Do you have a boyfriend? Want him to think you’re “artistic”, “sexy”, “smart”, and a little “alt”?
You don’t have to sit on a windowsill in leggings and boots.
Give him a mixtape. Give him this one.
Wave Machines - Keep The Lights On
Dirty Projectors – Temecula Sunrise
The Magnetic Fields - Absolutely Cuckoo
The Concretes – This One’s For You
Zeds Dead, two blokes from Ontario, are making some of the best dubstep out there.
Let's talk about the tracks, shall we?
Blue Foundation – Eyes on Fire (Zeds Dead Remix)
This is all over the place, in a good way. Female vocals over guitars, wobble base, phaser, and even 8-bit sounds make an appearance.
Radiohead – Pyramid Song (Zeds Dead Illuminati Remix)
Wow. What a brutal remix. Very inventive. This would either clear out the dance floor or be absolutely perfect, depending on the crowd.
Sublime – Doin’ Time (Zeds Dead Summer Grime Remix)
Their remix of Sublime is pretty standard, albeit pretty great. The drop sounds tight. The vocals could have been taken out with little damage to the track, but whatever.
Fenech-Soler - LA Love (Zeds Dead Remix)
More dubstep goodness. Like the Sublime remix, this feels like two different songs in one.
BONUS:
Barletta - Panther (Zeds Dead Remix)
Not their best, but if you like the rest, grab it.
Simon Rex went from gay porn star to MTV DJ to D-list actor to comedy rap producer to comedy rapper Dirt Nasty. You might have heard of My Dick … um, I mean … the Mickey Avalon single “My Dick” which Rex produced and rapped in.
Dirt Nasty is immature humor, appropriate for 14 year old boys – My Dick is on the same album as Baby Dick -- but tongue in cheek enough for twenty-somethings. Rex is in his thirties, and thirty-somethings who don’t take themselves seriously and who would still take a bong rip if it was passed to them would probably dig this too.
I've included his only album, Dirt Nasty, as well as a track that samples Calvin Harris' "Acceptable In The 80's"; a weird autotuned, glitched out track about Lortab; a beef track about Ed Hardy; and the only good remix of "My Dick": an electro house jam with electric guitars.
Pittsburg Slim feat. Dirt Nasty – Popular With The Ladies
Andy Milonakis, Dirt Nasty - Loritab 2
Mickey Avalon feat. Dirt Nasty & Andre Legacy – My Dick (Dr. Girlfriend Trashy Vocal Remix)
What a find. Neo Tokyo combines elements of electro house, rock, breakbeat, 80s, and chiptune to provide energetic, upbeat music that hits hard and continually surprises. Distortion, filter, vocoder, and glitch effects are used liberally, often with disregard to a cohesive song structure. This isn’t music for everyone, but for a listener well versed in electronic music, especially EDM, Neo Tokyo is a pleasant surprise.
The Robot Disaster - Guitars Are Overrated (Neo Tokyo Remix)
Passion Pit – Sleepyhead (Neo Tokyo Remix)
Chanty Poe – YesNoMaybe (Neo Tokyo Remix)
Britney Spears - Womanizer (Neo Tokyo Remix)
Tronik Youth – LaughCryLiveDie (Neo Tokyo Remix)
Two more tracks are available at Tracasseur.
Brian Eno – Ambient 1: Music For Airports
Lush, warm, ethereal, and uplifting, Riceboy Sleeps is an ambient album not only to appreciate but to love. It is the result of a collaboration between Sigur Rós lead singer Jonsi and his boyfriend Alex. This album makes me even more excited for the upcoming Sigur Rós release in 2010. Excellent for meditation.
What makes Music For Airports work is the pauses, not the texture of the sound itself. This is a classic album everyone should hear at least once. Excellent for sleeping.
