East Village, EC2 | East London I went to Netsky's album launch at East Village this evening. Having never heard him DJ before I wasn't sure what to expect. It's safe to say that I wasn't disappointed, especially as he dropped a handful of heavy tracks from his new album.
I even managed to get a portrait of Netsky himself. Reach for the lasers, safe as fuck!
This isn't exactly new but M.I.A's Born Free music video has been playing on my mind for a while. I watched this 9-minute video a few weeks ago and it has gradually made me feel uneasy about myself.
It struck me how blasé our society is with the slaughtering of people as long the landscape it takes place in isn’t familiar to us. Perhaps it’s because we have become desensitised to the genocide of people depicted as 'the others'? From the mass murders in Burma to Darfur, from Rwanda to Palestine - It’s almost as if it has become acceptable, the norm.
However, when put in a context we identify, ‘the others’ become people we empathise with and provokes us think. – How the fuck can we allow this to happen? Suddenly everything I do has become insignificant, especially this blog. Hmm… I have some thinking to do.
UPDATE: I should have mentioned that it gets very graphic towards the end. Although I recommend it's watched in its entirety because it's nicely directed and has an interesting plot.
M.I.A's new album Maya is on 13th July 2010. Get it from 7digital.
Drum & Bass heads brace yourselves - Netsky dropped his debut album and it's shit hot!
Over the past year he's had a few tracks flying about, most notably Memory Lane on Hospital Record's compilation album Sick Music 2. It had me feeling Netsky could be good but this album has convinced me without a doubt. Netsky is fucking brilliant!
I look forward to skanking out to a number of these tracks in clubs over the summer.
I grew up listening to Guru but I've just realised that I have taken for granted (and almost forgotten) the quantity of classics he actually made. He has done so much for hip-hop and will be missed. RIP.
"Is this really the end, or is it a new beginning? A new reality?" - Guru, 1995 (Lifesaver).
Here's a nice little remix by Jozhy K for you progressive tech-house heads. It's a little on the soft side but it's reminiscent of the period when I first really got in techno and house. Tell Me a Story EP came out on Humano Records a few days ago along with a string of other remixes. Overall a nice tune to end a night of raving to the hard stuff.
To be honestly, there's no real point to this post. This song isn't a new, nor is Tina Dico due to release a new album. I just wanted to share this song.
Plan B has always kept me on my toes with his music. His 'Paint It Blacker' bootleg album was the best I had heard in awhile. He managed to take elements of UK hip hop that I love and combine it with guitar based music - The Rolling Stones, Nirvana and Leonard Cohen to name a few. He also manages to break through the glorious drum & bass scene by collaborating with the almighty Chase & Status - 'Pieces' was a fucking tune.
Plan B is to drop his new album, 'Defamation of Strickland Banks' in March. Until then, he's dropped it's first single, 'Stay Too Long'. Despite bloggers and folks muttering 'sell-out' in an attempt to go mainstream, it's a track worthy of a pat on the back. Especially as he hasn't lost the hype that is so common in his music. Mr B, I anticipate your album!
Plan B - Stay Too Long
Chase & Status Feat. Plan B - Pieces
Plan B Feat. The Rolling Stones - Paint It Blacker
Buy Plan B - Stay Too Long @ 7digital - Domesticated Ape
In contrast to my earlier post - Rubbish Album Art work, this one celebrates the top 10 album art of 2009 voted by industry insiders. Some nice bits of work!
The Best Album Art of 2009:
The Best Album Art of 2009 | Muse - The Resistance
2nd | Manic Street Preachers - Journal For The Plague Lovers
3rd | Fever Ray - Fever Ray
4th | Massive Attack - Splitting The Atom
5th | Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
6th | Green Day - 21st Century Breakdown 7th | Depeche Mode - Sounds of The Universe
Thee best chilled dubstep I’ve heard for a long while – In fact, it’s a nice little break from the usually rampant dubstep tunes we have come to love… oh the delight!
Okay, so everyone knows that photos are manipulated all the time to make products and brands look desirable and shit-hot. But these album covers are just bad! Take a moment to admire these awful Photoshop jobs.
This guy, who hasn’t quite grasped the concept of the backpack, decided the effort of actually sitting outside a church was visually pointless when you have Photoshop. At least this next guy has aspired to something more than the local church steps. But he’s not fooling anyone, we all know he’s not in that car. Everything about this one is just bad. - Domesticated Ape
I dwell in London and aspire to a career in photography. I'm a music graduate currently working for a music company in Shoreditch. I also do photography work on the side. I'm learning to play the electric guitar and speak Swedish. Coffee & cigs tend to make me happy. I despise the Daily Mail & I collect wall charts from the Guardian. I live for music, film and of course, photography. Contact me at c_singh84@hotmail.com ------------------------------------------------- For 2010 I'm doing a photo diary - At least one picture a day, for 365 days. Rock on!
This isn't exactly new but M.I.A's Born Free music video has been playing on my mind for a while.
I watched this 9-minute video a few weeks ago and it has gradually made me feel uneasy about myself.
Drum & Bass heads brace yourselves - Netsky dropped his debut album and it's shit hot!
I grew up listening to Guru but I've just realised that I have taken for granted (and almost forgotten) the quantity of classics he actually made. He has done so much for hip-hop and will be missed. RIP.
Here's a nice little remix by Jozhy K for you progressive tech-house heads. It's a little on the soft side but it's reminiscent of the period when I first really got in techno and house. Tell Me a Story EP came out on Humano Records a few days ago along with a string of other remixes. Overall a nice tune to end a night of raving to the hard stuff.
To be honestly, there's no real point to this post. This song isn't a new, nor is Tina Dico due to release a new album. I just wanted to share this song.
Plan B has always kept me on my toes with his music. His 'Paint It Blacker' bootleg album was the best I had heard in awhile. He managed to take elements of UK hip hop that I love and combine it with guitar based music - The Rolling Stones, Nirvana and Leonard Cohen to name a few. He also manages to break through the glorious drum & bass scene by collaborating with the almighty Chase & Status - 'Pieces' was a fucking tune.
2nd | Manic Street Preachers - Journal For The Plague Lovers
3rd | Fever Ray - Fever Ray
4th | Massive Attack - Splitting The Atom
5th | Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
6th | Green Day - 21st Century Breakdown
7th | Depeche Mode - Sounds of The Universe
8th | La Roux - La Roux
9th | White Lies - To Lose My Life...
10th | Editors - In This Light & On This Evening
- Domesticated Ape
