- New remix EP! I’m basically doing here what I tried to to with Biggie, but now I have more tools at my disposal and I don’t suck as much. I wanted to do another Hip-Hop legend. Nas was on the list, and is still. Ironically though, one of the songs on this album is a 2001 track (off The Blueprint) called “The Takeover” in which Jay-Z talks alot shit about both Mob Deep and Nas. I can’t mess with the original, which is one of Kayne West’s best beats, it manages to sample The Doors and KRS One and David Bowie. Dang. Anyways, yeah enjoy. Most of the tracks are pretty dark besides “H.O.V.A.” which kind of has a dance party vibe, and “Encore” which is sort of a reflective, hopeful sounding song. Here’s the cover:
There’s still much to be desired with my scratching, but I’m getting better. Also there should be a guitar solo. Maybe at the end of HOVA. Okay I’ll stop. Here’s the stream:
Okay what the fuck? Bandcamp has changed since I last used it. There used to be a drop down menu to embed albums on a variety of sites, including WordPress. Now they’re only providing embed shortcodes for Tumblr, Twitter, and Google+ (with Facebook being default embed). Hmm. Okay, well here’s the damn link cause yeah F this:
I stumbled upon a couple complete concerts from amazing live band The Flaming Lips just now. Apparently they took up residency at a Hollywood cemetery — of all places — to put on two sets recently: their seminal album “The Soft Bulletin” in its entirety, and a “re-imagining” of Pink Floyd’s“Dark Side Of The Moon”. The guy who shot them, bless him, recorded each in fairly decent (I won’t say “high”) definition video, and the audio quality is pretty solid as well. Overall they’re both very watchable full concerts on YouTube, something you don’t see every day (or ever). He also utilizes the “auto-play” feature on YouTube well; the whole concert will play through without the viewer having to go into the “Suggestions” tab to pick and choose the next part of the show. I’ll embed “The Soft Bulletin” show, as it’s the one I prefer if only because it’s actually their album, their music. But I’d check out both if you’ve got the time. Here are simple links:
