http://audioabsinthe.com/blog Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:41:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://audioabsinthe.com/blog/2008/11/weekly-dose-11208/ http://audioabsinthe.com/blog/2008/11/weekly-dose-11208/#comments Sun, 02 Nov 2008 08:47:26 +0000 Spencer http://audioabsinthe.com/blog/?p=246 First song is an old Neptunes remix of the classic Rolling Stones track, “Sympathy for the Devil” which can be heard in the trailer for Righteous Kill, the new Pacino/De Niro movie.  I don’t think the Neptunes did anything more than adding a little percussion to the song but it’s just enough to give the song an updated, more contemporary feel… Kind of… Rolling Stones – Sympathy For The Devil (Neptunes Remix) Second song was shown to me by Justin Drexler.  It’s been requested that I include some worthy, more mainstream songs in these emails.  And, in my opinion, when it comes to mainstream, Timbaland is the best.  “Talk” or “Talk That Shit” is one of his tracks with T-Pain on his sure-to-kill-the-radio upcoming album (will it be called Shock Value II?).  Timbaland’s solo album Shock Value was a huge commercial success.  Personally, I like the instrumental version.  I really wish Timbaland would do a Petestrumentals type album.  That would be incredible… Timbaland featuring T-Pain – Talk Third song is the single from the new The Knux album, Remind Me In 3 Days… which was officially released Wednesday on Interscope.  I’ve written about them once or twice in previous emails because I was expecting pretty big things from these guys.  But after hearing the album a couple of times, I’m not entirely sure anymore.  Don’t get me wrong, I think they are great.  But the album itself is just good, not great.  The group is comprised of 2 brothers, Brothers Kripsy and Al Millio, who play almost all of the instrumentation on the album and do all of the rapping.   It’s obvious to me that Al Millio is the real talent- as far as being an emcee is concerned.  But the first 5 tracks are the best and the rest don’t really do it for me. The Knux – Bang Bang ]]> http://audioabsinthe.com/blog/2008/11/weekly-dose-11208/feed/ 0 http://audioabsinthe.com/blog/2008/07/weekly-dose-72008/ http://audioabsinthe.com/blog/2008/07/weekly-dose-72008/#comments Sun, 20 Jul 2008 07:29:29 +0000 Spencer http://audioabsinthe.com/blog/?p=406 First song of this week’s email is the only one of the 3 that isn’t brand new.  It’s off of the GTA IV soundtrack (yes, the video game) and it’s called “No Sex for Ben” by The Rapture, produced by Timbaland.  The track is about Gucci Soundsystem DJ Ben Rymer but the title alone should let you know that it’s probably not in a good way. The Rapture – No Sex For Ben (produced by Timbaland) Second song is a recently leaked track from classic R&B/neo-soul/hip hop producerRaphael Saadiq’s upcoming Motown inspired album.  The song is called “100 Yard Dash” and it’s definitely a very Motown sounding track.  Saadiq is a very talented singer, musician and producer and his credits are evidence of that.  He is credited on a varied and ecclectic mix of albums from artist’s such as D’Angelo, Snoop Dogg, Jill Scott, Angie Stone, Mos Def, The Isley Brothers, Kenny G, Earth Wind & Fire, The Grouch, Kelis, Lionel Richie, John Legend, John Mellencamp, Mary J Blige, The Roots, Bilal, A Tribe Called Quest, Ginuwine, Whitney Houston, and many others.  And yes, I did say Kenny G. Raphael Saadiq – 100 Yard Dash Third song is from the new project One Day As A Lion which features Jon Theodore (from The Mars Volta) on drums and Zac de la Rocha (from Rage Against the Machine) on vocals/keys.  The track is called “Wild International” and it sounds exactly like what you would expect this duo to come up with…  One Day As A Lion – Wild International ]]> http://audioabsinthe.com/blog/2008/07/weekly-dose-72008/feed/ 0