August 12th, 2009
Okay, so you may know I’m interested in starting a band. I figured I’d give ya’ll a little inspiration as to what I was envisioning. I’m normally inclined to make hip hop, but my favorite genre is electro house. What I really want to make is electro house / hip hop / funk / electronica / dance music.
On the popular side of things, the new Black Eyed Peas album, “The E.N.D.” and LMFAO’s album, “Party Rock,” are very similar to what I want to make. I included a few songs by them to provide an example of some of their music. LMFAO has a lot of better songs for example, but I picked this one because it’s mostly clean.
Black Eyed Peas — I Gotta Feeling:
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LMFAO — La La La:
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As far as electro house music is concerned, look up MSTRKRFT, Justice, Daft Punk, Bloody Beetroots’ “Romborama,” and other similar acts. As far as electro-funk, Chromeo is the best example I can think of, along with DJ Mehdi.
Anyways, there isn’t much, or maybe even ANY Christian music in this market. Justice is sometimes listed as Christian, but I don’t really see why. The closest I can find in the Christian music world is Family Force 5’s new remix album, “Dance or Die with a Vengeance.” Also, the upcoming Washington Projects album, titled “Light Up the Dark,” will be cool, but not really include as much electronica as I plan on using. For posterity’s sake as well as to big up the Washington Projects, here’s their latest single.
Washington Projects — Light Up the Dark:
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Tags: album, Black Eyed Peas, electrofunk, electronic, Family Force 5, hip-hop, LMFAO, mp3, Washington Projects
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August 2nd, 2009
Okay, so Bootsy is one of my favorite funkers of all time. Of course, if you know me, you already knew that. But, that’s not even how I found this song. I found it by listening to Toots & The Maytals. And, as luck would have it, Bootsy was featured on my favorite Toots song. “Toots, Roots & Boots” as the song says.
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Tags: Bootsy Collins, Funk, mp3, Reggae, The Roots, Toots & The Maytals
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July 28th, 2009
It was a sad day when I learned that the Taco Bell dog died last week. It was almost as upsetting as hearing of Michael Jackson or Billy Mays’ death. However, while writhing in self-pity, I stumbled across this little ditty and wanted to plug my ears with rubber cement. Then I laughed. Then I started singing along. Then I started singing everywhere I go. Now, everyone hates me.
Oh well, I’m sure you’ll get a kick out of this conversation between two guys trying to find each other at the Taco Hut / Pizza Bell.
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Tags: Das Racist, funny, hip-hop, mp3, remix, Taco Bell, Wallpaper
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July 28th, 2009
Well, I’m not necessarily a big Eagles fan, I guess they’re just a little too mellow for my tastes. However, Chromeo recently covered their song, “I Can’t Tell You Why,” and I must say, it’s still mellow, but nice and funky with the talkbox and bassline. You can download it at DJ-KiCKS’ website here for free.
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Tags: Chromeo, cover, Eagles, electrofunk, electronic, mp3
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