Filed under: Music | Tags: aretha franklin, Devil's Pie, o-dub, soul-sides.com
DOWNLOAD: DEVIL’S PIE ARETHA TRIBUTE MIX by DJ O-DUB
TRACKLIST:
1. Drinking Again
2. The Night Time is the Right Time
3. Son of a Preacher Man
4. Mr. Big
5. Baby I Love You
6. Cry Like a Baby
7. Until You Come Back To Me (Stevie Wonder / Aretha)
8. I Can’t Wait Until I See My Baby’s Face
9. Chain of Fools
10. You’re a Sweet Sweet Man
11. Rocksteady (The Marvels)
12. Rocksteady (Alt. Mix)
13. Think
14. Respect (Otis Redding)
15. Respect
16. Since You Been Gone
17. Save Me
18. Save Me (Nina Simone)
19. Mockingbird (45 Mix)
20. So Soon
21. Soulville
22. I Say A Little Prayer
23. One Step Ahead
24. I Never Loved a Man
Download more DEVIL’S PIE mixes at www.devilspiesoul.com.
For more info on DJ O-DUB, log onto www.soul-sides.com.
Filed under: Music | Tags: bobbito, de la soul, Devil's Pie, dj spinna, michael jackson, prince, reason, shirley bassey, shred one, soul slam, soulstice, spinning wheel, stakes is high, stevie wonder, wonder-full
Why honor DJ SPINNA for the next Devil’s Pie tribute?
To that clubber who isn’t a dj and/or a music nerd, Spinna’s name may only ring a bell as one of the two guys behind the WONDER-FULL Stevie Wonder Tribute and SOUL SLAM Michael vs. Prince parties (the other dj is Bobbito btw). However, what said clueless clubgoer does not know is how gifted, prolific, and experienced Spinna is as a producer as well as a dj. He has classic joints in almost every genre of contemporary soul music. He’s pretty much the Stevie Wonder of DJ/Producers; even has an uncannily similar smile!
That being said, I can’t say that I’m a Spinna expert. If you search for “Spinna” in my iTunes, only six songs show up (I have more Spinna on vinyl, I swear!). Of these six, three of them are usually played at least once at almost every gig I play at:
THE FUNK
DOWNLOAD: Shirley Bassey – “Spinning Wheel” (DJ Spinna Remix)
THE SOUL
DOWNLOAD: Soulstice – “Reason” (DJ Spinna Remix)
THE HIP HOP
DOWNLOAD: De La Soul – “Stakes Is High” (DJ Spinna Remix)
Like I said, I’m not a Spinna expert, so those three tracks might not be the best representation he has in each genre; but you won’t catch me at a gig without them in my record bag…er…I mean Serato playlist.
This coming Wednesday, catch a real Spinna expert, the amazing DJ SHRED ONE, pay a much needed tribute to the DJ/Producer who tributes others tirelessly:
Filed under: Events, Music | Tags: 213, alicia keys, amerie, Devil's Pie, freddie roach, kanye west, mashup, nujabes, one thing, pacquiao, r. kelly, remix, rich harrison, siik, step in the name of love, the meters
This Wednesday at DEVIL’S PIE, we’ll be featuring the ONLY mashup artist that I will publicly admit liking: SIIK.
Actually, I still cringe even using the word “mashup” anywhere on this blog. But that’s what most accurately describes what SIIK does. He takes the acapella of one song and combines it with a different instrumental. Seems simple enough? Wrong. What I like about SIIK’s remixes (a less-negatively associated term) is that he’s able to marry pop/rnb/rap acapellas with soulful instrumentals in a way that completely transforms the vibe of the song.
Take his Amerie remix for example. This is the one that got SIIK his 15 minutes. He transforms the original club banger, produced by Rich Harrison, who sampled the hard funk ofThe Meters, into a smoothed out head-nodder/two-stepper by surgically attaching a nice Nujabes instrumental to Amerie’s raw vocals.
DOWNLOAD: Amerie – “One Thing (Siik Remix)
Yes, I said surgical. Surgery requires training, experience, and skill. Proper “mashups” aren’t simply beat matching two different sources and smacking them on top of each other. You have to match the keys of the tracks (which SIIK is amazing at), you have match differing rhythmic swings of the tracks, you have to edit song arrangements so that musically they fit snugly, and you also have to mix the vocals just right so that they can fit sonically with the instrumental. The reason why I can’t stand mashups is because 1. their producers usually don’t take into account all those steps and end up with a terrible sounding mix and 2. nine times out of ten, they are just party songs made into more-partying party songs. I want to hear something creative and risky.
My favorite SIIK remix is “Step In The Name Of Love”:
DOWNLOAD: R. Kelly – “Step In The Name Of Love” (Siik Remix)
R. Kelly’s two step anthem (a staple record in my crate) and one of Kanye’s dopest instrumentals, used by 213 & reinterpreted by Alicia Keys, match each other like Roach & Pacquiao: perfect.
Download more SIIK remixes and dj mixes at his website: siik.org
And come through this Wednesday to hear him play live:
Filed under: Music | Tags: 6 fingers, do d.a.t., hot spitter, oakland in blue, the attik, the skinny
Whoa, The Attik must be in my stars, cuz all of a sudden, I got the fam sending me tracks left and right!
Again. I must reiterate: I love Weezy, I love Wale, I love Gucci…but, their music ain’t shit compared to this:
DOWNLOAD: Do D.A.T. – “Hot Spitter” (Produced by 6 Fingers)
Do D.A.T. comes again with the face-scrunchin’ vocals over 6 Fingers’ neck-snappin’ production. Remember the last time the two got together?
BONUS: Do D.A.T. – “The Skinny” (Produced by 6 Fingers)
From The Skinny EP (Do D.A.T., 2008)
Keep an eye and ear out for Do D.A.T.’s upcoming concept album, Oakland In Blue, which is based entirely on Duke Ellington samples. You can hear some preview tracks HERE.
Filed under: Music | Tags: do d.a.t., elefant, sandman, the art of dreaming, the attik
Ok. Why are we all geeked up over the new Weezy, when this blows everything floating in the blogs out the water?? This is what hip hop should sound like these days.
SANDMAN aka ELEFANT from THE ATTIK aka The-Greatest-Hip-Hop-Group-That-You’ve-Probably-Never-Heard-Of aka The-Same-Crew-That-Included-ThisGuy dropped off some songs from his upcoming album, The Art Of Dreaming, in my inbox the other day and I’ve had them on repeat since then.
DOWNLOAD: Sandman – “Here & Now”
DOWNLOAD: Sandman – “Superhero”
From The Art Of Dreaming (January 2011)
If you liked what you heard, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE, vote for the song HERE.
Filed under: Events, Music | Tags: aretha, Devil's Pie, kool & the gang, o-dub, odub, oliver wang, raichous, roza, soul-sides.com, verdugo bar
If you missed out on last month’s DEVIL’S PIE ARETHA TRIBUTE at VERDUGO BAR, don’t worry. We recorded DJ O-DUB’S Queen Of Soul mix and have made it into a beautiful limited edition CD which will be available ONLY at this month’s DEVIL’S PIE.
TRACKLIST:
1. “Drinking Again” – Aretha Franklin
2. “The Night Time is the Right Time” – Aretha Franklin
3. “Son of a Preacher Man” – Aretha Franklin
4. “Mr. Big” – Aretha Franklin
5. “Baby I Love You” – Aretha Franklin
6. “Cry Like a Baby” – Aretha Franklin
7. “Until You Come Back To Me” – Stevie Wonder
8. “Until You Come Back To Me” – Aretha Franklin
9. “I Can’t Wait Until I See My Baby’s Face” – Aretha Franklin
10. “Chain of Fools” – Aretha Franklin
11. “You’re a Sweet Sweet Man” – Aretha Franklin
12. “Rocksteady” – The Marvels
13. “Rocksteady” (Alt. Mix) – Aretha Franklin
14. “Think” – Aretha Franklin
15. “Respect” – Otis Redding
16. “Respect” – Aretha Franklin
17. “Since You Been Gone” – Aretha Franklin
18. “Save Me” – Aretha Franklin
19. “Save Me” – Nina Simone
20. “Mockingbird” (45 Mix) – Aretha Franklin
21. “So Soon” – Aretha Franklin
22. “Soulville” – Aretha Franklin
23. “I Say A Little Prayer” – Aretha Franklin
24. “One Step Ahead” – Aretha Franklin
25. “I Never Loved a Man” – Aretha Franklin
REMEMBER!!
The CD will ONLY be available tomorrow in Los Angeles here:
Filed under: Music, Video | Tags: beatrock music, fatgums, mr. rey, nomi, power struggle, remittances
Filed under: Music | Tags: devil's halo, Devil's Pie, love you down, Me'Shell Ndegéocello
Wow.
DOWNLOAD: Me’Shell NdegeOcello – “Love You Down”
From her new album, DEVIL’S HALO (Downtown, 2009)
Sidenote: Back when I was in the Bay, Me’Shell Ndegeocello actually came to Devil’s Pie one time! YEE.
Filed under: Music | Tags: never forget you, the noisettes, wild young hearts
and i need it
DOWNLOAD: The Noisettes – “Never Forget You”
From Wild Young Hearts (Mercury, 2009)
UPDATE: Sorry yall, the internet police shut this one down.
For more info:
thenoisettes.com
Filed under: Music, Video | Tags: kamaal the abstract, life is better, norah jones, q-tip, renaissance
One my of favorite songs off one my favorite albums of 2008.
via Different Kitchen:
DOWNLOAD: Q-Tip – “Life Is Better” ft. Norah Jones”
From The Renaissance (Universal Motown, 2008)
How’s Kamaal The Abstract?
