Enjoy.
Friday, February 11th, 2011
A couple really good tracks this week. Most notably a new Donnis track and a “leak” from Chiddy Bang/Xaphoon Jones. Enjoy!
Donnis – Blackberry Molasses [mp3]
Thursday, January 27th, 2011
Colin Munroe is a pretty talented guy – he’s toured with Wale, sung hooks for Donnis, been featured with Drake, and worked with plenty others. He’s known for using a pretty unique vocal pitching technique, something I hadn’t heard much of in other tracks until Skrillex’s latest release. As far as I know he’s using Melodyne and editing formants. I’ve seen him live, and he’s a lot of fun – plays the drums and keys at the same time as he sings, which is no small feat.
But anyway, back to the point. “The Only Exception” is a revox (like a remix, but not – you’ll see what I mean) by Colin Munroe and it’s the most beautiful thing I’ve heard all week. He takes a Paramore track, strips it of nearly everything but the vocal, and sings around it. Vaguely haunting and totally awesome.
Colin Munroe – The Only Exception (Paramore Revox)
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Saturday, January 8th, 2011
“I say yes, I say why not. You say no, you’re so cold.”
This song is one of those late-night-commute songs. Riding a bus? Taking the subway? Driving through the city with the night sky overhead? File this alongside “Moving To New York” by The Wombats and John Mayer’s “Why Georgia.”
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Wednesday, December 1st, 2010
Dark, rhythmic, and wonderfully chopped vocals.
Addison Groove – Footcrab [mp3]
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Thursday, November 18th, 2010
Monday, November 15th, 2010
So he’s got a new album. I don’t care. I’m still bumping this “Dat Tree” remix by The Twinsmatic.
I don’t really know who they are, but I do know they’ve got some solid production chops.
KiD CuDi – That Tree (The Twinsmatic remix) [mp3]
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Thursday, November 11th, 2010
One of the best new cuts off of the Kanye album is “Devil In A Red Dress.” I don’t think I’ll ever get the chance to play it out, but man it’s got soul to it.
Kanye West – Devil In A New Dress
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Friday, November 5th, 2010
Skrillex, an LA producer, makes some nice sounds. His production could not be more smooth. Here is his Wikipedia, here is his MySpace.
La Roux – In For The Kill (Skrillex Remix)
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Skrillex – All I Ask Of You (with Penny) (Original Mix)
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Thursday, November 4th, 2010
Sunday, October 10th, 2010
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Ah, disco. At some point I became obsessed, probably shortly after hearing the Artful Dodger remix of “U Got Me,” or maybe after VDRK’s mixtape with the Agent Stereo track “Keep On Groovin’”. Either way, it’s my lifeblood, especially when I’m opening for other DJs.
Ever notice how sometimes you’ll walk into a club at like 10pm and some dude is playing the heaviest bassiest music you’ve ever heard? And you go “Whoa, bartender – make it a quadruple”? Yeah. That’s the thing about disco – it’s hard to be mad at disco when you walk into a club – it’s upbeat, feel-good, and doesn’t feel like it’s too early (unless you’re playing the newest Duck Sauce single, but why the hell would you do that at 10pm?).
I guess my real problem is opening DJs who don’t know how to open. It’s one of those things I picked up on pretty early – a night needs to be paced out: start slow/soulful/easy, and as the drunk level increases the songs can get raunchier and bassier. The exception for that rule will always be Akinyele’s “Put It In Your Mouth,” which is perfectly acceptable to play at any time of the night. How could you be mad at those guitar samples?
Being a good opening DJ requires restraint – you have to dig for tracks that get people primed for whoever is headlining, but you can’t play the songs you know everyone will die for. Why? Because the headliner gets to play the popular songs, not you. It’s just the way these things work.
Think of a night out as a story – no one wants Snape to kill Dumbledore on page 30. Hope I didn’t just ruin that for you.
Hot Toddy – Down To Love [mp3]
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Inner Life – I’m Caught Up (In A One Night Love Affair) [mp3]
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