<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Shazamers&#039; Blog &#187; the xx</title> <atom:link href="http://www.shazamers.com/tag/the-xx/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.shazamers.com</link> <description></description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:24:32 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2</generator> <item><title>The xx &#8211; VCR (Four Tet Remix)</title><link>http://www.shazamers.com/2010/10/15/the-xx-vcr-four-tet-remix/</link> <comments>http://www.shazamers.com/2010/10/15/the-xx-vcr-four-tet-remix/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 09:11:18 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jon Davies</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Tag Of The Day]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Four Tet]]></category> <category><![CDATA[the xx]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shazamers.com/?p=7521</guid> <description><![CDATA[It seems that the Mercury Prize winning debut album from The xx is still not losing its appeal to listeners and fellow artists. This sprawling nine minute rework of ‘VCR’ from Four Tet shows that there is still plenty of unearthed potential from the trio’s small output. 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