Look people, I don’t live in a vacuum. As a DJ I realize that deep house or even dance music at large isn’t always the prescription for dancing and fun, sometimes you need to cater to peoples’ more mainstream tastes. I mean after all, even some indie purists have special places in their heart for […]
Music and Music Videos Alex on May 13 2011
The summer is here, and that means it’s time for fun in the sun, a trip to the beach, maybe an Absolute and Ice or two, and it’s more dangerous than forgetting your sunblock if you don’t have the right music to narrate the experience. Here are a few musicians that are defining the summer’s […]
Music and Music Videos Alex on Jun 09 2010
It’s tough to comprehend how vast an ocean music really is nowadays. You could be talking to someone who is into all the same kinds of music you are, but still be worlds apart in terms of the actual musicians you listen to. Here are some funky disco house tracks from around the spectrum. Duck […]
Music and Music Videos Alex on Nov 09 2009
themostimportantvideoyoumayeverwatchreally from prettydamnnotbad on Vimeo. This is awesome…just watch or play in the background. Machinedrum and Prettydamnnotbad have a video mix that is just too cool for words…except for maybe the words totally tubular. It’s like watching the growing up portion of your life flashing before your eyes. Some awesome mashup mixwork by both parties, […]
Music and Music Videos Alex on May 20 2009
A bunch of electronic tunes covering a medium range of scenarios from the past 8 years today. I was scanning through my library trying to build up a few playlists and came across each of these tracks. I originally intended to post a classic old Squarepusher track called Red Hot Car, but the file I […]
Music and Music Videos Alex on May 11 2009
Well, I know a did a post last week that looked at a bunch of takes on disco from around the world. You may or may not be thrilled to learn that I am still deeply in a disco binge, taking in everything from classic wax at blogs like Beat Electric (thanks to Ben / […]
Music and Music Videos Alex on May 05 2009
Some funky musical re-imaginings of fictional disco parties in the very late 70s and early 80s, this stuff came back in full force over the last couple of years, but there is a dedicated sound that is still evolving today. These picks go from relatively well-known to virtually undiscovered, all part of a very distinct […]
Music and Music Videos Alex on Apr 28 2009
Howsa botta litta bitta hip hop, put it on a stove, melt it down and cook it up, with musical herbs and spices to create delicacies of rap, aquired tastes meant only for the seasoned listeners with eclectic palates. Here’s a mix of older and newer tracks that will stick to your ears, not your […]
Album Artwork and Music and Music Videos Alex on Apr 23 2009
Last week, to coincide with the release of Praveen & Benoît‘s Songs Spun Simla Remix album on Moodgadget, a video I had put together last month for one of the tracks was posted on ISO50. While it’s still in draft format, most of what I visualize whenever I hear Shigeto‘s remix is in place. I […]
Music and Music Videos and Photography Alex on Apr 14 2009
Here are some tracks to narrate your ultra late nights, after all the ambient lounge music has taken its course, and everyone is on the floor in a sexed-out substance-induced coma looking like a Fiona Apple or Deftones music video. I might add that it’s all emanating from the eminent mecca of culture right now, […]
Music and Music Videos Alex on Mar 19 2009
