Monday, March 7, 2011

I'm (Not) New Here


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 -






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