Incoming wall of sound
Aug. 17th, 2011 01:00 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
drwexA lot of music tabs open to be closed. Five of the good ones:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K09xBYnzfBI
Morgan Page (http://soundcloud.com/morganpage) turns in one of the best Florence remixes I've heard in a while - though it seems to be about a year old. It's a standard dance banger with some electro bits thrown in but it does the critical thing of keeping Florence's vocals in place. My sole complaint is that he's not taking good enough advantage of her ability to raise vocal power as she goes up the scales. At least he keeps the harp counterpoints.
http://katyonamission.com/us/home/
I was sure I had posted about Katy B before - how could I not talk about a cute redhead? But, no, apparently I've been remiss. So go check out the video. It has a couple of cool elements. I can't avoid saying that I wish she'd get a better tune-writer. Her lyrics aren't bad and her voice has a lot of potential, but I want to shoot whoever wrote that whiny keyboard line. The other songs are similar - I like her voice and want to throw out almost everything else. I guess we'll wait and see - maybe she can get a better backing group soon.
http://www.mashup-industries.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=389&Itemid=36
Mashup Industries is normally home to some of the better mixers, but lately their output has been sub-par. CJR turns in a solid, if standard, mash-up using mostly Jason Derulo's "Don't Wanna Go Home" and a little helping here and there of Madonna. The original (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CGF_Z3yZAo) is an interesting item, jumping off from the traditional "Day-O!" and re-homing it in the club dance scene. CJR takes the best elements of this and pumps it WAY THE HELL UP, to everyone's benefit.
http://audioporncentral.com/2011/08/mondkopf-song-of-shadows.html
APC compares Mondkopf (http://www.facebook.com/Mondkopf) to Aphex Twin, which is not far wrong. This "Song of Shadows" is dark and slightly weird electronica. I like the edge it has, as well as the way it shifts between a fuzzy grunge-sound effect and then up into high clear eletronica realms.
http://djsteveboy.com/groovelectric.html
http://djsteveboy.com/gravitysfreeride.html
DJ Steveboy's most recent two mixes have been quite good, but very different. The previous mix, "Gravity's Free Ride" is a prog-house fun trip that both throws back to the early days of house and mixes in some very modern riffs. The current one, "Body Slam", is a tribal mix with slam poetry overlaid. I'm on my second listen to that one and while it has some low points it's an innovative style I haven't seen anyone else come close to. Definitely worth the time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K09xBYnzfBI
Morgan Page (http://soundcloud.com/morganpage) turns in one of the best Florence remixes I've heard in a while - though it seems to be about a year old. It's a standard dance banger with some electro bits thrown in but it does the critical thing of keeping Florence's vocals in place. My sole complaint is that he's not taking good enough advantage of her ability to raise vocal power as she goes up the scales. At least he keeps the harp counterpoints.
http://katyonamission.com/us/home/
I was sure I had posted about Katy B before - how could I not talk about a cute redhead? But, no, apparently I've been remiss. So go check out the video. It has a couple of cool elements. I can't avoid saying that I wish she'd get a better tune-writer. Her lyrics aren't bad and her voice has a lot of potential, but I want to shoot whoever wrote that whiny keyboard line. The other songs are similar - I like her voice and want to throw out almost everything else. I guess we'll wait and see - maybe she can get a better backing group soon.
http://www.mashup-industries.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=389&Itemid=36
Mashup Industries is normally home to some of the better mixers, but lately their output has been sub-par. CJR turns in a solid, if standard, mash-up using mostly Jason Derulo's "Don't Wanna Go Home" and a little helping here and there of Madonna. The original (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CGF_Z3yZAo) is an interesting item, jumping off from the traditional "Day-O!" and re-homing it in the club dance scene. CJR takes the best elements of this and pumps it WAY THE HELL UP, to everyone's benefit.
http://audioporncentral.com/2011/08/mondkopf-song-of-shadows.html
APC compares Mondkopf (http://www.facebook.com/Mondkopf) to Aphex Twin, which is not far wrong. This "Song of Shadows" is dark and slightly weird electronica. I like the edge it has, as well as the way it shifts between a fuzzy grunge-sound effect and then up into high clear eletronica realms.
http://djsteveboy.com/groovelectric.html
http://djsteveboy.com/gravitysfreeride.html
DJ Steveboy's most recent two mixes have been quite good, but very different. The previous mix, "Gravity's Free Ride" is a prog-house fun trip that both throws back to the early days of house and mixes in some very modern riffs. The current one, "Body Slam", is a tribal mix with slam poetry overlaid. I'm on my second listen to that one and while it has some low points it's an innovative style I haven't seen anyone else come close to. Definitely worth the time.
