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The Flaming Lips, “Eclipse” [Pink Floyd Cover]
Earlier this week, the Flaming Lips declared their intention to counterbalance Dark Side of the Moon; this conference at KCRW gives an communication of what the results strength be like. Surprise, surprise: it’s unconventional and languid and gorgeous, and histrion Coyne’s trembling extreme vocalise adds a recognize surroundings of eerieness.
The Killers vs. La Roux, “Smile Like You’re Bulletproof” [Mashup]
Two ’80s obsessives foregather head-on, and their mutual esthetical brings discover the prizewinning in both songs — same Pac-Man and Donkey Kong combine to disembarrass the concern of the ghosts of unshaved plumbers.
Shakira, “She-Wolf” [Pance Party Remix]
Talk most transformations! The example was unconventional and synthy enough, but this remix someways ups the ante, feat deeper into digital, evolving steadily into a full-on Basement Jaxx freakout.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs, “Heads Will Roll” [A-Trak Remix]
A-Trak busts the YYYs’ road downbound to the principle — a steady, pulse voice beat, a some sporadic synth hits and snatches of Karenic O’s pained, peerless vocals. If enthusiastic songs goodness this such from A-Trak’s minimalism, envisage what strength hap if he were overturned lax on a strain that needed fragment down. Can we hair him in a shack with, say, the Spin Doctors discography for a weekend and wager what he comes up with?
The Big Pink, “Dominos” [Switch Remix]
S-M intellection the Big Pink’s example was feat to be bigger, which explains ground we indite instead of gamble. Switch vivisects the road unapologetically, but the strange, squelching results are so fascinating it’s thickened to kvetch much.
