Beastie Boys :: Intergalactic (Benji Boko Remix)

A free download of this remix by the remix crazy Benji Boko is available to you, for free, right now. Well, it’s free but via dropify, which demands a Facebook login before you can receive the goodies; acceptable to some, an immediate two fingers up to others. I must admit I’m in the latter camp, but this one might be the exception.

The Beasties were such a major influence on my formative years, Pauls’s Boutique, Check Your Head and Ill Communication in particular, but above all Check Your Head. I still listen to it regularly now, in fact I even put my youngest son in a Beastie Boys T-Shirt, such is the extend of their effect on me. So, when something with their name in the title pops up, I’m duty bound to at least check it out, albeit with a certain air of trepidation. Hello Nasty was not one of my favorite albums, but I liked it well enough, and “Intergalactic” was not too shabby, but for some reason it was the big hit from the album. I guess it had a more straight up Hip Hop vibe to it, and a damn catchy hook. Usually a winning combination.

Check out Mr Boko’s interpretation for yourself. I was pretty impressed with it to be honest, could have been an awful lot worse. A sort of slouchy bass heavy wonky Hip Hop electro vibe.

Benji Boko has an album out on Tru Thoughts plus a whole heap of remixes. Worth checking out.

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