mi ami mix

so this is that final mix that came (partially) from those tracks i listed the other day...

the 3 of us picked some tracks. and damon mixed it all into a single track....

tracklist:

bad brains pay to cum
andriessen jurriaan she's far from the land
talking heads born under punches (the beat goes on)
patrick cowley sea hunt
dj screw with ugk woodwheel
51717 hi 2
blue magic welcome to the club (ron hardy re-edit)
can sunday jam
the chosen brothers mango walk dubwise version
steel an' skin afro punk reggae (dub)>
king suny adé & his african beats oremi
the bug murder we with ricky ranking
void dehumanized
culture see dem a come (12" mix with prince weedy)
african suite pigmy
king tubby & friends tubby get smart
philip glass knee 5


(that dj screw/ugk track is possibly my favorite screwed track i've ever heard....psych and heavy)....


mi ami summer mix

pairings

here's some stuff i've been recording on my 4-track over the last couple weeks.
tried to focus on just pairing 2 relatively simple sounds/tracks together. there's no real arc or form to any of it, just kind of repeating irregularly.
i used: xo laptop running tam tam jam, language master, octave pedal, gate, fuzz factory, soft plastic "roll-up" keyboard i got for $5 in the kids toy section of the grocery store, walkman.
tell me what you think.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/loe0g8

here's some older stuff

http://www.sendspace.com/file/231rxw

Food For Animals - "Girl Talk"

Food For Animals - "Girl Talk"



Ah yes. There is an inherent funny coincidence in the dude's new album name ("Feed The Animals"). So we decided that we wanted to rap over a (redesigned/fucked) part of one of his songs. But wouldn't it be funnier if we sampled other people's lyrics? And WHAT IF THE PEOPLE WERE WOMEN? Thus "Girl Talk".

in preparation for the weekend

Neon - Skydiver

Africa: D.I.Y. or Die

Here's a really nice article in today's issue of the Chicago Reader about a new breed of labels putting out African music that are driving a point home that everyone should already know: Africa is a modern, creative spirit.

Africa on the Ground

Let's Put the Future Behind Us

you SF people know these guys? I guess it's time to revisit drum and bass (finally)...but with some world music twist. I got a link to this muxtape and I'm pretty into it.

http://lemonadesounds.muxtape.com/

Japrocksampler

In the same spirit as the Krautrocksampler Julian Cope published a book on 70s Japanese heavy/psychedelic/free etc. rock music. I find his writing totally grating, his opinions often wrong, and he also has a knack for getting facts wrong when he isn't just making them up. On the other hand, he does talk about some interesting music. Anyone else interested in this music would be advised to check this link out:

link

gecko chamber

boomkat just sent me this brilliant little marketing tool.

It keeps beeping at me but otherwise it's pretty nice

from the echo chamber

Slug Sex

How to Party in 2005

Dont forget to go home

Someone made a documentary of my hopes and dreams

the problematics of speed

Alva Noto "Spray"

Live from the holland tunnel

mellow roominess from cluster in baltimore for those of you who haven't heard it. I was passing out in the back somewhere for this but it sounds like that was maybe the point.

bonus room recording from fennesz in florence right around when venice came out. This is excellent.

perhaps unrelated: "A recently-introduced law in Japan requires all businesses to have mandatory obesity checks for all their employees and employees' family members over the age of 40, CNN reports. If the employee or family member is deemed obese, and does not lose the extra fat soon, their employer faces large fines. The legislated upper limit for the waistline is 33.5" for men, and 35.5" for women. By comparison, the average waistline in America in 2005 was 39 inches for men, 37 inches for women."

to the victims of scientology

Ptôse - Ecraser la vermine



Jeff & Jane Hudson



Nancy Nova "Made in Japan"

buinjez

Here are some super-rough mixes of new-ish bingles, possibly 2 sidelong tracks for an upcoming LP. Hopefully Chris won't want to kill me for posting this. You can hear a fire engine drive by with sirens blaring during the first track. I kind of don't want to take it out.
I'd appreciate any reactions/thoughts/suggestions you have.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/d3fp9h
http://www.sendspace.com/file/pp5vgx

Jo Jo Mayer

I dont have any mp3s or anything current, but I showed up with a desire to contribute.


Like most drummers, Jojo Mayer's bands are totally wack and not worth the time. For whatever reason big time drummers who do drummer festival tours and wear SONAR t-shirts and PEARL sponsored underwear think its OK to start Fusion bands so they can jerk-off on their drums. His solo playing is unreal. He was born in Zurich in 1973 and started playing drums when he was 2. By the time he was 18 he was playing some wierdo jazz thing blah blah whooo cares. Dude can do one handed rolls with both hands AND BOTH FEET. This is some sweet drum and bass beat that opens his sploogie dvd. The slow motion is kinda cool, slightly lame.

If you think this is cool, check this one out

http://youtube.com/watch?v=6CTK5aAf8d4&feature=related

shamballa

william hooker - shamballa (1994, knitting factory works)
3 duets with thurston moore and elliott sharp
drums and guitar
burners

http://www.sendspace.com/file/wz9s7h

Last Entry for the Night

Here is a practice tape of the last time Scalpels practiced. This will likely be our last song. We will probably be playing one or two more shows before James and I leave the Midwest behind. Since this is a rough draft of an idea any criticism is welcome with the caveat that we already know that the parts drag on too long.

Scalpels - End of Metaphysics

Meditation1

This is a jam I did a couple of weeks ago with Chris & Ken. When we got together the first jam we did was like a lot of shredding. Then Chris said, lets try doing something more restrained. This was the result of that... that and also getting nice. It started out with a lot of space and dissonance. Somewhere along the way Ken & I intertwined into some sort of harmony, and so the recording changes from its initial chilliness into a brief warmth towards the end. The weather that day was totally chill, literally. When I went back home the fog was so thick you could barely see ahead. After playing shit like this it was definitely deep space forever.

Meditation1

mp3s

just posted these 5 mp3s to my bandmates for a mix that we are doing to go along with an interview in some LA based (maga)zine....not really sure what the deal is, think its their first issue....

anywho....maybe you'll enjoy them. a few things i've been obsessed with lately, a few constant burners and a random new find (thanks to brian's blog)....nothing too "mindbreaking" but good vibes.

here they are....

boom

reading

yeah so i read the wire for the first time in a while since there was that gas/w. vogit feature which i'm still reading but i was more moved (so far) by the carl craig invisible juke. luckily there is an unedited version on the web here


i am about to read it myself but just thought i'd share while i was thinking about it.

dig the grey sweater/grey t style too.

banging.

Feelin' It

TP Orchestre Poly-Rhythmo are from Benin. Benin is located between Nigeria and Ghana, both countries have massive musicians that are just killing it. I haven't seen as many big ups to Benin though, but with the internet that just means I haven't looked in the right places. In the coming days I hope to share with you everything righteous that I find from the area. This jam makes me really stoked about being a musician. The way the guitar interacts with the rest of the instruments reminds me of the Ex. There's that hypnotic quality to it that could make it go on forever. And that's what jams in the summer are all about, keeping the energy flowin'. Dig the psychedelic background of course too.

Ever Get the Feeling You've Been Fired?

Blessed Birthday Beats

I'm 25 today. 1/4 century! It has been pretty chill so far. I had a long bike ride, and got a little Ableton 7 upgrade from my excellent dad. I wanted to put up some particularly posi or otherwise wise music and here it is:

The Intruders - Together
This song is so awesome to play air drums to; I first experienced this sensation when I played this song for Mi Amigo DMM. Ha. This song is such a decadent headbanger of a record.

MK - Strider (via RealFresh)
DETROIT. I got this from the amazing Real Fresh Blog channel on yatube.


J Dilla - Track 24.mp3
I dunno what this is called, but it is the creepiest dark sample-disco ever. From the "Munchkins" file that floated around the internet at one point. A beast.

Camp Lo - Luchini
Summerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrtime.

Dennis Parker "Like an Eagle"

From the ether

on the subject of remixes

found this over at philip sherburne's site a while back

super duo supermayer remixes aussie gotye. A bit faithful, but pretty much flawless.
Heart's A Mess (Supermayer Supermess Remix)

No info on whether this is coming out but I'd imagine it'll eventually be pressed in a run of 6 with blank labels for some reason.

juvenile "nolia clap"

cant breathe

FFA's Belly gets mixed up in a hungarian subway on the baad haabit's Cant ID remix

zshare comes with booty