Taking their name from a play on Linda Ronstadt, Washington's Linda and Ron's Dad bury themselves in experimental sampling on the four tracks available on their MySpace. Often similar sounding to hip hop influenced electronic beat makers Ratatat, first song 'Real Shit Mystikal Rap' is a slow burning, jazz fusion loop for the first one minute forty, until a solo rhyme cuts in just after, that rides over freakish synths until the end. An EP is already advertised with tracks made entirely out of Frank Zappa cuts, but more enticing is the 7" available as part of the Journal Of Popular Noise, which is also handily linked to on their MySpace.
http://www.myspace.com/lindaandronsdad
Here we go everybody, it's time for the CMU Track Of The Year vote to really get going. Thanks for all the votes that have been submitted already. We'll be featuring some of your votes so far here in the Daily each day until w/c 15 December, when we'll announce the overall top ten and let you vote a second time, for your favourite from that list. Today, to get things going, two of Team CMU submit their votes...
The Bug - Murder We (feat Ricky Ranking)
I haven't been able to get enough of this track, or the album it comes from this year. Ricky Ranking paints a very bleak picture of London in 2008, and The Bug makes it all the darker with his creeping drums, wobbly bass and ominous bleeps, but it all makes for dubstep perfection.
Andy Malt, King of CMU, UnLimited Media
Florence And The Machine - Dog Days
Having already been blown away by her eccentric live performances and almighty voice, Florence's new single 'Dog Days' has to be my track of the year. Starting off acoustically, and with a contradiction of both gentle and powerful vocals throughout, the song builds up to a pounding crescendo- perfectly showcasing Florence's versatility.
George Stone, Queen of Marketing, UnLimited Media
If you haven't already, get your vote in. Just email us your favourite track released this year and a couple of sentences saying why you love it to [email protected].
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