Childish Gambino aka Donald Glover’s latest video for the single “Hearbeat”, which every girl out there just can’t seem to get enough of and it comes just in time for Valentine’s Day. But personally, the best part of the song is actually the chorus and it would appear I’m not the only one to think that as Oliver (Oligee and U-Tern) built a whole remix around the chorus. Check that out below.
Annnnnd like that January is comes to an end. With that said, our latest installment of Boner Jams is ready for your listening pleasures. The year really did start off right with some excellent tracks, in particular Todd Terje’s “Inspector Norse” right at the beginning of the year really set the tone. A recent song I can’t stop listening to is Oliver’s remix of “Heartbeat” by Childish Gambino, it’s such a departure from the original and one instance where the remix far exceeds the original, like not even in the same galaxy. As always let us know what you think, if you like the mix, hit the like button. Thanks.
Download: Speakerboxxx.com Boner Jams 27
Tracklisting:
Todd Terje – Inspector Norse
The Rapture – Sail Away [Cosmic Kids Remix]
Work Drugs – Ice Wharf [Selebrities Remix]
Jonquil – It’s My Part [Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs Remix]
Moullinex ft. Peaches – Maniac
Xtrafunk – Pure Disco Shit
Childish Gambino – Heartbeat [Oliver Remix]
Lana Del Rey – Born To Die [Guxxi Remix]
Perseus – Cool Runnings
Grimes – Genesis
Oliver (Oligee & U-Tern) are back with another fantastic remix. This time they’ve taken on actor/rapper Childish Gambino aka Donald Glover’s “Heartbeat” song and really turned it something quite sexy. Basically they took the best part of “Heartbeat”, the chorus, and just worked the whole production around it. I wasn’t a fan of the original track, but this, this I can definitely vibe out to.
Review by Sandy Wei
Camp is, quite simply put: Drumline meets Boyz in da Hood meets your community gospel choir with a dash of Michael Cera and Milhouse Van Houten doing it in a treehouse. What?
Albeit Camp exhibits a wide range of sounds there is a unified cohesiveness with the way Donald Glover’s badass falsetto voice is paired with the hard bass bound together by many choral and orchestral elements.
Whether it is a soft fluffy melody coupled with raw Tourett-like lyrics, such as “Kids (Keep Up)”, or a sensitive personal topic meshed with hard-hitting rough beats, like “Sunrise”, there is a display of balance when it comes to Childish Gambino. This musical equilibrium is often a difficult quality to master which makes Glover a man of talent and the subject of my sexual fantasies.
Camp dances around many of the same themes as Childish Gambino’s previous releases: family, the industry, Asian chicks and the biggest one being race. Specifically, the expectations of being black and the tension that comes with not fitting the stereotype in both black and white communities. It is clear Glover’s childhood involved a web of conflicts between what he was versus what he was supposed to be. The battle of racial boundaries follows him even into adulthood. Camp reflects on Glover’s career and how being black meant criticisms for not suiting the media’s mold or not being “hood” enough. There is a strong sense of feeling alone, being held down and the longing for acceptance. Nonetheless, Camp is a story of a man who pushes through with hope and perseverance with the belief that he just has to stay true to himself.
My top songs on Camp are: “Outside”, “All the Shine”, “Sunrise”, and “Heartbeat”. Choosing a favorite song on this album is like choosing a favorite child (the cutest one, of course). So I’d have to say the cutest child is “Heartbeat “. It contains a variation in sound and in pace. An electro-hiphop feel to go with a storyline regarding a stupid bitch. I mean, girl.
The last song, “That Power”, is also worth noting, however. It includes an anecdote about how a young Glover may or may not have met a girl at camp and confessed his like to her but other kids made fun of him for it. The lesson he learned is to just say what he has to say to everyone and to cut out the people in between. To me, this short story explains why Glover is so honest in his songs, why he cuts out the middle man and why he makes his albums free to download. He allows himself to be the source of his truth. When we were younger we often got in shit for speaking too freely and too honestly without filters; kids are always honest. This is why Camp is just Childish.
So, my answer is: yes, Camp is worth listening to. And, yes, I’ll have his baby, too, for good measure. Werd. *Troy and Abed handshake*.
