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Favorites from 2009 (so far)

Spencer — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 18:41:31 +0000

It took me a while but I finally got around to posting them all. In no particular order, here are my favorites from 2009, so far…

Phoenix MP3: “1901” MP3: “Lisztomania”

Dan Auerbach MP3: “When The Night Comes”

Grizzly Bear MP3: “Two Weeks”

Wilco MP3: “Solitaire” MP3: “One Wing” MP3: “I’ll Fight”

Quantic and His Combo Barbaro Amazon: “The Dreaming Mind”

Andrew Bird MP3: “Oh No”

Franz Ferdinand MP3: “No You Girls”

Doves MP3: “Jetstream” MP3: “Kingdom of Rust”

Yeah Yeah Yeahs MP3: “Hysteric”

Black Crowes MP3: “I Ain’t Hiding”

White Rabbits MP3: “Percussion Gun”

K’naan MP3: “Take A Minute”

Manchester Orchestra MP3: “I’ve Got Friends”

Mocky MP3: “Birds Of A Feather”

Kutiman http://thru-you.com/

Black Moth Super Rainbow MP3: “Born On A Day The Sun Didn’t Rise” MP3: “Twin Of Myself” MP3: “Fields Are Breathing”

Animal Collective MP3: “My Girls”

Matt and Kim MP3: “Daylight”

Silversun Pickups MP3: “Panic Switch”

Curumin MP3: “Compacto” MP3: “Salto No Vacuo Con Joelhada”

Emiliani Torrini MP3: “Me and Armini”

Zion I MP3: “Coastin”

Junior Boys MP3: “Parallel Lines”

General Elektriks MP3: “You Don’t Listen”

St Vincent MP3: “Strangers”

Coconut Records MP3: “Any Fun”

Matisyahu “One Day”

Method Man and Redman MP3: “A Yo”

Tosca MP3 Link: “Joe Si Ha” MP3: “Fondue”

The BPA MP3: “Toe Jam” MP3: “He’s Frank”

Bishop Allen MP3: “The Ancient Commonsense of Things”

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Newer acts:

Band of Skulls MP3 Link: “Death By Diamonds and Pearls” MP3: “I Know What I Am”

Empire of the Sun MP3: “Walking On A Dream”

One eskimO Link to listen: “Given Up” MP3: “Givin Up (Don Diablo remix)”

Nickel Eye MP3: “Brandy of the Damned featuring Wale (Mark Ronson remix)” MySpace link to listen: “Bonnie and Clyde”

Mayer Hawthorne MP3: “Just Ain’t Gonna Work Out”

Zee Avi MP3: “Bitter Heart” MP3: “The Story”

Passion Pit MP3: “Moth’s Wings” MP3 link: “The Reeling” MP3: “Little Secrets”

Fight From Above MP3: “Between The Curves”

Vosotros Presents: The Years MP3 link: “Lose My Number” MP3 link: “Heartbreaker”

Daniel Merriweather MP3: “Change” featuring Wale

The Big Pink MP3: “Velvet”

The Temper Trap MP3: Sweet Disposition

Thenewno2 MP3 link: “Yomp” MP3 link: “Give You Love” MP3: “Crazy Tuesday”

Asa MP3: “Jailer” MP3: “Subway”

The Very Best MP3: “Warm Heart of Africa”

St Motel MP3: “Dear Dictator”

Danny Chaimson MySpace link to listen: “This Is Life”

Hey Champ MP3: “Cold Dust Girl”

Jaydiohead by Minty Fresh Productions MP3: “Wrong Prayer”

Asher Roth feat. Busta Rhymes and New Kingdom MP3: “Lion’s Roar” produced by Oren Yoel

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Mixtapes:

Wale & 9th Wonder - Back To The Feature

TiRon – Ketchup Miguel featuring TiRon – “Go”

So many more- Covers, Remixes, and Mash Ups

Spencer — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 02:11:24 +0000

Everyone loves covers, remixes, and mash ups. Here are some of my recent favorites and some I just haven’t posted until now…

MP3: Radiohead VS Dave Brubeck – Five Step
MP3: Kings of Leon – Use Somebody (RAC Remix)
MP3: Franz Ferdinand – No You Girls (Trentmoller Remix)
MP3: Phoenix – 1901 (Build Remix)
MP3: Daft Punk VS Does It Offend You, Yeah – We Are Technologic (LightsoverLA mash up)
MP3: Major Lazer – Hold The Line (LehtMoJoe Remix)
MP3: Slum Village – Fall In Love (Remix)
MP3 Link: Cara Robinson – California Soul (acoustic -Marlena Shaw cover)
MP3: Camp Lo – Coolie High (Remix) – (got this from djnodj.com, Michael Jackson sample was never cleared so it may be the first you’re hearing this)

Daniel Merriweather – Change (Gigamesh Remix)

Weekly Dose (2/21/09)

Spencer — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 08:02:20 +0000

First song is “No You Girls” by Franz Ferdinand. You’ve probably heard the song if you’ve seen those new iphone apps commercials. I want to know how those deals work. To advertise the iphone and it’s applications, Apple probably has to pay the people who own the apps and the people who own the rights to the songs in order to use them in the commercials. But the apps and the songs sell much more copies after the commercials come out. Everyone involved wins- Apple sells more phones, the app owners sell more apps, and the people who own the rights to the songs sell more music. Apple knows how to make itself look good. Most of the time. I think a lot of that is because someone from KCRW must be picking the music for those Apple commercials. They’re always playing the same songs on KCRW. Franz Ferdinand – No You Girls

Second song is Knaan’s “Take A Minute”. I wrote about the Somalian born, Canadian MC K’Naan in the earlier post about Coachella. He’ll be playing on the Sunday. I don’t like all of his tracks, but there are a bunch that I like a lot. Here’s another one… (And check out other K’Naan tracks in the earlier post) Knaan – Take A Minute

Third song was just leaked recently. It’s Dr Dre, Nas, and TI and it’s called “Topless”. I don’t even know if this is a final cut. The quality isn’t great but you can get an idea of what the end result might sound like. The beat is a little redundant but Nas still kills it. I wish he had the first verse on the track and maybe a third thrown in again after TI. If anyone knows what this track’s going to be on or what it’s from, let me know! Nas and TI with Dr Dre – Topless

More Covers, Remixes, and Mash Ups

Spencer — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 08:10:25 +0000

I know I’ve already posted a bunch of different covers, remixes, and mash ups but… doesn’t everybody love them? I think when people hear a song they recognize combined with something they haven’t heard before- something new and unfamiliar- it makes the experience more memorable and sometimes even more enjoyable. Here are some more covers, remixes, and mash ups for you to enjoy… Remixes Radiohead - Reckoner (James Merriweather Remix) Franz Ferdinand -Ulysses (Beyond The Wizards Sleeve Remix) Jamiroquai - Canned Heat (Calvin Harris Remix) Beck - Where It’s At (Lloyd Price Express Remix) Marvin Gaye - Let’s Get It On (Beatnik and K-Salaam remix) Zero 7 - Somersault (Dangermouse / MF Doom remix) Click here to play in Hype Machine Covers Dan Black - Hypnotize (Notorious BIG) Adele - Black & Gold (Sam Sparro) Katy Perry - Black and Gold Klaxons - No Diggity (Blackstreet /Dr. Dre) Glasvegas - Everybody’s Got To Learn Sometime (The Korgis) Click here to play in Hype Machine Mash Ups Soulwax - No Diggity (Blackstreet / Grandmaster Flash / Latyrx) The Arbiters - Sure Side of Fame (David Bowie / Lou Reed / Notorious BIG / Tupac) Notorious BIG / Michael Jackson - Billy Jean Click here to play in Hype Machine

Weekly Dose (11/23/08)

Spencer — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 08:39:35 +0000

First song is the new Franz Ferdinand track, “Ulysses”. I’m not a big Franz Ferdinand fan but I do like this song and a couple of other tracks of theirs. This song was produced by one of the guys from Hot Chip, Dan Carey. The new album, Tonight: Franz Ferdinand is set to be released early next year. The band is also going to do what a lot of groups have been doing with singles off of upcoming or recently released albums- a remix contest. So if you remix the track and win, then your remix will appear along side the single when it’s released next year. Details at beatport.com… Franz Ferdinand – Ulysses Second song was sent to me by Ryan Upton. It’s “28 Butts” by Little Jackie. It’s clear that the success of Amy Winehouse’s Black To Black has had a serious influence on a lot of the music being released these days. Haven’t you noticed that a ton of powerful female vocalists have been coming out with songs and albums that have that vintage yet updated motown-soul style sound with lots of horns and heavy drums. Is it a fad or is it going to stick around for a while? Either way, nice find Upton! Little Jackie – 28 Butts Third song is Tenacious D’s “Dude, I Totally Miss You” performed live on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno – Thursday night’s show. They’re hilarious. And obviously they rock. Tenacious D – Dude, I Totally Miss You Fourth song is another track from The Knux. It’s the “Cappuccino (Remix)” and, as you probably could have guessed- based on the fact that I’ve probably sent about 5 of their songs out on these emails-I love it and I love them… The Knux – Cappuccino (Remix)