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RJD2 — Ghostwriter
Album: Dead Ringer
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7.3

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Total ratings: 2912









Released: 2002
Length: 5:10
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 bialia wrote:

I never really listened to RJD2, but this is instantly nostalgic because it sounds so turn of the millennium.  It's funny how usually it takes time until we can hear the hallmarks of an era like that.

I agree with you, in a diff way but, never really "dug" the "electronic" produced compositions of this era, so far. However, RJD2 is new to my ears and, to the aspect of your comment... Might I suggest looking up Reinhardt Buhr. The man... And, later, female ?? Made some of the most audibly tingling, sensational electronic music... An electric bass... Slightly bigger that a violin... A little guitar "mixed in", and, a few other instruments. Check him out... You won't be displeased! ✌️
I failed to mention... Bill & crew...Many thanks for bringing so many wonderful listening experiences! LLRP! 
Posted 8 months ago by Signwrtr61    [ Reply ]
Hard to believe 20 years has gone by since this came out.
Posted 8 months ago by bowerp64    [ Reply ]
 lester wrote:
TheLoneIguana wrote:Well, that's probably true. But what to do should the results of such control-twiddling be pleasing?
To call one a "musician", in the sense that you refer.... I think it still qualifies one perhaps, as a musical engineer.... Sounds enuff like "musician" to these old ears! 
TLI... I misdirected... That was towards who you replied to. My bad, for misunderstanding. 
Posted 8 months ago by Signwrtr61    [ Reply ]
the fake scratches are totally unnecessary and I love the groove… We know it’s not a fucking album already
Posted 1 year ago by tm    [ Reply ]
Solid live band!
Posted 1 year ago by GalileoCoffeeCo    [ Reply ]
 dlaumor wrote:
Very nice, I love it and my children too {#Dancingbanana}


It is good to love one's own children.
Posted 1 year ago by rhlrstn    [ Reply ]
I never really listened to RJD2, but this is instantly nostalgic because it sounds so turn of the millennium.  It's funny how usually it takes time until we can hear the hallmarks of an era like that.
Posted 1 year ago by bialia    [ Reply ]
 stunix wrote:

Do I hear Elliott Smith?   I think I do!



So with this I give it a 7!!
Posted 2 years ago by keenevision    [ Reply ]
 dragon1952 wrote:

Not sure there could be a more bland, repetitive and ho-hum song. Seriously people....7.3?


But, yet, for some reason this is one of my favorite songs. Just has this great groove. It brings me joy, so I'll keep it.
Posted 2 years ago by stevesaw    [ Reply ]
 fsilva wrote:


It happened again! very nice!



And again!
Posted 2 years ago by pxd    [ Reply ]
 BCarn wrote:

This following Thievery Corporation.......nice!



It happened again! very nice!
Posted 2 years ago by fsilva    [ Reply ]
This following Thievery Corporation.......nice!
Posted 2 years ago by BCarn    [ Reply ]
I like the snapple in the background.Vinyl babbby!
Posted 3 years ago by Rockit9    [ Reply ]
 lester wrote:
TheLoneIguana wrote:
Being able to twiddle some controls on some audio equipment does not a musician make.
Well, that's probably true. But what to do should the results of such control-twiddling be pleasing?
 Twiddle The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun

Posted 3 years ago by NeuroJoe    [ Reply ]
Well basically it is an Aphex Twin ripoff (Windowlicker), transforming a piece of electronic art into elevator music.
Posted 3 years ago by Ostar    [ Reply ]
 brianlay wrote:
My daughter recognized this from a Honda TV ad
 
I think it was a Hyundai ad.  Nice groove.
Posted 4 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
Did you spot the Elliott Smith sample? It's from I Didn't Understand

If you enjoy this check out Thavious Beck - The Most Beautiful Ugly
Posted 4 years ago by ExploitingChaos    [ Reply ]
So glad to hear RJD2 on RP
Posted 5 years ago by t0m5k1    [ Reply ]
My daughter recognized this from a Honda TV ad
Posted 6 years ago by brianlay    [ Reply ]
 SECA_Alan wrote:
Not my usual thing but I like what's going on here, very nice. Great for driving in the sun with shades on.

 
Thank you. Hadn't thought of it, but great idea!
This definitely goes into my 2001 Miata curvy road playlist... :)
Posted 6 years ago by RazzCat    [ Reply ]
Yes, this is for sure some of the trippiest, happiest, liveliest sets of sounds out there! I love how every time, it surprises me; very clever.
Posted 6 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
 oldsaxon wrote:

Laughing loudly!

 
Speaking of recycled, this is one of my favorite riding songs.
Posted 6 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
Not really my genre, but I dig this tune baby!
Posted 6 years ago by BCarn    [ Reply ]
 stunix wrote:
Do I hear Elliott Smith?   I think I do!

 
Yep, I heard "I Didn't Understand" near the end :)
Posted 7 years ago by davor2012    [ Reply ]
Do I hear Elliott Smith?   I think I do!
Posted 7 years ago by stunix    [ Reply ]
 Indeed, its underrated. Very nice song.

Piranga wrote:
Another sneak attack by RP! Can't sit still to this one! 7.3!

 


Posted 7 years ago by Andres-7    [ Reply ]
My chin is dancing
Posted 7 years ago by MassivRuss    [ Reply ]
Very nice, I love it and my children too {#Dancingbanana}
Posted 7 years ago by dlaumor    [ Reply ]
RIP R2D2
Posted 7 years ago by oppositelock    [ Reply ]
 dragon1952 wrote:
Not sure there could be a more bland, repetitive and ho-hum song. Seriously people....7.3?

 
I gave it 10.
Posted 7 years ago by maboleth    [ Reply ]
Not my usual thing but I like what's going on here, very nice. Great for driving in the sun with shades on.
Posted 8 years ago by SECA_Alan    [ Reply ]
Another sneak attack by RP! Can't sit still to this one! 7.3!
Posted 8 years ago by Piranga    [ Reply ]
 dragon1952 wrote:
Not sure there could be a more bland, repetitive and ho-hum song. Seriously people....7.3?

 
Ditto
Posted 8 years ago by raewah    [ Reply ]
Iggy's Lust for Life and now this?  How am I supposed to get any work done with all of this chair dancing to do?  ☺️ 
Posted 8 years ago by Hortense    [ Reply ]
 richardgold wrote:
One of the best albums I own.. still play it to people and they are always amazed.
 

 
{#Stupid}
Posted 8 years ago by dragon1952    [ Reply ]
Not sure there could be a more bland, repetitive and ho-hum song. Seriously people....7.3?
Posted 8 years ago by dragon1952    [ Reply ]
 AvoidingWork wrote:
 EarthMama wrote:

Bill has granted your wish.....see ya on Monday!  {#Propeller}

 Yep!!  Time to go!!

Even if I am a couple hours off...  It's 5 O'Clock somewhere!

 
YEESSSS!!!   5 O'clock!!  Time to strut the heck on out.  Peace!
Posted 9 years ago by AvoidingWork    [ Reply ]
 oldfart48 wrote:
according to wiki he actually plays an insterment and sings on two count them 2 tracks on his latest whatever you call stolen ripped or sampled other peoples already recorded music......what an amazing talent, I can play the h@ll out of a radio.....

 
Have at it, Mozart; maybe you can make something that sounds like this.
Posted 9 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 ScottFromWyoming wrote:
Loved this originally, bought the CD, quickly grew to hate it, sold the CD, slowly grew to love it again but I WILL NOT buy the CD a second time
 
8 

 
Lucky you two didn't have kids... {#Whipit}
Posted 9 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
I have needs —————————————— to hear it again
Posted 9 years ago by lord_byron    [ Reply ]
Very cool  {#Sunny}
Posted 9 years ago by Caino    [ Reply ]
 EarthMama wrote:

Bill has granted your wish.....see ya on Monday!  {#Propeller}

 Yep!!  Time to go!!

Even if I am a couple hours off...  It's 5 O'Clock somewhere!
Posted 9 years ago by AvoidingWork    [ Reply ]
 AvoidingWork wrote:
Bill this song needs to play Friday @ 5:00 in every time zone.  Cause when those horns start I'm ready to start strutin out those doors.  This is the perfect "Tschüs na!" song.

 
Bill has granted your wish.....see ya on Monday!  {#Propeller}
Posted 10 years ago by EarthMama    [ Reply ]
 oldfart48 wrote:
according to wiki he actually plays an insterment and sings on two count them 2 tracks on his latest whatever you call stolen ripped or sampled other peoples already recorded music......what an amazing talent, I can play the h@ll out of a radio.....

 
And even after all that crap, it's still good. So STFU.
Posted 10 years ago by richlister    [ Reply ]
{#Bananajumprope}
Posted 10 years ago by Peter_Bradshaw    [ Reply ]
 djblitz wrote:

I'm not sure there has been another user ID so aptly named.  



 
Laughing loudly!
Posted 10 years ago by oldsaxon    [ Reply ]
 oldfart48 wrote:
according to wiki he actually plays an insterment and sings on two count them 2 tracks on his latest whatever you call stolen ripped or sampled other peoples already recorded music......what an amazing talent, I can play the h@ll out of a radio.....

 
I'm not sure there has been another user ID so aptly named.  


Posted 10 years ago by djblitz    [ Reply ]
according to wiki he actually plays an insterment and sings on two count them 2 tracks on his latest whatever you call stolen ripped or sampled other peoples already recorded music......what an amazing talent, I can play the h@ll out of a radio.....
Posted 10 years ago by oldfart48    [ Reply ]
{#Dancingbanana_2}
Posted 10 years ago by geonik    [ Reply ]
{#Bananajam}
Posted 10 years ago by bbinspace    [ Reply ]
This whole album is seriously fantastic, and this song is my favorite among them.
Posted 10 years ago by aaronm    [ Reply ]
{#Dancingbanana_2}
Posted 10 years ago by cdnabroad    [ Reply ]
This song gets me moving in my desk chair!
Posted 10 years ago by DearDM    [ Reply ]
Bill this song needs to play Friday @ 5:00 in every time zone.  Cause when those horns start I'm ready to start strutin out those doors.  This is the perfect "Tschüs na!" song.
Posted 10 years ago by AvoidingWork    [ Reply ]
¡Mola!
 
Posted 10 years ago by A_B_C    [ Reply ]
{#Bananajam}{#Bananasplit}{#Bananapiano}{#Dancingbanana}
Posted 10 years ago by Catalytic    [ Reply ]
Bounce...bounce...bounce{#Jump} :O)
Posted 10 years ago by paradisepig    [ Reply ]
It just has swagger...{#Motor}
Posted 10 years ago by ProjectGemini07    [ Reply ]
We love RJD2! great RP as always
Posted 11 years ago by isparos9    [ Reply ]
One of the best albums I own.. still play it to people and they are always amazed.
 
Posted 11 years ago by richardgold    [ Reply ]
Yet another group I doubt I'd have heard of but for RP. Thanks, Bill et al.! {#Dance}
Posted 11 years ago by lexica    [ Reply ]
 ScottFromWyoming wrote:

Trout, no salmon. Ranch= 3 cats and a dog. But you're welcome to come visit! You can go to the rodeo on your own though. Tourists eat that up.
 
You're a brave man, Scott.
Posted 11 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
Just such a cool tune
Posted 11 years ago by thediceareloaded    [ Reply ]
 Stingray wrote:

Nice that you shared that incredible story, Scotty!

Wyoming...? Salmon, rodeos and wild horeses?

Must be a great state! Please invite me to your ranch!

 
Trout, no salmon. Ranch= 3 cats and a dog. But you're welcome to come visit! You can go to the rodeo on your own though. Tourists eat that up.
Posted 11 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
 Stingray wrote:

Nice that you shared that incredible story, Scotty!

Wyoming...? Salmon, rodeos and wild horeses?

Must be a great state! Please invite me to your ranch!

 
Inadvertently funny. This is like an American asking a German, "Send me a picture of you playing the tuba in your lederhosen!"
Posted 11 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
 socalhol wrote:
Oh how I love Wikipedia!  It lists all of the songs RJD2 sampled in this track.  What a wide variety!  No wonder we all think it's somehow familiar, we probably have heard bits of it before:

"I Didn't Understand" by Elliot Smith
"Secretary" by Betty Wright
"Timesteps" by Wendy Carlos and "William Tell Overture" (from the soundtrack to the film A Clockwork Orange)
"Outside Woman Blues" by Cream
"A Taste of Honey" by Paul Desmond
"Ready or Not Here I Come" by The Delfonics
 
that's pretty cool!
Posted 11 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
DEAD RINGER hits the nail on the head!
Posted 11 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
 ScottFromWyoming wrote:
Loved this originally, bought the CD, quickly grew to hate it, sold the CD, slowly grew to love it again but I WILL NOT buy the CD a second time
 
8 
 

Nice that you shared that incredible story, Scotty!

Wyoming...? Salmon, rodeos and wild horeses?

Must be a great state! Please invite me to your ranch!


Posted 11 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
BAD!
Posted 11 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
 Xing wrote:
ribbledidibbledidobbledidopp. Elevatormuzacannoyance.

We got now that this guy can load a sample and play it a hundred thousand times.

 



aye mate!
Posted 11 years ago by macmarine    [ Reply ]
Loved this originally, bought the CD, quickly grew to hate it, sold the CD, slowly grew to love it again but I WILL NOT buy the CD a second time
 
8 
Posted 12 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
 drsteevo wrote:
This song is a great example of what a talented DJ can create.  DJ Schmolli  needs to take a few lessons from this guy.
 

You got that bass ackwards!
Posted 12 years ago by redtex    [ Reply ]
10 years latter, still as good! thanks for that :-))
Posted 12 years ago by BenD    [ Reply ]
exactly what i wanted to hear right now
Posted 12 years ago by gosvimmink    [ Reply ]
Oh how I love Wikipedia!  It lists all of the songs RJD2 sampled in this track.  What a wide variety!  No wonder we all think it's somehow familiar, we probably have heard bits of it before:

"I Didn't Understand" by Elliot Smith
"Secretary" by Betty Wright
"Timesteps" by Wendy Carlos and "William Tell Overture" (from the soundtrack to the film A Clockwork Orange)
"Outside Woman Blues" by Cream
"A Taste of Honey" by Paul Desmond
"Ready or Not Here I Come" by The Delfonics
Posted 12 years ago by socalhol    [ Reply ]
ribbledidibbledidobbledidopp. Elevatormuzacannoyance.

We got now that this guy can load a sample and play it a hundred thousand times.

Posted 12 years ago by Xing    [ Reply ]
 apd wrote:

say what now? Where?
 
Vocals from Elliott Smith's "I Didn't Understand" from the XO album. Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sExlr1F2PQs

Haunting song... 

Posted 12 years ago by mcullers    [ Reply ]
This song is a great example of what a talented DJ can create.  DJ Schmolli  needs to take a few lessons from this guy.


Posted 12 years ago by drsteevo    [ Reply ]
 On_The_Beach wrote:
Deceptively catchy. This one kinda sneaks up on you.
 
Exactly. Its taken a few listens, but I find my toe tapping along as struggle with work.

Posted 12 years ago by jt1    [ Reply ]
💀💀💀💀💀
Bit too repetitious for me
Posted 12 years ago by handwaver    [ Reply ]
Poor, poor Elliott...
Posted 12 years ago by cherjr    [ Reply ]
 mcullers wrote:
Love those Elliott Smith vocals mixed in!
 
say what now? Where?
Posted 12 years ago by apd    [ Reply ]
First time I've ever heard the song without Jay! Tomlinson from Best of the Left podcast babbling over it!
Posted 12 years ago by bluemoon88    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:
This just makes you want to get up and strut mightily down the street, head tall, shoulders back, like you own it. Great stuff for Friday evening before the pub. 9 from the desk-struttin' Nottingham jury {#Motor}
 
My thoughts exactly. When those horns kick in, you just have to get to struttin' :)


Posted 12 years ago by Zaren    [ Reply ]
Love those Elliott Smith vocals mixed in!

Posted 12 years ago by mcullers    [ Reply ]

Talk about ear candy!


Posted 12 years ago by katiediddler    [ Reply ]
Deceptively catchy. This one kinda sneaks up on you.
Posted 12 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
Warning !

This can be hazardous to your hearing !
Keep volume at a moderate level.

Posted 13 years ago by HazzeSwede    [ Reply ]
Great stuff!Music
Posted 13 years ago by thediceareloaded    [ Reply ]
Wasn´t that tune used as title track in the movie Wimbledon?
Posted 13 years ago by chessie    [ Reply ]
This just makes you want to get up and strut mightily down the street, head tall, shoulders back, like you own it. Great stuff for Friday evening before the pub. 9 from the desk-struttin' Nottingham jury {#Motor}
Posted 13 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
A definite toe-tapping tune!  {#Dance}  love love love it!!

Posted 13 years ago by socalhol    [ Reply ]
Challenging to hear fully but awesome.
Posted 13 years ago by nerakdon    [ Reply ]
What I would do with 1981 again.....
Posted 13 years ago by Xstar    [ Reply ]
That's amazing that (per Bill) this was released in 1981, with the guy being born in 1976 and all....  Talk about a prodigy!!  ;) 

Posted 13 years ago by Bodhisattva    [ Reply ]
Definitely some Death in Vegas influence in there I think.  Very similar sound but about 5 years later.
Posted 13 years ago by ick    [ Reply ]
 ddbz wrote:
this sounds recent... my 1981 was pre-aluminum cans... those crazy pull-tabs?
 
hahahaha!!  good catch — who types in the song info anyway?  lots of typos......  2002 is the correct release date.  If it were released in 1981, the guy behind RJD2 was only 5 years old...  {#Shifty}
Posted 13 years ago by socalhol    [ Reply ]
To clear the confusion from below...
(With apologies to Amazon...)

Biography

RJD2 is an instrumental hip-hop artist and producer. His debut album, Deadringer, was released on Definitive Jux in 2002 to rave reviews, many of which claimed it was like a sequel to DJ Shadow's masterpiece Entroducing.... The following year he released The Horror, which featured one CD of rarities and b-sides, and a multimedia disc of videos and animations. His second proper album, Since We Last… Read more in Amazon's RJD2 Store


Posted 13 years ago by Oscar_the_Grouch    [ Reply ]
{#Music}...I dig it!!

Posted 13 years ago by rjewyo    [ Reply ]
Hey, it's the official song of the NBA!
BTW, this couldn't have been released in 1981!!{#Eek}
Posted 13 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
this sounds recent... my 1981 was pre-aluminum cans... those crazy pull-tabs?
Posted 14 years ago by ddbz    [ Reply ]
So we have Emerson Lake and Palmer and RJD2 in the same set again? Coincidence...?{#Stupid}

Posted 14 years ago by fevertree    [ Reply ]
 BigTimber wrote:
don't have a TV; all the people whining about commercials should think about a new hobby. try quilting, it's fun.
 
I drop-kicked cable a year ago. I don't miss it.  I got a PVR, which works nicely with broadcasts, even HD. I can't do commercials but there are some things worth watching.  Glad I can record stuff like Austin City Limits and some of the other cream that manages to rise to the top.

Oh yeah, I have a lot of great hobbies too.  I think I would like quilting.
Posted 14 years ago by MojoJojo    [ Reply ]
This is AWESOME, that horn riff....gold!
Posted 14 years ago by Shouc    [ Reply ]
 derekd wrote:
Emerson Lake & Palmer and RJD2 in the same set? Only on Radio Paradise folks...I applaud Bill for his boldness.
 
Bill's like "Shuffle" mode, but guided by an actual human brain!

Posted 14 years ago by bluedot    [ Reply ]

Head bob-bob-bobbin along....  {#Music}


Posted 14 years ago by PinkFlamingo69    [ Reply ]
Emerson Lake & Palmer and RJD2 in the same set? Only on Radio Paradise folks...I applaud Bill for his boldness.
Posted 14 years ago by derekd    [ Reply ]
Ronnie James Dio 2?
Posted 14 years ago by neckbone    [ Reply ]

I likes RJD2, but this one isn't one of his more inspiring pieces. . .

Posted 14 years ago by vandal    [ Reply ]
 g530preston wrote:
Nice beat!  Got the headphones up all the way...which made me realize that I haven't seen live music in a while.  This must be pretty sweet live?  Anyone hear them?  You know, where you feel the reverberations and your heart fights back with it's own beat.  Nice closing too!
 
I saw them (him) play in Flagstaff AZ about a year ago.. it was a great show with some entertaining visuals projected behind him.  Not a lot of electronica passes through this hippy town, so I made it a point to show up (not having heard of this guy before).  I left the show with a smile on my face.  Plenty of dancin'.{#Dancingbanana}
Posted 14 years ago by lysisphere    [ Reply ]
Absolutely great song, as well as a great album featuring top notch underground hip-hop artists. If you like this kind of electronica music, you might like Jesus Wore Dickies, check the album Terminal Island out
Posted 14 years ago by GuyBtheGreat    [ Reply ]
 DrLex wrote:

It would be even more impressive knowing that the artist was born in 1976. No, the album is actually from 2002 {#Wink}

 
Are you sure? This tune sounds like coming from Vinyl!

Posted 14 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
 adroc wrote:
Great tune, the best from a solid album, which according to the RP Playlist was release in 1981! Wow, how's that for ahead of its time! {#Stupid}

 
It would be even more impressive knowing that the artist was born in 1976. No, the album is actually from 2002 {#Wink}

Posted 14 years ago by DrLex    [ Reply ]
 mamerjamer wrote:
Is this song added to RP off of vinyl or is the crackle effect (like a slightly pitted vinyl record) added into the RJD2 recording?  Interesting.  I may have noticed it before, but it really jumped out at me this time.  Anybody know?

 
Most likely it is just added, like with a gazillion other songs. Hell, even I have done it during the short time that I attempted to create music, and that was more than 10 years ago. Sampling some crackling vinyl and digitally mixing it into the song is a whole lot easier than stamping the song to a record and re-recording it to CD.

Posted 14 years ago by DrLex    [ Reply ]
Great tune, the best from a solid album, which according to the RP Playlist was release in 1981! Wow, how's that for ahead of its time! {#Stupid}

Posted 14 years ago by adroc    [ Reply ]


Music with soul —
Posted 14 years ago by Brooky    [ Reply ]
even better hook up your computer to your stereo and watch tv with RP on
works great


Posted: Jun 09, 2009 - 06:54		 < Reply >
 BigTimber wrote:
don't have a TV; all the people whining about commercials should think about a new hobby. try quilting, it's fun.
 
Or, they should learn the power of the mute button. I instinctively mute whenever a commercial comes up. For added fun, invent your own soundtrack with each commercial.


Posted 14 years ago by coy    [ Reply ]
Nice beat!  Got the headphones up all the way...which made me realize that I haven't seen live music in a while.  This must be pretty sweet live?  Anyone hear them?  You know, where you feel the reverberations and your heart fights back with it's own beat.  Nice closing too!
Posted 14 years ago by g530preston    [ Reply ]
Makes Moby look like Baby Huey.
Posted 14 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
This song rocks.  I wouldn't mind at all if i heard it used for adverts though i haven't.  Surely its better to have good music than bad in the background of these things.
Posted 14 years ago by Sloggydog    [ Reply ]