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Amplive gets into the remix on
Amplive gets into the remix on "Of Moons, Birds & Monsters." (Myspace.com/amplive)
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Tuesday, June 10, 2008

A weekly playlist for the listener with a one-track mind.

Nas: "Black President" Now that Obama has wrapped up the crucial Nas and Will.I.Am endorsements, what could possibly go wrong? Bonus points: We're fairly certain this track (produced by DJ Green Lantern) is the only one in the history of hip-hop to ever name-check Calvin Coolidge.

Astrud Gilberto: "Bim Bom (Psapp remix)" From Volume 4 of Verve's "Remixed" series, which unites vintage jazz greats with present-day musicians and DJs, comes this industrial-strength serving of twee, courtesy of the cat-obsessed weirdos in Psapp.

Those Dancing Days: "Run Run" The latest example of the Winehouse Effect: a Swedish girl group track that sounds like a Mark Ronson-produced collaboration between Blondie and a reunited Ronettes.

Led Zeppelin: "Trampled Under Foot (John Daly Edit)" Led Zep has been criminally underutilized by present-day samplers and remixers, until now. "Physical Graffiti's" most iconic song is rendered perky and almost danceable, thanks to Daly's unobtrusive do-over.

Amplive vs. MGMT: "Of Moons, Birds & Monsters" Radiohead's least favorite remixer and East Bay MC Mistah F.A.B. de-stoner-ify this track from MGMT's latest.

-- Allison Stewart



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