Visually Enticed

Maybe I'm behind, but I just discovered this song today. Miike Snow has brought a beautifully harrowing sound to our ears backed by beautiful footage of India (I believe it's Varanasi). Hope you all enjoy this song and video as much as I do. Cheers!

Brasil

I recently returned to Buenos Aires from a 9 day trip to Rio de Janeiro, quite possibly the most amazing city I have ever set foot in. There is a lot that makes Brazil a special place, but to me I think it's the music that takes the cake. Speaking of cake, the girls ain't so bad either, but that's another story. From Favela funk to Samba to Reggae to Hip Hop (hippy hoppy) to Rock, music is the lifeblood of the country. I am posting here some of my favorite tracks that showcase the aural diversity of this breathtaking land.

Seu Jorge-Carolina.mp3 (Folk Rock)
O Rappa-Monstro Invisível.mp3 (Rock/Reggae)
Antonio Pinto-Vietnam a Brasileira.mp3 (Hip Hop)
Zuco 103-Outro Lado.mp3 (Electronica/Lounge)
Zeca Pagodinho-Deixa a Vida Me Levar.mp3 (Samba)
Olodum-Batucada.mp3 (Typical Carnaval Bateria from Bahia state)
Mc Pé de Pano-Abre as Pernas e Relaxa.mp3 (Funk)

Chicago Pregame and post review

I've been in Ann Arbor for the last few weeks, so posts have been sparse. I'm heading to Chicago, so here is my essential pre-game track for the weekend:

• Classixx - I'll Get You (320 kps)

Also, to compensate for lack of posts, here is a review of my favorite tracks I've posted at Lyrical Smelter over the last month.

In tribute to Mr. Jackson, this is a superb remix:

• Jackson Five - I Want You Back (Z-Trip Remix)

Another Vampire Weekend collaboration, this time with a European production team and African songwriter:

• The Very Best - Warm Heart of Africa (feat. Ezra Koenig)

Zoot Woman dropped a great cover my favorite Craig David song, which has a hilarious video (YouTube below):

• Zoot Woman - Seven Days (Craig David Cover)

Os Tribalistas - Ja Sei Namorar

Leave it to Brazil to produce probably the most feel good song ever created. I am leaving for Rio in a week for a photo project, and was planning on waiting until after I got back to do a post on amazing Brazilian music, but when I heard this song I couldn't resist posting it. It will put a smile on your face. Here's the video as well....



Os Tribalistas - Ja Sei Namorar.mp3

They Say the Bay Helped Create the Funk....

A few years back as I was perusing a small record store in Eugene, Oregon, I came across an amazing compilation that still does not get old. An anthro-musicologist from San Francisco embarked on an amazing journey that led him to put out two volumes of previously unreleased funk music from various parts of the Bay Area. Most of the tracks were recorded in the heyday of the Black Panthers in Oakland in the '60's in clubs and dancehalls from San Francisco to Richmond and most of the bands were merely house bands who never put out records of their own. Here are the full track listings of both albums, keep the funk alive!

Disc 1:

Git Back - Sugar Pie Desanto .mp3
Foxy Girls in Oakland - Rodger Collins .mp3
Pickin' Cotton - Johnny Talbot & tha Thangs .mp3
Find Yourself Pt. 1 - Marvin Holmes .mp3
Check Me Out - Little Denice .mp3
What It Is Pt. 1 & 2 - Apollis .mp3
Trippin on the Sounds - Jeanie Tracy .mp3
The Trip - Eugene Blacknell & The New Breed .mp3
Funky Driver On A Funky Bus Pt. 1 - Charles Leonard .mp3
Sad Song - Unforgettables .mp3
Herm - San Francisco T.K.O.'s .mp3
Break it Loose - Onyx .mp3
Fantasy Pt. 1 & 2 - PI-R-Square .mp3
Too Much Trouble - Unforgettables .mp3
Oomph - Marvin Holmes And The Uptights .mp3
The Feeling - Wylie Trass .mp3

Disc 2:

Born to Live with Heartache - Mary Love .mp3
Move in the Room - Dawn and Sunset .mp3
Ebony - Project Soul .mp3
Plenty Action - Soft Touch .mp3
Straighten it out With Yo Man - Sugar Pie DeSanto .mp3
Acid Lady - San Francisco T.K.O's .mp3
Si Se Puede - Ray Camacho Band .mp3
Poor Sad Child - Windjammer .mp3
Goin' Home - Faye Marshall .mp3
Hip Breakin' - Little Denise Stevenson .mp3
Stop Look Listen! - Primevil .mp3
Creole Girl - Victor Green .mp3
Devil's on the Run - Uptights Band .mp3
Lenient with my Love - The Relatives .mp3
Brute Strength - Mike Selesia .mp3

Vampire Weekend + Auto Tuner = R&B Awesomeness

Don't be shocked. Discovery, the new project from Vampire Weekend’s Rostam Batmanglij (with a cameo from fellow mate Ezra Koenig) and Ra Ra Riot’s Wes Miles, attempts to revitalize the stagnant pool of contemporary American R&B with Euro-electronic pop hooks and coy use of the Auto Tuner post-mortis. “Carby” is an instant pop classic and an essential summer track.

• Check out "Carby" and "Orange Shirt" from Discovery on Lyrical Smelter

Discovery is out on CD and vinyl July 7.

An Hour in the Smelter DeeJay Mix

[Pic: Ideal Type, 2008]

For the last few summers, I've been fortunate to have enough time to sit down and meld together my favorite tracks into continuous mixes. This summer is no exception. Unlike my other mixes, however, I adopted a much slower, funkier, and dubbed out tempo until the finale. An Hour in the Smelter features several innovative producers, notably Burns, Trentemoller, D.I.M., and James Braun, that straddle the fine line between club hedonism and electronic music as a rhythmic art form. In the end, I simply couldn't resist the sonorous allure of Orbital and Grizzly Bear remixes, as well as an end of the night, hands in the air, floor destroying bootleg of Smashing Pumpkins.

Follow link to download a CD Quality mp3 from zShare:

Tee Anders Volpe - An Hour in the Smelter Summer 2009 Mix

Or stream the mix from SoundCloud here:
http://soundcloud.com/tvolpe/an-hour-in-the-smelter-2009

Tracklist

1. Please Don't Touch (The Golden Filter Dub mix) - Polly Scattergood
2. Lisztomania (Classixx Remix) - Phoenix
3. Kilometer (A-trak Dub Mix) - Sebastien Tellier
4. We Are The People (The Golden Filter vs. Burns Remix) - Empire Of The Sun
5. Give A Little (Trentemoller re-adjustment) - Caldwell, Andy
6. Weak Generation- Revolte
7. Sunglasses At Night (D.I.M. Remix)- Tiga & Zyntherius
8. Spanish Fly - James Braun
9. Yes Maam (Trentemoeller Remix) - Visti & Meyland
10. Donut - M.A.N.D.Y. and Booka Shade
11. Lick My Deck- Sebastian Ingrosso & John Dahlback
12. For Da Loverz (Nelsen Grover Remix) - Sharam Jey
13. Sunrise (Hey Champ Remix) - Yeasayer
14. Halycyon (Original vs. Tom Middleton Re-Model) - Orbital
15. Two Weeks (Fred Falke Remix) - Grizzly Bear
16. 1979 (Glow Tape!'s 2009 Remix) - Smashing Pumpkins