en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 60 http://www.audioscrobbler.net/data/webservices http://www.last.fm/user/voodoodrew/journal The Last.fm journal for voodoodrew. Last.fm journals are a place to talk about all things music. http://www.last.fm/user/voodoodrew/journal/2008/03/18/43lf_new_stuff Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:45:43 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/voodoodrew/journal/2008/03/18/43lf_new_stuff i may be a little late on a few of these (i.e. Tubeway Army), but nonetheless, they were recent acquisitions in my arsenal of music. no, i didn't download them either, i bought these babies.

DJ Spooky - Creation Rebel

i always was a fan of DJ Spooky's album he did with Twilight Circus Dub Sound System ('Riddim Clash'). the merging of Spooky's atmospherics and spaced out beats seemed like the perfect match for the Twilight Circus's classic dub sound. lately, Spooky had lost me with some of his mixes. this however, made me a believer again. Spooky takes tracks from the Trojan Records catalog and remixes them into one long DJ mix. essential!!


ESG - South Bronx Story Vol. 2

really, before you listen to this, you should pick up part 1 as well. the Scroggins sisters, to me, were way ahead of their time, and had the punk/funk/groove down way before others (i.e. Liquid Liquid, Tussle, Holy Fuck, LCD Soundsystem, etc...). of course, most hip hop heads will know them for their track 'UFO' (on part 1), but the rest of their catalog deserves a listen as well.


Dizzee Rascal - Maths & English

a buddy of mine sent me a track off this album when it first came out. i played it repeatedly - 'Hardback (Industry)', but never bothered to get the whole album. i managed to run across it the other day while at the record store looking for new stuff to buy. i snatched it up, and it's pretty damn good. Dizzee splits the production on here with some other artists (Shy FX anyone?), and manages to revive that old school hip hop sound and update it.


MGMT - Oracular Spectacular

i bought this album completely blind. i had never heard of the artist, nor had i heard any trax. the cover alone sold me. i always get amped when i buy a record off the cover alone and the music grabs me as well. this is one of those times. i really can't describe their sound. it borders on Bowie, Beach Boys, Animal Collective, psychedelia, indie and funk...if that's possible.


South Rakkas Crew - Mix Up

i had several remixes by this group in my collection (M.I.A., Beck and The Bug), but had never heard their stuff. someone sent me a link a few months back informing me about Mad Decent signing them. i kept reading all these reviews online about their album Mix Up being nuts and one of the greatest ragga/dancehall albums in a while. i totally bought into the hype and tracked it down. i had to mail order it through their website (now it's available in stores, if i'm not mistaken). this has been stuck in my head for months. South Rakkas Crew manages to sample Josh Wink and Chaka Khan on the opening track and create a juiced up dancehall track. the mix itself is all over the place (sampling a Sesame Street song, indirectly covering the Jackson 5's 'Can You Feel It' and Yvonne Elliman's 'If I Can't Have You'...interesting tidbit - i always sang that song as "if i can't have DREW"). i don't understand why this guy isn't bigger.


Steve Aoki - Pillowface and His Airplane Chronicles

this style of music was beginning to wear thin on me. Steve Aoki managed to inject some new life into it. he throws in some new and exclusive tracks (for the trainspotters) and mixes them into some older tracks for one of the better dj mixes i've heard in a while. he also brings in some mcs to rap over the tracks and make them sound new (i.e. Spankrock, Santogold, Har Mar Superstar, etc...). a little bit electro, a little bit rock, a little bit dirty.


Venetian Snares - Hospitality

hmmm...what can i say? it's damn good! get it!


Tubeway Army - Replicas

no, i'm not just discovering this album. i've owned it two other times in my lifetime and managed to sell it (probably for weed when i was younger). i found it used at a record store the other day and bought it. the cover, i guess, is one of those iconic images that stays with you. back when i was a little rivethead running around wearing too much black, leather and army gear, this album soundtracked my late night drives around the city. there's this coldness to it, but there's also this warmth in the sounds. glad i found it again.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/voodoodrew/journal/2008/03/10/43le_doppelgangers Mon, 10 Mar 2008 03:43:21 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/voodoodrew/journal/2008/03/10/43le_doppelgangers just some interesting stuff i came across. there probably are more out there. i just needed to see these side by side.



David Bowie- "Low"
Cex- "Being Ridden"
Leonard Cohen- "The Best Of"
Ween- "The Pod"
Tubeway Army- "Replicas"
Terre Thaemlitz- "Replicas Rubato"
Nick Drake- "Bryter Layter"
Boris- "Akuma No Uta"
David Bowie- "Pin Ups"
Human Drama- "Pin Ups"
Simon & Garfunkel- "Bookends"
Kruder & Dorfmeister- "G Stoned"
Beach Boys- "Pet Sounds"
Various- "Hippocamp Ruins Pet Sounds"]]> http://www.last.fm/user/voodoodrew/journal/2008/03/01/43ld_to_buy Sat, 1 Mar 2008 04:56:13 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/voodoodrew/journal/2008/03/01/43ld_to_buy this is for my purposes only...just a running list of things i need to buy

El Guincho - Alegranza
Jose Gonzales - In Our Nature
Muscles - Guns Babes Lemonade
Health - s/t
Blood On The Wall - Liferz
Evangelicals - The Evening Descends
Valet - Naked Acid
Erykah Badu - New Amerykah Part 1
The Tough Alliance - A New Chance]]>