Muja Messiah & Of Montreal Cover M.I.A.
Last week I heard (live nonetheless) one of the first covers using a sample from M.I.A.’s brilliant Kala; that being from local Minneapolis MC’s Muja Messiah and M.anifest who take on “Paper Planes” with their own vibrant flow of street-theory. The track isn’t necessarily a cover in the typical sense, but rather follows more of a mix-tape pattern whereas the the MCs take the original beat and theme while creating their own story. On the other side of the coin in this situation is the comparatively low-fi cover of “Jimmy” adapted by Of Montreal. The track follows the typically effeminate sounding set details that the band historically puts into their music, adding a strange sense of mysticism to the already peculiar original. (via YANP)
Muja Messiah feat. M.anifest “Paper Planes” (mp3)
Muja Messiah: (MySpace)
Of Montreal: (Official) (MySpace) (Wikipedia)
Muja Messiah “MPLS Massacre”
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Also: (Of Montreal on Spinner’s The Interface) (Of Montreal on Late Night with Conan O’Brien)
wowzer…Muja Messiah & Manifest rock’d M.I.A.’s banger, it was interesting to see the crowd reaction.
word:UP
nice of montreal cover. thanks for posting!
jonjon – Yes they did – I thought it got the biggest pop of the night!
Fuck. Yeah.
don’t forget the Clash as the base sample of the Paper Planes song in the first place as well, nice to hear this getting stretched out!
Haven’t forgotten about that bad boy…there’s a new Holy Fuck remix available over here if interested:
http://www.nialler9.com/blog/2008/02/06/holy-fuck-remix-mias-paper-planes/
word Up Toronto in the house.
And check the new video for this song, yall…
http://blip.tv/file/770960