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nothing too crazy now.
Mar 7th
some of my current chill favorites
(last night was crazy)
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Breakbot – Baby I’m yours feat. IRFANE
Gorillaz – Stylo (feat. Mos Def & Bobby Womack)
Gorillaz – Superfast Jellyfish (feat. Gruff Rhys & De La Soul)
The Spinners – I’ll Be Around
Can’t get lost…
Mar 1st
So, aside from the new Frightened Rabbit album I’ll be out of the world for (Stream via Myspace), what is good in music world?
Well, Zula Sound Bar is a pretty decent spot.
Located on the infamous (or so I’ve been told…) Long Street, Zula offers a variety of musical tastes and live performances. Apparently they play live music on Thursday nights, so after a few drinks (and a hand rolled cigar) at Cape to Cuba (an American’s first experience with Cuban beer… thanks Cold-War trade embargo’s…. welcome to the future) a friend and I decide to head over.
After getting there and figuring we were done drinking, but not done partying we scrounged together the 20 rand (about $2.80 USD) to buy the cheapest cigarettes we could find (Princton’s) and chill out and enjoy some DJ’s live set… I don’t think I ever got his name. He was alright, I mean for a “random” Thursday. Still, it was no MSTRKRFT or A-Trak
He did mostly disco type shit, a lot of Michale Jackson tunes/samples, which made me smile. (And dance.) Eventually he kinda went into a lot of Drum and Bass/Jungle type stuff with some hip-hop (he played LUPE!) mixed in… Our group of two grew to about 6 of us temporary expatriates and we danced into the night… well kinda… I had to peace out a bit early to catch the Critical Mass in the morning.
Really I can’t write a venue review, or tell you what I thought. I had some fun that night and really the music wasn’t the main course, but I can say without question Zula’s offered a fun venue to chill with friends and catch some of the esteemed Cape Town Drum and Bass scene.
It’s a shame I missed the Jazz scene here, which is spouse to be right on. Either way the vegan cup cakes @ Brown’s are out of this world. He’s worth the visit alone. “Blessed”
Hotep.
upper cut! yeah!
Feb 19th
Lee Mortimer & Foamo – Superman
UPPERCUT!!! – IllStM ft. A Girl & a Gun
La Roux – I’m Not Your Toy (Data Remix)
and this just makes me laugh
where i go.
Feb 9th
where i spend my e-time.
http://fffff.at/
art/tech
http://www.hipsterrunoff.com/
all bro, all the time
http://gizmodo.com/
my tech news.
http://what.cd/
if you dont have permission to be here, you lose. (music)
http://reddit.com/
social news aggregation.
http://alldroid.org/index.php
great place to keep up with android development and hacking.
http://lifehacker.com/
great nicknacks tips guides and tutorials for well uhhh hacking your life.
http://foursquare.com/
awesome way to keep up with whats cool around your town and who’s been there. you’ll be signing up for this service sooner or later…
Love.
Jan 27th
Daft Punk – The Crash
(fake http://www.myspace.com/pilotpriest )
First listen stream of consciousness.
my hands are trembling as I type.
:54
the synths are obviously building.
Where this is going, I’m not totally sure.
I’m dign’n it…
a vocal-ambiance begins. My heart is racing. Perhaps its because I just got off my bicycle, or maybe it’s the fact that I may be hearing new daft punk music.
I tentatively question the quality of the earbuds i’m listing through, they’re skullcandy. I’m content, but wish I had my speakers set up… (2:35)
my first cognitive awareness of a new snyth track begins. (4:36)
i’m obviously in a zone.
I’m still nervous, there are 12 minutes… well 6ish minutes left.
The base suddenly out of no where drops. my jaw follows. (4:48)
it’s slow, classic daft punk-esuqe… I’m taken back to earthbound.
my heart flutters, I remember that summer so well. It was hot outside (even in chicago) and I decided to wear my glasses anyway… they were more hip at the time. I close my eyes, they’re rocking to the beat. The crowd is stunned. There are no lights, just them. While I’m tempted to quote scripture, I almost feel a biblical reference would do my mental imagery no justice. I’m enamored.
The music continues to build on itself. (6:10)
my mind still questions the authenticity of the track/leak. Mostly thoughts prompted by comments.
I believe. I’m not alone.
it is 11:45AM Wednesday january 27th. This is the last Wednesday I’ll spend in the united states for some time. This [the song] was pleasant surprise.
(8:30) the track is fading out a bit. Working music, daft punk is… my mind is at rest, but still anxiously awaiting the next progression of the track. I’m trying to relax, but I can’t… my RSS feed is full, so I started looking at fffffound pictures. I am interrupted by the “ding” of my e-mail client.
damn, I think, a wonderful experience ruined. I ignore the chime for a moment.
the music is fading, there will be no further progression.
This is what i feel like right before I fall asleep (10:56) (sober or not-)
I mistakenly (thanks to OSX/expose-) check my e-mail. It’s from her. recognizing the subject and the cause of contact I ignore.
I return to fffffound–
at this point the synths are back to where they started… at least how i remember it starting, as if the track is about to restart (11:58)
it is finished.
it just ended abruptly. I’m in a bit of a stunned silence. Do i restart the track? Do i give it a break. my mind is unclear.
the seconds turn to minutes.
I decide to let it pass. Perhaps I’ll listen again tonight.
I begin to cease my transmision thinking one very ironic and extremely fitting though. You can’t fake it. This must be real. It is Daft Punk.
<3
hotep.
p.s.
good find 