RJD2 has announced a new album, Visions Out of Limelight, and enlisted English singer-songwriter Jamie Lidell for the first single, “Through It All.”
“Through It All” is one of two songs on the record that finds RJD2 incorporating vocals into his mesmerizing, sample-filled collages. The track (and video) opens with RJD2 flicking his cheeks then using those “mouth water drop sounds” as a jumping off point into a song that blends the soulful and strange. (RJD2 co-directed the “Through It All” video with his son, Charlie Kaiser-Krohn.)
In a statement,...
“Through It All” is one of two songs on the record that finds RJD2 incorporating vocals into his mesmerizing, sample-filled collages. The track (and video) opens with RJD2 flicking his cheeks then using those “mouth water drop sounds” as a jumping off point into a song that blends the soulful and strange. (RJD2 co-directed the “Through It All” video with his son, Charlie Kaiser-Krohn.)
In a statement,...
- 4/15/2024
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
In another universe, the memorable theme of "Mad Men" was an indie rock ballad. The suspenseful string composition by DJ RJD2 was actually not the series creator's first choice for the show's intro. In fact, the acclaimed musician Beck revealed that he was approached first to make the show's theme song. He turned the opportunity down — and he's regretted it ever since.
Beck first established himself as an indie rock musician in the 1990s. His hit song "Loser" propelled him to mainstream success. He went on to write and perform songs for a number of films, from dramas like "Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind" to comedies like "Nacho Libre." His songs also appeared in several unforgettable sitcoms of the early 2000s, including "The O.C." and "Friday Night Lights."
By the time he was approached to write the "Mad Men" theme prior to the show's release in 2007, Beck was well-accustomed...
Beck first established himself as an indie rock musician in the 1990s. His hit song "Loser" propelled him to mainstream success. He went on to write and perform songs for a number of films, from dramas like "Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind" to comedies like "Nacho Libre." His songs also appeared in several unforgettable sitcoms of the early 2000s, including "The O.C." and "Friday Night Lights."
By the time he was approached to write the "Mad Men" theme prior to the show's release in 2007, Beck was well-accustomed...
- 9/30/2022
- by Shae Sennett
- Slash Film
Philadelphia producer RJD2 has returned with a hip-shaking new song, “Pull Up on Love,” the lead single from his upcoming album, The Fun Ones, out April 17th.
The cut boasts the irresistible groove of a dusted-off soul 45 with its shuffling drums, fat bass line and prickly guitar, although an assortment of soft synths lend the track a distinctly modern edge. “Pull Up on Love” features RJD2’s past collaborators Sts, Khari Mateen and Jordan Brown, who share vocal duties, and the song arrives with a video in which the four...
The cut boasts the irresistible groove of a dusted-off soul 45 with its shuffling drums, fat bass line and prickly guitar, although an assortment of soft synths lend the track a distinctly modern edge. “Pull Up on Love” features RJD2’s past collaborators Sts, Khari Mateen and Jordan Brown, who share vocal duties, and the song arrives with a video in which the four...
- 2/19/2020
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Gershon Kingsley, the electronic music pioneer who wrote some of the genre’s most enduring songs, has died at the age of 97.
Kingsley’s family tweeted that the composer died December 10th. No cause of death was revealed.
“We are saddened to share that pioneering synthesist and legendary composer Gershon Kingsley has passed away,” the Moog Foundation tweeted. “Our love, respect and condolences go out to his family and loved ones.He will be deeply missed.”
A Tony Award-nominated Broadway conductor before he started exploring the musical possibilities of the Moog synthesizer,...
Kingsley’s family tweeted that the composer died December 10th. No cause of death was revealed.
“We are saddened to share that pioneering synthesist and legendary composer Gershon Kingsley has passed away,” the Moog Foundation tweeted. “Our love, respect and condolences go out to his family and loved ones.He will be deeply missed.”
A Tony Award-nominated Broadway conductor before he started exploring the musical possibilities of the Moog synthesizer,...
- 12/15/2019
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
It may be just a smidge too late to rock out to an official “song of the summer,” but for fans of Comedy Central’s “Broad City,” the jams can keep on rolling well into autumn. Pitchfork reports that the Ilana Glazer- and Abbi Jacobson-starring sitcom is finally make a big ‘ol step into adulthood, thanks to the impending release of an official soundtrack.
The new album includes “Broad City” favorites like RJD2, Lizzo, Scooter Island, Tony Quattro and many more, and yes (yas?) even includes a song that sounds pretty close to the gals’ #Yasqueen catchphrase, K Rizz’s own “Yes Bitch.”
Read More: Abbi Jacobson & Ilana Glazer on Their Favorite Comedic Performances on ‘Broad City’ & Beyond (Consider This)
The album was executive produced by “Broad City” Music Supervisor Matt FX Feldman and will be out October 28 via Milan Records (in association with Comedy Central Records). Vinyl...
The new album includes “Broad City” favorites like RJD2, Lizzo, Scooter Island, Tony Quattro and many more, and yes (yas?) even includes a song that sounds pretty close to the gals’ #Yasqueen catchphrase, K Rizz’s own “Yes Bitch.”
Read More: Abbi Jacobson & Ilana Glazer on Their Favorite Comedic Performances on ‘Broad City’ & Beyond (Consider This)
The album was executive produced by “Broad City” Music Supervisor Matt FX Feldman and will be out October 28 via Milan Records (in association with Comedy Central Records). Vinyl...
- 9/2/2016
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Mad Men is ending, and while the show's opening credits are inseparable from RJD2's haunting theme, there was a time when that beat was known only as "A Beautiful Mine," by RJD2 and rapper Aceyalone.
Matthew Weiner originally wanted a Beck song to play as the show's opening theme, but the singer turned down every offer from the show's producers. Weiner was driving and listening to NPR one day when he heard "A Beautiful Mine" played as segue music between two stories and was immediately struck by it, though the version that ultimately was used was so different from...
Matthew Weiner originally wanted a Beck song to play as the show's opening theme, but the singer turned down every offer from the show's producers. Weiner was driving and listening to NPR one day when he heard "A Beautiful Mine" played as segue music between two stories and was immediately struck by it, though the version that ultimately was used was so different from...
- 4/1/2015
- by Alex Heigl, @alex_heigl
- People.com - TV Watch
AMC
On Sunday April 13th, Mad Men began its seventh and final season with an episode entitled Time Zones, exploring the ever-expanding world of the show as many of its main characters now reside in Los Angeles, all the way across the country from Don Draper & Co’s normal stomping ground of New York.
Unfortunately for the eager fans, this season will be split in two seven-episode parts (like recent seasons of Doctor Who and the last of Breaking Bad), with the second half airing in 2015 which, really, makes it more like two shorter seasons.
Time Zones brilliantly threw us back into the world of the newly-reformed Sterling Cooper & Partners, setting the scene for a final season like none other. But how did it do that? And what were we prepared for, exactly? Here are 25 key moments from the episode, less washing us in advertising juice and more dropping us...
On Sunday April 13th, Mad Men began its seventh and final season with an episode entitled Time Zones, exploring the ever-expanding world of the show as many of its main characters now reside in Los Angeles, all the way across the country from Don Draper & Co’s normal stomping ground of New York.
Unfortunately for the eager fans, this season will be split in two seven-episode parts (like recent seasons of Doctor Who and the last of Breaking Bad), with the second half airing in 2015 which, really, makes it more like two shorter seasons.
Time Zones brilliantly threw us back into the world of the newly-reformed Sterling Cooper & Partners, setting the scene for a final season like none other. But how did it do that? And what were we prepared for, exactly? Here are 25 key moments from the episode, less washing us in advertising juice and more dropping us...
- 4/15/2014
- by Sam Shepherd
- Obsessed with Film
Mad Men's RJD2 opening song has become as iconic as the show's falling-man credits. But it was almost not so! It was almost a different song. A Beck song, says Beck himself. Beck tells Billboard that "[his] instinct has definitely gone awry," like the time he turned down several requests to write a theme song for the show. "It's about ad executives in the '60s? They're going to make a show about that? Really? Um, I don't think so," Beck says he thought at the time. We all make mistakes, Beck; don't be too hard on yourself.
- 2/19/2014
- by Margaret Lyons
- Vulture
Juliette Harrisson Aug 3, 2016
We count down 15 atmospheric modern TV titles sequences of the last 10 years, from big hits like Game Of Thrones to Dexter and more...
What makes a great title sequence? There are numerous shows with fantastic theme songs (Red Dwarf), evolving sequences (Fringe), handy introductions to the show (Once Upon A Time) or humour (Futurama). But for a truly great title sequence, all these things have to come together with an added splash of sheer invention and creativity, resulting in a sequence that perfectly expresses the spirit of the show (preferably without inducing headaches or nausea – Homeland has a brilliantly inventive title sequence that, unfortunately, can be physically uncomfortable to watch). Any sequence that simply shows clips of the actors in character, no matter how well acted or artistically put together, will not make the cut here.
The sequences in this list all stand out because theme song,...
We count down 15 atmospheric modern TV titles sequences of the last 10 years, from big hits like Game Of Thrones to Dexter and more...
What makes a great title sequence? There are numerous shows with fantastic theme songs (Red Dwarf), evolving sequences (Fringe), handy introductions to the show (Once Upon A Time) or humour (Futurama). But for a truly great title sequence, all these things have to come together with an added splash of sheer invention and creativity, resulting in a sequence that perfectly expresses the spirit of the show (preferably without inducing headaches or nausea – Homeland has a brilliantly inventive title sequence that, unfortunately, can be physically uncomfortable to watch). Any sequence that simply shows clips of the actors in character, no matter how well acted or artistically put together, will not make the cut here.
The sequences in this list all stand out because theme song,...
- 1/7/2013
- Den of Geek
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