Didn't hear anything new of note this week. Been listening to a lot of Sex Gang Children and Battle of Mice
I saw a lot of people express their grief and sense of loss when Bowie and Prince died. Since they didn't appeal to me I never listened beyond what I heard at parties, on the radio or ...wherever. On Friday I read that Mika Vainio died - apparently an accident in France. I finally know how those people felt. I'm absolutely GUTTED. He was only 53. For fuck's sake. So this weekend I put together a playlist of all his musical projects that I have in my collection and I've been slowly going through it. At about 40 hours long it's going to take a while. Thank god he was so prolific with his side projects and collaborations. Maybe not quite at the level of Bryn Jones or Richard James but he's left a really substantial legacy for those of us that enjoy his music. Here's a small random sampling of some of his work. RIP. Pan Sonic - Lataus Pan Sonic - Vapina Pan Sonic - Johto 2 Ø - Helium Ø - Heijastuva Mika Vainio - Magnetosphere Mika Vainio - Cranes Philus - Kuvio 3 Philus - Acidophilus Kentolevi - Keimola Tekonivel - Klovnit
My friend Allen Walker did a remix of the Two Door Cinema Club track, let me know what you think:
UN-ASKED FOR OPINION ENTERS Not much of a fan of this remix. The cymbal at 0:50 was pretty weak, and as a whole I think it the guitar was mixed wayyy too loud and made everything sound busy. To me, this is a track that would do better as a remix either slowed down, or with a lot deeper focus (kind of like at 1:25).
For some reason, Neil Diamond. Also, Phoenix.
That Phoenix is one of my most favorite pieces of music of all time. I've listened to it pretty much every time I've taken psychedelics, too.
"Lil Boy" - Death Grips (Alt Hip-Hop/Experimental Hip-Hop/Experimental Electronic) Album cover is NSFW "Ex Lion Tamer" - Wire (Punk) "blkswn" - Smino (Hip-Hop/Jazz Rap) "Mad Nice" - DANGERDOOM (Hip-Hop) Trying something where I only post genre titles instead. I felt like I wasn't characterizing the songs well enough and I was forcing opinions that may not necessarily be universal.