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DJ Frane - Thought Seeds
DJ Frane is something of a wildcard in my music library. I wouldn’t usually categorise my taste as aligning with what DJ Frane produces, but nonetheless, I’ve notched up many listens of his two albums. The easy answer to “what is it?” is stoner music. But that description would be doing it a great injustice. Frane combines intricate sample arrangements (Sabbath fans might recognise the bassline from “Planet Caravan” in this track, and later in the album, a very funny sampling of a Bill Cosby anti-drugs routine), and live instruments to create impossibly dreamy, funky, psychedelic soundscapes.
Just try it. You’ll either love it, hate it, or want to get stoned to it. And if you love it, you’ll spend the next 2 hours frustrated that you can’t find the rest of the album anywhere. Sorry about that.
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Dr. Dog - Heart It Races (Architecture in Helsinki cover)
I’m a big fan of Architecture in Helsinki, so when reader Dave Koen e-mailed us with a few (note: understatement; thanks Dave!) artists to check out, this was the first link I clicked.
This is Dr. Dog’s cover of Architecture in Helsinki’s “Heart It Races”. I generally approach covers with caution, but this is actually pretty good.
You can stream more Dr. Dog on his MySpace and stream his full, unreleased album here.
