Tricky Thump
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Artist:White Stripes vs Led Zeppelin vs DJ Zebra
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Track:Icky Thump Whole Lotta Funk
Still flushed with the glow of the weekend’s Bastille Day escapades (which included shakin’ my derrière to a plethora of after-midnight mash-ups at the July edition of Bootie), I’ve been feeling more than my usual affection for the French.This morning, I snatched up a demi-baguette and a demitasse from the boulangerie up the block. Then, I chased my petit déjeuner with a new treat from that Parisian maître de mash DJ Zebra, whose incendiary Bootie set at the DNA was one of the nightlife highlights of the past few years.This latest offering from Zebra makes an astute audio statement about the abiding influence that Led Zeppelin’s monstrous mix of psychedelica, heavy metal, blues, folk and rock ‘n roll has had on the White Stripes and, specifically, the trendy Detroit duo’s singer, guitarist and songwriter Jack White. Taking the Stripes’ current signature song “Icky Thump” and a live version of Zep’s “Whole Lotta Love,” Zebra, who’s a pretty good musician himself, added some guitars, keyboards and drums of his own, and…Voilà! “Icky Thump Whole Lotta Funk.”
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