Finally, I'm able to post my kinda-sorta pop mix retrospective of 2007. The theme is the 4/4 beat (shocker!) that cropped up all over R&B this year.
I made it hypothetically for Idolator, which means you can get the track list and read why I made it and what it says about 2007 here. I made it for real for myself and anyone else that wants to hear it, which means that you can download it here:
ahhhh! you got that ignorant shit I like/love/need. This is the mix i've been waiting for, friend!
Posted by: janine | January 17, 2008 at 01:49 PM
Thanks for posting this, Rich! After reading about your mix on idolator I definitely wanted to hear it. That's really the one drawback to the different idolator mixes, but I can see why they didn't want to post them for legal reasons.
Posted by: Nicolars | January 17, 2008 at 02:35 PM
Thanks again for doing this, Rich; the honor is all ours.
Posted by: Matos W.K. | January 17, 2008 at 02:37 PM
Awesome! I much prefer working out to pop/upbeat R&B than one long dance mix (not that I didn't like your dance mix, which I did).
But I can't believe you have 2 Britney songs and neither one was "Toy Soldier," which is easily the hottest song on that album. But I still can't wait to hear this one!
Posted by: Donny B | January 17, 2008 at 02:55 PM
Brilliant. Glory to the 4/4!
Posted by: wendy | January 17, 2008 at 03:11 PM
Adding to everything above -- this is really great. :-)
Posted by: Ned Raggett | January 17, 2008 at 03:50 PM
rich we on that same page
look out for that techno r and b this year
Posted by: princemoney | January 17, 2008 at 04:00 PM
I give credit to whoever produced Three 6 Mafia's "Stay Fly" for resurrecting the 4/4. That was 2005 or 2006?
Posted by: Bill | January 17, 2008 at 04:05 PM
Wait, what? 4/4 is /back/? As in, it went away at some point? Where was I when 4/4 wasn't the crutch of pop music?
Posted by: n | January 17, 2008 at 04:12 PM
Really? You've noticed it in the past 10 years, n? On this scale and not every now and then like "Stay Fly," which Bill rightfully cites? I'm genuinely interested in hearing some examples.
Posted by: Rich | January 17, 2008 at 04:24 PM
Whoa...your Idolator essay was a revelation: I can not BELIEVE I've been reading you for YEARS and never made the "fourfour - 4/4" connection! Oh man, I really hope I'm not alone in that.
While I'm here, I want to say that Love's Fucking Cheap has been on near constant rotation since the minute you posted it. Thank you so much...it's totally been the soundtrack for my winter so far.
Posted by: Johnny | January 17, 2008 at 04:32 PM
Your recent mixes have dominated my musical life as of late. Thank you.
Posted by: Shana | January 17, 2008 at 05:00 PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4/4#Simple_and_compound_time_signatures
4/4 is introductory level rhythm for virtually every beginner musician of every discipline imaginable. I mean, there's nothing wrong with it, but I don't understand how you can say it "went out of style" and "now it's back!!" or something along those lines, since, you know, it's pretty much kindergarten stuff in the world of learning music.
Stay Fly is also easy 4/4 stuff. I don't understand your point?
I could be missing something very obvious though. :/
Posted by: n | January 17, 2008 at 06:11 PM
I know what you mean regarding 4/4 over, like, 3/4 or 5/7. However, I'm using 4/4 to describe the disco/house beat: four equally emphasized beats per measure (boom, boom, boom, boom) instead of, say, a break.
It's tough because basically the same term is used to describe fairly different things. At first, I was confused by the use of 4/4 the way I'm using it here for the same reason you were.
Posted by: Rich | January 17, 2008 at 06:24 PM
So nice Rich, thanks. Thank you very much. This is gettin burned tonight for work tomorrow.
!!!
Posted by: Paolo Mastrangelo | January 17, 2008 at 09:17 PM
Love it, love it, love it.
Posted by: Alfred Soto | January 17, 2008 at 09:51 PM
Brilliant!
I'm doing the head bob, foot tap in the coffee shop... keeping my ass in my chair is proving to be a challenge.
Posted by: Emily | January 18, 2008 at 02:46 PM
Why can't I download this?? :(
Posted by: Jenn | January 18, 2008 at 05:48 PM
absolutely brilliant Herbalife
Posted by: greg | January 18, 2008 at 08:19 PM
Thanks for this Rich, I can't wait to hear it!
Posted by: AntBee | January 18, 2008 at 09:37 PM
I just can't believe I never figured out what "fourfour" stood for. And now I know.
It's like you turned the lights on.
Posted by: dan renzi | January 19, 2008 at 03:35 AM
Oooooh, that Omarion/Kat Deluna tune is rocking my clock. Thanks!
Posted by: mp | January 19, 2008 at 03:24 PM
Calling it fourfour is more poetic, but for clarity's sake we could go with "four-on-the-floor."
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Posted by: kily | January 23, 2008 at 02:25 AM
I looooooooooooove this mix. I've fallen in love with CUTOFF TIME and EXPERIMENT. You're mixing skills are quite sexy, my dear. Keep posting more of these, please.
Posted by: Shannon | January 23, 2008 at 09:54 AM