January 20th, 2005 4:34pm
Lose My Concentration
Basement Jaxx “Oh My Gosh” – I don’t know who this singer is, but she’s fantastic. Even as an instrumental, this song would be sexy and sassy, but this girl puts it over the top without coming off as hammy or overly affected. This single is taken from the forthcoming Basement Jaxx greatest hits compilation, which in a purely de facto it-has-every-great-Jaxx-song-except-for-“Cish Cash” sort of way promises to be among the year’s best releases. (Click here to visit the official Basement Jaxx site.)
Chica + The Folder “I’ll Come Running” – When dealing with source material as strong as this Eno song, there is a limit to how badly things can go. Luckily, this is a very inspired cover version, as it recasts the song’s narrator as an Eastern European woman, and renders the music entirely with cool, serene digital tones. (Click here to buy it from Hausmusik.)