tunequest

I probably should have thought of this sooner, but I didn't have this nifty new WordPress plugin that let's me easily embed audio files into my posts until the other day. Of course, the primary premise of Tunequest is that I'm spending the year listening to all 14,000+ songs in my iTunes library. Until recently, I didn't really have a way to share some of that ...

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Take for example this remix. Normally, I absolutely can not tolerate Missy Elliot. I just don't like her style. And her 2004 single I'm Really Hot was a completely egotistical crapfest which couldn't manage to display the slightest bit of talent or even a minisculey appealing hook. So it is a bit of a minor miracle that Ratatat manages to not only make the song listenable, but ...

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Ping Pong is an unusually uptempo, rockin' song from Stereolab's mars audiac quintet. It's one of my favorites from the groop and the increase in tempo gives its lyrics a stronger visceral impact. Though released in 1994, the lyrics show a degree of timelessness, given the current geo-political situation. it's alright 'cos the historical pattern has shown how the economical cycle tends to revolve. in a round of ...

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Despite its, um, colorful name, Golden Shower is a Brazilian outfit that produces some excellent electronic music, all of it heavily inspired by the sounds of the 1980s. For something that will blow the mind of any child of that decade, watch the award-winning video (2000 MTV Brasil Video Music Awards) for Video Computer System, then download the song itself. The video is a tribute to ...

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