Boooya. Pop the glock peeps because Airboy is now fully wired with the world. And to celebrate, well I have some cool tracks to share with you today. The guys from DU (an internet provider here in Dubai) came this morning to install the box and TV decoder. So I now have the exquisite pleasure of fantasizing on Hala Gorani and the awesomeness of her reports. I have been surfing, browsing non-stop for the past 7 hours. Enough I think to catch up on most of the delayed stuff I had pending. I also managed to gather some cool tunes for your hearing pleasure. Please feel free to download these four hand-picked beauties :
DOWNLOADABLES #84 :
- Flash & The Pan – Waiting For A Train
- The Belle Stars – Iko Iko
- Uffie – Pop The Glock [DOWNLOAD OR DIE]
- Hotel Costes / Various Artists – In The Black Of Night
It’s a rather good starting month to say the least, I’ve already made a first trip over to Paris with an awesome crew and I’m getting prepped to leave for my second one tomorrow. Mother & Father are fine and fully enjoying the fact BrotherOfSodwee has once again left home sweet home for another long stretch. This time heading over to Wales with GrannyOfSodwee in order to get his driving license and start working on his finances.
I, on the other hand, still need to get my act together and score a driving license. I doubt it will happen anytime soon though. I have other priorities.
That’s about it for now. I’m off to Skype mother for a long due chat, meanwhile, learn more about Uffie.
Uffie
Anna-Catherine Hartley, better known by her stage name Uffie, is an American-born, Paris-based rapper and lyricist currently signed by French music label Ed Banger Records. She incorporates the genres of synthpop, electronica, hip hop, rap and dance into her music and often works with her fellow label-mates, DJ Feadz and Mr. Oizo. Her debut album, Sex Dreams and Denim Jeans will be released in early 2010.
Her first single, “Pop the Glock”, after getting a limited promo release on Arcade Mode in January 2006, was released on French label Ed Banger Records and the single was also included on Ed Rec Vol. 1, released later that year. Both the single (produced by Feadz) and its B-side “Ready to Uff” (produced by labelmate Mr. Oizo) contained elements of electro and rap. Her music has been described as being “often performed in a wannabe English accent” with “a deliberately staid anti-flow delivery that walks a fine line between electro and nu-skool rap.” The release also featured a remix by SebastiAn.
In February 2007, the song “Dismissed” was included on Ed Rec Vol. 2, an Ed Banger Records label compilation. Two more new tracks from Uffie, “Hot Chick” and “In Charge” were first proliferated through audioblogs in July 2006. Then in November, 2006, they were released together on her EP Hot Chick/In Charge on Ed Banger Records. On June 29, 2007, the EP, Suited and Looted was released through Ed Banger Records. The release included the single “First Love” (produced by Mr. Oizo) and “Brand New Car”. Uffie and electronic duo Crystal Castles worked together on the track, Make It Hott, although it was never officially released, it can be found through various audioblogs. Also in 2007, Uffie also collaborated with labelmates Justice for their 2007 debut, †, on a song entitled “Tthhee Ppaarrttyy”, which was later released as Uffie’s fifth single in 2009.
In Spring of 2008 Uffie was Married to the Mob’s exclusive model. Next, Uffie contributed her new song “Robot Oeuf” to Ed Rec Vol. 3, which was released on May 26, 2008. In late 2008, she worked with Mr. Oizo on the track “Steroids”, which was released on Mr. Oizo’s album Lambs Anger in November of that year. The song was praised by many critics as being much more mature than her previous songs. A remix of “Steroids” was also included in Mr. Oizo’s EP Pourriture, released on March 16, 2009 on Ed Banger. It was announced in early 2009, that her track “Robot Oeuf” would be included in the soundtrack to Pedro Almodovar’s critically-acclaimed Spanish film Broken Embraces, starring Penelope Cruz.
Her record label, Ed Banger Records first stated in late 2006 that her debut album would be released ‘mid-to-late 2007′, then ’sometime in 2008′. Hectic traveling schedules and news of her pregnancy delayed the release of her debut album. She has stated that her new sound is very different with a much more mature sound. She describes the album as ’schizophrenic’ and ‘worth the wait’. On October 3rd, 2009, Busy P, founder and owner of Ed Banger Records stated that Uffie’s album, now titled Sex Dreams and Denim Jeans had just been completed and is due out in early 2010. DJ Feadz, Mr. Oizo, SebastiAn and Mirwais served as producers on the album and Pharell Williams will make a guest appearance on the first single off of the new album. Also on October 3rd, Uffie’s first official music video for Pop the Glock, directed by Nathalie Canguilhem debuted on the internet.
Source : Wikipedia
She looks fucking awful with that blonde peroxide disaster