Posts Tagged: Goldfrapp

Listen / Music — 14 Comments
30
Oct 09

Adam Lambert – For Your Entertainment

Adam Lambert For Your Entertainment listen

Atrocious album cover aside (why couldn’t he just gone with the single cover pictured above?), Adam Lambert still stands as one of the most talented people to ever walk off the American Idol stage.

His whole Sasha Fierce meets Lady GaGa meets post-Chris-Brown Rihanna look really irks me, but his album’s first single and titular track, “For Your Entertainment” has hit potential. It sounds like Queen, it sounds like Bowie, it sounds like Goldfrapp — a male Lady GaGa without the killer hooks.

The hook on “For Your Entertainment” is fine, but nothing that will stand out or keep it relevant for more than 2-3 months. After listening to it a few times (in not-so-great quality), I’ll admit that it’s a decent tune. I think it’s about time American Idol fashioned out an electro-pop star. Listen to it here: Continue reading →

MP3 / Music / Remixes — 8 Comments
15
Jan 09

Ratatat – Mirando (Animal Collective Remix)

Ratatat Mirando (Animal Collective Remix) mp3

Fuck yeah! Much love to GvsB for throwing the mp3 of this one around. Apparently, word of this epic mix was heard a while back (probably when “Mirando” was still relevent), but AC was caught up with the whole creating the best album of 2009 and related responsibilities. But now it’s here, ready for it’s Hype Machine fame. All of these DJs are probably prepping their “My Girls” remixes right now, but here is AC showing you  how it’s done. This is a 10-minute monster.

Grab it in its vinyl-tastic form: the 12″ version will be released on XL; order it here. Grab the mp3 version below Continue reading →

Listen / MP3 / Music — 18 Comments
2
Jan 09

Blog Wars: The Genius Playlist | Round 1, Battle 1

Hello and welcome to the first ever Blog Wars hosted by Pretty Much Amazing! This is the first of hopefully many Blog Wars to come. This particular Blog War pins bloggers and their music libraries against each other. Utilizing iTune’s “Genius Playlist” feature, 10 bloggers will go head to head and compete for your votes!

This is how it works:

I get two bloggers to create a Genius Playlist stemmed from the same song. I will publish said playlists here and you, the readers, will decide which one you like best! This is  100% winner-takes-all so choose your favorite blogger wisely.

Here is the complete list of participating blogs:
I Guess I’m Floating
Arjan Writes
The Music Slut
Nialler 9
Culture of Me
Music is Art
Sheena Beaston
Ear Farm
Pigeons & Planes
Pretty Much Amazing!

On this first battle we will put Sheena Beaston and Pigeons & Planes to the test, scored by Vampire Weekend’s “M79.” Who will win?
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Covers / MP3 / Music — 18 Comments
28
Oct 08

Cover Tuesday 19

Cover Tuesday 15: is Back! Best Covers of Summer 2008 covers
Unless you can pull an awesome cover off!

Moby – Creep (Radiohead cover): Last week I asked for a good “Creep” cover, and many of you came through! Moby’s cover of “Creep” was by far, my favorite. Another contender was Prince’s cover. Being there in the flesh to witness Prince cover Radiohead was just amazing — no mp3 rip can compare. 

Ryan Adams – Wonderwall (Oasis cover): This is pretty fantastic, especially since I’m going to see Ryan Adams and the Cardinals open for Oasis later next month. I’ve been debating whether or not this cover is actually better than the original. Can a 90’s megajam that’s as cult-worthy as “Wonderwall” really be trumped by the likes of Ryan Adams?

The Kooks – Young Folks (Peter, Bjorn and John cover): Ok this is definitely my favorite cover of the week. The Kooks are a responsible for some remarkable covers. Remember them doing MGMT’s “Kids” or Coldplay’s “Violet Hill”? How can you forget.

Goldfrapp – It’s Not Over Yet (Klaxons cover): Goldfrapp is one of my favorite female vocalists of all time — can her voice get anymore perfect? I got some backlash last time I used this one, but hey, lemme give it another go: File this under the “better than the original” category. 

Muse – Feeling Good (Nina Simone cover): The last time I heard a good Nina Simone cover was when the Arctic Monkeys did “Diamonds Are Forever” at Glastonbury. Can the Arctic Monkeys compare with the raw engergy of Matt Bellamy and his Muse? No, of course not, that’s crazy talk. 

Download the songs below: Continue reading →

Listen / MP3 / Music / New Releases / Remixes — 23 Comments
15
Aug 08

THE OWNAGE IS BREAKING MY PLACENTA!!

I heard someone say that today \\ I thought it was insanely HIGHlarious, but if you think about it, it’s kind of gross — BUT it does accurately sum up what this post is all about though. Remember when I used to make these longass posts back in the day? I always thought it was fun chronicling the world of pretty much amazing music in one (not so)quick, pain-free post.

I get tons of emails from people telling me they read PMA at least twice a day — one personal actually said he would refresh the page ever-so-often to make sure he caught every update. SRSLY (yay an HRO word) guyz, that’s really and all, but totally unnecessary. For one, you can just subscribe to the daily email sent @ like 5am or whatever random time I set it send. Alternately, I can make this 18-in-One* posts (*I highly doubt it’s really going to be 18-in-One, that was just a sales pitch). BUT I do have a lot of remixes and semi-newly leaked stuff I’d like to share. As I write this, I am contemplating zipping every MP3 I will post today (I think it’s going to be a lot of MP3s), but that might take too much effort. If you want to download a large .zip file instead of “Right Click, Save As…”-ing every track you might want to listen to/download, leave me a comment and express your need for zipped technology.

THE OWNAGE IS BREAKING MY PLACENTA!! listen

Alright enough intro stuff, lets get down to it. I wanted to talk about M.I.A first. Continue reading →

MP3 / Music — 8 Comments
4
Oct 07

Stuart Price aka Jacques lu Cont aka The Thin White Duke aka Paper Faces aka Man With Guitar

Stuart Price aka Jacques lu Cont aka The Thin White Duke aka Paper Faces aka Man With Guitar mp3Stuart Price (aka Jacques lu Cont, aka The Thin White Duke, aka Paper Faces, aka Man With Guitar) is the epitome of Electronica (well a close tie with Daftr Punk — at least) and a genius. As an amazing producer (Madonna’s Confessions On A Dance Floor) and DJ, Stuart Price has the uncanny ability to churn out amazing remixes of any song he lays fingers on. It really does not matter what genre of song it comes from, give it to Stuart and it becomes eargasmic perfection. Sample his stunning remixes of The Killer’s Mr.Brightside, Coldplay’s Talk, Gwen Stefani’s What Are You Waiting For?, and Depeche Mode’s A Pain That I’m Used To.

It’s not just that Stuart Price’s work is a summons to the dancefloor — which it is, he does it with so much style, it sets him apart. Price has an amazing ear and eye for what make makes his remixes trippy. He struts with unique and universal sounds that have made him famous world wide. Too bad electronica is so obscure in America. Maybe some Stuart Price production should jump into Top 40 Radio — take that Timbaland.

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mp3: Gwen Stefani – 4 In The Morning (Jacques Lu Cont’s Thin White Duke Mix)
mp3: Missy Elliot ft. Ciara – Lose Control (jacques lu cont mix)
mp3: The Killers – Mr Brightside (Jacques Lu Cont Mix)
mp3: Coldplay – Talk (Jacques Lu Cont Remix)
mp3: Goldfrapp – Twist (Jacques Lu Cont’s Conversion Perversion Mix)
mp3: R̦yksopp РWhat Else is There (Jacques Lu Cont Radio Mix)
mp3: The Killers – When You Were Young (Jacques Lu Cont Mix)
mp3: Seal – Amazing (thin white duke main mix)