Posts tagged with “music”

Posted 1 month ago

I’m not sure if I stumbled in to some weird niche meme tonight but this westler video from the game Beat the Beat (UK name) sure has caught some peoples weird imagination on YouTube…

…and they don’t stop…

…until it just gets a little weird.

What I did fail to find was any 10 hour loop video of the repetitive audio track.

Posted 3 months ago

Fetch me a towel Barbera… I feel dirty.

Voice Over Man from the telly gets sampled in to this cheeky little number from Awsum (I prefer the Technikal Remix)

Posted 4 months ago

The only thing a choir is good for: recreating The Prodigy anthems Mega mix with no electronic kit! Check the conductors dance moves.

Posted 1 year ago

Just heard DJ Rashad’s “It’s Not Right” on BBC Radio 1 in the afternoon. Check the video of the tune. It’s a load of irritating crap with the high-speed percussion. It’s a new dance music style known as “juke and footwork” from Chicago. Think it’s best it stays over in Chicago to be honest.

Want more - there’s a full mix of this crap on XLR8R - I enjoyed the comments more. “is like 6hrs of liquid shit being slowly poured on you. Cold, liquid shit.”

Posted 1 year ago
I recently mentioned liking “One (You Name)” by the Swedish House Mafia, which got me wondering about House music.
So with an open mind I spent the evening trying to appreciate House music. After listening to the Pacha Ibiza Summer 2010 compilation I now know House music as a genre is overall a big bag of ass.
I think I’ll stick to anything other than House music in the future.

I recently mentioned liking “One (You Name)” by the Swedish House Mafia, which got me wondering about House music.

So with an open mind I spent the evening trying to appreciate House music. After listening to the Pacha Ibiza Summer 2010 compilation I now know House music as a genre is overall a big bag of ass.

I think I’ll stick to anything other than House music in the future.

Posted 1 year ago

Not content with Going To Ibiza in 1999, European cheese merchants The Vengaboys are now suggesting a rocket to Uranus will take us to a better place.

Crap 70s sounding Euro-pop music aside, I thought it was good to see 3D music videos (aka 3DD “Vengavision” here) on YouTube. The Vengaboys have been kind enough to provide two versions of their “Rocket to Uranus” video, depending on your 3D display options.

Above is the old skool Red & Cyan cardboard glasses option, and over on their website you can buy & download a Bluray version suitable for viewing through some polarized glasses on a suitable 3D display (you posh bugger!). If you’re not a 3D fan you can watch the weird video in normal 2D.

Why (and how?) Perez Hilton ended up staring as the planet Uranus in this video is a mystery though… EDIT: seems Perez wrote the song! Ugh.

Its all a bit gay. But the 3D stuff is nice to see being experimented with.

Posted 1 year ago

Swedish House Mafia’s UK chart release “One (Your Name)” has been catching my attention or the past couple of weeks, mainly for the great use of the unreleased OP-1 pocket synth gadget at the start.

Even non musicians have got to love this amazin’ bit of audio kit for pottering about on! The UI display with its vector graphics is schweet, it’s almost Apple like hardware.

Teenage Engineering OP-1

 

The OP-1 features list includes everything an audio gadget fiddler could need to get going.

  • Controller functions: transport controls, 4 rotary encoders, 16 dedicated “quick keys”
  • Motion sensor so you can shake the thing
  • Stand-alone synthesis (no computer needed), with 8 synth models, 8 samplers
  • Synth models: FM synthesis, virtual analog, more (can’t tell what other synth models they intend)
  • Effects: Delay, Flutter, Filters, EQ
  • Sequencer — described as “at present time, secret.” A secret sequencer? Isn’t it already somewhat secret?
  • Arpeggiator
  • FM radio
  • Built-in mic, speaker
  • Record to MP3
  • 12 mm thin
  • USB 2.0, minijacks for audio in / out+heaphones
  • Battery-powered using the power connector, which is “the same as used in robotic automation applications”
  • Holes for a carry strap & durable aluminium case

Indulge yourself with an OP-1 from Teenage Engineering when it launches. Price still to be confirmed.

Oh and the Swedish House Mafia track is available from the 25th July on iTunes too!