It has been very strange lately, but in the past month I've been to two movies
that have had a Moloko song in it:
Batman & Robin (Yes. the commercial giant it is): "Fun For Me" and
Twin Town: "Butterfly 747" (this also has a DJ shadow song in it.)
I've had the album "Do you like my tight sweater for months" and still listen
to it often. For example, I just got the Classic V compilation and after
listening to a disk and a half I put Moloko back on. I love Moloko's music, but when I first got it, I thought to myself "there is no way in H*** this will
receive any commercial airplay whatsoever" but now by being in Batman I
should punch myself in the head.
However, I got the "fun for me" single and even though there are a million
mixes (around 8-10), I hate all of them; they all sound the same. Is the
"Dominoid" single the same way?
CIBO MATTO
However, even though it is old, I just got the Cibo Matto's "Super Relaxer
EP." Now, this is one of the best EPs I have heard in a while. Even though
there are three different mixes of "Sugar Water." They sound different from
each other; they are distinctive. The mix that really cracked me up is
the one where they have a male lounge singer-like vocal singing "La La La."
Now, I would love to see Tony Bennett cover this.
LOUNGE MUSIC
A few weeks back there was a discussion on lounge music. Maybe I'm cursed,
but I do take my lounge music very seriously and buy just as much lounge
music as I do drum and bass. Seriously.
JAMIROQUAI
How are the Alright singles? Are the mixes house heavy as always or are
they finally delving into other genres. For example, the acoustic version
of "If I like it I just do it" song is the kind of great stuff that should
be on a Jamiroquai single.
SIE
Per the list recommendation, I picked up Sie's "Ruban D'Alpha." It's very
addicting not as much as Spacer, but almost. Upon a first listen, I said
"there's nothing going on here; pretty basic," but it was that second listen
where I went "Aha! I can hear it. I understand." Thanks for sharing.
LEWIS TAYLOR
I've been trying to track down on of the Lewis Taylor singles to no avail.
Has anyone heard any mixes? Do they compare to the originals? Do they enhance
the songs in anyway? Are they any vocal only tracks?
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