And just like the mixtape...Imma hit y'all w/ the bonus tracks!! Awww shiiittt!! Really I just gotta post em due to the amazing (and funny) sample sources ... and cuz Rollin is the OG...
Daedelus is a man of fine craftsmanship. He is a of tailor made suit enthusiast. His wife tailor makes him articles of clothing as presents. And he tailor makes amazing music. On a tailor made instrument. His perfomance @ Coachella (see below) wasn't even dampered in the least by some initial technical set difficulties, and some fuck ups by the house lighting guys. Still murdered. One of our favorite performances of the weekend. Hands down.
I was the beneficiary of a lot of weird moments in time.
And this:
Ourselves are so overly important, and we make such a big deal out of things. It’s very temporal, our lives. If you can make a significant impact in someone’s life, much less a lot of people’s lives, it’s a form of love. It’s a form of gift.
His album Bespoke(out now on Ninja Tune of course, along w/ label mate Amon Tobin's new one), which refers to things custom made to ones personal specifications, and also, more generally, one who is well put together, is out now. You really really should delve deep into his archives as well. He had an album last year as well!!
His set-up @ Coachella was quite amazing. The mirrors behind him rotated w/ lights and shizzz flashing up on em....and when they finally cut the house lights (what you can see below illuminating him and his set up, they're not supposed to be on), shit was really on...
I was a bit surprised at the limited number of people upon showing up, but having been at Coachella last weekend (where EVERYONE wants to see the band that you were the first to like), it was a bit of a pleasant surprise.
Jamaica caught everyone a while back when the "I Think I Like U 2" video and track appeared (and then more videos), and word spread that aww shit, them fools is produced by or with or at least know... JUSTICE!!! (people still cared about that then). As far as the show, I was interested as soon as I heard they were playing L.A. again, but my lady friend Sammy Holiday had read my mind when she recently remarked "when are they playing anyway?", referring to the ol' Chain Gang, and when I saw they were the opener I had to get in.
TCGo1974 is Kamtin Mohager, a guy from Hawaii & Colorado (yeah!), who wrote and recorded a bunch of good tunes, formed a touring band, recently played 5 shows @ SXSW, was gushed about by Spin, and also has his first proper full-album-on-a-label (Wayward Fire on Modern Art Records) coming out on the longest day of the year....yes, that's June 21.
I heard White Guts (what is actually the re-release of that album I guess?) a few months ago, and was into it right away. I always love the electro rock with a touch of dream wave (if you will), while still keeping the slow(ish) jammer in there every once in a while. While I can't say the live show/band completely translated from the recordings, the show was high energy and overall good shit.
I did realize that what I still do miss about a Coachella-like experience is that everyone is really really getting down. The crowd last night was not exactly ready to let it all (or much of any of it) go, but hey, this is L.A., and Echo Park too. Mawfukers are snobby round the way. Even with in-line hockey enthusiasts/cool art rockers.
Been ready to blow up speakers are some new tracks from Purplebird Music (upon which some releases by my brother Entricut can be found) founder and head haunch Dead Geoff, one of which features Mr. Thumbs (1/2 of the former team of Natural Ingredients along w/ the Entreezy) on the beat?? and the other got eeem on the rap feetch...ch ch cheah.
This one (the proper solo) is called ISAM, and from what I've heard, its quite a sonic pleasure I must say, as most Amon work tends to be.
The first 'single' is available for download in exchange for your email. Its quite nice.
ISAM is now available digitally from the Ninjatune shop and online stores. Physical release is May 23, including a 6 panel gatefold CD, double heavyweight LP with printed inner sleeves (salivate), and a limited edition CD Artbook featuring images of an installation Amon did with artist Tessa Farmer and maybe even an essay by John Doran of The Quietus? You never know til you see it I suppose
Chemical Brothers, Daedelus, CSS, Cut Copy, Ratatat, Empire of the Sun, DFA 1979, Monarchy, Gogol Bordello, Bloody Beetroots/Death Crew 77, Skrillex, Boys Noize, OFWGKTA, The Radio Dept., Robyn, Yelle, Health, Two Door Cinema Club, Ellie Goulding, Delorean, Nosaj Thing, Sleigh Bells, The Drums, The Radio Dept., Delta Spirit, Chase & Status, Duck Sauce, Animal Collective, The Arcade Fire, Mumford & Sons, Gayngs, Scissor Sisters, Erykah, Naaaazzzz....and more I can't even remember right now. & more I couldn't see just because of the laws of physics. They all killed it. Cee Lo, well homie got killed kinda. But I still love the closet freak.
Friday lays it on thick. Here's how I envision it, chill til about maybe 3 (its gonna be a long 3 days, I'm not gonna rush in, although I wanna see Tokimonsta!!), head in to see Skrillex (& maybe Cold Cave?). Its non stop from there. My girl is gonna hate me from here on out! Ha. Seriously though, I am gonna wanna run to the Drums, back to OFWGKTA, then over to hopefully catch Cee Lo do some OLD tracks (hopefully), lose my shit to A-Trak for a sec, then run to freak out w/ Ariel Pink, while checking in on Tame Impala & Afrojack! Sleigh Bells I would see maybe, but they sucked last year so fuck em. Really would love to see Marina & The Diamonds for a bit, but that puts me in bad crowd pozish for the heart break of the weekend for me : The Black Keys and Cut Copy on at the same time. Ah well, there's no time to wast b/c Crystal Castles Monarchy and the Aquabats are all coming on followed closely by a (must not miss) Nosaj Thing timeslot. Chemical Bros., Boys Noize, Gayngs and Flogging Molly all end the insanity.
Besides having the desire to see, simultaneously, Lil' B, Laidback Luke, Elbow and Yelle, Saturday should be chill, with my biggest conflict being Animal Collective and Paul Van Dyk. What can I say, the 16 yr old me who had just found trance, after just finding, well, trance, wants to see the Van Dykster for at least one transition or two. We'll see what happens. Glasser, Gogol Bordello, Empire of the Sun, The Twelves, Rye Rye, Cults, Raphael Saadiq, Daedelus, and some band called The Arcade Fire should all be at least okay.
This, I believe, is a Van Dyk remix of BT, and was the first track I heard in which he was involved.
I'm kinda kidding on the Van Dyk thing here too...kinda.
Sunday has another big head to head for me in the Ratatat/Chromeo area. By Sunday, after seeing Twin Shadow, Menomena, Delorean, Caspa (maybe), CSS, Nas & Damian, Ellie Goulding, Tinie Tempah, and Death From Above, followed by either Duck Sauce or Duran Duran, I'll just be happy to not be going to see The Strokes. Kanye or the Presets?? BIG LAFFS.
Of course none of this is going to happen as planned, and plenty will be missed, while not missing other things. So fuck planning.
Death From Above 1979 reunion show at SXSW 2011 at Beauty Bar on March 20, 2011 at 1am .
This was the first song in their set. Fans who were unable to get inside were still able to see through a chain length fence in the alley, but eventually tore down the fence multiple times until police officers began using pepper spray and tazers. The venue only held around 200 people.
My first jam for tonight has been this track since my friend Natasha put me on earlier this eve... and from there I kind of let my mind (and the all seeing all knowing beast that is the internet) lead me in any new direction available...
This all led me to an interesting little video from Jennifer Charles & her band, Elysian Fields, and the previously discussed Lovage of course). Very Serge Gainsborougish...with the video + the song I mean.
Oh and for your New Yorkers, Jennifer & E.F. are playing a show (supporting Norah Jones as headliner, as well as Jessie Harris, Vinicius Canturaria, Buke & Gass, JG Thrirwell's Manorexia, and Sex Mob) to benefit the Japan earthquake relief, with 100% of the proceeds going to Japan Society’s Earthquake Relief Fund. It'll take place @ at Abrons Arts Center, 466 Grand Street (at Pitt)
New York, NY, and tickets are available HERE.
AAAAANNNDDDD...Anna Calvi (who is playing here @ Troubador on June 7th) also does a version of "Jezebel", and I've been psyched on her for a minute now. Amazing voice, sick guitar skills. That all led me to this amazing piece of music...which I will leave you with.
So this video of my homies' has made some waves. Rachel Maddow did a short piece on it, and people are responding in an amazing and positive way!
Nice work peeps. And although I think you guys should use the attention you have while you have it (which I know you will in the most positive way), I love guerrilla art. Fight the good fight.
My computer has shit in the proverbial bed, and I have been busy as F#CK. Those two factors combined makes for very few blog post minutes in the day....however,
With a little help from two of my anonymous friends....our lovely mural goes back up...for a moment at least. Accompanied by some lovely newish Danksta (now known as Tragic Defect Tax) music.
....from the good people @ Stones Throw...
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(out now on Ninja Tune of course, along w/ label mate Amon Tobin's new one), which refers to things custom made to ones personal specifications, and also, more generally, one who is well put together, is out now. You really really should delve deep into his archives as well. He had an album last year as well!! 
(2008)...
(2006)...
and Jamaica @ Echoplex last night.
" video and track appeared (and then more videos), and word spread that aww shit, them fools is produced by or with or at least know... JUSTICE
!!! (people still cared about that then). As far as the show, I was interested as soon as I heard they were playing L.A. again, but my lady friend Sammy Holiday had read my mind when she recently remarked "when are they playing anyway?", referring to the ol' Chain Gang, and when I saw they were the opener I had to get in.
, a new Two Fingers
album, and an album of remixes of his Chaos Theory soundtrack
work.
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, Daedelus
, CSS, Cut Copy, Ratatat, Empire of the Sun, DFA 1979, Monarchy, Gogol Bordello, Bloody Beetroots/Death Crew 77, Skrillex, Boys Noize, OFWGKTA, The Radio Dept., Robyn, Yelle, Health, Two Door Cinema Club, Ellie Goulding, Delorean, Nosaj Thing, Sleigh Bells, The Drums, The Radio Dept., Delta Spirit, Chase & Status, Duck Sauce, Animal Collective, The Arcade Fire, Mumford & Sons, Gayngs, Scissor Sisters, Erykah, Naaaazzzz....and more I can't even remember right now. & more I couldn't see just because of the laws of physics. They all killed it. Cee Lo, well homie got killed kinda. But I still love the closet freak.
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(2009)
