Kon's "This is America" rework

[Danno3000]

Kon's edits are usually on-point, but this to me is pure cringe:

https://kon1200.bandcamp.com/track/childish-gambino-this-is-america-kon-rework

So unfortunate.

 

[Duderonomy]

I kind of like the intro beat, but not sure it works with the “gospel” bit. Then it changes again and I like it less.

I hear Gambino is great in Solo. Can’t wait to peep that.

 

[klezmer electro-thug beats]

I like the beat really but yeah not the right acapella for this edit, I think.. Actually don't mind the final time the choir comes in, but the choir bits clash hard everywhere else.

 

[kicks79]

Totally agree. Normally I'm all over Kon's edits but this one just sounds jarring

 

[para11ax]

Kon’s stuff hasn’t interested me since his “Sir Own” edit, which I missed out on. If anyone has a copy that they’d like to sell for a reasonable price, hit me on the PM.

 

[billbradley]

I like Kon's edits also but this one sounds way too busy. The music video is like that also. There's a lot going on but it doesn't translate well into this track.

 

[ketan]

I guess I'm in the minority. It's not his most elaborate work, but I think it would kill a dancefloor.

If anything, I noticed some vocal stretching, so it sounds a bit amateur in that way.

 

[Danno3000]

For me, it's also the juxtaposition of the lyrics and the beat. Without suggesting that "This is America" is equivalent to say, Headless Horseman, I don't see Kon giving Eugene McDaniels the disco rework. For some music, the disco treatment just neuters it.

 

[ketan]

Danno3000 said:

For me, it's also the juxtaposition of the lyrics and the beat. Without suggesting that "This is America" is equivalent to say, Headless Horseman, I don't see Kon giving Eugene McDaniels the disco rework. For some music, the disco treatment just neuters it.



Oh, I do agree with that. But I doubt people on a functioning dancefloor will protest.