MITCH GENTLY MURDERS.

Somehow we came across Mitch Murder a while back, but his name and music slid through the cracks, as frequently happens with the simply overwhelming amount of amazing music out there these days!

First off, he's just posted a track recently titled, "Snow Crash", and some of us have just finished reading the book, Snow Crash, by the amazing Neil Stephenson, so that's first up...



Well, thanks to a couple of friends in far away places, his being and sounds have come back into our consciousness, and none too soon! We over here at The Hero are just obsessed with the 80's retro grooves, so being without smooth jams like these is just a travesty!

The smooth as polished glass synths & pads, lazer sharp stabs, simply circut-tastic melodies and diamond cut sound effects...just great. It's "80's" cheese, it's computer generation amazingness, it's just overall retro-tech-goodness.

There is, of course, a back story (we love back stories, Kavinsky coming soon...) :

As the story goes Mitch is an overworked Wall Street I.T. from the 80's who dreams at night other realities for himself. These are the soundtrack to his dreams. The first offering, "The Touch" is the retro-futuristic anthem of a peaceful world that's just uprisen from it's dark chaotic post apocalyptical past. Straddling the line of french touch, 80's soundtrack and robot disco band music it seamlessly carves out it's own sound space. Overwhelmingly emotional and uplifting it has one of the most triumphant guitar synth solos you'll ever hear.

And so prolific...so many releases!

These are the latest couple...the Another Place EP from mid October 2013, and the Descent EP from August of this year.

Of course he's been swooped up by Mad Decent (always known for having their ear to what is poppin off), and his summer EP, The Touch, was released on MD's Jeffree's imprint in July of this year.



This "Original Soundtrack" for the fictional Sega videogame "Sprawl" is equally amazing...if you've ever played 16-bit video games...def check it..



The Television EP from 2010. Yes.



And we can't leave without posting the full length, Current Events album, released on Rosso Corsa records, November 2011...

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THAT'S NOT AN iPOD SPEAKER. THIS IS AN iPOD SPEAKER.

Meet the WOS (Wall of Sound) 2.0. The worlds largest iPhone/iPod speaker. And this one, it goes to 11...

Not a cheap piece of flashy tech thats all plastic shoddyness on the inside, this chest-of-drawers-sized speaker set-up is designed and hand crafted in Sweden (in the workshop shown above). It will more than get your house party kickin', all the while remote controlled by you with its own proprietary app mobile app... drool.

From the website:

"Each WOS is carefully made by hand, in sweden. The result can never be compared to

something made in a factory in Asia. We believe it will last longer that way, but hold in mind: handmade audio-products are comparable to custom cars. Each one will be individual, and have an individual temper. They might have their flaws; but that just means they need more love and caring by you. (And to be played a LOT to get them warm and juicy.)"

Buy (or at least contribute) on IndieGoGo now...

THANK YOU STEVE.

I have had been extremely privileged in my computer life. Pops bought an SE (not the first Mac, but kind of the second...) right when them shiz came out.


I played some hella MacBugs!



I use a Mac (usually about 3/4 different ones) everyday. I can't imagine my present life without them (working in music/audio/sound simply requires one in this day and age). The innovation, attention to detail, and commitment to being creative and pushing the limits that Steve Jobs has always stayed true to is an inspiration to artists worldwide. As any large corporation, Apple today has its pros and cons, it is, but he was a helluva guy.

Thanks.

"Death is the destination we all share...it clears out the old to make way for the new."

Also, Boing Boing has the best tribute ever up right now...