July 16, 2004 | Posted by Blair at 12:32 PM

you gots to chill

another friday and here i am, sleeeeepy... here's what i'm feeling:


"Man Research (Monkey Research)" by Spacemonkeyz v Gorillaz - from the dub excursions record Laika Come Home, where these apes remix the whole of the Gorillaz album as good, old-fashioned dub. this song is slow burner, only keeping a few elements of the original song intact, plus enough bass to rattle your windows, so either put those headphones on, or make sure your neighbors won't be bothered when their china starts breaking. you can pick up the cd with some ease, since it got re-relased here by EMI/Astralwerks, like so

and


"Comfortable With Failure" by Express Rising - gorgeous downtempo cut here from the memphix label: deep layered keys and bass, and an insistent little piano riff that picks up halfway through the song - essentially, these guys are what new downtempo (this is from 2003) is all about... smooth and silky, this whole album is one gem after another, and is still around on cd anyway, available here

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Heh, I've been meaning to look into Express Rising for a real long time now. Thanks for posting the track!

Posted by: moerex at July 16, 2004 7:29 PM

nice! i'm really feeling the spacemonkeyz/gorillaz piece. i'm going to get that cd. haven't listen to the express rising bit yet, but i'm sure it's fresh. thanks for all the goods.

siren music fest. this weekend. i'm really psyched (mainly for TVOTR and Fiery Furnances)-- and it seems i will be going alone, but i count i will run into some people i know. hope to see you there.

Posted by: at July 16, 2004 7:32 PM
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