A Taste Of A Poison Paradise

Daniel Merriweather featuring Saigon “City Rules” / Mark Ronson “Toxic” (excerpt from Mark Ronson and Nick Catchdubs’ Radio Radio) – Mark Ronson and Nick Catchdubs new mix disc is intended to represent the aesthetic of Ronson’s East Village Radio show, and it most certainly is a success in capturing a specific breezy blend of hipster pop, hip hop, and modern soul that gels into something so slick, streamlined, and clean that it seems untouched by the earth. Ronson’s cover of Britney Spears’ “Toxic” picks up where his version of Radiohead’s “Just” leaves off, transforming the song into high-end drag cabaret, with its horns, beats, and Ol Dirty Bastard samples sounding like the audio equivalent of bright red lipstick on a dude decked out in Britney’s wardrobe. (Click here to buy it from Catchdubs.)

Elsewhere: My review of Larry Clark’s Wassup Rockers is up on The Movie Binge.