Jeremy Steig - "Howling for Judy". Frenetic, stricken jazz with Steig's shrieking, howling flute. The calm, steady swiftness that opens the track is soon overtaken with a resolute wildness, a fierce-eyed fervour. Soon he's almost screaming into the instrument, pushing it further and further, driving it off the edge with drums and bass in tow. It's a far better track than the one that made it famous - thanks to the Beastie Boys' "Sure Shot," "Howling for Judy" is instantly recognizable, a feverish, familiar whistle. (many thanks to pog smuggler for passing it my way.)
The Bran Flakes - "Good Times a Goo Goo". 'Sonic scavengers' the Bran Flakes have put together a playful, pogo-hopping remix of the Muppets' "Movin' Right Along," and it sounds like a tasty pizza topping. The repetition and beats carry the listener over into an alternate universe where Kermit's a disco DJ king and banjos are a cliche of early 90s dance-pop. Plunderphonics for the kids who couldn't care less about its politics. Much more to download from the Bran Flakes available here (Thanks to Tuwa for this one!)
A very happy Passover (and a premature merry Easter) to all who are a-celebrating, this week.