Video: T2 f. H-Boogie, “Better Off As Friends”
Nearly two years ago we couldn’t stop listening to T2’s “Heartbroken” and were convinced bassline was the second coming of 2-step, bound to completely blow up and smash dancefloors for the rest of eternity (or at least slightly longer than it did). Fast forward to late 2009: not ones to be outdone, Londoners took the more addictive parts of the Northerner-created bassline—namely, the R&B vocals that got more ladies out to the clubs—and totally usurped bassline’s supposed reign with the ubiquitous and syncopated UK funky house. Which leads us to T2’s new single, “Better Off as Friends,” which is as vocally catchy as “Heartbroken” but peppered with techno trickles and a pinch of bassline’s… bassline. According to the source blog (thanks Hattie) this song got signed to Island, so perhaps he’ll be able to inch back into the UK playlists and reclaim some of his lost ground.
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posted on Sep 28, 2009 in MUSIC VIDEO
Prancehall’s Bass Odyssey, Part 14
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I don’t mean to underwhelm but the above is the most exciting thing that has happened in grime this week. Yep, Boy Better Know have enlisted the help of 80s children’s TV presenter and vicar’s son, Timmy Mallett, to promote their all-singing, all-dancing non-phenomenon, the Rolex Sweep. The reason for using former TV favourite Timmy (I would guess) is as a substitute for any actual telly coverage the crew will be getting for the dance. The whole situation is reminiscent of the era when grime DVDs became really popular. The grime scene, frustrated at the lack of TV coverage it thought it deserved, released a load of documentary-style DVDs featuring in-depth interviews with incidental, yet painfully deluded MCs. The DVDs didn’t last very long and neither did most of the MCs.
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posted on May 1, 2008 in PRANCEHALL’S BASS ODYSSEY
Video: T2 f. Addictive, “Gonna Be Mine”
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If you know the FADER then you know that we only like fast music you can dance to on repeat for hours. THAT IS HOW WE DO. Luckily we now have this new T2 video jammy to enjoy and loop forever. Sure, it’s kinda corny just like the last T2 video and there’s breakdancing in it, which is often a bad look for videos (and for public events), but we cannot even give it the screwface because we are too busy enjoying the flamenco horns, and, you know, listening to music like this that makes us happy.
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posted on Feb 7, 2008 in MUSIC VIDEO
