a few weeks ago i posted links to some of our most popular tags to show our newer followers the range of music we’ve posted over the years. the issue is, because i’ve been posting solo for a while, many of the songs you saw were mine. today, i want to direct you to songs a few other contributors have posted. click the links below to hear some of their favorite songs. featured artists include amy winehouse, john frusciante, passion pit, wham!, and mf doom.
Kanye West - Addiction (Violator Dub) [THE OFFICIAL HOUSE REMIX]
I haven’t posted any house music in a while. Addiction was one of those songs that you hear and you’re like this would be a perfect house track. The original is just made for the dancefloor. Then lo and behold two house remixes came out. Addiction is also a good introspective song going into the new year, the good old resolution time. So enjoy yourself and dance away.
Sa-Ra Creative Partners v. Medeski, Martin, + Wood - Midnight Birds
This is a throwback to 2005, when Sa-Ra first started getting some buzz. There’s a land of demos tracks and remixes all from that time period. This is one of my favorites, it really captures there futuristic sound utilizing all types of synths. Not too much to say on this one, but… enjoy.
-schwing
Kenny Loggins - This is It
One youtube commenter said it best “This real meaning of the song comes out in this version. It’s about a man deciding if he should battle for his life. So I think sounds better this way. More dramatic than an 80’s dance song.” I don’t necessarily think it sounds better, but different and I like it. Like I said before i’ve been in a yacht rock state of mind. So enjoy the slow version, which rubs a little cheese off of it.
-schwing
Company Flow - Fire In Which You Burn
welcome to 1997, welcome to soundbombing. i used to let this song knock out of my mom’s camry and my dad’s nissan when i got my license back in my backpacker days driving down to tla in philly for concert. raw hip hop, simple beat and some crazy indian sounding stuff in the background. don’t bust your laptop speakers, plug in a subwoofer.
-schwing
Erykah Badu - I Want You (live)
Hands down one of my favorite songs and favorite performance videos. Erykah kills it. She jumps on the bells and the drum pads, dances, and has great interaction with ehr band and the audience. Erykah is the queen, i don’t really know the queen of what, but she’s one of my queens in music. I’ll never stop being a fan, which is why it’s killing me that new amerykah part 2 and the “before music dies” project with get this, questlove, wendy and lisa, and jazzy jeff.
Beastie Boys - Hey Ladies
Paul’s Boutique is one of my favorite hip hop albums of all time. I pulled it back out after putting together a screening for the PBS documentary Copyright Criminals. The documentary discusses the history of sampling laws and how they have changed music production forever. Point blank there will never be another Paul’s Boutique released commercially. The doc also interviews Clyde Stubblefield aka “The Funky Drummer”, James Brown’s drummer, who recorded one of the most sample riffs of all time. Check this link to see how many songs have sampled it. The shocking thing is Clyde has not received any money for his work. Clyde was a session musician so even though he was creating in the studio he was paid for his time in the studio not any future use.
Beastie Boys song Hey Ladies is a great example of creative sample use. It’s far from simply taking a couple second loop and adding drums. It is a musical collage. Below are some of the sample sources.
Sampling laws are used and there use should be brought up for discussion. There are strong arguments for both sides, what are your thoughts?
Rich Kidz - Patna Dem (Mad Decent Patna’s remix by DJA)
living in atlanta provides you with a continuous onslaught of hood rap. some makes it out of the city, some gets stuck as atl one hit classics. patna dem came out earlier this year and took over. i’ve been here for almost 10 years and i still need translation for some of the stuff these kids say.
flashback: i remember when souljah boi first came out. i was watching tv one’s roots marathon. i got up to go get some food and uncharacteristically decided to turn on the radio. when i heard the lyrics “soljah boi up in des do wa me crank dat wa me do, why me yooooouu… why me yoooooou…” i became upset that kizzy, kunta, and dem were speaking better english then atlanta teens.
anyway back to patna dem, i still don’t quite understand the song, they shout out a lot of different neighborhoods then start shouting out other stuff such as “true religion” so who knows. this remix though makes the song for me, hood and electronic. also ironically is done by artists in the two places i call home, atl and philly. if you enjoy this go get the FREE ATL Remix album from Adult Swim
-schwing
Elmore Judd - Kinky (live)
this is a throwback for me, another buried treasure on my hard drive. i completely forgot about this track and some of the other stuff they had (due to a hard drive crash) matter of fact i never even went and picked up this album. i really enjoy this performance the song is a little stalkerish, but hey when you’re getting kinky it be’s like that sometimes.
disclaimer: dailycrack will not bail you out of jail for stalking
Low Budget - Smooth Holiday
So i’ve been in a yacht rock state of mind. Enjoying the smooth sounds of Michael McDonald and Hall & Oates. I’m dying to get to a karaoke bar and go in, my Michael McDonald voice is the sound that will delight babies and cougars. Low Budget is one of the producers for Spank Rock. If you don’t know get familiar, Spank Rock doesn’t get the credit that he deserves. Low Budget put this mix out a year or 2 back on his board. The mix is fire and starts off with the ultimate in cheese Paul McCartney’s - Wonderful Christmas Time. Check the tracklisting and enjoy.
PAUL MC CARTNEY & WINGS – WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS TIME
TOTO – AFRICA
MICHAEL MCDONALD – I KEEP FORGETTIN
KENNY LOGGINS – THIS IS IT
AMBROSIA – YOU’RE THE ONLY WOMAN
ALAN PARSONS PROJECT – EYES IN THE SKY
STEELY DAN – PEG
FLEETWOOD MAC – DREAMS
JACKSON BROWNE – SOMEBODY’S BABY
MICHAEL MCDONALD – WHAT A FOOL BELIEVE
FLEETWOOD MAC – EVERYWHERE
WHAM ! – LAST CHRISTMAS
ICEHOUSE – ELECTRIC BLUE
HALL & OATES – I CAN DREAM ABOUT YOU
BOY MEETS GIRL – WAITING FOR A STAR TO FALL
JOHNNY HATES JAZZ – SHATTERED DREAMS
HALL & OATES – PRIVATE EYES
STEELY DAN – TIME OUT OF THE MIND
ROD STEWART – HOW LONG
ROBBIE DUPREE – STEAL AWAY
AMERICA – YOU CAN DO MAGIC
CHRISTOPHER CROSS – ALL RIGHT
KING HARVEST – DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT
CHICAGO – FEELIN STRONGER EVERYDAY
JOE JACKSON – STEPPING OUT
PLAYER – BABY COME BACK
SIMPLY RED – HOLDING BACK THE YEARS
HALL & OATES – SHE’S GONE
CHRISTOPHER CROSS – SAILING
download link: http://www.mediafire.com/?dn2q51iinn4
-schwing
