A favorite remix of a favorite song by a favorite artist. Grifta’s rework of the seminal Deadmau5 tune is five and a half minutes of expansiveness, hope, wonder, beauty, the future on tape. What that sounds like.
Deadmau5 – Faxing Berlin (Grifta Remix) Purchase / Info
Deadmau5 – Faxing Berlin (Grifta Remix)
Top shelf beat here from the Megatron Don; The seemingly perpetually addled with label problems Saigon pitching in with some choice rhymes. The feel Just Blaze has for the rhythm, cadence, & diction in the flows of the rappers he works with (particularly Saigon) really sets his production work apart.
Saigon – Strength (Prod. Just Blaze) Purchase / Info
Rating: 8.2
Saigon – Strength (Prod. Just Blaze)
The Swedish bodytalker paused her worldbeating tour of nonstop jams just long enough to cut this cover of the classic Prince track for the UK’s Channel 4 TV.
Robyn – When Doves Cry Purchase / Info
Robyn – When Doves Cry
A big step up here from the Kentucky-based band. “Shake Me Down” is the sound of a band at a defining point of creative realization. The band’s second LP Thank You, Happy Birthday is due Jan. 11.
Cage the Elephant – Shake Me Down
Rating: 8.5
Cage the Elephant – Shake Me Down
