Wide Eyed And Open Mouthed

Clor “Love And Pain (James Ford Remix)” – Can you believe this band rejected this remix? I don’t know what the original version sounds like, but I almost don’t want to find out since I can’t imagine a rock-band arrangement coming close to the giddy heights of this dance mix. I can keep an open mind, but the nagging doubt remains. (Click here for the official Clor website.)

William Onyeabor “Better Change Your Mind” – Every time William Onyeabor asks a political superpower (as of 1978, anyway) “do you ever think this world is yours?,” he punctuates the rhetorical question with a dismissive “eh” which is invested with a mix of disappointment, frustration, and muted vitriol. This epic psychedelic/afrobeat jam fills in the gaps between many contradicting thoughts and feelings, as it acknowledges on several levels the complexity of the situation that it addresses lyrically. (Click here to buy it from the Giant Step store.)