Singles - Osymyso

Okay. I just had to do this. Osymyso is a DJ from Britain. Big on bastard pop and breakbeat, he's been doing crazy-ass mash-ups and remixes since the 90's, and he's damn good at it. The reason I'm writing this review is because of the track called Intro-Inspection. This 12-minute track features samples from 101 songs. Yes, one hundred and one songs. And not only that, but also the transitions are BRILLIANT. Overlaying The Kinks' "You Really Got Me" and Guns n' Roses' "Sweet Child of Mine" is one thing, but when that breaks way into "Wipe Out" by the Surfaris, you are dealing with a whole new beast. And this one's on steroids and meth. One of my personal favorites is between The Offspring's "Pretty Fly for a White Guy" and "Barbie Girl" by Aqua, in which the lyrics end up being "...and all the girlies say- I'm a barbie girl!" So anyway...
Here is the list of all the songs put into this masterpiece
And here is Intro-Inspection by Osymyso from his website - GIVE THIS SHIT A LISTEN
over 'n' out

Daedelus

Oh yes, I'm writing this. So Daedelus. What can I say? He is truly a unique artist, even in the electronic scene. As I said, he plays using a Monome 256 (seen here) , but he pioneered combining this machine with the Max/MSP software to create music. What does this mean? This means that live shows are awesome because only he knows what the FUCK is going on, but you get to watch orange lights go by and listen to chill music. And speaking of the music, it's amazing. Daedelus combines electronic sounds, hip hop beats and lyrics, old tracks of string instruments, and random vocal tracks to create a fucking gorgeous sound. I had the pleasure of going to one of his shows, and his performance was flawless; despite a complete lack of gaps between songs, everything seemed to flow together like one giant song. Transitions were subtle, if at all apparent, and artfully executed with his own personal flare. And that flare comes in handy when people get bored of watching orange lights and want to see the person making them flash. It is not a disappointing sight, as Daedelus makes pressing a bunch of buttons to music look interesting and intense. So there you have it: unique music with a great sound, and even better live. Now check out his myspace or the songs Just Briefly and Dearly Departed.
And here's the youtube music videos for Fair Weather Friends and Just Briefly.

Bringing Back the FUNK

As our millions of readers are aware, I haven't posted for those blog in a little while. Not too long, of course... >.> Exaggeration aside (if it's possible to ignore), I cannot continue to deprive people of my extra super greatness. Therefore, I am calling upon a new era! One of great musical prosperity and happiness for all to enjoy. together. And it will all start *pause for dramatic effect* ...soon. This post is more to motivate myself by making a commitment. However, seeing as I should be (and am) studying for finals, I must hold off on the awesome that I'll be spreading. Just know that I will be writing about Daedelus, an amazingly chill electronic guy who uses a Monome 256. More about that later...all you're getting for now is this little sample. Keep up the awesome.
sample: Daedelus' Monome

Rodrigo y Gabriela

These two flamenco guitarists hail from Mexico, but now reside in Dublin after finding that their trash metal band was a little too narrow. They have a distinct and technical style with very fast and rhythmical playing. They use this not only to play their own songs, but also to play increbile covers of Metallica and Stairway (because who can't?). They have five albums currently out, two of which are live. This tells a little about how much these two tour. So here's a link of a pretty good live version of my favorite song by them, Tamacun: . I highly reccomend these two to anybody looking for a good small group to support.

On a side note, I'll be trying to post more and more over the coming couple of weeks, seeing as I discovered a great deal of new music. Anywho, stay frosty.