Blood on your Nikes
I've mentioned Plan B quite a lot up here... and I feel he didn't really get the credit he deserved last year. That's been well and truly confirmed to me by listening to his tour CD 'Paint it Blacker'. It's only available at dates on his current tour, and I can highly recommend going along to one of his remaining dates just to pick up a copy.
The CD has mainly got Plan B reworking tracks from his album over bootleg backings by the likes of Nirvana, Hall & Oates, Leonard Cohen, Jose Gonzales & The Rolling Stones (hence the title). Among the many standout tracks, i'm particularly loving this version of 'Missing Links' over a backing of Radiohead's 'Pyramid Song'.
The first time I heard Plan B, he did a version of this on the radio, and i've been hoping to track down a version ever since. I believe this is how the track was originally conceived, and it works brilliantly. As usual Plan B paints a vivid picture with his scalpel-sharp lyrics, while the addition of the Radiotrack backing adds a whole new level of atmospherics.
PLAN B - MISSING LINK (FEAT. RADIOHEAD)
On a related note, I heard the new Dizzee Rascal single on the radio this evening. Damn it's good!
Talking about damn good brings me once more to Carl Craig (AKA God). You all know the incredible remixing form he's been in recently, and he's now been coaxed into action once again for a remix of Faze Action's cello-house classic 'In The Trees'.
Released to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Juno Records (the online record shop), this is the first in a series of 10 releases - each with new remixes of classic tracks of the past 10 years. I'm not sure what else they' have lined up, however if it means hearing things like Faze Action again, my ears are well and truly peeled!
On this one, Carl Craig drops most recognisable elements from the original, in favour of a hypnotic groove that masterfully builds and subtly shifts forms in a way that few producers can manage. As an unavowed Carl Craig fanboy for the last 15 years you're not going to get me saying a bad word about this.... all hail the king!
FAZE ACTION - IN THE TREES (CARL CRAIG C2 REMIX)
Finally, what are people's thoughts on this? Sure to be a Summer hit this year i'd say....
The CD has mainly got Plan B reworking tracks from his album over bootleg backings by the likes of Nirvana, Hall & Oates, Leonard Cohen, Jose Gonzales & The Rolling Stones (hence the title). Among the many standout tracks, i'm particularly loving this version of 'Missing Links' over a backing of Radiohead's 'Pyramid Song'.
The first time I heard Plan B, he did a version of this on the radio, and i've been hoping to track down a version ever since. I believe this is how the track was originally conceived, and it works brilliantly. As usual Plan B paints a vivid picture with his scalpel-sharp lyrics, while the addition of the Radiotrack backing adds a whole new level of atmospherics.
PLAN B - MISSING LINK (FEAT. RADIOHEAD)
On a related note, I heard the new Dizzee Rascal single on the radio this evening. Damn it's good!
Talking about damn good brings me once more to Carl Craig (AKA God). You all know the incredible remixing form he's been in recently, and he's now been coaxed into action once again for a remix of Faze Action's cello-house classic 'In The Trees'.
Released to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Juno Records (the online record shop), this is the first in a series of 10 releases - each with new remixes of classic tracks of the past 10 years. I'm not sure what else they' have lined up, however if it means hearing things like Faze Action again, my ears are well and truly peeled!
On this one, Carl Craig drops most recognisable elements from the original, in favour of a hypnotic groove that masterfully builds and subtly shifts forms in a way that few producers can manage. As an unavowed Carl Craig fanboy for the last 15 years you're not going to get me saying a bad word about this.... all hail the king!
FAZE ACTION - IN THE TREES (CARL CRAIG C2 REMIX)
Finally, what are people's thoughts on this? Sure to be a Summer hit this year i'd say....
posted by headphonesex @ 10:16 PM
