
Lykke Li - Little Bit (Klumpfisk Remix)
(No audio player for this as its over the file size limit. Sorry, just download it. It’s good)
Going a long way away and getting records is one of those things I desperately wanted to do when I was first coming up in digging. The hope of finding that ethereal gem of a song, shrouded in dust, stacked amid a hundred old represses of Huey Lewis, in a little family-owned record store in Holland, was such a romantic idea to this young brain that I literally figured out which stores to go to in Tokyo. I had the bug deep under my skin. I was just out of High School, possibilities were myriad, and the world was my oyster; forgive me my sentiment, for the young want things the old know don’t exist. If you asked me what that moment in time felt like for me, I’d sigh a little, shuffle my feet, and hand you this record.
“Little Bit” was a happy find for me. I liked most everything about it from voice to production to lyrics, and finding out that it came from the same shop as a previous hit surprised me not even a little. I played it out a few times, watched it get played out, and finally watched it sell bras. Done with that, right? Well no… enter Klumpfisk, of the same land as Lykke, with his soaring production. This track really does feel like the way pop music ought to be, as he alluded to in a liner note. Those of us who self identify as romantic will get it, and those who like guitars will too. So girls grab your boys, guys stop grabbing your dicks, and just enjoy the effortless crescendo of Klumpfisk’s take on Little Bit.
Unplug, let stand for a minute, replug.
Digi 12” Tuesdays will be posted tomorrow, this message comes from my phone.
Starting this Thursday I’ll be adding a few regular weekly features to the blog. Each feature will take a simple influence as its basis and give you a sliver of a view into the many ways I like to appreciate music. New tactics for this blog war. Here’s a cheat sheet for the new features:
DIGI 12” Tuesdays: This feature is an homage to my favorite music delivery device, the twelve inch record. On the A-Side you get a heater, the go-to hit of the record, while the B-Side often went to a sleeper hit, something less likely to grab you immediately but likely to sneak its way back into your head. Each Tuesday I’ll put together two tracks for a dream 12”, perhaps by different artists, perhaps dovetailing each other, but perhaps not. You download both and decide which side wins.
Even Deeper Thursdays: Through the years of putting together my music collection I have come across some really curiosities. Some of these are indisputible gems, rare records or just great ones; others are too strange even for me sometimes. This Thursday afternoon feature will give you one track that you would be hard pressed to track down, with a little background provided by me. I may not always slip one past you, but I guarantee you’ll learn something at least once.
Sundays are for ALBUMS: When do you have time to sit down and listen, really listen, to a whole ablum start to finish anymore? Sunday, of course. Every Sunday I’ll pray at the altar of this dying format (gasp! please don’t let it happen) and provide a brief commentary on all the tracks and ephemera of the album. These albums will be undeniable classics; undeniable for the reason that I don’t have comments on this blog, nyah nyah! But really, these are my classics, which may include some of yours, or might be grossly offensive to you. If you trust me, you’ll get to know some new tunes, or see some old ones in a new light. Either way you’ll get to download my pick off the album.
And so you have it, the new Fall Lineup from Single Malt Scott Industries. Hope you like the designs and thoughts, but if not, ehh…
It has been awhile since Apple released the iPhone 2.0 firmware update and as the apps roll in it has sapped more than a little bit of my attention away from this website. So now that a decent iPhone tumblr posting app has made it to market, I am taking this opportunity to post a reminder from my phone to all my loyal readers that I have not forgotten you. Paying gigs and family drama have reminded me just how important it is to stay focussed on the stuff that matters. And so, lots of posts are upcoming, including more free tracks, more edits, and yet another Mixtape perhaps even a themed one. Stay tuned.