Our conscious motivations, ideas, and beliefs are a blend of false information, biases, irrational passions, rationalizations, prejudices, in which morsels of truth swim around and give the reassurance albeit false, that the whole mixture is real and true. The thinking processes attempt to organize this whole cesspool of illusions according to the laws of plausibility. This level of consciousness is supposed to reflect reality; it is the map we use for organizing our life. — Erich Fromm Fingerbanger 1 : Common - Break My Heart (Golden Child Remix) (don lowed) [...]
It's been a while since i dedicated a post just straight down the line to the wonder that is cover versions......well it's been a while since i did a post at all actually! But here are some absolutely sublime cover versions that have been tickling my ears recently. Some are old ones i've had lying around for a while and some are ones i've just discovered. For example, i was unaware of MBV covering THAT classic! Anyways, have a listen and feel free to download. LOUIS ARMSTRONG - WE HAVE ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD [...]
At the risk of scaring away the 99.9% of people who read my site that aren't spotty electronica fans, I'm featuring yet another house/techno cover. A) cause it's fresh of the presses, B) Because they've been boasting about it/building it up for like the last year and a half now and C) Well dammit it's a great cover of a great song done by another great band. So pull the guitar picks out of your ears give a listen to retro-sounding house outfit Hercules & Love Affair [...]
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LAZRtag never lets me down. I get all giddy-girl whenever I hear they're releasing a new track and this one is a banger. Readers, if you're not familiar- please meet Vinh Chung and Erik Addison, also known as your friendly neighborhood LAZRtag. You may have heard of Vinh under his previous pseudonym, Luvtek. Though I wish I could say that I knew of these dudes back in the day when they started making electronic magic, but the last year I've spent following their hijinx I have never been let down. Mastering the art of progressive house and using the slight of [...]
gil scott-heron is one of those nostalgic creaters of things, as a poet, musician and even author more so during his work in the 1970s and early 1980s. this push into the future for an entire album collaborated with jamie xx (of the xx) is one of those pleasing moments not cringe worthy 'revivals' that seems to be all the rage these days. the lp 'We're New Here' is plentiful in transient melodic rhythms and dubby beats that has come soaring out of the uk of recent (mount kimbie, [...]
In lieu of spouting some painfully misogynistic joke, I'll zip my lip. I mean, this chick is a real badass and could easily clean my clock. You know, because she's probably good at cleaning things... being a female woman and all. See what I did there?
Watch 'I'll Take Care Of U' below. We're New Here is available now. Click here to view the embedded video. MP3: The XX - VCR (Matthew Dear Mix)
One letter, repeated twice, is what what makes up the title of one of last year's best new bands, the XX. It's short, simple, and easy to remember. But this simplicity is simply the reason that makes the XX's first album amazing. They didn't use a fancy recording studio or big name producers; instead they [...]
[This article - and others like it - can be found on the UCLA Radio Blog] Jamie Smith from The xx has remixed Gil Scott-Heron's superb 2010 comeback album I'm New Here, to create an album that is excellent in its own right. In my opinion, a remix is successful if it can both take the [...]
Connect with Gil Scott-Heron | Twitter | Facebook | Myspace | Website Connect with Jamie xx | Facebook | Myspace | Website I am not going to lie, I am kind of embarrassed that I have not talked about this record at all. The xx is one of my favorite bands ever, not mention that Jamie xx is by far one of my favorite original beat makers these days. [...]
The video for "I'll Take Care of U", the second single from Jamie xx's and Gil Scott-Heron's remix album, We're New Here, was just premiered via the DAZED Digital boys and girls, and it's the story of a single mother who also boxes, zooming in on the emotion of her life and matching it with [...]
Brace yourself for some chilling tunes from the likes of favourite newcomers Morning Parade , Chapel Club , The XX and Skream featuring La Roux . Best experienced in a dark, smokey room. Enjoy! Morning Parade - A&E (Millions Like Us Remix) Chapel Club - Surfacing (Ewan's Night of the Hunter Remix) The XX - Infinity (Flufftronix Remix) Skream feat. La Roux - Finally [...]
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Hercules And Love Affair have a new single, "Painted Eyes", coming out on April 18th, and for their b-side they have decided it's their turn to take on a reworking of the minimalism of The XX . Many have tried, many have failed, and a few have had minor successes. For their stab at it, HALA have plumped for "Shelter", one of the top picks from the Londoners' debut album. They have maintained much of the minimalist ethos from the original, but transplanted it to a different genre and have crafted a fairly sleek dancefloor track, married [...]
Hercules and Love Affair have covered The xx's "Shelter " as a b-side to their current single, "Painted Eyes". I always find it even more interesting when artists cover The xx, since their sound can be interpreted and can be versatile in so many different ways. Somehow this version just reminds me of Beth Ditto covering it, it's a very monotone dance version of the song. Hercules & Love Affair - Shelter" (the xx cover) by weallwantsome1 [ via ]
Connect with Hercules | Twitter | Facebook | Myspace | Website I mean can we STOP for a moment to just recognize the brilliance of the original version of The xx's " Shelter ?" Yes? We Good Now? OK, well then let's go here. Hercules & Love Affair have stepped up and covered the song. It is the B-side to their new single "Painted Eyes" which will be released on April 18th, as well [...]
Listen to this bouncier cover of The xx's soft track "Shelter" done skeletal disco style by Hercules & Love Affair . Kim Ann Foxman's vocals lacks that seductress of the night quality that Romy's has, but it's got a certain clean, minimalist aesthetic about it. Check it out: Shelter (XX Cover) by moshi moshi music Technorati Tags: Hercules and Love Affair , The xx
Passed from the xx , the royal family of sexy minimalism, to their counterparts, the dukes and duchesses of sinister, cold house music behind Hercules and Love Affair , "Shelter" is a song that stays simple, compelling because of its empty space. The xx's comes in that allover minimalist aesthetic – all bass throb and soft voice – but Hercules and Love Affair's cover is creepy in its facelessness, its clinical hollowness, all the nothing beneath that skittering drum machine and head-nodding strobe-lit synth bubble. It's a fantastic cover – Hercules and Love Affair capture the xx's vibe [...]
[STREAM MP3] </embed> I think Hercules and Love Affair was sorta a buzz hit wonder and no1 really vibes out to them as hard as they did when they came to market, but they did some cover of the XX's "Shelter." It has a bunch of bleeps and bloops and is 'chill' and 'vintage electro house' or whatever a music critic would call it. Sorta reminds me of the time I went to a gay bar and accidentally did too many poppers and then I woke up the next morning shooting low budget gay [...]
The New York based, disco-House band Hercules & Love Affair throws a mellow, funky spin on the xx's Shelter. Shelter (XX Cover) by moshi moshi music ________ Previously :: Hercules & Love Affair - Blue Songs
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Underneath the xx's haunting love songs are dance elements that are just waiting to break free. Hercules And Love Affair took note of this and decided to cover one of their songs. They provided and dance remake to "Shelter" , one of the many stand outs from their fantastic debut. The cover is included as the b-side of the "Painted Eyes" single. Stream it below: Hercules & Love Affair - Shelter" (the xx cover) by weallwantsome1
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