?

MR: I’m glad you caught that performance. I was banned from playing there after it. I heard there are new booking people so maybe I can go back. I want to perform this EP with a band. My last EP, Pinch, seemed like a good opportunity to experiment with performance so I decided to go solo. While I find a band to play with I converted Eating The Timid into a singer/songwriter set and have been playing it around Brooklyn. I enjoy playing acoustic music and I’m happy with how the tracks translated. I think I may record and release Eating The Timid as an acoustic record also, but I need a bit more time to tighten everything out. My acoustic sets are nowhere near as crazy as the rock sets, but there still worth checking out.

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Try Again (Dan Gerous SnT Remix) – Aaliyah
All That She Wants (Lulu Rouge Remix) – Ace Of Bass
Robot (The Superman Lovers Remix) – Situation
Ich R U – Boys Noize
Ye Ye – Daphni
Tasty Fish (Pascal Remix) – The Other Two
Golden Light (Lonsdale Boys Club Remix) – Twin Shadow
Lip Gloss – Lil Mama
Losing You – Solange
Bear Hug – The 2 Bears
All Your Gold (Hercules & Love Affair Remix) – Bat For Lashes
In My Arms (MHP Remix) –Kylie Minogue
Ride (MJ Cole Remix) – Lana Del Rey
Rhythm Is A Dancer (Antoine Montana Remix) – Snap
I Love It (Wayne G & LFB Remix) – Icona Pop
Angel (Shadow Child Remix) – The xx
Celebrate (Rauhofer Remix) – Mika
Picking Up The Pieces (Bills & Hurr Remix) – Paloma Faith
Frozen (Monsieur Adi Remix) – Madonna
Hot Boyz (Brooklyn Is Burning Remix) – Missy Elliott
Esta Noche (Eduard de Costa Remix) – Azealia Banks
No More Lies – Michel’le
National Anthem (Todd Terry Radio Edit) – Lana Del Rey
Move In The Right Direction (CSS Remix) – Gossip
Strict Machine (BlackStrobe Bootleg Remix) – Goldfrapp
Something New (Seamus Haji Remix) – Girls Aloud
Get Myself Together – Robyn
Black And Gold (Russ Chimes Remix) – Sam Sparro

Smalltalk (Four Tet Remix) – Ultraista
If You Wanna Dance (Don’t Leave Your Room)(Vilanoise Remix) – Fiorious
Simulation (Mano Le Tough Remix) – Roisin Murphy
I Will Wait (Unlike Pluto Remix) – Mumford & Sons
Wonder (Kidnap Kid Remix) – Naughty Boy ft. Emile Sande
Little Talks (The Knocks Remix) – Of Monsters & Men
Twist In My Sobriety (Extended Bumps Fluidity Remix) – Tanita Tikaram
Lover’s Game – Geographer
Caught Out There – Kelis
Losing You – Solange
I’m A Slave 4 U – Britney Spears
Got It – Boyz Noize ft. Snoop Dogg
Dub Be Good To Me – Beats International
In The Morning – Junior Boys
Believer (Little Loud Remix) – Goldfrapp
Move In The Right Direction (CSS Remix) – Gossip
Look At These Hoes (Moroka Remix) – Santigold
Picking Up The Pieces (Bills & Hurr Remix) – Paloma Faith
Leaving (PSB’s Side-By-Side Remix) – Pet Shop Boys
I Love It (Style Of Eye Remix) – Icona Pop
Esta Noche (Eduard De Costa Remix) – Azealia Banks
Night Light (Joe Goddard Remix) – Jessie Ware
Ghosts (Fort Romeau Burly Man Remix) – The Presets
Who’s That Girl (Dubtronic 2011Rework) – Madonna
Back To Life (Master’s At Work Remix) – Soul II Soul
Hit ‘em Up Style (Astrum’s Glitched Out Remix) – Blu Cantrell
The Look – Xander
Let’s Have A Kiki (Pipes Remix) – Scissor Sisters
Esta Noche – Azealia Banks
I Fink U Freeky – Die Antwoord

Your Drums, Your Love (Lil Silva Remix) – AlunaGeorge
Read For The Weekend (Club Remix) – Icona Pop
Sweet Nothing (Extended) – Calvin Harris ft. Florence Welch
I Know This (Can’t Be Love) – XXXY
Love Is Gonna Lift You Up (Basement Jaxx Remix) – Bobby Womack
Angels (Case & Point Bootleg) – The xx
Celebrate (Robbie Rivera Remix) – Mika
Winner (John Dahlback Remix) – Pet Shop Boys
Hold On When You Get Love and Let Go When You Give It – Stars
Somebody (Miike Snow Remix) – Niki & The Dove
Wildest Moments (Zed Bias Remix) – Jessie Ware
1991 – Azealia Banks
Go Home (You’re Not Getting In) – Adam Joseph ft. Xander
Run Away (Hot Tracks Remix) – Real McCoy
Power & Control (Eliphino Remix) – Marina & The Diamonds
Let’s Have A Kiki (The 2 Bears Remix) – Scissor Sisters
Always (Hey Remix) – Erasure
How Long (Hot Tracks Remix) – Information Society
Gangnam Style – PSY
Hold My Purse – Njena Reddd Foxxx
Ima Read (Gangsta Boo & Tricky Remix) – Zebra Katz
Genesis – Grimes
Live In This City (Madera Remix) – Dragonette
I Can Change (Tiga Remix) – LCD Soundsystem
Music (Deep Dish Radio Edit) – Madonna
Pass The Dutch (Casino Times Remix) – Missy Elliott
Safe From Harm – Narcotic Thrust
Buffalo Stance (Sukka Remix) – Neneh Cherry