ILMiXor

ILM's 2005 collaborative mix project hoonja-doonja!

DISC 4: MAXIMALISM
01- Osymyso, "Intro-Introspection"
02- Shiina Ringo, "Ringo Catalog"
03- Fletcher Henderson, "Oh Baby"
04- Fred Frith, "The Entire Works Of Henry Cow"
05- USA-European Connection, "Come Into My Heart (extended album version)"
06- Spanky & Our Gang, "Leopard Skin Phones"
07- Elvis Presley, "Suspicious Minds"
08- George Kranz, "Din Daa Daa"
09- Public Enemy, "What Side You On?"
10- The Beta Band, "To You Alone"
11- Brides of Funkenstein, "When You're Gone"
12- Datach'i, "Memorandum (Mogwai Remix)"
13- Organum, "Shin-En"
14- Cornelius, "Ball In - Kick Off"

Mp3s for Disc 4 will remain online until May 9, 2005.

DISC 3: I'VE GOT A SECRET
01- Mr. T Experience, "Deep Deep Down"
02- Insect Trust, "The Eyes of a New York Woman"
03- Sinead Quinn, "What You Need Is"
04- Smoosh, "It's Not Your Day to Shine"
05- T99, "The Skydreamer (Dreamer's Requiem version)"
06- Samsimar, "Indang Pariaman"
07- Woob, "Gate"
08- Bohren und der Club of Gore, "Midnight Black Earth"
09- David Sylvian, "When Poets Dreamed of Angels"
10- Charlie Robison, "Magnolia"
11- Raunchy Young Lepers, "I Opened the Package"
12- Shape & Sizes, "Rain on My Face"
13- Kylie Minogue, "Rhythm of Love"
14- Tone Loc, "Funky Cold Medina"
15- This Ascension, "August Rain"
16- Free Association, "Shanghai"
17- KMFDM, "Naïve (edit)"
18- Ramases, "Journey to the Inside"

Mp3s for Disc 3 will remain online until April 21, 2005.

DISC 2: POP TOP 40 FROM ANOTHER WORLD
01- Belvedere Kane, "Never Felt As Good"
02- cry.on.my.console, "Tipsy (glitch mix)"
03- Go Home Productions, "Girl Wants to Say Goodbye to Rock and Roll"
04- Dead Man Ray, "BeeGee"
05- Javine, "Best Of My Love"
06- The House Crew, "The Theme"
07- Hot 8 Brass Band, "Skeet Skeet"
08- Cassius Clay, "I Am The Greatest (Single Version)"
09- Books On Tape, "She's Dead To Me"
10- Von Lmo, "This Is Poprock"
11- 100 Flowers, "Strip Club"
12- Fox, "Livin' Out My Fantasies"
13- a-ha, "The Swing of Things"
14- The Whatnauts, "I Just Can't Lose Your Love"
15- The Ark, "It Takes A Fool To Remain Sane"
16- Peter Hammill, "The Second Hand"
17- Eddie Harris, "Smoke Signals"
18- Yellow Magic Orchestra, "Rydeen"
19- Famous Monsters, "Destroy Puny Earthlings!"
20- Fischer Z, "Room Service"

Mp3s for Disc 2 will remain online until March 26, 2005.

DISC 1: CHUTZPAH
01- LaBelle, "Moonshadow"
02- Della Reese, "If It Feels Good, Do It"
03- Grace Jones, "She's Lost Control"
04- Herbert, "Leave Me Now"
05- Deee-Lite, "Good Beat"
06- Screamin' Rachael, "Fun With Bad Boys"
07- Jackie McLean, "Soul"
08- The Pointer Sisters, "Don't It Drive You Crazy"
09- Bobby Orlando, "German Girl"
10- Laurie Anderson, "Example #22"
11- Metal Urbain, "Train (Version 2)"
12- Shuggie Otis, "XL-30"
13- Romanthony, "Wreck"
14- Lyrics Born with E-40 and Casual, "Callin' Out (remix)"
15- Gil Scott-Heron, "Shut 'Em Down (Jaymc Edit)"

Mp3s for Disc 1 will remain online until March 11, 2005.

February 10, 2005

Lyrics Born with E-40 and Casual, "Callin' Out (remix)"

So you're an indie/underground rapper. That means you're supposed to stay uncommercial, stay conscious, stay away from that ignorant bling shit, say 'fuck the radio and mainstream.' You're definitely not supposed to sell your song as a jingle to giant corporations like Coca Cola or Motorola.

And so Lyrics Born's original version of "Callin' Out" sells mobile phones and diet cola. And he makes a remix that includes a mc notorious for both obscure slang and gangsta talk (E-40 is the Bay Area's Raekwon, if'n you ask me) and another most famous for losing a rhyme battle live on air. And it blows up Northern California for a lot of last year (or so I'm told from reliable sources.)

One more thing being indie/underground means: defying expectations and playing by your own rules. I call that chutzpah.