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Let me occupy your mind

Posted in music, tagged downloads, Gotye, Hearts a Mess, MP3, remix, Somebody That I Used to Know on December 20, 2011| Leave a Comment »

Gotye is quickly becoming one of the biggest things on the radio in Western Canada right now.

The Melbourninian one has a bit of history. I got an email from my man Michael in Edmonton imploring me to check out the Supermayer Super Mess remix of an early 2008 single… “Hearts a Mess.”

Gotya – “Hearts a Mess (Supermayer Super Mess Remix)”

Download MP3 >> Gotye – Hearts A Mess (Supermayer Supermess Remix)

Oh this song sounds sensual. Locks into a nice groove that ever so delicately builds. I can already tell that this will be a big part of my lounge sets. Hearing this interesting remix got me wondering if there are any remixes of the hot jammer “Somebody That I Used to Know” on Soundcloud. Yup… a whole bunch. Here are a few faves from my audio adventures this evening.

Downloads MP3:
Somebody That I Used to Know (Rishi’s REMIX)
Somebody That I Used To Know (Starfuckers Remix) – Gotye
Somebody That You Used To Know (Arcade Riot Remix) 18-22-01

If you have the song earwormed in your head like I do…then maybe these remixes will be useful to you. I know they’ll be pulling stud duty in my DJ sets for the next little while.

Go with yourself.

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Listen to k-os perform “Crucial” live

Posted in music, The Zone @ 91-3, tagged Crucial, Download, k-os, Live, MP3, Sauce Restaurant, Victoria on November 24, 2011| 1 Comment »

k-os came to Victoria today to perform a nooner lunch concert at Sauce Restaurant. Oh the times we shared….

Check out a chit-chat with k-os and the performance of the song “Crucial.”

k-os – “Crucial”

Download MP3 >> K-Os – Crucial

Thank you k-os for coming by Sauce to perform for us.

See k-os live tonight at Club 9one9.

Go with yourself.

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We slowly crack

Posted in music, tagged Bloodbuzz Ohio, cover, Download, MP3, Oh Land, The National on October 13, 2011| 1 Comment »

One of my heroes in rock & roll is The National‘s Matt Berninger. He was talking to the AV Club about the measured rise of the band. “We slowly crack; it’s never been a big explosion.”

I love the imagery of that little quote, like how I love almost all the pictures painted in their songs.

The National are great because they write smart sexy music that requires a little investment in time from the fan to appreciate. The band stays pretty consistent and on point with creating new work and has very methodically grown. Really earning the success they have. Its inspiring.

The first single from 2010’s High Violet was a song called “Bloodbuzz Ohio.” (download an MP3 here)

The song is interesting for a lot of reasons to me.

It begins with a sensual scene. The intimate and gritty real sort of life that you get up to when you’re married or in a relationship or basically not a porn star having sex. Getting ready for bed with someone you get ready for bed with everyday. Its mundane, but its also pretty.

The song then delves into the trials and stresses that we all… ok, well I do, you’re probably more financially astute than me.

“I still owe money, to the money, I owe.”

Then he escapes or has a dream where he travels back to the place where he grew up, Ohio. Neat.

On the weekend, a cover version of “Bloodbuzz” bounced around my twitter feed from Brooklyn-by-way-of-Denmark singer Oh Land. (what is it with cover songs lately? I’m really on a kick)

Oh Land’s version keeps true to the prodding pace of the original. But Oh Land has a sugar sweet voice and adds some echoey crashes and electronic bee-boops. When she sings, “Stand up straight at the foot of your love/I lift my shirt up,” its positively adorable… or it might be more so if the picture I found wasn’t some sort of fembot with feathers. Before I saw a picture of her however, I imagined some lithe hipster lovely nerd getting naked and it was a good thought.

Her version soars and is definitely lighter by the simple fact, she has a light female voice singing the words and not Berninger’s baritone saddening it up.

Oh Land – “Bloodbuzz Ohio”

Download MP3 >> Bloodbuzz-Ohio

The National make me happy, this cover makes me happy… OK good talk.

Go with yourself.

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Something I can dance to

Posted in music, tagged MP3, Something I Can Dance To, The Knocks on October 11, 2011| Leave a Comment »

Yesterday I posted a video from Dave Wallace. A great wrap-up video from the celebrated Rifflandia festival.

The video features a repetitious, 90s-esque sounding club banger. The song is from a production duo called The Knocks.

The Knocks are from New York City (of course) and have shared the stage with a smorgasbord of elctro-popsters.

The song Dave used in his video is a sample of an Alphabeat song called “DJ” sped up to warp-speed, with some vocals and a little pixie dust.

The Knocks – “Something I Can Dance To”

Download MP3 >> Something I Can Dance To by The Knocks from HEAVYROCMUSIC

Glow sticks Go! and go with yourself.

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is that anyway to tell me you’ll be a terrible friend

Posted in music, tagged Damien Rice, MP3, The Generationals on September 8, 2011| 5 Comments »

Boss Man John brought this record to our music meeting yesterday and after a day to let ferment, I think I like.

Rock & roll duo The Generationals put out a record back in April called Actor-Caster. It garnered some favourable reviews and a little press in the right places.

Their style definitely borrows from the vintage pop rock sounds of the 60s. Boss Man seemed to think it would make for a great radio single because of the vibe it would set as the soundtrack to whatever you’re getting up to. I’d imagine that an instrumental version of this song could be a future music bed for Pol’s show.

Because they are so darned happy, you can bet your bottom dollar that their music has been used to sell us things… but yummy things like Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups (mmm I love those).

I found a free download for you… so have a listen to this!

The Generationals – “Ten-Twenty-Ten”

Download MP3 >> ten twenty ten

…because one is never enough I also tracked this older jam (which I might like better?)

The Generationals – “When They Fight, They Fight”

Download MP3 >> Generationals – When They Fight They Fight

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In other music loving news…

I am a mega Damien Rice fan. Never heard of the guy before I started dating Coral back in 2006. She used to put this record on when I was at her place and through osmosis it stuck. They used to also play it at Starbucks pretty heavy around the time I worked at the Shelbourne shop (the second time).

9 Crimes is a magical record and side-one/track-one is the single “9 Crimes.”

All these years, I never bothered to learn that there is a “hidden” song. A demo of the single. I was listening to KCRW yesterday and this weird version of the song came on the mix. When the jock came on he said that this demo is featured on the True Blood soundtrack volume 3… of course it is.

Damien Rice – “9 Crimes (demo)“

Poking around the net I found out the they pressed the single on a 7 inch clear vinyl. Oh I want that!

Go with yourself.

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Download some NEW Jon Middleton (Jon & Roy)

Posted in music, tagged Download, Free, Jon & Roy, Jon Middleton, MP3, V.I.C. Fest, Vancouver Island on April 11, 2011| 2 Comments »

Good times. Jon Middleton (Jon & Roy) sent me his new solo record. Always such a pleasant listen… new Jon Middleton is pretty folky and very Vancouver Island.

Jon Middleton – “Vibrant Scene”

Download MP3 >> 06 Vibrant Scene

Jon and Roy will be one of many great Vancouver Island performers taking part in this summer V.I.C. Fest on June 18th.

hey, never say say I don’t give you anything nice on this here blog.

Go with yourself.

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Download: Foo Fighters – “Rope (Deadmau5 Remix)”

Posted in music, tagged Deadmau5, Download, Foo Fighters, MP3, Rope, Wasting Light on March 21, 2011| 1 Comment »

New Foo Fighter‘s record Wasting Light has the buzz that it will be the “best Foo Fighters record EVAR” swirling around it.

We’ll get a chance to hear if the substance meets or surpasses the hype April 12th.

The hot jam single is the most excellent “Rope.” And before we even get to hear a single album cut (well aside from White Limo), we get a remix from the Electronic pride of Canuckistan, Mr. Deadmau5.

Pour this download down your ear.

Foo Fighters – “Rope (Deadmu5 Remix)”

Download >> Rope (deadmau5 Remix)

My man across the hall Ryan Awram hopes they use this version in Glee. If only.

Go with yourself.

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please tell me you need me

Posted in music, tagged Baths, Download, MP3, Plea on March 2, 2011| 7 Comments »

This kid in Baths makes me want to make music so badly.

Will… the brains behind the operation is like 21 or 22 now? Mental. I wish I would have paid more attention to music when I was younger.

The song “Plea” shows up later on his record Cerulean. There are a lot of highlights on this record, but “Plea” is the apex song for me.

I heard this song in the morning with my coffee before Mads and Corj awoke. It is such a pretty and romantic song. Hit me right on the forehead. The theme and loveliness of the song is universal and powerful.

It will end up quaterbacking my next mixtape which I had hoped to have done now… but sadly will need to wait till later tonight or tomorrow. (ugh technology)

I might try actually dubbing this mix to a cassette tape, just for one. Does anyone still have a cassette player? I’ll mail it to you!

Baths – “Plea”

Download MP3 >> 11 Plea

Tonight I am going to meet up with the Wizard to learn some photoshop so I can get better at making graphics for my mixtapes. Fun time.

Go with yourself.

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Touch the stars and the planets too

Posted in music, tagged Download, Future Rock, MP3, Neon indian, remix, Should Have Taken Acid With You, Sleigh Bells on February 23, 2011| 4 Comments »

I want to be the Johnny Appleseed of the Sleigh Bells. The song “Rill Rill” is a current favourite of sexual energy. Not even sexual… more like first date, holding-hands and watching Titanic on the couch energy.

If I made a makeout jams playlist. Side one, track one is Sleigh Bells “Rill Rill.”

When she gets going on about the braces and her boyfriend’s opinion… well I just hope it is more innocent than maybe its intended to be.

I had a pile of excitement when A) we added Sleigh Bells to the feature rotation here at The Zone and B) they are playing in Vancouver at the Vogue on May 25th. I don’t know if I;d be lucky enough to go, but if I do… the opening band also has my ear.

Neon Indian is a group I have played tons during my lounge sets at Veneto. if I remember correctly, they were never a chillwave group my fellow chillwaver Huckdoll could get behind… but then, maybe she DID take acid with you, took her clothes off and jumped int he swimming pool. Sadly, I did not… and so the regret lingers. And that is what makes the Neon Indian song, “Should Have Taken Acid With You” so great (to me). Hipster regret.

Neon Indian – “Should Have Taken Acid With You”

Download MP3>> Neon Indian – Should Have Taken Acid With You

The lyrics are so simple… and yet the story so poignant. Why didn’t you take acid with you ex-girlfriend Alan? maybe she wouldn’t now be an ex?

But then, because you didn’t, you wrote an apology… that apology became a song and now you’re Neon Indian.

Crazy that Alan comes to that fork in the road in life. Path is chosen, or chosen for him… and here we are.

Maybe he does the easy thing but then without the challenge, there would be no art? Maybe he does the art but misses out on something else?

Whoa.

And I love the mighty remix.

Neon Indian – “Should Have Taken Acid With You” (Future Rock Remix)

Download MP3>> Neon Indian – Should Have Taken Acid With You (Future Rock Remix)

Now I might be too old to be dropping some acid… but the sentiment remains… you should probably do it. Sometimes the world calls for bold action… or not… but then write a really good song about it.

Go with yourself.

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