R.MTuesday, January 26, 2010
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Keep It Goin Louder (Feat. Nina Sky) (Diplo Remix) by Major Lazer
That low, quarter-note synth that comes in at 2:22 make me feel all warm and fuzzy. Also, it turns out one of my roommates is in the promo video for this song I posted recently. Look for the crazy eyes at 1:32.
Monday, January 18, 2010
Major Lazer vs. Olive
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Just heard “Keep It Goin’ Louder” by Major Lazer (2009), and the chord progression reminded me of “You’re Not Alone” by Olive (1996), a high school favorite of mine.
Friday, January 15, 2010
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Friday Slink: Pon de Sexy Bitch (David Guetta vs. Major Lazer) by Dallas K.
Get pumped: Fridays are for closing deals in the office then closing deals at night. BROs AM I RIGHT.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Headlock by Imogen Heap
Still one of the most interesting productions ever to grace my iPod. Incredible ear candy with lots of unusual elements. Worth hearing in CD quality, but here’s a HQ version.
My favorite song off the album is “Loose Ends”. Here’s a live version with Kid Beyond beatboxing. (Skip to 2:10 for the lead-in to “Liiiiiiiiaaaaaaaaaar…!”)
Friday, January 8, 2010
Friday Slink: Forever (Feat. Kanye West, Lil Wayne, And Eminem) (Steve Aoki Remix) by Drake [via TrashBagsKids and the Hype Machine Spy]
A little hectic, a bit intense. Just right.
Elasticity by Rhythm, Rhyme, Results
The Justin Timberlake-ish track off our (soon to be expanded) Flat World Economics album. Matt O’Malley (producer) and Mac Soto (singer) went all out.
Pop quiz: Off what major-label song is this track loosely based? (Hint: female singer)
Another MC who recorded on the same album actually knew the answer. Do you?
reblogged from educationalrap
Thursday, December 31, 2009
New Year's Eve Party Songs - 2009
Last year a friend asked me to compile a list of well-known pop tracks that should be on his party playlist, and I happily obliged. I did the same this year, albeit hastily. As I said to him:
“These aren’t necessarily my favorites, but these are some of the biggest tracks of the year from the pop, indie, and rap scenes. (I didn’t include a bunch that aren’t really suitable for parties like Miley Cyrus, Taylor Swift, etc.)”
MAJOR POP
- Drake - Best I Ever Had (Skeemix) (feat. R. Kelly)
- Kid Cudi - Make Her Say (feat. Kanye West, Common & A-Trak)
- The Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow
- Lady Gaga - Just Dance (feat. Colby O’Donis) (or Paparazzi, or Bad Romance…)
- The Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling
- Beyonce - Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)
- Beyonce - Halo
- Kanye West - Heartless
- T.I. - Dead and Gone (feat. Justin Timberlake)
- T.I. - Live Your Life (feat. Rihanna)
- The Fray - You Found Me
- Kings Of Leon - Use Somebody
- Keri Hilson - Knock You Down (feat. Kanye West & Ne-Yo)
- Jamie Foxx - Blame It (feat. T-Pain)
- Pitbull - I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)
- Soulja Boy Tell ‘em - Kiss Me Thru The Phone (feat. Sammie)
- Jay Sean - Down (feat. Lil Wayne)
- Katy Perry - Hot N Cold
- Jay-Z - Empire State of Mind (feat. Alicia Keys)
- Ciara - Love and Sex and Magic (feat. Justin Timberlake)
LESS KNOWN BUT REASONABLY WORTH PLAYING
- Gucci Mane - Wasted (feat. Plies)
- The-Dream - Rockin’ That Shit
- Chris Brown - Crawl
- Major Lazer - Pon de Floor (feat. VYBZ Kartel)
- Major Lazer - Keep It Goin’ Louder (feat. Nina Sky and Ricky Blaze)
- 50 Cent - Baby By Me
- Mary J. Blige - The One (feat. Drake)
- LMFAO - I’m in Miami Bitch
- Basement Jaxx - Raindrops
INDIE HITS
- Micachu and the Shapes - Golden Phone
- Discovery - Orange Shirt
- La Roux - Bulletproof
- Röyksopp - Happy Up Here
- Passion Pit - The Reeling
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Heads Will Roll
- Grizzly Bear - Two Weeks
- Phoenix - 1901
- Animal Collective - My Girls
- The XX - Islands
INDIE AND OUT THERE
- Joker & Ginz - Purple City
- Matias Aguayo - Rollerskate
- Four Tet - Love Cry
Monday, December 28, 2009
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Friday Slink: There He Go by Fabolous (buy)
Late on the holiday slink. I’m sifting through the albums mentioned in AZ’s 100 Best Rap Songs of 2009 and finding more (cheesy) gems like this. Produced by Blackout Movement (cf. “This is Why I’m Hot”).
Friday, December 25, 2009
Reverse Engineering Prodigy’s “Smack My Bitch Up” in Ableton by Jim Pavloff
An incredible, step-by-step re-creation. Merry Christmas!
[via waxylinks]
