Take Care: The Evolution of One Song

Sometimes music can act as a recipe for something we all long to eat. Something delicious, with lasting flavor and worthwhile taste. People often alter ingredients while imitating and the same is true when one song inspires another. We are all familiar with covers and understand the process in a pretty straightforward manner. Someone writes a song---> Someone likes song so much they feel inspired----> they create their version of it. Sometimes inspiration happens so rapidly that the lineage becomes blurred or broken. I can see this happening with the late Gil Scott-Heron's "I'll Take Care Of You". The song is now in its fourth incarnation of the popular sorts. Most recently, Florence and the Machine gave the Drake treatment her own treatment. Watch and listen to the evolution of "I'll Take Care of You" below.

Gil Scott-Heron - "I'll Take Care of You" via I'm New Here (2010)

Gil Scott-Heron & Jamie XX - "I'll Take Care of You" via We're New Here (2011)

Drake ft. Rihanna - "Take Care" via Take Care (2011)

Florence and the Machine - "Take Care"(Drake Cover) via BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge session (Yesterday)

Hear: Nicolas Jaar's new project Darkside

Minimalist musician and creator of the 2011 standout album Space is Only Noise now brings us a new project for our ears to feast on. Darkside is Jaar and Dave Harrington, the guitarist from his band. The three tracks are sprawling, at times beat driven, and have hints of classic rock, disco and other things you may have come to expect from Mr. Jaar. There is some amazing clean guitar work here too. Listen in the widget below.

Yours Truly X Araabmuzik

Never failing Yours Truly just put out a video of MPC master, Araabmuzik. Watch his fingers make you dizzy with this rare close-up view.

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Drake: Take Care

"I heard once that they would rather hear about memories than enemies

Rather hear what was or will be than what is

Rather hear how you got it or how much it cost you

Rather hear about finding yourself and how you lost you

Rather you make this an open letter, about family and struggle and it taking forever

About hearts that you’ve broken and ties that you’ve severed

No doubt in my mind, that’ll make them feel better"

This is taken from the end of the lead single 'Headlines' off of Drake's Take Care.  I would not normally do this but I believe the man put work into this album and it comes out today. Pay it some attention if you have the time. It is not your average run of the mill hip-hop, R&B or whatever you'd like to call it. It has a heart, a soul and yeah he talks about money and women and seeps some ego but at the same time there is something bigger felt here.

Here's a taste:

 Crew Love ft. The Weeknd

Marvins Room / Buried Alive

Preview: James Blake 'Curbside'

To any of you who thought James Blake fell off the deep end and into a pool of yawns after his Enough Thunder EP, you are wrong. He seems to be back in full form on his forthcoming release, Love What Happened Here EP due in December on R&S Records. The track is called 'Curbside'. Stream a preview below. Get ready!


UPDATE: STREAM ENTIRE TRACK NOW!

Video: Die Antwoord 'Fok Julle Naaiers'

Die Antwoord are back and I'm pleased to present their latest video for their first single off of their new album, Ten$ion. No, Julie Naaiers is not a nemesis of the group, it is actually a figure of speech. Watch the first video below as a sort of prelude to the music video.

FAGGOT from Die Antwoord on Vimeo.

Watch the music video:

FOK JULLE NAAIERS from Die Antwoord on Vimeo.

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Nicolas Jaar, "don't break my love" EP

Tech-electric wonder kid Nicolas Jaar is set to release a new EP following his phenomenal debut album, "Space Is Only Noise." It's two songs, but they are quality tracks. Hear them below.

"Don't Break My Love"

"Why Didn't You Save Me"


Tracks via Stereogum