This track was commissioned for and featured on a Lil Wayne compilation. It pairs his track “Dyin” with Tom Petty’s “Mary Jane’s Last Dance”…..
Lil Wayne’s Last Dance (Its Overture Blend) by Its Overture
Play: http://soundcloud.com/itsoverture/lil-waynes-last-dance-its-overture-blend
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This sample-heavy tune is a little different from what we’ve posted thus far. Been thinking about the early Prince Paul school of production a lot lately, where he’d layer a lot familiar samples for his tracks; a step up in complexity from most hip hop productions, while a step below all out “cut-and-paste” craziness….the clear (and lost) ancestor to the “mashup” but with a lot more class.
The samples for this one vary from Q-Tip (by way of Black Ivory) to Jesse Rose to Keni Burke to Ray Barretto covering Stevie Wonder, with a few other for good measure…..
Keep Gettin Up by Its Overture
Play: http://soundcloud.com/itsoverture/keep-gettin-up
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Nicki Minaj stayed true to her last name by playing matchmaker and deal-sealer between two songs that otherwise never would have crossed our minds to merge: Annie Lennox’s “No More ‘I Love You’s” with The Outfield’s “Your Love” (though the Nicki & Outfield connection couldn’t be more obvious!). We chop the vocals up, making it more like a party break than a blend, and in the end, one can’t deny that as a bottle service set starter, it hits all its marks…..
Your Love (Its Overture Edit) (Nicki Minaj + The Outfield) by Its Overture
Play: http://soundcloud.com/itsoverture/your-love-its-overture-edit
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Here’s a couple of Halloween-themed blends we just posted:
* One pairs Renaissance Man’s “What Is Guru” with the Touche (better known as Fake Blood) track “Vampires.”
Play: http://soundcloud.com/itsoverture/vampire-guru-its-overture-blend
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* The other blends DJ Sega’s “Bodies Hit The Floor” with Bernard Herrmann’s “Theme From Psycho (Crooks ‘n’ Gunn Remix).”
Play: http://soundcloud.com/itsoverture/psychos-hit-the-floor-its-overture-blend
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CeCe Peniston’s classic 90′s jam “Finally” with a Pop Rawkus remix of John Dahlback’s “Hustle Up”…..came across this combo spinning one night and thought it made for a useful blend…..
Finally Hustle (Its Overture Blend) (CeCe Peniston + John Dahlback) by Its Overture
Play: http://soundcloud.com/itsoverture/finally-hustle-its-overture-blend
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The Police catalog is much cooler than this song but it’s still a hard one to front on (ayo). The double time swinging hook is a little too pop friendly for my taste though, so we went the 90s-rap route with the bassline, echoed away all the love talk and were left with a life-affirming mantra as its replacement.
Every Little Thing Is Magic (Its Overture Edit) by Its Overture
Play: http://soundcloud.com/itsoverture/every-little-thing-is-magic-its-overture-edit
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We did this one a while back to save what I always thought was a boring but popular song. I like Kanye on the remix though and DJ Godfather’s juke mix of Art Of Noise’s classic “Moments In Love” provided a much more exciting and playable backdrop. In the right context, it still does the trick……
Play: http://soundcloud.com/itsoverture/moments-in-lollipop-its-overture-blend
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The rare instance of a song that’s too iconic for its own good (surely not for whoever owns the publishing), but fortunately it’s to the point where you can take out 95% of the vocals and it still hits its marks. So we did just that with the hope that a dubbier take can make it more accessible in non-wedding/sports stadium settings.
Another One Bites The Dust (Its Overture Dub Edit) – Queen
This blend pairs Ludachrist’s “MARTA Girl” with Jakwob’s “Wild Pitch”
Play: http://soundcloud.com/itsoverture/wild-bitch-its-overture-blend-ludachrist-jakwob
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The second installment of our little blend-centric mix series (see intro/download Part 1 here), this one has a slightly darker, more melancholy feel than the first and incorporates a wider range of genres. Sorry if that sounds like a tag line for some organic yuppie coffee……anyways, enjoy the mix!
Why Can’t We Be Blends (Part 2) by Its Overture
Play: http://soundcloud.com/itsoverture/why-cant-we-be-blends-part-2
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Tracklist:
1. In Love With You – Alan Braxe & Fred Falke (+) elements of Kanye West’s “Love Lockdown” & Q-Tip’s “Barely In Love”
2. Secret Message – Rasputina (+) Slang Teacher – Wide Boy Awake
3. Ring My Bell – Anita Ward (+) Got Ya Hooked (Instrumental) – Three 6 Mafia (+) Airtight (Instrumental) – Aeroplane
4. The Lion Sleeps Tonight – The Tokens (+) Windowlicker – Aphex Twin
5. What’s On Your Mind – Information Society (+) High Together – Siriusmo
Looking to connect Lady Gaga’s “Alejandro” to one of the songs that most likely inspired it, Madonna’s “La Isla Bonita“, we somehow threw L-Vis 1990′s “Compass” into the mix, unintentionally Moombahton’d it, liked what we were hearing and went with it.
Play: http://soundcloud.com/itsoverture/alejandro-jason-smith-its-overture-blend
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Here’s a blend pairing Risk One’s nasty Bmore edit of Crystal Water’s “100% Pure Love” with Fake Blood’s now classic remix of Little Boots’ “Stuck On Repeat”
Play: http://soundcloud.com/itsoverture/100-fake-blood-its-overture-blend
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I put together this short (as in under 8 minute) mix combining the genre I’m most familiar with (hip hop) with one that I was probably the least familiar with (drum and bass). I’ve been steadily receiving a crash course in the best of Drum and Bass and all its correlating sub-genres, so recognizing the long standing link between itself and rap, I grabbed a bunch of New York anthems, made some remixes and blends and came up with this mix……
5 Boro Bass Mix by Its Overture
1. New York State Of Mind (Its Overture’s DnB Edit) – Nas (+) Mr Majestik (drums) – Calibre & High Contrast
2. Liquid Swords – Gza (+) Tough At The Top (drums) – EZ Rollers
3. Bucktown – Smif-N-Wessun (+) Tough At The Top (drums, bass) – EZ Rollers
4. Vital Nerve (Its Overture’s DnB Edit) – Company Flow (+) Railing (drums) – Roni Size
5. Takeover instrumental – Jay-Z/Kanye West (+) Overload – Future Cut
