Lee 'Scratch' Perry vs Kode9 - Yellow Tongue (dub)

Kode9 continues the 'dystopian funky' paradox with this new cut featuring Lee Scratch Perry. A combination of carefree caribbean percussion and dark bass stabs simultaneously recall images of a summertime barbeque in the Bahamas and any one of a number of 20th century dystopian visions of the future.



If you want a picture of the future, imagine a jolly, fat Jamaican lady playing a steel drum - forever.

Sigúr Ros Vs Mobb Deep

I think it was some point soon after Diplo mixed Snoop Dogg with The Cure I lost interest in 'Mash-up' mixes; to me they just seemed to be a competition of who could combine the two most disparate tunes for the purpose of either demonstrating eclecticism, or just plain old irony. If 'mash-up mixing' was to manifest itself in human form I imagine it to appear wearing a pair of flares, a gingham shirt and a new era baseball cap whilst cycling on a fixed-gear bike through Shoreditch.

Bearing this in mind I'm not sure why I clicked on a link to 'Sigúr Ros Vs Mobb Deep' by Emancipator, but I am glad I did, and recommend you do so too because it works incredibly well, and without a trace of irony.