For some people, this sort of thing is cringey 80s overload. Believe me, I understand that the 80s produced some eye wateringly embarrassing stuff. This, …
Month: July 2018
10/07/2018: “Buckshot Dub” by Rupie Edwards & King Tubby
Sometimes less really is more. In a sparsely populated dub track, this can be especially hard hitting. A bit more space, a bit of room…
09/06/2018: “Cat People” by David Bowie
I didn’t know whether to choose the original 1982 soundtrack version produced by disco legend Giorgio Moroder, or the 1983 album version off Let’s Dance, which features…
08/06/2018: “I Wish” by Skee-Lo
I’m sure everybody knows this. I sure feel for the people who don’t. In any case, the problem can be easily fixed in just over…
07/07/2018: “Superman” by Goldfinger
The post on Madness mentions the 3 major waves, or generations, of Ska. This is from the 3rd wave. “Superman” is in many ways the…
06/07/2018: “Freestyler” by Bomfunk MCs
I can’t really name many Finnish songs, or artists. But in fairness, I didn’t realise that this gem was of Finnish extraction! The bassline and…
05/07/2018: “I’m Eighteen” by Alice Cooper
For many years I laboured under the misapprehension that Alice Cooper was a single person, and not, as it turned out to be, a band….
04/07/2018: “Waco” by Trim
The leftfield electronic artist James Blake put together a group called 1-800 Dinosaur, who specialise in producing quirky, futuristic beats. This collective put out an…
03/07/2018: “Lonesome Town” by Ricky Nelson
By the standards of the 50s, this sort of thing was pretty commonplace. The rockabilly crooner singing a plaintive love song with some heavy reverb…
02/07/2018: “Bring Da Ruckus” by The Wu-Tang Clan
RZA, GZA, Ol Dirty Bastard, Method Man, Inspector Deck, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah… These names represent the core of the Wu-Tang Clan, one of the most…