Tittyshaker
By
Analog Mutants
It’s always good to have the Analog Mutants here on the blog
and this new single is no exception. This is also the first single from the
Analog Mutants not to feature DJ Grazzhoppa as there are no cuts on this one.
Production comes from DJ Snafu and vocals from Phill Most Chill.
Now, there is a little bit of a story behind the beat and
title of this one. I was struggling a little bit with certain aspects of this
one, and although I had an idea what this one was all about, I decided to ask
Snafu for a little bit more. The sample comes from an obscure genre of music
called Titty Shaker. This form of music from the 1950’s is hard to define, as
it is mainly instrumental but usually with a single word chorus. An example of
this would be the track Tequila by The Champs. This is a form of music that was
widely used in the strip joints of Vegas and also in Go-Go dancer shows, hence
the genre was coined as Titty Shaker. Snafu found a sample he loved the most
and turned it into an instrumental called Tittyshaker and then sent it
to PMC who crafted his lyrics around the beat and its title.
Tittyshaker has this upbeat funky vibe which features
guitars, keys and horns, this brings an infectious sound that injects movement
into your body and brings a huge smile with it. This fits perfectly with PMC’s
tongue-in-cheek lyrics that are not only reflect the title but, also serve as
fun filled ode to the female form, actually one certain aspect of the female
form that many of you reading this, have a certain attraction to!
This one is definitely an energy filled track that is one of
those just for fun sounds that everyone enjoys bouncing to, and this is
definitely one of the clubs. As it will undoubtedly get everyone up regardless
of your take on this.
However, it would be amiss of me not to mention one thing,
which is that the genre of Titty Shaker music is built on the objectification
of the female form, and this will mean that there are some people that may well
not like this for just that reason. Now, like it or not, there has been a lot
of the objectification of the female form in some areas of Hip Hop music and
other genre’s. I do not support this objectification but, after giving this one
several listens, it is obvious that this definitely has that tongue-in-cheek
aspect and is not written to promote the objectification of the female form
but, more just celebrates one part of the female form that makes a woman, a woman (I say that with the greatest of respect to all Women). Plus,
there are more than a few men out there who could quite easily shake their own
titties too!
The B-Side to this one is the Tittyshaker (Mod Edit)
which takes the track and strips back the vocals to give you a sound that more
closely matches the original genre of music leaving just the bare bones of
PMC’s chorus as the vocal part.
Overall, Tittyshaker is another banger from the
Analog Mutants that with have everyone grooving, proving that you can take any
obscure genre of music and turn it into a banger. DJ Snafu does a great job of
doing just that here, finding something truly obscure and bringing it into the
now. Plus, PMC gives us the kind of infectious lyrics that just match the vibe
of the production, both of which flow so well and are choc full of energy, fun and more.
Now, whatever you may think of this one, it is definitely
one to have a listen to and make up your own mind to, and you can’t ignore the
fact that its infectious vibe will get you moving in some way shape and form.
Tittyshaker is out now on Nobody Buys records, with
the vinyl versions selling like hot cakes (They are probably sold out by the time you read this).
I’ll see ya next time,
Steve.
LINKS
Grab a copy from NBR Bandcamp Here:
https://nobodybuysrecords.bandcamp.com/album/analog-mutants-tittyshaker-mod-edit
Analog Mutants Socials:
https://www.instagram.com/analogmutants/
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076861993571
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdmQVsflTXTcN48kfC5pPFA
Nobody Buys Records Socials:
https://www.instagram.com/nobodybuysrecords/
https://www.facebook.com/NobodyBuysRecords
VIDEOS
Tittyshaker
Tittyshaker (Mod Edit)
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