Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
DJ Sega
http://www.myspace.com/djsegatheblackknight
Check out DJ Sega. I love my old Sega (still play Sonic on it every so often!).
I enjoy intricite sampling methods in modern music. Alberton live is the software of choice for serious DJ and you can hear it very cleary through DJ Sega's music.
Again, as a plug to an earlier post, you can check out Fly Lo, the king of using Alberton live to remix himself live here.
Update:
To anyone who has been over to a get together at my place recently, the ACDC mash up was by DJ SEGA.
Check out DJ Sega. I love my old Sega (still play Sonic on it every so often!).
I enjoy intricite sampling methods in modern music. Alberton live is the software of choice for serious DJ and you can hear it very cleary through DJ Sega's music.
Again, as a plug to an earlier post, you can check out Fly Lo, the king of using Alberton live to remix himself live here.
Update:
To anyone who has been over to a get together at my place recently, the ACDC mash up was by DJ SEGA.
Currently listening too
A remix of Um Milhao by Buraka Som Sistema & Diplo. I don't know very much at all about Portugal's house scene, however I really do enjoy the almost tribal beat to it. It isn't quite jungle, it isn't quite drum and bass, and it isn't quite progressive enough to be trance (or shitty). The lil'Wayne sample is almost funny and is done very, very well.
Like it? Buy it.
http://www.bluecollardistro.com/maddecent/product_info.php?products_id=2844&cPath=320_395&store=0
Like it? Buy it.
http://www.bluecollardistro.com/maddecent/product_info.php?products_id=2844&cPath=320_395&store=0
Monday, October 6, 2008
Live Blogging the hip hop honors
9:09-Who is this guy introducing? Not Tracy Jordan, the next guy. Whatever. Repping Cyprus Hill-the spanish lyrics mixed with the ghetto all around the love of one thing: Weed? "certain herbal remedy"
9:11-I agree that the CH really influced the spanish scene in a major way. Interview with CH right now. They are big Run DMC fans.
9:12 "People know, we get baked. That's a big part of it. It's an important issue to us. It's something we believe in" Wow.
9:13 Run DMC shout out again
9:15 Gym class heroes, playing live with fat joe.
9:16 CH loves their own music, really head-knocking at this point.
9:17 guy from GCH is killing it. Insane in the membrane!!! Loving the old school beat, so solid. Standing bass and drums.
9:18 they are on stage to finish the song. You can hear the age in the voices though. Still cool. Here is something you can't understand...How I can just killa man!
9:19 They are covering a new school track? Rockstar? Damn, did NOT see this coming. Pretty good.
9:20 I can see how this song sort of works with their past. Very interesting pick. The edge in the voice is great, you don't get a ton of that anymore.
9:21 Commerical Break, then De La Soul, who I am LBing this for. Just a huge fan.
9:23 LL Cool J clothing line being pushed over the commerical breaks. Looks like really cheap express clothing? Just bad.
9:26 Back. De la Soul time!!! Interview. Talking about the lyrics. Evolution of a style. How do you write lyrics? The thoughts behind them. So cool. First group to have skits. I have this album. We weren't hippies, but that image really worked well with us.
9:29 Joy Bryant leading in the next rappers. She looovvess De La Soul. She calls them "Dayla". Q-Tip and Ce Loo, Mos Dep to rock the tribute!!!
9:30 crowd does not get it at all. So dumb. Not moving at all.
9:30 Mos Def is on and killing it with Flava. Boo on Flava.
9:31 Here is Cee loo. Wearing allllll silver.
9:32 Man I love De La Soul.
9:34 Tracy Jordan, just not funny.
9:35 holy shit, kid rock is on this thing? Why? I will tune out by then.
9:37 ON THE STAGE, DE LA SOUL BBBAAABY!
9:38 Me, myself, and I. Such a classic hook.
9:41 they may not be jumping, but they all know the words!
9:42 Q-Tip back on
9:43 looks like the roots are coming up with Cee lo...that should be sweet.
9:44 I'm up at 5, love to all. De la soul, remember the name.
9:11-I agree that the CH really influced the spanish scene in a major way. Interview with CH right now. They are big Run DMC fans.
9:12 "People know, we get baked. That's a big part of it. It's an important issue to us. It's something we believe in" Wow.
9:13 Run DMC shout out again
9:15 Gym class heroes, playing live with fat joe.
9:16 CH loves their own music, really head-knocking at this point.
9:17 guy from GCH is killing it. Insane in the membrane!!! Loving the old school beat, so solid. Standing bass and drums.
9:18 they are on stage to finish the song. You can hear the age in the voices though. Still cool. Here is something you can't understand...How I can just killa man!
9:19 They are covering a new school track? Rockstar? Damn, did NOT see this coming. Pretty good.
9:20 I can see how this song sort of works with their past. Very interesting pick. The edge in the voice is great, you don't get a ton of that anymore.
9:21 Commerical Break, then De La Soul, who I am LBing this for. Just a huge fan.
9:23 LL Cool J clothing line being pushed over the commerical breaks. Looks like really cheap express clothing? Just bad.
9:26 Back. De la Soul time!!! Interview. Talking about the lyrics. Evolution of a style. How do you write lyrics? The thoughts behind them. So cool. First group to have skits. I have this album. We weren't hippies, but that image really worked well with us.
9:29 Joy Bryant leading in the next rappers. She looovvess De La Soul. She calls them "Dayla". Q-Tip and Ce Loo, Mos Dep to rock the tribute!!!
9:30 crowd does not get it at all. So dumb. Not moving at all.
9:30 Mos Def is on and killing it with Flava. Boo on Flava.
9:31 Here is Cee loo. Wearing allllll silver.
9:32 Man I love De La Soul.
9:34 Tracy Jordan, just not funny.
9:35 holy shit, kid rock is on this thing? Why? I will tune out by then.
9:37 ON THE STAGE, DE LA SOUL BBBAAABY!
9:38 Me, myself, and I. Such a classic hook.
9:41 they may not be jumping, but they all know the words!
9:42 Q-Tip back on
9:43 looks like the roots are coming up with Cee lo...that should be sweet.
9:44 I'm up at 5, love to all. De la soul, remember the name.
Recent Conversation
I had a conversation recently about Biggie vs. Pac. I naturally (and incorrectly) assumed that Pac was widely considered to be better than seemingly more obsurce Bigge. Not so! The conversation started with this:
http://www.reuters.com/article/musicNews/idUSN0319369220080903
I have been quoted to say that Tupac was the greatest (read: most prolific) rapper of all time. Vibe, in 2004, made a similar statement. I will admit here, right now, after some thinking and research I was quite wrong.
Tupac's career was started by being a back-up dancer for these guys:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Underground
According to wikipedia, he studied acting, the arts, and ballet in high school:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupac_Shakur
A lot of this missed me. I've never really studied Tupac, but just made the assumption that he was the best. Why do I still like him?
1. My first vinyl was Tupac's "Thugs get lonely too" for a dollar.
2. The song "can't C me" bangs so. damn. hard.
3. Tupac was the first rap I was every really into. I thought it connected on a more cerebral level to me than, say, Nelly. Which is does (compared to Nelly).
For that, I will always love Tupac. I think Blender made that statement to sell copies and not out of truth. What I DO think is that the fact that Tupac is the biggest selling rap artist of all time in ludacris (ok, pun a little bit intended there).
Three dates are important: 91, 93, 95, 96, and 96 again. He made 5 albums. Loyal to the Game, and Pac's Life (Shady's and TI's albums, more or less) are terrible. They still sold quite well. Pac's legacy lives on only to promote record sales. I mean, how many times you can sample lyrics from 5 CDs already somewhat void of content?
As a counterpoint, he does have several songs that I really enjoy (still):
1. (as noted above) "Can't C me" and "Thugs get lonely too"
2. California Love
3. To Live & Die in L.A. (such a great tribute)
4. Changes
5. Thugz Mansion
All bonified pop singles, but you really have to enjoy them.
I spent the weekend listening to some of the competition (from the same time period) Biggie and Mobb Deep. Though I don't think I truly understand the term, I think that a pragmatist could argue that Tupac's importance shouldn't be any greater than those two rappers (Biggie in particular).
I do understand the fame and importance of Tupac though in what he means to people though. He really is a symbol for a lot of people. For me though, you have to judge his music on his actucal talent. On flow alone, I think that Biggie completely owns Tupac.
Thoughts? I know this was kind of a ramble, today was exhausting.
http://www.reuters.com/article/musicNews/idUSN0319369220080903
I have been quoted to say that Tupac was the greatest (read: most prolific) rapper of all time. Vibe, in 2004, made a similar statement. I will admit here, right now, after some thinking and research I was quite wrong.
Tupac's career was started by being a back-up dancer for these guys:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Underground
According to wikipedia, he studied acting, the arts, and ballet in high school:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupac_Shakur
A lot of this missed me. I've never really studied Tupac, but just made the assumption that he was the best. Why do I still like him?
1. My first vinyl was Tupac's "Thugs get lonely too" for a dollar.
2. The song "can't C me" bangs so. damn. hard.
3. Tupac was the first rap I was every really into. I thought it connected on a more cerebral level to me than, say, Nelly. Which is does (compared to Nelly).
For that, I will always love Tupac. I think Blender made that statement to sell copies and not out of truth. What I DO think is that the fact that Tupac is the biggest selling rap artist of all time in ludacris (ok, pun a little bit intended there).
Three dates are important: 91, 93, 95, 96, and 96 again. He made 5 albums. Loyal to the Game, and Pac's Life (Shady's and TI's albums, more or less) are terrible. They still sold quite well. Pac's legacy lives on only to promote record sales. I mean, how many times you can sample lyrics from 5 CDs already somewhat void of content?
As a counterpoint, he does have several songs that I really enjoy (still):
1. (as noted above) "Can't C me" and "Thugs get lonely too"
2. California Love
3. To Live & Die in L.A. (such a great tribute)
4. Changes
5. Thugz Mansion
All bonified pop singles, but you really have to enjoy them.
I spent the weekend listening to some of the competition (from the same time period) Biggie and Mobb Deep. Though I don't think I truly understand the term, I think that a pragmatist could argue that Tupac's importance shouldn't be any greater than those two rappers (Biggie in particular).
I do understand the fame and importance of Tupac though in what he means to people though. He really is a symbol for a lot of people. For me though, you have to judge his music on his actucal talent. On flow alone, I think that Biggie completely owns Tupac.
Thoughts? I know this was kind of a ramble, today was exhausting.
Friday, October 3, 2008
Chromeo
Chromeo is the self-proclaimed "first band composed of a Jew and an Arab" which I think it pretty awesome. As one could assume from the title, the band is A. electronic (chrome), B. dramatic, 80s-like (romeo), C. somewhat unserious (dumb mash-up name).
http://www.myspace.com/chromeo
I love synth right now. I really feel like music like this has a place in modern clubs. Check out Fancy Footwork for a taste of the new school of club music, and Momma's Boy to hear a true 80s tribute track.
Most of all, it is refreshing to have 80s tribute music that lacks the sort of seriousness and pretension that so invades the majority of other groups.
Enjoy.
http://www.myspace.com/chromeo
I love synth right now. I really feel like music like this has a place in modern clubs. Check out Fancy Footwork for a taste of the new school of club music, and Momma's Boy to hear a true 80s tribute track.
Most of all, it is refreshing to have 80s tribute music that lacks the sort of seriousness and pretension that so invades the majority of other groups.
Enjoy.
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