DJ Shadow has been known to offer up the occasional remix competition and this year's was for his song "Scale It Back" featuring Little Dragon. Shadow uploaded the vocal, piano, drum and background tracks to Soundcloud and encouraged people to do what they would with them. An impressive 406 folks remixed the song and Shadow chose his top 6 (there was a tie for first), none of which I like very much. I was recently listening to KCRW and happened to hear a lovely version of the remix done by KCRW DJ Jeremy Sole. It's a pretty bare version which relies mostly on the piano track and pares down the drums. There's a beautiful Daniel Lanois-esque guitar that adds some delicate flourish and blends gorgeously with the cascading vocal. Sometimes simple is best.
Here's DJ Shadow's original version:
Saturday, September 01, 2012
Friday, August 17, 2012
Shannon - "Let The Music Play"
Freestyle Friday! Shannon's "Let The Music Play" is one of my favorite dance jams of all time. If this song comes on at a wedding, bar mitzvah, baby shower, club, grocery store, whatever I am hitting the dancefloor (or any available floor space) and hard. Released in 1984, this song is pure 80s dance gold. Damn straight this album this album was nominated for a Grammy!
Friday, August 10, 2012
Friday, August 03, 2012
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Eric Burdon & War - "Paint It Black" (Live, 1970)
How often can you really say, "that flutist is a bad motherfucker"?
Friday, July 20, 2012
Monday, June 25, 2012
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Bruce Springsteen - "My Hometown" / Sharon Van Etten - "One Day"
Had a dream early this morning that included the spontaneous humming of both of these songs with a stranger or room of strangers. Cheesy but lovely.
Friday, June 15, 2012
Nick Waterhouse - "Some Place"
Excellent cinematography and editing in this new showing from Nick Waterhouse.
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
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