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Los Angeles foursome HEALTH have gained notoriety for being remixed by the right folks as much as their own unique mix of noise and dreampop. Now the group has gotten into the reimagining game themselves, covering Pictureplane’s “Goth Star.” The catch? Both versions of the tune make ample use of Fleetwood Mac’s “Seven Wonders,” making it a cover of a sample, perhaps? Either way, it’s pretty rad?
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URB.com’s 2008 Artist of the Year poll winners Cut Copy have re-emerged from their base camp down under with a new single being given away for free. “Where I’m Going” takes a few steps away from the group’s electro-pop roots, opting instead for a ’60s psychedelic pop vibe.
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James Lavelle, the DJ, producer, Mo’ Wax record label boss and founder of musical outfit UNKLE, is back with the fourth official UNKLE album Where Did the Night Fall. With Pablo Clements (Psychonauts) as his new sideman, they go one a new route, using primarily live instrumentation and rock/psych pop as their sonic palette. I had a talk with him about this leap into new territory, on a sunny day in Hollywood.
URB: Why do you choose to use the UNKLE tag, since there’s always been a changing cast of group members.
JAMES LAVELLE: It’s not different from why would you keep on calling it Fleetwood Mac? Many bands come and go, but when it’s not started as a traditional band, then group members come and go. The main reason is because we created an identity, and to create an …
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UPDATE
As we had hoped, someone grabbed the full five hour stream from the final night of Optimo (Espacio) and is now circulating the MP3 across your prefered file transfer services. We caught the last hour of the legendary night streaming live on Sunday, which included everything from Sparks to Madonna to
Optimogeddon Hour 1
Optimogeddon Hour 2
Optimogeddon Hour 3
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Optimogeddon Hour 5
Of course, the MP3 is no replacement for being there. Just watch this clip of the duo playing the coda of Fleetwood Mac’s “The Chain” to see what we all missed.
Optimogeddon: The Chain from Mike D on Vimeo.
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