| labs bulyons |
Jan. 30th, 2009|12:31 am |
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Ever since Danger Mouse fused the Beatles and Jigga Man for The Grey Album, any album is as vulnerable as a gazelle on the African plains. Few of these mash-ups deliver the quality that such an idea promises, but Bullion, a DJ from Acton, England, has transformed the Beach Boys' classic 1966 album (Californian surf-pop at its finest with hooks to die for and harmonies that make you smile) into a whole new masterpiece. With beats taken from Jay Dee's massive collection, Bullion doesn't use all of Pet Sounds per se, falling in and out of the original, while filling the rest with diverse arrangements and various covers.
Songs In The Key Of Dee is brilliant sunshine hip-hop infused music; the beats are massive and funky as hell. The Beach Boys snippets add a ghostly atmosphere and some beautiful melodies. The snippets are used sparsely at times to add rhythm or freaked about with to make cool loops. |
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