It has been a long time since I last posted. Seasonal depression is getting the better part of my emotions, this has complicated my interest in DJing, art, and seeking out new friendships. I have been struggling lately trying to see what direction my life needs to head. It's a complicated question with no clear answer. No one tells us what to do, and society provides only an image that to be a good person we must be NUMBER 1. That is a lot of pressure and pushes only the ego onward. That being said, all is not lost. A meditation I've been doing is to remind myself that:
"I am ok just as I am. There is no need to change who I am."
In other updates I currently am working towards moving to Boulder, CO. The plan is to be there by November 1st of 2012. I look forward to snowboarding a lot, mountain biking, and further developing my meditation practice. I've also heard that the music scene is really great there for electronic music! It would be really cool to find a supportive community. You all will have a place to stay out there once I am settled down.
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Received an email this morning from the DJ Shadow mailing list. Apparently he is releasing a bunch of vault material he produced on the MPC from 1992-96! Will come out in the following months.
Clark is next with some acoustic eclectronica. It is very reminiscent of some Black Moth Super Rainbow with higher production quality. More mellow and has a nice ambient, moody outro.
You guys have probably listened to Wham! before. No further introduction needed, George Michael kills it on "Everything She Wants". Nuff said.
Following in the dance music direction, Cole Medina is the shit. His production has such a great 90's sampled-vinyl aesthetic to it, created by great use of layering low-pass/mid-pass filtered samples with fat, thick drums. These tracks are great for warming the place up and also bringing the house down in the heat of the night!
Young Prisms is a very obscure band with no easy way to acquire their music. Much google searching MAY get you something....maybe. You're more likely to come across a crappy remix... Anyways, the track "Feel Fine" has such a great psychedelic, shoe-gaze vibe to it. If I were ever in a rock band, I'd hope we could make something nearly as great as this. Has a My Bloody Valentine meets The Pixies vibe to it.
Eddie Murphy - "Party All the Time" (in all of its 320kbps glory! YESS!!!)
Gay Cat Park - "I'm A Vocoder" (lolz! It's great by the way, exceptionally obscure, weird, cheesy, and finally fun:)
Trevor Duncan - "The Girl - Theme" I first heard this song in the cult classic film La jetée.
Wojciech Kilar - "Love Remembered" This song is featured in the 1992 film Dracula. Different versions are played throughout the film... luckily when Keanu Reeves is not on screen. (WHEW!) This song is also sampled by DJ Cam for his song "Free Your Turntable and Your Scratch Will Follow" on the fantastic 1995 album Underground Vibes.
Ghosthustler - "Busy Busy Busy (Prince Klassen Young Professional re-edit)"
Ghosthustler is a (now disbanded) side project by Neon Indian. He also goes by the moniker Vega(worth checking out too). This one took a long time to find (NOT in 128kbps.. Come on people! Care about the quality of your music for fucks sake!) This version is almost identical to the original, possibly a tiny bit longer.
Almost done, going through the "Recently Added" section in itunes picking out the best tracks.
Tropic of Cancer - "A Color" Again going into the shoe-gaze realm. This time with more of a Goth/Industrial vibe, somewhat New Orderish. This will rock a dancefloor to sleep...unless you're playing to a room full of hipsters that consider themselves too cool to read pitchfork... wait a sec! Pitchfork kinda sucks!
Gigamesh - "Rock & Roll (Gigamesh Edit)" Honestly one of the best classic rock re-works I've ever heard. Gigamesh is a Minneapolis-based producer. He did one of the most popular remixes of Foster the People's "Pumped Up Kicks". (I'm also featured in one of his music videos doing a sweet dance move!) This song is awesome because it always works 9 out of every 10 times! Pretty good odds, huh?
This last one goes out with both of you guys in mind.
Hilltop Hoods - "Now You're Gone (Muffin Remix)" Oh my GOD! That filtered slap-bass! baby you're so good don't stop coming with the funk. you know I need you so bad.
Miss seeing you guys. Take care of yourselves, enjoy the music, and may your lives be filled with joy.
Matthew Miracle
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