MID-WEEK GEEK

There is seriously nothing going on.

Adele – Hometown Glory (Chewy Chocolate Cookies Remix) <---- I hate their name. And laughed when I saw they had remixed this, but they have actually pulled it off. Beautiful track by the London songstress (i.e the less annoying Duffy). The remix is only short but has a dubstep element to it, really interesting.

Kid Cudi Vs. Crookers – Day ‘N’ Night (Rusko’s Big Trombone Remix)<---- Normally I wouldn't post this, but it's the best dubstep remix I've heard of it. Typical Rusko; filthy bass with bleeps.

Yuksek Feat. Chromeo – So Down <---- Dave 1 is my hero. One of the best basslines of 2K9.

Bonus nude Daisy Lowe.

Enjoy.

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Knocked Up

Exclusive Video of Lykke Li Covering Kings of Leon Live in KNRK studio from Dave Allen on Vimeo.

It's no secret, we love her.

Thanks to "I Guess I'm Floating".

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Not Today

I feel sorry for Champagne enthusiasts. Bars worldwide are continually bastardizing this beautiful form of wine. In today's (23.02.2009) NT News, they felt the need to draw attention to the new bar at the casino 'Sand Bar'. Hats off the casino for providing something different for Darwinians. Although I won't go into detail about the poor selection of music, terrible lighting, un-trained bartenders, incorrect cocktail menu and epic fail on the demographic part.

I will however draw attention to the following:

Verbatim.

"According to the menu, the cocktail is a fusion of babicka wormwood, vodka, parma pomegranite liqueuer, paraiso lychee liqueuer and fresh watermelon topped with Dom Perignon".

First of all it's Babicka Wormwood Vodka. (Vodka that is distilled from Wormwood) and it's PAMA Pomegranite Liqueuer. Why must the NT News embarass themselves further? Furthermore, minus the champagne this cocktail would run for approximately $15. (Currently retailing for $500)

Seriously, leave it alone. Drink it in a chilled flute with no accompaniments.



Poor Bastard.

"Come quick! I am tasting the stars!"

- Dom Perignon upon first tasting champagne.

Box Monster

THE ORIGINAL



THE COPY



CHILDHOOD



- Bloc Party really should have just given up after album 1.

MID-WEEK GEEK

Bird Peterson just released his new e.p "Your Parents Are Still Making Sweet, Sweet Love". Following up from his tracks like 'Shooked' and 'The Jump Off'. He makes pretty good music for a ranga.




Bird Peterson – Pete Goes Off

Bird Peterson – The Essence

Tracks are MPEG so just make sure you save them properly.



Hudson Mohawke or "Hud Mo" is a producer from Scotland. His approach fuses electro, prog, some odd vocals and dirty beats. "Overnight" is taken from his e.p from last year titled "Polyfolk Dance". Only a short track but very refreshing nontheless.

Hudson Mohawke – Overnight

So Techy, So Gay

Kb's mix from home improv set on Tuesday night.

KB – So Techy, So Gay Mix





Really pleasant mix. Only about half an hours worth.

Bonus epic boobs shot.

DAEDELUS BABY

This is footage of Daedelus (aka Alfred Darlington) playing on the Dublab Rooftop in LA. He's been making music since 2001 (or prior) on various record labels such as Ninja Tune, Warp and Mush Records.

I have been slightly obsessed with his work for a while now and I noticed that both he and Four Tet use some fascinating gadgets live. After seeing Little Boots use one on Later With Jules I had to find out more about it.

Daedelus has been one of the dominant pioneers of using the 'Monome' live. A Monome is a grid with backlit buttons that connects to a computer by USB and OSC Protocol. It was invented by musician Brian Crabtree in 2005. They are quite rare and have a very limited production line. Essentially it allows for a greater diversity of functionality over differing musical software applications.

A few things I have picked up from various research;

- Each row triggers a loop and you can change the loop's speed and direction.
- Buttons can be sequenced and looped automatically.
- Rows are the duration and columns are the pitch.

The name Monome is derived from the mathematical term 'Monomial', a gesture to the concept of many variables made possible through something that is nevertheless singular or simple in nature. As you can see, it provides endless possibilities when playing live.

"More than anything I wanted a controller that could dynamically adapt to different uses".

"By sharing as much as possible, we encourage others to do the same".

"Community enthusiasm has allowed us to exist without the traditional business avenues".

- Crabtree et al.



Credits: Wikipedia, Last FM, Daedelus, Fout Tet.

Also thanks to Alicia Palimaka!

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"Kid Cuti"

If anyone was listening to Hot 100 at approximately 16:00 hours on the 16th of February 2009 they would have heard the radio presenter say the following:

Verbatim.

"I think Limewire is about the meltdown because we just had so many people calling up to find out the name of that song. It was 'Day and Night' by 'Kid Cuti' remixed by Crookers. It is 'brand new' music to Hot 100".

Not only was this track released in July 2008, his name is KID CUDI. Furthermore, why does this presenter feel the need the blatantly promote limewire on air? This is exactly what we're trying to stop with this blog.

Kid Cudi or Scott Mescudi to his mum, is a young MC from Ohio who is signed to Fools Gold Records (A-Trak's Label). He is an amazing freestyle rapper and I urge everyone to go out and PAY for his album "Plain Pat Presents a Kid Named Cudi".

iTunes and Beatport both have the album and the remix available for purcahse on their respective sites.

peace and love from the blogosphere.

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ITM # 1

After nabbing top honours at the In The Mix Dj Awards 2008, Tydi made his triumphant return to the Northern Territory on Saturday night. For those who don't remember, Tydi used to play in Darwin a year or two ago...only he played at The Rox and Time. (During his Darwin Hiatus, he managed to release a few tracks, obtain residency at Family in Brisbane and get signed to Amarda Records i.e Armin Van Buurin's label.)

Now, I was a little sceptical about a Trance Dj playing at a venue that typically plays house/electro/mainstream etc, however not to be discouraged, he took to the stage with a half capacity crowd. The less than enthusiastic punters weren’t exactly receptive to his opening track nor his second (I thought 'Angel on my Shoulders' was a sure thing?).

He then made the very odd transition into some live Daft Punk which shook the crowd a little, however he still needed help from the MC to get the crowd going.

We left after about half an hour still not convinced he deserved the number 1 spot.

Post Scipt: Yo Tydi, what's with your shoes? ITM # 1 and your still wearing those white budget adidas-esque sneakers?

Freedom of Speech Act 1948

"Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impact information and ideas through any media regardless of frontiers".

1966 United Nations International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights:

"Everyone shall have the right to freedom of expression..."

love love.

KRAFTWERK TRIBUTE @ Happy Yess Friday 13th

Happy Yess threw a Kraftwerk Tribute on Friday. We attended with ears ready for delightful sounds being covered by bands and sets by deejays.

Megan Spencer of Triple J fame was a guest dj for the evening expressing her visible adoration for the god fathers of electro/kraut rock/minimal bleep rock. The night included Kraftwerk covers and dj sets consisting of singles, b sides and rarities along with other tracks by artists influenced by the band. 

Tracks by Gary Numan, Bikini Kill, Joy Division, New Order, Grand Master Flash & The Furious Five and Senor Coconut gave the very diverse crowd a very good reason to dance up a storm. 

All in all it was a great night and it was good to see that so many people haven't forgotten Karaftwerk as they are such an influential band. 

Bit of DUBSTEP for your asses!

Rusko". j. and goony were luckily enough to see him doing what he does best.

Heres some dubstep guys, I'm really getting into this at the moment. Thanks to Jezza for the heads up well and truly ahead of time. Dropped in some Dubstep on the weekend in my set it was taken pretty well, not sure about the owners and bar staff haha. But hey cant please everyone...

Quite complex in production, Dubstep takes the mad tweaks sounds and beats to a whole new level, you ll know exactly what I mean with these 3 pearlers! From trying to produce some of my own music there's a lot of respect and appreciation for those who make Dubstep.

Midnight - Bar 9

Pro Nails Rusko Remix – Kid Sister ©

Rusko smashes this remix of Kid Sisters Pro Nails, like turning gold into diamonds maybe?

Night Thunder – Nero

All purchased off www.beatport.com so check it out please and maybe buy some more from these artists.

peace.

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RIP! - Forum

http://www3.nfb.ca/webextension/rip-a-remix-manifesto/

Above is a link to a trailer of a movie which is premiering in a few cinema's around Australia. It has won a swag of awards and is really causing controversy.

It's a documentary loosley based around Greg Gillis aka Girl Talk and the copyright/remix culture. I won't give my full opinion on this as I'm in two minds about the whole concept, but I would like open a forum (the first ever on Weird Boobs) as to what you think about downloading, the record industry, copyright and everything in between. Click on the comment section below.

I won't lie and say that I don't like Girl Talk and preach that he has sold out etc, because he is a very talented composer. And he has openly admitted that he is not a dj and remains very level headed about his fame. (Feed the Animals is his 4th studio record)

The fact that Triple J has picked him up and shaken his mash up mastery all over Australia shouldn't really take away from the fact that up until recently he worked a full time job and only did his music as side project and is a very talented individual. He also adopted the Radiohead policy of "pay what you feel" with his new album, so I do have a fair bit of respect for him.

On the other hand, he can be labelled as a "One Trick Pony" who essentially steals or 'samples' other artists' music, jams it all together to make a song that comprises of a lot of genuinely good songs. This leads into the debate regarding copyright, the music industry, downloads, supporting musicians etc etc. As well as the issue of dj's being paid to play in clubs using music that they haven't rightfully paid for.

Here at Weird Boobs we are avid supporters of sites such as Beatport and even iTunes at a stretch. After all the musicians wouldn't be making music if they had no financial backing and support. Below are a few quotes from the trailer.

"The same thing is happening with copyright that happened with masturbation, people are actually starting to admit to each other "Yeah...I do it too"."

"Sharing is the nature of creation."

"If this is a crime, then we have a whole generation of criminals."



Thanks to my sister for this info.

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LUN DUN

Theophilus London not only has the ill-est name in NY hip hop, he's also got mad flow. Having well and truly surpassed my Cool Kids/Lil' Wayne/Murs phase, London has piqued my interest at just the right time.

Hailing from NYC, London released a mixtape with 'Machine Drum' in January this year that garnered a decent amount of hype. Two tracks have been released.

Theophilus London – Crazy Cousins

Theophilus London – Always Love You <---- Sampling "Always Love You" by none other than "Don't call me Whitney Bobby" Ms. Houston.



Both at 320.

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MID-WEEK GEEK

The weekend was dreary. Hot Potato seriously need to get their sound sorted out. Bass killing your drums in the stairwell and on the dance floor and reverberation at the top bar.

Verbatim: "It sounds like the dj started getting into electronic music in 2006, bought a heap of ministry compilations and never really expanded from their..."

How could we forget Discovery? Resident dj dropped the remix of "White Noise" by Living End that stole the 'Wow...bass' from Crookers which went straight into a hip hop mega mix circa '95. (Consisting of California Love...scratching included)

Enjoy the following delights.

Passion Pit – Sleepy Head (LOL Boys Remix) <---- One of the best tracks of 2K8. Boston based group who's lead singer wrote the e.p for his girlfriend then decided to give it to his friends as well. Highly rec their e.p 'Chunk of Change' available on itunes. Never heard of the LOL Boys but the remix is a gem.

Autechre – Bike <----- From Manchester signed to Warp Records. Similar to Squarepusher and Aphex Twin (If I may make that comparison). Beautiful track. At 780 KBPS as well!!

Dj Sneak (Feat. Kid Infinity) – Droppin’ Kisses (Herve Edit) <----Reppin' Chii-town. Sneak is an amazing turntablist. As per usual, Herve made it a great club track with a quirky beat and tight bassline.

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Enjoy!