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Slang Chickens: "Age of Consent" VIDEO [Cover Me]

say mayday are true homies doing great things to better the cultural landscape online. they run a great blog and have an awesome array of features that push out new + original content, something a lot of sites lack. there is a lot of talk on how curation is the next step in the digital age but it is important to remember that curation has to go beyond re-posting other people’s work. to make something truly interesting, you have create yourself as well.

one of their featured programs is cover me where they get bands to cover a song they love in a unique format. i love it conceptually and dig even more that they got the good people in slang chickens to be in their first episode covering new order’s age of consent:

posted by cameron on September 3rd, 2009| categories: video | Tags: , , , , | comments

Learning Music: "Cranial Contest" AUDIO

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Learning Music is a seriously dope project from the good friend John Wood. Basically, every month John releases a new album full of songs that stretch your imagination and musical palette. He has a stunning pop-sensibility and writes, records, mixes, and masters all of the music himself.

You can download a ton of tracks for free or, if you’re into it and a good soul, subscribe to the project at a variety of levels. I’m a subscriber and am always floored when I hear what he comes up with for each instalment, which shows up conviently in my mailbox on the first of every month courtesy of Vosotros.

A while ago I told John I wanted to cover his song Electric Letter, which I still want us to do. He beat me to the cover punch though by dropping an amazing version of Cranial Contest on this month’s album, You Can Take It In. The track just kills – way more complex musically than I could compute and recording wise it is perfect. That synth that comes in around the one minute mark just totally blows me away.

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Cranial Contest (CC BY-NC-SA)

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Electric Letter (CC BY-NC-SA)

posted by cameron on July 1st, 2009| categories: audio | Tags: , , , , , | comments

Mike Bones: "What I Have Left (Alexis Taylor Cover)" AUDIO


I’ve never really listened to Mike Bones before but his stuff is sounding pretty good interpreted by Hot Chip front-man Alexis Taylor. Just bought Bones’ latest album, A Fool For Everyone, to explore his sound a bit more, but for now enjoy an amazing cover:

posted by cameron on April 16th, 2009| categories: audio | Tags: , , | comments

The Tough Alliance: "Hung Up On A Dream (The Zombies Cover)" AUDIO

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spring is starting to show around L.A., meaning inevitably my music choices will be shifting – this tough alliance cover of the zombies’ hung up on a dream is a prime example of that shift. an already perfect pop gem re-imagined by one of the best pop duos making music (via GvB):

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posted by cameron on March 27th, 2009| categories: audio | Tags: , , , | comments

Deerhunter/Jay Reatard: "Oh It's Such A Shame" AUDIO

I’ve been listening to Deerhunter‘s new album Microcastle nonstop since it leaked a month or so back. I want to post almost every song (with album openers “Agoraphobia” and “Never Stops” at the top of my list) but understand that having an album leak before a release date is even set has got to feel shitty, even for a firm believer in free music like myself.

Thankfully Deerhunter recently released a cover Jay Reatard‘s “Oh It’s Such A Shame”, in tandem with Reatard for a split 7″ in which they trade tracks (Reatard covers Deerhunter’s “Fluorescent Grey”). I love both artists but actually prefer Deerhunter’s reworking a bit more than the original – a little less racing and urgent, allowing the song’s excellent structure and melodies to be appreciated a bit more. Both are excellent and it is rad that two artists who I respect/appreciate immensely were able to collaborate in such a way – the release is part of Reatard’s Matador 7″ release series.

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posted by cameron on July 22nd, 2008| categories: art audio | Tags: , , | comments

Superhumanoids: "Rocketman (Elton John Cover)" AUDIO

My good friend Harry asked me to cover “Rocketman” by Elton John for a movie he was making about 4 months ago. I worked on it solid for about a week and then stuff came up that sidelined the project – fast-forward to now and I finally got around to finishing it.

It was pretty fun to experiment with different sounds/ideas and I’m feeling good about how it turned out although the mix isn’t perfect and the original is obviously better. Definitely different than what I expected to produce. Also included is a picture of Colin and I at some weird NASA thing.

Download: Superhumanoids: “Rocketman”

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posted by cameron on July 7th, 2008| categories: audio superhumanoids | Tags: , | comments