What is it about Skrillex? Everyone seems to love and/or hate him, he's become an electro-superstar-phenomenon before he's even released an album?! I think the intrigue lies in his eclectic, hyperactive, schizophrenic mix of different electro genres. The way he can send you through so many different styles in one track, it's as if he connected his brain into his computer and let it record his mind while he was listening to five different stereos at once.
Personally I'm very intrigued by this fascinating cute/handsome/rocked-out little electro whizz kid. Dubstep can be a bit too much for me, I don't really care for it all that much, but even I can't deny a good track if the melody and the beat and the "everything" is just right. Like this Skrillex "oldie" which is MY favourite track of his...
I've been beating my self up for missing out on Skrillex last summer when he played Parklife in Manchester (I was busy watching Grandmaster Flash) so I am very excited to hear that he will be playing at the Hove Festival next summer! He has even sold out a massive gig in Oslo already. There's no end to Skrillex's ascent into to electro heaven.
What is your opinion on this electric imp? Do you like his intense sound or does all the hype put you off?
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Justice new sounds
Of course I have acquired the new album from Justice!! Fans have been dying to get their hands on Justice's new material since Adidas gave us a tease of the first single "Civilization" in their big production commercial earlier this year. This album has been 4 years in the making. It's been waiting on the horizon, like a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow... Does it contain golden doubloons? Will Gaspard and Xavier have us dancing like leprechauns?
Their first album † ("Cross") brought some of the craziness and edge back to a French house music scene that seemed to have mellowed into a something mum wouldn't be too averse to listen to in her car on the way to work. House music is supposed to be something that kids listen to in an underground club, in the basement with your mates, while high on alc*[GOD & LIFE]*gs (Blogger auto-censorship?), not something that they play in movie theatres before the movie starts. So Justice brought back the playfulness, the loudness and the attack of a garage band that hasn't yet succumbed to the polished sounds of mainstream music.
So what have they done for their second album "Audio, Video, Disco"? Have they tried to surprise the house music scene again with a new progressive step forward? Or played on the same strings, cementing the "sound" of Justice? I offer my own humble mini-review...
The same audible aggressiveness isn't there this time around. It was probably evident from the start if their first single Civilization was anything to go by. They sound softer and more "pop" than on their first album and because of this reviews and opinions have been varied. Some people probably expected them to raise the house music bar once again but it seems to me as if Justice have made an album that they have wanted to make without concern for causing any kind of special impact or surprise. Just a solid, well produced album with strong tracks which stick.
And I think they've done it right. As a fairly new fan I wasn't sure what to expect. I absolutely loved †, but then again that album is what it is. It seems Justice have aimed for a different direction this time around. The sound give you the feeling of listening to 70s and 80s rock and pop, whereas also paying homage to inspirational sources as Air and Italian disco music.
Some people might find this album a bit more "boring" than the first album simply because it doesn't scar your eardrums and rip into your temporal lobes in the same way that † did, but I've found that I appreciate Audio, Video, Disco for what it is. It's got those songs that stick, make you hit the repeat button and turn the volume up. And surely that's a sure-fire sign of a good album?
Have a listen to one of the tracks that instantly became one of my favourites.
Their first album † ("Cross") brought some of the craziness and edge back to a French house music scene that seemed to have mellowed into a something mum wouldn't be too averse to listen to in her car on the way to work. House music is supposed to be something that kids listen to in an underground club, in the basement with your mates, while high on alc*[GOD & LIFE]*gs (Blogger auto-censorship?), not something that they play in movie theatres before the movie starts. So Justice brought back the playfulness, the loudness and the attack of a garage band that hasn't yet succumbed to the polished sounds of mainstream music.
So what have they done for their second album "Audio, Video, Disco"? Have they tried to surprise the house music scene again with a new progressive step forward? Or played on the same strings, cementing the "sound" of Justice? I offer my own humble mini-review...
The same audible aggressiveness isn't there this time around. It was probably evident from the start if their first single Civilization was anything to go by. They sound softer and more "pop" than on their first album and because of this reviews and opinions have been varied. Some people probably expected them to raise the house music bar once again but it seems to me as if Justice have made an album that they have wanted to make without concern for causing any kind of special impact or surprise. Just a solid, well produced album with strong tracks which stick.
And I think they've done it right. As a fairly new fan I wasn't sure what to expect. I absolutely loved †, but then again that album is what it is. It seems Justice have aimed for a different direction this time around. The sound give you the feeling of listening to 70s and 80s rock and pop, whereas also paying homage to inspirational sources as Air and Italian disco music.
Some people might find this album a bit more "boring" than the first album simply because it doesn't scar your eardrums and rip into your temporal lobes in the same way that † did, but I've found that I appreciate Audio, Video, Disco for what it is. It's got those songs that stick, make you hit the repeat button and turn the volume up. And surely that's a sure-fire sign of a good album?
Have a listen to one of the tracks that instantly became one of my favourites.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Wonderful WTF
Here's a musicvideo from someone called DyE, signed on an esoteric little record company called Tigersushi Records. The video for DyE's new single "Fantasy" is out, and it's a wonderful piece of "WTF?". Seriously, it's awesome.
DYE "Fantasy" Official Video by JEREMIE PERIN by TIGERSUSHIRECORDS
DYE "Fantasy" Official Video by JEREMIE PERIN by TIGERSUSHIRECORDS
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Yuksek - audio, visuals, wearables
The French DJ Yuksek released the album Living On The Edge Of Time this summer. Like a solid artist Yuksek brings everything to the table. Not only is he a handsome devil...
... But his last single Always On The Run is a blinding party track AND the video is awesome. (Let's get tattoos and go live a reckless life in the desert!)
"Always on the run" - YUKSEK from Savoir Faire on Vimeo.
And better yet, Yuksek has even got his own online shop which offers clean, simple, unpretentious, yet really cool-looking clothing at a cheap price.
Yuksek is in my opinion a true artist.
... But his last single Always On The Run is a blinding party track AND the video is awesome. (Let's get tattoos and go live a reckless life in the desert!)
"Always on the run" - YUKSEK from Savoir Faire on Vimeo.
And better yet, Yuksek has even got his own online shop which offers clean, simple, unpretentious, yet really cool-looking clothing at a cheap price.
Yuksek is in my opinion a true artist.
Saturday, October 8, 2011
DJ Kittens
If you're a DJ and you should completely run out of ideas or inspiration, one option could be to resort to the principle of randomness and see if something (a beat, a motif, a line) pops out at you. This guy, for instance, resorted to his kittens for help. Did it work?
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Mr. Oizo brings the... noise-o....
*Ba dum tsss!* My apologies for that terrible pun in the title...
Just wanted to update you on Mr. Oizo's upcoming work. Ed Banger records announced on their twitter that "Mr. Oizo is back" and included a link to Mr. Oizo's soundcloud. The track is called "France7" and it's sounding crispy and synthetic. Like you're listening to a computer thinking out aloud...! At the end of the track there's a part that might resemble a French version of dubstep. I think the track is very interesting and cannot wait to hear the rest of the album!
MR OIZO / FRANCE7 by oizo mr 3000
Just wanted to update you on Mr. Oizo's upcoming work. Ed Banger records announced on their twitter that "Mr. Oizo is back" and included a link to Mr. Oizo's soundcloud. The track is called "France7" and it's sounding crispy and synthetic. Like you're listening to a computer thinking out aloud...! At the end of the track there's a part that might resemble a French version of dubstep. I think the track is very interesting and cannot wait to hear the rest of the album!
MR OIZO / FRANCE7 by oizo mr 3000
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