dubstep,
edm
11:29 AM
If you like electronic dance music, you either consider dubstep to be the breath of fresh air in yet another year of electro house or an annoying trend you hope will go away.
Whatever it was, dubstep was huge in 2009.
Yes, most dubstep is formulaic and predictable. The best dubstep, however, surprises more than any other genre in edm.
Cue today's track...
This remix of Crookers falls somewhere between dubstep and whatever the hell kind of music Jack Beats makes (fidget house?). The first few minutes of this track are ABSOLUTELY NUTS. Just listen:
Crookers - Businessman (Feat. Wiley & Thomas Jules) (DZ Remix)
alternative,
indie,
rock
4:43 PM
Radiohead is more than the liberal arts equivalent of Dave Matthews Band. Radiohead is more than Oasis with an anxiety disorder.
I don't give a damn if it's hyperbolic. Radiohead can only be compared with The Beatles.
Not only because Paranoid Andriod was inspired by Happiness Is a Warm Gun, not only because they both grew up on the other side of the pond, or because their stylistic trajectories were so similar (both sold out in the beginning only to drift into critically acclaimed artistic experimentation), but because, damn it, no other band since The Beatles has produced so many good songs.
Radiohead never reached the mainstream success of the Fab Four, but then again, that would have been impossible. It's a different era. Could you imagine The Beatles giving away "Let It Be" away on the internet for free? Well, maybe...
The following concert showcases Radiohead at their best. Lots of classics, with plenty of different interpretations to get old fans excited. Big thanks to Ryan's Smashing Life for the bootleg.
Energetic, moody, eclectic, anthemic. Fuck the adjectives, it's just a great show.
Radiohead - Live at Earl's Court (London, UK - Nov 26, 2003)
edm
11:16 PM
DEATH TO THE THRONE.
At their best, Death To The Throne is one of the most interesting "blog house" producers out there, using distortion, glitch, and chiptune sounds. His productions are hard and merciless. (Just listen to the kicks he uses!)
I'm not crazy about all his stuff, but his latest, "I Only Have Eyes For You", rocks so incredibly hard, I'm excited for 2010.
Death To The Throne - I Only Have Eyes For You
mashup
3:45 PM
These guys are getting a lot of love in the blogosphere for a good reason.
Their mashups are party-ready.
Their website is Web 2.0 friendly.
Mostly, they pitch up hip-hop acapellas and put them over house music. Think MIMS over Phonat.
If you check out their earlier stuff, you’ll see how much these guys have developed in a relatively short time span.
The White Panda – Sweetest Fascination
The White Panda – What Lonely Girls Do
The White Panda – Stand Up Like a Pimp
The White Panda – Eminem Front
mashup
7:41 PM
via Gray’s Anatomy
First, we start with an acapella.
Acapellas are either given to a producer privately so that he can create a remix, or they are bundled with the single. We don’t care about either of these option, because we’re cheap and lazy. We’re nabbing an acapella from the sewers of private forums, torrents, Rapidshare, and their ilk. We’re going to pick an acapella that was released by the studio, rather than a low quality DIY acapella. Let’s go for something uptempo – something around 130 bpm -- since this will make it easier to mix into a set.
Three 6 Mafia – Stay Fly (Acapella)
Then we locate an instrumental.
I’ve chosen this remix by Super MilkMen for its dirty bassline, big builds and drops, and weird effects.
Really you just have to play the acapella over a bunch of different songs and see what feels right.
Killa Kela - Built Like An Amplifier (Super Milkmen Remix)
Finally, we mix them together.
Use your favorite DJ software and voila!
I didn’t mess around with the song structures of either songs. I cued them together so they would be in sync and just played the acapella over the instrumental.
The Worst Beatle - Stay High Like An Amplifier
