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MAYER HAWTHORNE – “Maybe So, Maybe No (Reggae Mix)”

Spencer — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 01:30:16 +0000

MAYER HAWTHORNE – “Maybe So, Maybe No (Reggae Mix)”

MAYER HAWTHORNE – “Your Easy Lovin’ Ain’t Pleasin’ Nothin’”

Spencer — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 18:52:44 +0000

MAYER HAWTHORNE – “Your Easy Lovin’ Ain’t Pleasin’ Nothin’”

The Making of Waajeed’s remix of Mayer Hawthorne’s “Green Eyed Love”

Spencer — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:57:00 +0000

In the video below, Waajeed describes how “Eleanor Rigby” served as the inspiration for his remix of Mayer Hawthorne’s track, “Green Eyed Love.”

MP3: Mayer Hawthorne – “Green Eyed Love (Waajeed Remix)” [See post to listen to audio]

Reworks of art?

Spencer — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:05:33 +0000

I’ve wanted to share these songs for a while now but I didn’t have too much to say about them all. I think they’re all awesome remixes and covers of great tracks but check them out and decide for yourself… The xx – “You’ve Got The Love” (Florence and the Machine) (Download) [See post to listen to audio] Washed Out – “Feel It All Around (Toro y Moi Remix)” (Download) [See post to listen to audio] Taken By Trees – “My Boys” (Animal Collective) (Download) [See post to listen to audio] Florence and the Machine – “Drumming Song (Boy 8-bit Remix)” (Download) [See post to listen to audio] Phoenix – “Lisztomania (Alex Metric Remix)” (Download) [See post to listen to audio] Dr. Fox’s Old Timey String Band – “Kids” (MGMT) (Download) [See post to listen to audio] Mayer Hawthorne – “Green Eyed Love (Waajeed Remix)” (Download) [See post to listen to audio]

Astronote Knows How to Make a Remix

Spencer — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 22:08:23 +0000

Check out Astronote’s awesome remix of “Just Ain’t Gonna Work Out” from Mayer Hawthorne’s A Strange Arrangement. Hawthorne’s vocals perfectly matched the neo-motown sound of the original beat, so I wouldn’t think a different beat would be any better. Astronote’s remix suggests otherwise. He nailed it with this one.

MP3: Mayer Hawthorne – “Just Ain’t Gonna Work Out (Astronote – El Camino Remix)”

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”

Weekly Dose (1/17/09)

Spencer — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 02:31:12 +0000

First song is Mos Def’s brand new track, “Quiet Dog”. It’s the second single from his upcoming album, The Ecstatic. I really just like Mos Def’s vibe. Not only does he flow over whatever beat he’s on with ease and edge, but his lyrical abilities combined with his distinctive sounding voice really separate him from everyone else. This new track is good but it’s definitely not his best work. But I do love Mos over percussion heavy beats. And since the track is new, I think it should be treated like every other new tracked that is leaked on the internet- it should be remixed a thousand times by a thousand different people. These days, artists can pretty much tell how popular they are by counting the number of remixes that exist. Although, it wouldn’t work that well for hip hop unless you’re as big as Lil’ Wayne or Jay Z (see song number 5)… Mos Def – Quiet Dog Second song is another new track that was leaked this week. Actually, it even sounds like it might be a demo. It’s Justin Timberlake’s new track, “Bigger Than The World”. I think the track is good if it really is a demo, because it could be really tight with some work, but I don’t know… I mean, I know he’s pretty much the biggest male pop star out there but I think I have this weird thing keeping me from really getting into Justin Timberlake. When you’re in a group like N’sync, even if you make great music, the fact is, you were in a group like N’sync, and that’s a tough one… I mean come on, it’s N’Sync, you get what I’m saying. But a lot of his stuff does sound a little over-produced. I think my real problem is with the whole genre of pop because that’s usually what happens. Justin Timberlake – Bigger Than The World Third song is “Bolingo Ya Bougie” by someone I only recently came across for the first time, Franco, a amazingly prolific song writer, guitar player, and arguably a music pioneer. He’s a very well known name in world music, so I’m just going to let AllMusic.com handle this: “There’s no doubt that Franco was, in every sense of the word, a big man in African music. Sometimes weighing in at 300 pounds, he also earned his nickname as “The Sorcerer of the Guitar,” making it sing like no one before, with effortless, fluid lines. Also an accomplished composer and vocalist, Francois Luambo Makiadi remains a towering figure even in death, probably the greatest the Congo (later Zaire) has ever produced, and as the leader of the long-running O.K. Jazzgroup, he was one of the fathers of the modern Congolese sound.” Franco – Bolingo Ya Bougie Fourth song is by Mayer Hawthorne, one of Stones Throw’s newest artists. The song is called “Just Ain’t Gonna Work Out” and it sounds like it could have been released over 40 years ago, aside from the Solomon Burke, “Get Out Of My Life Woman” drum loop which was actually released 40 years ago. He’s doing the whole Motown thing I’ve talked about. Just listen to Raphael Saddiq’s last album, released in 2008 but sounds like 1960’s Motown. Mayer Hawthorne & The County – Just Ain’t Gonna Work Out Fifth song is “99 Anthems” from the new Jay-Z + Radiohead mashup- Jaydiohead by Minty Fresh Beats. You can download the whole album off the Jaydiohead.com website. I’ve already written a little about mashups on AA before. And while this mashup might seem like it would be awful, it’s actually not bad at all. Minty Fresh Beats, whoever they are, really did a great job. Especially since these Jay-Z vocal tracks have already been used for a ton of mashups (like Dangermouse’s Grey Album and, my favorite, Gamble & Bluff’s Beggars Can’t Be Choosers which you should ask me about if you’re interested in hearing it, you probably won’t find it online). Minty Fresh Beats’ Jaydiohead – 99 Anthems