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Month: April 2019

Categories Hip Hop

30/04/2019: “Yee” by E-40 featuring Too Short & Bud’da

E-40 never went away; he has always maintained a level of popularity, especially amongst hip hop fans. In recent years, however, he has experienced something…

April 30, 2019May 1, 2019
Categories Bass Music

29/04/2019: “Center Your Love” by Machinedrum

Machinedrum is an extraordinarily apt name for this artist. On a song like this, the first thing which stands out is the unnaturally frantic scattershot…

April 29, 2019April 29, 2019
Categories Rocksteady

28/04/2019: “Raindrops” by The Silvertones

The Silvertones exemplify a style of harmony singing which dominated the rocksteady and reggae scenes of the 1960s. “Raindrops” is more rocksteady than reggae. Rocksteady…

April 28, 2019April 28, 2019
Categories Rock

27/04/2019: “Down In A Hole” by Alice In Chains

If you say “Seattle” and “Grunge”, most people will naturally think of Nirvana. But there was a whole scene, and one of the other bands…

April 27, 2019April 27, 2019
Categories Pop, R'n'B

26/04/2019: “Empire State Of Mind (Part II)” by Alicia Keys

Part I of this song is much harder edged, with Jay-Z rapping over the top, and a hip hop beat. This version places Alicia Keys…

April 26, 2019April 26, 2019
Categories Hip Hop

25/04/2019: “Guess Who’s Back” by Rakim

Like many hip hop hits, the instrumental is heavily based on another song. This one samples Bob James’ “Shamboozie”, released in 1982. The sample is…

April 25, 2019April 25, 2019
Categories Techno

24/04/2019: “Clap Your Hands” by Slam

Much of the harder, darker techno produced today and in the past tends towards a specific set of sounds, rhythms, and aesthetics. Which is a…

April 24, 2019April 24, 2019
Categories Rock

23/04/2019: “Calling All Stations” by Genesis

Genesis have produced their fair share of stadium filling epics, of which any would be worthy of inclusion on this blog. But this particular song…

April 23, 2019April 23, 2019
Categories Jazz

22/04/2019: “All The Things You Are” by Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie

This one is another Jazz standard, with a bewildering array of covers and takes. So bewildering, in fact, that there are multiple versions with Charlie…

April 22, 2019April 22, 2019
Categories Dubstep

21/04/2019: “Babylon (Dub Mix)” by Kode9

Kode9 is a figure who was a core part of the genesis of dubstep, but whose increasingly eclectic experimentation has led him into his own…

April 21, 2019April 21, 2019

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