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Top 5 iHearditOn.com Song Recs (week ending 2.06.10)

 

1. Saycet, "Opal", (stream) (mp3) (Greg: Very disarming.; Ant: Dreamy on some snowed in business.)
2. Erykah Badu, feat. Lil Wayne, Jump Up In The Air (Stay There) (mp3) (AR: Bare funk with Weezy.; Ant: Ill combo here, let me know what you think.)
3. Miike Snow, “Billie Holiday”, (mp3) (Ant: The synths on this or dreamy. Goodness.)
4. Kid Cudi, "Highs & Lows" (mp3) (Ant: Sleepy smokers hiphop)
5. I'm From Barcelona "But Hey If Your Horses Went Away" (mp3) (Pop) (Greg: Bring some pop-timism to your day.)

DJ ForeignDomestic's Top 5

1. Die Antwoord, "Zef Side" (Intro Video) (DJFD: Weirdest S. African white hip hop this year - full stream here)
2. The Drums, “Best Friend” (Olympic Mix), (mp3) (Ant: Reminds of the summer I wish I was in today. Pretty fresh)
3. Passion Pit, "The Reeling (Calvin Harris Remix)" (Stream) (AR: Hot remix. Thanks to @Darkerth4nblack)
4. Miike Snow, “Billie Holiday”, (mp3) (Ant: The synths on this are dreamy. Goodness.)
5. Bromheads, "Dedicated to the One I Love (Shirelles cover)" (mp3) (Rock) (Greg: Pretty good cover.)

Andrew's Top 5

1. Beach House, "Zebra" "Take Care" (Daytrotter sessions) (AR: These two tracks just come alive (3rd & 4th ones down), thanks to gorillavsbear. But a few other keepers here....)
2. Bromheads, "Dedicated to the One I Love (Shirelles cover)" (mp3) (Rock) (Greg: Pretty good cover.)
3. Rain Machine, Daytrotter Sessions (AR: No one song here dominates. Just awesome rawness.)
4. Mos Def, "White Drapes" (Video) (AR: Nugget of genius; Ant: Sneak vid of a new joint by Dante. Creative Control on the lens. Freshness)
5. Curt@!n$, "Exodus" (Video) (AR: Black & White and tight. Thanks to The Eargasm!)

Greg's Top 5

1. Mos Def, "White Drapes" (Video) (AR: Nugget of genius; Ant: Sneak vid of a new joint by Dante. Creative Control on the lens. Freshness.)
2. Civil Civic, "Less Unless" (Stream) (Experimental/Prog rock/Instrumental) (Greg: Clap your hands say yeah.)
3. Psychobuildings, "Birds of Prey" (New wave) (mp3) (Greg: Welcome to the Yacht club.)
4. Flying Lotus, "Sangria Spin Cycles" (mp3) (Experimental/Hip hop) (Greg: I like mine red.)
5. Daft Punk, "The Crash" (stream) (AR: More from upcoming Tron 2 score - picks up into something fun about half way through.)

Top 5 iHearditOn.com Song Recs (week ending 1.30.10)

1. Peter Hadar, “Full Time Lover” (stream) (mp3) (Ant: Electro soul banger. Period)
2. Funky DL vs. Amy Winehouse , “Back To Frank”, (album) (Ant: New interpretations of the first Amy Winehouse album. DOPE)
3. Daft Punk, "The Crash" (stream) (AR: More from upcoming TRON 2 score - picks up into something fun about halfway through.)
4. Kanye West, “What It Do”, (mp3) (Ant: New Kanyeezy Leak. He is on some new new and his lyrics are hilarious on this joint. Clearly a demo though. YES!)
5. Flying Lotus, "Sangria Spin Cycles" (mp3) (Experimental/Hip hop) (Greg: I like mine red.)

Guest Top 5 Songs of the Week: iHearditOn.com Fan Shukmei Wong

We turn one year old tomorrow. No pomp and circumstance, just staying focused on keeping the editorial voice tight as we focus on building out our next phase.

For today's guest Top 5, we're excited to have Shukmei Wong, one of our original fans, and a music marketing exec at WeRoqq and also works at Razor & Tie. We found each other almost a year ago on Twitter, when it was just blowing up... she's got a great ear (check out her The Perfects pick below) and we always enjoy hearing from her.

Thank you Shukmei!

 

1. Gorillaz, "Stylo" (mp3) (Shukmei: Funky and soulful. Also looking forward to their new album.; AR: leaked gorillaz track mixes soul and mid-80s pop.)
2. Wu-Tang vs. The Beatles, "Enter the Magical Mystery Chambers" (Mixtape)  (Shukmei: I don't think I need to explain how awesome this is; Ant: You just need to hear this one for yourself.)
3. Massive Attack ft. Damion Albarn, "Saturday Come Slow" (Stream) (Shukmei: so glad to listen to a new Massive Attack track. Can't wait to listen to the new album; AR: Love this. Vocals and building instrumentals. Original Massive Attack with rich soul.)
4. Daft Punk, "Fragile (Tron: Legacy Theme)" (mp3) (Shukmei: I've been a fan of Daft Punk since Homework. This song makes me want to dance in my chair; AR: next gen dance beatz.)
5. The Perfects, "Come Down" (mp3) (Shukmei: ultra catchy electro-rock goodness from their album Future Automatic, which can be downloaded for free on theperfects.com!)
   

About Shukmei

Photo by: Chamber Images

Shukmei is the co-founder of WeRoqq Publicity & Promotion and the media marketing manager for Razor & Tie Entertainment. She has worked on marketing / publicity campaigns for a variety of artists such as Michael Jackson, Nine Inch Nails, Rozanda “Chilli” Thomas, Radiohead and recently, Sade. She loves discovering new music and appreciates sites like iHearditon to keep her ears happy.

As for links:
Site: WeRoqq.com
Twitter: @weroqq
MySpace: myspace.com/weroqq
Facebook: facebook.com/shukmeiw

Andrew's Top 5

1. Peter Hadar, “Full Time Lover”, (stream) (mp3) (Ant: Electro soul banger. Period)
2. Massive Attack ft. Damion Albarn, "Saturday Come Slow" (Stream) (AR: Love this. Vocals and building instrumentals. Original Massive Attack with rich soul.)
3. Wu-Tang vs. The Beatles, Enter The Magical Mystery Chambers, (mixtape) (Ant: You just need to hear this one for yourself.)
4. Golden Ages, "Everything Will Be Alright" (mp3) (AR: Expansive electronica.)
5. Surfer Blood, "Swim" (Live On The Interface) (Video) (AR: This effortlessly jumps between hard surf rock and clever musicianship.)

Greg's Top 5

1. Mos Def, "Quiet Dog (Sub Swara Mix)" (mp3) (Ant: Bassment Banger. This joint might make my deejay set tonight.)
2. Prairie Cat, "Given Up" (mp3) (Folk rock) (Greg: Give the man a break.)
3. Sunglasses, "Whiplash" (Video) (Blip hop) (Greg: Put your right foot in.)
4. Phil and the Osophers, "Well Being" (Video) (Indie/Americana) (Greg: Be good to each other.)
5. Woodhands, "Coolchazine" (mp3) (Electronic/Avant Garde/Math rock) (Greg: Took my breath away.)

Top 5 iHearditOn.com Song Recs (week ending 1.23.10)

1. Dan Black feat. Kid Cudi, “Symphonies” (remix), (mp3) (Ant: The strings mixed with the “Umbrella” breakbeat work on this one.)
2. Daft Punk, Fragile (Tron: Legacy Theme) (mp3) (AR: next gen dance beatz.)
3. Wu-Tang vs. The Beatles, Enter The Magical Mystery Chambers, (mixtape) (Ant: You just need to hear this one for yourself.)
4. Gorillaz, "Stylo" (mp3) (AR: leaked gorillaz track mixes soul and mid-80s pop.)
5. El Perro Del Mar, “At Your Best You Are Love” (Isley Brothers Cover), (mp3) (stream) (Ant: This is a good take on the original. Some Sunday afternoon bizness.)

DJ ForeignDomestic's Top 5

1. Lupe Fiasco & Kenna, "Resurrection", (mp3) (Ant: New track from the Music for Relief album for Haiti. Mike Shinoda from Linkin Park on the beat.)
2. Wu-Tang vs. The Beatles, Enter The Magical Mystery Chambers, (mixtape) (Ant: You just need to hear this one for yourself.)
3. Dan Black feat. Kid Cudi, “Symphonies” (remix), (mp3) (Ant: The strings mixed with the “Umbrella” breakbeat work on this one.)
4. Florence + The Machine, "Hurricane Drunk (The Horrors Remix)" (stream) (Electronic) (Greg: Hurricane Ethereal.)
5. The xx, "VCR" (video) (AR: Great track, simple B&W lingers well after viewing.)