Guy Connelly's aptly named project Clock Opera is just that - Guy being the maestro conducting a symphony of samples, cuts and percussion. And whilst here in Sydney the air is smelling sweet and the sun shining bright enough to burn you to a fluorescent crisp, if you happen to be in grey London, seek some - metaphorical - sunshine in the Levi's Ones to Watch program; where Clock Opera happens to be one of the acts hitting the stage.

I keep getting the urge to say Clopera. Or Operock. Anyway.

Clock Opera dropped the b-side to their first single ' White Noise' called 'Alouette' over at Discodust a month or so back, which brought to my mind a kind of weird Coldplay/Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 'Pure Imagination' collision, in a good way. Here's single 'White Noise', a soundscape full of ambition; the project harbours rather grand sonic ideas. It's only in 192 kpbs so go hit Puregroove for the vinyl.

Dalstonites Django Django hand over a marchingly good remix; starting out with a clanging, robotically dancey bit of syncopation, before the drums kick in and the epic delay filters on. It moves on to be more epic sounding than the original in some ways. This remix is kept grounded though with Django Django turning up the progression that the track is built around in muzzy guitar form - which, in the original is much more subtley synthy.

P.S. Billed with Clock Opera at the Levi's Ones to Watch gig are also Marina & The Diamonds and Wolf Gang who will all be playing in Hoxton at the Bar & Grill on the 18th. Go check 'em.

Papercuts: Jason Quever

My love for Papercuts started with my love of another band, The Go! Team. I knew nothing of Jason Quever and his project until I got send his EP, 'Future Primitive' featuring a remix from the long adored The Go! Team - as well as remixes from The Ruby Suns and Django Django. And as soon as I heard the first opening sequence, I knew something big was coming...

Think Panda Bear, Beach House, Department Of Eagles and those bands that are going to make it onto Rough Trade's 'best of' list. It's a beautiful, melodic, soulful piece of alternative rock. Take 'Future Primitive' for example, the first single of his new album You Can Have What You Want is a dreamily melancholic song, rusty with a '60s aura - blame it on the vintage organs and reverberating vocals that are recorded completely analogically.

You Can Have What You Want was released on the 14^th of April through Gnomonsong (USA) and Memphis Industries (UK) and it's the third album from Papercuts - and in my freshly-turned-fan opinion, it's his best effort so far. Alex Scally from Beach House helped him shape this hazy pop masterpiece.

But back to the EP... When you heard the first xylophone notes you will recognize Go! Team's remix. Brighton's best contemporary band transform 'Future Primitive' into one of their beautiful instrumental songs featuring only some 'la-la-la-la's from Jason. It's impossible not to fall in love with it.

The Ruby Suns' remix of 'Future Primitive' sound similar to something Animal Collective would do as a comeback single. It has so many interesting layers and moments that you might end up loving this version more than the original. Delicate electronic alternative pop, this is what Django Django delivers in his sweet remix.

One of the best EPs of the year - no doubt about that. Can more interesting bands starting remixing each other? Kthanksbye.