Comments on: Monkey: Journey To The West – Diplo and Kwes mixes http://www.musiclikedirt.com/2008/12/09/monkey-journey-to-the-west-diplo-and-kwes-mixes/ music in all its many forms, mp3's, live reviews and photography. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:48:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: musiclikedirt http://www.musiclikedirt.com/2008/12/09/monkey-journey-to-the-west-diplo-and-kwes-mixes/comment-page-1/#comment-171634 musiclikedirt Sat, 10 Jan 2009 13:34:17 +0000 http://www.musiclikedirt.com/?p=988#comment-171634 Jonathan, I really must dig out some old Shinehead and see if it actualy is a sample, certainly sounds like it. Just checked out your site. Looks like I've got a bit of clicking to do, Coldcut, Alton ellis, Grace Jones... Jonathan,

I really must dig out some old Shinehead and see if it actualy is a sample, certainly sounds like it.

Just checked out your site. Looks like I've got a bit of clicking to do, Coldcut, Alton ellis, Grace Jones…

]]> By: musiclikedirt http://www.musiclikedirt.com/2008/12/09/monkey-journey-to-the-west-diplo-and-kwes-mixes/comment-page-1/#comment-222847 musiclikedirt Sat, 10 Jan 2009 11:34:00 +0000 http://www.musiclikedirt.com/?p=988#comment-222847 Jonathan, I really must dig out some old Shinehead and see if it actualy is a sample, certainly sounds like it. Just checked out your site. Looks like I've got a bit of clicking to do, Coldcut, Alton ellis, Grace Jones... Jonathan,

I really must dig out some old Shinehead and see if it actualy is a sample, certainly sounds like it.
Just checked out your site. Looks like I’ve got a bit of clicking to do, Coldcut, Alton ellis, Grace Jones…

]]> By: Jonathan http://www.musiclikedirt.com/2008/12/09/monkey-journey-to-the-west-diplo-and-kwes-mixes/comment-page-1/#comment-171592 Jonathan Sat, 10 Jan 2009 02:47:17 +0000 http://www.musiclikedirt.com/?p=988#comment-171592 Just heard the Diplo mix on the drive home about 10mins ago. Instantly thought Shinehead, though... "Midway through it morphs into Dr. Dre style cruising in my bimmer style hip-hop before the swirling synths and Chinese lyrics of the original version take us back to Beijing. If all music were this inventive, we’d have to invent The Killers just to give our brains a rest," ... I have to agree on all points here too! Just heard the Diplo mix on the drive home about 10mins ago. Instantly thought Shinehead, though…

"Midway through it morphs into Dr. Dre style cruising in my bimmer style hip-hop before the swirling synths and Chinese lyrics of the original version take us back to Beijing.

If all music were this inventive, we’d have to invent The Killers just to give our brains a rest,"

… I have to agree on all points here too!

]]> By: Jonathan http://www.musiclikedirt.com/2008/12/09/monkey-journey-to-the-west-diplo-and-kwes-mixes/comment-page-1/#comment-222846 Jonathan Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:47:00 +0000 http://www.musiclikedirt.com/?p=988#comment-222846 Just heard the Diplo mix on the drive home about 10mins ago. Instantly thought Shinehead, though... "Midway through it morphs into Dr. Dre style cruising in my bimmer style hip-hop before the swirling synths and Chinese lyrics of the original version take us back to Beijing. If all music were this inventive, we’d have to invent The Killers just to give our brains a rest," ... I have to agree on all points here too! Just heard the Diplo mix on the drive home about 10mins ago. Instantly thought Shinehead, though…

“Midway through it morphs into Dr. Dre style cruising in my bimmer style hip-hop before the swirling synths and Chinese lyrics of the original version take us back to Beijing.
If all music were this inventive, we’d have to invent The Killers just to give our brains a rest,”

… I have to agree on all points here too!

]]> By: musiclikedirt http://www.musiclikedirt.com/2008/12/09/monkey-journey-to-the-west-diplo-and-kwes-mixes/comment-page-1/#comment-168892 musiclikedirt Mon, 15 Dec 2008 10:26:35 +0000 http://www.musiclikedirt.com/?p=988#comment-168892 I wanted to like the Kwes mix more, but Diplo's use of that Billie Jean reggae beat gets my vote I wanted to like the Kwes mix more, but Diplo’s use of that Billie Jean reggae beat gets my vote

]]> By: musiclikedirt http://www.musiclikedirt.com/2008/12/09/monkey-journey-to-the-west-diplo-and-kwes-mixes/comment-page-1/#comment-222845 musiclikedirt Mon, 15 Dec 2008 10:26:00 +0000 http://www.musiclikedirt.com/?p=988#comment-222845 I wanted to like the Kwes mix more, but Diplo's use of that Billie Jean reggae beat gets my vote I wanted to like the Kwes mix more, but Diplo’s use of that Billie Jean reggae beat gets my vote

]]> By: Ryan http://www.musiclikedirt.com/2008/12/09/monkey-journey-to-the-west-diplo-and-kwes-mixes/comment-page-1/#comment-168464 Ryan Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:54:05 +0000 http://www.musiclikedirt.com/?p=988#comment-168464 It's too rare a thing that two remixes can be so utterly different and yet equally satisfying. I can't choose between the two. I think Kwes is gonna rule 2009 based on everything I'm hearing. Ryan (StopMe) It’s too rare a thing that two remixes can be so utterly different and yet equally satisfying.

I can’t choose between the two.

I think Kwes is gonna rule 2009 based on everything I’m hearing.

Ryan (StopMe)

]]> By: Ryan http://www.musiclikedirt.com/2008/12/09/monkey-journey-to-the-west-diplo-and-kwes-mixes/comment-page-1/#comment-222844 Ryan Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:54:00 +0000 http://www.musiclikedirt.com/?p=988#comment-222844 It's too rare a thing that two remixes can be so utterly different and yet equally satisfying. I can't choose between the two. I think Kwes is gonna rule 2009 based on everything I'm hearing. Ryan (StopMe) It’s too rare a thing that two remixes can be so utterly different and yet equally satisfying.

I can’t choose between the two.

I think Kwes is gonna rule 2009 based on everything I’m hearing.

Ryan (StopMe)

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