Over the next week, I am going to let you all inside my brain for a bit — if only to dig deep behind my odd musical inclinations and figure out just how I got my musical influences.
Some songs are well-known, others relatively obscure in America — but they have all shaped my musical tastes over the past ten years especially. Bear in mind that this list has more to do with the aural aesthetics of the song rather than the lyrics so don’t be shocked at some of my choices.
For the next five days, I’ll profile five songs per day and hopefully be able to link you to a YouTube or IMEEM copy of the tracks so you can hear the very songs that shape my musical taste. Click the links on the titles where appropriate to hear the tracks (they will open in the same window so you’ll have to hit your back button when you’re done).
Today, we focus on tracks 25-21 in our list. Let’s begin, after the jump.
25. Basement Jaxx, “Rendez-Vu”
Definitely an odd-sounding track with a Mexican flavor to it, but I dig the beat and even the vocals a little bit. It does get a bit repetitive but I think this song set the standard for Basement Jaxx tracks in the future and it was the first track of theirs I heard. Nifty little ditty…my friend Brian introduced me to it in tech school for the Air Force. Sadly, he passed away mere months later as he collapsed during a soccer match and never recovered. I miss the guy, he helped bring house music into my life in a big way.
24. Axwell, “Feel The Vibe”
I first heard this stunning cut from Axwell when I was stationed at Lajes Field, Azores in 2004. I was looking for some funky, fresh house music and I stumbled upon this track after a bit of searching. Actually, I had listened to a track included on a compilation by Japanese DJ Towa Tei and it was the Axwell remix of Mambana’s track “Libre.” I looked up Axwell, found this track, and the rest is history. What an amazing track.
23. Hall & Oates, “Out Of Touch”
Say whatever the heck you want to about Hall & Oates but they did have some tight vocal harmonies and their standard unique sound made those vocals that much stronger. I think “Out of Touch” is the best example. Pathetically, I didn’t hear this song until about ’97 or ’98 on my stereo. Magic 105.5 (it’s now on 94.5, I believe) out of Longview was a life-saver in those days. They had a knack for playing Hall and Oates, and yes, we got Rickrolled a lot in business lab class at Rainier High School.
22. Shuggie Otis, Strawberry Letter 23
Yes, the Brothers Johnson came along and did a much funkier version of this Shuggie classic, but this one is the original and therefore it has the spot on my list. I first heard this for some reason on KKJZ 106.7 (rest in peace) from Portland late one night. The harmonies in the second verse are what does it for me in this track. (Bonus points to who can tell me what Daft Punk track sampled the Brothers Johnson version of this song.)
21. Junkie XL, Zerotonine
I can’t remember where I heard this first, but whoa I’m sure glad I did. It was my first listen to the big beat electronica genre. It only got better from there as I warmed up to more Junkie XL music.
BONUS VIDEO – Cassius, “The Sound of Violence”
Whoa. I’d love to see this one on a big screen. Even more amazing than simply the look of the video is the fact it is all computer-generated imagery. Awesome for 2003, awesome today.
Hope you enjoyed this one…look for numbers 20 through 16 tomorrow!
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