Cover versions. Most bands try them. The results are usually bland, pedestrian and completely unoriginal. Every once in a while, though, you come across a cover that completely changes the way you look at a song; something daring that makes major changes to the instrumentation, pacing and tone.
I recently stumbled upon one such cover, and it inspired me to write this post. The song “Just”, originally by Radiohead, is a great alternative rock track that features terrific wailing electric guitars and plaintive vocals. That is until British artist/producer Mark Ronson decided to inject it with a syringe full of groove.
I’m a chump for a game with a good concept. I purposefully seek out games where the designers have clearly taken a risk and tried something bold. Indigo Prophecy is one such game.
The premise: Lucas Kane wakes up in the bathroom of a restaurant. He has a knife in his hands, blood all over him, a corpse at his feet, and no memories of the last few hours. Furthermore, it is revealed that there is a police officer having a coffee, sitting near the entrance of the restaurant. From here, the choice of what to do is yours. Will you conceal the body in a stall? Wash your blood covered hands? Hide the knife? Clear out as fast as possible?
