bass drums vs ear drums

image by Mi-Zo

Oh man. Road to hell, best intentions, that whole thing. How many posts here begin or end with either an apology or a promise? Too many. It has been a fun week, leading up to another fun couple of weeks. How about we just pull a Groundhog Day but make it a Groundhog Monthandahalf forever and ever? Ok, nevermind.

Jamie wants to start a part of this blog for blogging things other than music, like, for instance, uhh, fonts. Would anyone be into that? He's a nerd. He's the resident Acid Nerd, kind of, but in a way that makes him way cooler than any of us. If I were to make a different section of this blog it would be for various recollections of watching the show 30 Rock. Dr. Leo Spaceman. Condi Rice as a lover. Maureen Dowd sending Alec Baldwin flowers. The little blue man. I could go on and on, but you don't come here for rambling about (hilarious) dumb tv shows, I guess. Pardon the lack of a segue here please.

The track that refuses to die. It's less pervasive than 'My Love' by a long shot, but it's still kind of everywherealways. This version of 'Me & U' is an awesome garage style tweak house thing with big boot drums and historical revisionism galore. Profondo J is in the habit of manufacturing club bangers, and despite this track's jacking-ness, it's a relatively more restrained moment for him. He catches his breath while you're moving your feet. As a measure of the longevity of this song, iTunes tells me I downloaded a very different version (the Liquid Pegasus Chamber Disco mix) of it on August 8th. I could have sworn it came from Daughters of Invention, but The Hype Machine tells me I am likely to have gotten it from Discobelle.

Cassie - Me & U (Profondo J mix)

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Bonus MP3: Cassie - Me & U (Liquid Pegasus Chamber Disco mix)

Moodyman with an itchy triggerfinger (pun intended). Are those Al Green samples? I don't know for sure, probably not, but the way the heartstrings get plucked say, "Why yes, they are." But they're more or less dispensed with early on in favor of something altogether more furtive but insistent. There's a romance of anxiety in this track by Brazillian producer Nostalgic Dance Orchestra. It is undeniably house. But the Moodyman thing is kind of accurate. This is definitely a faster tempo than the moody dude would typically work at, but there is the same amount of soul and life in it.

Nostalgic Dance Orchestra - Intriga

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Speaking of anxiety, there's a ton of it in this next track, but it's not romantic. It's like serious stimulants coursing through the veins, paranoia, doom, violence, velocity, whatever. It's French and it's got elements of that sound, but it's way more ummmm... punk than most of it. This is a fast song, and it cycles through ideas with glee & seriousness. This is a worrisome and troubling song. What's happening in the (hypothetical) video?

the lazy fingers - froisse 3

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self-promiton alert, set tasers to stun:

Now that we've dispensed with the tunes, we would just like to remind you about a few things.
First off, tonight is the first night of our new residency at Spider Club in Hollywood, and we have the wonderful Nightmoves and the splendid Ricky Haley, along with LA's own Royal Rumble and DJ Skeet Skeet along for the ride. Rony of Ronysphotobooth.com is promoting this, and it's his first promotional endeavor, so come make a pro out of him (or at least a happy man) and come say hi.


Then we will be in Paris for the Ed Banger 4th Birthday party, with our favorites, the Fluokids, Skull Juice, Brodinski & more. We've never been to Paris so we're so excited to even be there. If you're in France drop us a line, we'll be there from the 8th to the 12th. We are also hoping that no one lets us near one of the many Parisian shops that we've been fantasizing about for the last 10 years of our magazine-buying lives (with our wallets in our pockets).

Then we're home for a couple blinks and next up is Switch at Check Yo Ponytail. We are so excited to see Switch play that you should probably bring the paddles. It's a heartstopping kind of affair. Buy tickets early because we want you to pass out too!



Then on Thursday the 15th we'll be at the Beauty Bar in San Diego for Powder Room. Do come say hello.

This ends the blatantly self-promotional portion of this post, and the rest of the post. I hope you have a nice Monday, and you.