First song is not just another remix of “Paper Planes” by MIA (the song that the film Pineapple Express turned into an insanely popular remix track for DJs and hipsters across the world). This one is the DFA remix, and it’s really good. No clue who DFA is, or if it’s a label, or what the hell it is, but if I was a DJ at a party or in a bar/club, I would bust this remix out at the right time and I know the crowd would love it. So you can be the crowd to my DJ fantasy, and I know you’ll love this track. The beat is really funky and in a very strange way, something about it reminds me of the beat from Lyrics Born’s track with Muallem, “2 Hot 2 Cold”. Let me know if you want me to send that track over to you so you can tell me they don’t sound alike at all…
MIA – Paper Planes (DFA Remix)
Second song is a new Jose James track, produced by Flying Lotus called “Visions of Violet”. It comes from the Park Bench People EP which was just released a week or 2 ago. I’ve sent tracks from both Jose James and Flying Lotus, separately, on earlier SOW emails. This collaboration between the 2 is something I’ve been loving. Hope you guys are into it too.
Jose James – Visions of Violet (Produced by Flying Lotus) (Click here to play in Hype Machine)
Third song is the 11th track from Roy Ayers’ soundtrack for the 1973 film Coffystarring Pam Grier. The song is called “Exotic Dance” and it’s definitely my favorite pick of all the great songs on the soundtrack. The file I attached is in m4a format but you should still be able to play it. Let me know if you’re having trouble playing it and I’ll send you the mp3. Some of you know that I rate all of my music in itunes and, you might not agree but, this one’s a 5 star song for me. I love these funky, soulful instrumental jams.
Roy Ayers – Exotic Dance (Click here to play in Imeem)
