December 6 2008

Acht, Bizons, and blasts from the past

Now to your left you can find a link to the complete list of artists featured on the site. It kind of takes the charm away from just having the list of artists who haven’t covered it, but the people have spoken!

This first version is from young German band Acht, who classify themselves as blues/funk. While their version has hints of that, it also sounds pretty progressive, like an early-2000s college band might have made this.

AchtLast Christmas


The Bizons, (pronounced BEE-zons as you’ll find out if you listen) created a frankly weird version. I mean, it starts out pretty regular, and then cascades into them just awkwardly singing their band name for the last third of the track.

The BizonsLast Christmas


Finally, we present you kids two different versions of tracks we previously featured. The first is an istrumental variation on Erdmöbel’s “Weihnachten” from last year. The second, is an incredibly remixed version of the Rap Allstars version from 2006. It’s not even in the same territory, honestly. It leaped from a pretty regular hip-hop take, to a sprawling, piano-driven, guitar-whining epic! It still uses GM’s original vocals which takes it to an even different level. Since I am best at expressing myself through metaphor (maybe) just imagine George Michael wearing a pirate blouse at the top of a gothic tower singing to the night sky, maybe there are dragons (the Allstars) circling the tower beneath him. Just imagine that for a minute…

ErdmöbelWeihnachten

Rap Allstars – Last Christmas (Pacific 101 Mix)


tags: choral, instrumental, lo-fi, pop, remix, rock

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Comment

Matt Dec 7, 10:01 AM · #

It’s spelled in german: Weihnachten.



Alex Dec 7, 10:17 AM · #

thank you, good catch!





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