Adam Sky vs Mark Stewart – We Are All Prostitutes (2009 Mix)

I quite like this remix! And these lyrics are still so true.

We are all prostitutes
Everyone has their price
And you too will learn to live the lie
Aggression
Competition
Ambition
Consumer fascism

Capitalism is the most barbaric of all religions
Department stores are our new cathedrals
Our cars are martyrs to the cause
We are all prostitutes
Our children shall rise up against us
Because we are the ones to blame
We are the ones to blame
They will give us a new name
We shall be
Hypocrites hypocrites hypocrites

The Pop Group – We Are All Prostitutes

This song previously featured in a Secret Disco post.

Grimes – Vanessa

Lots of thoughts come to my mind about this song. First it sounds like it’s a bunch of other songs shoved into one song but “shoved” sounds bad, right? Let’s say it’s like a collage of other good songs I’ve posted recently and all the mixing resulted in a little something nice for everyone. There’s echoes of Austra (also Canadian), especially in the beats. I particularly like the Felix Da Housecat-ish drop at 2:26, super touch! And it’s awesome to hear women using their full range of voice nowadays. Speaking of her voice, I haven’t heard such a unique sounding one since Joanna Newsom or is it Pebbles? Okay, so that reference totally dated me, whatever. Interestingly, both indigenous Mexican women and Eastern European Gypsies sing with the same kind of voice.

Grimes aka Carla Boucher is on tour with Lykke Li right now so you’ll have a chance to hear her live on May 31 in Los Angeles. Hmmm, you can always hang out in the lobby during Lykke Li’s set. Uh, maybe I’ll check to see if Grimes is doing a solo show. Sorry but there is just something about Lykke Li’s music that is a little too treacly for my tastes. Sure, she makes good pop music and is just the kinda artist that makes KCRW music programmers squirm in their pants but despite trying really hard, I just can’t enjoy her music.

And hey, did anyone notice how this video is sorta a more energetic, clothed version of Austra’s Beat and Pulse? Is it a Canadian thing? All I know, is that thanks to Witch House/Rape Gaze/Grave Wave and it’s all derivatives and spin-offs and denials, there’s some really amazing electronic music being made by women.

From Grimes label, Arbutus Records:

Grimes is weird pop influenced by styles such as R&B, Industrial, goth, hip hop and Western medieval organum. She is noted for simple but strong percussion, vocal virtuosity, and addictive melodies.

By the way, I think Grimes is named for the guy everyone hated on The Simpsons.

Carla Boucher is also an artist!

Grimes – Crystal Ball

Human League-like beats, melancholy melody and a harp solo, love it!

†‡† – Rrritualzzz – Psychic Teens

Hey you want a free massage? It’s available immediately at your fingertips. All you have to do is turn the bass way up on your speakers and press play on the above clip. Then sit back and wait for your chair to viiii…braaaa…ttte…

White Elephant – Sir John (Mark E Remix)

Spring is unofficially over in Los Angeles. The hills around Northeast Los Angeles where I live have turned brown, the weeds have gone to seed and the gray clouds that hover over the city for most of the morning have returned. In local parlance this weather effect is called “Gray May” which extends into “June Gloom.” Only in a part of the world where we have the most gorgeous winters could we have such a depressing lead up into summer, the season most other places look forward to. So what this melancholy in mind, I present these two songs, which reflect the morose steady pace of life I’m living these days.

The original version of this song is considered to be NuSoul or NuNorthern Soul and it’s a bit too “The Wave” for me despite the intoxicating guitar sample at the beginning. Mark E hardens it up with a fast house beat and makes it so you probably won’t hear it on the local “jazzy” radio station.

Com Truise – Polyhurt

“Bottom heavy style, slo-mo funk” yeah, that about explains this music. But it’s the sad, melancholy, the future shoulda been great but it isn’t kinda mood (is that called dystopia?) that I really like about this song. And the organ fiddling is pretty nice too. Check out Com Truise’s webpage for more.

FaltyDL-Gospel of Opal (Ft. Anneka)

New music from Falty DL, echoes of drum n bass with sweet vocals that are barely saccharine but not enough to distract from the military high hats and the heavy, heavy bass.

Junior Boys-More Than Real

“You make me feel more than real…”

Chase tiger, crowbar folly.

The Savages -The World Ain’t Round It’s Square

The Savages, sixties garage punk from Bermuda of all places. Raw, melodic and thoroughly awesome!

Baby
Take a look around
All the people do is bring us down
They stare at us like we don’t belong
They think they’re right but they’re really wrong.
Baby, The World Ain’t Round, It’s Square.

Graphic courtesy of Garagehangover