Music
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18 May 2012 at 10 : 00 AM
Civil Twilight – Teardrop #coverversion Friday
This week's Cover Version is courtesy of my friend Danille Moult who shared it with me a few weeks back. The song being covered is Massive Attack's classic 'Teardrop' from the 1998 album Mezzanine. I must admit that after hearing so many disappointing attempts, I didn't expect to find a Massive Attack cover that I actually enjoy. I'm a huge fan of the band ...
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18 May 2012 at 02 : 32 AM
Chad Saaiman – Bang X2 music video
I've just watched the finished version of Chad Saaiman's latest music video for his new record 'Bang X2.' I know how much hard work, dedication and perseverance it taken to get to this point, so words cannot adequately how proud I am of my friend right right now. Well done Chad. Well done StereoType Records. And this is only the ...
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17 May 2012 at 11 : 18 AM
James Copeland – This Week’s Mix
Cape Town DJ James Copeland was featured on the Fresh Drive this afternoon (or morning for me) and he rocked it with some #electroswing. When I checked his Soundcloud page, I saw that he had done a set on the #ultimix last year as well, and it's almost as good :) James Copeland - 2012 ...
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17 May 2012 at 07 : 00 AM
Smoove & Turell – Without You – Tune Of The Week
Distorted, repititve piano befitting a Beatles record starts proceedings off on an approporaitely melachonic note. The big, bold and crunchy drums add tension, complemented by well spaced strings, so that when the Turrel's souldful vocal finally debuts, the sonic bed has been made, if you will. I don't think I should say too much about this release, you ...
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11 May 2012 at 07 : 36 AM
The Fugees – Killing Me Softly – #coverversion Fridays
It's Friday, which means it's time to dust of a classic track and throw in a modern interpretation. Except this time the interpretation is a classic in it's own right. And even the first famous version is a cover version... In 1973 Roberta Flack flack released "Killing Me Softly With His Song" and it (rightfully) took the Grammy for Record of the Year ...
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8 May 2012 at 07 : 00 AM
Fat Freddy’s Drop – Wandering Eye – Tune Of The Week
I have been fortunate in that I get exposed to large amounts of high quality music. Sometimes I forget that not everyone has been this lucky, and what might seem like an old track to me will still be fresh and wonderful to lots of others. With that in mind, this week's Tune Of The Week is a reggae/ ska/ sould number from my favourite New Zealand band, ...
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4 May 2012 at 10 : 13 AM
Questlove mix on Hot97 to commemorate 6 six years without J Dilla
?ueslove from the Roots says a few words on the 6th passing of Hip Hop legend J Dilla and lays down a throwback hip hop set that had my head nodding all the way through. Laced with Common, Slum Village, Busta Rhymes, Mos Def, Talib Kweli and, of course, lots of Dilla Donuts, this is one for the bookmarks. Tracklisting for the set is below 0:01 ...
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4 May 2012 at 07 : 17 AM
Emily Browning Sweet Dreams #coverversion Friday
Taken off the soundtrack to the hard nosed chick flick "Sucker Punch." It's not often that you see the lead in a movie performing on the soundtrack (unless said lead is a used to be pop star *cough* Timberlake *cough*) and even less often that the result is actually something worth listening to. Fortunately, this track is an exception. Emily Browning ...
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3 May 2012 at 10 : 57 AM
Electric Guest -This Head I Hold – Tune Of The Week
This week's tune snuck up on me. I've never heard of Electric Guest, had no clue they existed. Then, this morning while trolling the webs on my daily train commute, I caught a whiff of a new Danger Mouse project... [sws_blockquote quotestyles="style05" width="650" align="center"] It sort of sounds like what would happen if you put Benny Sings, ...
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1 May 2012 at 07 : 53 AM
Kaskade & Skrillex – Lick It – Tune Of The Week
This week's tune of the week is actually last week's tune, but I didn't have enough time to post it. The track's name is "Lick It" and f*ck me if the result isn't tasty. Taken off Kaskade's 'Fire and Ice' album. House veteran Kaskade teams up with the new school king Skrillex to make something that sounds like Junior Jack and Kid Creme on speed.This ...
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27 April 2012 at 07 : 44 AM
Alex Clare – When Doves Cry #coverversion Friday
We're keeping things in the eighties for this week's #coverversion Friday with a rework of Prince's 1984 hit "When Doves Cry" by one of my current favorite artists, Alex Clare. I'm not really sure which genre to classify this cover version under. It seems to have emerged from the current wobble bass/ Dubstep phoneme but it's so much more than that, with ...
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20 April 2012 at 06 : 05 AM
The Weeknd – D.D.(Dirty Diana) #coverversion Friday
This week's cool cover version comes from the fuzzy haired Abel Tesfaye, or as you probably know him The Weeknd. Today being Friday and all, it seemed appropriate. The track being covered is Michael Jackson's iconic bitch slap track Dirty Diana. The Weeknd launches in to it with a surprisingly accurate rending of MJs vocal - no mean feat. I love this ...
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