Archive for the ‘Massive Attack’ Category

Where My Head Is

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

I’m going to try and force myself to be productive with the blogging this week and I’m going to commit right now to two additional blog posts this week. I’d like to say that I haven’t been posting as much because I’ve been extra busy with work or, y’know – a life, but I’ll just be honest and blame Borderlands. That game is like crack with shotguns that shoot fire and lightening.

Basement Jaxx
Where’s Your Head At? (Extended Mix)
Where’s Your Head At? (Stanton Warriors Remix)
Where’s Your Head At? (Sounds of Da Future Remix)
Where’s Your Head At? (Jaxx Nite Dub)
I didn’t realize until a bout a year ago that this amazing track is based off samples from two – count ’em two – Gary Numan tracks. One Gary Numan song is amazing, and two put together is even more amazing. Someone should make a track samples 80 Numan tunes at once – based on my theory of exponential Numan quality that would be the best song of all time. These tracks actually are available on iTunes (well, all expect the extended mix anyways) but I don’t care. This track kicks ass and I feel like sharing these remixes. To quote a reviewer of the single on iTunes, “if you don’t like this song, there’s something wrong with you.”

Massive Attack
Safe From Harm (12” Mix)
Safe From Harm (7” Instrumental)
Safe From Harm (Just a Dub Mix)
Safe From Harm (Perfecto Mix)
Ooooh….pretty. I think Massive Attack’s Blue Lines is definitive proof that sometimes someone can actually make a perfect song. There are TWO perfect songs on Blue Lines (this track and, of course, “Unfinished Sympathy”). What’s more amazing than that is that there is also a perfect song on Massive Attack’s sophomore album Protection (“Karmacoma”) and three perfect tracks on their third album Mezzanine (“Angel” “Teardrops,” and “Inertia Creeps”). Sometimes I listen to Mezzanine and I have a hard time doing anything else because that music is just so fucking great that I just want to close my eyes and just take it all in. Okay, that sounds kind of gross, but I wasn’t going for the double entendre…okay maybe I was. Anyways, these remixes are from a 12” single. More awesome electronic music later this week.

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Repost Prelude: A Massive Industrial Attack

Monday, March 2nd, 2009

I haven’t gotten a lot of repost requests, which has made me sad. However, I think I know why this is. I’ve been doing this for three years now, and since my archives aren’t exactly organized, that means its kind of a pain in the ass for people to go through and search for what they like. In an attempt to rectify this I have made a document that has listed nearly every single song I’ve posted on The Lost Turntable since day one:

The Lost Turntable Archives
MSWord Doc
HTML

The MS Word Doc looks a lot better than the HTML file, this list was compiled from a shitload of cutting and pasting, and it shows in the way the HTML tries to read it. If you can, download the word doc and save yourself some frustration. Good news though, from this post on everything is going to be tagged, which will hopefully allow for easier searching.

That should make things easier for everyone, leave your requests in the comments section. Once again I’d like to remind everyone that just because they request something doesn’t mean I’m going to repost it. Some stuff has gotten lost over the years, some stuff is in shitty quality and needs to be re-recorded and other stuff I just don’t give a shit about anymore. However, I will try to honor as many requests as possible.

And to Dave The Ox, who wants a lossless version of Twin Freaks, keep wanting. Sorry, I can’t even record vinyl on a lossless format, so giving you FLAC files of it would be kind of stupid.

KMFDM
Liebeslied (Original Version)
I’m currently in the process of reviewing KMFDM’s newest album, Blitz. Want a sneak peak of my critique? It sounds like KMFDM. I mean, if you dug every other album they made there’s no reason you won’t dig this one, just don’t expect anything new. I was a half-KMFDM fan back in the 90s, discovering them after I got into Nine Inch Nails and pseudo-industrial like Stabbing Westward. I really wasn’t ready for it at the time and I think I’m ready to give them a second go.
“Liebeslied” is one of their best tracks, at least this version is. It contains illegal samples from “O Fortuna” which had to be pulled on subsequent releases of Naive (which was retitled Naive – Hell To Go). It’s a shame that it had to be pulled because the samples work well with the song, especially the hard synth riff. Anyways, finding this sucker on a CD nowadays can be difficult, so enjoy. The quality of this one isn’t perfect, but I’m not the one who encoded it, so don’t blame me. Blame the pirates.

Skinny Puppy
Tormenter (Extended Re-Edit)
Bark Natures Revenge (Dub)
Grrr!!! Angry Canadian vegetarians! Be afraid! These are from the 12” single to Tormentor.

Massive Attack
Butterfly Caught (Paul Daley Dub)
Butterfly Caught (Paul Daley Remix)
Butterfly Caught (Octave One Remix)
Butterfly Caught (RJD2 Remix)
Butterfly Caught (RJD2 Instrumental)
Butterfly Caught (Jagz Kooner Remix)
Butterfly Caught (Version Point Five)
Even though I’m in a surprisingly good mood tonight I wanted to have an all industrial post, but I couldn’t find anything else in my collection that fit the bill. So instead here are Seven remixes of a song off of Massive Attack’s worst album. You may ask why, I ask why not. These are from a 2LP 12” single and listening to all of them all the way through in one sitting is a good cure for insomnia.

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