Just what I am listening to...

I have been on a bit of a music binge as of recently, and my obsession has been fixed in two oxymoronic directions. First we have the group The Glitch Mob.

A electronic trio hailing from the West Coast of the United States, ediT, Boreta and Ooah mix some seriously sick beats. I first stumbled upon their music when I found a video one of their fans had created in homage of the group, mixing together snippets of dozens of movie trailers. (I included the vid below.) After watching the thing once I went and checked out their website and was delighted to find that they offer a bunch of music for free. This includes several remixes and half hour mash ups. I also downloaded their debut album Drink The Sea from Amazon and I heartily recommend it to anyone who likes music like Daft Punk.

My second musical obsession of the moment is a french soul & funk prodigy Ben L'Oncle Soul. A frenchman from Tours, Ben L'Onkel actually wanted to call himself Uncle Ben, but changed his nome de plume due to fears of copyright infringement and possibly lawyers.

Taken under contract by Motown France ( I know! O_o), Ben L'Oncle has made it his thing to bring that old school Motown feel back. His music, his clothing even the artwork on his album cover, all of it screams Motown. The music is a mix of French and English, covers and original work. Some of the choices for covers seem odd (Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes, Red Hot Chili Peppers The Other Side) but the guy manages to pull it off, giving each rendition something new and making it fit. I included his Seven Nation Army cover to give you a taste.




BEN L'ONCLE SOUL from yamoy on Vimeo.


Here are the album covers and some additional artwork. Just because I like it and no one seems to be willing to stop me.

The Glitch Mob Drink The Sea

Bem L'Oncle Soul, (Eponymous)