Song of the Week: “Deep Blue Lounge” - One Cut
So, neither iTunes nor Pandora recognizes this artist or this song. But I swear it exists. It’s on an album called “Grand Theft Auto” and I must have bought it during my emusic.com phase.
“Deep Blue Lounge” is electronica - you would call it “downtempo” or “lounge.” It’s something like 90 bpm. It’s unlikely you’ll be able to find it anywhere on line or in stores so I’ll have to describe it to you - or if you ever come to my house I’ll play it for you.
There are a bunch of things I love about this song:
- the intro: I’m a sucker for a good intro and this one is perfect; understated and simple like the rest of the song but tricks you into turning up the volume and then hits you with a bass line that’s pure power.
- the commitment to a groove: Nick Cooper once told me he liked the Suburbs because their drummer wasn’t afraid to pick a simple drumbeat and play the same damn thing for the whole song. “Deep Blue Lounge” does the same thing with the drums and the bass line - the DJ is convinced he’s got an awesome groove, so why mess with it?
- the bass line: if you get a chance to hear the song, you’ll see what I mean. This is a killer line that I could listen to for 5 more minutes after the song is over.
I tried to find more references to this “One Cut” online and found only a few. Here is a good discography that claims “one cut” is more than one person: http://www.discogs.com/artist/One+Cut. But this is apparently “one cut’s” myspace page, and it looks like one person to me: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=217036268.
Note: there are a couple of “one cut’s” on myspace, but I think this is the right one because he is / they are associated with Hombre records, which released Grand Theft Auto. BUT none of the music posted on this myspace page sounds anything like “Deep Blue Lounge.” Let me know if you find anything more about or by this guy/group.
