Pursuit of Happiness, produced by Ratatat and featuring MGMT is Kid Cudi‘s third single from the upcoming album Man On The Moon: The End Of Day. Before only a radio rip was available. Hey, they still got radio in th states. So nineties.

As hipster as it gets. An alternative rock group, electronic producers and a rapper. All three musical elements in one song. Wait for the video with carrot cuts, funky glasses, ironic poses, homoeroticism and colourful colours. Vice magazine should be proud.The End of Day.

What is the rapping hipsters passion for space about anyways? Lil Wayne is a marsian, Kanye West ripped Daft Punks space stage to orchestrate hisself as the “greatest star of the universe” and Kid Cudi is the man on the moon. Escaping the world economic crisis on a pursuit of happiness?

Lets speak about the song. Somebody give  the Kid a hug! I guess somebody did after Excuse my Mood. Sky wont fall once he got it. Sky, space and emotions all over. I just heard somebody say hipsters aint nothing but painted Emos. Proven right.

Sorry for sounding like a hater, the music is cool and Cudi is a cool dude. Its just that I realise I wrote three posts in a row about music I appreciate but will hardly listen to. Somebody get me to lala land, a place without having to work like a mule for small change, no aggressions that your speakers have to reflect, all about falling in love, being a cute kid and enyojing  peacefull moonlight. Somebody give me a hug! Your boy’s gone emo! I guess I’ll be fine once I get it. I’ll be good.

Kid Cudi featuring Ratatat, MGMT – Pursuit of Happiness

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Kid Cudi and Ratatat worked together for two songs ond Cudi‘s album and plan on releasing an album togehter.

Übersuccesful House producer David Guetta has a new album out: One Love. The concept: mixing house with urban music. Sounds familiar? Yeah, right.
The features implementing the idea: Kid Cudi, Estelle, Kelly Rowland, Ne-Yo, Akon, Black Eyed Peas (Guetta produced I Gotta Feeling for them, what explains why it sounds like Guetta’s smasher Love is Gone)

In Raveline magazine he explained he wanted to create something new, like every producer wants to. I wouldnt really call the idea groundbreaking, this very blog documentates projects like that since the first post. Nice thing that a commercially succesful guy like Guetta strenghtens the trend but I cant really say I’m happy about it.

I‘d like to see new artists with witty new sounds climb the charts, not mainstream acts using the trend for their current project before they dumb it for something new. But Guetta is a business guy. He managed clubs (like the stripclub owned by his wife) before he started taking his music career seriously. His money making mind is apparent in all his work. What actually makes it top of the line and aint a bad thing. In general.

I’ve been to United Respect in cologne rescently, where he was headlining. People partied hard to his set, which seemingly was the same he always does this summer since it came from the same CD… When live DJing DJs like DJ Hell followed, music got better but the floor emptied. If you come to see a star you come to see a star. But I dont really get what’s the point about looking at a star clapping his hands behind a DJ desk.

I’m telling you this sidestory because it’ll give you an impression of what to expect from One Love: A cruise missile aiming for top positions on the charts. You’ll recognise its Guetta if you ever heard one of his songs before. What will be the case if you turned on a radio during the last three years. Real good commercial house music. Nothing that brings music to a higher level, nothing edgy, no surprises. Like christmas with an order form.

I dont think One Love will make it to my playlist and I dont believe it will help the evolution of new genres made up of urban and electronic music. But it will make it easier to fill clubs, sell compilations, convince labels or reach a mainstream audience with projects like that.

I wont review each track for you, we’re on the net, just listen:

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Terry Lynn is back with a five track EP! A Jamaican beer producer hired her and Johan Hugo of Radioclit.  “It was written” is the outcome. They tell us to„Drink and Dance Carefully“! The hint comes a little late for me but i’ll take it into account for this release at least.

This is no Kingstonlogic right here, but some good new music between raggae and Electro. Not too far from what Terry did with her executive phred on her debut, Kingstonlogic 2.0.

Terry Lynn feat. Radioclit – It Was Written

I uploaded the title track for you to get an impression.

Download audio file (terryLynn_ItWasWritten_schakkerhartcom.mp3)

Terry Lynn – It Was Written

Terry Lynn will be at splash festival in Germany in july. Being THE traditional Hiphop festival over here, they gave up the star filled rap line-ups this year an booked elecronica artists instead. The music I dedicated the last 12 month to struck a nerve, seemingly. Aaron LaCrate & MZ Streamz will be there, Boys Noize,Deichkind, Dizzee Rascal, DMG$ & Xrabit, Frauenarzt & Manny Marc,Ghislain Poirier & MC Zulu, Kid Cudi, Lady Sovereign, Peaches,Prinz Pi, Santigold, Stereo MC’s,Terry Lynn & Wildlife,The Streets,TUA,Yo! Majesty, MSTRKRFT, Marteria,….

Sounds like a list of Schakkerhart.com blog posts? Yea. Not bad for a bunch of backpackers on a pasture. I want my early adopter fee for this bullshit trend.

Every 2 or 3 days another unofficial Kid Cudi track or video leaks to the net, followed by explanations of the Kudi, that he doesnt know how it happened and that the original version will be way better. The leaks and releases for this minute are the Super Boo video, on which he bites Masta Ace, Sky Will Fall, which sounds like a Kanye song, and Switchin Lanes, from the Midnight Club: Los Angeles (South Central)  soundtrack. Super Boos (of course unofficial) video features Nazanin, Jessie, Marly, Kaila, Kacie and Jeanette lolling softporn-style. I like the hard drums, too.

Kid Cudi – Super Boo

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KiD Cudi – Switchin Lanes

Kid Cudi – Sky Will Fall (pord. by Kanye West)

did you know that fuckin day n night wasnt officially released yet and didnt have a video? i’m too busy to find out if i got something wrong and this news is probably limited to an indochina release or something.. BUT here we go with the video:





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