Light Painting Wi-Fi

Immaterials: Light painting WiFi from Timo on Vimeo.

I have wondered what Wireless signals look like from a visual standpoint. Now I know. Some really, really interesting video and photography.

Radiohead - Lotus Flower (Video)

The XX - Islands (Den5hion Remix)

Islands (den5hion remix) by den5hion

Working on a massive WMC blogpost from my time in Miami last week. Currently hooking up my youtube page with all the video I took down South. That probably won't be ready for a few more days so I leave you in the more than capable hands of Den5hion. I featured this dude on my It Came From The Cloud Volume Two and am loving the remixes he is banging out. I am a sucker for anything redone for The XX. This is one of the more interesting remixes with the latin inspired beats and accordion overlays.

Fare Soldi - Ryskee "Horror of Love" Remix

Ryskee (Play Paul ft Jenny Wilson) - Horror of Love (Fare Soldi "Spaghetti molto bene" rmx) by FARE SOLDI

I won't be back on the blog until Monday but I wanted to leave you with some tunes to at least get you though the afternoon. Fare SOldi just dropped this remix one day ago on their soundcloud page. As always, its fun and carefree. Enjoy.

Smith Blogs Atlanta Compilation : It Came From the Cloud Volume Two

It's been three months since my first compilation was posted. I am back with 16 free tracks from the best of Soundcloud. Some returning artists were too good to keep off, It Came From The Cloud Volume Two, like Punks Jump Up, Hood Internet, and Fare Solidi. The majority of the tracks on Volume Two are brand new artists for me. I am really excited for you all to explore.

Side A

1)Your My Friend - Quinten 909
2)What's Going On (White Stripes vs Marvin Gaye Edit) - Flirtphonic
3)Herbie Hanckock "Bring down the birds bassline" (Kick-OH Edit) - Kick-OH
4)Notorious B.I.G. "We got Machine Funk" - Relative Funk SoundSystem Remix
5)Herr Style "Jack" - Fare Soldi Remix
6)Chromeo "Hot Mess" - Punks Jump Up Remix
7)Love it is, Then - Moullinex
8)Fenech Soler "Demons" - Jokers of the Scene Remix

Side B

9)Find Me - Gold Rush
10)Thumb - Lung
11)Cafe Tacuba "El Punal y El Corazon" - Den5hion Remix
12)Persistance - Caballo & the Mothafu Kings
13)Siba e a Fuloresta - A Folha de bananeira - Amy Grante Edit
14)Kayne West vs Journey "Runaway" - The Hood Edit Mashup
15)Black Sabbath "War Pigs" - An-Ten-Nae
16)Kayne West "Dark Fantasy" - Figure Remix

Combined Download

Side A

Quinten 909 - You're My Friend by Quinten 909


What's Going On [Marvin Gaye vs. The White Stripes] by Flirtphonic

Herbie Hanckock - bring down the birds baseline (Kick-OH Booty is in the Heart) by KickOH

Notorious BIG-we got machine gun funk-Relative Funk Remix by Relative Funk SoundSystem

Herr Styler - Jack (Fare Soldi Jackette rmx) by FARE SOLDI

Chromeo-Hot Mess (Punks Jump Up remix) by Punks Jump Up

Moullinex - Love it is, Then - Free download! by Moullinex

Fenech-Soler "Demons (Jokers of the Scene Rmx)" by Jokers of the Scene

Side B

Find Me . . .feat. Anneka [Free DL] by GoldRush

Thumb (FREE DL) by Lung

El Puñal y El Corazon (den5hion remix) by den5hion

Caballo and the Mothafu Kings - Persistance by caballo

Siba e a Fuloresta - A folha da bananeira (Amy Grante Edit) by amygrante

The Hood Internet - Runawayfully (Kanye West x Journey) by hoodinternet

Black Sabbath - War Pigs (An-Ten-nae's Acid Crunk Remix) by an-ten-nae

Kanye West - Dark Fantasy (Figure Bootleg) by Figure

RZA - Gab-Gotcha "Japan" - Tsunami Memorial Track

Gab-Gotcha "Japan" by RZAWU

Japan has been in my thoughts and prayers since I woke up Friday in horror. I couldn't believe I was watching entire towns being washed away.

I blog about music and try to keep this blog clutter free. No one cares what I ate for breakfast or the most recent "hardship" at work. Basically all of that non-sense is a bunch of bullshit when you think about real hardships, like your town or city being washed away.

When I was 13 I learned the hard way what it was like to lose everything. I rode out an 8 hour category five hurricane that left me shipwrecked and homeless on a deserted island. When we were rescued I had my family, our dog, and the clothes on my back. I was alive. I still had family and we had relatives that housed us when we returned to the states.

In Japan there are survivors that have the clothes on their back. Whole families have been washed to sea and their relatives homes went with them. In retrospect, I was very lucky. I can't imagine the pain an entire country is dealing with in the days since the waves.

I found the RZA on Soundcloud just a few minutes ago before I started writing this blog post. He released a Tsunami inspired track two hours ago. It beautiful and reflective. It also allows me a music forum to express my prayers for the Japanese. God bless the thousands that perished last week.

Rick Ross - Hustlin' (Jayou Remix)

Rick Ross - Hustlin' (Jayou Remix) by JAYOU

SBA favorite Jayou has got some ridiculous new music that you got to hear. The beats are hot and the bass is low. Hustlin' has been remixed 1000x but I have never heard it like this...

The Hood Internet - Journey vs Kayne West

The Hood Internet - Runawayfully (Kanye West x Journey) by hoodinternet

I almost hate posting this track because I really don't want to show all my cards. I am working on the second volume of "It Came From the Cloud: A SmithBlogsAtlanta Compilation" and I am fairly certain that this track is going to make the final cut. It's to0 great to keep it to myself for another week while I work on the compilation. For now enjoy and maybe you will see this track very shortly in compilation form too!

Kiev - Loot Recovered (Video and Download)

Kiev was described to me as, "If Radiohead was from Orange County and a Jam Band..." That is actually a very accurate of the quintet's music and vibe. These five have been playing together for years but finally have made their mark with the release of the EP, "Ain't No Scary Folks In On Around Here." It randomly got into my hands and I am not letting go of this one. I linked to a free download of their track "Crooked Strings" if you want to check them out. In the mean time enjoy them live...

Nick CatchDubs - LuckyMe Mix

It's Hip Hop, it's Electronic, it's Dubstep, it's Tribal, it's EPIC. Totally caught me off guard from the minute it started. I am really impressed with the ease Nick CatchDubs jumps from genera to genera. The tracklist looks incredibly manic at first glance but as each track unveils itself, it makes total sense. I haven't been this excited about a mixtape in a while. So sit back, enjoy, and turn it up!

LuckyMe Mix - April 2010 by Nick Catchdubs

TrackList:

1. Armand Van Helden – Hey Yah Heh
2. E-40 ft. Laroo, The DBz, Droop-E, B-Slim – Spend The Night
3. Dungeon Family ft. Bubba Sparxxx – White Gutz
4. Dave Nada – Ruffcut (Moombahton Edit)
5. Doble T y Croc – Pepe (Ted Smooth Remix)
6. Busy Signal – Bare Gal
7. Martin Brothers – Duckface
8. Redlight – Stupid (Instrumental)
9. Geeneus – Ultrafunkula
10. SonicC – Drunk Skunk (LA Riots Remix)
11. Tim Dolla ft. DJ Spaz – Let It All Out
12. Mele – Bombay (Nadastrom Remix)
13. DJ Pierre – Feelin On Me
14. Ikonika – Heston
15. Devin The Dude – Where Ya At

Charlie Sheen's on the DuckSauce

Sheen's On The Duck Sauce (Hey Now Edit) by Falcona

I knew it was a matter of time before a good Charlie Sheen remix was made. This one happens to be done to one of my favorite tracks, Duck Sauce's "Barbara Streisand". Enjoy the madness...

Lykke Li - I'll Get Some

I have had two weeks to fully digest the new Lykke Li album. Yes, it is an entirely different sound. The seemingly young and innocent Li grew up with her newest album "Wounded Rhymes". Even her singing style transformed from her girlish whisper into a strong female lead voice.

The content is more mature and the sound is BIG and polished. At times she almost sounds like she has been transported into a Pains of Being Pure at Heart meets Peter Bjorn and John recording session. There is a soft velvet fog over the entire album. Its lush and over the top. Its perfect. Fans of hers might scratch their head after watching "Get Some" but give the album a chance. She will win you over again.