We’re New Here

Gil Scott-Heron

Jamie XX’s remix album “We’re New Here” of Gil Scott-Heron is stunning. I was admittedly sceptical, having been subjected to loads of horrendous spoken word and beats albums back in the 90s. Gil Scott-Heron, in addition to being considered the “godfather of rap” for his spoken word “The Revolution will not be Televised,” is also an insane crack fiend, blow torch by the sofa kind of fiend. In a brilliant article in the New Yorker he comes across as a musically gifted Bubbles.

The word you are going to hear alot of in reviews is soul. And that it does. Remixed by XX beat maker, producer, and dubstep DJ Jamie Smith and produced by XL’s Richard Russell it reminds me at times of early Massive Attack filtered through the XX. Which is pure ear drool for the likes of me. At other moments the tracks are anchored by some vintage sparse dubstep, not unlike James Blake’s new album of aural pleasure (the two albums compliment each other real swell). Buy it.

New York is Killing Me – Gil Scott-Heron & Jamie XX

Filmic video for “I’ll take care of U” here.

 

 

in return for her favour

a couple long players back to back to get the weekend rollin

shine – peter kruder
groove a ‘k’ ordingly – karizma
gold bricks, i see you – mosca
jackmans rec – sully

in return for her favour

midweek music

the last two weeks I have been bouncing back and forth between downtown city life and rural footshills life.  one night finds me dodging vehicles, stop lights and late night partyers on my bicycle, the next finds me bombing down lease roads avoiding gravel and oil trucks in the north.  following are a bunch of songs that sound good whether gazing up at tower construction or searching in the dark for power plant signs.  all the following have been on repeat in the truck, hope you find them satisfying! first is one from a guy panda slap introduced me too – faulty dl.  this guy rules! next are a couple of tracks that are all over the blogs that are great listens (joy orbinson and an xx remix of florence and the machine).  lastly is a moderat remix done by untold (basically my favorite guy at the moment!) how can you go wrong – modeselektor with apparat remixed by untold.  wow.

01 Human Meadow

01 Hyph Mngo

YouveGottheLoveThexxRemix

Seamonkey_Untold_Remix

alias collision

todd osborn = osborne = soundmurderer

Osborne – Ruling  (beautiful micro house)

Soundmurderer – Badman (ak47 furious jungle)

 

 

tadd mullinix = dabrye  = sk1

Tadd Mullinix – The Letter  (ambient blips)

dabrye – Gimme Lowlands  (go west young man)

dabrye – hyped up plus tax   (static metronome)

 

Soundmurderer & SK-1 – Call Da Police

 

 

 

 

BONUs

(ckxu shesaid favourite)

cLOUDDEAD – Pop Song

at the confluence

Craters – Like You Used To Know

Canyons – Big City Lights

Daedelus – Soulfulof Child

Untold – Dante

Breakage – Clarendon

 

late afternoon

(Craig Stephens, 2008)

Fat Freddy’s Drop – Ernie

atertak

i had some good feedback on this little mix so i thought i would put it up.  flylo, hudmo, dilla’ style beats here….  it starts out raw but then gets smooth smooth smooth.  atertak means bear cub.  

the atertak mix

The Beauty of Good House, the remix, and Technology

One of my favorite house mixes is one Dixon did for futureboogie back in 2006. Ever since then I have been looking of the 3 track on the mix. It always blew my mind, but I could never find it since the mix didn’t have a playlist. But today after three long years using the power of the shazam application for my iphone of found the name of this jem.  The name of the track is ” Have You seen The Moon in Dallas” by Ost & Kjex. Below I have posted the original and the genius remix by Maurice Fulton. enjoy…

01-ost-kjex-have-you-seen-the-moon-in-dallas

02-ost-kjex-have-you-seen-the-moon-in-dallas-maurice-fulton-remix

selections

i’m back from boreal wilderness so now present to you a selection.  music that so easily invites  itself to landscape projections, in drive by or fly by, consumed in headphones, glances from windows.  these are tunes of the stunted forest, tunes i love and share with you tonight.

onra – my comet

untold – walk through walls (LV remix)

untold – walk through walls

untold – yukon

FULGEANCE – i luv u

Claro Intelecto – hunt you down

le.tanque radio 3

letanque-radio-3

le.tanque radio 3
camstyles
1:00.54

camstyles (turbo 33rpm mashup) – bassfinder vs. proxy
mike slott (flunky)
lukid (time doing so mean)
hudson mohawke (ooops)
camstyles (rredggold) – flexisonic remix
fool (drama) rustie remix
elewedu of agewe (thank you, god)
a r rahman (ringa ringa)
taz buckfaster (murda skank)
TC  (where’s my money) flexisonic bhangra remix
kode 9 (bad)
joker & rustie (play doe)
taz buckfaster (quack)
moves!! (all skate)
mustard pimp (gold)
matthew dear (hammers)
duke dumont (lean & bounce)
proxy (shit your rack)
gooseflesh (blow up)
LMFAO (i’m in miami bitch – scottie b remix)
trus’me (good god)
luckism (shoot dem’ soundboi – mikix the cat remix)
camstyles (dinos intro)