Marina in the sky with diamonds

A little while ago on Groove City we featured the latest tracks from Clock Opera, namely their remix of Marina and the Diamonds. On the back of this we were recently sent a hip hop track from a 21 year old rapper out of long island named Hoodie Allen.

In the words of the man himself, "the reason I think Hoodie Allen is a great fit for your blog is that you have been very receptive to Marina remixes in the past but you have never had one like mine! I have juxtaposed new school indie pop sampling with the punchy lyricism of a hip hop track. In doing so, I think I have something deceptively catchy that you might find yourself enjoying a lot".

Gotta give my man Hoodie props on this. His sampling is tight and the dude can spit a good line. This is definitely a track you've gotta peep.

You Are Not A Robot (feat. Marina & The Diamonds) by HoodieAllen

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MySpace.

Clock Opera

Maybe a little bit late to the party on this, but just found a new group that I quite enjoy. From what I can source they're a four piece from London who describe they're style as 'Chop Pop'. Their remix of Marina and the Diamonds has created some great hype around them, but it was the work on the Phenomenal Hand Clap Band's single Baby which first caught my attention. The seem to fuse elements of funk, pop as well as guitars and strings together in quite a coherent manor. It's a touch of folk and in all it's pretty darn good.

You can hear a few of their originals on their MySpace. Definately worth checking out if you're in the mood for a wheat beer.

I am not a robot (Clock Opera Remix) - Marina and the Diamonds

Baby (Clock Opera Remix) - Phenomenal Hand Clap Band

Hide Me (Clock Opera Remix) - The Golden Filter

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Have a great weekend!