30 Minutes of Hard Electronic Music

I understand why people don't listen to the harder varieties of electronic music -- even if you like it, it will get on your nerves.  A 30 minute mix is perfect, though.  Thanks to Frail Limb Purity for the following mix, filled with electro-house, fidget-house, electro-funk, dub-step, and other sorts of hyphenated genres.

Tracks included:

1. Fukkk Off – “Rave Is King (Le Castle Vania remix)”
2. Grum – “Go Back (Le Castle Vania Remix)”
3. Don Diablo & Example – “Hooligans (Noisia Remix)”
4. The Marvelettes – “Mr. Postman (Cragga ReFix)”
5. Jayou – “Western Jam (Jayou’s Gone East Mix)”
6. Skein – “Oblivion”
7. Justice – “Genesis (Slow Version)”
8. O Children – “Dead Disco Dancer (The Golden Filter Remix)”
9. Aphex Twin – “Windowlicker (White Label Dubstep Remix)”
10. I Love You Guys Alot (OUTRO)


--tonotopik

Re-Spun Sunday

Here's some classic tracks that were born-again through some creative mashups.  These are all part of the Matchstix.com Stanton Mashup Challenge, and I encourage you to support these DJs and vote for these tracks if you like them.


Frail Limb Purity - 
Rage Against the Machine, "Bulls on Parade" v. The Glitch Mob, "Drive it Like you Stole It"
Laying Bulls on Parade on top of Glitch Mob's deep electro-hip-hop gives the classic Rage song a whole new dark feel.



Top Flight - 
Missy Elliot, "Work It" v. Elvis, "A Little Less Conversation (JXL Remix)"
This remix works surprisingly well, both lyrically and musically.  Interesting choice of songs.



Bonez McCoy - 
Chemical Brothers, "Swoon (Boys Noize Remix)" v. Dr. Dre / Eminem, "Forgot About Dre"
A good mix of trance and hip-hop.  The Eminem break down about half way through the song is a good use of musical energy.



--tonotopik

Concert Review - Sander van Doorn

Last night Sander van Doorn tore down the house at San Francisco's Ruby Skye, mixing up floor shaking house and trance beats.  Sander blends dark riffs, minimal house style breakdowns (with bass so hard you can feel it in your lungs), and occasionally some melodic vocal tracks.  He varies from well known songs to rarities, and incorporates a lot of his own material.  One thing is for sure though -- the crowd did not stop moving until his decks stopped spinning.  With Sander's music selection you can take the vodka sans redbull and still have hours of energy.

Highlights from last night:

Steve Angello - Knas
This was my personal highlight of the night.  When the sultry breakdown came the lights turned low, the bass hit hard, and people got down.


Faithless - Not Going Home (Armin van Buuren Remix)
This perfectly tweaked Faithless track has become an instant classic.  The melodic, echoey, climbing synths at the end create a capacitor-like energy just waiting to be released.


The Killers - Spaceman (Sander van Doorn Remix)
With lights shining on the crowd, Sander hit mute and we sang, "The spaceman says 'everybody look down,' its all in your mind."  And then that heavy synth kicked in.  A touching moment, indeed.


And, of course, one of Sander's newest tracks, Daddyrock


--tonotopik

Bass Thumpin' Thursdays

This week is brought to you by the letter O.  For organ.  In modern times this King of Instruments is oft overlooked, whether its the giant pipes found in cathedrals or the electric variety.  From Bach to The Bloody Beetroots, organ keys and their infinite decay and sustain provide an unparalleled intensity in any type of music.

Jon Lord, organist for Deep Purple, is by far one of the most talented musicians to have fingered a Hammond.  Check out this live solo:

And for good measure, here’s Deep Purple’s “Hush,” one of the most distinctive organ songs:

As the organ is sometimes forgotten in the shadows, so are its greatest masters.  Everyone has heard of Jim Morrison, but when it comes to musical talent in The Doors, Ray Manzarek leads the troupe.  Here’s “When the Music’s Over”:

RJD2, a DJ with an ear for blues and soul, embeds organ clips in his crate digging style of hip-hop.  Next on the queue, “Seven Light Years:”

You might not have the time to watch this masterpiece in full, but it is well worth the ten minutes to bask in the glory of the Sidney Town Hall pipe organ as it pumps out Bach’s classic "Tocatta and Fugue in Dm".

And as foreshadowed, from Bach to The Bloody Beetroots (“We Are from Venice”):

--tonotopik

New Dr. Dre

Here's a couple of brand new tracks by Dr. Dre. The second of which can be found on Raekwon's Only Built for Cuban Linx part II Gold Edition. Check them out.

Oh yeah, that’s in the works. An instrumental album is something I’ve been wanting to do for a long time. I have the ideas for it. I want to call it The Planets. I don’t even know if I should be saying this, but fuck it. [Laughs.] It’s just my interpretation of what each planet sounds like. I’m gonna go off on that. Just all instrumental. I’ve been studying the planets and learning the personalities of each planet. I’ve been doing this for about two years now just in my spare time so to speak. I wanna do it in surround sound. It’ll have to be in surround sound for Saturn to work.

- Dr Dre. in the Aug/Sept 2010 issue of VIBE

Dr. Dre -Turn Me On - Download Here

Raekwon About Me rmx ft. Game (prod. by Dr. Dre) - Download Here

Kanye West - G.O.O.D. Ass Mixtape (mixtape)

Lastly, on New Music Tuesday, I'd like to share a little Kanye West. His forthcoming Dark Twisted Fantasy (formerly titled Good Ass Job) is the follow up to his multi-platinum 808's and Heartbreak. Set to be released on November 16th, Dark Twisted Fantasy will feature the single Power and a recently leaked song See Me Know featuring Beyonce and Charlie Wilson available here or below. For those who can't wait until November for some new Kanye tunes, check out Kanye's G.O.O.D. Ass Mixtape. Is it really that good? You be the judge.

Kanye West - G.O.O.D. Ass Mixtape Download Here

DJ Whiteowl Drop That 132 (mixtape)

Nothing against Young Jeezy, but a mixtape with a title about cocaine doesn't quite satisfy my new music fix, so if you're looking for some of the latest rap and hip-hop singles, you should take a listen to DJ Whiteowl's Drop That 132. For those that don't know, DJ Whiteowl is back with the 132nd installment of the Drop That Mixtape series, a series that brings the heat and sheds some light on some up-and-comers in the game. Give it a listen.

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Young Jeezy - 1,000 Grams (mixtape)

It's New Music Tuesday and today I'd like to share a new mixtape from Young Jeezy entitled 1,000 Grams. The title is an obvious reference to a kilogram - and cocaine, though I'm sure Jeezy hasn't touched the stuff in years. Side note: Why do a lot of rappers feel the need to brag about the drugs they've sold? Do they think we believe them and think they're tough? Either way, look out for TM 103, dropping on September 28th.

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Billy Corgan Makes Fun of Bloggers

The Run Around - Exile of Emo

The Run Around is a new punk band from Chicago. The band has (apparently) taken the Midwest by storm performing on huge stages at The Local Music Revolution 2010 at the Congress Theater in Chicago, Punkfest, and were one of the openers for Tom Petty at Summerfest in Milwaukee. Since I live in California, and have never actually seen them live, I cannot verify these claims. I can only bring you their debut video Exile of Emo In the hopes that it will catch on and force legislation to put an end to nut-hugging skinny jeans.

The Run Around - Exile of Emo