[ December 31, 2008 8:00 am to January 1, 2009 6:00 am. ] Winter here in Portland has been incredibly snowy and cold the past few weeks, much like the country of Bulgaria, where Ladytron’s vocalist Mira Aroyo is from.  Lucky for me, I get the honor of opening for them at the epic 2410 New Year’s party tonight.  I felt that Ladytron’s music has been quite appropriate [...]

I only post music videos if they are classy and deeply moving on some level. The Tough Alliance. Fall in love..

I have been working on this one for a while and after a couple false starts (and the introduction of my own edits) I finally got it down on paper, so to speak.

Baile Fidget- DJ Countzero
O…Saya – A R Rahman & M.I.A.
Osc Low Nyzz (Blende Remix) – AAREN SAN
Dooms Night (Azzido Da Bass Edit) – [...]

These videos are not be overlooked, and they always seem to be background noise to small social gatherings at my apartment.

An avid reader may have noticed the new Fake Blood remix of Hot Chip is listed in the tracklisting for the NYE Jack Beats mix. For some this is not terribly exciting, one more remix of dependable indy pop by dependable blog house. For others this is the high point of the week as there [...]

The always dependable Jack Beats just sent me this exclusive NYE mix for FABRIC. Enjoy.
LINK (Send Space)
Track listing after jump.

digitalism – home zone (proxy remix)
laid back luke & atrak – shake it down
hot chip – touch too much (fake blood remix)
dj mujava – township funk (boy 8 bit remix)
dj mehdi – pocket piano [...]

Danny Boyle (famed from Trainspotting, 28 Days Later, Sunshine) has released another glossy emotionally mind boggling epic. This time we have India in all its awe inspiring size and bulk, the screen virtually bursting with human beings. Despite the extremely obvious attempts at wrenching your heart the movie is overall impressive on many levels and [...]

Kanye West- Champion (Cousin Cole Acid Dub- Fast Version)
I still own two Flagrant Fowl records on vinyl and they are the most scratched up, most played and abused- so I get excited when I see the name Cousin Cole attached to anything. This track does not disappoint and is a big new direction for Cole.
Tommy [...]

The last few days have been hectic. Lots of networking (you can also call it partying) and an incredible array of bass lines either through my headphones or on the dance floor. It seems in every possible aspect the dance community here is Portland is very alive. All anyone seemed to be talking about was [...]