November 2008
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A Marvin Gaye Samba
Marvin Gaye vs. Celso Fonseca - I Heard It Through The Samba (Musicina Blender mix)
I recently saw an amazing YouTube video of Marvin Gaye singing an acapella version of “I Heard It Through The Grapevine”. I recorded the audio part of the video, and set out to find a way to put a different instrumental spin on the tune. And like my previous mix of Ryan Adams’s Wonderwall,...
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A Train Ride Into The Bowels Of Your Imagination
Simon & Garfunkel - A Sound-Poem On the Underground Wall (Musicina Blender Mix)
Here’s a tune that still grabs me after 40 years. (Like most Baby Boomers attending college in the late 60’s, S&G were in high rotation on the dormroom turntable). The song is a quick sketch, and portrays an introverted, aspiring graffiti artist, trying in the simplest way possible to...