Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Pretty Lights - Hot Like Sauce
My favorite Pretty Lights track. Glitch (Hop) is creepin into your ear from all angles.
The Glitch Mob & La Roux - In For The Kill (The Glitch Mob Mashup)
This mashup of Glitch Mob's "Bad Wings" and La Roux's "In For The Kill" sounds like it was meant to go together. They make a nice sounding team.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Geeneus & Zinc - Emotions (Feat. Nikki Benoit)
Brilliant tune by Geeneus & Zinc. Nice mixture of the UK Funky beat with the muted trumpets, subtle beat variations and silky smooth vocals from Nikki Benoit.
Mr. Scruff - Get A Move On (Doorly Remix) [HQ]
The classic dance floor hit "Get A Move On" by Mr. Scruff gets a sped up/bassed up facelift by Doorly.
Shock Osugi feat Jasmine Joplin - Deeper (Bleepolar Remix)
I know nothing of Shock Osugi but I found this remix by looking up Bleepolar on youtube. I was surprised to find Bleepolar (who I am familiar with hearing produce cumbia based music/remixes) doing a remix of this more techno sounding track called "Deeper" (I also found another remix of Deeper by Phillip O which is solid too). Neither remix is quite UK Funky fresh but they do both have sort of a UK sound to them so I thought I would post to continue the theme of UK Funky I was posting a few weeks ago.
Monday, May 9, 2011
Crackle Wizard - Flanger Mouth
I had to post this minimal flanger-fest by Crackle Wizard. Ambient, minimal soundscape with a hint of d&b.
Amon Tobin - Deo
I was just playing this Amon Tobin track the other day and a friend of mine asked who it was and commented that it sounded like DJ Shadow. I can see why she would think that but it had never occurred to me before. I imagine the majority of people who like DJ Shadow have never heard of Amon Tobin and that is a real shame. Though I do like DJ Shadow, my ears tend to like Amon Tobin more than DJ Shadow and I think that might be the case for many if they only had the chance to hear him. My disclaimer here is that it is commonly said that Amon Tobin's tracks often take multiple listens to burrow deep into your brains pleasure zone. I agree with that, there is a certain patience required of the listener that is not there with DJ Shadow. His music, in particular, has grown on me at a different pace than almost all other artists but the appreciation level is right there with any other artist I enjoy. It is interesting how there are different paths of musical appreciation to your brains pleasure zone. For many, these alternative paths have been long neglected, are now overgrown with weeds and guarded by ugly, popular culture looking trolls.
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