some new jens

jens lekman is basically my favorite. he's funny, he's sweet, he's utterly heartbreaking and if my heart could write songs they'd prolly sound an awful lot like anything off of night falls over kortedala. he's also brutally honest. he wants to burn down his home, he hates his crime ridden city, but he's scared, and he really wants to impress this girl. WHATEVER WILL HE DO WITHOUT A LIGHTER? must have done something right, the past perspective gives us this indication.

Do You Remember The Riots (Orchestral Version)

New Directions (Live)

p.s. jens was at sxsw watching comedians the whole time i was seeing stupid bands. stupid me.

monday tuesday mixtape

so, to express how slow and funky this process was, i decided to make this weeks monday mixtape a bit more of a.... disco themed event.

Monday (Tuesday) Mixtape #8 (#1)

Blaqstarr ft. Rye Rye / Young and Company - Shake it to the Ground (Arthur King Remix)

The Virgins - Rich Girls (Hemingway Remix)

LeLe - Disco Vraiment

Daft Punk - Around the World (Laidback Luke Remix)

Empire of the Sun - We are the People (Kotchy Remix)

OMC - How Bizarre

theres a delay!

so, there's been a delay with recording my monday mixtape, it'll be up tomorrow banning itunes doesn't foil me yet again. in any case, here's all the old ones! enjoy!

Monday Mixtapes, the lot of them!

weekend mixtape

here's another weekend mixtape, enjoy i hope!

Weekend Mixtape #6

Art Brut - Moving to L.A.

Atlas Sound - Quarantined

BORN Ruffians - I Need A Life (Four Tet Remix)

The Horrors - Do You Remember

Matt & Kim - Good Ol' Fashion Nightmare

Mustang - El Submarino Amarillo

Of Montreal - Jimmy (M.I.A. Cover)

The Rolling Stones - I'm Free (Hot Chip Remix)

Sufjan Stevens - The Star-Spangled Banner (Live)

friday feels

for some reason i thought that i had dome this some time ago, but i felt it necessary to let everyone know that our awesome friend will bryant has been doing some siiiiiick friday feel mixes that bring the funk and psychodelic vibes and are a great way to just know whats up in music now a days. it comes on the blog porch of the mystics which is will and a few of his super hip fellow austin residents. so check out all the friday feels here, or just go to the homepage!

emil & friends

you know this guy, he went vroom vroom in speed racer, was a nice young'n in Milk, fell in love with a girl next door, and had a dangerous life as an altar boy; any guessers? you prolly got it right, its emile hirsch! and he's got this new project out called emil & friends. its not too groundbreaking (no songs of his own) but he does do some pretty sweet remixes and covers. i especially like these two, they're fun, and in my opinion pretty daring. its not everyday you hear someone completely re-imagine how a michael jackson could sound, or take one of the bigger singles of the year and turn it into this odd but refreshing mix of rock, disco, and electronica. you may not have sold me yet, but this is a fantastic start. and yes, if there is a superlatives at the end of the year, i would imagine that this wins as "most likely to appear in an issue of nylon."

Girlfriend on Girlfriend (Pheonix x Michael Jackson)

Electric Feel (MGMT Cover)

p.s. emil and friends has apparently denied being associated with emile hirsch, that being said, there is so much cheekiness going on i'm gonna go ahead and go with my original statement. emile is a trained musician with a musical history and the dude is funny as shit, so yeah.

warm heart of africa

so, the whole world has been going coocoo for this pretty good collaboration between panda bear and atlas sound called walkabout. but being the blog we are, i thought we might look at a different huge collabo between some other big names. ezra koenig of the now huge vampire weekend and the very best did a sweet song called "warm heart of africa." just listen to it and wonder why everyone else isn;t listening to it, then fix it.

The Very Best Ft. Ezra Koenig - Warm Heart Of Africa

the other thriller

aniki just about krilled it. (krill is grahams attempt at starting a newslang term) anyway, this track is sick as all get out. twistin time, crazy ass bassline, its schtick is pretty sweet too! i really do like how a solidly built electronic track can mix with hip hop elements. anyway, here it goes!

Aniki -- Hip Hop Thrilla (original mix)

monday mixtape classic rock yo!

this one is a collaboration of a time i'm a bit burnt out on but reluctantly love, the 70's. yes its rockin hard so just enjoy and do whatever you like to do to dance music. oh, this ones a bit pg-R. i just wanted you to know in advance.

PG Mixtape #7: The Classic Rock One

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son (Bird Peterson's Still Tippin For the USA Mix)

Manfred Man - Blinded By the Light (DJ Donna Summer Boot)

Journey - Don't Stop Believing (DYYL Quick Mix)

The Outfield - Your Love (Toy Selectah Remix)

David Bowie - Rebel Rebel (Soulwax Re-Edit)

AC/DC - Shook Me All Night Long

The Beatles - Twist And Shout (Pat Swayzak Remix)

weekend mixtape

here's another weekend mixtape. capped off with a couple ama-zing songs and starts with a super cool bang. i'm really excited, you should be too!

weekend mixtape 5

The Surfs - Tu Seras Mi Baby

Tom Tom Club - Genius of Love

M.I.A. - Paper Planes (Diplo Street Remix Ft. Bun B & Rich Boy)

Emil and Friends - Girlfriend on Girlfriend (Pheonix x Michael Jackson)

Black Kids - I Underestimated My Charm (Again)

Bright Eyes - A Perfect Sonnet

Delroy Wilson - This Life Makes Me Wonder

The Very Best - Warm Heart of Africa

Mayer Hawthorne and the County - Just Ain't Gonna Work Out

Anamanaguchi - So Bored (Wavves Cover)

Jens Lekman - Your Beat Kicks Back Like Death

OCDJ

ocdj is somewhat of an anomally. he runs with that crazy as hell crew that guys like dan deacon run in but he does his stuff with a uniquly baltimore club feel, WHAT GIVES? listen and it makes sense and totally lives up to his one man genre of candy crunk. its 8-bit crazy and bmore fresh. give it a listen with this rich boy infused jammy jam.

PLS STP TH HSTL

more huger hits

here's perhaps the mosty universal jam we've put up on pyroglyphics, its the bird peterson of project pats ubsurdulous hit keep it hood. listen to that awesome bassline (i'll admit, i lose it whenever pat comes back after oj's verse. i'm gonna throw up a second track because i think the spirit of america is still in the air after the fourth, still by bird peterson, its him provin he's still in support of the USAAAAA. ironically with a protest song, but a badass protest song so its all good.

Project Pat -- Keep it Hood Bird Peterson Remix

Creedence Clearwater Revival -- Fortunate Son (Bird Peterson's Still Tippin For the USA Mix)

monday mixtapes return!

i've been gone for a little over a week in a land called bermuda where the men dress like this....

and i'm back with a monday mixtape. i'm gonna get proactive about some hijinx, and my sunburn. so here goes nothing. bermuda was fun.

PG Mixtape 6

John Legend ft. Andre 3000 – Green Light (Diplo Dade County 1988 Mix)
Santigold – Brooklyn We Go Hard (Solly Remix)
The Hood Internet – Crank that Pogo (Digitalism vs. Soulja Boy)
The Chemical Brothers – The Salmon Dance (Crookers Remix)
Diplo & Afrojack – How I Like It
Bonde do Role – Gasolina Crookers Crunk

shake n bake

this originally ran as a bonus as a post but thanks to good timing and a lot of hype, this became a pretty highly downloaded track, enjoy. do the ricky bobby y'all. i love the chorus. for real. oh and j money got big.

j money - shake n bake

UHMURICUR

sup america, its your birthday, you got a bunch of guys together who agreed on one (and one thing only) thing, screw the king. happy times! here's a mildly romantic note. for all you american girls here is a true classic by a real classic act.

tom petty and the heartbreakers - american girl

and for all you american boys:

the hood internet - shut up american boy (the ting tings vs. estelle)

holy ghost in the club

holy ghost is in the club, feel the spirit all kinds of funky. sorry for the sparseness in the last few posts. i've been puttin money in the bank. i'm on it though. while i'm gone i'll be posting a lazy pixel favorite every night, so be on the lookout.

Claire Hux - Holy Ghost in the Club (Bird Peterson Remix)