remixes
The Record Books – Music as Literature
Monday, April 11th, 2011“Well loved albums > Well thumbed tomes”. A fun and fascinating set on Flickr. Famous records imagined as book covers by a pretty good graphic designer. Apparently, they will soon be available as a set of postcards. The Record Books – a set on Flickr. Share
Rusko new “single” shows two sides of one artist
Tuesday, April 5th, 2011Rusko’s new “single” arrived digitally today. While he has been in LA for almost two years now, some prominent members of the dubstep scene have been throwing no so well disguised darts at him, accusing him of foisting “brostep” on us. With this single’s A-side “Everyday”, he continues the move towards the summer festival and [...]
“The 30 Greatest Hip-Hop Demos”
Thursday, March 24th, 2011Chairman Mao over at complex.com does a fine job of ferreting out some real gems. Some are rough as hell, as you’d expect, others are smoother. The thrill of discovery persists in all of ‘em. Most of the demos have more than one track, so there’s the opportunity for some extended listening. There’s also the [...]
The Streets – Cyberspace and Reds Mixtape
Saturday, January 29th, 2011Cyberspace and Reds (Deluxe Edition) by The Streets Mike Skinner / The Streets has been on a tear recently. After a year of silence there’s been lots of activity on his blog, leading up to the release of the final Streets album, Computers & Blues. His site includes really interesting videos and other commentary. He’s [...]
Unlikely Sources: The 5 Deadliest Drops Of 2010 : NPR
Friday, December 31st, 2010Of all the unlikely places to hear “deadly drops”, I think that bastion of middle class bourgeoisie, the NPR website, is the most unlikely. Still, credit where credit is due, this short list is killer: The 5 Deadliest Drops Of 2010 : NPR Dunno if it got on the actual radio network tho… (bonus points for the [...]
One of Pooplist’s own is very busy (Oh, and gets played on Mary Anne Hobbs’ last show!)
Friday, September 10th, 2010Praveen Sharma (a PoOP contributor in ’01 and ’03) is hard working man. His many projects include PercussionLab and Sepalcure The former has many interesting electronic music based mixes from around the world. The latter has a 4 track EP on Hotflush Recordings which will interest fans of Joy Orbison, Flying Lotus, Hudson Mohawke and [...]
Ninja Tune XX – What a beast! Now *that’s* the way to celebrate your 20th!
Tuesday, July 6th, 2010Ninja Tune, the label founded by Coldcut, is turning 20 years old. The Ninja Tune XX boxset is a beast. You’ve got wo days left to pre-order it at $130.00 Hit the link for the truly frightening details (6 CDs, 6 7″s, stickers, hardback, etc. etc.) and here’s the remarkable track lineup: Tracklists: * = New + Exclusive [...]
World Cup fever yields fun mixes from unlikely(?) source
Wednesday, June 9th, 2010Using the World Cup as a peg, The Fader magazine and Nike Sportswear (?) have teamed up to bring us a series of music mixes. The series is called Pitch Perfect and it includes six mixes of music from various continents sending teams to the World Cup. So far we’ve seen mixes from South America, [...]
Sounds that make you plotz (Or, Why Remixes Matter)
Saturday, June 27th, 2009(Disclaimer: At the risk of pissing you off before we even start, this post works best if you have a sub attached to your system. I know, I know… Hey, headphones will do in a pinch) Sounds that make you plotz I was going to entitle this post “Best Remix of the Year So Far” [...]