14th May 2010

Audio with 1 note

Solex vs. Cristina Martinez + Jon Spencer - R is for Ring a Ding
Amsterdam Showdown, King Street Throwdown (Bronzerat)

Maybe I’m prejudiced, but I usually don’t expect much from records where the artist includes the word “vs.”  So, though I’m pretty open to whatever Jon Spencer does, I didn’t really know what to expect from this record. Turns out it’s great. Psychedelic funk, garage and electro-pop are all combined on this record to create an exceptionally cool sound.  If they ever make another Jet Grind Radio game, something from this record simply has to be on the soundtrack.

The press stuff I’ve seen for this record describes it as “the most exciting collaboration/confrontation since The Jetsons meet The Flinstones,” and, actually, there’s something about that description that seems accurate to me, but I don’t know why.

The song you’ll find at the top of this post includes some hip-hopping from Mike Ladd, who makes a few cool appearances throughout the record.  But the real draw is just the groove; drums, bass, fuzzy guitars, and little beeps and whistles all combine to create something ultra-hip.

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