RECs of the Week

May 17th, 2008

RECs of the Week

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THE PLEASURE DISTILLED REC

StreetCred: 364
Songs REC'd: 32

Play Button  “Mister Mouth” on Supreme Balloon by Matmos

Latest Price: $0.63
Squelchy goodness. Drip drops of pure pleasure.
May 14, 2008


THE CAN'T COMPLAIN REC

StreetCred: 118
Songs REC'd: 8

Play Button  “Bonus: Drivin Down The Block (Low End Theory) (Remix)” on The In Crowd by Kidz In The Hall

Latest Price: $0.78
Remix is great. Guest spots are dope but the track is not that much different from the original (slammin' beat though so who cares?!)
May 15, 2008


THE OLD TIME SOUND REC

StreetCred: 93
Songs REC'd: 21

Play Button  “Cattle Call (3/24/1962)” on Country Crooners from the Louisiana Hayride by Country Crooners from the...

Latest Price: $0.21
THE classic song by Eddy Arnold. This track is a bit on the "fuzzy" sounding side, but then it *is* from 1962! It really evokes the day and age well.
May 15, 2008


THE SCATMAN REC

StreetCred: 7
Songs REC'd: 2

Play Button  “The Laws Have Changed” on Electric Version by The New Pornographers

Latest Price: $0.63
Smart, upbeat rock with intricate lyrics. Love the scat-style vocalizing.
May 15, 2008


THE AFTERNOON IN THE SQUARE REC

StreetCred: 43
Songs REC'd: 7

Play Button  “Lebanese Blonde” on The Mirror Conspiracy by Thievery Corporation

Latest Price: $0.98
cool song. sounds like something you'd listen to in a leidesplein cafe.
May 15, 2008


THE NEW HOTNESS REC

StreetCred: 227
Songs REC'd: 17

Play Button  “Vampire Practice” on Cut and Run by The Silver State

Latest Price: $0.29
you can hear those old school influences, but evolved enough to make it a whole new creature. the lyrics are smart and perfectly paced.
May 13, 2008


THE GOT IT ALL REC

StreetCred: 47
Songs REC'd: 4

Play Button  “No Label (Esma Remix)” on Lovework by Gabriel Teodros

Latest Price: $0.32
As Bahamadia put it, Good Rap Music is "banging instrumentals, tight vocals, unique point of view, songwriting exceptional, a little humor, and some lines that'll bless a few, style with some confidence combined with the truth, simple enough for anyone to relate to, could be exposed to any and all age groups, the type of songs with the vibe that'll make you cop the single, and the vinyl, and the tape too, plus the cd, the dvd, the mp3s, and imports from overseas".
May 15, 2008


THE UNIVERSAL REC

StreetCred: 12
Songs REC'd: 1

Play Button  “Náttsöngur” on Við og við. by Olof Arnalds

in Folk
Latest Price: $0.81
A lullaby is a lullaby no matter the language. If you fondly recall Mary Hopkin's lovely treatment of Donovan on "Post Card" this song and the rest of the music on the album will enchant you. Very pure and lovely.
May 14, 2008


THE WHAT'S COOKIN? REC

StreetCred: 8849
Songs REC'd: 360

Play Button  “Paper Walls” on Jam Camp Live! by Jam Camp

in Rock
Latest Price: $0.19
Instrumental groove monsters - these guys flat cook! It's all good, this song a bit more to the jazz.
May 14, 2008


THE TOP 5 REC

StreetCred: 2669
Songs REC'd: 180

Play Button  “Tímaglasið” on I can't believe it's not Happiness by Hraun

Latest Price: $0.53
I like this song, which means timeglass, but I also want to point out my favorite song #5 'Astarsaga ur fjöllunum = "love song from the mountains" cheers to all, who like Icelandic songs! you can't go wrong with this song!..I would take it to an island if I had only 5 songs to take!
May 14, 2008


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