If you’ve already rummaged through today’s Free Weekend post (quite a wise move, really), then at this very moment you may be moving to the new remix EP from RAC (another excellent choice).

RAC is shorthand for Remix Artist Collective, which counts three talented men among its members: André Allen Anjos (Portland by way of Portugal), Andrew Maury (New York City), and Karl Kling (Portland). Anjos, originally from Portugal, formed RAC four years ago:

“One of the main reasons I started RAC was out of frustration with the current remix scene. I was just plain bored with the lack of variety at the time. Things have definitely come along just in the past year or so with more and more bands remixing each others songs. I strive to create remixes for music lovers who want to hear the song re-invented, not just re-interpreted and chopped up. I hope people experience the original songs in a different way that not only complements the original, but takes them somewhere else.”

RAC has since reinterpreted tracks by The Shins, Bloc Party, Tegan and Sara, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and Kings Of Leon. Reviewing that resume, remixing indie rock for the dancefloor would seem to be RAC’s joie de vivre. Some of RAC’s early remixes were compiled for 2008’s Vol. 1, an Anjos-only affair that featured Bloc Party, Au Revoir Simone, Ra Ra Riot, and Chromeo, among others. RAC Vol. 1.5, a stopgap EP, arrived in December 2009, comprised of four tracks from U2, The Gossip, Honeythieves, and Hockey.

After sharing single track downloads with various music blogs throughout last week, RAC posted Vol. 2 in full yesterday. The 9-track release sports remixes of songs by Delorean, Surfer Blood, Phantogram, Phoenix, and more:

Catch up with free downloads of Vol. 1 and Vol. 1.5, and find more free mixes via the RAC blog.