January 2010
43 posts
Fuck that last Decade.
Yeah, That’s right. I said it.
Fuck it.
This next decade belongs to me.
December 2009
42 posts
Some quick quick things..
I’m randomly going to be driving to California in a couple minutes. I’ll get a chance to check out the Low end theory tomorrow night.. I’ll guess I’ll let you know how that goes soon.
I got a couple records today that I’m excited about:
I also randomly updated my Myspace page with 3 new songs, and fixed a bunch of code bullshit. Check it out.
I’ll be...
Monday morning coffee
Good morning, bright shining faces!
How was your Holiday? Mine was quick, painless, good food, couple friends over. I never truly understood holidays anyways.. Why in life we need this constant reaffirmation of thankfulness and happiness during the winter? It’s because cold weather is straight up depressing, life is depressing, family is depressing, and the combination is brutal. Santa is...
Merry Christmas..
#10 Dungen - Ta det Lugnt
It’s 2002.. I’m religiously listening to DJ Shadow’s Endtroducing like most BBOYS. Shadow loves drums. The Organ Donor is our anthem. The first 5 seconds of Mutual slump makes my head spin. A year later I find out that Josh sampled Pugh Rogefeldt’s love love love. Who knew Swedish Psych rock sounded so good? Not many I imagine.
In comes these guys, proudly waving...
#11 Blonde Redhead - Misery is a Butterfly
“This band is our generation’s Sonic Youth,” is what all the magazines read. I believe Twin brothers Simone and Amedeo Pace and Ms. Kazu Makino had something else in mind. Though I do enjoy songs from this band before this album but IMO this album was such a master stroke. Fully realized, and imagined, recorded analog and mastered.
The songwriting matured, the playing...
“They played like pigs. Never before was there such violence on record. We...”
– Michael Karoli of Can speaking of the Velvet Underground.
Flaming Lips does Dark side of the moon
Alright before I finish my top 20 albums of the decade. Just wanted to bring up that I actually really like The Flaming Lips Dark side of the moon. Hell I even like Peaches on it.
Dark side of the moon was one of the first albums I ever listened to. My father and mother were Pink Floyd heads. Me myself I’m an early Pink floyd guy. Dark Side of the Moon is still one of my favorite...
Omar Rodriguez Lopez, My nigga
Seriously listen to words of this dude right here. Much respect from me.
*brief intermission*
Can I just take this opportunity to say that I had my face peeled back by Avatar last night. Zoe Saldana and Sigourney Weaver killed me. Gorgeus film.
#12 Poets of Rhythm - Discern Define
Shit man. Starting this top 20 list sounded like a great idea, but here I am having to finish. Luckily it’s a topic that I could talk adnaseum about, but I’m no writer by any means. I’m just a stoned rocker who truly appreciates certain quality fuckin music. Well enough of my complaining and belly aching.
Discern/Define deserves to be on this list for damn sure. It’s...
#13 Jaylib - Champion Sound
Dilla’s impact on hip hop is at this point undeniable (RIP).
This team-up is incredible, and what the fuck guys? Dilla and Madlib should’ve done this years ago. What was holding them back? Dilla’s soulful unappreciated brilliance meets the evil genius Madlib in the laboratory. Partners in crime for years. This album was too geniuses proudly rocking together.
This album got...
#14 Outkast - Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
Outkast has always brought that ATL swagger that is completely unparalleled in modern music. Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik classic. Atliens classic. Aquemeni classic.
Everybody wanted that Andre 3000 solo album. Everybody wanted that Big Boi solo album. So, they just decided to give the people what they wanted and put out a double album that did just that. Has there ever been a group that...
#15 Autolux - Future Perfect
Being a musician you get to meet lots of interesting people. The best band I met this last year was definitely Autolux. After seeing them perform at the Beauty Bar with 8-bits. I felt compelled to thank them and congratulate them on a wonderful set. Carla was extremely humble and kind. Turns out we share a love for Jaki Liebezeit. She explained that Eugene was also a record nerd like me, and...
#16 Broadcast - Tender Buttons
It’s like 2003 sometime. I’m headed to California on one of my many many trips to visit my then girlfriend. I love solo road trips and driving around just listening to albums in there entirety without many distractions. Somehow or rather before the trip I get turned onto Work and non work. Here I am driving in the rain through the foggy mountains of California. Such an amazing...
#17 Quantic Soul Orchestra - Stampede
It’s 2002. I’m still breakdancing damn near everyday. I got a badass squad, Homegrown Crew. We’re literally winning event after event. Going back and forth to Cali each month. Constantly dancing. Constantly practicing. I’m always in charge of the practice music.
After a while I start to get more inquisitive of the breaks we’ve been listening to. Going back and...
#18 Sixtoo - Chewing on glass and other miracle...
My boy 8-bits has been down with Sixtoo since day one. Myself, I was barely getting my dick wet in the world of downtempo. I was barely getting into Dj Shadow around 2004. Slowly but surely I did find myself really enjoying the stuff from Bully, and then before you know it. I became a Sixtoo fan my damn self.
Now this album may not have made a blip on your limited ass radar. I’m not...
#19 Bjork - Medulla 2004
It’s 2003, and I’m unhappily working at Best Buy. Word on the street is Bjork’s follow-up to Vespertine is going to be featuring the mighty Rahzel of the Roots crew and Mike Patton from Mr. Bungle. To what extent, shit, who knows what to expect with Bjork really? She’s proven herself to be very versatile and extremely to the left. Pushing the boundaries of what a female...
#20 Edan - Beauty and the Beat (2005)
So.. sometime in 2004.. I’m listening to the old dublab. Laid back in my chair. Sipping a slurpee or sugary drink of some sort. Frosty puts me onto Science of the two. WOAH. What is this? Nasty drums check. Old school rhyme flow check. Weird vocal effects check.. Dracula organ stabs check. Reverse echo effects check. Nintendo samples? Check. Song floats away and comes back much harder....
Big Muff's Top 20 albums of the Decade.
Quite an important decade for me. Loved people. Hated people. Loved people. Hated people. Loved my job. Quit my job. The music industry died. Radio stations died. Downloading was born. Started digging records again. Picked up a guitar. Started playing with a couple bands. Listened to more albums than anyone else I know. Got an I-pod. Made a couple albums. Started Djing fulltime again. Quit Djing...
*Yawn* Thursday already?
If you’re anything like me (you’re not). Then you’ve been christmas shopping and crying yourself to sleep every night. No, I don’t like this holiday anymore than I don’t like the other ones. Anyways, I’ve been so far away from the internet this week that I guess it’s time to play catchup.
I recently got into the Heliocentrics again. The Mulatu collab...
Monday morning Coffee
After this rough ass weekend I deserve some Purdie dammit.
speakin of Melody Nelson..
Sunday digs
It’s sunday, and it’s time to go record digging. Since I can’t physically take you with me, and show you my finds. I thought it would be cool to share some of my latest things I’ve been musically digging. So without any further ado:
Tortoise - Charteroak Foundation
Tortoise’s new album Beacons of Ancestorship has this gem on it that you gotta hear. How fortunate...
James Pants | Psychik Almanack Vol. 1 | Analysis...
Oddly enough.. I got a mysterious email from some random bootlegger with the James pants mix in it. I wasn’t looking for a free copy, but hey anonymous internet citizen thank you! So.. Now I have the mix. I usually only buy records, but I’ll see if I can score this on ITUNES somewhere.
The mix is actually very well done, and really funny.. James does these hilarious Darth vader...
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New Portishead single! - Chase the Tear
Portishead - Chase The Tear from Mintonfilm on Vimeo. PORTISHEAD SIGN TO AMNESTY
International human rights day (10 December) marks the anniversary of the United Nation’s historic ”Universal Declaration Of Human Rights” on 10 December 1948. The UDHR set out for the first time in a single document the fundamental rights to which everyone, everywhere is entitled - including the right to life,...
Phoreyz - Found in Translation
This first friday, Downtown, at the Get Back my buddy Phoreyz slipped me his latest mix. For those of you who don’t know Phoreyz it just so happens he can put together a truly impressive mix cd. Turns out this guy has been doing it for a minute, but certain LA heads haven’t been paying attention to how much skill he has. Although, I guess Mochilla has been paying attention.
Mochilla...
James Pants | Psychik Almanack Vol. 1 | Analysis...
I was just looking at Sounds of the Universe and it looks like everybody’s favorite weirdo, JAMES PANTS, has put together a new mix. Psychic Almanack Volume One seems to be on the proggy electronic psych tip. I haven’t heard it yet, but judging from the tracklist. I’m sure it’d be right up my alley. I’m gonna skip past all the songs that are kinda common, and take a...
Broadcast speaks on influences from XLR8R
Geoff Barrow on Can's EGE BAMYASI
Ege Bamyasi is just an unbelievable record. Can had an amazing ethic of music. I suppose I was just looking for something outside of everything I’d been involved in, and that was it. It was just it, everything about it.
I had gone through a divorce, and I was just really unhappy. I gave up music for four or five years. I was involved in the outskirts of music, but I didn’t want...
Kyrie
The doll-people are made
with faces carved from wood.
But they have no blood, no sweat.
They have nothing in their minds.
They have no respect for Heart-of-Sky.
They are just walking about,
But they accomplish nothing.
“This is not what I had in mind,”
says Heart-of-Sky.
And so it is decided to destroy
these wooden people.
Monday morning Coffee - drums edition
Good day sir, how are you?
Feeling fine, *ahem* thank you.
Coffee?
Black, thank you.
*ahem*
Right then.
Stevie wonder loves italian prog rock?
YES!!! Somebody finally uploaded this video to Youtube. This is the Italian prog rock band Formula 3 with guest Drummer Stevie Wonder. My boy IAN turned me onto this a long time ago.
Nara Leao - Donzela Por Piedade Nao Perturbes
The only reason why I haven’t mentioned Nara already is because she sometimes reminds me of a girl who I refuse to speak about. I wish I could understand the lyrics to this song..
The Long Lost - Amiss
Really, who knew my homie Daedelus would make my favorite brazillian track of this year? I sure did’n. Keep the BEARD my brotha!!
Dabrye - Get it together
My brotha 8-bit recently turned me onto Dabrye. This is one of those cuts where I have to put on the headphones to fully appreciate it. Speaking of which, I gotta get me some new Desktop speakers. My Logitech joints have fallen to pieces.. What you know about the Swan M200MkII’s?
“After a while you get so smart everything “else” is stupid.”
– MONTY STARK
Shakira meets Cloud?
HOLY SHIT!! Big ups to my boy Cloud from Skill methodz getting a FEATURE role in a SHAKIRA VIDEO. That’s What’s up!!!!
RIP Monty Stark
A few years back Stones throw records re-issued the infamous Stark Reality grail that goes for about a G on the bay. Imagine if you will a funky kids show album for a Mr. Rogers like public access television show? Usually when records go for that much money they sound exactly like nothing to speak of.
This album however is a true rarity, really brilliant and original, with very little copies...
Harlem Hendoo
A resolution to why music let's me exist.
Warning: This is just a lucid stream of conscious.
Now that I’ve finally adapted this blog as my home it’s proper that I start to take it more serious. In reality, I don’t really share alot of my thoughts or feelings about anything with most people. Obviously. It’s always better to keep my ridiculous, horrible thoughts to myself, but lately I have some shit to get off...