FASCINATING BEATS: Mix+3

Mix+3

"STEP" by VAMPIRE WEEKEND
from MODERN VAMPIRES OF THE CITY (2013)

This has a familiar sound, but I can't quite remember where from.


"II. EARTH: THE OLDEST COMPUTER (THE LAST NIGHT)" by CHILDISH GAMBINO FEAT. AZEALIA BANKS
from BECAUSE THE INTERNET (2013)

Good for you, Donald Glover.


"POOL" by TRICOT
from THE (2013)

Thank you, Japanese ladies, for this. Although, I was looking for the YouTube video for their "Tarattaratta" track.

FASCINATING BEATS: Cults

Selected tracks from the 2013 album STATIC by CULTS.

"HIGH ROAD"


"ALWAYS FOREVER"


"WE'VE GOT IT"

FASCINATING BEATS: Two-by-Four

Two-by-Four

"DON'T BELIEVE A THING I SAY" by JACK JOHNSON

from FROM HERE TO NOW TO YOU (2013)

"I GOT YOU" by JACK JOHNSON

from FROM HERE TO NOW TO YOU (2013)

There's not much to say besides all of Jack Johnson's music sound alike--it's all Jack Johnsony.

"PRIMETIME" by JANELLE MONAE feat. MIGUEL

from THE ELECTRIC LADY (2013)

The two of them sound good together.

"DOROTHY DANDRIDGE EYES" by JANELLE MONAE feat. ESPERANZA SPALDING

from THE ELECTRIC LADY (2013)

Monae sounds good with Esperanza Spalding, too.

"ALIEN DAYS" by MGMT

from MGMT (2013)

This is the type of music you get high to, right?

"COOL SONG NO. 2" by MGMT

from MGMT (2013)

I'm calling it now: this song will be used in some sort of high frame rate sequence, promo or movie trailer.

"EVERYTHING" by NINE INCH NAILS

from HESITATION MARKS (2013)

It's probably one of the more upbeat songs on the entire album, even though the lyrics aren't exactly One Direction "upbeat." Which is a good thing, I suppose.

"FIND MY WAY" by NINE INCH NAILS

from HESITATION MARKS (2013)

You still got it, Trent Reznor. On a side note, I chuckled to myself a little when I heard NIN's "The Mark Has Been Made" during a promo for Sons of Anarchy.

FASCINATING BEATS: Mix+4

MIX+4

"IMAGINE THE GOOD LIFE" by TUTANKHAMUN BROTHERS
from WHAT'S A BLACK BEATLE (2013)

An entire album devoted to mash-up tracks of The Beatles and Kanye West. Well done, Brothers Tutankhamun.


"YOU & I" by CRYSTAL FIGHTERS
from CAVE RAVE (2013)

It's got a fun and energetic sound that would normally make cold-hearted bastards like me puke. But not today.


"CHARLIE BROWN" by SCIENZE feat. BLU
from ELLA (2013)

It's difficult to not like a song with a snippet of Charlie Brown cartoons.


"BRENNISTEINN" by SIGUR ROS
from KVEIKUR (2013)

I don't know what they're saying, but it sounds pretty bad ass.

FASCINATING BEATS: Mix-3

Soundtrack Mix


"FOR THE REALM" by RAMIN DJAWADI
from GAME OF THRONES (2013) - Season 3 - Music from the HBO Series

A variation of the main theme on guitar.


"PACIFIC RIM" by RAMIN DJAWADI feat. TOM MORELLO
from PACIFIC RIM (2013) - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Everything about this adds to the hype that is Pacific Rim.


"MIND HEIST: EVOLUTION" by ZACK HEMSEY
from MIND HEIST - EP (2011)

Do you remember the music from those Inception trailers? Well, Hemsey composed the music for that trailer and released an EP with different versions of that track.

FASCINATING BEATS: Trouble Will Find Me

Selected tracks from The National's latest album.


"DON'T SWALLOW THE CAP" by THE NATIONAL
from Trouble Will Find Me (2013)


"GRACELESS" by THE NATIONAL
from Trouble Will Find Me (2013)


"I NEED MY GIRL" by THE NATIONALfrom Trouble Will Find Me (2013)

I prefer these over "Demons" and "Sea of Love," which have a music videos.

FASCINATING BEATS: Hood Internet & Gatsby

"I'M A FLIRT (SHORELINE)" mash-up of R. KELLY FEAT. T-PAIN, T.I. vs. BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE by THE HOOD INTERNET
from THE MIXTAPE VOLUME ONE (2007)

This worked out surprisingly well.


"YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL" by LANA DEL REY
from THE GREAT GATSBY - MUSIC FROM BAZ LUHRMANN'S FILM (2013)

She may take a lot of shit sometimes, but this isn't a bad song from Lana Del Rey.


"LOVE IS BLINDNESS" by JACK WHITE
from THE GREAT GATSBY - MUSIC FROM BAZ LUHRMANN'S FILM (2013)

Yep. Sounds like Jack White.


"CRAZY IN LOVE" (Kid Koala version) by EMELI SANDE & THE BRYAN FERRY ORCHESTRA
from THE GREAT GATSBY - MUSIC FROM BAZ LUHRMANN'S FILM (2013)

It's the jazzy version of Beyonce's song.


"WHERE THE WIND BLOWS" BY COCO O.
from THE GREAT GATSBY - MUSIC FROM BAZ LUHRMANN'S FILM (2013)

Droppin' that old-timey bass.


"OVER THE LOVE" by FLORENCE + THE MACHINE
from THE GREAT GATSBY - MUSIC FROM BAZ LUHRMANN'S FILM (2013)

Another ballad from the soundtrack by one of the ginger goddesses.

FASCINATING BEATS: Gualazzi & Iron Man 3

L'AMIE D'UN ITALIEN (RAINBOWS) by RAPHAEL GUALAZZI feat. CAMILLE
from HAPPY MISTAKE (2013)

It has an infectious energy and I want to marry Camille's voice.


"CAN YOU DIG IT (IRON MAN 3 MAIN TITLES) by BRIAN TYLER
from IRON MAN 3 (2013) - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

This probably sums up Shane West + Iron Man, which it needed more of.

FASCINATING BEATS: "Get Lucky"

"GET LUCKY" (RADIO EDIT) by DAFT PUNK feat. PHARRELL WILLIAMS
from RANDOM ACCESS MEMORIES (5/17/2013)

Remember Pharrell? No? Doesn't matter. Here's the radio friendly cut of Daft Punk's new single from their upcoming album.

FASCINATING BEATS: "Call Me a Hole"

"CALL ME A HOLE" by POMDETER
mash-up of Nine Inch Nails & Carly Rae Jespen (2013)

Well, this was unexpected. The unholy union of NIN's "Head Like a Hole" and Carly Rae's "Call Me Maybe" is surprisingly not that bad.

FASCINATING BEATS: Just Depeche Mode

HEAVEN by DEPECHE MODE
from Delta Machine (2013)


HEAVEN (LIVE STUDIO SESSION) by DEPECHE MODE
from Delta Machine (2013)

The original recording is good, but the live version creates a slightly better mood. And yes, Depeche Mode is still together.

FASCINATING BEATS: Timberlake, Newman

"PUSHER LOVE GIRL" by JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE
from THE 20/20 EXPERIENCE (2013)

Eight minute song?! Ain't nobody got time for that! My apologies if the audio quality is poor on this YouTube upload.


"BREADCRUMBS" by THOMAS NEWMAN
from SKYFALL - ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK (2012)

Only the first half, with the traditional Bond guitar riff, is good. It trails off from there.

FASCINATING BEATS: Rampage

"RAMPAGE" by KAVINSKY
from Outrun (2013)

I don't believe this is the official music video for Kavinsky's track, but, between Kavinsky sampling Dragon Ball and Vimeo user Lars M. using footage from The Lost Boys (1987), this video is magic.

FASCINATING BEATS: "The Lengths"

"THE LENGTHS" by THE BLACK KEYS
from RUBBER FACTORY (2004)
via HOLLY

"Track 11 on repeat."

FASCINATING BEATS: Superbus, Brick, K'naan

"SMITH N' WESSON" by SUPERBUS
from SUNSET (2012)

I don't know what it is about these French girls, but all sorts of "Qui, s'il vous plait" to [Jennifer Ayache].


"THE SUN WHOSE RAYS ARE ALL ABLAZE" by NORA ZEHETNER
from BRICK (2005) - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

This recording is from a scene in Rian Johnson's Brick (2005). Nora Zehetner's character recites the second part from the second act of Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado.


"GOLD IN TIMBUKTU" by K'NAAN
from COUNTRY, GOD OR THE GIRL (2012)

I may be listening to this, but I'm actually Google searching Jennifer Ayache.

FASCINATING BEATS: "He's All Me Me Me"

"HE'S ALL ME ME ME" by HANS ZIMMER
from SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS - ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK (2011)

I don't remember the scene this piece is used in, but it's a nice variation on Zimmer's "Sherlock" theme for the film.

FASCINATING BEATS: "Colors" (Illuminus remix)

"COLORS" (ILLUMINUS REMIX) by KENICHIRO NISHIHARA feat. SLIK D

from ILLUMINUS (2012)

The entire album is equally as impressive.