Youtubesteak

I've been watching shit on youtube. Best video of the week = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4OyrzO4N8s. Lol.

Apart from that... There's one video called 'Horrific AK 47 Accident', which has nearly 2 million views. The actual thing is just some loser kid called 'Joe' twatting around with a toy AK, which I'll admit was a bit of a relief because I was expecting some kind of... horrific accident. In fact, I kind of wanted to see a horrific accident.
Apparently, the majority of those millions of viewers also wanted to see one. Some people actually really, really, wanted to see a horrific accident. One guy was so upset he couldn't see one that he complained:

This is shit, what the fuck. go die in a hole you stupid bitch fucker.

He wasn't alone in that sentiment. A lot of people seemed to feel like their time has been wasted, and also that 'wtf?'.

UrNotHardBody: Fuck You! Wasting Time!

Time that could have been better spent watching real, quality accidents take place.

Amongst all that kind of understandable shit in the comments section, you also get two people arguing about Obama, a long discussion on the merits (or not) of Joe's hair colour, and someone claiming: HEY!!! I am an Australian and I DON'T CARE!!!!..... without really explaining why they felt the need to clarify that.?
People on youtube are abnormal.

But also hilarious. Like that chav who kicked down a wall and got his leg crushed, before bleating out 'help me'. The comments on that vid are genuinely hilarious - i.e. 'wall FTW ' and 'Mr. Gorvachav....Tear down this wall! '. A few people seem to be debating whether or not to show some chav-love: one guy goes for 'unlucky mate' before rounding his comment off with: 'i guess doing stupid things like that CAN be funny. hahaha owned', which probably doesn't ease the blow. Funnyclatflap12 is a bit more genuinely sympathetic, opting for: 'that is manky but funny. he deserved it although if he lost his leg that is bad. look at the way it crushes his leg at 0.12'
I love the way he has isolated the exact time the chav gets his leg crushed.


Someone else just set the video to Benny Hill's theme tune, which is even more hilarious. MadSkills9407 sums it up with:

'I like how he kicks to the beat'

LOL.
There's a bunch of other shit that has been set to the Benny Hill music as well. This TV advert rework is possibly the most hilarious.

Good times.

Anyway, here's some sick tunes to go with the viewing:

Bungle - 25th Floor (DJ Marky & Bungle VIP) Buy

Grafton Primary - All Stars (Aston Shuffle Remix) Buy***

Deadmau5 - Ghosts 'n' Stuff (Nero Edit) Myspace**

Mucky

Speaking of large things... how about some delicious, high-cholesterol beats? Specifically, Jack Beats. Mr Beats has obviously been knocking about for a bit and he's a big favourite with certain blogs, but I'll admit I'm not a massive fan. 'Get Down', though, is impossible to ignore. It's got a more house-style structure to it than his other stuff, and his trademark wobble is combined with a grinding mono-synth which gives the whole song a rough, aggressive edge. The youtube comments pretty much sum it up - 'this is fuckin NUTS!!!!!!!!!! '. If you haven't heard/got it already then it's a must grab. (He's also put out a solid La Roux remix that's well worth checking out.)

It's kind of hard to follow 'Get Down' with anything that's similarly crazyily hype, but 'Mucky' by Kry Wolf comes pretty close. It kicks off with one of the bounciest drum patterns I've ever heard and then brings in a huge, filthy, deep, fuzzed out bassline punch that sounds like 'Flat Eric' on electro-infused crack/a rubber duck taking an amplified shit. I played it on the tube this morning and nearly ruptured my face/seizured. It's deep. Another must have.

Also, Calvin Harris' album leaked the other day, to mixed reviews. Personally I think he got the singles spot on. The rest of the album isn't bad but nothing really jumps out. I could happily listen to it, but I don't think I'd remember much of it after. Either way, apparently all people are buying at the moment is singles so I guess it doesn't really matter how good the album is.

In other news, Deadmau5 has finally put a radio edit of 'Ghosts 'n' Stuff' together and is getting some airplay. I prefer the original mix, without the corny vocal bit over the top, but it's still a bit of a tune so fair play to the geezer.

Last up, one more tune. This one is some deep, grimy dubstep from Calibre - a tune called 'Tenopause'. So far all I've heard is a radio rip from Hatcha and Mala's b2b on Kiss, which is more low quality than Paris Hilton's home videos. But despite the quality the track appears to be a piece of pure fucking mentalness. I won't call it minimal, because that's bound just to put people off, but it's not the usual jump-up. The best way to describe it is as basically one rip-roaring bass sound with some freaky ghost noises over the top. And some drums. Banging.

If you're looking for any other huge dubstep tunes than hit up Rossi B and Luca and check out Enemy (or the Tallinn Evil remix) on their page. The other tunes are pretty obese as well. Looking forward to some more releases from them.

That's all, folks.

Jack Beats - Get Down Buy

Kry Wolf - Mucky Myspace

Calibre - Tenopause Myspace

Grum(p)y

So, I've had a phenomenal amount of work lately, and because I've yet to do anything towards reducing it, I still have a phenomenal amount. Sucks to be me. However, I intend to have it all done by the 12th, so from that point on normal posting will resume.

Anyway, because it's been some time since I posted, I have a backlog of banging tracks and summer-type tunes to put up before they become too unfashionably old.

So, 5 tunes for today, varying from super-hype electro to acoustic-electronic fiddling, but all with the essential property of amazingness in common.

I have blogging powerhouse discodust to thank, as I so often do, for the first tune on my list: Ellie Goulding's cover of 'Black & Gold'. Now, 'Black & Gold' is obviously, like, soooo old now, but Goulding's cover adds some summer (this is a key word for today, I'm trying to destroy rain) freshness to it with a nice bit of clapping, some melodic acoustic strumming and an ... interesting singing voice. When I say interesting, I'm referring mostly to her accent, which is ...erm... unusual, and not her actual technique - she sings beautifully. But also weirdly. Anyway, the cover is very good, very chilled, and overall puts a very nice spin on the original. It's different - Goulding's style is fairly unique. She uses a combination of acoustic and soft synth elements (like a more laidback Friendly Fires, I guess, without the percussion) to create a sound which I imagine will get her all sorts of critical attention. Hopefully. The rest of her stuff is also worth checking out, for those who are interested.

Where to go from there? Let's go East, vaguely in the direction of Paris, where DatA hails from. Cheers to deathelectro for the heads up on this one. I imagine most people will know DatA either because of his tunes 'Aerius Light' or 'Rapture' (both laced with awesome), and his new track 'One In A Million' draws on both of those to make a very ear-friendly club banger. I've been listening mostly to the Club Remix, actually, because it's slightly more hardcore, and thats the one I've put below. However, the original, unadulterated version is there to see, for free, on his myspace. The video is pretty trendy, (some guy turns up to a house party in a wolf costume/ Partying ensues) and the song has all the elements of a good electro piece - funky bassline, bright synths, sing-along vocals, happy times.

Now it's dubstep time. Everyone loves dubstep! It's the new bandwagon. In an attempt to secure my seat upon it, allow me to point you in the direction of Caspa's 'I Remember' remix. It's good. I'm a huge fan of the original, and I was a little worried that Caspa wouldn't do it justice, but he keeps it fairly simple. And anyone who's heard the Caspa mix of 'Moments in Love' will know what I mean when I say 'simple' - he basically adds a cracking drum beat and a warbly dubstep bass, but it's a fairly decent take on a solid summer anthem. (Caspa and Rusko also did a fairly tasty mix of 'We Are I.E.' recently, which is worth checking out.)

To be honest, all the tracks above are solid, but they aren't quite summery enough for me. And what with clouds threatening to return again and make us all miserable, I need summer tunes. 'Something Good Can Work', by Two Door Cinema Club (you know they're cool, because they have 'club' in their name), is a step in the right direction. The guitar is nice and trebley (think Phoenix/Housse de Racket), with some lovely, chirpy wah-wah bits, the vocals aren't over-complicated, the drums patter along at a fairly decent and regular pace... they sample what sounds like a party halfway through... ... it starts with a bang...
I'm running out of descriptions, but basically it's very happy, very trendy indie.

But... still not summer enough. Friendly Fires were the sound track of last summer, alongside Vampire Weekend, so I feel like I should turn to them for help. Or rather, to Leeds-boy Grum's absoloutely incredible, super happy, super awesome electro remix of Friendly Fires 'Skeleton Boy'. I listened to the original 'Skeleton Boy' before Grum's version, and I couldn't help thinking that it lacked a funky 80's bass, a dance beat, and some shiny electro synths - I'm quite particular in what I want - so I was fairly happy when Grum came along and introduced all those elements. He starts it off all funky and cool, does wonders with the vocals, and then builds it slowly until the synths are ready to come in (after a classic, trance-style, reverbed breakdown, of course). The track has summer written all over it, in 50ft, flaming, neon-pink letters. I've listened to it every day for about 3 weeks.
Anyone who likes the track, and thinks that Grum might possibly be the best thing to happen to the English electro scene ever (or recently, depending on how hyperbolic you feel), should check out his myspace and tell him as much.

This post is too long! Why am I not working!?

Friendly Fires - Skeleton Boy (GRUM Remix) Buy
DatA - One In A Million (Club Mix) Buy
Ellie Goulding - Black & Gold Myspace
Two Door Cinema Club - Something Good Can Work Buy
Deadmau5 - I Remember (Caspa Remix) Buy


After the 12th, some new shit off the 80Kidz album 'This Is My Shit' (ironically), and probably some Allure. Summer's coming!

Midnight

Need something to help you sleep?

One man getting a lot of press recently is Deadmau5 - due mostly to his much publicized remix of 'I'm Not Alone', which is fairly good, but not one of his best. If anyone's interested, look up his vocal remix of 'I Remember', or the more bangerific and popular 'Ghosts 'N' Stuff', for a proper taste. They are probably my two personal favourites.

However, sometimes even listening to those bad boys is too much effort, and only synth-addled, highly-reverbed piano can send me off into that euphoric state of music induced drowsiness that I love so much.

This particular remix provides the above in pretty much ideal quantities.

Night.

Energy 52 - Cafe Del Mar (Deadmau5 Remix)* Buy

*The new link should let you preview the track before you download. I was going to embed a player but... it proved to be a bother; have to make do with this for the time being :-(.

Not Mundane

Considering the Black Ghosts had one of the biggest tunes of '08 with 'Anyway You Chose To Give It', I definitely haven't given them enough attention. Recently, I've been flicking through a few of their tracks and 'Some Way Through This' caught my attention - mainly because of the dubsteppy bassline, mixed cleverly with (slightly) Thom-Yorke-esque vocals, and some nice operatic strings. It's definitely one of those songs that you have to play loud to really appreciate. But I did play it loud. And I really appreciate it. Black Ghosts rule.

Moving on ... I was listening to Chris Lake's remix of 'Oh My God' the other day and I was struck my how disgustingly brilliant he is as a producer. I almost (well, actually did) wet myself when I found out that he and the ever-impressive and multi-talented Deadmau5 had teamed up on a couple of tracks. Below are the results. The 'Faxing Berlin' tune is pretty standard trance, something to listen to when you're too drunk for lyrics. But still a banger. 'I Thought Inside Out' - which is the actual co-production - is immense. The drop happens exactly on 2 minutes and it's fucking HUGE. You can feel the bass punching its way through your guts until it smacks you in the face. Another one that has to be played loud.

Moving on (again), Treasure Fingers blesses an already blessed Romanthony track with his own considerable talents. The mix uses the kind of funky clap rhythm that you usually only get at a retro breakdance contest, and brings the bass and bongos to match it. It's pretty chilled, but pretty cool at the same time.

Last of all, but definitely not least, is Style of Eye's 'The Prophet'. I've only recently become aware of the Eye, courtesy of Pelski, but I intend to make up for lost time. It's the kind of music that makes you feel like you must be on drugs, or having a bad panic attack - in the best kind of way possible. I would label it minimalist techno but I think that would put most people off... to be honest, I listened to the track first time and got really annoyed because nothing seemed to happen. It was definitely too minimal. Then I listened to it again and I have literally ended up with it on repeat. It's like magic. 'Girls' is just as good, and slightly less random. I highly reccomend checking both songs out. They'll grow on you, like some kind of glowing, fantastical musical cancer.

The Black Ghosts - Some Way Through This Buy
Deadmau5 - Faxing Berlin (Chris Lake Remix) Buy
Chris Lake and Deadmau5 - I Thought Inside Out Buy
Romanthony - Curious (Treasure Fingers Remix) Buy
Style of Eye - The Prophet (Original Mix) Buy

Summer

In the (continued) absence of my end-of-year summary, I've gone for a few fill-in tracks that sound a bit summery. Because it is f*cking cold, and there's no denying that.

Deadmau5 is an old favourite of mine, and 'I Remember' is an absolute classic. The two minute trancey vocal breakdown in the middle of the song is like an injection of pure E. The overall sound is as simple and chilled as a G&T on a summer afternoon. Or, for the less gay man (and less feminine woman), a nice cool Corona. You've got to love how flexible he is as a producer.

I've spent about an hour looking for David Aussi tracks online. He captures the French House sound perfectly, and replaces Francois Dubois as my new house fetish. Air France is probably one of my favourite tracks of 2008. Skyscrapa is similarly euphoric.

As for the garage track - who doesn't love a bit of old-school dance garage in the summer? (The answer is 'nobody'.)

Deadmau5 feat. Kaskade - I Remember (Original Vocal Mix) Buy
About feat. Cameron - Let The Music Take Control Buy
David Aussi - Air France (Original Mix) Buy

Tune In

So, basically, I need lunch. I'm thinking ... less talk, more music.

Classic old school head-banging jazzy Hip-hop. The kind of thing cool indie kids wearing straight-peaks listen to.

A Tribe Called Quest - Keeping It Moving Buy

Powerful, grinding, thumping Dubstep. Painful unless you're in one of those moods when you just want to shock out and stab things in time to music. F*cking awesome.

Bassnectar - Heads Up Myspace

Popular on good old Hypemachine. Interesting, bouncy remix of a Justice banger. Electro 4 life and so on. Nice bit of a break from the norm by Breakbot as well.

Justice - Let There Be Light (Breakbot Remix) Myspace

And also ... because you can't really have enough banging electro anthems:

Deadmau5 - Ghosts 'n' Stuff Myspace

Ditto:

Midnight Juggernauts - Road To Recovery (Miami Horror Remix) Myspace


Have a good week.

Space, Time & Matter

The scientists of earth are truly a mad race. Refusing to bow to media uproar or public indifference, they've gone ahead and created a Doomsday Machine. Even Dan Brown couldn't change their minds, despite pointing out that the Large Hadron Collider will create 'dangerous antimatter' (possibly to be used as a weapon against the Vatican). The fools!

I am, of course, talking about the recent activation of a large particle accelerator, hidden under the Swiss mountains in an Evil Death Bunker (probably). It's been all over the news, just after the stories on Big Brother and Our Boys In Iraq.

Interestingly, 02 have decided to use this example of science gone mad to boost their new venture - South East London's Matter club night. (They haven't really, but I have employed my prodigious skill with the English language to link particle's and matter together. Hence creating a link between these two completely unrelated topics.) The club will feature both a 'Live' night (usually Fridays), and a 'Club' night (Saturdays). So far, the upcoming lineups look more than impressive. Justice present their 'A Cross The Universe' venture on the 25th of October, and are bringing Electro heavyweight DJ Mehdi along for the party. It should be a good one. Prior to that, hardcore electro favourite OCELOT performs alongside Mylo on the 26th September. They've also managed to bring together Deadmau5, Pnau and Chris Lake on the 2nd of October (a night that would probably turn me into a raving nutter, fueled only by his passion for more electro). My personal favourites - the Mystery Jets - are also performing there in October. Along with various others, who i can't be bothered to list - although Riton deserves a special mention. For more info, see This Is Not London (it actually is London, but whatever).

Anyway, don't ask me why I'm promoting the 02. I guess I just love encouraging corporate bodies to horribly commercialise my favourite artists. Ciao.


We Are Scientists - Chick Lit (Danger TV Remix) Buy
Mystery Jets - The Boy Who Ran Away (Riton Re-Dub) Buy
Ocelot - Our Time (Tom Neville Remix) Buy
DJ Mehdi - Signatune (Thomas Bangalter Edit) Buy
Mark Ronson feat Lily Allen - Oh My God (Chris Lake Edit) Buy

Justice - Myspace