Archive for September, 2009


Nudge: Everyone Can Create Music

My friend Evan Scott, who runs Race Car Productions had this up on his facebook a couple days ago, it’s from inudge.net.  Just a fun little app with a beat grid that lets you compose a simple repeating 4-bar sequence.  The one I did above is a little cover by yours truly of Seth Troxler’s […]


Bvdub, Yagya, Thomas Fehlmann, Echospace

I have been bumping some awesome dub techno recently, the kind of ambient 4/4 music that’s not quite intended for the dance floor, but rather some sort of ultra chill lounge or just to have playing in the background.  The specific type of dub techno I’ve been getting into is a bit more dynamic than […]


Are You Happy? Photos and Sale Date!

The prints are finally in!  The crew over at VGKids did a knock-up job, the prints are substantial to hold and touch, they do an excellent job of showing off the texture from my original design.  What’s more, VGK was nice enough to include quite a few extra prints in my order, so as you […]


Mayer Hawthorne, Koushik, Erykah Badu, Lee Fields

Been on an old-timey soulful, jazzy hip-hop kick for the past week or so, lots of Stones Throw, lots of Dilla-produced or associated, lots of sounds that feel like they came from the dustiest bins at the old record store.  The photo above shows Lee Fields and sort of captures the color and attitude encompassed […]


Breakage, Sully, SVIIB, Jimmy Edgar

Got some two step tunes for you today, a little bit of dubstep, a little bit infused with other genres like indie/shoegaze and hip-hop/idm.  Also decided to add just one of some amazing mugshots circa 1900’s Australia, from a book by Peter Boyle called Crooks Like Us (via A Time To Get).  I have gone […]


Amazing Darkcloud Silver DJ Jewellery

Came across these awesome pieces of jewellery on Oye Modern whilst browsing around.  I am not sure if there’s any relation to Erlend Øye, but that’s what attracted me to the site in the first place.  As someone who doesn’t really adorn themself with much in the way of jewellery, at least not since my […]


Are You Happy? Print Update!

UPDATE: 18″x24″ PRINT IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AT THE MOODGADGET STORE! In the last two weeks, I’ve been fortunate to have so much viewership over the Are You Happy? design I created in collaboration with David Meiklejohn of Budget Fabulous Films.  Thousands have seen the design, liked and reblogged it, I’ve seen it posted […]


Tim Hecker, Grouper, City Center, Taylor Deupree

Today’s post is filled with organic ambient sounds to relax you without putting you to sleep.  For a while I really didn’t quite know what organic electronic music really referred to, but after seeing its use in the Ghostly Discovery app, and having it explained a little more clearly by Jakub and some friends, I […]


Mogi/CHARLIE!, FallOnYourSword, Zoot Woman, GRUM

CHARLIE! – I Care (Mogi Doesn’t Give A Funk Mix) Got some fun disco-tinged picks today, including picks from a show I caught early Saturday evening this past weekend in NYC.  I introduced my friends Ben and Alex, who make music as CHARLIE! and Mogi Grumbles, respectively.  A few months ago (feels like just yesterday, […]


Moodgadget Summer Tour 09 – Part 2, shows in NYC

Well, after a long wait, I’ve finally released Part 2 of the Moodgadget Summer Tour 09 Compilation (see Part 1 here).  I’ll be in NYC this weekend for two events on Saturday- Mogi Grumbles is coming out from Ann Arbor to play with Fall On Your Sword and CHARLIE! (info here) and Frank Omura will […]