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Audio: Goodie Mob Feat.Janelle Monáe “Special Education”

soulrocks — Tue, 21 May 2013 23:29:40 +0000

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Progressive Soul Vol.24

soulrocks — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:14:28 +0000

Track listing
1. Cee Lo/Melanie Fiona – Fool For You
2. Elle Varner – Soundproof room
3. John Legend – Chasing Your Love
4. D’angelo/Q-Tip –Ghetto Music
5. Daniel Merriweather – A Little Bit Better

soulROCKS minitape pt5

soulrocks — Fri, 13 May 2011 10:24:59 +0000

Track listing
1. Rock’n’Rolla – Old skill
2. Flight Of The Concords Theme
3. Ok Go- WTF
4. Garbage – Cherry lips
5. Death proof snippet
6. LCD soundsystem – Drunk girls
7. Oasis – Fucking in the bushes
8. Cee Lo – I’ll Kill Her
9. Ladyhawke – Manipulating woman

soulROCKS minitape pt3

soulrocks — Mon, 09 May 2011 09:42:47 +0000

Track listing
1. Nat king cole/Cee lo – Lush Life
2. Janelle monae – Violet stars/many moons
3. Miss li – True Love Stalker
4. Those Dancing Days – Run Run Run
5. Ok Go – Stop Love

Danger Mouse

soulrocks — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 18:15:30 +0000

Brian Burton, the man better known as artist/producer Danger Mouse, was born to a schoolteacher father and a social worker mother in White Plains, NY, but spent much of his childhood upstate in Spring Valley. When he was 13, his family moved to Stone Mountain, a suburb of Atlanta, where he was introduced to the hip-hop sounds of the South and Midwest. Though Burton had always wanted to be a cartoonist while growing up, the opportunity to attend college on a full scholarship appealed to the 18-year-old, and he went to pursue a degree in telecommunications at the University of Georgia. While in school, he was introduced to Nirvana, Pink Floyd, and Portishead, as well as the burgeoning indie rock scene in Athens (he even remixed songs from local band Neutral Milk Hotel) and also began making his own electronica music under the namePelican City, releasing The Chilling Effect (1999) and Rhode Island(2000) on the December First label while still a student.

More success followed in 2006, when Danger Mouse joined Goodie Mob‘s MC/singer Cee-Lo in forming Gnarls Barkley. The duo’s debut album, St. Elsewhere, went double platinum on the strength of the smash single “Crazy,” which topped the U.K. charts and peaked at number two in America. A second release, The Odd Couple, followed in 2008. Late the next year he announced a new project with the Shins’ singer/guitarist James Mercer dubbed Broken Bells. Their self-titled debut album followed in 2010. Meanwhile, Danger Mouse continued producing and/or remixing material for a number of artists, including Sage Francis, Beck, the Black Keys, Bright Eyes,Dinah Washington, and Joker’s Daughter.

www.gnarlsbarkley.com/

Cee Lo Green

soulrocks — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 17:35:55 +0000

Multi-talented and flamboyant, Cee-Lo initially made a name for himself and his trademark crooning as part of pioneering Dirty South rappers Goodie Mob before he broke away in the early 2000s for a colorful solo route. Along with fellow Atlanta rappers OutKast, Goodie Mob laid out the blueprint for the Dirty South style during the mid-’90s, making serious waves with their debut album, Soul Food(1995). Cee-Lo was an important member of the group, often singing the hooks to many of Goodie Mob‘s best songs (e.g., “Cell Therapy,” “Soul Food,” “Black Ice”). But the group didn’t last too long, and after a few releases over a five-year span, Cee-Lo split with Goodie Mob for a promising solo deal with Arista.

In 2006, Cee-Lo enjoyed his greatest success to date as half of Gnarls Barkley, a duo also featuring producer Danger Mouse. “Crazy,” the lead single from St. Elsewhere, the duo’s debut album, was an instant hit in the U.K. and steadily rose to the top of the charts in the U.S. by the end of the summer. The critical acclaim and commercial success of Gnarls Barkley awarded Cee-Lo the most attention he’d ever enjoyed in his career to date. Cee-Lo and DMfollowed it up with a second Gnarls Barkley album, The Odd Couple, in early 2008. A frequent collaborator, Cee-Lo also worked with producer Jazze Pha for Happy Hour, Jazze Pha‘s singing and rapping debut, with Cee-Lo co-producing and sharing vocals. In addition, Cee-Lo teamed up with PlantLife‘s Jack Splash for the Heart Attack project.