| EPS-16 Plus | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Ensoniq EPS-16 Plus (keyboard) | |
| Manufacturer | Ensoniq |
| Dates | 1990–? |
| Price | £1795 |
| Technical specifications | |
| Polyphony | 20 voices |
| Synthesis type | 16-bit samples, 11.2 kHz–44.6 kHz |
| Aftertouch expression | Yes |
| Velocity expression | Yes |
| Storage memory | 1MB, expandable to 2MB |
| Effects | 13 onboard effects |
| Input/output | |
| Keyboard | 61-note with polyphonic aftertouch |
| Left-hand control | pitch-bend and modulation wheels |
| External control | MIDI |
| "Good Luck" | ||||
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| Single by Broken Bells | ||||
| Released | September 27 2019 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:26 | |||
| Label | AWAL | |||
| Songwriter(s) |
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| Producer(s) | Danger Mouse | |||
| Broken Bells singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Good Luck" on YouTube | ||||
"Good Luck" is a song by the American indie rock duo Broken Bells, released as a non-album single on September 27 2019 through AWAL. It was the band's first song since the 2018 standalone single "Shelter".[1] James Mercer and Danger Mouse released a joint statement, saying they "wanted to release ‘Good Luck’ while it felt timely and reflective of specific discussions between the two of us, questioning the state of things".[2]
Critical reception edit
"Good Luck" received positive reviews from music critics.
Music video edit
References edit
- ^ Helman, Peter (27 September 2019). "Broken Bells – 'Good Luck'". Stereogum. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ Kenneally, Cerys (27 September 2019). "Broken Bells return with new offering 'Good Luck'". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
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| "Dead Bent" / "Gas Drawls" / "Hey!" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by MF Doom | ||||
| from the album Operation: Doomsday | ||||
| Released | 1997 | |||
| Studio |
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| Genre | Alternative hip hop | |||
| Label | Fondle 'Em Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | MF Doom | |||
| Producer(s) | MF Doom | |||
| MF Doom singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Dead Bent" on YouTube | ||||
"Dead Bent" / "Gas Drawls" / "Hey!" is a triple A-side single and the debut solo release of rapper and producer MF Doom after the dissolution of his rap group KMD in 1993. It was released in 1997 on Bobbito Garcia's label Fondle 'Em Records as a 12" single. All three tracks were re-recorded for Doom's 1999 album Operation: Doomsday, with their original single versions being included on the deluxe edition released in 2011.[1]
Composition edit
"Dead Bent" samples the drums from Boogie Down Productions' 1987 song "Super Hoe".[2] "Gas Drawls" is based on samples of Steely Dan's 1977 song "Black Cow".[3] "Hey!" is built on samples of the intro to the 1972 cartoon series The New Scooby-Doo Movies, including samples of the voices of the Mystery, Inc. gang and of Scooby-Doo himself.[4]
Radio host DJ Stretch Armstrong stated in 2019 that Doom recorded the album versions of these songs in his apartment, borrowing his Akai MPC2000 and sleeping on his couch for three weeks while working on the tracks.[5]
Music videos edit
"Dead Bent" edit
Adam Bhala Lough directed the video for "Dead Bent" in late 2000 while attending New York University, with future Bomb the System director Ben Rekhi acting as cinematographer. The video, shot on 16 mm film, shows two side-by-side uninterrupted shots of Doom going from a room in Lough's East Village, Manhattan apartment down to a deli on the street to steal some fruit and run off; one shot shows the events happen in real time while the other has them happen in reverse order.[6]
"Gas Drawls" edit
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Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dead Bent" | 3:17 |
| 2. | "Gas Drawls" | 3:58 |
| 3. | "Hey!" | 4:08 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dead Bent" (Instrumental) | 3:16 |
| 2. | "Gas Drawls" (Instrumental) | 2:53 |
| 3. | "Hey!" (Instrumental) | 3:56 |
Personnel edit
Credits are adapted from the single's label.[7]
- M.F. Doom (for Master of the Zeroes, Inc.) – production, mixing, arranging, flipping
Legacy edit
Los Angeles rapper Murs called the single version of "Dead Bent" his "favorite song of all time", citing the original's dirtiness in comparison to the re-recorded album version.[8] In a 2021 article for Vulture, rapper Open Mike Eagle called the 12" version of "Dead Bent" "immediately striking"; in the same article, rapper Pete Nice said, "the record was bubbling; 'Hey!' was a huge underground hit in [the hip hop] community."[9] In an interview with Cipha Sounds and Paul Rosenberg on their podcast Juan Ep Is Dead, Bobbito Garcia said the single "[got] people's attention right off the bat, and the success of that 12" led to us releasing other 12"'s and then eventually [putting] out [Operation: Doomsday]."[10]
References edit
- ^ Paine, Jake (26 April 2011). "MF DOOM - Operation: Doomsday [Deluxe Edition]". HipHopDX. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ "M.F. Doom". Sandbox Automatic. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ Harling, Danielle (5 September 2017). "R.I.P.: How Steely Dan's Walter Becker Impacted Hip Hop". HipHopDX. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ Grenrock, Ben (17 October 2017). "There's Rules to This Shit: On MF DOOM's Early Singles, 20 Years Later". Passion of the Weiss. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ Fu, Eddie (20 April 2019). "Knowledge Drop: MF DOOM Recorded 'Operation: Doomsday' On A Borrowed MPC In Three Weeks". Genius. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- ^ Lough, Adam Bhala (3 January 2021). "The Making Of MF DOOM's '?' and 'Dead Bent' Videos". Passion of the Weiss. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ Dead Bent / Gas Drawls / Hey! (liner notes). MF DOOM. New York, New York: Fondle 'Em Records. 1997. FE008.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Pizzo, Mike; Peace, Warren; Carter, Nicholas (5 January 2021). Murs: "MF DOOM's 'Dead Bent (12" Version)' is Probably My Favorite Song of All Time" (YouTube). Let the Record Show. Event occurs at 0:31. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
['Dead Bent'] is my favorite song of all time . . . [the single] version only.
- ^ Fortune, Drew (28 January 2021). "The Unknowable MF DOOM Unmasking the late rap supervillain with the people whom Daniel Dumile gave a slightly less obstructed view". Vulture. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ Diaz, Luis; Rosenberg, Paul; Garcia, Robert (4 January 2021). Juan Ep Is DOOM Part 1. RedCircle. Event occurs at 20:06. Archived from the original (Podcast) on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.