Settling music for disoriented people. You can stream all the songs below.
Punch-drunk: In boxing, the term refers to behaving dazed, bewildered, or confused. Dementia pugilistica is a neurological disorder triggered by repeated punches to the head over an extended period of time; symptoms include dementia, inappropriate behavior, slurring of speech, which resemble symptoms of alcoholic intoxication. Figuratively, it refers to a state of confusion resulting from fatigue, overwork, burnout, continuous exposure to unpleasant situations, or perhaps even emotional upheaval, as in suffering repeated blows to one's ego or emotional well-being. The Oxford English Dictionary dates the boxing usage to 1918, the figurative to 1934.
Punch-drunk: In boxing, the term refers to behaving dazed, bewildered, or confused. Dementia pugilistica is a neurological disorder triggered by repeated punches to the head over an extended period of time; symptoms include dementia, inappropriate behavior, slurring of speech, which resemble symptoms of alcoholic intoxication. Figuratively, it refers to a state of confusion resulting from fatigue, overwork, burnout, continuous exposure to unpleasant situations, or perhaps even emotional upheaval, as in suffering repeated blows to one's ego or emotional well-being. The Oxford English Dictionary dates the boxing usage to 1918, the figurative to 1934.
Posts tagged Jamie xx.
I’ll Take Care of U, Gil Scott-Heron & Jamie xx ~ We’re New Here (2011)
Hopefully - for your sake - you’ve heard Gil Scott-Heron’s 2010 album, I’m New Here. Heron was very well known in the 70s and early 80s as a jazz vocalist, author and spoken word performer, but he spent the 90s out of the recording studio and the 2000s in and out of prison on drug charges. I’m New Here was his first original album in 16 years and was an unexpected, yet critically acclaimed comeback. Comparisons have been made to what Rick Rubin did for Johnny Cash in the 90s; starkly-produced releases where rebellious icons become reflective as they hit their sixties.
I’m New Here was produced by XL founder Richard Russell, and it was at Russell’s encouragement that Jamie xx re-contextualized Heron’s new material. Jamie Smith is an English producer and remix artist who gained fame as a member of the electo-ambient trio The xx; he appropriately named the project We’re New Here. He remixed every track on I’m New Here, but it would be a mistake to compare the two albums, as they should be seen as complimentary. The original is a grim vehicle for Heron’s baritone voice, while Jamie xx reinvents Heron’s music in a bright, electronic light - they’re two different worlds. I’m not even sure how I feel about the electronic versions, but I admire the risk taken, and I’m amused that Heron heard the remixes before he passed away in May.
