MC Frontalot, "A Skit About Robots"
Unfortunately for me, I'm exposed to probably an unhealthy amount of what would be described as geek media. That's largely a consequence of being as into tabletop gaming as I am, and staying on top of new releases and...
The Beatles, "I'm So Tired"
Big same, Beatles.
DJ Krush, "Jikan no Hashi 2"
Do I need to hear "Jikan no Hashi" for this song to make sense?
Abstract hip-hop artist DJ Krush's 1996 MiLiGHT featured a bunch of collaborations, resulting in a bit of...
Tricky, "Brand New You're Retro"
Maxinquaye is one of the three pillars of trip-hop, along with Blue Lines and Dummy. What's striking about all three records, besides them all being great, is kind of how dissimilar they all end up feeling. There's a murky darkness...
Jello Biafra with the Melvins, "Those Dumb Punk Kids (Will Buy Anything)"
Just a classic punk gallop here from the Melvins, with Jello's warbling shout in fine form. Delightful stuff.
Polyrhythmics, "Cracked Pepper"
Those muted horns coming in at :32, that's just lovely on top...
Black Eyed Peas, "Bringing It Back"
I've already talked about how different pre-Fergie BEP are from the band people know, and I'm not sure I have a second thing to observe about this record. So read that. Or don't! Doesn't matter to me!
Jurassic 5,...