What’s in the Clouds #2 – Sunday Edition

I wanted to get a post up on the soul-funk blues of Albert King. Instead I’m grinding on my corporate work, so not much time to write. Still the Hype Machine and Soundcloud and my friends are delivering some groovy jems, maybe again out of the purview of the Earfuzz steeze, but still want to hip you to them.

Here’s a quick take of things up in the clouds right now

DJ Apt One – The Tilt

DJ Apt One is a collaborator and just the homie, a precise and funky musician as well as talented DJ. He’s got a new single coming out this week, and this is the A side .. fastidious disco-y slickness

Maximum Balloon – If You Return (Featuring Little Dragon)

I left SXSW 2010 with a lot of memories and tears in my eyes. I was crying for a couple of reasons, but the vocals and lyrics of Little Dragon singing on the Gorillaz’s ‘Empire Ants’ just made me more melty as the plane left the tarmac. I love Little Dragon’s smooth vocals on this track … and the rhythm guitars and snyths just wash me over with some kind of future throwback funk.

Ok several more jams to earpeep !! Read on for more cloudfunkx …

Foals – Miami (Remixes)

Digging on the pop zsteeze of the Foals’ jam ‘Miami’ .. a few good electro-disco remixes right here, including a slap bass laden Tim Fuchs / Flight Facilities remix and a super bouncy take on it fromJono Ma.

Tim Fuchs / Flight Facilities Remix

Jono Ma / Franklin Furter Remix

GUTS – You’re Living Like Pigs (Tal M. Klein Remix)

I follow the Soundcloud of Bay Area producer Tal M Klein pretty religiously for breakbeats, remixes, and just general funkyness. One of his remixes for GUTS caught my ear recently. I can’t even explain the vibe of this track. Just listen, it’s uproarious, uplifting, like some disco-chill out Sesame Street theme, even big on the horns, and then some kind of chamber-esque euro vocals – too much to even consider in one jam – but it works! I asked Tal about the artist …

I think this is coming out later this year. GUTS is my main man in Ibiza, his website is http://analoglife.fr and he’s got an album on Nightmares On Wax’s Wax On label and another on his own Pura Vida imprint. Check him out!

Ok the Albert King post is coming, I promise, but for now I’m gonna jam on these and get back to work!