martinis, bikinis, and lamborghinis.

Thu Jul 24

now listening- DIPLO / SANTOGOLD : TOP RANKING

http://www.turntablelab.com/cds/0/0/50398.html

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The crafty DJ Diplo is at it again, together with his new running mate Santogold, as they reshape and sculpt some classics and lesser known songs for a mix that really is Top Ranking. Across 34 tracks, timelines become blurred in true 2008 style. Call it a mash-up, a Diplo dub, a mix CD, or whatever you like, from Sir Mix-a-Lot to Panda Bear, or Devo to Aretha Franklin, nothing is spared and nothing is sacred. Exclusive freestyles and tracks from the “next M.I.A.,” Santogold, are slammed next to and float atop a variety of post-post-modern jams, from dancehall to new wave, and rock to nu rave. Plenty of re-mixers and vocalists make appearances including XXXchange, Amanda Blank, M.I.A., Jammer, Ratatat, Disco D, Switch, Radioclit, Movado and more. There’s even a cover of LL Cool J’s “I Need Love” and a remake of the Clash called “Guns of Brooklyn.” Looking for that head-twisting mix that may cause you a heat stroke? This is it. As an odd bonus, check the hilarious interlude by Mark Ronson commenting on his formula for a hit.

01 “Dub Selection Intro”
02 Three 6 Mafia: “Late Night” (Unstoppable Mix)
03 Santogold: “Shuv It” (Disco D Blend) [exclusive]
04 Santogold: “I’m a Lady” (Diplo Mix ft. Amanda Blank) [exclusive]
05 Sir Mix-A-Lot: “Posse on Broadway”
06 Santogold: “Lights Out” (Diplo’s Panda Bear Mix) [exclusive]
07 Aretha Franklin: “Save Me”
08 Devo: “Be Stiff”
09 B-52’s: “Mesopotamia”
10 Gerri and the Holograms: “Gerri and the Holograms”
11 Santogold: “Anne” (Switch Mix) [exclusive]
12 Santogold: “L.E.S. Artistes” (XXXchange Mix ft. Movado)
13 Cutty Ranks: “Dutty Six Pack” [exclusive]
14 Santogold: “Find a Way” (Graeme and Switch Mix ft. Kid Cudi) / Lunar Camel [exclusive]
15 Richie Spice x Ratatat: “Marijuana”
16 Desmond Dekker: “007 (Shanty Town)”
17 Santogold: “Guns of Brooklyn” [exclusive]
18 Dixie Cups: “Iko Iko”
19 Tony Matterhorn: “Big Belly Guns” [exclusive]
20 Santogold: “Get It Up” (Radioclit mix ft. MIA & Gorilla Zoe) [exclusive]
21 “Mark Ronson in Studio”
22 Trouble Andrew: “Run - Hide”
23 Sister Nancy: “Pigeon Rock”
24 Nora Dean: “Barbwire”
25 Shinehead: “Know How Fe Chat”
26 The Clash: “Ghetto Defendant”
27 Warrior Queen: “Check It”
28 Santogold x Benga: “Unstoppable / Night Dub” [exclusive]
29 Shawty Lo x Skream: “Dey Know / Stagger”
30 Santogold: “Creator” (Mumdance Mix ft. Jammer, Badness, Chronik Rage, Slikman & Tempz) [exclusive]
31 Xray: “Turbulence Dubplate” (Starstruck Diplo Mix) [exclusive]
32 Barrington Levy: “Send a Moses”
33 Prince Jazzbo: “Ital Corner”
34 Santogold: “Icarus” [exclusive]
35 Santogold x Diplo: “Right Brigade” (hidden track) [exclusive]

Wed Jul 23
things don’t seem right

things don’t seem right

You want to know why the Clippers and Suns will never beat the Celtics? Because Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett are in the gym doing box squats, shuttle runs, and plyometrics until they puke - then they do some more. Baron Davis and Steve Nash, on the other hand, are busy renting a tandem bicycle and cruising around Santa Monica pier together while dressed up like extras from the Cosby Show and Weekend at Bernies. I don’t even know where to begin with this picture I just took. Someone help me make sense of this ridiculousness…the only explanation I’m willing to accept is that they were participating in some sort of performance art project. Even still, this is worse than the prospect of seeing Paul Pierce rollerskating down Storrow Drive rocking neon Vaurnet wraparounds, a Lycra singlet, and a fannypack.

You want to know why the Clippers and Suns will never beat the Celtics? Because Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett are in the gym doing box squats, shuttle runs, and plyometrics until they puke - then they do some more. Baron Davis and Steve Nash, on the other hand, are busy renting a tandem bicycle and cruising around Santa Monica pier together while dressed up like extras from the Cosby Show and Weekend at Bernies. I don’t even know where to begin with this picture I just took. Someone help me make sense of this ridiculousness…the only explanation I’m willing to accept is that they were participating in some sort of performance art project. Even still, this is worse than the prospect of seeing Paul Pierce rollerskating down Storrow Drive rocking neon Vaurnet wraparounds, a Lycra singlet, and a fannypack.

meet me for some frames

meet me for some frames

Mon Jul 21

Barnacle Bill