Ratatat “Cherry (Easter Egg Remix),” Unreleased
Ratatat’s “Cherry” has been described by many a source as one of the best jams for making-out to if Al Green and Barry White don’t just cut it for you. A couple hallmarks of the track—its lack of lyrics and meandering chord progression—have been well-preserved in this Easter Egg remix, but improved upon just as same. Easter Egg dances “Cherry” up quite a bit with some new beats, while also adding a few seconds of faint vocals mid-way through, for good measure. Even with Easter Egg’s obvious touch to the track, the original feel of the tune remains while a whole new appeal is achieved, only upping the sweetness factor.
Download audio file (cherry.mp3)
Links:
Easter EggSpace
Easter Egg plays the Satyricon on March 20th. Tickets are available through him by way of his ‘Space, which is, incidentally, where we got the photo.
CASEY JARMAN
says:Can we play “spot the samples” with this track? This is fucking awesome.
Posted @ February 28th, 2008 at 11:38 am (February 28th, 2008) | Flag this Comment | permalinkAMY MCCULLOUGH
says:I’ll start: Young MC, “Bust A Move,” which I presume means this is a sample of a sample. Thanks for the rad track, Nilina (and Easter Egg)!
Posted @ February 28th, 2008 at 12:39 pm (February 28th, 2008) | Flag this Comment | permalinkadam shearer
says:I think I hear architecture in helsinki is that possible?
Posted @ February 28th, 2008 at 1:07 pm (February 28th, 2008) | Flag this Comment | permalinkDave Cusick
says:I’m definitely hearing the “WOO!” “YEAH!” from Lyn Collins’ “Think (About It),” which has been used in TONS of hip hop songs, most notably in Rob Base’s “It Takes Two.” (I also had a 12″ single of “Iko Iko” by The Belle Stars back in the day, which used the same exclamations in the remix.)
Posted @ February 28th, 2008 at 2:41 pm (February 28th, 2008) | Flag this Comment | permalinkCASEY JARMAN
says:Bust a Move! It Takes Two! Oh, duh! That’s the tune I couldn’t think of and the one that made me send out that thinly-veiled lifeline. I kept thinking of Dee Lite’s “Groove is in the Heart” and 2 In A Room’s “Wiggle It” (both of which have rad videos on YouTube). I even thought maybe it was a Young MC song I knew that yea/woo from, but had to do stupid “work” and gave up my YouTube digging. I was having a total block on Rob Base though. Nice to know where that sample comes from originally, thanks!
And Adam: Anything is possible. ‘Specially ‘cuz these Easter Egg kids are rocking masks and dayglo. Maybe they’ll drop some knowledge for us.
Posted @ February 28th, 2008 at 5:24 pm (February 28th, 2008) | Flag this Comment | permalinkEaster Egg
says:Hey thanks for the good words everyone! To answer the sample questions, there is no AIH.
I sampled:
High Powered Boys - “Hoes Get Down”
Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock -” It Takes Two” (Which samples “Think About It” by Lyn Collins)
Stacey Q - “2 of Hearts”
With this remix, I didn’t want to pull away too far from the original sound of “Cherry,” but I thought it’d be fun to spice it up as a completely upbeat and maybe even club/dance worthy song.
-Nathan
Posted @ February 29th, 2008 at 10:13 am (February 28th, 2008) | Flag this Comment | permalinkBJ DeHut
says:Easter Egg is just one dude, the one on the left.
Posted @ February 29th, 2008 at 10:54 am (February 28th, 2008) | Flag this Comment | permalink“Are You That Somebody,” Aalyiah (DmoeFunk Remix)-- local Cut
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Posted @ February 29th, 2008 at 1:47 pm (February 28th, 2008) | Flag this Comment | permalinkBert
says:Bump EASTEREGG. He’s the one ladies love to hear.
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