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Archive for March, 2004

3/3/04

Leaving Me With Thoughts That Weren’t Even Mine

Ghostface Killah “Run (Pistol Pete Remix)” – This is a Fluxblog exclusive! This excellent Ghostface remix comes courtesy of Pistol Pete, the man responsible for the remix of Missy Elliott’s “Pass The Dutch” which was posted here a few months ago. Pete is a freelance producer/remixer, and if you’re interested in contacting him for a potential collaboration, please email him at petervaleri @ hotmail.com

Dani Siciliano “Walk The Line” – I think this could pass for a Missy/Timbaland production, don’t you? If someone had told me that this was a new Tweet song or something like that, I probably would’ve fallen for it. This is actually the work of frequent Matthew Herbert collaborator Dani Siciliano, and is taken from her debut album, Likes. There’s some great robotic stop/start stuff going on here, and a chanted chorus which was stuck in my head when I woke up this morning, a la Waking Ear. As with a lot of what I’ve been posting lately, it just drives me nuts that this probably has no shot at the mainstream, in spite of fitting in quite well with the weirder stuff that does end up on MTV.

Also: Say hello to another new MP3 blog: Soul Sides – The Log just started up, and is already offering some strong hip hop and jazz selections.

3/2/04

We Must Not Question The Good Lord

Celestial Choir “Stand On The Word (Larry Levan mix)” – This is usually referred to as the “unreleased” Larry Levan mix, but that’s a misnomer now that it’s been recently issued as a 12″ single. The song is a perfect blend of live disco beats and strident gospel vocals, and it is easily one of the finest pieces of music I’ve ever posted here. I’m absolutely floored by this song, and honestly, I think you’d have to be crazy not to love it too.

Franz Ferdinand “Take Me Out (Morgan Geist Reversion)” – Perhaps a law should be passed to make it so that Franz Ferdinand never again releases a record without having it reworked by Morgan Geist. The original version of “Take Me Out” is fine enough, but a bit too timid about embracing its inner disco queen. Geist’s version could still stand to be a bit dancier, but it’s at least a more even hybrid of disco and rock, rather than being mostly rock with a bit of disco on the mother’s side.

Also: Esselle is now posting daily mp3s, in addition to its regular blog content. He’s just started doing this, so there’s only a couple songs, but they’re nice ones from Camera Obscura and MF Doom.

3/1/04

She’s Smoother Than A Pebble

Bronze Age Fox “Baby, We Must Be Over” – This is an odd one. There’s some obvious Prince worship going on here, but it’s mixed up in some weird blend of IDM sounds and early Smashing Pumpkins style. I’m not sure whether this is a) how I wish Prince sounded now or b) how Adore would’ve turned out if Billy Corgan was more into r+b than goth.

Starting today, you can see a gallery of selected photographs that I created during my college career at Parsons School Of Design on the Queer Granny site. Each image is accompanied by some commentary which can be made visable by clicking on the “notes” option on each page of the gallery. This site has been a long time coming – I really should have done this a year or two ago! I have to send a huge THANK YOU to Pauline and Richard, who put it all together for me. They did a nice job, and I’m very grateful.

Please feel free to comment on the photos! It’s mostly older work, but I’m still interested in getting fresh feedback, because it’s been a while since I’ve had any.


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