On this house remix, the impossible becomes… possible. Jason Nevins manages to make Fireflies even catchier than before. If music were drugs, this track would be crack. Take that for what it’s worth. If you listen and find yourself in a manic rage, at least I warned you.
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2AM Club: Worry About You
Here’s another smooth track from 2AM Club, the genre-merging group out of LA. They were giving this one away on their website as promotion for their SXSW performances last weekend.
Download: 2AM Club – Worry About You
Juelz Santana: The Second Coming (Prod. by Just Blaze)
Motivational lyrics from Juelz Santana, combined with an epic and hard hitting orchestral sample from Just Blaze, make ‘The Second Coming’ a strong and energizing piece. No wonder it’s been all over Nike’s commercials.
If you drop, get up and try it again
Download: Juelz Santana – The Second Coming
United State of Pop 2009
Every year DJ Earworm composes a mashup of the top 25 songs according to Billboard.
Download: DJ Earworm – United State of Pop (2009)
Hit the jump for the list of songs included in 2009’s Top 25.
United State of Pop 2008
Here is the 2008 version of DJ Earworm’s United State of Pop, a mash-up of the years Top 25 songs according to Billboard.
Download: DJ Earworm – United State of Pop (2008)
Hit the jump for the list of songs included in this mash-up.
Animal Collective: What Would I Want, Sky?
Critics and bloggers alike love Animal Collective. Therefore, it should serve as no surprise that their most recent EP, Fall Be Kind, is being lauded by critics. Over the past few days, in the midst of my finals week, I have had the opportunity to explore Fall Be Kind in all it’s complexities. One thing I have deduced conclusively, however, is my affinity for the track ‘What Would I Want, Sky?’
In a similar manner to ‘My Girls‘, Animal Collective utilize dissonance (and the relief from said dissonance) in ‘What Would I Want, Sky?’ quite effectively. Essentially, because dissonance creates a sense of discomfort, any subsequent section without dissonance will be more comforting, and thereby sonically appealing by comparison. At 3:00 into the song, there is a dissonance-filled transition that serves as a connective tissue between dark, cloud-like downward arpeggios and pleasant folk-pop (oddly enough this is the best way I can describe the two main parts of the song). When the transition is complete and the dissonance breaks (at around 3:20), the feeling is as relieving, beautiful, and calming as when you finally pee after holding it in for way too long.
‘What Would I Want, Sky?’ actually contains the first licensed Grateful Dead sample ever, and Noah Lennox’s voice over a cycling sampled Jerry Garcia is a juxtaposition that works eerily well.
Will Smith: Fresh Prince of Bel Air (Mustard Pimp Remix)
You can dance to it AND know every word at the same time. You’re the man!