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Indie dance record label Ed Banger released a mixtape earlier this month. After listening to it I concluded it is absolute shit. Seriously, it is total garbage. Considering the incredible rise of Justice and other acts like DJ Mehdi, Mr. Oizo, and SebastiAn, you would think they could release a better album. Hopefully none of these tracks are fresh because they sound like tracks they could have made back in the day when they were trying to get their foot in the door. There were only two songs I found to be mediocre at best; “Stress” by Justice probably due to I saw that amazing show, “Pocket Piano” by DJ Mehdi, and “Decalcomania” by So Me. Sorry but due to the letdown caused by listening to this album earlier today I am not going to post any songs to download. Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day with new music to share. Peace and Beats.
RATING: 1 STAR
Spring Break has sadly come to an end and I am starting to get back into my normal routine of being a student (but lacking when it comes to my blog). I am stuck reliving the good times I had during that week in my head. SXSW was the best part of my spring break for sure. If you have never been to the festival you’re definitely missing out. Austin is unlike every other part of Texas for sure. Dallas and Denton can compare to it, but Austin surpasses them in all forms of enjoyment. The city is just jam packed with bars restaurants. The number of bars there are in Austin is the equivalent to the number of casinos in Las Vegas. Friday I went to the I Heart Comix! vs Mad Decent party. This party was so sick! From the free Dewars scotch mixed with ginger ale, actually surprisingly tasty, to the music, and everything in between. Simian Mobile Disco played a stellar set that night. A lot better one than I saw them play the following Saturday night. Diplo went off, although it only seemed like for 30 minutes. Luckily I had the chance to meet him after the show. Diplo was an incredibly chill guy, unlike JFK from MSTRKRFT who I met Saturday night and acted like a total douchebag. Saturday was awesome as well. I went to the Scion party at Stubbs BBQ. The vibe there was great. Digitalism played an impressive set followed by one hell of a performance by Chromeo. I can not wait to see Chromeo again at Coachella. Saturday we went to the party at VICE. The DJ sets were mainly hard electro. It was my first time to see the Bloody Beetroots. I was really impressed with their skills and showmanship. I don’t know how these guys play with those spiderman mask on. How are they supposed to smoke and drink? In the end, I would say SXSW was probably one of the funnest music festivals I have been to right next to Coachella.
CHROMEO
DIGITALISM
SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO
ME AND DIPLO
THE BLOODY BEETROOTS
ME AND MR. TOO COOL TO SMILE OR THROW UP THE PEACE SIGN
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So I finally got my room booked for South by Southwest (SXSW) and I am totally excited. It is my first time to go and I have really high hopes for it to be a good festival. I’m thinking about doing a series of posts showcasing some of the artist I am looking forward to seeing there. Here it goes.
CRYSTAL CASTLES
Crystal Castles remix of Health’s “Crimewave” is my favorite song of the week. Sadly my blog hasn’t become popular enough for me to receive free promos yet, so I don’t know all there other good tracks, but “Magic Spells,” “Untrust Us” and “Air War” are really tight. Their remix of “Goodbooks” by Leni is splendid as well their remix of Divebomb “The Whip.” This simple Canadian duo of Ethan Kath and Alice Glass are in the midst of a tour right now with Health. I’m hoping to check them out in Phoenix on March 11th; if I do I will let you know how they are live, but if not I am just going to have to wait until SXSW, which they have still yet to announce where and what day they are playing. Their debut album is due to hit your local record stores shelves March 18th. Peace and Beats
TOUR DATES WITH HEALTH:
02-28 Minneapolis, MN – Triple Rock Social Club
02-29 Winnipeg, Manitoba – Pyramid Cabaret
03-01 Regina, Saskatchewan – The Exchange
03-02 Calgary, Albert – The Warehouse
03-03 Edmonton, Alberta – The Starlite
03-05 Vancouver, British Columbia – Richard’s on Richards
03-06 Seattle, WA – Chop Suey
03-07 Portland, OR – Backspace
03-08 San Francisco, CA – The Independent
03-09 Los Angeles, CA – The Roxy Theatre
03-10 San Diego, CA – Casbah
03-11 Phoenix, AZ – Brickhouse Theatre
03-12 Albuquerque, NM – Launch Pad
03-16 Denton, TX – Hailey’s
03-17 Springfield, MO – Randy Bacon Studio & Gallery
03-19 DeKalb, IL – House Café
03-21 Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop
03-22 Philadelphia, PA – Transit
03-23 Baltimore, MD – Ottobar
03-25 Brooklyn, NY – Studio B
03-26 New York, NY – Mercury Lounge
03-27 Montreal, Quebec – Musee Juste Pour Rire
03-28 Toronto, Ontario – Circa
Soulwax consists of the Dewaele brothers (aka 2 Many DJs) and a couple of other kick ass guys. They released Nite Versions way back in 2005. They really rock live. It is really fun to watch them all go at their instruments in perfect sync with one another instead of turntables for a change. As far as I know, they only play live (with instruments). Otherwise I believe it is just the Dewaele brothers spinning as 2 Many DJ’s. To bad neither of the groups ever seems to come over to the U.S. The album starts of with a re-work of Daft Punk’s “Teachers.” It then smoothly goes from there to the nice track “Accidents and Compliments,” and into the 3rdand kick ass track “E Talking.” No tracks on the album are a bust. They just keep the flowing going until the bangers like “Krack” come on. The album then proceeds to finish strong with last two tracks “NY Lipps” and “Another Excuse.” If you like electro, and even if you don’t, check this album out. Remember “Part of the Weekend Never Dies.” Peace & Beats
Top Tracks: “E Talking”, “I Love Techno”, “Krack”, “NY Lipps”, “Another Excuse”
So This isn’t the same version of “E Talking” from the album, but luckily I came across it because it is one of the coolest music videos I have ever seen.
Sorry for no post yesterday, especially the ones who don’t even care about my ‘Fashion Friday’ post, but once again my laptop battery went to shit. Luckily this time it didn’t catch my computer on fire (Don’t by a Dell). So in order to save time and not have to use my girlfriend’s laptop all day I am going to keep it how yall like it; short and simple. Just click the picture to be linked to the site to purchase. Peace
Art School Vets, although I am not sure exactly where they are located, are my best find of the week. Some really fresh Tees.
‘Girlfriend’ by Chaunce Clothing. $26
Sick shirt by Growing Pains. $31
Fresh Nike kicks available at wellgosh. Make sure you wash dem feet before you put these babies on.
Ha, I didn’t know Mohamed Ali was an evil dictator. Sweet shirt though. $45
A couple of cool t-shirts from MHI by Maharishi
“The Pop Girl Tee” by Insight. $40
“The Kick It Tee” by Insight
“A Opened Mind tee” by imaginery foundation. $30
So I’m not sure if this t-shirt is a big joke or not, but who the fuck would pay $45 for one of these shirts? My suggestion is to save your cash.
Also here is a video that I just wathced and thought it was pretty cool, but I wasn’t into the song really. I came across it on a nother website that was bashing nu-rave.
Hadouken! – That Boy That Girl
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