First off, I'm generally not a big fan of mash-ups. I think a lot of them come out corny, forced, or just a half beat off. When I heard about this Wu-Tang vs. Beatles (why they always insist on putting "vs." I don't know) project though, I was cautiously intrigued even optimistic. Lord knows the Beatles have been sampled, covered, mashed up like no other, but two of my favorite and classic groups put together must be golden, right? The overall result... eh. It starts off well, then just feels a little long. The best 10 or so songs would've been great, but with 25+ there are just too many throw ins. Plus, it doesn't even directly sample the Beatles. It samples a lot of other artists that covered the Beatles. It isn't without it's moments though like this remix of C.R.E.A.M. sampling the Beatles' "And I Love Her".
Also, if you want to download the whole album and form your own opinion, you can find it here:
Download Wu-Tang vs. The Beatles - “Enter the Magical Mystery Chambers"
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Surprisingly, this is my first post of 2010. I've been a busy (er... lazy) ass I know. I can tell JJ's upset with my lack of posting every time he says "Soo... I posted something new on our blog" to which I reply "Sweet." And who the hell knows where The Brain is? One and done for that guy. Haha.
Anyway, I was catching up on Hype Machine where I heard a new Damian Marley & Nas track, "As We Enter". It's a cool song, but not why I'm blogging. I was kicking myself for like 20 minutes trying to figure out the sample since I knew it from somewhere but just couldn't put my finger on it. Finally, I realized it was from an album I have called Ethiopiques by Ethiopian Jazz artist, Mulatu Astatke. The song is called Yegelle Tezeta which I actually heard first off the soundtrack for a Bill Murray movie called Broken Flowers. Long story short, it's a sick beat. Both versions below.
Anyway, I was catching up on Hype Machine where I heard a new Damian Marley & Nas track, "As We Enter". It's a cool song, but not why I'm blogging. I was kicking myself for like 20 minutes trying to figure out the sample since I knew it from somewhere but just couldn't put my finger on it. Finally, I realized it was from an album I have called Ethiopiques by Ethiopian Jazz artist, Mulatu Astatke. The song is called Yegelle Tezeta which I actually heard first off the soundtrack for a Bill Murray movie called Broken Flowers. Long story short, it's a sick beat. Both versions below.
I'm liking this new collaboration between Danger Mouse and James Mercer of The Shins (aka Broken Bells). I guess I usually look forward to who Danger Mouse teams up with (MF Doom, Gorillaz, Beck), but he has this rep with me though for starting strong with a couple great tracks and then coming out with a slightly disappointing or even overrated album. (see Gnarls Barkley and Dark Night of the Soul w/ Sparklehorse). I didn't even think the The Grey Album was all it was made out to be. Anyway, he's made a living off of promising collaborations, and even though the full products are good but not great, there are always a few highlights.
Driving in this morning I didn't have my iPhone adapter, so I turned on the radio and on comes an R&B song that samples Imogen Heap's Hide and Seek. I don't even want to get into how retarded I think the original is, but to take that and then add some cornball R&D beat and lyrics over it is beyond me. I don't know who it's by, so I'm not even going to link to it nor do I care enough to look it up.
Anyway, the song did remind me of an old SNL digital short by The Lonely Island guys that I thought was hilarious. To get it though, you'll need to watch the original they spoofed from the critically acclaimed show... The O.C. Right. Both ridiculous videos below.
You know when you reach that point in the week where the weekend is coming up and you're just ready to get it over with. It's not quite Friday, so you can't celebrate just yet, but your mind has checked out. That's where I'm at right now, and this is the kind of beat that sonically expresses that. Makes you want to just wander off with your headphones on and do nothing without a care in the world. Na na na na na na...
What do you get when you take a classic hip-hop album and cover it as a full-band instrumental? Enter the 37th Chamber by El Michels Affair. Pretty funky for a bunch of white guy, band geeks.
El Michels Affair via Truth & Soul Records
Driving home the other day, I was flipping through my iPod and chose something I hadn't heard in awhile: "So...How's Your Girl?" by Handsome Boy Modeling School. Forgot how good of an album it is. Here's a sample.
The Truth (feat. Roisin Murphy and J-Live)
The Truth (feat. Roisin Murphy and J-Live)
Welcome to the first official post of the Humble Egos: a blog of music, videos, and anything else we feel like sharing. First, bare with us while we sort out a real design, but chances are we'll get too lazy or too busy to do that. Second, why "Humble Egos"? Because we were sitting at a bar one day thinking of oxy morons, and this was the one we liked the best. "Good Asian Drivers" was a distant second. (Just kidding)
To kick things off, it would've been way too easy to post Common's "Start The Show". Instead, I give you the sample for that, "By The Time I Get To Phoenix" by famed jazz harpist, Dorothy Ashby. If you like this, check out "The Windmills of Your Mind." Both really good beats.
To kick things off, it would've been way too easy to post Common's "Start The Show". Instead, I give you the sample for that, "By The Time I Get To Phoenix" by famed jazz harpist, Dorothy Ashby. If you like this, check out "The Windmills of Your Mind." Both really good beats.
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