Sunday, April 12, 2015

Holy 80s Throwback Batman!

Hello everyone!

Delayed blog post, so very sorry for all two of you that read it. You know who you are.

This week a lot of my time has been spent watching The Sopranos and toying at the idea of productivity. A lot of toying with the idea, believe me.
In coming weeks, I will predict several states of meltdown and some scattered crying sessions. But in the mean time, let's talk about the music. Which is what we are here for, after all.

This week, I struggled to find songs to review (in truth I was half way through Season 1 of The Sopranos and totally forgot I had to post a blog), so I'll be reviewing something that was recommended to me by a friend.

Certain musical genres have stood the test of time, you find them evolving and changing throughout the eras, but they have more or less stayed put as popular genres with characteristics known by all. Rap music, Pop music, Rock music all have characteristic sounds and feels. So when I heard this song, I pretty much was zapped right through a time machine to an era of 80s cop shows set in Miami (a genre unto itself, believe me).

Alfonso Muskedunder by Todd Terje

Honestly, I thought music like this had died out like handlebar mustaches and grown men wearing those tiny, tight shorts. Thankfully Todd Terje is bringing back all of the nostalgia, but none of the mental scarring.

The song is a nice eclectic mix of modern electronic beats and that classic television show theme music that we all know and love. It's got a real classic feel to it, that bass line throws back to all sorts of coolness and vintage suave. My experience of this song was sitting in a vintage convertible, driving around the streets of Miami and looking off into the distance dramatically every now and then to get some good focus pulls. I am a Miami Cop. I do have a handlebar mustache and aviators in this vision. 

Although, I'm probably to weak and tiny to take down any bad guys, I feel as though Todd Terje really succeeds in making me feel like I could. This is the theme song for my non-existent career in law enforcement.  Time to change my name to Alfonso Muskedunder and practice sliding over the bonnets of cars. This one is definitely making it on my driving playlist.


8 "Doughnuts and coffees to go" out of 10

Love,

Alfonso Muskedunder; Miami P.D.

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