VDRK At The Beach

I usually only listen to space disco mixtapes [it makes me more authentically alt] but I gave this VDRK mixtape a listen and I must admit, I'm impressed.  It's got a little disco, a little tech, a little of everything.  Most sets that try to span several genres in a few minutes fail miserably because they try to appeal to everyone [kinda like that bro from highschool that wanted to be everyone's friend but failed].  This, however, is fantastic in the sense that it doesn't try too hard.  In other words, VDRK has broken down the genre barrier [just like Barack broke the race barrier, love him].  I wish the big names in the game had the balls to throw a set like this. 

Tracklist:
1. Agent Stereo - Keep on Groovin
2. Jokers on the Scene - Baggy Bottom Boys (JotS Remix)
3. Wolfgang Gartner - Wild Card
4. Deadmau5 - Ghosts and Stuff
5. DJ Rush - MF Bass (Popof Remix)
6. Twocker - Stitch (Bass Kleph Remix)
7. Nu Coalition - Born For The Nightlife (Aston Shuffle Remix)
8. Joey Chicago - After Midnight (Diizy Edit) 

Download: VDRK At The Beach (Mixtape)

All credit goes to: VDRK

Silent Rave

So I'm going to a "silent rave" tonight.  If you don't know what that is, Urban Dictionary has the hook up:

 

Silent Rave: "Rave" or form of wild dancing party where all of the members listen to music through headphones on seperate portable music players. The players are all synchronized so everyone is hearing the same thing, but no outsiders hear anything, hence the "silent" portion of the name.
eg: The police didn't bust the silent rave down the street because nobody complained about the noise.

I'm rather psyched, let me tell you.  Most of the raves I go to end up getting busted by cops for noise violations [suburbia doesn't take too kindly to basement parties].  But not this time, no; we can't get busted if the neighbors can't hear anything.  

I can't wait to have a spiritual experience with everyone there.  Sharing headphones with somebody is like sharing a piece of your soul [kinda like that time you split your iPod earbuds with that girl you liked].  Tonight, we won't have to share headphones; all of our headphones will be united as one [and that's a spiritual metaphor].  I take solidarity in the fact that I can casually glance at the cute girl across the room [that I'm afraid to talk to] and know that she's experiencing the exact same thing as me.  Gives me hope.

We often live our fractured lives in isolation; off in our own world listening to whatever is on our iPods.  Tonight, everything will change.  Tonight, I will be a part of something bigger than myself.  

photo by Caesar Sebastian

A Haunting On The Dance Floor

Sometimes when I'm on the dance floor, I completely lose myself.  Some might call it an 'out-of-body experience.'  It's as if I'm dancing around with my own ghost [my ghost looks exactly like me but is transparent and a shade of blue/cyan].  I just close my eyes and I'm in another world.  I have such a close spiritual connection to music that my spirit often manifests itself into the physical realm [as a ghost].  I've grown to accept that I'm more spiritually aware than most people.  Electro allows me to transcend the spiritual boundaries put up by 'the man.'  

Now I totally understand why Cut Copy called their album "In Ghost Colours."  Just like them, I often feel 'So Haunted'  when 'Lights and Music' are on my mind.  If my ghost is blue/cyan, I want what colour their ghost is?  Probably a shade of green [maybe neon].

photo by norton

The Presets - Jizz In My Pants

I'm so upset that the Presets' new video is going viral.  It was just last week that none of my friends knew who The Presets were and now I can't turn the corner without their new vid being thrown in my face.  Now everybody thinks they're just a big joke because they sing a song about jizzing in their pants [on par with The Bloodhound Gang].  I don't even think this song is on Apocalypso; it's probably just some shitty b-side that didn't make the cut for the final record.  It's only becoming popular because Timbaland helped produce it [hate him, he's so mainstream].  And it's so pathetic that they resorted to celebrity cameos to make their vid more viral.  Didn't even know they had those sorts of connections [crafty Aussies].    

My therapist says that I should be happy for their success but I dunno.  I just feel so cheated.  They were going to be on my "Top Songs of 2K8" list but now I don't even think I can put them on there anymore.  They broke the circle of trust.  

I wish I would have know that they would sell out when I started listening to them in 2K5.  I'm upset [to say the least].

[RIP The Presets: 2K5-2K8.9]

Justice vs. Brian Wilson

Pitchfork has informed me that Brian Wilson is tired of losing his share of the market to Justice.  And what's he doing about it?  He is firing back with a vengeance by releasing his very own tour documentary entitled "That Lucky Old Sun."  One can't help but draw parallels between Wilson's "That Lucky Old Sun" and Justice's recently released "A Cross The Universe."  Both are artsy documentaries that glorify the glamorous and crazy life of rock stars in the modern age.  I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that Wilson's documentary will most likely include:

///booze

///illicit drugs

///underaged groupie sluts

///multiple arrests

///Bingo night once a week in the rec. room

[And maybe even a weekly trip to the doctor to check up on high cholesterol]

The documentary is quite a tenacious undertaking for a mere newcomer to the music biz [I only assume he's new bc I've never heard of him].  The DVD is set to be released on January 27th so make sure to mark your calenders; I know I certainly will.  I wonder if Wilson is doing a stint of DJ sets across the country to promote his DVD like Justice did to promote theirs?  Probs.

Miniature Alt

I am the miniature alt

///I am 12 years old but age is only a number  

///All my friends are in college or grad school

///Leggings are not a fashion accessory, they are a lifestyle

///I was born with my own sense of style and my own personal brand

///I grew out of my "Limited Too" phase when I was in pre-kindergarten 

///I have to alter all the clothes I buy from vintage stores to make them miniature size

///my ex-boyfriend is a 25 year old party photographer that used to be in a shoegaze-core band  [still luv him]

///I went to my first rave when I was 8 years old

///I liked No Age before Pitchfork ever wrote about them

///I lie to people and tell them my mum is Lykke Li 

///I got this posing shit down

///I am the miniature alt and I've been told that I'm very mature for my age

photo credit: lookbook 

Piracy

Pardon me while I blatantly steal this from VDRK, but this track is far too brilliant to pass up.  After hearing the Classixx mix posted on FluoKids I fell in love with this track.  Then I learned that it wasn't due for release until next year and that it would probably sound significantly different.  So this bit is cut out straight from the mix.  Thanks to Kyoshi for cutting and posting.  Vocals are from Junior Senior's Jeppe and they're fantastic.  Without further ado...

Classixx - I'll Get You feat. Jeppe (Royal Rumble Edit)

[removed upon request]

///HIGHLY RECC'D