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Top 20(11): 5. Balam Acab – Apart

Kevin de Caluwé — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 20:00:03 +0000

Big chance you will see Holy Other, How To Dress Well or Balam Acab in plenty top-albums-of-2011 lists. They all released their album on Tri Angle recordings in 2011. Tri Angle is a label started in 2010 by Robin Carolan, and released several albums full of soundscaped emotions. I liked the Balam Acab album the most (Wander/Wonder), and especially ‘Apart’. The unofficial video strengthens the fairytale atmosphere.

The lyrics to this song could be (as read in one of the YouTube comments)
Your wisdom’s in the ocean Deep under the surface Where it’s hard to breathe You are guiding me And you’re like a seed growing in everything And you’re like a seed a flower opening You’re gentle like spring rain Yet you’re sharp as a sunrise Your generosity is the air all around me And you’re like a seed growing in everything And you’re like a seed, a flower opening You are a part of me

We had the remix by Balam Acab of ‘Videogames’ on the blog this year.

Scarlet Monk – Ring (Krts Remix)

Kevin de Caluwé — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 20:00:53 +0000

Kingdom – Dreama

Kevin de Caluwé — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 20:00:23 +0000

Lana Del Rey – Videogames (Balam Acab Remix)

Kevin de Caluwé — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 20:00:15 +0000

Even better than the Joy O remix?

Teebs – Pretty Poly

Kevin de Caluwé — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:44:27 +0000

EPLP – Hurt

Kevin de Caluwé — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 20:00:47 +0000

Really hooked on the tracks by EPLP. Great discovery!

Lunova Labs & Eplp – Earth

Kevin de Caluwé — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 20:00:29 +0000

Burial – Stolen Dog

Kevin de Caluwé — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 19:00:12 +0000

New Burial is the shit!

Schatrax – Overcome

emdjee — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 09:00:45 +0000

This makes me very melancolic.
Just want to hear this one in the morning, preferably in Berlin, or in a car, at night, driving through abandoned places.

Wait What – Suicidal Fantasy (The Notorious B.I.G. vs. the xx)

Esco — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 19:27:15 +0000

I know what you’re thinking. “Mash-ups? – Been there done that.” You’re right. And still, this album of Wait What is one of the best things I’ve heard this year. Basically Wait What took the sounds of the XX’s debut album and put Biggie’s verses on top of it. The whole album was made available for free download on March 25th here, the 13 year anniversary of Life After Death’s release.

One of the stand-out tracks is this ‘Suicidial Fantasy’. Not only you hear how deep some of the XX’s basslines go (check the original ‘Fantasy’ here), but you also hear how dark some of Biggie’s lyrics actually were. (Check Biggie’s ‘Suidical Thoughts’ here. Earlier Whizz posted the Lorn remix of the same Biggie song here.)

The stress is buildin’ up, I can’t,
I can’t believe suicide’s on my fuckin’ mind
I want to leave, I swear to God I feel like death is fuckin’ callin’ me
Naw you wouldn’t understand
You see its kinda like the crack did to Pookie, in New Jack
Except when I cross over, there ain’t no comin’ back
Should I die on the train track, like Remo in Beatstreet
People at the funeral frontin’ like they miss me
My baby momma kissed me but she glad I’m gone
She knew me and her sista had somethin’ goin’ on
I reach my peak, I can’t speak,
call my nigga Chic, tell him that my will is weak.
I’m sick of niggas lyin’, I’m sick of bitches hawkin’,
matter of fact, I’m sick of talkin’.

Wait What – Suicidal Fantasy (The Notorious B.I.G. vs. the xx)