I've already pushed this song on a bunch of you I'm sure. But I can't help it. I love it too much. People know Girl Talk and other mash up DJs pretty well, but this band, Kids & Explosions, manages to make its own sound often by making the cuts and edits a little more jarring yet alluring in their combinations and selections. Try 'em:
Combining Biggie's "Suicidal Thoughts" with Sigor Ros's "Vaka / Untitled 1" with Destiny's Child's "Survivor" and Berlin's "Take My Breath Away" from Top Gun is a great, damn idea.
How come no one else has commented on these posts in the last two months? I do like the polar opposites of "Suicidal Thoughts" and "Survivor" being contrasted, although I'm not sure if the Beyonce is actually about mortal survival. This is perhaps a bit too messy for me--it works as something nice and experimental, but I'm not sure if I'd buy a full CD of this sort of thing. I think they could've used something a bit more meaningful than generic drum loops and synth samples to put something as meaningful as a life-death struggle over. Which part of the song is the Sigor Ros (Rios?) sample?
ReplyDeleteThe piano and ambient music in the background while Biggie raps is Sigur Ros: http://youtu.be/UUNUsO8cLMk
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