Thanks to Slant Eye for the Round Eye, if you need good post-weekend party comedown music, try “Miss Shanghai” by The Shanghai Restoration Project. Their goal:

An experiment in cross-cultural soundscapes, The Shanghai Restoration Project draws its creative inspiration from the old 1930s Shanghai jazz bands, an early combination of East and West that’s become an international legend. The Project revives this exotic blend by introducing Eastern instruments and rhythms to the Western sounds of hip-hop, jazz, and electronica.

This song does that well. Very chill. It’s the kind of music they play Sunday mornings at the used cd store. Or music you put on after a hard night of partying, when you’re just kickin’ it with that special girl or guy. You open up to each other about your past and feel that connection. Then, you lean in for the kiss and they just laugh.

“I have a boyfriend/girlfriend…Sorry. I, uhh, gotta go.”

They leave and then you just walk down to the beach with this song in your headphones wondering why life sucks so bad. Of course, this never happened to me, it’s just something I’ve heard.

When you watch the video, notice the dress on the model. It’s designed by Lu Kun, China’s most famous fashion designer. Check him out here. Paris Hilton even wore some of his designs. That’s great publicity, but I hope for hygiene’s sake, he burned those clothes when they came off. Although, even high heat may not defeat Paris’ stds.