Reworking and sampling ’00s r&b hits into abstract electronic loops is the trend du jour in the postdubstep world nowadays. British bedroom producer Memotone is the latest to join the bandwagon, by recontextualizing Aaliyah‘s Timbaland-produced stone cold classic “Try Again” into a beat-heavy, cowbell-adorned number, while still retaining some of the hip-hop flavor. And it’s surprisingly replayable. The chipmunk pitch shifts are expected, but the drumwork here is really impressive. It couldn’t be released at a better time, as today would have been her 33rd birthday. Sometimes I do wonder how different the R&B scene would be if she were still around…
Can’t get enough of Ms. Lana Del Rey? Well, if you happen to live in the UK, Christmas might just come early, as the self-proclaimed “gangster Nancy Sinatra” has released brand new album track “Off To The Races” as the iTunes Free Single Of The Week. And if you don’t, no worries, I’ve got it right here for your sampling. The heavily hip-hop-influenced song is possibly her most bonkers so far, or as I’d like to call it, her own “Gwen Stefani moment”. Hate her or love her, she can make buzz like no other. The album really can’t come soon enough.
STREAM: Lana Del Rey – Off To The Races
And just in case you haven’t watched the epic video for her marvelous new single “Born To Die” yet…
The music of LA native Sahy Uhns a.k.a. Carl Madison Burgin is a unique blend of West Coast hip-hop, IDM and ambient influenced soundscapes, all topped off with some glitchy beats, organic rhythms and obscure psychedelic beauty. The opening track, a personal favorite, of his recently released album An Intolerant Disdain of Underlings (2011), “Montebello Postpartum”, delivers a dreamy ambient vibe and a gentle midtempo beat. “Anticipation Of The Night, which is named after a 1958 film by Stan Brakhage, showcases Sahy Uhns’ outstanding sound design skills.
