RIP Maurice Sendak
So @hmsteinnn’s best friend is having a BIRTHDAY tonight, and she asked me to make a quick mix of songs I like. I figured here is the best place to put one up, for anyone to find and enjoy, should it be your BIRTHDAY, or you just want a mix that makes today feel like your BIRTHDAY.
I would totally recommend listening to this mix in order, as it builds from “Oh wow this is chill I’m liking this party” to ”OMG I CAN’T BREATHE LETS KEEP DANCING”
Crunk Birthday Mix Instructions:
Download this file, unzip it, then drag the Music folder into your iTunes. Then, in iTunes got to File->Library->Import Playlist, and import BirthdayMix.xml.
Enjoy!
Trying to get on a regular schedule with these, but here goes.
For a good set to work/dance to, here’s one I’ve been on:
http://soundcloud.com/tommytrash/tommy-trash-april-2012-mix-1
I haven’t even listened to this set all the way through but I know it’s going to be face-slapping: http://soundcloud.com/dirty-disco-youth/one-hour-episode-2-april-2012
Love the drop on this one, need to check out more of Lucky Date’s stuff: http://soundcloud.com/luckydate/iwantyou
Some Chromeo, remixed: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjFquJXO8so
Killagraham always brings the bass: http://soundcloud.com/borgeous-beats/killagraham-silence
I love Feed Me, I think he’s one of the most underrated house/dubstep prioducer’s out there. He dropped a new EP two months ago that I didn’t get a listen until now, some gems are Trapdoor and One-Click Headshot: http://soundcloud.com/youfeedme/sets/feed-mes-escape-from-electric
A fun song, just what the doctor ordered when you’re cracked out at 3 in the morning and you’re crushing it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5Ot4O3m-GA
Great driving song, also this blog ROCKS: http://fmitracks.com/2012/04/paper-places-to-berlin-christian-strobe-remix.html
I think this is a good remix of a classic song, danceable but not too insane: http://soundcloud.com/nickraymondg/eric-clapton-cocaine-no-big
Even though some people might not like the lyrics, sometimes I really just can’t get this out of my head: http://soundcloud.com/emynd/emynd-rather-get-some-out-my
This guy has a great flow, and it’s French rap, you just can’t not take a listen. Love the sample choices, Willy Wonka and Frankenstein? Oh you know they’re for real: http://chillbump.bandcamp.com/album/back-to-the-grain
Got pointed to this Friday morning, it’s delicate voice mixed with an undertone of gritty city: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiT0fBePR0Q
And lastly, with gravity I present to you the new Hip Hatchet album, a bottle of songs carefully crafted and aged long enough to give you that smoky taste on the tip of your tongue. Listen to this when thoughts of the city fade and the forest beckons: http://hiphatchet.bandcamp.com/album/joy-and-better-days
Because @TinkerBEL017 just NEEDS some music tonight, here’s some electro stuff old and new that I like:
- Chill hip-hop mix from edIT: http://soundcloud.com/theglitchmob/edit-hefty-records-flossed-out
- This dude is like 14, AND majoring in Physics at University! Erik Arbores - Bliss: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OaXsPeMAPQ
- Never fails to get me excited: http://soundcloud.com/madeon/madeon-icarus
- Love the drop here. Zeds Dead - Ruckus The Jam: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lp-kd0tbQr8
- Congorock Remix of We Run The Night, that main synth is just ripping the speaker apart: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vENU8JnQIHo
- This is my jam late at night: http://soundcloud.com/cryptex/crunk-life-mixtape
And lastly, I just had to post this because I’ve enjoyed it for so long, and it just has to be shared. This is a live recording I made of Simon Herzog’s (http://herzogmusic.com/) set at Beta Jam at Columbia University a couple years ago. It’s a perfect mix of pop and dubstep, with some live effects that brought the house down. He’s a good friend of mine, working on some amazing things. Grab this before I take it down: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3240154/Live%20Originals_Dubstep%20Set.mp3
In honor of @straightoutof’s insatiable appetite for new music, I decided to write down a bit of what I’m into right now.
Lately I’ve been getting into listening to electro sets, I think it’s a really interesting format, ESPECIALLY for working. Here are a couple of my faves:
http://soundcloud.com/clockworkmusic/omgitm-feburary-2012-mix
http://freshnewtracks.com/2012/01/02/cazzette-arty-avicii-swanky-tunes-live-pier-94-nyc/
3LAU:
http://soundcloud.com/3lau/beach-house
http://soundcloud.com/3lau/sets/relics-of-a-dance-attic/
And here’s more electro I just like right now:
Labrinth - Last Time (Knife Party Remix): http://pumpthebeat.com/?p=18103
Oldie but goodie. Alesso - Raise Your Head: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOgF743RhYw
http://soundcloud.com/kraddy/mochipet-marshall-bass-stacks-kraddy-remix
http://soundcloud.com/madeon/madeon-icarus
http://soundcloud.com/thisisgemini/lana-del-rey-born-to-die
I’m a huge fan of soundprank, here’s one of his newest:
http://soundcloud.com/soundprank/beginnings-original-mix
but really check out his whole soundcloud!
And getting outside of electro, here are some other things I like:
Love what Hip Hatchet is doing, his EP from a few months ago has this gem, and you should also check out his forthcoming album (http://hiphatchet.bandcamp.com/album/joy-and-better-days):
http://hiphatchet.bandcamp.com/track/just-like-an-old-friend
Aidan Feliciano is a guy I know through my brother, and for some reason, even though this is considered pretty emo I like it a lot:
http://giftsny.bandcamp.com/track/in-my-grasp
I’ve also been looking at these guys for awhile, and their new album came out which I have had on repeat the past week:
http://pinegrove.bandcamp.com/
A few more non-electro:
Fave track from Ambassadors: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGr_cyThHkc
Get their album (so worth it): http://www.amazon.com/Litost/dp/B006ZBIFUU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1331761748&sr=8-1
J*Davey is crazy awesome, here’s a sweet track: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5uyeRFvph8
and I can’t figure out how to get the album (a friend gave me a copy), but I think you can buy it here for cheap: http://jdavey.spinshop.com/details/112822
and lastly, if you haven’t checked out Jenny Owen Youngs’ new album An Unwavering Band Of Light, try it out here: http://jennyowenyoungs.bandcamp.com/
Until next time…
j2d2:
Def.
I wonder how many gallon drums they tried before finding the right one…
Every Thursday (…let’s pretend today is Thursday… time has no meaning here) I will share a story about a song from the new album here on Tumblr, until I run out of songs (math suggests this will go on for a total of eleven Thursdays).
YOUR APARTMENT is the track 2 on AN UNWAVERING BAND OF LIGHT. To me, it’s a straight-up old fashioned love song. Dan and I felt that it called for certain Motown-y arrangement aspects: the quarter note snare hits in the chorus, the horns, the bridge turnaround. The song also features a 50 gallon oil drum being whacked in the verses.
I started the song alone during summertime, and later on Ben Thornewill (Jukebox the Ghost) came into town and we worked on this song and a couple of others. He helped me shape the chorus and later still down the line, Dan worked out the bridge. Teamwork!!
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Watch the music video, directed by Molly Green:
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Hear the official version and buy the album ON BANDCAMP.
Congrats! Wish I was there, but was competing in the Photo Hack Day same weekend! Would love to talk music apps soon…
Here’s our winning pitch from Music Apps Hack Weekend. @bandsnearby won 2 prizes thanks to an amazing team of rockstars. #mahw
Here’s the pitch:
On October 30th, 1987, an unknown band played an acoustic set at CBGBs. A few New Yorkers got to see them. The songs became classics. That…
