StarWars.com has announced Star Wars Headspace – a Rick Rubin produced compilation of original electronic dance music.
Star Wars Headspace is a new compilation of original electronic dance music, infused with Star Wars sound clips and effects, and with track titles like ‘Ewok Pumpp’.
Before you can say, “I’ve got a bad feeling about this…”, here’s what StarWars.com has to say about the new compilation:
In addition to contributions from GTA, Flying Lotus, and others, Star Wars Headspace features an original production by Rick Rubin: “NR-G7,” complete with a driving beat, R2-D2 bleeps, and much more.
Also included is a remix of J.J. Abrams’ and Lin-Manuel Miranda’s fan-favorite “Jabba Flow” from Star Wars: The Force Awakens, called “Jabba Flow: Rick Rubin Re-Work (feat. A-Trak).”
This version transforms the song into something completely different — a true house track — and is a must-hear for Star Wars and dance music fans alike. Check out the full track listing for Star Wars Headspace below.
Here’s a preview – Rick Rubin’s NR-G7:
Listen to “Exclusive Premiere: Rick Rubin – “NR-G7″” posted by Zane Lowe on Apple Music.
Can Star Wars EDM possibly beat the ‘switched on’ or disco takes on Star Wars from the 70’s? You make the call:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzE2Eq_kZEw
Star Wars Headspace is coming February 19 to all digital outlets and March 18 to retail stores, and is available for preorder via iTunes.
Tracklist:
1. C-3P0’s Plight Kaskade
2. Help Me! GTA
3. Force TroyBoi
4. Cantina Boys Baauer
5. Jabba Flow: Rick Rubin Re-Work (feat. A-Trak) Shag Kava
6. R2 Knows (feat. Barry Drift) Claude VonStroke
7. NR-G7 Rick Rubin
8. Ghomrassen Bonobo
9. Bounty Hunters Röyksopp
10. Sunset Over Manaan ATTLAS
11. R2 Where R U? Flying Lotus
12. Druid Caravan of Smoke Shlohmo
13. EWOK PUMPP Rustie
14. Scruffy-Looking Nerfherder Galantis
15. Star Tripper Breakbot
I’m not too bent out of shape about it, but calling this EDM feels a little like troll bait. Most of these artists would not really be identified as EDM, at least not in the “we are your friends” flavor I think of it as.
mde – everybody’s got their own take on genres; the headline, though, reflects what StarWars.com said in their announcement.
You mean when you hear the name Rick Rubin, EDM isn’t the first thing that pops into your head? /s
So it’s not obnoxious big room house for tweens, good?
In my opinion the album “FAR FAR AWAY” ( collaboration by Jeesh, P.SUS, Pogo, and Dainumo) is by far the best electronic music compilation inspired in STAR WARS in the last decade, I recommend it to you all. Its amazing and show amazing taste in use of samples and synths.
Thanks for the pointer. Far far away is really nice!
https://farfarawayalbum.bandcamp.com/releases
Sorry, I don’t like war and I’m dead already ……
Probably about as inspired as the new film.
Wouldn’t mind hearing the Röyksopp track, I guess. *shrug
it might be good
You can listen to 3 tracks on Soundcloud.
The FlyLo track is great (but allegedly just previously released material)
The Baauer Track is overcompressed trap with a Tie Fighter? Sample that sounds like an Elephant.
The Rick Rubin track is a strange Techno track that sounds tacky when its techno, just to morph into “trap” and go back into … I dont know…mediocre house?
But there are nice artists on the list:
Bonobo
Royksopp
Shlomo
Ruste
Claude VanStroke
Could be nice…
I love this. I dunno if I’ll love the music (though I dug the Rick Rubin sample) but I love that they’re doing it. Yes, it’s absolutely a head nod to the disco takes of the Star Wars theme music back in the day. Disco was the popular much-maligned dance music when the first one came out and so EDM is the obvious genre to do it in today.
PS. I have that “Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk” on vinyl and my 8 year old and I dance to it pretty regularly.