magnificently unprepared/for the long littleness of life.
Thursday, April 06, 2006
all about the beat, baby
yeah, so i like music. a bit of funk, a bit of soul; a nice playlist for lazy days-- enjoy.
most stuff can be found with judicious limewireing. failing that, a google will do the trick. or you could just msn me for them-- i'd be happy to share. enjoy.
1. concrete jungle-- mig
a french-tunisian singer does a bob marley cover over snaking oboes, pretty harmonies, and subtle production.
2. radio city ft bajka-- the hop
good beats for triphop. bajka has a beautiful voice.
3. bluebird-- one self (get it)
fuzzy attitude neo-soulster vocals run through a blender over a busy, crazy, exhilarating mix of mad beats. enjoy.
4. nightmares on wax-- 70s 80s
from one of their best albums: mind elevation. one pretty reggae lick and happy lyrics.
6. koleko-- the sun standing before me
call it stoner music: drugged-up rapping about not giving a shit, over a note that swells in and out of existence, a fuzzy amen breakbeat, sirens and weird whalesong samples. whatever it is, is good. eh.
7. itsoweezee-- radioheadremixes, ft de la soul-- (pz i will remix)
de la soul does not disappoint. laid-back, intelligent rap at its finest. its a radiohead remix! what more can you ask for? love lovelove. love/
8. is you is or is you ain't my baby?-- dinah washington remixed by rae&christian
groovy! verve is famous for putting out fantastic cuts of soul and blues classics. this one is no exception.
9. sunshowers-- mia (link to music video: worth watching)
classic diplo production: relentless melody with fresh, crazy, wonderful lyrics so kooky you don't get it-- till you realise mia's father was the ex-head of the tamil tigers.
"beat heart beat
he's made it to the Newsweek
sweetheart seen it
'ee's doing it for the peeps. peace.
the sunshowers that fall on my troubles
are over you my baby
and some showers i'll be aiming at you
cos I'm watching you my baby"
10. spank rock-- backyard betty
ehh. unapologetic crunkrock with amazing remixing of one fantastic mad sinewave stutter. check out "put that pu**y on me"-- a rude but good mix.
+ fictions&fires
8:28 PM
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plangere, latin: to strike, or to lament.
in the depth of winter i finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer.
--albert camus
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to be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best night and day to make you like everybody else means to fight the hardest battle any human being can fight and never stop fighting.
-- ee cummings
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