Fool’s Gold is a Los Angeles collective that weaves together western pop aesthetics with African rhythms and melodies. The group started as a side project of two young LA musicians, vocalist/bassist Luke Top and lead guitarist Lewis Pesacov, who set out to explore their shared love of various forms of African music (specifically Congolese, Ethiopian, Eritrean and Malian), Krautrock, and 80s dance influenced pop music. They quickly wrote a few inspired songs and asked friends, friends of friends and even strangers to join them on stage.
At first listen, it might be tempting to label Fool’s Gold as « world music, » but the band is, in its essence, a Los Angeles band; it is music made for hot nights in a sweltering desert. The multi-cultural group of players was born from a city that is a melting pot of neighborhoods and cultures.
The album is out since the 18th of January.
Tracklisting
01) Surprise Hotel
02) Nadine
03) Ha Dvash
04) The World Is All There Is
05) Poseidon
06) Yam Lo Moshech
07) Night Dancing
08) Momentary Shelter
Ophir Kutiel, aka Kutiman is an Israeli musician and producer that released a project titled Thru You on the Web last year. It has since garnered over a million views and generated a buzz both on the blogosphere and on Twitter.
The project consists of seven music tracks/videos that are made exclusively from video material found on YouTube. Kutiman spent 3 months in his bedroom splicing and dicing over one hundred videos for samples of singers and instruments—from guitars, pianos, drums and harps, to synthesizers, a bouzouki and even a cash register.
The resulting seven tracks which range in genres—from R&B, Funk and Reggae, to Jungle, Afro and Jazz—are quite impressive. The project as a whole is reminiscent of DJ Shadow’s Endtroducing….., a brilliant and seminal album created completely by the sampling of other albums.
This is the Tropicalest mix you will ever ear!
Follow the track listing carefully, look me in the eyes and dare tell me i am wrong…
Tino : Tropical Soul (intro)
Nino Nardini : Tropicola
Les Baxter : Tropicando
Nino Nardini & Roger Roger : Tropical Cal
Piero Umiliani : Tropical River
Walter Gil Fuller & His Orchestra : Tropicana
The Tropicals : African Fever
Les Baxter : Tropical Canvas
I Gres : Tropical (Early 70’s)
Captain Beefheart : Tropical Hot Dog Night
Caetano Veloso : Tropicália
Quantic Y Nicodemus : Mi Swing Es Tropical
Azaxx : Fiesta Tropical
Beck : Tropicalla
Jackson & His Computer Band : Tropical Metal
Puppetmastaz : Tropical Feed
We post mp3s mixed files to this blog on a regular basis.
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