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Music, lots of it (part 1)
May. 1st, 2012 01:57 pmMany music tabs. Again, a wide variety of things to sample here. I've got more for later this week, but here are some new voices and some top-notch remixes to get you through the rain.
http://clockopera.com/
Clock Opera have put up a stream of their entire debut album "Ways to Forget". It's an odd mixture of UK pop and electronica with some definite punk influences. It's melodic and complex, with lots of looped samples mixed into the instrumentals.
http://audioporncentral.com/2012/04/saint-michel-noel-faded-katherine.html
Saint Michel are a new duo with a first EP just released. Here we have two of the tracks from that EP with different feels. The first, "Noel Faded", has an intimate but dreamy feel, with muted vocals and high electro riffs. The second, "Katherine" is more traditional rock-and-roll. You can tell these kids are new - both tracks run a little long and could use an experienced producer's hand to tighten them up.
http://rcrdlbl.com/artists/MEIKO/track/Leave-The-Lights-On-The-Crystal-Method-Remix/
http://soundcloud.com/morganpage/meiko-leave-the-lights-on
So this pops into my listening stream the other day and it rocks. Meiko (http://site.meikomusic.com/)is a young singer-songwriter living on the US West Coast who has attracted some big-name attention. I mean, it's not everyone who gets remixes from The Crystal Method and Morgan Page. This track, "Leave the Lights On" is a pretty decent pop confection on its own and it's cool to see some of the best in the business go with it. The Crystal Method version is deeper bass/fuzz that I think contrasts well with her vocals. The Morgan Page version is much more explicitly dance floor-oriented and does less with her voice but really gets you moving.
http://soundcloud.com/smimsandbelle/blue-jeans-ft-azealia-banks
Lana Del Rey and Azealia Banks are not two voices I'd naturally think to throw together. Both are young up-and-coming singers making their marks but their styles are wildly different. Del Rey is kind of Marlene Dietrich crossed with Madonna and Banks is fast-talking Brooklyn-style hip-hop. Smims&Belle, the remixers here take slimmed down versions of both vocals and use them in a funky techno track.
http://rcrdlbl.com/2012/04/27/premiere_fun_we_are_young_feat_janelle_monae_betatraxx_remix_
In a similar vein Fun's "We Are Young" gets a serious electro kick in the pants via a Betatraxx remix that brings in Janelle Monae. I like what's in here and I think adding some more Monae would be even better.. My sole gripe about this track is that it drops out to nothing and rebuilds at about the half-way mark, which I don't think is necessary.
http://clockopera.com/
Clock Opera have put up a stream of their entire debut album "Ways to Forget". It's an odd mixture of UK pop and electronica with some definite punk influences. It's melodic and complex, with lots of looped samples mixed into the instrumentals.
http://audioporncentral.com/2012/04/saint-michel-noel-faded-katherine.html
Saint Michel are a new duo with a first EP just released. Here we have two of the tracks from that EP with different feels. The first, "Noel Faded", has an intimate but dreamy feel, with muted vocals and high electro riffs. The second, "Katherine" is more traditional rock-and-roll. You can tell these kids are new - both tracks run a little long and could use an experienced producer's hand to tighten them up.
http://rcrdlbl.com/artists/MEIKO/track/Leave-The-Lights-On-The-Crystal-Method-Remix/
http://soundcloud.com/morganpage/meiko-leave-the-lights-on
So this pops into my listening stream the other day and it rocks. Meiko (http://site.meikomusic.com/)is a young singer-songwriter living on the US West Coast who has attracted some big-name attention. I mean, it's not everyone who gets remixes from The Crystal Method and Morgan Page. This track, "Leave the Lights On" is a pretty decent pop confection on its own and it's cool to see some of the best in the business go with it. The Crystal Method version is deeper bass/fuzz that I think contrasts well with her vocals. The Morgan Page version is much more explicitly dance floor-oriented and does less with her voice but really gets you moving.
http://soundcloud.com/smimsandbelle/blue-jeans-ft-azealia-banks
Lana Del Rey and Azealia Banks are not two voices I'd naturally think to throw together. Both are young up-and-coming singers making their marks but their styles are wildly different. Del Rey is kind of Marlene Dietrich crossed with Madonna and Banks is fast-talking Brooklyn-style hip-hop. Smims&Belle, the remixers here take slimmed down versions of both vocals and use them in a funky techno track.
http://rcrdlbl.com/2012/04/27/premiere_fun_we_are_young_feat_janelle_monae_betatraxx_remix_
In a similar vein Fun's "We Are Young" gets a serious electro kick in the pants via a Betatraxx remix that brings in Janelle Monae. I like what's in here and I think adding some more Monae would be even better.. My sole gripe about this track is that it drops out to nothing and rebuilds at about the half-way mark, which I don't think is necessary.
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