mixtape maestro (2.0)

Loyal site-watchers have probably gotten the hint that we’re big fans of basically whatever Doctor Rosen Rosen does…and who could blame us, seeing that his darkly shaded, synth-based re-imaginings are always ace.

On his latest project, the good Doc ambitiously opted on remixing the entirety of Lily Allen‘s half-year-old sophomore LP It’s Not Me, It’s You, and damn if he hasn’t gotten us to fall in love with the English pop pixie’s set all over again thanks to his efforts, which basically entail replacing the original’s cutesy, upbeat soundscapes with gorgeously brooding electro-pop arrangements that help plant a clearer focus on her always entertaining penmanship game.

Maestro’s favorites include Rosen’s take on It’s Not Me‘s current single “22″, which makes Allen’s washed-up-at-thirty musings feel even more depressing and hopeless when thrust under a moonlit blanket of gloomy synth-strings, and album-closer/ forgiving-Father ode “He Wasn’t There”, which marries an icy drum march with forlorn lullaby melodics.

An excellent collection that lands as a nice compliment to the original, we can’t help but anticipate what pop album Rosen is eyeing next to give the “Bizarro World” treatment to.

You can snatch up our faves below, but head here to DL the entire set for FREE.

DL: “22 (Doctor Rosen Rosen Remix)” (alt)

DL: “He Wasn’t There (Doctor Rosen Rosen Remix)” (alt)