Tag: ccMixter

Vieux Farka Touré: Ana (hisboyelroy’s smooth dub)

Another gem from ccmixter, this time from The Vieux Farka Touré / “Ana” Remix Contest, which was won by hisboyelroy.

From the ccmixter contest page: “Vieux Farka Touré is the son of the late international superstar and two-time Grammy Award-winner Ali Farka Touré. An historic passing of the torch from father to son is represented by Vieux’s debut. He has crafted a globalminded style all his own with original compositions displaying flourishes of rock and reggae amidst Saharan Blues and traditional Malian melodies.”

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Leza2unes: Take you higher (scmixer electro tech mix)

The profile page for s.c.mixer apologizes that he is “Not a musician but trying to make electronic music…”, an unnecessary bit of self-effacement in my opinion. 🙂

Leza2unes, a university student from the OK, counters with: “I am a singer songwriter enjoy and sing in variety of styles such as blues, folk, pop, pop rock, soul. I love dance tunes and would love to incorporate some medieval guitar and folk vocals into it. Or even a classic piano rave tune with soulful voice.”

Argentina’s s.c.mixter shares this new mix of Leza2unes’ vocals for Take you higher via the ccMixter website. Powerful singing, a thrumming bassline, and some rattling drum licks make this a Depeche Mode-like rock ballad for the summer. Best enjoyed with a mojito in the back garden.

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Scomber: Heart Attack

A bit of Fine Young Cannibals vocal stylings mixed with Communards-esque dance piano and a driving drum line… Just so much fun once it gets going. It reminds me of parties I used to go to in college back in the late 80s and early 90s.

This is Scomber (yet again) on the ccMixter site. Enjoy the flashbacks!

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audiotechnica: Possible

This is a new mix by audiotechnica from the ccMixter site. It features sample tracks from four other ccMixter artists, notably Colin Mutchler‘s spoken word track called Drugs of Choice. This mix is great and I am happy to include it here, but I am also curious to find out what others have done with Colin’s vocals. More on that front later!

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Scomber: White Hippy Suburban Family Business

What the heck is this? From the ccMixter site, I present you with Scomber‘s White Hippy Suburban Family Business. This odd, bouncy song includes spoken word lyrics by “Uncle Frank and Colin”…cute and random things from Colin, somber title lyrics from Frank. (Think Frank from Donnie Darko on this one.) Enjoyable on several levels!

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Scomber: Why? (GE Full Intention mix)

George Ellinas has done a totally amazing mix of Scomber’s Why? on the ccMixter site. Trippy beats, bouncing bass, ravy-gravy throughout. An excellent pick-me-up for those moments when things don’t seem to be going right and you just wonder why. No worries when this one plays!

Check out GE’s Facebook page to learn more about his work.

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DoKashiteru: I Fell Out of the Sky (featuring State Shirt)

Wow! With a bit of The Walkmen and a bit of Tim Booth (of James), this amazingly intense wall of sound is so much fun to listen to. I love the lyrics and the earnestness behind them from vocalist State Shirt on the ccMixer site. Well mixed, DoKashiteru.

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