Today’s post might/might not be about Coachella
April 20, 2010 | Filed Under music | 3 Comments
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Here is an audible account of what my weekend felt like.
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JAMAICA – I Think I like U 2 (Breakbot Remix)
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Classixx – I’ll Get You (Treasure Fingers Holy Shit Bassline Remix)
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Priors – What You Need (DCUP Remix)
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Mike Posner – Cooler than Me (Skeet Skeet Remix)
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Phoenix – Armistice (Yacht Remix)
Keywords: pool, jacuzzi, beer, sweat, bass, xtc, sweat, sun, bass, golf, country club, old people, drugs, bass, spicy pie, sparkle, heineken, jack daniels.
That said, I’ll let your friends tell you how good Coachella was.
ps: wireless companies: fix your fucking coverage at coachella assholes
update: http://j.mp/a6m0Yl pics.
quickies
March 11, 2010 | Filed Under music | 2 Comments
image: la lune from the eiffel 2006
Got a couple new things at the top of my inbox early this week that just needed a quick “SUP”.
Let me break it down. New Kavinsky. New Vitalic.
Let me start in reverse alphabetical order. Vitalic. He’s been on a steady roll lately, amiright? (check here) This new one off his latest “Second Lives EP” is for the lack of anything better. awesome. It has his very characteristic background reverb with with muted syncopated cymbal percussion –reminiscent of one of my favorite classics “My Friend Dario”, but with so much more depth. When you go buy the EP (out 03/22) make sure you play the Colonel Up and Mister Down remix a million times. ACES!
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Vitalic – Second Lives (Original Version)
Now Kavinsky. This track is so mellow and really a big departure from his old stuff IMO. It was produced by Guy-Manuel de Homem Christo (longest fucking name ever??) and the final mixdown was graced by SebastiAn (the french community is in a real circle jerk also, huh?). You can definitely hear stylistic touches to the track from the 2 and I think their lending hands were essential to make this track what you’re hearing right now. Their styles are so unique that it’s really just undoubtable.
There are vocals from none other than Lovefoxxx our favorite darling from CSS and I want to say the modulated vocals in the beginning are from Vincent Belorgey (aka Kavinsky. He kind of sounds like a douche in real life, but ultra nice, promise!). Anyone think otherwise?
Either way, Kavinsky seems to be chugging steadily along in his 80’s videogame-ferrarri testarossa-dreamland just fine, and I am not complaining about it one bit.
Buy it here as a limited edish picture disc.
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Kavinsky – Nightcall (feat. Lovefoxxx) (link removed by request)
BONUSES!!
This is from Vitalic’s previous LP release “Flashmob”. See? on a steady roll.
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Here’s the other released track from Kavinsky’s latest, “Pacific Coast Highway”. Complete with awkward/cheesy arcade shooting game narratives.
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Kavinsky – Pacific Coast Highway (link removed by request)
don’t worry. all the downed links can still be listened to on my hypemachine page.
ps: who would like to hear the breakbot remix of nightcall? 
Play this twice to make up for the abrupt ending
February 6, 2010 | Filed Under day to day | 2 Comments
Listen,
I’m coming back,
things might be different.
I love you.
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READY!?!?!?
September 26, 2009 | Filed Under music | 3 Comments
image: bach tree luggage portraits
…and we’re back –Along with some old friends! Remember the sometimes cheeky, but always pearly MISSINGTOOF? After a brief hiatus with plenty of R&R they’re back and ready to displace your dentals once again. So head on over and murder some bandwidth!
So, what has been going on in MANIA land lately? We’ve been working on some projects with a few fantastic local tastemakers to put out events such as the amazing success that was BLOG VOLTRON: Pool Party at the Standard DTLA. Stay tuned for more fun pool parties… can you say Endless Summer? The weather won’t let up!
Next, I have a new portraiture series called ‘Bach Tree Luggage‘ and it’s merely an infant right now, but is enough to keep my itchy-trigger-finger happy for now. I’m tossing around ideas about what to actually do with this series at the moment, but rest assured, it will see the light of day.
Now I’m absolutely positive you didn’t give a fuck about what you may or may not have read, so here’s what’s occupying my ears and should occupy yours as well.
First is the seemingly ubiquitous and editorial favorite, Breakbot remixing Pacific!. I’ve mentioned both (breakbot) and (pacific!) in the past, but here is their marriage in one track of sonic delight. You can expect the most perfect piano riffs, the classic Breakbot drum samples –all on top of Pacific!’s butter-smooth vocals.
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Pacific! – Hold Me (Breakbot Remix)
Who honestly doesn’t love a good ‘ol Bang Gang? One of my favorite AUS labels newly merged with Modular, they’re poised to take over Z world. Or just free up their minds to make really good sounding music. With winners under their umbrella such as Shazam, GLOVES, and Bag Raiders, the label might as well call themselves “All the good music in Australia”. Alright, enough of that, this might as well turn into another “Australian Circle Jerk” post. This is one of their more recent remix adventures with Damn Arms (RIP). Bang Gang’s DOOM and Gus put a happy throwback twist on Damn Arms’ ‘Destination’. Watch out and brace yourself for the tom-rolls and hand claps…YUSSS.
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Damn Arms – Destination (Bang Gang Happy Acid Reshuffle)
BONUS~!
The next post coming will be some delicious hype on a certain LA collective releasing a certain debut compilation album, and here’s a tasty hint:
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Fitz and the Tantrums – Breakin the Chains of Love (Keenhouse Remix)
Can you guess it?
note: some of the links were for myspace, many were for twitter. FIGURE IT OUT!
addendum: breakbot: awesome, pacific: awesome, everyone on bang gang: awesome, dreamwave: awesome. add on twitter, facebook….wherever else you find the mania.
I’m still here.
July 11, 2009 | Filed Under day to day | 4 Comments
Just very occupied.
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ps: there has been an influx of really good music. I’m still listening, keep it coming.
i’m more active on twitter and facebook and e-mail because it’s attached to my phone.
