Video of the Day: 'Ready Err Not' by Flying Lotus

I'm off to see the man FlyLo at London's Roundhouse in a couple of hours, so to celebrate here's the video for 'Ready Err Not' the appeared at the weekend. Be warned - it's not one for the squeamish!

Cover version of the Day: 'Your Woman' by Token

The fact that this track, originally performed by White Town, is often called a 'lost classic' doesn't seem to stop it regularly being covered or sampled, hinting at the fact that a lot more people know about it than the hipsters would have you believe. This latest cover comes from Anne Douris a.k.a. Token, and is a follow up to her debut track 'Meteor' which came out a couple of months ago. I particularly like the bit 2 minutes and 45 seconds in where she picks up the riff from the original track before casually tossing it aside.

You can hear the track below and get it from Bandcamp on a 'pay what you like' deal.

Cover version of the Day: 'Tusk' by The Crystal Ark

Anyone who's ever got me talking on the subject of Fleetwood Mac will know that at best there's probably only 2 songs of theirs that I'll tolerate (for me, if the words 'Fleetwood Mac' aren't preceded by 'Peter Green's' then I don't really want to know). Fortunately 'Tusk' is one of the ones that I like, and on this new version Gavin Russom's The Crystal Ark succeed in making it sound like a completely contemporary song. It could absolutely be a new track by someone on DFA Records or similar - it's dark, weirdly danceable and engrossing stuff.



The track is from a new Fleetwood Mac covers album which also features the likes of The Kills, St Vincent, Lykke Li and many more, and is released on or around August 14th, depending where you live.

Remix of the Day: 'Fame (Factory Floor Dub Mix)' by The Acid

Here at Cull towers we love a good Factory Floor remix (possibly even more than we love FF's own tracks). So when you put them together with the makers of one of the best albums of the year the results are guaranteed to satisfy. As is usual with these mixes you might have to work harder to recognise much from the original, but as the track progresses there's a noticeable melody and vocal hook, albeit speeded up. Turn it up loud and it definitely does the job.

Track of the Day: 'Lights Low' by Rome Fortune (produced by Four Tet)

The second collaboration between Fortune & Four Tet (click here for the first one) features a rolling, oscillating keyboard backing and some pretty crunchy percussion that's very much in keeping with Four Tet's current musical output. Over the top of this Rome Fortune weaves his rap magic, at times sounding not a million miles away from Yeezy, although with a bit less ego.

This seems to be a pretty inspired pairing, and hopefully there' more to come from the two of them. In the meantime you can get this one for free below.

Track of the Day: 'Avertissement' by Fouma System

It's taken some years to reach fruition, but this project from Mustaf Mbaye and Troels Kampmann sond pretty special. Keen to work together physically (rather than just collaborating via the internet) they hit the studio in Copenhagen in their bid to make "original, natural music that's a mix of traditions and inspirations". The first fruit of their labours is the 'Mind Mi Dem' EP, from which this track is taken. There'll be more EPs to come this year but for now sit back and take in this heady concoction - despite the fact that neither Denmark nor Senegal are in the World Cup it feels right for the current international mood. Listen and download the track for free below.