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Monthly Archives: February 2011

Fixers – Iron Deer Dream (Chad Valley Remix)

I think as I’m learning all the details about music in general, I’m learning to appreciate the things that are actually there in a song, as opposed to the norm of picking at the things that are not there, or just not there correctly.  If that makes any sense?  Anyhow, I wanted to touch on [...]

Kevin Casey’s Sample Saturday – The Temptations et Gang Starr

First off, ya Gangster is cosmetic.  Ok – Fresh out D&D Studios in 2003 was Gang Starr’s last album The Ownerz, which was their 6th.  Their first album was released in 1989, yes the 80′s, and some of the records were recorded as early as ’87.  Through the evolution of a growing genre, Gang Starr saw their [...]

TV on the Radio – Will Do

Hot off the press is the new TV on the Radio track, “Will Do” off their upcoming album “Nine Types of Light”. The new album drops in April as I’m sure many have been anxiously awaiting during their 2 year hiatus. Brooklyn based TVOTR, has always had a distinctiveness about their sound which has demanded my attention and several others [...]

Oh Land – Wolf & I

Listening to De La Soul’s “ItzSowEeZee”  on a sunny Cali Wednesday afternoon, this tune – Wolf &I – takes over my play-list… Sraight out of a Tim Burton/Johnny Depp movie, Wolf & I is the perfect melody to showcase the Danish stunner – Oh Land’s – equally stunning vocal chords and musical capabilities.  Coupled perfectly [...]

Sneaky Sound System – Pictures (Tonite Only Remix)

This 2007 single by Sneaky Sound System was remixed by another Australian duo named Tonite Only and it’s got summer lights written all over it. The result was obviously the same great vocal performance you get from the original “Pictures” accompanied by a ton of great electro-house dance/pop sounds that make it a hell of a [...]

Diamond Messages – Liquid Summer

It’s always fun to see just how circumstances affect perception so much. Just yesterday I passed on this record, I recall giving it a half-listening and then brushing it off completely and downloading the next one down on that list of music Hector passed along.  In fact, I apparently took the same approach with the [...]

Music For Animals – If Looks Could Kill

Then my style might Body Ya! … This was the second song on that list that Hector sent me a few days ago, the title reminds me of another song I enjoy by an artist I work with that I play all the time.  It ended up becoming the third song that I would review [...]