June 20th, 2006 2:35pm
I'm Not Even Gonna Tell You TwiceBugz In The Attic...
I'm Not Even Gonna Tell You Twice
Bugz In The Attic "Move Aside" - Maybe I'm misinterpreting the influence, but this certainly sounds as though they were going for a Rich Harrison sort of thing with the drum samples. It's not nearly as bombastic and overflowing with lust as "Crazy In Love" or "1 Thing" (or DJ Premier's Harrison-clone "Ain't No Other Man" with Christina Aguilera), but that's mainly due to the group's European influences pulling the track in a tighter, more controlled direction. But close enough is good enough for me, and there's a charm to this sort of simmering dynamic tension coming up against that kind of drum break. (Click here to pre-order it from Amazon UK.)
Edu K "Bundalele Baile Jean" - Pretty much exactly what it says on the tin: Edu K does his chanty-rappy thing (which is nearly identical on every track of his that I've heard, but I love it every time) over a Baile funk version of Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean." I am consistently amazed by the mallaebility and shelf life of "Billie Jean," a song that ought to be boring to everyone but the very young at this point, but it never stops proving itself to be compelling in all its permutations. (Click here to buy it from Man Recordings.)
Bugz In The Attic "Move Aside" - Maybe I'm misinterpreting the influence, but this certainly sounds as though they were going for a Rich Harrison sort of thing with the drum samples. It's not nearly as bombastic and overflowing with lust as "Crazy In Love" or "1 Thing" (or DJ Premier's Harrison-clone "Ain't No Other Man" with Christina Aguilera), but that's mainly due to the group's European influences pulling the track in a tighter, more controlled direction. But close enough is good enough for me, and there's a charm to this sort of simmering dynamic tension coming up against that kind of drum break. (Click here to pre-order it from Amazon UK.)
Edu K "Bundalele Baile Jean" - Pretty much exactly what it says on the tin: Edu K does his chanty-rappy thing (which is nearly identical on every track of his that I've heard, but I love it every time) over a Baile funk version of Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean." I am consistently amazed by the mallaebility and shelf life of "Billie Jean," a song that ought to be boring to everyone but the very young at this point, but it never stops proving itself to be compelling in all its permutations. (Click here to buy it from Man Recordings.)
6/20/06 4:07 pm
Will you please turn your RSS feeds back to full text instead of “brief excerpt”, it’s so freaking annoying.
6/20/06 5:56 pm
I’m sorry, that is done automatically as far as I know. I never did anything to it. Sometimes it does the excerpt, and sometimes it does not. If you have a better option for the syndication of this RSS feed aside from the automatic one that Blogger provides me, please let me know.
6/20/06 6:54 pm
Edu K really is a one-trick pony; but godDAMN, that is one amusing trick!
6/21/06 11:09 pm
you’ve outdone yourself with that bugz track. jeesh, where do you FIND this stuff? Instant addiction.
6/21/06 11:21 pm
Edu K is kinda like Avenue D to me. Works great in small doses.