Monday, March 22, 2010
New Music: Lushlife - "Feel It All Around" (Remix of Washed Out)
"Philadelphia's Lushlife has always thrived on pushing listeners' buttons when it comes to their perceptions of what hip-hop can be. Whether it's building a boom-bap rap track out of hyper chopped samples of lo-fi indie songwriter Ariel Pink, incorporating instruments like mandolin and live horns into his stage show, or soliciting remixes from psychedelic pop artists, it's clear that Lushlife has an all-encompassing view of hip-hop that he wants to impress on the world. With his latest leak, the emcee/producer repurposes a track from Georgia glo-fi outfit Washed Out, transporting the track's beach side vibe to the street corner, & improbably conjuring images of Nas rapping over the 80's synth heavy Wild Style soundtrack."
Check this out. Lushlife's Cassette City album was one of the more underrated albums from last year...
Download Lushlife - "Feel It All Around" (Remix of Washed Out) [mp3 links: zshare | mediafire]
Connect with Lushlife online HERE.
Labels: Lushlife
Monday, July 27, 2009
Lushlife - Redux Vol. 1 and 2
For those of you really new to the game, Lushlife was the dude who did the Kanye West/Beach Boys West Sounds mashup album back in 2005! He's back now with his Redux video series which "presents [his] cover versions of classic hip-hop songs performed live and in one take, demonstrating a seamless melding of b-boy braggadocio and classically trained flourish." Here's Hov's "Dead President" on a grand piano at a church in Philly:
This is great but how do you do this in a church when you know you gonna be cursing?? Dude is FLAGRANT!!!
Here's Vol. 1 of his Redux cover series though - Cru's "Just Another Case" on acoustic guitar, which is also cool:
Also, check out dude's new album Cassette City featuring Camp Lo, Elzhi, Ariel Pink (who), and Greg Saunier of Deerhoof which is out now on Rapster.
Online:
Lushlife - MySapce
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This is great but how do you do this in a church when you know you gonna be cursing?? Dude is FLAGRANT!!!
Here's Vol. 1 of his Redux cover series though - Cru's "Just Another Case" on acoustic guitar, which is also cool:
Also, check out dude's new album Cassette City featuring Camp Lo, Elzhi, Ariel Pink (who), and Greg Saunier of Deerhoof which is out now on Rapster.
Online:
Lushlife - MySapce
Labels: Beach Boys, Cru, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Lushlife
