Laws "Hold you down"

I heard "Hold You Down" by the Brazilian Born, Florida based MC Laws, on the local college radio this morning and it just stuck with me. It definitely brightened my morning and hopefully it will yours. If you like the track you can download his new mixtpae 4:57 for free here. Its Monday once again so lets do this!

The XX Mini Mix

The XX - Especial MiniMix by DJ BABY KILLAH

Last night I stumbled upon this mix by Dj Baby Killah. I am glad I actually started to listen even though his dj name is a little ridiculous. If you like The XX then you will dig the remixes below. Perfect driving music for me this morning. I have to say, Dj Baby Killah made my Friday a little brighter...

The XX - Night Time (What Kind of Breeze Do You Blow Extended Edit) [BABY DEMBOW REFIX]
The XX - Shelter (DEATH TO THE THRONE remix) [BABY DEMBOW REFIX]
The XX - Islands (CHLLNGR remix)
The XX - Infinity (Flufftronix remix)
The XX - Hot Like Fire (Aaliyah cover)
The XX - Do you mind (Kyla cover)

Stop Motion Graffiti Plus Pretty Lights Equals an Epic Win

Yum, Duck Sauce

I give the NYC duo of Armand Van Helden & A-Trak props on their new single. It difficult for a electronic/dico/house group to make a legit mainstream video. Just watch, if this video gets into the right hands, they are going to have an incredible amount of traction. I have been following the electronic-semi-super-group closely after hearing the unbelievably catchy Barbara Streisand jam. I have added the O-God edit in for fun below. Looking forward to more work from them. Enjoy...

Here We Go Magic & The Beach Fossils Live Video Review

When we arrived, The Beach Fossils were only a few feet away relaxing and talking to the crowd . They took that same relaxed attitude straight to the stage. Seeing them preform reminded me of days when I was a teenager, sitting in my friend's unairconditioned garage, watching his band jam out.

Half the band shoeless on stage. The percussion was generated from a single floor drum and snare. The sound was nice but after a few songs I was left wondering if the drummer knew a different beat. I also kept thinking; was the echo on the mic to mask the lead man's singing or do they really mean to sound like that. I was actually interested enough go home and google the band. I soon found out that the studio work wasn't much different.

Here We Go Magic were definitely more entertaining and had a few really good moments. On the self titled EP, they have a folksy inspired blues sound going on. At the Earl, they ended up sounding distorted and incredibly loud. Most of the blame goes to the sound guy who blasted each instrument so loud it was difficult to figure out what was going on. At times the organ keyboard sounded so much like feedback it made me cringe.

But through all that, they played their hearts out. The amount of skill they showed did not go unnoticed by me. The speed and complexity at which they played was really fun to watch. The several epic builds left me smiling ridiculously in the front row. I am very glad I recorded the show. My camera acted like a translator. Watching the set back through the filtered ears of my camera makes me appreciate they did on Friday night even more.