Music

YUM YUM classic: Norah Jones “Sunrise Rmx”

A nice remix i did in 2004. They had it playing on national television and about everywhere else i went and looked. Just recently it was playing in the background of some Tv show. So a good oppurunity to revisit some of our older material that is still getting major appreciation from around the country.

Taken from my 2004 mixtape: Summit Soundcheck Vol.3 (couldn’t get Logic to export the mix in one piece for some time now, so i guess it’ll be a little bit longer before i can re-up it on here)

[audio:http://www.chromemusic.de/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/01-sunrise-yum-yum-remix.mp3]

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Fidelity and Summertime

While on the road or in the sun for four months last year, and actually even longer if i count all the many weeks travelling in between and coming back here, there were a couple of songs which i kept on listening to on repeat. Since i feel my insides longing to live in another place, with it being so cold and dark here, these tracks come back to mind and are a steady companion at all times.

One was Regina Spektors – Fidelity.

heres the audio version: fidelity_regina spektor

[audio:http://www.chromemusic.de/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/01-fidelity.mp3]

the other one was: sam-cooke-summertime . i had this song on my headphones till all of south-east-asia got tired of hearing it.

[audio:http://www.chromemusic.de/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/sam-cooke-02-summertime-pt-1.mp3]

2 old sayings comes to mind when i hear these songs:

“The cave you fear to enter, holds the treasure you seek.” & “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.”

the Good Life

great remix that just fits the vibe and title of the song. sounds like the good life feels. rate this way higher than the original. too bad i don’t have the Stretch Armstrong remix in a better resolution or that would be a perfect add to this post. Big up the Silk man for this remix

[audio:http://www.chromemusic.de/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/kanye-west-featuring-t-pain-good-life-_silk-remix_1.mp3]

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Dj Tonka getting down with YUM YUM

Tonka playing MGMTs Kids on swedisch electronic pocket organ for the YUM YUM guys. Hilarious.

This guy is one of the pioneers of the old german techno/breakbeat/house scene and he made this outstanding and ridiculouly dancefloor treatment of MGMTs gigantic anthem “Kids”. Extremly mixable and check the added keyboards, which give away a lot of his Italo influence. He even reprogrammed the drums on the same drum machine to make a properly mixable outro and break. This tune does it all. respect the architect…

He will probably be getting down with the entire YUM YUM/ Top Friend Entourage in the near future since he moved to munich recently and is extremly interested in the new styles, does some good production etc. We’ll see more of him in the near future.

[audio:http://www.chromemusic.de/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/kids-tonka-treatment.mp3]

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Master Shortie “Dead end”

Hailing from London, this Uk rapper is one of the fresh faces. I first heard of this guy last october, didn’t have a proper mp3 to post and now that Chew-Fu took on the remixing duties (too bad i only received this in 128 kbit) – i think you should give it a listen. This is gonna get played, i like the teeny humour and the productions really on point. This is about what Hip Hop should sound like these day. Entertaining and modern. Need a proper mp3 to play it out loud… so hook me up.

[audio:http://www.chromemusic.de/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/dead-end-chew-fu-re-fix.mp3]

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[audio:http://www.chromemusic.de/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/02-dead-end-radio-edit.mp3]

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four soul gems

Some serious steppers and mellow tunes from the era of fros. Music that has been circulating in my stereo fror the longest. Even though i might be a child of the 80ies, this is the music that i have been listening to, worshipping and collecting in the 90ies. A small selection of songs that somehow always seems to find its way back to me, one way or another. Enjoy the lovely Ms Minnie riperton, Curtis Mayfield, the Isleys Brothers and the voice of the Ghetto: Donny Hathaway

[audio:http://www.chromemusic.de/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/07-donny-hathaway-love-love-love-kopie.mp3]

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[audio:http://www.chromemusic.de/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/footstepsinthedark.mp3]

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[audio:http://www.chromemusic.de/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/11_inside_my_love.mp3]

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[audio:http://www.chromemusic.de/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/curtis-mayfield-tripping-out.mp3]

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