I’ve been in need of a break from all the electronic I’ve been posting lately. So I thought a classic gone acoustic would do it right.
Foo Fighters’ acoustic version of “Times Like These”, at first, reminded me of Eddie Vedder’s Into the Wild soundtrack – the acoustic guitar reminds me of scenes of the wild now. But after the first few seconds Dave Grohl takes over with that soothing voice of his.
I’ve never been much of a Foo Fighters fan, or Nirvana for that matter (Pearl Jam fan), but this acoustic version […]
At the school of Funkanomics, Timbaland is head of the GhettoFunk department. (eh, I tried)
From the first beat, Funkanomics’ “Melvin” fulfilled my funkelic needs. But when Timbaland dropped in, he took the track to a whole new level. Timba needs to lean on funk a little more, beatwise, hopefully this will open up his ears to it.
I’m not the biggest pop fan, but I do love me some pop remixes – Zedd’s remix of “The Time” being my latest obsession.
The intro & outro don’t seem finished yet, but everything in-between is party bona fide. Will.i.am is one hell of a producer, but Zedd out gamed him on this one.
Look out for more pop remixes in the works… can’t wait to post ’em! can you (Timbaland’s most likely up next)
Once I heard Hooky’s remix of “Make You Pop” (originally by Diplo), I knew I’d hear more from this guy. Coming across his SoundCloud page, I found a perfect beat that hit the dubspot.
“Peg Leg” is exactly why I would consider dubstep the Devil’s music (in a good way), well, if he existed. Enjoy this nightmare before the Christmas season overtakes our playing habits.
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This beat was made for Posner’s “Please Don’t Go”. Fuck the original, this one vibes much harder.
There is, however, one thing a little off in the song -at around 3:40 & 6:20 a subtle ring tone sound seems out of place. I asked DOSVEC about it and he told me it wasn’t anything added by him. I checked Deadmau5’s original and it doesn’t seem to be in there either. It does, however, sound like an instrumental coming from Posner’s original, but I’m still not sure.
Other than that slight nuance, it’s a damn chill tune to tune out to.
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I first caught this a year back on The Current. It may be a couple years old, but it’s one of the most well done rock renditions of a hip-hop song.
I’m not one for post-grunge rock or Lil Wayne, for that matter, but Framing Hanley takes Lil Weezy’s original and turns it into a alt rock treat. I will say, however, the extensive amount of covers, remixes and mashups that artists have been doing with Lil Wayne’s originals have been putting his music in a better light.
If you’ve got any good hip-hop to rock covers, post ’em up!
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I thought Beyonce had a beautiful voice; but after hearing Solange on this track, I think I’m changing my focus. This beautiful backup makes the song.
“Flying Overseas” is about a Brooklyne native dreaming of traveling the world with a loved one. A fantasy we’ve all had, done well.
Meditate on this mental trip.
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Cymarshall Law and Skit Slam are brothers (in the literal sense I’m pretty sure) born in the UK to Jamaican parents, and who spent their teenage years in New Jersey. They’ve both managed to go on to become fantastic underground MCs, and go by the name Everliven Sound when they team up. Their second album, Freedom II, dropped back in June, and has become an obsession of mine since I found it a few weeks ago.
To begin with, the two of them are phenomenally talented MCs on their own, and they work together extremely well, something many siblings can only […]
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Bassnectar’s Wildstyle EP is jammed with dubstep goodness. A few tracks kill when it comes to the dubstep drop, mainly “Wildstyle Method” & “Underwater”, but one tops ’em all.
“Hot Right Now” made use of some damn fine MCing, one of which is Zumbi of Zion I (who I think sounds like Tech N9ne). The Hip-Hop/Dubstep fusion is starting to make waves, which I expect to swell very soon.
Get it while it’s hot
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I’ve been on the search for so many damn remixes and mashups, and a lot of ’em the same songs, that I’ve decided to put a few head-to-head.
First up is a remix to “Dangerous” by Busta Rhymes. KMT’s smooth remix features India Arie that’s made for a chilled out time. I doubt this is what Busta Rhymes originally was going for, but he pulled it off nicely. India Arie is especially what makes this remix… who would of thought.
On the opposite end of the spectrum, Big Beats’ remix is a fine dubstep-esque version. Now this is what Busta would be looking for if “Dangerous” was made today. I gotta Party Down to […]
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