Don Quijote X BeatRehab

This is a self-branded "electroswing" track by French production duo Smokey Joe & the Kid. I wouldn't exactly put this track in our proverbial "wheel-house" but goddam is it good. I love everything about this track and what it represents, and also what it stands for with regard to the electronic music scene and what is a growing niche. I'll start with the boring music stuff first, then get into the philosophical shit I care about. First, we start with this wonderful jazz intro with a wonderful swung jazz percussion and a funky plucked bass line. This then gives way to wonderful set of horns (I'm a sucker for brass instruments... a good saxophone?  Swoon ) and an old-timey vocal chorus complete with a harmonic 3rds (oh the glory). And then, just when you think you know what's going on, you get where the "electro" part comes in when the standing bass I mentioned before all of the sudden morphs into a grungy electro bass line and the jazz-...

It's sort of tough to determine if this is a remix or not. I suppose if I had to tag it with a name, it would be an homage? Or maybe an inspired edit? Whatever you want to call it, it's fucking dope. Inspired by Kanye West's 2007 banger, "Flashing Lights," Point Point take a nuanced and original approach to the melody and redefine it using a number of tactics ranging from classical to electro. The Parisian Electro Duo, Point Point, are truly one of my favorite producers out there right now. Their originals are perfectly balanced dance tracks that always draw from a number of sources. Every single one of their tracks incorporates a classical element, and this track is no exception. "F+L" starts beautifully with a string orchestration including, violins, violas, and cellos, that languidly plays the main beginning melody of Kanye West's "Flashing Lights." When the Bass (non-electro, the string instrument) hits with the powerful eighth note ...