Gobble gobble, bitches!

Hey, it's a holiday tomorrow, so I post on the theme, dig?



Ok, so this song has absolutely nothing to do with Thanksgiving whatsoever, and quite frankly its dark, angst-y tone is completely inappropriate for such a nice holiday. But hey, it's got "turkey" in the title... so suck on that effort...

Curve - Turkey Crossing (ysi)

I always thought Curve were way under-appreciated... especially seeing how Garbage came along, copied their schtick and got huge. Whaddaya think? Also Happy Thanksgiving, and be sure to eat yourself into a coma tomorrow...





(Europeans proceed as usual)

Put on your (6000) dancing shoes

Here's an album from earlier this year that you may not have heard of, which is pretty fucking odd, considering...



I mean, you would think that a collaboration album between two musical legends like David Byrne and Fatboy Slim that features literally every single awesome female singer in music today (seriously, check it out) would have made a bit more noise (bad pun sorta intended but not really) than Here Lies Love did... but maybe the fact that it's a 22-song cycle about the life of Imelda Marcos scared off your average Pop fan. But it shouldn't have, because this is a really good, really catchy record. Maybe not what you would have expected, but don't let the ghosts of 3000 pairs of shoes scare you...

David Byrne & Fatboy Slim - Never So Big (ft. Sia)

This one also comes with a 120-page book (VERY Pop, no?) that lays out the story of the album for you because who doesn't like some LEARNIN' with their tunes? Eh? Eh?

Pop Culture References!

House Music Friday brings you some tunage from one half of a famous duo, and I'm not talkin' about The Situation and Snooki...



Peter Kruder should need no introduction... if you don't own The K & D Sessions, your music collection has a hole in it the size of Octomom's vajayjay, and if you don't know what The K & D Sessions is you've apparently been living inside Octomom's vajayjay, because seriously, dude. That said, here's Mr. Kruder with an entry into Compost's Black Label series, in which the most excellent German imprint explores its darker, housier side...

Peter Kruder - Before Night Falls (ysi)

Nice one. May your weekend be as fun as Charlie Sheen's...

You want me to do what with my pants?

Not much time today, let's cut to the chase...



Now I don't know who Jackson Jones is/was or what the original version of this song sounded like, but the re-edit wizard known as Pilooski does some dirty things to it (pun intended) and me likey...

Jackson Jones - I Feel Good, Put Your Pants On (Pilooski Edit) (ysi)

The link isn't to the o.g. vinyl because it's quite pricey (as hand-numbered limited runs tend to be)... it's to a compilation of the Dirty Edits series, which is definitely the way to go. And you can take your pants back off now as far as I'm concerned...

There's a girl upstairs talkin' to plants...

Today I present to you the second-greatest song about doing psychedelic mushrooms ever (second, of course, to this one, which was, oddly enough, also made by a dude named Marshall... coincidence? I THINK NOT!



Now, I don't imagine that this will be the first time you've heard of Professional White Rapper Eminem. He is, from what I gather, kind of a big deal. And... here's where I lose the Indie cred that I don't have in the first place... I've been a huge fan right from the git-go. Dude is a great writer, has amazing flow, and I don't care how many songs he does about strangling, shooting or otherwise doing unpleasant things to his ex-wife, sometimes a brotha's just gotta vent, yo! And this record got me through one of the worst jobs I've ever had. It was a stupid game show for MTV on which I pulled 20 hour days for six months straight and I WISH I WAS EXAGGERATING! Usually around midnight/1 AM each night The Slim Shady LP would be busted out, blasted loud and the P.A. would be sent to Gil Turner's for a beer run. It was pretty much the only thing that got us through it...

Eminem - My Fault (ysi)

And also, um... this...



Whoa...

You broke my heart, so I broke your car.

Not even I am up on everything all of the time...



I definitely missed the original of this track on the first go-round, which is pretty wild considering it was a Top 10 hit and was even nominated for a Grammy. Super obscure. But then I don't listen to the radio much. Them darn kids and their booty music... I tells ya, it's makes my sciatica act up! Anyhoo, picked up a compilation recently with this UK Funky remix of Philly gal Jazmine Sullivan's female answer to Cee-Lo's "Fuck You" (How can it be an answer to a song that was recorded two years later? YOU FIGURE IT OUT, SMART GUY!) and I just can't stop listening to it...

Jazmine Sullivan - Bust Your Windows (DJ Naughty Remix) (ysi)

Have a great weekend, and don't piss your woman off...

In which I make an awfully hacky blowjob joke...

Finally got some time to post this week, so suck on this...



Here's some painfully French orchestral pop from Alpha. I describe it as such because really no one other than the Frenchies still make this kind of of overwraught, '70s Soft Rock-style shenanigans. Actually, I'm not sure these guys even still make 'em. This record's kinda old and the last thing Alpha did was a seriously badass collabo with Horace Andy that, as you can guess, sounds LESS THAN NOTHING like this. But indeed, after Air hit big, there were a lot of such shenanigans coming out of France. And if you're in the right mood, it goes down nice and easy... sort of like Paris Hilton...

Alpha - Dim (ysi)

Nope, definitely didn't have to go there, but I did... sigh...

Sample This Funk

I've got a party jam to set your weekend off today...



Other than Wilson or Blaylock, perhaps the funkiest Mooqee I know is the dude behind the most excellent Bomb Strikes label. They specialize in sample-based funky dancefloor steez, such as this one which has some "Rock The Casbah", some Missy Elliot and probably some other shit I'm not catching...

Mooqee - Hypnotic (ysi)

So how about that? Three posts in a week... kudos to ME! Have a great weekend...

France would be great if it wasn't for all the French.

I think that's a statement we can all agree on, no?



Usually, the only problem I have with French Rap music is, well... it's all the fucking French. I can't understand that shit. Which is problematic in a form of music where the words are actually somewhat important. So I guess one reason I'm feelin' Jazz Liberatorz so much is that they employ mostly American MCs on their records, dudes who definitely do not speak French. Well, as far as I know they don't... I don't know what electives Mos Def or Aloe Blacc took in college. Anyhoo, these guys sling some real nice, laid-back, jazzy (No shit, really?) tracks and have put out 2 of my favorite Hip-Hop records of the last few years. Don't sleep...

Jazz Liberatorz - The Process (ysi)

The vocals on that one were by this gal, if you're scoring at home. And I just realized that for some reason this mp3 is cut in the wrong place and has about 30 seconds of the next song on the album stuck to the end of it. Woopsie. But hey, the point of this blog is for you to go out and buy the record, SO YOU'LL TAKE YOUR FUCKED UP MP3 AND YOU'LL LIKE IT! Plus it's another nice groove, so there's that...

Zed's not dead, he rocks heads.

Because if you think I'm going to blog on an artist named Zed and not make a Pulp Fiction reference, you really don't know just how big of a hack I am...



UK producer Zed Bias, besides having a very cool handle, has been at the top of the beatz bizznezz for over a decade now... from the days of "garridge" right up to the current Dubstep sounds the kids are all crazy for. He's really just one of those dudes who will throw the kitchen sink at you, sound-wise... here that sink is full of some stupidly funky house complete with some serious keyboard canoodling (And maybe some old broccoli? I think that's where the smell is coming from...) from Mr. Mark De Clive-Lowe who we also love 'round here...

Zed Bias - Cottonmouth (ft. Mark De Clive-Lowe) (ysi)

Feelin' that one. And here's a vid from a huge tune the Zedster (that's what I assume his friends call him) put out in 2000... I'll bet you've heard this one... REWIND SELECTAH!



That kitchen sink joke was pretty awful, too, eh? I'll try to be funnier next time, but don't get your hopes up...