ADVANCED has been gone for a minute and I am sorry for that. We finna get things poppin again with some Shlohmo, who has been tearing up the speakers at my house for a while now. Shlohmo is part of the WeDidIt Collective, a group of DJ's based in CA between LA and SF, and makes music in the post-Dilla vein. His new album Bad Vibes came out on the 9th and is gorgeous, mellow, textured and beautiful but with nice low-end beats. The title is exactly the opposite of what this music creates--a great album all the way through to sit back and chill with. Check out his track "Places" to get an idea of what I'm talking about. Subtle, seductive, R&B flavor...but it can blow your speakers if you're not careful.
Shlohmo - Places.mp3
To show that he is far from a one trick pony, but instead a quickly developing talent, Shlohmo remixed some pretty great songs by some pretty high-profile artists. First he stripped down Drake's "Marvin's Room" into a even more lonesome, alien affair, keeping the original fairly intact.
Drake - Marvin's Room (Shlohmo's Thru tha Floor remix).mp3
Next he picked ONE OF MY FAVORITE SONGS OF ALL TIME: Burial - Shell of Light.mp3. He samples the heart-breakingly gorgeous last few moments (which is something I have looped and listened to over and over) and adds some subtle beats and vocals that mirror the original. A very respectful remix and a good one.
Burial - Shell of Light (Shlohmo remix).mp3
Prior to releasing Bad Vibes Shlohmo posted three remixes to his blog and they are all excellent, interesting reworks of more pop hip-hop. He recontextualizes the the thugged-out bluster of Waka Flocka Flame with an amazing organ-track that wouldn't sound out of place on Sesame Street back in the early days. He screws the vocals down a bit and highlights the fun in them in a way that the original didn't. This is on heavy replay for me. SO GOOD.
Waka Flocka Flame - Hard In Tha Paint (Shlohmo's sit down remix).mp3
Next he totally strips down and reworks Kelis' "Milkshake," a song that has been played to the point that it is cringe-inducing, into something that is gorgeous, echoey and haunting. In fact it totally falls into the witch-house vein of Holy Other and is highly recommended.
Kelis - Milkshake (Shlohmo Remix).mp3
His remix of Gucci Mane is a all speaker rupturing bass and twinkling high keyboard action.
Gucci Mane - I'm Da Shit (Shlohmo Remix).mp3
Some folks made a video for a festival and used the track. The resulting film is a little racy.
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