Piece of Cake

Nik Furious: Piece of Cake: Savage

Tuesday, February 15th, 2011

It happens more than I'd like -- I produce something I think is amazing, but it doesn't click with other people. Century is one of those times. And so is Savage.

In fact, as far as I know, I'm the only person that likes this song. So give it a spin and see what you think... am I wrong?

Savage samples voice and song from narrated sports footage. I love those old dramatic re-narrations of football and baseball games, and I like the unconventional quality of this sampled audio. I'm also very pleased with the drums on this one.

Basically, what I'm saying is I LIKE THIS SONG.

Nik Furious: Piece of Cake: Piece of Cake

Tuesday, February 8th, 2011

ALRIGHT! You know the song's gonna be good when I name the mixtape after it!!!

Well, actually, it's the other way around -- my mixtapes after named after War Machine's quotes from Marvel vs. Capcom, and then I chose a track on each mixtape to represent the title... but that's neither here nor there, really.

This is one of the few mixtape cuts I WISH I could take full credit for! Alas, it uses a sample for the excellent melody and mouth noises (I guess it's beatboxing... though it's more like Bobby McFerrin-style a cappella). I chopped, looped it, and added some drums. Nothing special, mind you, but I think the combination is fantastic.

Nik Furious: Piece of Cake: Ooo Baby

Tuesday, February 1st, 2011

This is an experimental beat -- part re-imagining of the original and part remix.

Personally, I think the re-imagined part is hot. It's got great energy and mood. As for the "remixed" section, well it's definitely funny. It's got that going for it.

This beat includes the entire one-sided cell phone conversation from the original, so fill in your side of the phone call while you listen. I promise you'll have fun.