February 2012
19 posts
DUNGEN - Christopher
My mind is on Swedish music this morning.
Fontella Bass - Talking about FREEDOM
I love that there is always fresh to my ears beautiful old music to be discovered.
The Deviants - I'm coming home
There’s something that resonates inside of me with the sound of screaming guitars. Thanks Mick.
Jack Wilkins - Theme from Black Orpheus
jesus christ man.. i gotta take some lessons.
Big Sir - Regions & Ready on the Line
Regions
Ready on the Line
Check it out! Week 2. Juan Alderete makes it to the front page of BIG MUFF. He is obviously doing something right.
I gotta tell you that this new Big Sir album is THE SHIT. You need to be listening to music like this right now. Hurry Hurry.. I’ll wait..
Takeshi Inomata - Mustache
Takeshi Inomata. Musicians not enough people are talking about post number 10,000.
Meters meets BADU meets the Dap-Kings!!
International playboy Mark Ronson links up with Ms. Medulla Oblongata, Zigaboo and Ticklah.. over a Nawlin’s style shuffle led by the Dapkings Horns in primetime HD.Talk about an unlikely ultimate team-up!
❤ ❤ Shevsi.com - LOVER'S EDITION ❤ ❤
The Donbota himself 8-bits and Pattysaurus just knocked out another killer set of sweet music. This time focusing on that special music to make babies to (something they know a little something about).
HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY EVERYBODIES!!
Whitney Houston - Memories (SOFT MACHINE COVER)
I know I posted this here on Big Muff before (because it truly is a rare anomaly in music), but I think now’s a bit more befitting. I wasn’t too big a Whitney Houston fan to be honest, but it sucks to see any gifted artist die.
This song is actually her first lead recording, and it was with the experimental jazz funk band called Material led by Bill Laswell. It was written by Soft...
RIP - Luis Alberto Spinetta
I did not know you very well my friend. Though I have been told by many that you are one of the most important Argentinean rockers of all time. It is however a shame to see you go. I know how terrible and wonderful and lonely and fulfilling it can be to be an artist. So let’s hope you found your happiness on this miserable earth.
un cordial saludo,
- Diego
Elephant's Memory - Old Man Willow
My friend SoulMarcosa’s recent record auction reminded me of a great song from a band that you don’t hear much about.
Some of you (none of you) will probably recognize this song from that immortal psychedelidc scene starring one young Mr. Angelina Jolie’s daddy in Midnight Cowboy.
Don’t know much about this NYC band, besides all the googled information that...
I'm not a gun - LONG AFTERNOON
I don’t believe I’ve ever seen anybody talking about this band. Perfect music for extended day dreaming.
Dyslexicon
After all these years.. still one of my favorite bands. Eagerly waiting for Noctourniquet and Crypto 2.
TICKLAH X CURUMIN X GILBERTO GIL - ELA
I love my taste in music
Who wants a People Under the Stairs show in Las...
My homie A1 from the band RNR, has been trying to get me to bug the homie Thesuno to come play VEGAS. I dunno..? You think Vegas would be hype for a People Under the Stairs show?
I think so. Las Vegans, let me know if you want me to make this happen? I’m thinking Aurajin, 8-bit, Expo and Phoreyz on the Decks with People Under the Stairs and RnR @ Insert Coins, House of Blues or The...
Joe (rip) meets Kuni - To your world
Still miss ya JOE
MEATY vs. GONJASUFI - The Lows
Two of my niggas linked up and knocked it out the park. BIGUP MEATY. Can’t wait to hear some more with this collab.
Brian Eno - Horse
..taken from Small Craft On A Milk Sea. If you haven’t heard it yet. Do yourself the favor.
PS. Finally.. got my internet back. Hey everybody. - Diego
January 2012
11 posts
BLOCKHEAD - The Music Scene
Best music video I’ve seen in a long time. More of this!
¿Quieres escuchar algo de musica nueva de...
Ondatrópica
Looks like the my friend Will (Quantic) got something new project up his sleeves with Frente Cumbiero.
Frente Cumbiero - Pitchito
Quantic and his Combo Barbaro - The Dreaming Mind
If you’re reading this will. I’m willing to travel to Columbia just to join the Karachi Prison Band. I need more music like that in my life.
Goodbye Jimmy,
You will be missed brother.
- Diego
David Vorhaus of WHITE NOISE
Really inspired video of David Vorhaus’s synth work. Incredible.
Doug's Influence - Tony Allen
What does Jaki Liebezeit of CAN and the king of Afrobeat Tony Allen have in common?
If your answer was: Polyrhythms. You get an A+.
Doug was a big fan of the odd patterns of Tony and Jaki, that feel like almost 2 drum patterns complimenting each other by one drummer and we talked about this subject ad nauseum. We were heavily discussing how Polyrhythms were important to one day again be...
Doug's Influence: Tortoise
Doug de Nada
Very good friend of mine passed away a few days ago from a quick battle with lymphoma.. After DJing a tribute set of strange Funk and Afrobeat at his DJ night. I thought it would be fitting to dedicate this weeks posts to stuff I learned about from Doug. With all my love going out to Lori and his family.
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Doug...
Doug's influence: Andre Williams & Clarence Reid
Doug de Nada
Very good friend of mine passed away a few days ago from a quick battle with lymphoma.. After DJing a tribute set of strange Funk and Afrobeat at his DJ night. I thought it would be fitting to dedicate this weeks posts to stuff I learned about from Doug. With all my love going out to Lori and his family.
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Now...
Doug's influence: Guitar Wolf
….the evening star must be drooping and shedding her Sparkler Dims on the prairie, which is just before the coming of complete night that blesses the earth, darkens all the rivers, cups the peaks and folds the final shore in….
Doug de Nada(Far RIGHT)
Very good friend of mine passed away a few days ago from a quick battle with lymphoma.. After DJing a tribute set of strange Funk...
DANCE GRINGOS!!
Dimlite - Through The Grimms / Stars Down
Forty Fivan - AGORA MIX
A very nice modern heaty mix from numero uno Forty Fivan.. Really great to have something to sweat to in this cold cold weather.
Part 1
Part 2
BTW, if you like the mans mix.. go visit his fancy webpage and give him a FACEBOOK LIKE. Cheers! ~ Diego
Feliz AÑO NUEVO!!
This stupid world just won’t end will it? Well, let’s start this year right.
December 2011
14 posts
800 posts on Big Muff!
.. and then my laptop crapped out… With my luck it was inevitable. Don’t think that won’t stop me though. I gotta take a short Hiatus to record some new music.
Big Muff shall return soon enough my childrens!
Dj Nobody's Winter Mix
One of my favorite DJ’s from LA has killed it again.. Very much worth a listen.
(DJ) Nobody presents his 2011 Winter Mix with SCV by Sound Colour Vibration on Mixcloud
The Weird World of Blowfly
Here’s what all the cool kids are listening to.. If you’re not listening to this you aint cool. Plain and simple.
There’s also a movie.
Illy B Eats - Double game
Wanta know what I want for Christmas?
Why, you ask?
Georgia Anne Muldrow - Run Away
This is brilliant, Love Georgia Anne Muldrow. Oh, also I reblogged from the Daughters of Dilla site. It’s a good site. Go visit it.
Mr. Chop - Switched On
My pick for 2011 album of the year.. Too bad music like this will never win a Grammy. Politics and Bullshit as usual. Props to you COZ.
“Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common...”
– Gertrude Stein
Underwater love - A musical NSFW
Oh come on what are you looking at me like that for?.. It’s a musical!!
Monday Morning Coffee - Kay Gardner
Another monday.. another day of heavy job hunting. Las Vegas is starting to depress me.
Thank you Josh Davis for turning me onto Kay. Thank you Kay for touching my soul and lifting my spirits.
Jose Mauro - Obnxious
Was just watching a trailer for this Funk Gu movie.
Reminded me that I completely forgot about a really good brazillian psych record artist for my Somatopsicopneumático mix. José Mauro.
Volcanic Sunlight - S. Williams
Hm.. how come I never see anybody talking about the good shit on the internet. I guess bullshit has better marketing budgets. Ol’ Niggy Tardust himself SAUL WILLIAMS has a new album out. Good to see this guy lighten up and get a little strange.
Who’s Saul Williams you say?
Pink Floyd - Welcome to the MACHINE
Woah, can I get a *LATE PASS* on this one! DM
A Certain Ratio - Back To The Start
Seriously, who let this video slip through the cracks? Thank to Dublab for putting me on! For those of you uninformed people… this is the NY Post-punk/funk band A Certain Ratio.
November 2011
20 posts
Free the robots - The minds eye ep
This is easily some of the best music coming out of LA right now. Hope yall’re paying attention.
“Each time, we have no idea what will happen. My cosmos soul is always telling me...”
– - Makoto Kawabata
Lunes Cafe de la Mañana con Arroz con leche
Ervin Nyíregyházi - Mosonyi Mihály
Mad Man, Genius, Sociopath, Brilliant musician.. these are how people described Nyíregyházi in his lifetime. Child prodigy born with perfect pitch, and composing music at age 2. Some people describe his playing style as unmusical banging, and unorganized messes of improvised notes.
Me personally this is the most exciting classical music I’ve heard in all of the 28 years of my life. His...
Lite - ef
“I’m always thinking about music and what it means, and about society—I am a thinking person. And my view of society is dark. For example, I work part-time as a telephone operator, and if I lose my job, it’s going to be difficult to find a new one. There’s a lot of social unrest at the moment… I think dark people can relate to our music… ” - Takeda
So.. while you watched...
Larry Young - Khalid of Space
This track goes out to Davey!
p.s. Down, but not out. As long as I’m alive Big Muff is alive. More to come.