02.15.09 | Permalink | Comments (0)
After Stacey Lester posted his 12 favorite song covers on Facebook, I couldn’t help myself but to compile my own list. In no particular order:
Andrew Bird – Don’t Be Scared
Originally performed by the Handsome Family
Drastic reinterpretation. Don’t miss the reprise at the end. Love the 3 bar loop over 4.
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Groove Collective – Martha My Dear
Originally performed by the Beatles
One of the most abstract covers I’ve heard, but still great.
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Audrye Sessions – Waltz #2 (XO)
Originally performed by Elliott Smith
There have been lots of albums dedicated to covering Smith, but almost all tracks fall short. I think I got it bad for intimate reinterpretations.
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Estradasphere – Super Buck 2
Originally performed by K?ji Kond?
Ah, nastalgia. Also check out this take on the classic song.
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Toots & the Maytals – Louie Louie
Originally performed by Richard Berry
Ahh, so much more personality…
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Jose González – Heartbeats
Originally performed by the Knife
Taken from an elctropop song, this is further proof that I love a good intimate music.
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Jose Feliciano – Golden Lady
Originally performed by Stevie Wonder
Great take on an all-time classic with a samba twist.
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Phantom Planet & Mark Ronson – Just
Originally performed by Radiohead
I think I have a tendency to like Radiohead covers more than the originals. I know, blasphemy to some…
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Easy Star All Stars w/ Citizen Cope – Karma Police
Originally performed by Radiohead
All the songs on the Radiodread album are surprisingly good; you’d expect a reggae cover album to come out cheesy, but it works.
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Wynton Marsalis – Thelonious
Originally performed by Thelonious Monk
One of my favorite tracks by my favorite jazzman covered with a little kick
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Derrick Laro & Trinity – Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough
Originally performed by Michael Jackson
The falsetto isn’t as strong as MJ, but for some reason it makes me like it more.
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Steve Martin & Bernadette Peters – Tonight You Belong To Me
Originally performed by Gene Austin
Special moment from the greatest comedy of all time.
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Here are all the songs for you to download: Covers.zip
02.05.09 | Permalink | Comments (0)
Just finished up a project for one of my clients, Mind Opera. They’re a digital media company that specializes in storytelling through video, motion graphics, design, media installations, digital art, and creative concepts; and they hired me to design and develop their website.
Mind Opera wanted to work with me based on the design of my blog, particularly the “dark” background and the use of icons. After talking about the need to show off that they were a creative agency, we decided on a “hand-made” feel to the site.
Outside of some slight variations, the first design I handed them was what they went with. One of Mind Opera’s directives was that if they were going to use a mark, that it would be their pre-existing mark. Otherwise, the logotype could be all new. Based on how drastically the feel of the new design direction and the old mark were different, I decided to leave it out and focus on making a distinct logotype. One of my earlier attempts was in the “hand-made” vein, a wooden sign. After concern about the sign translating to other mediums, we decided on the four-color logotype that is currently used.
Being that Mind Opera worked as creative-types, they spoke a similar visual language and made the project very easy to dive into. Make sure to browse their new site and their page on my portfolio.
