Usually when you think of steel drums you think of feet in the sand, heart in the islands, a cold sugary pink drink or some old rasta man trying to sell you some local ganja….
Let’s swap all that out for some neon wayfarers, dirty kicks and cigarette stained hands. Yep – I just want to point out the awesomeness of Steel Drums in some hipster indie tracks that I’ve serendipitously stumbled upon lately!
Jamie XX – Far Nearer
This hippy-hoppy beat makin bunny is still one of my top favs for audiophilic inspiration – I just love what he does with time signatures, and I love the other worldly style that he brings to everything he touches. The use of steel drums of this track complement the boingy
Jamie xx – Far Nearer (limited vinyl & download out now – http://farnearer.com) by Numbers
Hot Chip – I Feel Better (Live on KCRW)
The Knife – Pass This On
And then there is the Swedish duo brother/sister combo group…. The Knife.
The Knife – Pass this on by LaGorilla
what happened to this site it used to be my favorite site for new music now its barely updated and u cant even download the songs
So, when are you guys going to update the site? This was my go-to site for music and it’s really frustrating to see this come to a grinding halt. There has to be SOMETHING someone could write about.