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Seattle man Astronomar flips Goodie Mob's "Free" into house music
Posted by Andrew Matson
Now this is what I'm talking about. Area man Marlon Lumba, aka Astronomar of File Jerks, goes to the Goodie Mob concert, comes home inspired, creates a house-style remix of "Free."
On Goodie Mob's classic "Soul Food" album (1995) — perhaps the heartfelt-est, Dirty South-est rap effort ever — "Free" was track one, a drums-less minute-long mood-setter that glimpsed the depth of Cee-Lo Green's singing chops and foreshadowed his non-rap solo career, a still-going concern that's given the world two freak-soul albums and, of course, Gnarls Barkley. It was slow and evocative.
Astronomar's remix turns "Free" into uptempo, understated house music of the neo-soul variety. With little more than Cee-Lo's vocals, the Organized Noize keys they rode in on, a famous tambourine loop, and some unflashy drum programming, the version's so great, it deserves its own martini.
This post includes insights stolen from B. Ivers; photo by Will Muldoon
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