One of my first posts on TECB was about how ill I think EarDrumZ is with the beats. His Kill Bill remix project is fresh enough to pass any instrumental head’s standards, but, in my opinion, The RE:ssassination of Jesse James by the Coward EarDrumZ is his best project to date. Of course, the excellence of said mix would have never been possible if it wasn’t for the unbelievable Assassination of Jesse James… score from Nick Cave and Warren Ellis.
Here’s the entire EarDrumZ remix…
…which is available for free download — with a slew of other freebies — at his blog.
Anyway, since I heard RE:ssassination, I’ve read a bunch about Nick Cave and his career, bought The Proposition, and caught a serious mulligan after I had found out he scored the film adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s The Road. Essentially, I’ve become a fan over the last couple of years. But that’s where my problem starts — the mans discography is gigantic and ever expanding (by the way, White Lunar, his latest release with Warren Ellis, hit stores today), and I’m clueless as to where my starting point should be.
Any suggestions? Also — was The Assassination of Jesse James… ever released on vinyl, and, if so, where can I scoop it?
Thanks!
Filed under: Instrumental, Music, This Is Not Hip-Hop Tagged: | EarDrumz, Nick Cave, The Assassination of Jesse James, Warren Ellis
I dig the album Let Love In. Some of the songs might be familiar (i.e. movies and covers).
Not sure if that is the place to start, but some cool songs on it.