douchebags,
edm
11:15 AM
For some reason, I have an extreme disliking for Diplo.
He's got to be the most overrated producer / DJ in the United States.
He recently produced the new Snoop Dogg + Kid Cudi song, That Tree, which SUCKS.
I remember when he dropped that mixtape with M.I.A. that was critically acclaimed (for a mixtape, I suppose.) Anyone actually listen to that garbage?
From what I remember it was shoddy, sampled beats with weird reggae singing over it.
Two exceptions. His remix of Hip Hop is a stormer. And I have a soft spot for Major Lazer (Diplo and Switch).
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Dead Prez - Hip Hop (Diplo Remix)
Major Lazer feat. Collie Buddz, Lindi Ortega - Good Enough
douchebags,
edm,
electro,
house
1:51 AM
Monsieur Bird, aka Mr. Oizo, is X parts genius, Y parts shit.
The X and Y variables vary. But the recipe remains the same.
This is true for each track, each album, each remix, and even each tweet.
@oizo3000: Best of 2009 : 1-some of my stuff. 2- MJ death. 3- world trade center terrorist attack. 4- dj mehdi's coming out. 5- hitler's blog.
@oizo3000: Jhfufxhuffigdsdvofffifehhi
@oizo3000: just saw DAVID GUETTA selling crack on sunset bvld.
@oizo3000: 'fag and fat' is a better name than 'digitalism', don't you think?
LOL, right?
The face of experimental French house, Mr. Oizo is definitely the most interesting DJ / producer signed to Ed Banger. While it seems everyone is tired of the in-your-face Justice sound, Mr. Oizo never really made "bangers". He's always made weird, off-kilter house.
While his original tracks are mostly destroyed miniatures, and quite frankly are to this listener more annoying than they are enjoyable, many of his remixes are funky as hell.
Below are my favorite Mr. Oizo tracks.
Want more Oizo? All Mr. Ozio remixes, including a few Oizo rarities, are available here (via Apes With Barrels).
Mr. Oizo - Gay Dentists (JFK Edit)
Calvin Harris - Merrymaking at My Place (Mr. Oizo Remix)
Busy P - To Protect and Entertain (Mr. Oizo Remix)
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douchebags,
edm,
pop
5:54 PM
I remember when Tiësto was DJ Tiësto, and he made “uplifting, epic” trance like this:
Goldenscan – Sunrise (DJ Tiësto Remix)
That Goldenscan remix was in 2003. Time flies.
I was big into trance at the time, and yes, I remember it all pretty well. Tiësto, Ferry Corsten, and Armin van Buuren were the fucking Gods of Trance. The closest thing to a Trance supergroup was probably Gouryella, which if you’ve forgotten, was the alias for a collaboration between Tiësto and Corsten. When you consider that an Armin van Buuren “Rising Star Mix” of Gouryella’s Walhalla existed, there was definitely a time period when all the stars aligned and trance nirvana came to this earth.
Tiësto was not scared by those 10 minute plus, super epic tracks with two huge builds and one teaser. This 2001 remix was massive….
Delerium – Silence (DJ Tiësto Remix)
Now he’s still popular, only by doing what Oakenfold did 7 years ago – making 4 minute “songs” and collaborating with mainstream artists. His album Kaleidoscope was released recently, not that anyone should care.
Paul Oakenfold – Starry Eyed Surprise
Oakenfold made serious money leaving the underground trance scene, and presumably Tiësto will too, although in my opinion nothing in his new album has very much pop potential.
There has been a great remix of the second single, “Escape Me.” The original sucks, but LA Riots turns it into a party starter by upgrading the percussion and putting in a crunchy electro synth that makes the vocals surprisingly catchy.
Tiësto – Escape Me (LA Riots Remix) ♥♥♥
douchebags,
edm,
hip hop
3:49 AM
Look at these guys.
They're the French rap group TTC, and I'm going to be honest with you, they seem like douchebags to me.
We don't make rap for people who don't like rap. We make rap for people who love rap more than anything else in the world, and who fucking love many other things too.
Have they made anything since 2006? Is TTC dead and gone? I will say, Para One, who helps with production, isn't bad.
Tahiti Boy the Palmtree Family - 1973 (Para One Remix)
I also like this one song on the Modeselektor album:
Modeselektor - 2000007 (Feat. TTC)
But forget about these guys.
When it comes to European male rappers rapping over electro blips and beats, this remix is the winner:
Marcus Price - Surf (Hedmark Remix) ♥♥♥
