Motown Remixed

OutwithMe

Motown is back, but it was never gone. There are a couple of these remix albums around. Some of the tracks, like this remix of ABC, are gems. Others fall into more of the easy listening category. Either way. Its worth a listen and that is why you're hearing about it.



Jackson 5 - ABC [Salaam Remi Crunk-a-Delic Party Mix] (mp3)

New Twelves Singles

Brazil's Twelves have released two singles in the last while and I've finally decided to post about them. Works for Me especially strikes me as a particularly affable stroke of genius. Thanks to Twelves taking the collective conscious down a notch and writing a love song for the rest of us.

When you make out with the girls at the door, I think it works for me. When you pass out on the bathroom floor, i think it works for me

I read a Chuck Klosterman essay one time that insisted that Coldplay is wholly responsible for unrealistically raising women's collective expectations of relationships. In that spirit, I think Chuck would appreciate this song.


Twelves - Works for Me (mp3)


Twelves - When You Talk (mp3)

Better Late then Never

Justice - Planisphere [Part 1] (mp3)


Justice - Planisphere [Part 2] (mp3)


Justice - Planisphere [Part 3] (mp3)


Justice - Planisphere [Final] (mp3)

Bluegrass Covers: The Strokes edition

Should contemporary bluegrass counterculture become a new category on this website? Let me know. Here's some Strokes covers by a bluegrass band called Sidekicks featured on a comp cd of bluegrass covers to help you make your mind up.

Sidekicks - 12:51 [The Strokes Cover] (zshare)


Sidekicks - Someday [The Strokes Cover] (zshare)

Klaxons Cover Blackstreet

This Blackstreet cover by The Klaxons has been circulating around the usual suspects - shout out missing toof - and I can't get enough of it. First Greg Gillis mixes blackstreet over the flashing lights instrumentals and now this!


The Klaxons - No Diggity [Blackstreet Cover] (zshare)

The Wackness Purple Mixtape

The Wackness is a movie about a kid named Luke Shapiro living in New York city during the 90's. The soundtrack - and in my opinion the movie - is great. Apparently everyone in the audience for the Los Angeles premier was given a purple mix tape. Fortunately, its up for download!

Here's the track list:

THE A SIDE
1. The Notorious B.I.G. "Party And Bullshit"
2. Boogie Down Productions "Duck Down"
3. Brand Nubian "Punks Jump Up To Get Beat Down"
4. GZA & Method Man "Shadowboxin’"
5. Gangstarr "Take It Personal"
6. Diamond D "Fuck What U Heard"
7. Intro "Love Thang"
8. Mobb Deep "Give Up The Goods"
9. Redman "Can’t Wait"
10. Faith Evans "You Used Love Me (Remix)
11. UMCs "One To Grow On"
12. Eric B. & Rakim "Know The Ledge"
13. Ultramagnetic MCs "Raise It Up"
14. Keith Murray "The Most Beautifulest Thing In This World"
15. Mary J. Blige & Smif-N-Wessun "I Love You (Remix)"
16. Group Home "Suspended In Time (Remix)"

THE B SIDE
1. Onyx "Throw Your Gunz In The Air"
2. Black Moon "I Gotcha Open (Remix)"
3. Ol Dirty Bastard "Brooklyn Zoo (Remix)"
4. EPMD "Headbanger"
5. Das EFX "They Want EFX (Remix"
6. Nas "Represent"
7. Total & Keith Murray "Can’t You See (Remix)"
8. Main Source "Fakin’ The Funk"
9. Fu Schnickens "La Schmoove"
10. Nice & Smooth "Old To The New"
11. Wu-Tang Clan "Wu-Tang Clan Ain’t Nothin’ To F’ Wit"
12. Chef Raekwon "Glaciers Of Ice"
13. A Tribe Called Quest "Electric Relaxation"
14. Method Man "Bring The Pain (Remix)"
15. Pete Rock & CL Smooth "Good Life"
16. Jeru The Damaja "D. Original"
17. Lords Of The Underground "Chief Rocka (Remix)"
18. Jodecei & Raekwon and Ghostface Killah "Freekin’ U (Remix)"
19. Run DMC, Pete Rock & CL Smooth "Down With The King

If that isn't 90's Hip Hop, I don't know what is.


A Tribe Called Quest - Electric Relaxation (zshare)


Group Home - Suspended in Time [Remix] (zshare)


Keith Murray - The Most Beautifullest Thing in the World (zshare)

Of Montreal Release: Skeletal Lamping

Athens based Of Montreal is allegedly named after our city because of a Montreal girl the singer used to be in love with. What can be learned from this? Things we already knew, Montreal has all the cute alt girls.

They're new album Skeletal Lamping is chock-full of the requisite quirk and grandeur the band is known for and die hard fans won't be disappointed. That being said, if you didn't like Of Montreal before, you still won't like them. They're on tour in support of the new album and will be here on October 29th at Metropolis. I caught them last time they were in the city and was thoroughly impressed. I've never seen so many over the top costumes and props in any bands live show before. A spectacle to say the least.

The first stand out track, for me was St.Exquisite's Confessions; the first line really jumped out at me.

I'm so sick of sucking the dick of this, cruel cruel city

Of Montreal - St.Exquisite's Confessions
Of Montreal - ID Engager