Hardfest, Los Angeles

...Basically one giant rave party with RATATAT, SKRILLEX, NERO, PENDULUM, and more. This is a short video of my personal experiences, as seen from a tiny, shitty camera I had to smuggle in.

"System Failure" - OCHRE

New artist that I literally just stumbled upon not even ten minutes ago. And yet I am SO impressed that I wanted to share.

Now open wide for some history. Take a deep breath. Breathe through your nose.

Ochre is part of a movement called "Intelligent Dance Music" or better known as IDM. Wikipedia defines this genre as such:


Intelligent dance music (commonly IDM or intelligent dance) is a term that describes an electronic music genre that emerged in the early 1990s. The genre is influenced by a wide range of musical styles particularly electronic dance music (EDM). ^[2]Stylistically, IDM tends to rely upon individualistic experimentation rather than on a particular set of musical characteristics.^[3] The range of post-techno^[4] styles to emerge in the early 1990s were described variously as art techno,^[5] ambient techno, intelligent techno, and electronica.^[6]






In short, there are few melody lines that stick around for long - and the age old tradition of having a chorus is right out. Voices are rare. Computers, on the other hand, dominate all.

As I understand it, and the best I can explain it, would be akin to a form of stream-of-consciousness writing. Whatever mood happens to strike you this very moment - that then becomes the art of the day.
But I ramble.
Take a gander for yourself.

This music makes me want to wear slim white clothing, and drink cocktails during a sunset.

Oh, and ride a lightcycle.

"Milk and Honey" - BECK

For today, I bring you an experimental, well-paced, but chill rock song for any back to college party you may be wanting to throw. It's creative, driving, sexy, memorable; it's Beck.

Put on your leather pants, pour some shots, and get going.

"Tighten up" - BLACK KEYS

...greatest music video I have seen in a while.

the kids are better actors than everyone in the harry potter series.

"Punching in a dream" - NAKED AND FAMOUS

you can disregard everything else written, and just get this:
UR DOIN IT WRONG.




This is the song Punching in a dream by Naked and Famous. Great opening, nice vocals, good beat reminiscent of the 80's. I could dig it. Wouldn't exactly be my favorite song, but I could dig it at a bar or a party or on the radio or something.

Then I met the music video.

I LOVED the first minute of it: the dream-like misty atmosphere, the striking images, the poetic gracefulness of it all. It really reinforced a strong sleepy, otherworldly feeling, which is something I am personally appreciative of.

But then... I don't even.... there were people in snow-flake costumes running at the camera, gnashing their teeth, and men in hockey masks looking sullen, all on bad, BAD pixelated green-screen, with neon colors flashing and 5th grade video editing.

I can understand that dreams often don't make sense and can change on a dime, and I suppose that is what they were trying to convey, but it was just terrible video skills. I was so sad to see so much potential just RAPED. It was as though they had someone with beautiful ideas to write the music video, who died halfway through, and then they lost their budget so they were reduced to windows movie maker or something.

augh, so sad.

at least you'll get a laugh out of it.

"17 years" - RATATAT

"I take it from my hheaad, y'know what I'm sayin'? I can do that."


17 years is an original composition by RATATAT, two New York musicians by the names of Mike Stroud and Evan Mast. I encourage you to go have a listen to their instrumental electronic bass and tempo-driven tracks (and especially while in the car. They make some of the best driving music out there.)

My personal two favorite tracks are Wildcat and Loud pipes.

IN FACT
I maded you a playlist.
(playlist AND a video in one day? this must be christmas!)

http://www.playlist.com/playlist/22019312651

Now start listening, beetches!

culture music: mongolian throat singing

From the plains of ancient China, to the glaciers of the Inuits, this strange manner of singing is not known to many, and practiced by even fewer. If done correctly, it can produce low, bassy, theramin-like notes, and simultaneously, high bird twitters, as though playing a sweet ocarina. The human pharynx  is incredible in its vast range.


After I discovered this, I immediately wanted to try, and figure out how it is done. But alas, the cold that captured me at the local renaissance faire is wreaking havoc to my vocals. Another day. Entertaining video probably to follow.

yellow hello

This is a tragic starting video, but I wanted to at least put something down.

welcome to mai blog! 

my goal is to review music, capture short pieces of some of my original compositions, and on occasion make a music video. sound like something you could dig? well check back often to see if I've gotten off my lazy ass and done anything else.

also feel free to recommended music/music videos to me to comment on and review :D