Sunday, December 28, 2014
Thursday, December 18, 2014
Covers that aren't covers [Updated]
While listening to this great track, I couldn't quite remember what GRIMES song he's based "Heartache" on:
It took Googling "GRIMES swinging a sword in the desert", but I found it: The original is called "Genesis":
Jump to 1:10 in the video for the core of the song. Also came across this: An excellent 8-bit rendition of Genesis. I don't usually go for chiptunes, but this is unlike most chiptune tracks that lean too heavily on midi or that ear-piercing Gameboy-reverb. Check it out:
Other versions are availble on the artists Bandcamp:
Update: More covers that aren't covers of Grimes - Genesis: Trevorsomething - Sega-Genesis. :)
It took Googling "GRIMES swinging a sword in the desert", but I found it: The original is called "Genesis":
Jump to 1:10 in the video for the core of the song. Also came across this: An excellent 8-bit rendition of Genesis. I don't usually go for chiptunes, but this is unlike most chiptune tracks that lean too heavily on midi or that ear-piercing Gameboy-reverb. Check it out:
Other versions are availble on the artists Bandcamp:
Update: More covers that aren't covers of Grimes - Genesis: Trevorsomething - Sega-Genesis. :)
Monday, December 15, 2014
Intergalactic Mashups
Not surprisingly, there's some really good mashup made using the Beastie Boys vocals that are worth listening to:
Daft Punk + Beastie Boys - Intergalactic Planet Get Lucky
There's actually two Ghostbusters / Intergalactic mashups I've found. The Jamal Bootleg mix is far punchier, but the looped beats are a bit jarring. For pure listening quality, the Josh Brewster Mashup works really well:
John Brewster - Intergalactic Ghostbusters (mashup)
...and something right out of left field:
M83 vs Beastie Boys - Midnight Galactic
Raves for Kids
A friend shared this gem with me: a rave for kids. Jump to 1:03 for something pretty wild looking.
I couldn't help but compare it to what my Elementary school Grade 8 dances sounded like back in the day. This is going to date me, but my memories of those didn't have any electronica, but instead featured Live - Lightening Crashes:
--with the hardest beats being dropped coming from Beastie Boys - Intergalactic:
I wish my gradeschool dances had glowsticks and early 90's trance instead. I'm making up for that oversight in spades these days.
I couldn't help but compare it to what my Elementary school Grade 8 dances sounded like back in the day. This is going to date me, but my memories of those didn't have any electronica, but instead featured Live - Lightening Crashes:
--with the hardest beats being dropped coming from Beastie Boys - Intergalactic:
I wish my gradeschool dances had glowsticks and early 90's trance instead. I'm making up for that oversight in spades these days.
Saturday, December 13, 2014
Deconstruction of the track TYCHO - Awake
Interview with the artist where he desconstructs how the title track from his album "Awake" was made. Really interesting stuff.
Friday, December 12, 2014
Sunday, December 7, 2014
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