Department: Sounds
Madonna: Give It To Me
This week's hoop track is from Madonna's newly released album "Hard Candy." It's called "Give It To Me" and it's fun, bouncy and incredibly hoopable. We've added the album version to our Hoop Sounds listening station up top. You can check the track out as well as a Paul Oakenfold remix - and download them for yourself on iTunes by clicking:
Bonobo: Nightlite
This week's hoop track is "Nightlite" by Bonobo from their newly released third album "Days To Come." Brooke turned us on to the track and we're loving it too. We've added it to our Hoop Sounds listening station up top and/or check it out and download it on iTunes by clicking:
Kraak and Smaak: Squeeze Me
This week's hoop track is "Squeeze Me" by Kraak and Smaak from their new release "Plastic People." We've added it to our Hoop Sounds listening station up top and/or check it out and download it on iTunes by clicking:
Moby: I Love to Move In Here
This week's hoop track is by Moby from his new release "Last Night." It's called "I Love To Move In Here" and it's been added to our Hoop Sounds listening station, or you can listen and download the song on iTunes by clicking:
The Knife: Girl's Night Out
This week's hoop track is by the Swedish duo The Knife. It's called "Girl's Night Out" and Matanuska loves to hoop to it. Give it a listen and spin for yourself. It's been added to our Hoop Sounds listening station up top - or you can listen and download it on iTunes by clicking:
Glamarchy: Hoop
This week's hoop track is one that Emily and I are loving. Trouble was, it wasn't available, until now! At the request of Hooping.org, Juicebox and Cupcake - better known as Glamarchy, went to the trouble to make the delicious flavor that is their track called "Hoop" - as well as their other tunes, available for download. While we've added "Hoop" by Glamarchy to our Hoop Sounds listening station up top, don't forget that you can also listen and download the track by visiting Glamarchy's MySpace Page.
Junkie XL: Booming Right At You
This week's hoop track is by Junkie XL and it's called "Booming Right At You" - the opening track from their brand new release "Booming Back At You." We've added the original version up to our Hoop Sounds listening station and you can also listen and download this track by clicking:
The B-52s: Funplex
This week's hoop track is the new single from The B-52s. It's called "Funplex" and while we've added the original version up to our Hoop Sounds listening station, be sure to check out the super sweet Peaches Pleasure Seekers and Scissor Sisters Remixes too by clicking:
Janet Jackson: Feedback
This week's hoop track is loved by Lula. It's called "Feedback" and it's the new single by Janet Jackson. Want to listen? It's been added to the Hoop Sounds listening station up top and/or you can check it out and download it with iTunes by clicking:
Groove Armada: Love Sweet Sound
This week's hoop track: "Love Sweet Sound" by Groove Armada. Want to listen? It's been added to the Hoop Sounds listening station up top and/or you can check it out download it with iTunes by clicking:
N.E.R.D. and Kat Deluna
This week's double shot of hoop music comes from Missy who loves to hoop to: "She Wants To Move" by N.E.R.D. and "Whine Up" from Kat Deluna. Want to listen to them? They've been added to the Hoop Sounds listening station up top and/or you can check out N.E.R.D.'s "She Wants To Move" and download it with iTunes by clicking:
And you can check out Kat Deluna's "Whine Up" and download it with iTunes by clicking:
Bastards of Funk and Goose
Another double shot hoop music week: "Relenteless (The Crisp Remix)" by Bastards of Funk is a Hooping.org favorite right now from their Bastardlicious EP. Also, Alanna writes, "I've been hooping for several years andone of my favorite songs to hoop to is "Bring It On" by Goose. We're liking it too. Want to listen to them? They've been added to the Hoop Sounds listening station up top and/or you can check out Bastards of Funk's "Relentless" and download it with iTunes by clicking:
And you can check out Goose's "Bring It On" and download it with iTunes by clicking:
Skream and Wyclef Jean
It's a double shot hoop music week: "Rutten" by Skream is Karen Shelar's favorite new hoop track from their self-titled album. She says, "Make sure to turn the bass WAY UP when you listen!" Emily, however, can't get enough of Wyclef Jean's Sweetest Girl. Want to listen to them? They've both been added to our Hoop Sounds listening station up top, or you can check our Skream's "Rutten" and download it with iTunes by clicking:
And you can check out Wyclef Jean's "Sweetest Girl" and download it with iTunes by clicking:
Missy Elliott: Ching-a-Ling
This Week's Hoop Track: "Chinga-a-Ling" by Missy Elliott. It's her brand new single. Want to listen? It's been added to our Hoop Sounds listening station up top, or you can check it out and download it with iTunes by clicking:
Madison Park with Paul T: All About The Groove
This Week's Hoop Track: "All About The Groove (Klubjumpers Mix)" by Madison Park with Paul T from the All About The Groove single. Want to listen? It's been added to our Hoop Sounds listening station up top.
Download "All About The Groove" with iTunes by clicking:
Mary J. Blige: Just Fine
This Week's Hoop Track: "Just Fine" by Mary J. Blife from her latest Growing Pains.
Want to listen? Launch the Hooping.org iPod.
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Published on January 13, 2008 | LINK | Comments (0)
Underworld: Crocodile
This Week's Hoop Track: "Crocodile" is brand new from Underworld from their Crocodile EP. Good stuff and good to have a new release from them.
Want to listen? Launch the Hooping.org iPod.
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Published on October 21, 2007 | LINK | Comments (0)
Michael Franti and Spearhead: Yell Fire
This Week's Hoop Track: "Yell Fire" by Michael Franti and Spearhead from the album "Yell Fire."
Want to listen? Launch the Hooping.org iPod.
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Published on September 30, 2007 | LINK | Comments (1)
X-Press 2: Enjoy The Ride
This Week's Hoop Track: "Enjoy The Ride" by X-Press 2 from the album "Makeshift Feelgood."
Want to listen? Launch the Hooping.org iPod.
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Published on September 12, 2007 | LINK | Comments (0)
Silkfire: Hoola Hoop
This Week's Hoop Track: "Hoola Hoop" by Silkfire from the album "Smooth As Silk."
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Published on August 04, 2007 | LINK | Comments (0)
The July Playlist
Your Hoop Wants To Get Its Groove On!
Launch the Hooping.org iPod for July
Download our July hoop tracks with iTunes:
1. Astro and Glyde: Dunt, Dunt, Dunt from Best of Dirty Dirty House, Vol 2
2. Banzai Republic: Love Throughout The World from Where The Fun Starts Early In The Day
3. Flava Unit: Received this mp3 anonymously and while research did find reference to it, we're not sure the info is even correct. No links or purchase info found, anywhere, so until we know more here's a hooping.org direct free download of Hoola Hoop. Got info? Let us know.
4. Mynt: How Did You Know? from their single.
5. Sylvester: A disco flashback with Dance (Disco Heat) available on his Original Hits. Watch the video here.
6. Tsunami One and BT Bassbin Twins: Hip Hop Phenomenon from Bassbin Twins vs. Marine Parade. Info? Bassbin Twins.
The June Playlist
Music brings your hoop to life!
Launch the Hooping.org iPod for June
Download our June hoop tracks with iTunes:
1. Arcade Fire: Keep The Car Running from Neon Bible
2. Lee Coombs: Music Is Life from Breakfast of Champion
3. Dave Aude and Tall Paul: Common Ground
4. Macka Diamond: Hoola Hoop from Ragga Ragga Ragga 2007
5. Transglobal Underground: International Times from Backpacking on the Graves of our Ancestors
6. Ultra Nate: Love's The Only Drug
The May Playlist
What is hooping without music?
Listen to hoop sounds for May
Download our May hoop tracks with iTunes:
1. !!! (Chk Chk Chk): Heart of Hearts from Myth Takes
2. Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer: Hula Hoop from Bon Appetit! Musical Food Fun
3. Chemical Brothers: Hoops from Come With Us
4. Koçani Orkestar & Señor Coconut & His Orchestra: Usti Usti Baba (Antiplano Mix) from Electric Gypsyland
5. Keller Williams and the String Cheese Incident: Best Feeling from Breathe
6. Olav Basoski: Waterman (Flower Power Mix)
The April Playlist
Hooping + Music = Love!
Launch Our Hoop Sounds iPod
Download our April hoop tracks with iTunes:
1. Ani Difranco: Shameless from Dilate
2. Basement Jaxx: Make Me Sweat, The New Single
3. Cesaria Evora: Angola (Carl Craig Remix) from Club Sodade, the Cesaria Evora remix album.
4. Dead Can Dance: The Lotus Eaters from Wake.
5. Jeanne Mas & DJ Esteban: Hoop Hoop from The Missing Flowers.
6. Stanton Warriors: Get Em High from Stanton Sessions.
The March Playlist
Hooping + Music = Love!
Launch our Hoop Sounds iPod
Download our March hoop tracks with iTunes:
1. Aquasky: Across The Water from Team Players
2. Benzino: Hoola Hoop from Redemption
3. M.I.A.: Bucky Done Gun from Arular
5. Michael Franti & Spearhead: Soulshine from Stay Human
5. Nalin and Kane: Talkin About (Original Mix), not available on iTunes
6. Oojami: Vuslat from Bellydancing Breakbeats
Nan: Hula Hoop
Bay Area Hoopers have been enjoying this high energy pop track for awhile and after doing some research to find out more about it I tracked down the music video for the single. It's a Thai pop song by Nan (real name Sujelux Klongakkara) and what's interesting is how they're either hooping or dancing, but not both at the same time. The song was apparently a huge Thai pop hit in 2003 and also achieved moderate success elsewhere in Southeast Asia.
The Violets: As Seen On TV
Another music video featuring hooping, this time extensively, probably because lead singer Alexander "Mr. Magenta" Nixon is quite the hooper himself. Check out The Violets new single "Seen It On TV". The band is from New York City.
Fatboy Slim Video Competition Winner: Hula Girl
In the UK, Brighton based music artist Fatboy Slim decided to host a video competition based on his last single, "That Old Pair of Jeans." There was really only one criteria - that the video include juggling. Entries came from far and wide and after a great deal of deliberation they were finally able to narrow the contestants down to eleven finalists. While you might think ten would have been a more logical number, there was one entry that had made the finalists that came along for the ride, surprising in the fact that it didn't have any juggling in it at all. It was an entry entitled "Hula Girl."
What was the entry all about and who was responsible for it? It was an entry submitted by Steve Glashier featuring a rather incredible hooper making her way throughout the countryside. Who was the mysterious hooper captivating the judges and video competition viewers? Her name is Angie Humphries and she's an Australian hooper, currently living in Brighton, England. When and why did she leave Australia? Angie says, "I left my sunny Queensland shores and fabulous community based circus troupe ‘The Anti-Matter Trash Queenz’ in August of 2004 with a one way ticket, my backpack and a stack of hoops over my shoulder to travel the world in search of love, circus and who knows what else!"
Needless to say, she has certainly found a giant helping of "what else" - or more appropriately the "what else" found her. Having been spotted hooping at a local festival, Glashier contacted her about appearing in his “That Old Pair of Jeans” juggling video competition entry. How did the filming go? Angie explains, "It was a beautiful sunny day, but the wind made it extremely hard for the camera and the hooping." It certainly doesn't show.
By now you're probably wondering, well, how did "Hula Girl" wind up doing in the competition? While the winner of the contest was actually Gus Tate, and you can catch his video here, Fatboy Slim decided to give a special 'non juggling' award, crowning it the "Non-Juggling Winner." Even though the video didn't "strictly adhere to the rules, ... Fatboy loved it so much he thought it deserved recognition." We think it deserves plenty of recognition too - so why not take a few minutes out to view it for yourself.
- Philo Hagen
Published on August 05, 2006 | LINK | Comments (4)Dig Deeper: Into the Archives