5dots (in brief)

1.   Thu, Oct. 29, 2009

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   Today I started listening to this record by jj, and it sounded like some pretty typical Swedish balearic pop - really enjoyable, and worth sharing, but not too surprising. But then I got to this track.

   It’s a version of Lil Wayne’s “Lollipop”, recorded in echoey, spacey balearic style, with lyrics changed to be entirely about ecstasy. The beat grabbed me at first, because it’s super weird to hear American rap influence in this kind of music in the first place, but when the lyrics came in and I finally placed where I recognized the song from, I kind of flipped out a little.

   The rest of the record is good, but this is the peak:

   jj - Ecstasy

   For comparison, here’s the first track on the record (which I’d already been planning on putting up here before hearing the rest of the album):

   jj - Things Will Never Be the Same Again

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This is like what 5dots.net used to be, before it stopped being a blog.

The focus here is on sharing mp3s of things that I listen to and like (though occasionally I might share non-music things, as I have in the past).

All music is shared using Dropbox, and will be direct links to mp3 files - no yousendit or anything like that.

If you like what I'm sharing, or that I'm sharing, comments and feedback are appreciated. To be perfectly honest, I probably won't share music if I don't think anyone's listening, so your support is worthwhile.