Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Short But Sweet


Do goldfish make mixtapes? I'm positive they do and this here is what they would sound like. A compact collection of tasty treats that are short and sweet and good enough to eat. With only one track rocking in over four minutes you can leave your short term memory at the door but be sure you don't blink or you just might miss it.

01 Darwin Deez - Radar Detector
02 The Roots feat. Dice Raw - How I Got Over
03 Bonaparte - My Horse Likes You
04 Bran Richards - Ride the Mullet Stallion
05 Cali Swag District - Teach Me How to Dougie
06 Aloe Blacc & The Grand Scheme – Billie Jean (Michael Jackson Cover)
07 Mount Kimbie – Bave’s Chords
08 The Morning Benders - Excuses
09 Andre 3000 - All Together Now (The Beatles Cover)
10 Ludacris x Joe - How Clap Low Trap (dj Orgasmic bootleg)
11 Koreless - Up Down Up Down
12 MC Huz and the Riverina Crew - Anywhere But Here (Produced by A-Trak)
13 Lee Fields & the Expressions - Love Comes and Goes
14 Shlomoshun - Antigravity
15 Cordrazine – Sunshine
16 James Murphy - If You Need a Friend


Racing to pole position this time round is Darwin Deez and the super addictive ditty 'Radar Detector'. I have been obsessed by this song in the past month, so much so, that even before the fade-out begins I'm already reaching for the rewind. It's just such a playful, energetic, danceable tune that makes me want to wave my hair like a Wella Balsam ad while shaking my limbs to the hokey pokey. Admittedly, it almost got me in a bit of trouble on an overcrowded train recently as I rebelled against the limited space and had a little upright boogie... only to find that I was rhythmically tapping the crotch of the lady beside me with my ipod. We had a moment but it was brief and drenched in embarrassment and physical violation - it seems she catches a different train now.

On to more relevant matters we have some incredible covers in the mix with Andre 3000 bringing the bounce to The Beatles and Aloe Blacc paying tribute to MJ with a truly moving and respectful interpretation of 'Billie Jean'.

Keeping on the soulful tip are The Roots with the title track from their brilliant new album 'How I Got Over'.  ?uestlove sets the tone with a trademark break then Black Thought shows his versatility by singing the first verse - seriously is there anything these guys can't do? Cop the new album and you won't be disappointed.

For those of you that are finally getting sick of randomly uttering the phrase "I'm at the Pizza Hut..." then may I introduce you to Bonaparte, a German electropunk collective, and their utterly addictive and raucous single 'My Horse Likes You'. Subtlety is not really their style but they'll have you trotting around and neighing wildly like Mr. Ed on a peanut butter binge (note: always be wary of personal space when on public transport).

On a more innocent tip we have the return Cordrazine, one of my favourite Australian groups from the mid-90's who were responsible for the falsetto-drenched classic 'Crazy'. That was 14 years ago and the band is back with a new album and lead single 'Sunshine'. Stunning. 

Benefiting from the production talents of Chris Taylor from Grizzly Bear is the centrepiece of this mix by The Morning Bender. Harking back to the Wall of Sound era, 'Excuses' has a distinctly warm fuzz where succulent strings seem to swoon about your head as the vocal harmonies take you back to 1960's.

Elsewhere we have a well worked mash up featuring the rhythmical rumblings of Joe's Claptrap infused with the vocal stylings of Ludacris and a mesmerizing piece from new-comer Koreless. A-Trak recently visited the Wagga Wagga, NSW where he put together a track with some ot the boys from the Riverina Juvenile Justice Centre. To help out their cause get along to A-Traks page.

Well that's about it for now. I hope you like the mix and always remember to keep you hands close to your body in crowded places... it'll save you a lot of embarrassment later.

2 comments:

  1. Howdy Mongo.
    Love your mixtapes. Just copped the latest one.
    And there were only 11 tracks came out of the .zip (had an error extracting message) just thought you might like to know!

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  2. Hey Seany,
    just tested the file and seems to work... may have been a problem with mediafire.
    maybe try again and let me know how it goes...

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