Mars!

It is my blog, so listen to the music (I used to spin when I had student loans.) Prog Trance to house, to breaks to everywhere. This was a classic SF experimentation of tracks: progression, some 'how;d I get here' mixes, and some great beats. Definitely a Sunday morning WINTER set.

Steve French - Winter 2007
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Lies, Cries, Somebody Dies.

Aight crowd,
It is Saturday! We know that means get right to it, eh? Sunny day, chipper weather, warm bass, World Cup Ski Racing. Solid perfection!

For those of you who love Breaks, the Stanton Warriors delivered BIG on Carl Cox's Global Radio show last week. I've snipped out the 30 minutes of just the Stanton Warriors as it will fit onto your precious iPod. Phat tunes, incredible pairing of tracks, and that funky, deep-hitting Stanton Warriors iconic sound.

30 minute Stanton Warriors mix:
Stanton Warriors on Global Radio w/ Carl Cox November 22,2008


Full Podcast, which includes Cox is Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Carl Cox and Stanton Warriors - Global Nov 22 08 (Right Click, Save As)


TRACKLISTS

How Good?

That grrl Amanda Blank's voice is so fine, throw in a little Santogold and you got a greater version of the original I'm a Lady.

Something Missin'

Did we even start? I don't think we did.

Proxy is dece.. He's been around on the free-scene for a while. What more do you want besides big bass on quirky tracks?

See, for the blog-house and remix scene to get THAT big and THAT popular - well, we knew it was coming. The underground creates the culture. But just obscure freelance projects rising up, intelligent music. People like it.


Tim Deluxe - Jack It (Original Mix)
Tech-house like it should be. Building up and then diverting off into the distance of groove. Never will people get the stuff, and never will they shake the groove off.

Gravity's Angels

HighLife Freestyle and Freeride Trailer

Some insane lines thrown down, incredible.

DIRTY DISKO A-Trak London, ON

Going to be a huge show!

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A-Trak and Erol Alkan Essential Mix (Link)

2002 DMC Team Champions Birdy Nam Nam

Team Paris Supreme, Birdy Nam Nam contains four grand wizards, meticulously crafting their signature sets from pressed samples and rare vinyls.


Violons



DJ Crazy B's Jazzy Guitar



Abscesses

Lucky Penguin!

Thanks Dave!

Fake Justice Everywhere

Not only in our current systems of justice, but also in electronic music.

Beatport writes:

Poor old Justice are having a hard week. [In the past,] the duo admitted in an interview that their album [†] contained at least 400 uncleared samples, and now comes this photo which shows the pair faking it during a live set.

The MIDI controller on the left ain’t plugged in, but the tall fuzzy-haired one is pretending that it is - he’s got an intense concentrated look on his face whilst moving the faders and knobs. Busted!


A close up reveals the MIDI controller to be unplugged. The thing is - this may not be the best place to discuss this topic - live electronic music is a hard thing to do.

Anyone with a shred of understanding of how the music is made knows that it’s near impossible to play electronic music 100% live, unless you have the talent of somebody like The Bays, who can play improvised dance music using only instruments.

Daft Punk might just be the best live dance act of the last few years, but their set is pre-programmed down to every last beat.

When you’ve got a superbly powerful light show and a giant pyramid light thingy in sync with the music, there’s no way the show could be pulled off without pre-programming it.

So what are dance bands like Justice supposed to do? At least make an effort, and control some of the filters and FX to give the impression of a live performance.

Or remember to plug the damn MIDI controllers in and smile.

LOL Like the Wind

Demonstration of the GPS guidance systems chickens use to trip people out. He doesn't think he's people.

Best Explosion Sound Effects 2008

Monday Morning Danish

Alphabeat's new video for their latest single What is Happening.