Fatboy Slim - Weapon Of Choice

Throwdown Thursday? Can't go wrong with Norman Cook and a little dance number from Christopher Walken. How does this not have 100 bazillion views?

Fatboy Slim - The Rockafeller Skank

Back in 1998 this was the dopest track in the joint. I think I'm gonna drop it at some point tonight.

Groove Armada - Paper Romance

Groove Armada is the project of producers Andy Cato and Tom Findlay. I first found them via Evil C, who introduced me to Fatboy Slim's remix of their track "I See You Baby", which achieved international recognition for being a big beat block of awesome. They came back a couple years later with the gigantic blockbusting sensation that was "Superstylin'". I absolutely loved that one. Since then they haven't quite reached those heights, but they're still rocking out and the newest album "Black Light" is well worth checking out. It's quite a bit different, but give it a try and you'll probably find at least a couple tracks that you'll really dig. This is a crazy video to go with their first single off of it.

Groove Armada - Paper Romance

BONUS BEATS!

Groove Armada - Look Me In The Eye Sister [Audiojack Remix]



And here's something I kind of whipped up yesterday, work in progress.

Cosmosis



Basic song structure is done, lots more fills and variations to be put in, but it's getting there.

Easy Star All-Stars - Let Down

You've all heard or seen them, some loathe them, some love them, some want to be them. Cover bands. Because some songs are just so good, you have to hear them over and over and over again, done by as many different people as humanly possible...

I am not a fan of the cover band, as it were, but I do appreciate the art of reproducing the exceptional work of another with a twist. Adding that little something to it making it different, fresh, and most importantly able to stand on its own as a quality track, is a tricky task. The acoustic rendition, the metal manipulation, and the re-re-remix all have a place in the world, provided they're done well. There's not much worse than a really bad cover.

Luckily today we have a good cover. The Easy Star All-Stars have done three albums covering songs by Pink Floyd, Radiohead, and The Beatles. Not every song has been a resounding success, but this reggae interpretation is spot on. Radiohead is probably my all-time favorite band and I love the original, but I think I might actually enjoy this version a little more.

It's as if it was meant to be reggae all along.