Thursday, October 31, 2002
for some reason, the volumes of "pre-millenial soul" I made after the turn into 2k got a lot better. [and sorry I didn't get 'em all done yesterday as promised; my roommate made salisbury steaks and homemade mashed potatoes last night. a guy's gotta eat.] to wit...
pre-millenial soul. 3. future shock.
side a
1. maw presents a tribute to fela, "expensive" - fela's "expensive shit" remade (not remixed) by the masters, funkier than collard greens.
2. dmx, "what's my name" - what! what! grrr.
3. s.o.s. band, "just be good to me" - proof that drum machines are soulful, too.
4. billie holiday, "strange fruit" - the queen of pain.
5. michael moog, "that sound (extended vocal mix)" - strings-y like disco, on-point like mj, current like now. makes a suprisingly good segue with billie, too.
6. prince, "the greatest romance ever sold (jason nevins vocal mix)" - we all make mistakes.
side b
1. snoop dogg, "real g's"/2pac, "I get around" (from the spank buddah show, wgci chicago) - the snoop is masterful, from one of funk flex's records: snoop freestyling over a series of biggie's beats. the 'pac is simply classic.
2. luther vandross, "never too much" - after barry, more babies per record have been made to his music than anyone else's. prime example why right here. soaring, carefree, like only the early '80s were.
3. gus gus, "vip (francois k mix)" - return to the paradise garage on gossamer wings.
4. me'shell ndegeocello, "untitled" - droppin' funky love science.
5. herbie hancock, "you've got it bad girl" - a perfect jazz (not smooth-jazz) take on a stevie classic by a man who's earned the right.
6. foday musa suso, title unknown (track 8 from jali kunda) - serious pan-atlantic shit, made even better with laswell's assistance. instruments I don't know the names of intertwine with deep atmospherics.
7. u2, "the unforgettable fire" - another surprisingly nice segue, into atmospherics of the eno variety paired with guitar lines reminding me of the title of wire's a bell is a cup until it is struck.
this is probably the most out-there volume of the series, and accordingly my favorite in many ways. weird choices rub up against each other like horned-up twentysomethings in a packed club, creating friction in unexpected ways, like the punch was spiked.
pre-millenial soul. 3. future shock.
side a
1. maw presents a tribute to fela, "expensive" - fela's "expensive shit" remade (not remixed) by the masters, funkier than collard greens.
2. dmx, "what's my name" - what! what! grrr.
3. s.o.s. band, "just be good to me" - proof that drum machines are soulful, too.
4. billie holiday, "strange fruit" - the queen of pain.
5. michael moog, "that sound (extended vocal mix)" - strings-y like disco, on-point like mj, current like now. makes a suprisingly good segue with billie, too.
6. prince, "the greatest romance ever sold (jason nevins vocal mix)" - we all make mistakes.
side b
1. snoop dogg, "real g's"/2pac, "I get around" (from the spank buddah show, wgci chicago) - the snoop is masterful, from one of funk flex's records: snoop freestyling over a series of biggie's beats. the 'pac is simply classic.
2. luther vandross, "never too much" - after barry, more babies per record have been made to his music than anyone else's. prime example why right here. soaring, carefree, like only the early '80s were.
3. gus gus, "vip (francois k mix)" - return to the paradise garage on gossamer wings.
4. me'shell ndegeocello, "untitled" - droppin' funky love science.
5. herbie hancock, "you've got it bad girl" - a perfect jazz (not smooth-jazz) take on a stevie classic by a man who's earned the right.
6. foday musa suso, title unknown (track 8 from jali kunda) - serious pan-atlantic shit, made even better with laswell's assistance. instruments I don't know the names of intertwine with deep atmospherics.
7. u2, "the unforgettable fire" - another surprisingly nice segue, into atmospherics of the eno variety paired with guitar lines reminding me of the title of wire's a bell is a cup until it is struck.
this is probably the most out-there volume of the series, and accordingly my favorite in many ways. weird choices rub up against each other like horned-up twentysomethings in a packed club, creating friction in unexpected ways, like the punch was spiked.
# posted by Thomas : 7:54 AM
