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Thursday, August 12, 2010

Politics / Music Who Made Patty Murray's Beats? A Stranger Investigation Begins.

Posted by on Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 2:47 PM

In my voice mail this morning:

Yeah hi, hello, this Mark.

And, uh, I just wanna get down to the bottom of Patty Murray's commercials on TV versus Dino Rossi. I'm a musician, instrumentalist, producer, all around DJ whatever. Uh, I love all genres of music and I heard this commercial and I'm trying to figure out what the beat is and who produced the beat.

I don't know if you've seen that commercial but I think it's one of the most catchy beats I've heard for a commercial for a politician, especially Patty Murray. It's like a slow, 80 BPMs beat, like a real slow hip hop, like trip hop kinda beat and I really wanna know who did that.

So, if you guys could give me some insight on that and, uh, I definitely wanna get that and use it to my expertise of scratching. I love the turntablism shit so, sorry to say that, but, uh, yeah, give me a call.

Eager to get down to the bottom of things, I called Mark back this afternoon. Turns out he's Mark Abinanti, 31, of Bellevue (and of Twitter), and he's more than happy to share his query with the world.

But which Patty Murray commercial is he talking about?

Mark tried to narrow it down for me over the phone:

It's the one... Dino Rossi's in it... Kinda going against him... got some statistics in it... and the beat in the background's really slow.

I cued up this one and played it for him through the receiver:


That's it, he said.

I've asked Patty Murray's campaign whether it can help Mark—who sounds exactly like one of those local businessmen Murray's always saying she'll do anything for—and I'll post again when they get back to me with the origin of her beats. Meantime, anyone out there in Slogland able to do anything for this guy?

 

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1
Am I the only one who is thinking this!? Possible Rossi sider who is trying to screw her on using music without permission. Caution.
Posted by I'm cool and you can like trust me on August 12, 2010 at 3:08 PM
TVDinner 2
Sounds close to something they play during the "previously..." section of Mad Men.
Posted by TVDinner http:// on August 12, 2010 at 3:09 PM
aardvark 3
good shit. flunkey riddim
Posted by aardvark on August 12, 2010 at 3:19 PM
in-frequent 4
@1 thats funny that was actually my first, rather cynical thought as well
Posted by in-frequent on August 12, 2010 at 3:22 PM
Will in Seattle 5
@1 and @4 tied for the insightful win.

Cause Comrade Rossi and his fellow travelers are like that in the way they hate America and our Middle Class.
Posted by Will in Seattle http://www.facebook.com/WillSeattle on August 12, 2010 at 3:43 PM
merry 6
I keep reading the title of this post as "Who Made Patty Murray's Breasts?"

o_0
Posted by merry on August 12, 2010 at 4:34 PM
7
I knew I knew this one. Four Tet.It's on the album "Dialouge".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha90_aA3S…
Posted by fuck_knuckles on August 12, 2010 at 5:22 PM
8

Beats me.
Posted by PaulBarwick on August 12, 2010 at 7:23 PM
this guy I know in Spokane 9
@6 - me too!
Posted by this guy I know in Spokane on August 12, 2010 at 8:50 PM
10
@6 o_O

Then why did you draw her breasts all lopsided?

Posted by Although who can tell with the bulky jacket on August 12, 2010 at 10:41 PM
wingedkat 11
@7 - Good Ear. Awesome song too.
Posted by wingedkat on August 13, 2010 at 8:42 AM
12
Is sounds like it may be in a weird time signature, too. Maybe 10/8? Makes sense if it's Four Tet.
Posted by zapota on August 13, 2010 at 2:58 PM

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