Ok - the scenario would appear to be that I've been tag-teamed by two big heavyweights and backed right into a corner. I dropped my guard without realising it and took a short series of hefty blows. I've dropped my chin to my chest and covered up in an instinctively defensive reaction. The tag-team blows seem to have lulled and, having gathered myself and regained focus, it's time to come out swinging with a really quite damaging combination of Hooj punches.
DJ Rasoul - Oh Baby (Quin Whalley Remix) - !!BOOM!!
Three Drives - Greece 2000 (Farmatronic Genetic Mix) - ! KAPOW !
Solar Stone - Day By Day (Red Jerry's Dub) - !*THWACK*!
Oscar G & Stryke - Hypnotized (Red Jerry's Dubby Vocal) - @!* CRASH *!@
Lustral - Everytime (2007 Album Original) - **!* SMASH *!**
(And yes, before one of you tries a counter-attack, we have had the Lustral song before but it was a significantly different mix and the strings in this are quite sumptuous.)
Hooj were a great label who hit a very, very hot streak - between '96 and '02 if they released something I bought it without bothering to listen first. One of the things Hooj did very well was put a decent variety into their remix packages - and it is from there that this selection is largely made. So, having launched my come back a quick word about what preceded it...
Kanye - ok, here's the thing. This isn't hip-hop - it's pop-hop, or hip-pop, whichever you prefer. And it's not alone - there's countless records following the same template - a few melodic hooks in them (usually the chorus) and some rapped bits (often the verses). Some have more 'singing' than others. They're aimed squarely at commercial success. And that's fair enough. But the only difference between this and "Price Tag" is in the detail - they share the same broad brush strokes. Ashleigh's playlist has got loads of stuff like this - and I listen to it loads.
The Naked And Famous - undecided. A bit Kate Bushy. The kick drum's too prominent?
Who Made Who - yeah, nice. Knew this already and just my kind of thing.
Stefny Winter - I kind of agree with what you posted about it - the 'shimmering' middle section is lush - the rest of it borders on the the sort of techno I can't do - stays just on the right side though.
Beach House - Immense.
Lupe Fiasco - see Kanye above. Looking forward to giving the album a proper listen.
TV On The Radio - Interesting. A mate sent me another track off the same album (Halfway Home). Got an early Bloc Party feel to it. Which can only be good.
The Game - much more hip-hop than hip-pop. Ashleigh wouldn't like this at all. Not the most original subject matter but yeah, it works.
Fatboy Slim - works for me.
Moby - by far the most popular DHS artist. Pretty sure I've got a Laidback Luke remix of the original of this track, which, if I'm honest, I prefer to this 'quiet' treatment of it. DHS does like the Mobster though.
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