Listening | Noticing | Getting Down
December 31, 2010 Leave a comment
Aurelio Martinez is a new artist on the Subpop label. His album, Laru Beya, drops January 18th. If the whole thing is as good as this track, then I’m glad I pre-ordered it.
In 2010, I started this little music blog. I enjoy it. I hope a lot of folks are making connections with new and old music and artists through this site.
I think I’ll keep doing it until I run out of music.
Happy 2011, people. Keep listening.
And enjoy.
December 29, 2010 Leave a comment
Here’s one from the unconventional instrumental group called Five Style.
From Miniature Portraits (1999) on the Subpop label, “Pledge Drive” comes with steel drum goodness.
Enjoy.
December 28, 2010 Leave a comment
Some people get caught up in what kind of instruments should be allowed to make music and which ones shouldn’t.
I prefer to live life with a stick-free ass environment. Life is so much more enjoyable with an open mind. An open mind is the devil’s picnic, as a saying goes, but you gotta remember that without the devil, the world would be totally boring.
Here’s a great Billie Holiday tune reworked by DJ Logic to nice effect, I think.
Enjoy.
December 23, 2010 Leave a comment
Dear God,
Make me funky(er) for Christmas.
[Knuckle-bump]
-Uncle Funk
Enjoy some vintage 1975 Headhunters.
December 21, 2010 Leave a comment
I believe “Buddy” is a reference to the posterior of the female form.
De La Soul. We were lucky when they were with us, and we didn’t know how good we had it. This album dropped in 1989. Keep that in mind.
An added bonus video after the absurd “Buddy” is the insane “I Can Do Anything.” I had hopes that more hip-hop and rap groups would follow in the footsteps of the psychedelically inclined De La Soul, but very very few have. Big shoes to fill, indeed.
I can do anything. I can hold two pieces of doo doo in my hand.
Enjoy.
December 20, 2010 Leave a comment
French musician St Germain takes some old John Lee Hooker riffs and vocals and re-works them to nice effect in this one from 2000.
Unrelated quote:
Wanting to meet an author because you like his work is like wanting to meet a duck because you like paté. -Margaret Atwood, novelist and poet (b. 1939)
Enjoy.
December 17, 2010 Leave a comment
The album Goodbye Country (Hello Nightclub) was released on September 11, 2001.
The band, Groove Armada, has gotten a lot more “electronic” sounding since 2001. This tune, “Join Hands,” was created with more traditional instrumentation, and it’s just good for your soul.
Enjoy.
