Note: if you want to know what this is all about check out my intro post…
Janelle Monáe is the odd ball artist in the world of Hip Hop/ Dance Music of the current era that I like. She's got a great voice, an interesting perspective on music and appears to do what she wants with her style, her music and her image. I dig her Sci Fi inspired concept album The ArchAndroid which is well worth checking out.
so IF I was able to pitch her a batch of songs for a covers album these are the ones I would go with....
Jet Black Berries- Articles
no video for this one... but it's a song about the Burroughs book Cities of the Red Nights...
The Atomic Swindlers - Into the Strange
also no video... but the band featured members of the Jet Black Berries going in a more Hawkwind/ 70s Bowie direction.... well worth checking out... you can here samples of the bands music here
Galactic Cowboys - Sea of Tranquility
Fire Inc. - Nowhere Fast
The Blasters - Blue Shadows
Zolar X - Back in L.A
so this video is more of a history of the band, but it kinda gives you an idea of their sound.
Leningrad Cowboys - Where´s the Moon
The Epoxies- Everything Looks Beautiful On Video
Scorpions - Robot Man
The Screaming Tribesmen - Igloo
Concrete Blonde - Sky Is A Poisonous Garden
Suicide - Cheree
Theatre of Hate -- Do You Believe In The Westworld?
so there it is the list
Disclaimer: this is all a album I day dream about making, there is no plans or talks of any of this happening...
