I'M SOOOOOOOO SORRY, BUT THIS HAS BEEN QUITE POSSIBLY THE WORST WEEK EVER, COLLEGE IS WIERD. BE PATIENT. I LOVE YOU.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Sunday, February 22, 2009
bmore bounce
Baltimore Bounce (a.k.a. Bmore Bounce a.k.a. Baltimore Club a.k.a. Club Music) is a pretty badass regional style of dance music that formed in the early 90's and has become perfected as of late by DJ Blaqstarr, Solly, and adjunctly by Diplo. It is a style most easily defined as glitchy, fast, repetitive, and bouncy; marked by call and response, percussion, and breakbeats galore! Blaqstarr is known for layering staggered vocals then making beats around those vocal parts, check it out on Hands Up Thumbs Down and XR2, which he produced with Diplo.
Next up is a remix from Diplo obviously influenced by Blaqstarr.
Finally is this dude (actually living in Tel Aviv, Israel and from St. Louis Missouri) Solly remixing the fantastic Shove It by project pat and santigold.
P.S. I switched file servers, let me know if you have any problems!
P.S.S. As fantastic as Slumdog Millionaire was, the Oscar love is a tad bit extreme don't you think?
Thursday, February 19, 2009
e-603
thanks to dylan for sending this my way.
we might be way late on this, but its definately worth passing along. its a mixed bag, but certainly a party starter. just listen folks, when i'm less stressed and less sick we'll do something proper for sure. I LOVE YOU.
E-603 is a DJ of the Girl Talk ilk, not quite to the skill, a tad busy, but still a TON of fun. And many of you might find his song selection a good bit more up their alley.
(right click + save file as)(this is his whole record, its a .zip file)
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Howdy
I do say, its hard to feel sick when people are being so supportive of you! thanks to everyone for showing up, I think that was about as crippled as we've ever been, and hopefully it won't happen again, but it did go so well. I would also like to publicly thank Nels Long who despite knowing me for a very short time has thrown himself behind PYROglyphics in an awesome awesome awesome way. DUDE ROCKS. So many cool people right? Anyway, it's time for a post right? I thought so too!
So, there are lots of guys out there who remix, some of them have a really great sound, and some of them know how to get people movin, we know those guys. But Laidback Luke is special since he can get people from Manila (where he's from), to the Netherlands on the the dancefloor. He has numerous styles (that he is completely comfortable in) and always manages to make his song distinct. Just check out these wildly inventive remixes and a collaboration and see how he makes himself with some of the biggest names in the game and some of the most popular songs in recent memory. And notice how none of there songs sound similar AT ALL, impressive his range for real.
(gotta love this Bmore edit of Daft Punk's omnipresent One More Time, which begs the question, do you gets get bmore, or should I go into that for next time?)
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Le Le
I don't know a whole lot about the wonderful Le Le, I gather that whoever it is, they are French, and they (I think three) are are good friends with the artist Parra who did all the wonderful things you see above you. many of you may remember him for the honestly chauvenistic, yet oddly gentle Breakfast, which also has one of the more fun videos I've seen in recent memory (if drawn nudity involving vaguely human shapes is a problem for you, don't watch it).
You're gonna have to pay for that one (since we don't have it ourselves....), but we'll help you out with the rest! First up is a truly wacky song all about PANTS. All sorts of pants in fact. On first glance its not too comparable to Breakfast, on the second, they are pretty similar. Int'l Pants is much more uptempo and kinda ditches the art-jazz rap things, but the feel is much the same if you dance to it. LET LOOSE!
I guess I will wrap this up with a remix of Breakfast that gives the original a club feel as opposed to morning after feel. Feel a bit cleaner and get down to this my good friends!
Saturday, February 14, 2009
girl talk concert afterthoughts
ehey, girl talk was pretty rad, but you know, it was oxford, being typical dumb oxford. there are some cool people to be sure, but i certainly didn't see many of them tonight. one girl came up to me butt first while i was on stage. at least let me look you in the eye before you violate me. that is ALL I ASK. poor olivia had a tough time with the douchebags that surrounded her, but the dudes there were willing to fight for her (NOT THAT SHE COULDN'T HAVE BEAT THE SHIT OUT OF HIM HERSELF). and nearly did at some point.
oh, a general fashion tip i will give in the style of the amazing hipsterrunoff: "tie-die ain't alt, yall"
i can't help but feel like this song so perfectly encapsulates that stomach wrenching town. (for the record, this is a truly fantastic song that i hope you listen to ad nauseum, i sure have). it's like kanye's gold digger for dudes dealing with upper middle class girls who have no idea that they'll be ugly in a few years.
i'll post the remixes in the morning and hopefully have that promised Le Le post up or at least ready to go up sometime sunday.
HAPPY VALENTINES DAY.
Friday, February 13, 2009
bret michaels is dumb
he is getting in the spirit of st. louis though.
today is a big day for PYROglyphics, we're headin to Oxford, Mississippi to see the ubiquitous Greg Gillis, a.k.a. Girl Talk. Some may point out that Oxford is a town containing the mississippi of university, a place we're not supposed to like, but it is a town that has already been conquered by the Hooded Deer (conquered their ears), Beverly Hayman (conquered the dudes), and myself (Trey, who conquered the ladies), oh, and no fluids were transferred.
anyway, if this song isn't the opener, i wouldn't want to be the person behind me. clearly the best opener of his three records.
I wouldn't trade you for the world i swear it
I like your hair in every style that you wear it.
this song is 252 seconds long, and 215 seconds of brilliance. really i could take or leave the beginning, but from then on pure party brilliance. sexy boy, rick ross, luda, tom petty, of montreal and some rapper i know but can't remember who.
Finally is this wicked remix of a bonde do role.
P.S. Thank you to this lovely twosome for the ride up there!
TV's really are party of the (future) family.
p.s.s. Be lookin out for a post on Le Le soon soon.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Wake Radio
This is my friend Nathan Henry Bedsole,
he is a student at Wake Forest University and once a week, wednesday at 9PM CST, he does a radio show all about dance music. He is a good friend of mine and it is my hope that you will support him and dance with us wednesday night at 9pm CST. hell, call me or blaine up and we'll have a party all about it, kool-aid may be a provision!
listen the other programs as well, some certainly are a dandy.
Monday, February 09, 2009
economic stimulus? more like smecoshnomic shmimulush
In other news, today is Africa day on the blog! WOOOOOOO.
First up is a group that is sort of a New Pornographers (supergroup) meets The Mars Volta (psych) that happened in Zambia instead of Canada or El Paso. Instead of taking a song that sounds at all like another song by the band, I chose this one that just begs you to enjoy a beer, or sweet tea, or green tea, or a cigar even. (I'm not sure of who I got this from, or where even, but thank you)
and another....
Next up is an act I will admit I know nothing about, Franco et le T.P.O.K. Jazz. This is a track that is on the one hand a BEAST at 9 and a half minutes, but on the other, dynamic and wildly inventive.
Finally, this is a track given to me by Will Bryant. It's short, intricate, and probably not in english. I think this is a song that is made by soft bongos and an everpresent, yet delicate bassline. Just listen to how they let what they are doing speak for itself, no musical ego, no oddly biased mixing, really odd to hear with american ears.
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
do the humpty hump day
Earlier today there was a blog about a radio show that happens weekly on Wednesday nights, but I picked the wrong Wednesday night to make a big deal about it, oh well. Instead there will be a pretty straightforward entry about what we here best: getting dance music on the brain.
First up is a remix from an extraterrestrial duo of dj's who have just arrived on earth (their name suggests on a shuttle, but their impact implies an asteroid) for the second time (they had a brief flirtation with fame in 07 but then apparently died or whatever). This track features a gaggle-o-stars including Spank Rock, M.I.A., Santogold and Nick Zinner. At the real center of this is a riff by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs guitarist Zinner, with innuendo from your favorite rappers who deal in innuendo over the top, and finally a catchy (if not a tad repetitive) chorus from MIA and Santogold. Look for their full length, The Spirit of Apollo, to drop on February 27th.
Next up, is a Matt & Kim song remixed by one of our favorite dudes Million $ Mano. I will admit that it starts off with a particular synth line that nearly berates your brain to a lull, but it immediately wakes you back up and kicks into a chill baltimore bounce over the chorus to it's a fact. Then comes in a pretty tight (in flow, not in general) rap from Hollywood Holt that augments the relaxed feel while giving it context. Great stuff here!
Thats gonna be it for today, but hopefully will able to shove in here a blog about some sick African music thats been stuck in my head for months now. Be safe, be kind, be gentle.
Monday, February 02, 2009
K. Kuehn
It would be irresponsible of me not to tell you that Karl Christopher Kuehn is a kid I (Trey) have known for many years and shared many a good time with. We played on the same soccer team, eat at the same quizno's, and get hot at the same hut. CHECK OUT THE KITTIE TAT!
First up is my personal favorite, Fuck Shit Up. An ode to a best friend, the kind of friend that is like you but completely different, it isn't really much of an ode, but it is awesome.
Fuck Shit Up
Next is a song about a short story about a song. look up joyce carol oates to get where he's going with this. its tender and gentle and i think about murder.
Last of this selection is a song about a girl. A pretty rad girl but I won't embarrass her. She in fact got her hair cut in a particular way for him. I honestly can't decide if this is a morning song, or a night song.
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Sunday, February 01, 2009
super bowl blitz
seasons greetings from the big game called the bruce springsteen concert.
So, in honor of the super bowl, we decided to have one song that was at least mildly football themed, its good though, we promise.
if you have been under a rock recently, go outside, get a tan, then come back and get a load of this sweet track by c.i.t.y. that mixes music sounds better with you and we are your friends in a way that exceeds your expectations and if given a bit of time, will give you a pop tart, TOASTED. or FROZEN. the result of this combination is a song that you can get crunk on mojitos in a miami french cafe to. it also synthesizes two kinda old songs to make something undeniably modern, its like meeting old friends you used to play smash brothers with.
OMG y'all, the world is going buck(zachary)wylde over merriweather post pavillion. yeah, its prolly gonna be one of the better records of the year and all, but is that enough? nope, not nowadays. is this a good thing? generally not, but hey, sometimes you get a gem like this one, i won't go into detail except to say that its about as good as something so straightforward can be.
Finally, here a mash-up that exceeds expectations all over the world (i assume) (however it is a bit odd that things people go crazy for the world over never really make it to the more rural parts of the world, huh?) it is a mix of two of the better songs over the last few years, Zdarlight and Bucky Done Gun. it is also odd that this song combines two of the more ironically commercial acts over this time. man, MIA's anti-capitalism is sooooooo obvious. her clothes are super cheap....
p.s. no one will blame you if you like this, its cool approved:
Do the ricky bobby.
p.s.s. Go steelers!
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