See that curious new cut over in our IMEEM player? It’s not some ordinary single or mid-fi MP3; it’s a full, high-quality live set from Gang Gang Dance’s Southpaw show in late April. Straight from the band, too.

In other GGD news, be sure to keep an eye out for two things in the coming months:  (1) the band’s appearance on SummerStage’s greatest bill ever and (2) details on an actual full-length album after all that EP/DVD business.

As is always the case with new Jamie Lidell albums, we’re still trying to wrap our heads around the glitch-free soul of Jim. Due out through Warp at the tail end of April, this could be the album that brings Lidell a blue-eyed audience that doesn’t know the first thing about Squarepusher or Aphex Twin, let alone Lidell’s sordid past in Super_Collider. If that happens, great; Lidell is one of the greatest boundary-pushers of our time, after all. And if Jim doesn’t start to stick with us anytime soon, we can always look forward to more remixes like the following exclusive Lidell just released to his mailing list.

MP3: Jamie Lidell, “Figured Me Out (LA Garage Mix)”

Also be sure to check out the freshly-baked video clip after the jump …

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DAEDELUS: Let him show you the light

[Photo by Jessica Miller]

So Daedelus is working on yet another project, as if he wasn’t busy enough balancing Adventure Time, The Long Lost, and whatever solo productions he’s cooking up at the moment. It’s called FMB, a.k.a. Fire Magic Blood, and it features Shafiq and Taz of Sa-Ra fame.

And their first track? Why, it’s a tribute to Barack Obama just in time for “Super Tuesday.” Check it …

FMB, “Obama”

And a Daedelus video featuring one hell of a Nirvana drop after the jump …

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AXL ROSE: Pre-cornrows

As Pitchfork recently reported, Jason Forrest has Panther Tracks—his first Donna Summer disc in years—due out on March 24 through his Cock Rock Disco label. What they didn’t mention was the following Guns ‘n’ Roses remix, recently unleashed on Forrest’s Birthday Party Berlin site.

Check it: Donna Summer, “Sweet Assed Child O Mine”