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A few weeks ago Hermes provided me with a long overdue, but very thorough intro to DJ Krush. I've spent much of my time since trying to digest as much Krush material as possible. I'm sort of addicted at this point, but I can say that of the material I've come across the album Ki-oku works best for me. I know getting hung up on classifications is a little meaningless at times, but I'd say it's more trip-hop than hip-hop. Whatever it is, most of it really works for me.
This track features the rock solid ambient groove and slightly discordant horns he seems to like. It also sports a slight variation on a slammin' bassline used by Dre years ago, one of the reasons I picked it since one of the tracks Hermes posted incorporated another nice bassline used by the Pharcyde. I'll throw the Dre track up in a comment.
Sunday's never been a big MOG day for me and consequently I am a little unsure of the Sunday Under the Covers concept. I'm guessing it's cover songs posted on Sundays, but I like to make things as difficult as possible, so I wonder if there is something else or whether it's a completely different thing. Anyway, a Baudolino post had me thinking of solid covers and naturally because it started with one of his I gravitated to reggae. Seems there's been a few posts on these guys, although mostly on their last album - Radiodread.
I definitely prefer the first, this one - Dub Side of the Moon, to the second one. But Toots does have a great cut on that. And, if I may be so bold, I prefer some of these versions to the originals as recorded by Floyd. That's right Z, I said it. On this track, I love the bong bubbles and inhale in place of the cash register in the original.
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I've heard of these theme and variations Reggae concept albums. The bubbling bong and coughs keep it organic, unlike the cold industrial feel of the Pink Floyd original. (But then, I'm an admirer of the works of Butch Helemano and O-Shen.)
This whole album is pretty sweet. So choosing one track was tough, so I tried for one that din't have a real heavy US influence, of say Rock, R&B or Soul. There is still some in this one too, but it'd decidedly African for me. Although my guess is that it was recorded in California as Hugh and Letta appear to have been in the states in the late 60's.
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She has a wonderful voice. The Seventies was a great period for South African pop music, but it was unknown in the the U.S. back then.
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If the bassline in "Edge of Blue" sounds fermiliar you mightta heard it here:
"A Nigga Wit A Gun" from Dr. Dre's Chronic
Edge Of Blue sounds like it has a slowed version of tom scott's Sneakin' in the Back intro, but that's just me..krush does a lot more with it than Dre or Massive attack or Tom Scott for that matter..Nice one.
According to The breaks.com both dre and krush are using a Johnny Hammond Tune called Big Sur Suite..goes to show you what i know..