I'm available - if you're willing, I'm more than able; my cards are on the table...

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

More bassline! This may or may not be the new T2 single - radio playlists and the very fact of an official video say yes, his PR says no - but whichever way, it's completely brilliant, EVEN BETTER than 'Heartbroken'. Is that a tinge of mariachi I hear in those weird Spanish guitars? And, like, a schaffel interlude! "I'm gonna get to your heart, I'll take a shot in the dark, I never miss the mark - you're GONNA BE MINE, ALL MINE!" (bleep bleep bloop wobble) AMAZING.

MC-based bassline continues apace too: this probably won't be as chart-bothering as 'Gonna Be Mine' but I'm definitely feeling it. This is 'Gangreen' by sMoKio & DB. (If you didn't catch it last year, I also fully recommend their 'Is You' track, which - hurrah! - is based around a chipmunk sample of SWV's 'Weak', one of my all-time favourite 90s r&b cuts. You can download the mp3 at that youtube link.

Here is a grime track about indie chicken, 'Junior Spesh' by Red Hot Entertainment:

And here, to soothe your synapses after all those shouty boys, is the ever-magnificent Erykah Badu and her excellent new video. See how many covers you recognise! Her new album is entitled Nu AmErykah (!!!) and she is currently wandering around the place looking like this: there is no possible way this will be anything other than a masterpiece. (Even better than 'Honey' is 'The Healer' - no video yet but it's this gorgeous, snaky, spooky, late-night thing, Erykah crooning "hip-hop...is bigger than religion, hip-hop...is bigger than the government, hip-hop...this one is for Dilla, hip-hop...)

Comments

[piratemoggy.livejournal.com]

Not sure about that T2 one, although suspect that's due to low YouTube quality more than anything else. The spanish guitar seems a bit naff but that's probably because I could barely hear the bass.

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

Oh my freakin' GOD. HOw can I get an mp3 of that for tonight??

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

(chicken song that is - have had t2 for a while, it's GREBT obv and I really like the wibbly Spanish guitar wobbly bit, tsk piratemoggy :))

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

oh bah - thought you meant T2 and was about to email it to you! am literally leaving house - looked for an mp3 of the indie chicken myself earlier (just google searching) but no joy. i remember there was a website link from the youtube though? originally found the video on prancehall.blogspot.com. if you find one let me know!

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

Got it (http://rapidshare.com/files/81239170/Red_Hot_Entertainment_-_Junior_Spesh.mp3)!!

Haha when did they do this track?? It would be so great if they did it after the indie chicken radio show but I guess it's probably been knocking about for a while! I have no idea if I will play this tonight, it's REALLY shouty, but I MIGHT...!!

Have a napkin in case of MESS

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

YOU MUST PLAY THIS!!!!!!!

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

This is what early sets were invented for!

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

What time are you getting there?

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Just before 8 if the trains do what they're meant to.

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

I'll aim for that as well - if you see this and want to we could meet up at Kings X and walk up together as we're both coming from the same way I guess (assuming you go into London Bridge)!

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Yeah that sounds good! My L Bridge train gets in at half seven so I'll be there at about quarter to, ten to eight. WHSmiths!

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

Yep yep! Okay see you there.

[corycuxiv.livejournal.com]

So yeah, I'll actually start writing it when I get my internet back maybe, next week at latest. No idea yet.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

no idea! but quite recently I think. did you play it? how did it go? my night got quite messy in the end (ie I have JUST GOT HOME) (and CANNOT SLEEP) (agh)

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

No I didn't, gutted! CD burner started playing up and I was already running late, but we were all talking about it! Haha we carried on drinking afterwards at Pete's, usually I would have just merrily gone home but Meggean had bought tequila shots and I think they short-circuited my brain!

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

oh wells there's always next month, also this give us a month for us to work out dance routines and everything ;)

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

good work Lex

'Gonna Be Mine' production works for me (prefer both the bass and the vocals here to 'Heartbroken') except the terrible synth brass - don't get why producers keep using this when actual sampled trumpet would sound better.

'Junior Spesh' is pretty hilarious - can't say anything more about it right now

heard the Erykah on 1Xtra last week and can't knock that production - totally what I want R&B to sound like - sunny, infectious and RICH altho i guess it comes off kinda retro. also A+++++++ video.

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

if you've seen Dave Chappelle's Block Party Badu has same hair as in photo but then whips the whole thing off halfway thru a song to reveal short braids underneath. crafty!

[mindtaker-cro.livejournal.com]

more bassline+SWV: check out the Mashup Kings (http://www.myspace.com/mashupkings)' lovely "Weak" rmx. their Shola Ama re-rub is ace too.

Finally we have the answer

[anatol-merklich.livejournal.com]

HOW MUCH IS THE FISH? HOW MUCH IS THE FISH? HOW MUCH IS THE CHIPS?

ONE POUND AND FIFTY PENCE! FIFTY PENCE! FIFTY PENCE!

Re: Finally we have the answer

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

How do I get off the N63?

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

'I'm available - if you're willing, I'm more than able; my cards are on the table...'

only just struck me but almost exactly the same as the first verse lines in Bon Jovi's 'Lay Your Hands On Me' (which i thought was awesome for about 2 weeks when i was 9.

[tjanik.livejournal.com]

JTJ - It's You (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUG1QeLqdOg&feature=related)
This is wonderful, and shouldn't be ruined by mc's