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Where’s my poorly programmed fansite?

Monday, September 28th, 2009

Sorry to disappoint everyone, but just because I go off on a singular word “rant” on Twitter doesn’t mean I’m going to elaborate here. Sometimes my misery (such as it is) is my own. I love how I got tweets looking forward to elaboration on this. Sorry. Not gonna happen.

Bitches, man.

Arcadia
The Flame (Extended Remix)
The Flame (Yo Homeboy Mix)
The Promise (Extended Remix)
I never fully “got” the point of Arcadia. They’re 3/5ths of Duran Duran, with Andy Taylor and John Taylor MIA, correct? But Duran Duran after Arcadia was really just 4/5ths Duran Duran since Andy Taylor quit the group. It’s like some fucked up math problem, with synthesizers. The stupidity of it all boggles me. What boggles me even more is that a new band is trying something very similar. The Annuals is an overrated indie band who just last year released an album as Sunfold. Identical line-ups, just shuffled around a bit (the drummer sings now, yay). It’s incredibly stupid if you ask me (and you should have!) Why not have a pair of balls and try to be musically diverse instead of creating fake side-projects to showcase your “artier” sides. Oh well, at least Arcadia was good, unlike Sunfold (or The Annuals for that matter). These are from 12” singles originally, but I grabbed them online because my singles were scratched as shit.

Hohokam
Don’t You Know (Extended Mix)
Envy Your Innocence
A synth-pop band signed to Gary Numan’s incredibly short-lived Numa label. And proof that everyone has their own fan page.

Macy Gray
Sexual Revolution (Nunez, Morillo & Who Da Funk Super Dub)
Sexual Revolution (Morillo Retro Club Mix)
Sexual Revolution (Morillo Retro Dub Mix)
I liked Macy Gray’s second album. There, I said it. Yes, I’m the one. I miss her being popular, I really hope she can comeback someday. Not only is her solo stuff unique and fun, but her guest appearances kicked ass too. She’s on “Request Line,” the last good Black Eyed Peas song to date, as well as the ultra-dirty “Love Life” by Fatboy Slim. Such an amazing voice. These are from a white label test pressing that I found. The label might not be accurate.

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What Have I Done For Me Lately?

Monday, July 20th, 2009

To the person who shared the Aphrodite remixes, thank you so much! I only had them in mix form, not as separate tracks. I’m stoked.

Since that worked out so well for me I’m going to request some music for a change! That’s right, I’m a hypocrite! So I’m looking for a few rare tracks. Anyone who shares them will have their wildest wishes come true. Or I’ll hook them up with some rare tracks of their choice, whichever. They are:

David Bowie – Cat People (Putting Out Fire): I’m looking for the super-long 8:20 version that was only on the Australian single.

Janet Jackson – Any official remixes of “If” and “Son Of a Gun.”

Like I said, any help in finding these would be rewarded.

I’m planning a series of incredibly awesome hip-hop posts, so tonight’s post is kind of sparse. I’ll make up for it soon.

Janet Jackson
Nasty (Cool Summer Mix Part I)
Nasty (Cool Summer Mix Part II)
I said I was done posting Michael Jackson songs, I never said anything about Janet. Stop me though if I start posting La Toya remixes. Part II is more of a megamix, incorporating “What Have You Done For Me Lately” and some other Control tunes, still good though. However, this is 18 minutes of “Nasty” when combined, which is far more of Janet Jackson’s Nasty than you could ever want. And yes, I realize how gross the term “Janet Jackson’s Nasty” sounds when using “nasty” as a noun. About three and half minutes in there’s a slight jump in the recording that I just couldn’t fix. It’s barely noticeable though.

Arcadia
Election Day (Consensus Mix)
Election Day (Cryptic Cut [No Voice] Mix)
Election Day (Fact & Story Mix)
Goodbye Is Forever [Extended Mix)
Goodbye Is Forever [Dub Mix)
I was actually accumulating a solid collection of Arcadia singles when someone sent me a link to a torrent that had all of them. I’m still working on completing my collection, but these files sound a hell of a lot better than my vinyl rips, so I’m going to post them instead. After I do my mega-awesome-hip-hop posts I’ll put up the rest of these tracks.

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