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3.3 ( 37 total votes )
Already a sensation in the UK, where his debut set has been on store shelves since summer ‘09, Dan Black is now looking to bring his soulful take on electronic pop to listeners stateside – and who better to give him a leg-up than Kid CuDi, past collaborator with the eclectic likes of Ratatat, MGMT, and Sharam? On the newly-released official remix of single Symphony, our favorite lonely stoner jumps on board to name-drop Snoop and rail against hatin’ bloggers in a characteristically scatterbrained opening verse. CuDi’s melodic flows sound right at home over Black’s sweeping blend of strings and choral synths, and the former’s deadpan harmonies mesh surprisingly well with the latter’s reedier hook and bridge vocals. With a strikingly pretty sound and a well-matched guest feature, this remix should be a winner in the Booth, but the question remains: will Black’s style play equally well with American audiences as it did across the pond? We’ll have to wait until this spring, when UN hits U.S. record stores, to find out for sure.
This song first appeared on the
Independent Chart
on February 8, 2010
Listen to More: Dan Black , Kid CuDi , Alternative Written by richard
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Heard this record last night and damn, this was enjoyable to say the least. Despite the song being pretty emo and the remix calling for the exact same drums from "Umbrella," this was an emotional song that I could feel. Cudi was solid on the remix and this is going to collection right now.
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| Posted on Jan 20, 2010 |
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Umbrella-ella-ella-ella haha. I wonder how Tricky Stewart feels about Dan's production work? Anywho, drums and symbols aside... this was very enjoyable. Cudi fit this record perfectly.
Richard: I am not sure Dan's sound will translate to mainstream success Stateside, but who knows? 
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| Posted on Jan 20, 2010 |
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I have always appreciated Dan Black.. this is very similar to his remix of Biggie's "Hypnotize." Overall, a very crisp and solid sound.
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| Posted on Jan 20, 2010 |
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AMAZING
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| Posted on Jan 20, 2010 |
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When I heard this a couple days ago, I was questioning whether or not keep it or not. And we all hear umbrella lol. 3.5 stars.
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| Posted on Jan 20, 2010 |
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I liked this a lot. Cudi was perfect for this. This production was real tight too (even with the percussion). I don't know how Dan Black will do stateside but I know I like what I hear so far.
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| Posted on Jan 20, 2010 |
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Great song. This is cudi's kind of track. Lets be honest record sale wise dan black wont sell that much but online sales will be nice from what im hearing.
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| Posted on Jan 20, 2010 |
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This would definitely be in rotation if the "Umbrella" sample weren't so prominent, but pretty cool. It's very ethereal sounding, kind of like a dream.
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| Posted on Jan 20, 2010 |
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i really think the across the pond music playe don this site is 95% sick. i like it wen i hear somthin different or new rather than the same sound everyday. CuDi was sick, he needs to do some more collabo work.
DjBooth, i wanna hear more across the pond. |
| Posted on Jan 20, 2010 |
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Not upbeat enough to make any progess Stateside but the Cudi contribution was a good look
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| Posted on Jan 20, 2010 |
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Yeah, the Umbrella drums are just too iconic to be used unless you're gonna completely flip it, and Black doesn't do enough to really transform it here. I know I sound like a dumb American, and I probably am, but I'm just not feeling this. Sorry Dan Black...
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| Posted on Jan 20, 2010 |
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I follow Nathan on this... There is not enough n dis track 2 support it. Hopefully there is more to sample, cuz this is not doin it for me.
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| Posted on Jan 20, 2010 |
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Different but hottt!
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| Posted on Jan 20, 2010 |
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I think its great but if this comes stateside best believe its gonna be on every single pop station
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| Posted on Jan 20, 2010 |
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This hipster indie electro-pop ish plus these young up and coming emcees sounds nice. It's awesome to hear KiD CuDi's laid back vocals sliding over Dan's not-entirely-original-but-cool production.
I won't bump this on the regular, but I support KiD CuDi for sure and if you like pop music, you should check this out. |
| Posted on Jan 20, 2010 |
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not bad at all, pleasant to listen to
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| Posted on Jan 20, 2010 |
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Decent track, kinda been groovin to stuff like this lately, poundin pavin andwhat not.
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| Posted on Jan 20, 2010 |
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The more I listen to this the more I like it. It's a good mix, just wish the vocals were louder in certain parts and could do with less drum percussion. The hook sounds just like a couple of other songs(not hip-hop) but that is actually my favorite part other than cudi. This is certainly some quality material, especially to burn too ;)
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| Posted on Jan 20, 2010 |
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I second Nathan S.
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| Posted on Jan 21, 2010 |
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Actually Z the beat you hear is actually a full fledged drum sample!!
I have it on Garageband!! So it's not really Tricky's production....it's garagebands production....haha... but Tricky and Rihanna just made it famous!! |
| Posted on Jan 21, 2010 |
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| Posted on Jan 21, 2010 |
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When I first heard this I thought it was Colin Munroe. Don't know who this guy is, but he looks promising!
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| Posted on Jan 23, 2010 |
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it's str8 UMBRELLA BEAT
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| Posted on Jan 23, 2010 |
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i wouldnt of looked at this if cudi wasnt on it, good thing he was, cause i liked it, and same thing for me about the percussion, its very distracting, makes me think rihanna's gunna come in for the hook, lol
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| Posted on Jan 25, 2010 |
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| Posted on Jan 25, 2010 |
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OUCH. It's "Umbrella all over again. Tricky obviously doesn't think that Dan is original. Sucks, I don't either. The only thing I liked was Cudi's parts.
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| Posted on Jan 28, 2010 |
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the beat is on point,the lyrics are to weak
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| Posted on Jan 28, 2010 |
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The words are louder than the music, other than that the sound is pretty good. ^_~
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| Posted on Feb 02, 2010 |
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The words are louder than the music, other than that the sound is pretty good. ^_~
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| Posted on Feb 02, 2010 |
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| Posted on Feb 04, 2010 |
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ACuDi now, I had to check this out, no dissapointments, infact, I love this..
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| Posted on Feb 16, 2010 |
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Real Nice, I like it a lot. I like the small changes made to the Umbrella track.
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| Posted on Feb 22, 2010 |
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i'm feelin this one...
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| Posted on Mar 17, 2010 |
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