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Top 5 iHearditOn.com Song Recs (week ending 12.4.10)

 

1. N.E.R.D. "Hypnotize U" (Nero Mix), (stream/mp3) (Ant: I'm not the biggest dub step fan but this is very dope. His vocals melt all over this track.)

   i Heard it On: RCRD LBL



2. Kids These Days, "My days", (video)  (Ant: Seeing young groups like this make me love music again. Great song and Great and simple video)

   i Heard it On: Vimeo



3. Spree Wilson, "I Believe She Is Lying" (stream/mp3) (Ant: This song is incredible. The simple line mixed with these urgency laced drums. This works.)

   i Heard it On: Okayplayer



4. The xx, "You’ve Got The Love" (Theophilus London Remix) (mp3/stream) (AR: Somehow, Theophilus London turns one of the best tracks of 2009 into a pulsing hot goodbye to 2010. Love this guy's artistry.)

   i Heard it On: The Chuckness



5. T.I. feat Drake, "Pop Bottles", (stream/mp3) (Ant: This will soon be a club and strip show anthem. ASAP. Love the guys trading verses.Click here to download)

   i Heard it On: Herfection

Ant's Top 5

 

1. Spree Wilson, "I Believe She Is Lying" (stream/mp3) (Ant: This song is incredible. The simple line mixed with these urgency laced drums. This works.)

   i Heard it On: Okayplayer



2. Kids These Days, "My days", (video)  (Ant: Seeing young groups like this make me love music again. Great song and Great and simple video)

   i Heard it On: Vimeo



3. Vikter Duplaix, "For Players Only" (mixtape) (Ant: GREAT collection of rareness and joints you have never heard by Vik. Fellas have a lady close when you play this one.)

   i Heard it On: BlindifortheKids



4. The Bullitts feat Jay Electronica & Lucy Liu, "Close Your Eyes", (video) (Ant: The Bullitts is comprised of two friends of mine who are production luminaries both named James. That's all I will say for now and this record is CRAZY.)

   i Heard it On: Herfection



5. The xx, "You’ve Got The Love" (Theophilus London Remix) (mp3/stream) (AR: Somehow, Theophilus London turns one of the best tracks of 2009 into a pulsing hot goodbye to 2010. Love this guy's artistry.)

   i Heard it On: The Chuckness

One Moves Many: Ant's Mix for TEDxBrooklyn

iHearditOn.com's own Ant Demby was invited to provide a mix for the upcoming TEDxBrooklyn, and he delivered.  

Check out the mix below, which will be powering the TEDx conference this weekend - iHearditOn.com regulars will recognize many of these tracks...

For those of you interested in attending the conference, and meeting Ant in person, you can register here. And for those of you who want to download 40 minutes of dopeness, click on the little black arrow that points down in the SoundCloud widget.

 

ONE MOVES MANY by HumbleRiot

TRACKLISTING:

1. Theophilus London - "Accept The New" 
2. Little Dragon - "After The Rain" (Trackademiks Remix) 
3. Janelle Monae feat. B.o.B. & Lupe Fiasco - "Tightrope" (Wonda Mix) 
4. Lyrics Born feat. Francis & The Lights - "Something Better" 
5. Will.I.AM - "Money" 
6. John Legend & The Roots feat. CL Smooth & Pete Rock - "Our Generation" (J. Period Remix) 
7. Aloe Blacc - "I Need A Dollar" (Kurc Remix) 
8. RJD2 feat. Kenna - "Games You Can Win" 
9. Daniel Merriweather feat. Wale - "Change" (LehtMoJoe Remix) 
10. Quadron - "Average Fruit" 
11. Miike Snow - "Cult Logic" 
12. Jazzanova feat. Ben Westbeech - "I Can See" (Holy Ghost Remix) 
13. Just A Band - "Extra" 
14. Mickey Factz - "Automatic" 
15. The XX - "Shelter" (Them Jeans Edit) 
16. LCD Soundsystem - "Home"

Greg's Top 5

1. Twin Shadow, "Yellow Balloon" (mp3) (AR: fun dance track with synth beats. Or, to quote its poster, "File this track "Yellow Balloon" under panty burner as far as I'm concerned.")
2. The xx, "Islands (Untold mix)" (Experimental/Electronic) (Greg: Untold gets it right.)
3. Die Antwoord, "Zef Side" (Video) (DJFD: Weirdest S. African white hip hop this year - full stream here)
4. Not Squares, "Asylum" (Video) (Dance punk) (Greg: A pretty good song, and mildly entertaining.)
5. The Selfish Replicators, "Strands" (mp3) (Reggae/Electronic) (Greg: Musingly good.)

DJ ForeignDomestic's Top 5

1. Lupe Fiasco & Kenna, "Resurrection", (mp3) (Ant: New track from the Music for Relief album for Haiti. Mike Shinoda from Linkin Park on the beat.)
2. Wu-Tang vs. The Beatles, Enter The Magical Mystery Chambers, (mixtape) (Ant: You just need to hear this one for yourself.)
3. Dan Black feat. Kid Cudi, “Symphonies” (remix), (mp3) (Ant: The strings mixed with the “Umbrella” breakbeat work on this one.)
4. Florence + The Machine, "Hurricane Drunk (The Horrors Remix)" (stream) (Electronic) (Greg: Hurricane Ethereal.)
5. The xx, "VCR" (video) (AR: Great track, simple B&W lingers well after viewing.)

iHearditon.com Top 5 Songs of 2009

1. Chauffer (Mark Ronson, Sam Sparro, & Theophilus London), "Soles Of Fire" (mp3) (Stream)
2. Florence & The Machine, “You’ve Got The Love” (The XX remix) (Stream)
3. Blakroc, "Hoochie Coo" ft. Jim Jones and Mos Def (Stream)
4. KJ, When I Came (MP3)
5. N.E.R.D., "Soldier" ft. Santigold (Stream)

Top 5 Songs of 2009: Tonya "RAP" Rapley

 

1. Little Dragon, “Feather” (Stream) (mp3) (RAP: in my opinion, one of the best songs ever made. I went to see Little Dragon two days in a row. That’s how serious they were to me in 2009 - here it is live)
2. Blakroc, "Ain't Nothing Like You (Hoochie Coo)" (Live on Letterman) (Video) (RAP: Amazing)
3. Drake ft. Trey Songz - “Successful” (Video) (RAP: This song was the best before radio got a hold of it. I still loved the fact that I could hear it blasting in a store in Chelsea and the same day turn around and hear it blasting out of someone’s car up Harlem. It's for everyone. Not to mention the BBM status of the year)
4. TIE: Theophilus London, “Humdrum Town” and Chauffer, "Soles Of Fire" (mp3) (RAP: I saw Theophilus perform 3 times this year and each time was equally amazing)
5. The xx, "Crystalised" (RAP: Song won me over immediately and is among the most played in my iTunes library)

Top 5 Songs of 2009: Ant

1. Theophilus London, “Enjoy The Sun” (mp3)
2. Florence & The Machine, “You’ve Got The Love” (The XX remix)
3. Drake, “Fear” (Stream) (mp3)
4. The Clipse feat. Cam’ron, “Popular Demand”, (video)
5. Chauffer (Mark Ronson, Sam Sparro, & Theophilus London), Soles Of Fire (mp3)(Update: Apologies for the broken link earlier!)

Top 5 Songs of 2009: Andrew

           

1. Florence And The Machine, "You've Got The Love" (The XX Remix) (mp3) (AR: Great track that became brilliant when I listened with Beats by Dr. De headphones. Two of my favorite artists of the year on one track.)
2. Phoenix, "1901," "Lisztomania," and "Long Distance Call" (Live on Take Away Show) (Video) (AR: Phoenix was extraordinary this year. These acoustic videos are nothing short of special - visual and acoustic harmony.)
3. Kid Cudi, "Make Her Say" (ft. Kanye West, Common) (Video) (AR: Lady Gaga backs one of the year's best Hip Hop tracks and stylish videos, with Cudi, Common, and Kanye collaborating on smoothness.)
4. The Phenomenal Handclap Band, “15 to 20” (Video) (AR: one of my favorite songs of 2009 also is my favorite video of 2009 - a Thomas Crown Affair Tribute (1969) with some funk in it.)
5. Theophilus London, Pull My Heart Away Remix (Prod by Jamie of The XX) (MP3) (Stream) (AR: One regular on our and your Top 5s, Theophilus, collaborates with another regular on our and your Top 5s, the XX.)

Top 5 iHearditOn.com Song Recs (week ending 10.31.09)

1. Them Crooked Vultures, "New Fang" (Video) (Gimmetinnitus: Josh Homme, Jon Paul Jones, and Grohl all would have had to work pretty hard to come up with something that didn't completely rock; DJFD: Southern-fried rock; supergroup of Dave Grohl, Josh Homme and John Paul Jones that sounds like Lynyrd meets QOTSA)
2. Drake, “Beautiful Music” (mp3) (ZSHARE) (Ant: Vintage Drizzy over some Erath Wind and Fire Bizness...I likes)
3. Renminbi, “Surface” (Stream) (RAP: Favorite song of the week.. love everything about this track.; AR: amazing how this sounds fresh and alive with a familiar sound...; Gimmetinnitus: I'm so glad I got to see RENMINBI perform on Day 5 of CMJ. They make me think of Helium a bit, in a very good way.)
4. The XX, “Shelter” (Them Jeans Drums Edit) (mp3) (Ant: Them Jeans takes this record to a dancy level by adding these drums, it works. Soundtrack of my day today.)
5. TIE: Chauffer (Mark Ronson, Sam Sparro, & Theophilus London), Soles Of Fire (mp3) (Stream)  (RAP: Love. Love. Love this song. Even Theophilus saying “Guccis on my feet it’s about that time, doesn’t bother me; Ant: Usually I am not a big fan of super groups but this joint is pretty epic; Greg: A big time collaboration with some big time output.) AND Florence and The Machine, Kiss With a Fist (Video) (AR: Good, foot-stomping rock from a seductive redhead. Loving her more and more each play. She's the real deal live.)