I can't remember how I came across this "dude", but it seemingly happened. That happens often when I am indiscriminately surfing the webs. (I feel like someday soon that phrase "surfing the web" will become extinct. Its already endangered. Google is damaging our fabricated internet vocabulary environment/economy. Maybe not?) Nonetheless, I find myself frustrated, sweaty and exhausted, having blacked-out for the last thirty minutes with nothing to show for my time, except two half-read articles on The Economist, half a liter of undigested milk, apparently, waging a battle in my upper intestines and some strange hipster/electronic artist staring at me as if he is about to hunt and eat me like a tiger from out of my browser screen.
Either way, somehow, I came across dj/producer Myd.
"Myd is a fresh young Dj and producer based in Lille, France. Discovered by the Sound Pellegrino Thermal Team, Myd is playlisted by the biggest names in the techno/electro field. Mixing African rhythms and techno melodies, Myd is producing some high quality and funny tracks. So far Myd has been remixing bands like Dakunt, Maskinen or We Are Enfant Terrible. Myd’s tracks are recognized as top dancefloor tunes by numerous Djs such as Brodinski, Sinden, Radioclit or even Solo. Myd is currently working on new tunes and he will certainly conquer your heart and your feet."
Treasure Fingers has done great work for years. I am aware that this song has made the rounds in the blog-o-sphere, but it's just brilliant and deserves a second look. Like that great book you read in high school and still re-read every couple of years. Or like the disco from next door. See what I did there, eh? Like girl next door? But it's an 80's disco. Eh?!? Or maybe elevator music, where the elevator is a montage of a roller disco movie. And everyone is sporting an afro. And there's that girl from accounting next to you that you never had just the right opportunity to talk to. And then the elevator gets stuck and you just remembered that you have no reception and there's no phone in the elevator, but you brought an extra sandwich if she would like one and you also unexpectedly left Yahtzee in your backpack from that trip you took across town to Sarah and Michelle's last weekend and would she like to play, oh, of course? She loves Yahtzee, too!
Kind of like that. Like a great day.
Better'd just put it on repeat. And then you can forget that your work-space is located in remodeled one-story garage and that every girl in accounting is married and looks like an aging Hillary Clinton who shops at Lane Bryant, that you hate Yahtzee and you never have enough time in the morning to make your lunch. And that you have never looked good 'sporting an afro.' It's a cruel, cruel world we live in.
As you may have heard, Teki Latex's label, Institubes, is no longer. After producing albums for electro celebrities Bobmo, Para One, Surkin and Midnight Juggernauts over the past seven years, they are closing up shop.
"As you probably heard recently, Marble is a new dance label launched by Para One, Surkin and Bobmo. We already told you these three have began sharing recording space less than a year ago, and soon spent some time jamming and producing together. Surkin and Bobmo already had their High Powered Boys project, but this new unit, christened Marble Players, is a bit more hardware-oriented, and involves multiple analog/digital mutations ; a typical day in the studio would be Bobmo coming up with a vocal digital sample, then Para replaying it on his SP12, then giving it back to Surkin so he can add his own Reason-based beats – you get the picture. Generally, there’s a just a strong taste for manipulating sound as a physical thing in the way Marble Players play."
This is a great song for this weekend and Crystal Fighters just posted a great video of this song anywho. Almost as fitting as Mungo Jerry's 'Summertime'. Almost. And, pretty sure that song was sexist, anyways.
It should come to no surprise that I am totally crushin' on Uffie. I was heartbroken when I found out she got married. Que sera, sera
That's like, totally French. Or something like that.
I'm like, totally crushing on the whole Ed Rec crew actually. Who doesn't love dancing babies?
Well, I don't love dancing babies, but Uffie lends her charm in this ad for 'Evian'.
Adorably hilarious.
I did get the chance to watch Rubber last night. I can absolutely understand the disappointments by many. The pointless asides were at times distracting, although it increased the level of suspense and overall drama of the film methinks. In the end Dupiex's shot selection and editing made this an extremely memorable film. Catch it July 1st on Netflix.
Mr. Oizo's pseudonym purportedly is a corruption of the French Oiseau, meaning "bird". You may know know him for the production of many bangers for fellow Ed Rec label-mate, Uffie.
Quentin Dupiex is no one-trick pony, however. Known for the Levi ad campaign which featured cuddly creature "Flat Eric", Dupiex is an experienced producer as well as director and film-maker. Foreign language 'Steak' debuted in France in 2007 while his strange and quirky music videos never cease to surprise in their ingenuity and purposefully rakish movement and camera angles.
Black humor/horror "Rubber" was released in 2010, with the soundtrack (composed by Oizo himself and Gaspard of Justice) being released on the same month on Ed Banger Records.
Sporting a wide array of mixed reviews the movie is set to be release on Netflix for instant viewing on July 1st, 2011.
You might have seen Tensnake's video for the song 'Coma Cat'. The song is great; The video is even better. As one of the comments read on the video, 'Booze-stealing lesbians, doesn't get better than that'. Forgive me, I'm going to have to get used to simple html again before I can post in anything other than barely-readable elementary school-level prose.
Until then...
Enjoy these low-fi throwbacks to the early 80's...
We have talked about Spoek Mathambo, the South African self-proclaimed genre starter and fashionista who double-fists his two electro heavyweight bands - Sweat.X and Playdoe.
Anything he touches is bound to be full of heavy baselines and battery tasting. Be careful.
So, I finally came across the official video for Uffie's "Pop the Glock," which was released, like, a millenia ago. The song is still great. Except now in a really girly way.
Still great video though. And this song could be played anywhere.
