What is this, vahid
um, it's a white label put out on arcola, warp's little sister dance label. it basically chops up the hook over a very dubby house beat. there's not much more to it than a sped-up prince squealing "UPTOWN!!! where i want to be-be-be-be-be..." over a cut-up guitar bit (it comes in at 4 minutes on the original track) and an echoey 4/4 kick. it's not a radical glitch deconstruction or anything, it's just a very very classy re-edit. pretty much strips the original to the core while keeping it lush. i love love love it. if you search slsk for "prince" or "uptown" with "arcola" you'll find it no problem.
― vahid (vahid), Tuesday, 15 June 2004 02:32 (twenty years ago) link
― juiceboxxx (juiceboxxx), Tuesday, 15 June 2004 02:48 (twenty years ago) link
― Michael B, Tuesday, 15 June 2004 06:40 (twenty years ago) link
― Michael B, Tuesday, 15 June 2004 06:46 (twenty years ago) link
They should've called it "Camille - 'Uptown' (Brothomstates remix)".
― Crickets Dance On Tequila Booty (Barima), Tuesday, 15 June 2004 12:48 (twenty years ago) link
― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 15 June 2004 12:59 (twenty years ago) link
― The Lex (The Lex), Tuesday, 15 June 2004 13:17 (twenty years ago) link
Bubbling Under: girls aloud - the show / esther phillips - disposable society
― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Tuesday, 15 June 2004 13:39 (twenty years ago) link
Aarktica, Aura LeeMmmm, atmosphere-y.
Guided by Voices, A Second Spurt of GrowthOne of the best on the new, and supposedly final, LP.
Puffy AmiYumi, Planet TokyoPower-pop-tastic.
Hayden, Home by SaturdayLovely.
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Babe, I'm On FireGloriously indulgent.
Mclusky, Falco Vs. the Young CanoeistWE'RE GONNA ROCK ROCK ROCK, ROCK WITH THE ROCK
Killers, Mr. BrightsideJust so damn infectious.
Morrissey, The World Is Full of Crashing BoresSelf-explanatory.
Les Savy Fav, Hold On To Your GenreThe most danceable rock song of the year.
Nightwish, "Wish I Had an Angel"Amy Lee just wishes her band could be this gloriously fun and over the top. But she doesn't have the guts.
― Simon H., Tuesday, 15 June 2004 14:04 (twenty years ago) link
10 is good...
― peter smith (plsmith), Tuesday, 15 June 2004 14:13 (twenty years ago) link
1) PJ Harvey - "Life and Death of Mr. Badmouth"2) Carina Round - "Shoot"3) Pedro the Lion - "Bands With Managers"4) Year of the Rabbit - "Rabbit Hole"5) Sonic Youth - "Paper Cup Exit"6) 12 Rods - "The Time is Right (to be Wrong)"7) Failure - "Saturday Saviour"8) Goldfrapp - "Human"9) Phantom Planet - "Big Brat"10) Beauty Pill - "Goodnight For Real"11) Liz Phair - "Bouncer's Conversation"
― David R. (popshots75`), Tuesday, 15 June 2004 14:34 (twenty years ago) link
I kant be arsed to type'em out.
― jesus nathalie (nathalie), Tuesday, 15 June 2004 14:37 (twenty years ago) link
(BTW, 'Don't Know Much' is stunningly beautiful, I am corny)
Mandy Moore - 'I Wanna Be With You' (so is this, I am very corny)Miss Kittin - 'Professional Distortion' (this is the shit! Video also bumps)The Raveonnettes - 'That Great Love Sound' (quelle surprise, they can win me over)Britney Spears - 'Shadow' (Beautiful Corniness pt 3)Prince - 'Let's Go Crazy'Madonna - 'Dress You Up'Anita Ward - 'Ring My Bell'Pebbles - 'Girlfriend' (a stunning foursome from an 80s black/dance pop segment on radio)Cornelius - 'Clash'Kelis - 'Trick Me'Water Melon - 'Electronic Acupuncture'
― Crickets Dance On Tequila Booty (Barima), Tuesday, 15 June 2004 19:51 (twenty years ago) link
― Iggy Bliss, Wednesday, 16 June 2004 12:33 (twenty years ago) link
― Jeff W (zebedee), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 17:33 (twenty years ago) link
― m. (mitchlnw), Sunday, 27 June 2004 20:26 (twenty years ago) link
― prima fassy (mwah), Sunday, 27 June 2004 22:32 (twenty years ago) link
skeleton - min' out!!! (he's d-ee's dad you know)
― prima fassy (mwah), Sunday, 27 June 2004 22:48 (twenty years ago) link
― gem (trisk), Monday, 28 June 2004 00:13 (twenty years ago) link
― lou (lou), Monday, 28 June 2004 03:17 (twenty years ago) link
― The Velvet Overlord (The Velvet Overlord), Monday, 28 June 2004 03:24 (twenty years ago) link
― bojan (bojanm), Monday, 28 June 2004 11:59 (twenty years ago) link
― The Lex (The Lex), Monday, 28 June 2004 13:38 (twenty years ago) link
― etc, Monday, 28 June 2004 23:57 (twenty years ago) link
― Michael B, Tuesday, 29 June 2004 07:01 (twenty years ago) link
Summery stomp (the outdoor party):5. The Rip Off Artist - "Little Tiny Eight Inch Jack"6. Lifter Puller - "Lake street is for lovers"7. Kohncke/Freiland - "Hot Love"8. Nio - "No strings" (Danny Weed and Target remix)
Drunken lurch (the wind-down):9. Predator - "Mad Sick"10.Lethal B - "Forward Riddim"
Self-pitying stew (the day after):11.Jeff Buckley - "Hallelujah"
― Jacob (Jacob), Tuesday, 29 June 2004 07:14 (twenty years ago) link
― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Tuesday, 29 June 2004 08:39 (twenty years ago) link
― m. (mitchlnw), Friday, 30 July 2004 18:51 (twenty years ago) link
― my name is limitless, Friday, 30 July 2004 19:05 (twenty years ago) link
― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Friday, 30 July 2004 19:19 (twenty years ago) link
― m. (mitchlnw), Friday, 30 July 2004 19:24 (twenty years ago) link
SEXTAL
― latebloomer (latebloomer), Saturday, 31 July 2004 09:26 (twenty years ago) link
― cºzen (Cozen), Saturday, 31 July 2004 14:34 (twenty years ago) link
― eddie hurt (ddduncan), Saturday, 31 July 2004 14:43 (twenty years ago) link
― peepee (peepee), Saturday, 31 July 2004 14:57 (twenty years ago) link
Not eleven, I know. Guess I got a bit carried away towards the end.
― Emelie, Saturday, 31 July 2004 23:29 (twenty years ago) link
― Talent Explosion (Talent Explosion), Sunday, 1 August 2004 00:40 (twenty years ago) link
Nina Simone, "Save Me" - When I first heard this I thought she was a dude, and then she seemed somehwere in between a dude and a lady and then -- being as it's quite funky -- I thought she was some sort of alien and this was what they danceed to on other planets. It would make sense, wouldn't it
Belle & Sebastian, "Chalet Lines" - My brother's girlfriend and I have been tring to convince him of B&S's worth for almost a year now, and today he finally conceded quietly that he "actually really likes them." He's obsessed with Leonard Cohen, so I put on Fold Your Hands... and told him, "Dude, this is like their darkest album." Haha. I still don't have the new single :(
Maurice McIntyre, "Ensemble Love: Life Force" - As an atheist I don't often relate to the "spiritual" side of free jazz... but it can be really fucking good.
D'Angelo, "One Mo Gin"/Marvin Gaye, "Let's Get It On" - It was like 5am, really trashed, some dudes are packing up everything they own cos the landlord just told them they have to get out a day early. On the floor there is a pile of pillows/blankets (which we're lying on), a stack of CDs and a stereo. The only thing in the pile that appeals to me as the soundtrack to our sausage party is notoriously seductive mood music. I had never really connected with the Gaye song before, always finding it corny. (the secret is the bass and the way the vocals interact with it.) I probably would have exploded if I'd not picked one of the most homoerotic moments in my life to do so.
Ornette Coleman, "Civilization Day" - There's this part where the drums drop out and it's nothing but bass and trumpet soloing -- I think it's one of the most energetic moments in recorded music. At the mention of Ornette's name, this is what pops into my head (even though he's not playing ?).
Jay-Z, "Jigga What, Jigga Who (Unplugged)" - Tim's groove is even more incredible when the Roots get ahold of it. They need to work with a good producer more than anyone.
The Fiery Furnaces, "Quay Cur" - Last night I got really high.
Bogdan Razcynski, "My Love I Love (track 2)" - Even though it seems like the tracklist was determined on shuffle, this is one of the most effective "wake up the albums starting after a sleepy ambient track" songs ever.
Lightning Bolt, "Assassins" - This is sort of the same thing, only they did it on purpose. Also, it kinda hurts for a second, when it's starting.
Simon & Garfunkel, "The Only Living Boy in New York" - When he sings "Hey, I've got nothing to do today but smile" and you can feel how sad he is, that's what we call good singersongwritering.
― Sonny A. (Keiko), Sunday, 1 August 2004 01:46 (twenty years ago) link
1. Mmmnn - Grandadbob2. Trip II the Moon (part III) - Acen3. Ring My Bell - Anita Ward4. Aerodynamic - Daft Punk5. Half Man Half Machine - Goldie Lookin Chain6. Triptico (Kruder and Dorfmeister remix) - Gotan Project7. Pit Stop (Take Me Home) - Lovage8. Half Man Half Machine - Goldie Lookin Chain9. Last Trumpet - Lyrics Born10. You Are My Angel - Horace Andy11. One Step Forward - Max Romeo
― Wooden (Wooden), Sunday, 1 August 2004 02:28 (twenty years ago) link
― Jole, Sunday, 1 August 2004 03:17 (twenty years ago) link
― Wooden (Wooden), Sunday, 1 August 2004 18:52 (twenty years ago) link
21 Ghosts (Part 1) - The SiluresDouble Dostiev - ZongaminNo Return (Original Version) - Solar FactorAlien Radio (Tony Thomas remix) - SlamThe Return Of The Diaz Bros - Tony TouchTalking In Your Sleep - The RomanticsLower Eastside - Delinquent HabitsMad (Mantronik vs Geek) - Kurtis MantronikJealous Kids - MuAnte Up (Explicit Version) - MOPFlashback - Oxia
― :|, Wednesday, 4 August 2004 00:08 (twenty years ago) link
dizzee rascal - various things from 'showtime' (still digesting... the title track's a standout for me, though!)
big pun - 100%
animal collective - bat you'll fly (damn hivemind hypemachine - fuck it if i don't like this. and "winter's love" too, phooey. 'baby day' sucks though.)
big pun - we don't care (pun's arrival on the track is straight jawdropping)
az - fan mail (it was a toss up between this and the track where he talks about kissing dolphins)
lil' wayne - snitch (dk's right, he does sound like jay!)
cassius ft. ghostface - thrilla (unless i missed something, we underhyped this, what with the [inferior] streets remix and all...)
basement jaxx ft yellowman - love is the answer (actually not all that great and kind of boringly trad for fake jaxx dancehall except for the bit that sound like those cage compositions for sheet metal, but i wanted to mention its existence somewhere)
daft punk - digital love (it was time for a track without a rapper, plus i've had this in my head ALL day, it was pretty much the only good thing about it)(my day, that is)
i can't think of anything else, but i'm cheating with the dizzee entry anyway really...
― m. (mitchlnw), Thursday, 5 August 2004 22:29 (twenty years ago) link
― m. (mitchlnw), Thursday, 5 August 2004 22:35 (twenty years ago) link
― Sonny A. (Keiko), Thursday, 5 August 2004 22:41 (twenty years ago) link
can't think of a last song. lately i'm feeling the need for singer-songwritery stuff, but the problem is i hate just about everything made by singer-songwriters, so there's a bit of a void. what i'm also feeling lately is bad - for pretty much losing touch with local music. i need to start listening to the radio more again. i heard a new single from 'pitch black afro' that was really pretty good, so maybe he's not a one-single novelty, though that would be fine too. yes, we have a hiphop guy called "pitch black afro" here.
― m. (mitchlnw), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 22:10 (twenty years ago) link
― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Friday, 8 October 2004 02:57 (nineteen years ago) link
― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Friday, 8 October 2004 03:02 (nineteen years ago) link
I'll give it a go off the top of my head. I have only been listening to soul and house!
Oliver Hacke-Untiltled (track 3 off of Subject Carrier)Luomo-Give It AwayAndres-Vibe ZoneRex The Dog-FrequencyMoodymann-Shattered DreamsGeorge Jackson-Aretha Sing One For MeCrazy Titch-This Tune's Messed UpAda-Each And EveryoneTOK-Shining StarAdam Kroll & Riley Reinhold-Static People (Harmony Mix)The Fantastic Johnny-Waiting For The Rain
― Howard Wine (nordicskilla), Friday, 8 October 2004 03:04 (nineteen years ago) link
― m. (mitchlnw), Tuesday, 12 October 2004 13:00 (nineteen years ago) link