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The Brits are playing at my house….fer realz.

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So last week, I bashed the crap out of what is essentially a rip-off of an old Boney M tune. Gotta be honest that I won’t back off that review. I have a ton of DJ buddies and producers here in Boston that I talked to about that track, and they were all in agreement. Not good. Well, I got a polite but contentious e-mail forwarded to me about the somewhat negative review about the “remix” of the tune. I won’t go into detail, but this week’s track is sort of a way to show how to be genuine about how you portray a song.

A remix? Is a unique interpretation of a song that you have. It’s not using the majority of the original – with minor tweaks that anyone with access to Logic, Ableton, etc. has – and slapping an acapella over it. I was just listening to a Derrick Carter set where he played a remix of an old Bjork tune, and thought to myself, “Now this is what a remix is.” I’m not bashing those tunes. There is a talent in making them. But what separates a proper remix from a bootleg or mash-up is pretty cut and dry, in my opinion.

The track today sort of exemplifies this. It doesn’t take itself seriously, and it’s presented as a mash-up. Now, I have to be clear that not all mash-ups are good. This one, however, is one I liked. A lot. The fact that there is a video accompaniment? Makes it that much more clear how seriously the kid took this project. So fans of The Beatles, The Kinks, and/or LCD Soundsystem? You should check this one out. It was done a couple of years back by a guy that goes by the name FAROFF. And hey, if you’re in the San Fran area? Go check him out Saturday, October 23rd. I bet you’d hear lots of goodies like this one.


Download FAROFF – The Brits Are Playing At My House

And you really need to check the video. It’s damned cool. A video mashup, of sorts.

More LCD Soundsystem

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So I have to be honest in that I have been a bit lazy with trying to find new music. I’ve been listening to the new LCD Soundsystem as of late to see how I feel about it. Well, “Drunk Girls” and “Pow Pow” did little to really make me want this new one, but I did take a pretty good, long listen, and have to be honest in that those two tracks were probably the weakest off of This Is Happening. That should say something, to be quite honest.

Here is what I consider to be the strongest track off of the album. Well, there are a couple other stellar ones. “One Touch” and “Home” are well up there, too. The former really smacks of their last album Sound of Silver in a lot of ways. Pretty DJ friendly track, to boot. This one sounds more like a sad country song if you listen to the lyrics. “All I Want” is, to me, the best of the lot on this new album. Think of a serious dosage of Joy Division invading the skull of James Murphy and you’ve got a pretty good idea of the sound, here.

Take a listen and decide for yourself. I’ve also included a live video that someone was good enough to take.


Download LCD Soundsystem – All I Want

Is summer here? Really?

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So here in Boston, the weather just won’t stay the same. I spent all of last week sick as a dog, and eventually even lost my voice. Imagine trying to work tending bar without much of a voice. It didn’t really bother me much, to be honest. But this weather? Needs to get a bit stable. Seriously. Anyhow, this post has a bit of summer in it. The rest? Is a newer track that’s been getting a bit of play as of late.

So for those that don’t know about Broken Social Scene yet, you’re missing out. They’re a strange group in that they never keep a steady set of band members. When I saw them live a few years back, I think they had about 15 people on stage at any one time. It’s crazy but awesome at the same time. I believe I’ve said it before, but they do remind me of a jam band, but in much better a way. These guys have this strange cohesiveness to their music. Which made me a bit surprised when I heard this song. It’s off of their latest album, Forgiveness Rock Record. The track is “All To All” and is a departure of sorts from their typical indie-rock sound, as they steer more towards a light electronic route. It’s a refreshing change, and smacks of what you would hear during summer. Enjoy!


Download Broken Social Scene – All To All

Next is the latest release from LCD Soundsystem. Now, “Drunk Girls” I found rather unimpressive, and so far, this new track “Pow Pow” – off of their just released album This is Happening – doesn’t really hit me as all too wonderful. Although, some of the lyrics are subtly hinting at people just shutting the fuck up (I’m looking at you, Obama-haters), which I enjoy. This is the typical LCD Soundsystem sound we’ve grown accustomed to, however, so I am sure this is one that will grow on me.


Download LCD Soundsystem – Pow Pow

As usual, go buy some stuff. You don’t wanna be “that guy”, now do you?

More stuff I just really like……

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I had a bit of a buying spree on digital download site Stompy recently. They handle mostly electronic stuff, so there’s your warning for what’s listed here today.

The first of the two is another DFA track that just is a huge winner in my book. It’s Shit Robot’s “Lonely Planet” off of the Chasm – EP. I’m pretty surprised I haven’t seen this track floating around on the blogs, to be honest. This is just a gorgeous track. My only gripe is that it could’ve easily been twice as long, and still been just as good. That’s not really a complaint, however. So enjoy!

[Download Shit Robot – Lonely Planet]

Next is a track that I used to play all the time when I DJed. Anyone that’s seen the movie Snatch and is a huge fan of it will know the bass lick that you hear right off the bat. This is a house track, so it does get repetitive, but I can easily listen to this over and over, if only to figure out what the fuck Brad Pitt is saying in the quote used! Don’t bother trying the DVD. I did that. Under any subtitles? This one line is the only one that doesn’t come up as intelligible. Fuck! Well, here’s “Dirty Snatch” off of the Igloo label. Oh, and it’s supposedly common knowledge that house legend Derrick Carter made this, but I’ve never had that confirmed. Anyone that can? Get’s a big prize. A smile on my face.

[Download – Korin Ladke – Dirty Snatch]

Yes. Buy this stuff. Or you can buy some flowers for your mom. She deserves some nice flowers. Especially if she has a kid that doesn’t buy the fuckin’ music they listen to, because that makes her sad!