August 22, 2004

Late To The Party

I've been on a massive new to me music kick this weekend. I'm beginning to feel like I've been under a rock for months.

I had a Friday night in, downloading massive amounts of reggaeton just looking for "Dale Don Dale." Strangest part of my new fascination is that it didn't resonate with me until Thursday night at Sapph when the DJ dropped a miniset. Even the Times knew about it before I did and that's saying something. And the "Get Low (Merengue Remix)" is so hot to me right now. Like I commented over on Abe's take, it's really the only thing I've heard lately that gets me pumped. Why the hell have there been no real dance songs this summer? Everything's all thug shuffle music. And that includes "Lean Back" and my fave "Got It Twisted." Why are you playing "Why?" at a club when it's not danceable? Why are you playing the same old songs that Fizzie and I like to call "the best of Reggae Gold '98?" I mean, jesus, they're playing "Chi Chi Man" like it's new or something. The dancehall sets piss me off. Don't they listen to the radio?

Randomly browsing my Amazon music recommendations reminded me I totally slept on The Sea and Cake EP, Glass. What I want for Christmas is a new Sea and Cake album. Someone needs to put the word into the guys. I am so in love with Lisa Shaw's voice. Whatever happened to her album? I want that too.
And I'm so obsessed with Since We Last Spoke -- and Through The Walls still makes me want to kill.

A Postal Service mp3 that Fizzie sent me and that episode of Six Feet Under with the tripping art students and stuff has gotten me into "Transatlanticism." I'm just starting my Death Cab listening. And believe it or not, a recommendation from Shady got me into Tiga. "Hot In Herre" is on the blast list. Fizzie's review on IM: "that's terrible. what's really terrible is that it sounds better than the original."

And VH1 Classics is so awesome. I saw the "Everybody Hurts" tonight. And just found out that they do a show where they show old and new videos of artists. Imagine a "Mr. Telephone Man" and "Hot 2 Nite" (meh on the song. Poor Ralph is looking rough. Johnny is still fine! Ricky still gets no face time. Anyone remember his one solo single with the 60s variety show type video? What is that song? I liked it the one time I ever heard it.) double play! Plus The Alternative is such a great show. Vintage live Echo and The Bunnymen! My new favorite song, American Music by Violent Femmes! I should request "Bela Lugosi Is Dead" or something. I should make a viewing diary too.

And I've updated the music page because I love you.

Posted by Candicissima at August 22, 2004 11:12 PM
Comments

don't sleep on "Slow Motion", that shit can get a dancefloor nasty. On the Reggaeton tip, Tego Calderon is really the only shit I can get real down with. Peep Hot97 on sunday nights after Bobby Konders (think he ends at one) its a couple hours of reggaeton. Only problem is they only got one beat. Speaking of Konders though, got to roll in the studio while he spun the other week, said all the new shit "in the yard" is 120-130 bpm, which is like as fast as house music. He don't like it, but man I want to here some, sounds likes its made for floor filling.

Other then that grab the !!! album, sad that a crew of white boys is making some of the best dancefloor rockers, but whatever, its hot.

Posted by: Abe at August 23, 2004 02:29 AM

I really hate "Slow Motion" because in 2 days up and down I-95, I heard it enough to last me a lifetime. Plus grinding songs don't count. It's still a thug shuffle song.

I am curious about !!!. New one to slsk.

Posted by: Candicissima at August 23, 2004 11:14 AM

Candice, you're sleeping on all of the southern hip-hop dance tracks that came out since the Spring. You don't like to dance to Petey Pablo or Ying Yang Twins?

SHAKE IT LIKE A SALTSHAKER!!

Posted by: Hashim at August 24, 2004 05:46 PM

That stuff is old, old, old. Completely played out. Not even worth mentioning anymore. I was all about it at the time though.

Posted by: Candicissima at August 24, 2004 08:28 PM

Good read

Posted by: yaoi at September 25, 2004 07:40 PM