Grievous Angel vs Bill Withers: No Sunshine

grievous_angel · Post by **grievous_angel** » Mon May 01, 2006 10:04 pm

Dubstep re-rub of Bill Withers' classic acoustic soul tune. This is an idea that's been obsessing me for the last few months.

Grievous Angel Vs Bill Withers: No Sunshine. 5:49. MP3. http://www.grievousangel.net/NoSunshine.mp3

Let me know what you think.

alex bk-bk · Post by **alex bk-bk** » Mon May 01, 2006 10:10 pm

in my opinion its just too well known a tune. but nice drums tho !

clone.a.k. · Post by **clone.a.k.** » Tue May 02, 2006 12:43 am

i like it alot. huge fan of the song, all versions. this one is a keeper.
large bass, staggered drums shufflin' along. a+

kuma · Post by **kuma** » Tue May 02, 2006 1:13 am

Well done, does it nuff justice.
Would love to play this out when I open for T-Power this weekend.

grievous_angel · Post by **grievous_angel** » Tue May 02, 2006 6:49 pm

Glad you liked it people!

I see versioning big choons like Ain't No Sunshine as a key element of the 'ardkore 'nuum -- no song is too big for a dubstep re-rub!

boomnoise · Post by **boomnoise** » Tue May 02, 2006 7:26 pm

i like it. pushing things forward, differently.

alex bk-bk · Post by **alex bk-bk** » Tue May 02, 2006 8:16 pm

you know what ive come around to it. if i heard this in the rave i would probably go mad. i rmemeber when bossman dropped Sometimes by Davinche at FWD - that samples candi staton - and FAARK MEEE!!

so yeah i take it back youve convinced me

czech steppa · Post by **czech steppa** » Wed May 03, 2006 5:58 am

Big up ya bad self bro.

Nice toon, a little tame for my tastes but banging ...

anok · Post by **anok** » Wed May 03, 2006 10:02 am

definately feelin this tune

niceness

kuma · Post by **kuma** » Fri May 05, 2006 7:12 pm

absolutely huge.
played this on the radio show last night and the sub just smashed it...

shonky · Post by **shonky** » Fri May 05, 2006 7:52 pm

Man, don't think this touches the original but fair play to you man, those subs rock it. Would've liked more of the original but think you did good things here.

Love the old skool vibes though think there's a lot to be said for old tunes in a dubstep style - think this'd be better if it was double timed though, but that's just my taste.

danolboy · Post by **danolboy** » Fri May 05, 2006 8:22 pm

Full props to you mate, it takes balls to take such a well known tune and try and do it justice. I think you totally pulled it off. Fits into the context of dub seamlessly.

grievous_angel · Post by **grievous_angel** » Sun May 07, 2006 10:11 pm

Ooooh, I like the idea of doing a double time version... actually maybe a dark garage swinging thing with minimal wobbly subs...

Thanks for the nice comments everyone!

shonky · Post by **shonky** » Sun May 07, 2006 10:45 pm

Grievous Angel wrote:Ooooh, I like the idea of doing a double time version... actually maybe a dark garage swinging thing with minimal wobbly subs...

Thanks for the nice comments everyone!

That's the fella, nice one Grievous. Get it all El-B'd up mate, that'd be wicked.

BTW you get your design ideas from Horsepowers first album by any chance?

grievous_angel · Post by **grievous_angel** » Mon May 08, 2006 8:53 am

No but I think me and horsepower draw on the same sources - my design ideas haven't moved on much since the late 80s, early Tomato, Decode, the more obvious / easier DR stuff... all sans serifs like Franklin Gothic Heavy, Arial Black, with pastel industrial tones and washed out layers... real designers just laugh at that stuff now but I still like it!

shonky · Post by **shonky** » Mon May 08, 2006 4:12 pm

Grievous Angel wrote:No but I think me and horsepower draw on the same sources - my design ideas haven't moved on much since the late 80s, early Tomato, Decode, the more obvious / easier DR stuff... all sans serifs like Franklin Gothic Heavy, Arial Black, with pastel industrial tones and washed out layers... real designers just laugh at that stuff now but I still like it!

Hat's off to you mate, I actually like the style, it's really distinctive. Nice to see folks that go with what they want rather than going with what's "contemporary"

narcossist · Post by **narcossist** » Mon May 08, 2006 6:13 pm

Never heard the original but its definatley got a soul vibe to the whole track, not just an mismatched accapella. Production reminds me of special materialz [those crunched out drums inparticular] but with propper sub pressure and its more of a song/less a collection of fucked up samples. Shit hot.

grievous_angel · Post by **grievous_angel** » Mon May 08, 2006 6:45 pm

Thanks - kuma tells me it did OK when he played it opening for T-Power in Canada, so it must be doing something right

corpsey · Post by **corpsey** » Wed May 10, 2006 2:23 am

My sub can't handle it man, but it's sounding good.

4linehaiku · Post by **4linehaiku** » Wed May 10, 2006 2:29 am

narcossist wrote:Never heard the original...

You what? You need to sort your life out...

Still not quite made my mind up on this one. I think I need it LOUD. In the mean time, get some garage swing under it and see what you come up with. Now there's a remix I want to hear!

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