We here at JOE.ie understand that IPod content gets old fast so each week, we bring you some of the best tracks to be had anywhere on this little planet of ours. Get downloading.
By Robert Carry
Tricky, Murder Weapon. Download here.
We have been working on the assumption that Tricky fell off the face of the earth at some stage after the end of the 90s but happily, it turns out he didn’t. The long-time master of mashing rock and hip-hop in a manner that didn’t make you want to rip your ears off (we’re looking at you Run DMC and Aerosmith) is all set to release his new single at the end of the month (August).
‘Murder Weapon’ merges the theme tune to The Blues Brothers and the vocals of Franky Riley to make, it has to be said, a catchy little number that has a bit of originality to it. Good man yourself Tricky.
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The Paddingtons, Panic Attack. Download here.
Super-energetic Hull indie/punk stalwarts The Paddingtons have just released alarmingly entitled EP ‘The Lady Boy Tapes’. While the band’s more recent offerings have been worth a listen, we reckon they have yet to replicate the quality of their first offering, ‘First Comes First’.
‘Panic Attack‘, an emotionally charged monster of a song, was the best track on that album by quite some distance. Lead singer Tom Atkin’s voice isn’t the strongest in the genre, but he puts everything into his vocal on this one and in doing so somehow renders his lack of technical ability entirely irrelevant. If your ears are in good working order and you’re not turned off by their horrible look, you’ll struggle not to like this one. Hurray for double negatives.
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Rappin’ 4-Tay, Eazy E & Too Short, Player’s Club. Download here.
Most of the tracks featured on JOE.ie’s Download Tracks of the Week are either new releases or material that might be just left-of-centre enough to have slipped under your radar. This week however, we’ve decided to feature a track from way back in 1994 which while being one of the all-time greatest hip-hop tracks, is also not particularly well known. Especially to today’s skinny jean-wearing, 50 Cent-liking youngsters.
Anyway, the stunningly smooth, laid back delivery of the featured artists on ‘Player’s Club‘ is supplanted onto a beautiful guitar and piano sample which comes from the track ‘Private Number’ by Judy Clay & William Bell. This is what hip-hop should sound like.
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