Sonic Itch Review: Ghostface Killah, “Charlie Brown” Remixes
Scion has decided that sustaining any type of creativity in a capitalistic society can mend idealism and reality. The youth-oriented car company, amidst one of its many creative avenues, decided it was best to hit their target audience through one of the only ways it can reach them; through music. And now, it’s Ghostface Killah and “Charlie Brown.”
The latest release from Scion Audio/Visual (their in-house record label and yes, the car company) which contain four remixes from France’s DJ Mehdi, Orgasmic and Yuksek, as well as from L.A.’s Guns N Bombs, took the stylistic sounds of Ghostface’s “Charlie Brown” from his recent Fishscale recording sessions and turned them into a solid ground for that ideal reality.
With those four mixes on one release, it was only natural to listen to them like four boys trying to capture my heart (allow me to introduce my idealism seeping through).
Leading off the album was DJ Mehdi who displayed his talents to a base-driven level, defining himself as the groovy mixer of the bunch. Although the slowest of the tracks, he completely understood the need to move by channeling the perfect tempo of funk.
Yuksek’s mix, which took the track a tad faster, knew what we wanted to hear during these moments of J.U.S.T.I.C.E. and dance music, and it’s a ton of dirty synths and hard-hitting beats.
DJ Orgasmic, also known as Orgaga, took the track in a different direction, incorporating an undeniable breakbeat and adding his own twist with a 90′s-sounding loop.
Lastly, duo Guns N Bombs added their electro flair with intelligent cuts and rising tempos, taking the track into the future and making sure we dance until we get there.
To be honest, they each stole my dance-rhythm heart.
With four remixes like this, Scion definitely has their ear tuned to the right artists. And they’re heading in the right direction because beats this hard remixing a rapper this good could only mean that the reality you hear is definitely ideal.
Check out the 12” that will be released in early May.
-Sonya
MP3> ‘Charlie Brown Remix’ Orgasmic
