White Hinterland - Icarus

White Hinterland - Icarus

Sufjan Stevens wishing you a beautiful winter

My Bloody Valentine - You Made Me Realize

This song is awwesome. My Bloody Valentine, for you late 80s alternative rock fans.

Ceo - Illuminata

ceo - illuminata from Modular People on Vimeo.

Zeitgeist Movement / Illusions and Reality

ZEITGEIST

OFFICIAL WEBSITE

If you have some time, this may broaden your awareness a bit.

Zeitgeist: The Movie - 2007 by Peter Joseph from ZeitgeistMovie.com on Vimeo.


Zeitgeist: Addendum - 2008 by Peter Joseph from ZeitgeistMovie.com on Vimeo.

Something else to watch, if you need a spiritual lift.

Illusions and Reality

Beach House - 10 Mile Stereo

Beach House is blowing up, understandably. You can see them at the Fillmore in S.F. February 18.



A little holiday track and some gems from the spectacular album Teen Dream, enjoy.

Beach House - I Do Not Care For The Winter Sun

Beach House - Zebra (UK edit)

Beach House - Norway 

jj - Let Them

yours0158 from Sebastian Järnerot on Vimeo.

JJ - Let Them

Another emerging Swedish, electro-pop group, JJ. Read these thought out and interesting reviews of their albums jj n°2 and jj n°3.

JJ - Ceo Birthday

JJ - Let Go

JJ - My Way

Tokimonsta - Park Walks

TOKiMONSTA - Park Walks

Sunday Girl - Time To Pretend

Ugh.. Such a good cover. Sunday Girl, never heard of her until now.

Band of Horses and Cee- Lo

Young Galaxy - Peripheral Visionaries

I highly recommend listening while riding down a mountain, or while doing whatever. This is a sick song.

Young Galaxy - Peripheral Visionaries 

Those Dancing Days

All female Swedish band, Those Dancing Days, came out with a new single Fuckarias. But before you listen, listen to one of my favs, Those Dancing Days by Those Dancing Days. The drummer is insane.

Townes Van Zandt - Heartworn Highway (1976)

Eyedea - Live in San Diego

Eyedea live in San Diego from SHAW CHAVEZ on Vimeo.
Never before seen footage, well now seen thanks to a friend for filming and posting, of Eyedea performing live (2000). Hear him rap about dying and entering heaven. Eyedea, hip hop artist out of the Twin Cities, is most notably from the group Eyedea and Abilities and the Record Label Rhymesayers. He's also collaborated with Slug in the group Atmosphere as well as Sage Francis, Aesop Rock and Blueprint. Michael Larson (Eyedea) died on October 17, 2010 at age 28.

Jordan Manley - A Skier's Journey

I was absolutely blown away. The level of camera work is more than I can put into words especially considering my lack of expertise. Not to mention the insane backcountry extreme skiing. But it's a beautiful series to watch and marvel at, thanks for sharing Jameson ;). My favorite is the shot of the birds in La Grave. I recommend watching to a favorite song.

Kashmir - A Skier's Journey: Ep1 from Jordan Manley Photography on Vimeo.


La Grave: A Skier's Journey Ep2 from Jordan Manley Photography on Vimeo.


Freshfield Icefield: A Skier's Journey Ep3 from Jordan Manley Photography on Vimeo.

Kisses - Bermuda

Love this song, so happy and Burmudaisc, and what a fitting video.

Robyn - Dancehall Queen

Delorean and Lemonade - Live at Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn

Insane, they seriously come alive on stage. Fun concert. And quality music.




Delorean - Stay Close

Delorean - Seasun

Delorean - Real Love

Delorean - Simple Pleasures



Lemonade - Lifted

Lemonade - Real Slime (Mashepest Remix)

Sufjan Stevens - Too Much

The Gorillaz - Crystalized (The xx Cover)

Gil Scott-Heron - Me and The Devil

Shabazz Palaces - Belhaven Meridian

Shabazz Palaces - Belhaven Meridian from Sub Pop Records on Vimeo.

Royksopp - Senior

That Go | Röyksopp 'Senior' from Rokkit on Vimeo.

Twin Sister - All Around and Away We Go

All Around and Away We Go from Twin Sister on Vimeo.

Fog (Music: Evan Abeele form Memory House "Night Swimming")

Museum of Belles Artes - Who Do You Love

Keep jamming to the songs that have become hits with the brother!

Lemonade - Big Weekend (Delorean Remix)

Grillade - Remain The Same

Grillade "Remain the Same" from Yours Truly on Vimeo.

So much soothing soul...

Primary 1 feat. Nina Persson - The Blues

Primary 1 feat. Nina Persson - The Blues

Film Maker John Cassavetes on movie audiences

Interesting blurb about viewers, and it can be applied to viewers of all medias.

Fred Frith/ Iva Bittova/ Pavel Fajt - Morning Song

Wake up to Morning Song

Kotchy - Sometimes I Get Down

Kotchy - Sometimes I Get Down from Kotchy on Vimeo.

Interesting video by Jared Mezzocchi for Kotchy jam Sometimes I Get Down. The guitar lick through out adds a great touch. and then the piano riff coming in and out, with whispering rhymes spit over a slow, yet dynamic beat. It's a unique, chill, dark, sick jam.

Isquare - Hey Sexy Lady (Skrillex Remix)

Sick Banger mash up


Hey Sexy Lady (Skrillex Remix) - ISquare by Thissongissick.com

Electrelane

I missed listening to them, thanks to a friend who recently was affected by them. They make beauty. All that comes to mind with Electrelane is that it is meant purely for enjoyment.

Takagi Masakatsu - Girls

Warpaint - Undertow from YourTruly

Yourstru.ly Presents: Warpaint "Undertow" from Yours Truly on Vimeo.

Mark Kano

Mark Kano's Calling Saturn should be heard for the drumming groove according to Stu ;) Which is true. All music has something in it to discover.

Mark Kano - Calling Saturn

Guitar

Listen to Guitar, a unique shoe-gaze, psychedelic group from Germany. Thanks for the suggestion Bwell.

Tha Boogie - Best Around

Tha Boogie - Best Around (official music video) from Anchorbolt Studios on Vimeo.

Tha Boogie, a band I just discovered from Rancho CucaMonga, CA provide a nice alternative to the main stream R&B. They sound like a mix of Outkast, Janelle Monae, and Mos Def. Check them out.

I See U ft Raphael Saadiq by Tha Boogie

Giants Win!! Reason to celebrate? Yes! Reason for Riot cops, and fires?

This is all occurring in my neighborhood. It's funny to think of all the different ways people are celebrating right now, as I am back in bed up on Potrero looking down on this vibrant, chaotic, pulsating city. Wow, I hear gunshots now, no wait, just more fireworks.  Don't quite understand the tearing up the city way of celebrating, but it's all good. There's an exciting energy in the air here.
Great time to be in San Francisco. .... Hopefully L.A. next year.

Delta Spirit in San Francisco

This video always gives me chills.


Delta Spirit - People Turn Around from La Blogotheque on Vimeo.

New Kanye West Full length film- Runaway

Snuffaluffagus - No Battleships

Snuffaluffagus :: No Battleships by Beachtapes

Lykke Li - Get Some

New Lykke Li. So glad she's still writing and doing her sexy thang.

Lykke Li - Get Some by happypocket

Bonobo with Bajka

They walk in the sky So near and so high They're stopping for none And when the day's done They agree that the sea Is the best place to be Wondrously free They live happily They know from the past Life simply doesn't last So they live for today For tomorrow they may Not be able to walk in the skies Sun slips into horizon Moon reaches for the stars Music is the healer No matter who you are No matter who you are... They walk in the sky So near and so high They're stopping for none And when the day's done They agree that the sea Is the best place to be Wondrously free They live happily

Well we can't change the world / We sure can change the way we live

We can't only take / Also got to learn to give

People corrupt / 'Cause they don't understand / There's book of truths / And a book of lies / Think with your heart / Read between the lines

Arthur Russell

Arthur Russell, American cellist, composer, singer and disco artist from New York wasn't prominent during his lifetime (1951 - 1992), but a series of reissues and compilations raised his profile in the 2000s. He was born in Oskaloosa, Iowa and studied the cello and began writing his own music. When he was 18, he moved to San Francisco and studied Indian Music and played with Alan Ginsberg. In '73 he moved to New York. He formed a band there called The Flying Hearts, then in 1979 began writing disco music under the name Dinosaur and Loose Joints. He died from AIDS at the age 40.
Russell was prolific, but was also notorious for leaving songs unfinished and continually revising his music. Ernie Brooks said that Russell "never arrived at a completed version of anything," while Peter Gordon stated, "his quest wasn't really to do a finished product but more to do with exploring his different ways of working musically". He left behind more than 1,000 tapes when he died, 40 of them different mixes of one song. (Wikipedia).
Arthur: "I said to him the thing that excited me about the piece was that you could pick up the needle anywhere and put it down and it always sounded the same. Not exactly the same, but you could plug into it for as long as you liked, then plug out and then plug back in again without losing anything essential unlike narrative music where your attention is required from beginning to end. He turned to me and said , 'That's the most unattractive thing I've ever heard.'" ["Echo Beach"; Melody Maker; April 11, 1987]

Some more tracks

Blood Diamonds - Heart

La Sera - Never Come Around

Kisses - Bermuda

Wise Blood - Solo (4 Claire)

Chad Valley - Ensoniq Funk

Glasser

Deerhunter - Helicopter (Diplo and Lunice Remix)

New video for Deerhunter's helicopter.

Deerhunter - Helicopter (Diplo & Lunice Remix) from The KiD on Vimeo.

In for The Kill (Skrillex remix) - La Roux

Sick track if you're in the mood for BANGER

La Roux - In For The Kill (Skrillex Remix) by Thissongissick.com

Haiku D'Etat - Mike Aaron and Eddie

Some more sick hip-hop, I'm getting educated on. Thanks Nickson!

City and Colour

I was just introduced to this Canadian band called City and Colour. I'm liking what I hear so far! Dallas Green (get city and colour) stays in a small range in most of his songs, but his voice is incredible.

Cab Sesh Jams with Die Antoord!

James Blake - Limit To Your Love

This song is so beautiful, ..... good for chilling. Kind of sad.

Fuck ya

A video I found on Schmooze Blog

DJ Okawari

Thanks to best cousin, I'm listening to some sweet tracks by DJ Okawari from Japan. This should encourage you to comment and or contribute the discoveries you've been making. Music's not as good as it can be until you share it. Keep inspiring posts.

Antipop Consortium

I'm getting my eyes and ears opened to a world of undiscovered hip hop thanks to my friend who I'm hoping to drop some hip hop/acoustic tracks with. It's going to be iiiilllll.

Girls

I saw Girls the other night at the Fillmore. Really small turn out, so therefore really chill and intimate. They're an indie "beach boy" punk local San Francisco group. I'm in love with them. They played a lot of new stuff from their upcoming album set to release in a month. The songs sounded more mellower and soulful.

Girls - Lust for Life from Focus Creeps on Vimeo.

Warpaint - Undertow

This song is a peaceful, nostalgic dream to me. Sparks so many different thoughts, warm thoughts. It resonates with real emotions, making me re-experence innocent darkness.




B.T.W. For those of you who knew my plans for my lower back, I did it! First out of 2 maybe 3 sessions. It's amazing! It was incredibly painful but it is better than i could imagine. Can't wait for the finished product. It looks like a spirit wave. It's done by Henry Lewis who is ammaaazing. I'll show pics soon.

Duck Sauce - Barbra Streisand

Kinda sweet video I found on Chromeo's blog.

Some Tracks

Figured out Media Player, play some tracks I've had on blast lately...

Twin Sister: "Meet The Frownies"

Deerhunter: "Helicopter" (Diplo and Lunice Remix)

Chromatics: "Circled Sun"



Hard Mix: "Had"

CFCF: "Before And After Light"

Holy Other: "YR LOVE" 

Chromeo: "Don't Turn The Lights On"

Tegan and Sara: "Feel It In My Bones" (feat. Tiesto)

El Guincho: "Bombay"

Meng & Ecker

A Guest Post from Altered Zones:

Antony of Antony and the Johnsons says:
Savoy Books is a British press that has been publishing counterculture materials since the '80s. They did a bunch of apocalyptic comic books surrounding Lord Horror, a character who traversed horrific landscapes, picking through mind-poppingly graphic holocausts on a kind of existential quest. Savoy also did a bunch of dance tracks and brutal covers, including a vinyl reading corner with P.J. Proby.

I found out about Savoy through my friend Johanna Constantine, who was studying in Leeds in 1990 and had stumbled upon these guys in Manchester. At the time, the Savoy offices and printing press were constantly being raided and shut down by the local police. With Johanna as our DJ, "Shoot Yer Load" became one of the defining anthems at our club, Blacklips at Pyramid, in 1992. The track, released as a 12" in 1989, was ferocious, blending perfectly withSPK, Kim Fowley, Divine, The Flirts, Princess Tinymeat, and Rozz Williams-era Christian Death. It would be several more years before Lil' Kim would start to graze the lyric territory that Savoy defined here, but she never came close to "Shoot Yer Load" in terms of pure refreshment. Rowetta from the Happy Mondays was the session vocalist for this track, and she sounds incredible. Meng and Ecker are the names of two characters in the Savoy comic books.

Meng & Ecker "Shoot Yer Load"

Pink Floyd

I went and saw Australian Pink Floyd last night at the Fillmore. Cranky old farts in the crowd, but amazing sounds, visuals, and probably some contact high. They were impressive. They sounded just like them. Very precise and tight, with no distracting personality or costumes or even much facial expression. They were strictly a cover band doing Pink Floyd the best way possible. It's the closest to the real thing I will probably ever get to. Makes me appreciate my pops, sitting me down and playing records from his day, explaining to me the culture and movement of that generation. I really credit him for my perspective on how music has evolved through the ages. Check out this documentary on the group.



pink floyd from lee grant on Vimeo.








Goodbye Blue Sky from The Wall is one of my favorites by Floyd. The transition from minor to major, haunting to uplifting, dark reality to light dream, I'm so into it.

Crystal Castles - Celestica

I love this video! I heard Celestica played on the radio the other day. Took me by surprise. Enjoy!


Merideth & Autumn - Thunder Weekend and Crystal Castles from Sean Blevins on Vimeo.

How To Dress Well covering R. Kelly

HOW TO DRESS WELL "WAKING UP TO LIFE SOMETIMES SEEMS WORSE" from Yours Truly on Vimeo.

Check out HTDW . Good Sunday music.


HOW TO DRESS WELL - "Decisions" (feat. Yüksel Arslan) from Jamie Harley on Vimeo.



How To Dress Well - Ecstacy With Jojo (Single) by Pure Groove

Neon Indian, Miniature Tigers, and Prefuse 73

Went to see Neon Indian last night at the Mezzanine. Amazing, dancing was constant, even during their slower songs. It's the kind of music that you not only hear and see, but feel. Lots of amazing skills with the electronics. But with some live instruments included, which I like. I've got a new crush! The hottie guitar player! Deadbeat Summer is a love from while ago, but Neon Indian remain a consistent source of retro, synth, pop, warm, easy, trance, kick ass music. What a great night!






Also that night, Miniature Tigers





and Prefuse 73 who were also very fun and a little more interesting to dance to. Going to be listening to them a lot more now.






Electronic sounds pulsating, to rhythms reminding you to close your eyes and really listen if you want to fully enjoy sound; following for a change a direction of someone else, they happen to be Prefuse 73 "Choking You" right now.