Throwback Into Time - Gershon Kingsley

Everybody likes a throwback right? So why not get down with some real OG-ness? I recently came across this cut from 1962 by Gershon Kingsley called "Hey, Hey," and this ish really is just nasty. Off of his seminal album Music To Moog By, the song sits in the shadow of its more famous counterpart, "Popcorn," but really deserves more recognition. Kingsley rocks his Moog keyboard in an attempt to show the world that electronic music can be real music and flips his undulating melodies with his horror-like theme and "Hey… Hey, Hey!" vocal sample.

 As a testament to the influence this dude has had, listen to "The Horror," by RJD2, and you’ll probably recognize the "Hey, Hey," break in there. Or you could listen to the 79 versions of "Popcorn" that WMFU has posted on their blog, including one by Kraftwerk. Yeah, Kraftwerk remixed him. Or peep the covers to the right, where the Beastie Boys paid an undeniable tribute to my man with their benchmark downtempo joint that I’ve mentioned before, The In Sound From Way Out.