New Zealand Drum and Bass duo State of Mind are responsible for the song "Sun King", which is one of the staple foods of the DnB circuit.
And it starts with this
Which is apparently a a Bulgarian folk song performed by the Pazardjik Folk Ensemble
GOD it is FASCINATING to see how they build these goddamn things
Also it is fascinating to slowly let your brain turn into a slurry by listening to this.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Handsome Boy Modeling School feat. Casual
Casual, from the Hieroglyphics coalition meets Handsome Boy Modeling School, from Being Rad As Hell.
(I think A. he's silly and B. that beat is straight butter)
(I think A. he's silly and B. that beat is straight butter)
Beef Wellington feat. Swamburger
This is out there, and by that I mean obscure, and by that I mean through the roof level underground.
I don't know if it's good or not yet, but I can't stop listening to it.
Reminds me of Digable Planets words over Neosonic Production-esque beats.
The weird thing is I have absolutely no comprehension of what he's saying, not because it's hard to hear but because the words are arranged underneath the beat as just another element of the song.
They aren't sentences, it's just words. Maybe it's a palindrome, who cares, just let it wash over you.
I don't know if it's good or not yet, but I can't stop listening to it.
Reminds me of Digable Planets words over Neosonic Production-esque beats.
The weird thing is I have absolutely no comprehension of what he's saying, not because it's hard to hear but because the words are arranged underneath the beat as just another element of the song.
They aren't sentences, it's just words. Maybe it's a palindrome, who cares, just let it wash over you.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Daft Punk, Gorillaz?
0:07 - "Joe and Teresa went on for an hour"
Hear it?
3:55 - EH? Eh?
Another musical sleuthing expedition successful.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Zero 7 feat. José González
I LIKE ZERO 7
I LIKE JOSÉ GONZÁLEZ.
I LIKE THIS SONG.
José is Argentinian! From Sweden.
He mostly does covers of other songs redone with just him and his guitar.
I really like this cover. There is an animated music video I guess but that is not the point.
I LIKE JOSÉ GONZÁLEZ.
I LIKE THIS SONG.
José is Argentinian! From Sweden.
He mostly does covers of other songs redone with just him and his guitar.
I really like this cover. There is an animated music video I guess but that is not the point.
Monday, January 18, 2010
Jack White!
I really love Jack White. I think he's a fantastic guitarist (and drummer and pianist god damn) and a great band leader and an innovative yet simple musician. The White Stripes are required reading. It's simple and driving and awesome. The Raconteurs are equally awesome but the cool part is it's in a noticeably different way. His newest group, The Dead Weather, are just as awesome only they're fronted by a great woman singer (I want to spend a grimy week in Wyoming with her, oh my god)and it changes the tone entirely.
Each one of White's bands sounds better when you make them relative to the others.
I'm loathe to offer a single song from each group because Jack White's albums are laid out to be listened to in their entirety.
The White Stripes are him getting started out, him and Meg, young and fun and brilliant and driving and infectious and everyone went "man who the hell is Jack White FACE MELTING SOLOOOOOOO"
These are the infant years.
The Raconteurs are, then, the teenage years.
I say this because if I had had access to Consolers of the Lonely when I was, say, sixteen, I would have been much more prone to rebellion, denim jackets, and trying to play Smoke on the Water on my dads guitar.
He started to work with other commendable musicians. Formed a band, not just a traveling exhibition of his amazing skill. Sometimes he plays drums. Sometimes he plays piano. Sometimes Brendan sings the whole song. You can hear the blues, god damn it.
The Dead Weather, then, is college and I say that because I'm in college now and I'm listening to The Dead Weather.
The Dead Weather sounds tired. Sounds angry
That's a Bob Dylan cover.
If The Raconteurs are the young and eager teens walking to a fight, The Dead Weather is the side that lost, walking home. And the side that won.
It's grimy, it's covered in dust and its lip is bleeding a little and it is still unbearably sexy and right now what it really wants is a cigarette and an icepack in that order please.
Man I want to be Jack White almost as much as I want to be Johnny Depp.
Thank god I didn't have this album in high school.
Each one of White's bands sounds better when you make them relative to the others.
I'm loathe to offer a single song from each group because Jack White's albums are laid out to be listened to in their entirety.
The White Stripes are him getting started out, him and Meg, young and fun and brilliant and driving and infectious and everyone went "man who the hell is Jack White FACE MELTING SOLOOOOOOO"
These are the infant years.
The Raconteurs are, then, the teenage years.
I say this because if I had had access to Consolers of the Lonely when I was, say, sixteen, I would have been much more prone to rebellion, denim jackets, and trying to play Smoke on the Water on my dads guitar.
He started to work with other commendable musicians. Formed a band, not just a traveling exhibition of his amazing skill. Sometimes he plays drums. Sometimes he plays piano. Sometimes Brendan sings the whole song. You can hear the blues, god damn it.
The Dead Weather, then, is college and I say that because I'm in college now and I'm listening to The Dead Weather.
The Dead Weather sounds tired. Sounds angry
That's a Bob Dylan cover.
If The Raconteurs are the young and eager teens walking to a fight, The Dead Weather is the side that lost, walking home. And the side that won.
It's grimy, it's covered in dust and its lip is bleeding a little and it is still unbearably sexy and right now what it really wants is a cigarette and an icepack in that order please.
Man I want to be Jack White almost as much as I want to be Johnny Depp.
Thank god I didn't have this album in high school.
Sunday, January 17, 2010
The Beatles?
Everyone should have to listen to The Beatles as a cultural experience, so they can understand what the past was like.
Even if you don't like their sound, you need to hear it.
Also, because they are such an integral part of personality determination.
Which of the four is your favorite?
(Author's Note: Paul)
Which of the albums is your favorite?
(Authors note: Ah. This is so incredibly tricky.)
Tie. Between Rubber Soul, their 1965 album, and Revolver, their 1966 album. Each one is literally one of the greatest albums in rock history but together they almost fully encompass the essence of what made The Beatles great. This is them in their prime.
Which songs are your favorite?
Oh fuck off. Nobody can answer that. Or rather, anyone who can answer that in less than twenty songs is either unexposed or way too exposed. Keep a level medium.
Here are two.
Even if you don't like their sound, you need to hear it.
Also, because they are such an integral part of personality determination.
Which of the four is your favorite?
(Author's Note: Paul)
Which of the albums is your favorite?
(Authors note: Ah. This is so incredibly tricky.)
Tie. Between Rubber Soul, their 1965 album, and Revolver, their 1966 album. Each one is literally one of the greatest albums in rock history but together they almost fully encompass the essence of what made The Beatles great. This is them in their prime.
Which songs are your favorite?
Oh fuck off. Nobody can answer that. Or rather, anyone who can answer that in less than twenty songs is either unexposed or way too exposed. Keep a level medium.
Here are two.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Metric!
Metric has been my go-to Canadian indie rock band for many a year, but their newest album is pretty fuckin' sweet.
Also now that I have been indoctrinated to Rock Band I believe their entire discography would be fun as hell to play.
NUH NUH NUH NUH NUH ETC
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Lalah Hathaway!
Holy shit.
Look, shut up.
I'm really white, okay. And I listen to black music.
Now listen to this track. This is RnB.
That is specific. Not soul, not funk, not hip hop.
RHYTHM. and BLUES I guess but mainly RHYTHM.
Lalah Hathaway - (Donny Hathaway's daughter!)
Look, shut up.
I'm really white, okay. And I listen to black music.
Now listen to this track. This is RnB.
That is specific. Not soul, not funk, not hip hop.
RHYTHM. and BLUES I guess but mainly RHYTHM.
Lalah Hathaway - (Donny Hathaway's daughter!)
Earth Wind & Fire
Start the new year with.
some.
funk.
But not the grinding smooshy funk of later in the year when you've been disappointed.
The uplifting, soul RnB funk of
Earth Wind & Fire covering The Beatles
some.
funk.
But not the grinding smooshy funk of later in the year when you've been disappointed.
The uplifting, soul RnB funk of
Earth Wind & Fire covering The Beatles
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Black Eyed Peas...?
I laughed off the latest album with that stupid "lets get drunk, mazel tov!" video that everyone kept playing.
Turns out will.i.am took some cues from the electrohouse movement, and then cooked a tasty pastry crust of bootsy collins all over the top.
Put that ham sandwich in your pipe and blow it.
YOU SEE THESE SHOOOOOES?
Turns out will.i.am took some cues from the electrohouse movement, and then cooked a tasty pastry crust of bootsy collins all over the top.
Put that ham sandwich in your pipe and blow it.
YOU SEE THESE SHOOOOOES?
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