HERE'S SOME LIGHTWEIGHT SHIT.

Hey, it's mid-May. Everybody here is thawing out, summer is right around the corner. Yee haw. It's high time for some lightweight reggae tunage. Yeah. that's right, softy night, I'm pre-summer reggae-tinged softy man.

The first two are by Hollie Cook, daughter of a drummer. The third is by Air, as fiddled with by Adrian Sherwood (On-U Sound). None of them are all that heavy, though the Air/Sherwood thing is pretty trippy. If you're familiar with both, you should check it out. By the way, I'm barefoot.

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Listen:
Holly Cook - Milk and Honey mp3 at Mixtape Riot
Holly Cook - Body Beat mp3 at Mixtape Riot
Air - How Does It Make You Feel? (Adrian Sherwood version) mp3 at Mixtape Riot
NOTE: If the mp3 links are disabled, go there to get them.

WHAT ME WORRY?

Without going into why these hit the spot, let's say just say I'm not in a harsh, pissy purist mood. It's rare. Tonight It doesn't take much to put a smile on my face.

Here's a few from Hollie Cook, a perfect singer for nights when you just go with it. And fitting for this time of year. I'm not going to say anything about her bloodline, the bands she's been in, or even what she sounds like. For those of you who have never heard her, it's best to leave the back story out it it, so you can hear them context free.

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Listen:
Hollie Cook - Walking In the Sand mp3 at 13th Floor
The Shangrilas - Walking In the Sand mp3 at Jordan Hatch Shadow Morton killing it.
Hollie Cook - That Very Night Dub at Earmilk Download link directly under her name, below the song title. The non-dub version too.
Hollie Cook - Three more songs at Mixtape Riot.

NEVERMIND THE PUN FREE POST TITLE

The Mystery Suggester sent one my way today and it was received with mixed thoughts, one of which was "where the fuck did the time go?" It was a video by Hollie Cook, the daughter of former Sex Pistol Paul Cook and former Belle Star Jennie Matthias. Okay, I knew she was in the last incarnation of the Slits, but had no idea she'd done solo stuff. (Before you start spouting off about me being out of the loop, it should be obvious if you poke around this dump that I've no clue where the loop is.) There were thoughts of "she's easy on the eyes, so she must suck," but she's got that association with the Pistols, the Belle Stars and the Slits, so there's something of a pedigree going on. (Belle Stars, there's another band that seemed okay when they came out,...) And she's also in the Rotten Hill Gang, who ain't so bad. So, anyway, her solo stuff is of the somewhat tame, reggae-lite variety, which in and of itself isn't a bad thing. In fact, her music reminds me of Special AKA more than anyone else. Really, "Body Beat" sounds like an outtake from the Special AKA In the Studio LP. You know what? I've spent way too much time lately over thinking things. What the fuck, just toss it on the "keep an eye on them" stack and be done with it.

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Listen:
Hollie Cook (featuring Horseman) - Body Beat mp3 at Mixtape Riot
Hollie Cook - Shadow Kissing mp3 at Sound Bites
Hollie Cook - Milk and Honey at Mixtape Riot
Hollie Cook (featuring Horseman) - Cry mp3 at Rollo & Grady
The Shoes (featuring Hollie Cook) - Baby mp3 at Mixtape Riot
Rotten Hill Gang - BBQ (streaming) at Mojophenia
Video:
Hollie Cook - Body Beat (live) at YouTube
Hollie Cook - Walking In the Sand at YouTube
Rotten Hill Gang - BBQ at YouTube
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