turns out the revolution wasn't televised, it was more like facebooked
let me see if I can untangle this beautiful mess
Gil Scott Heron, most famous for his proto-rap funk diatribe
released a great, minimalist blues/electronica album in 2010 called
(the title track was a cover of a song by Smog)
last month, Jamie Smith from xx released a remix version of the album
albeit with different tracks, different vibe altogether, something like the sunny day version of its predecessor's cloudy day, called
on both albums, is a blues written by Heron called
well, I've worn both recordings out, love them both, and I decided to give reproducing one of the songs myself a try...
(also, the artwork for both albums is stellar, probably my favorite covers to come out in the last five years so I also tried to pay "hommage" to them as well)
be sure to check out the amazing website promoting the remix album
here's my version of -
