Fun to the very end and the song is not too shabby either.

OK?

Yes, better than OK!

Take your top 20 artists. For each of these artists, collect the top 5 similar artists. The resulting number of unique artists is your eclectic score.

If the score is small (extreme = 5) your musical preferences are very limited, and if it is large (larger than 80, extreme = 100), then you have an eclectic musical preference.

You can compute your own score here

My eclectic score is currently

94/100

The 94 related artists for my profile are:

• Aesop Rock
• Alicia Keys
• Amy Winehouse
• Architecture in Helsinki
• Belle and Sebastian
• Bobby Womack
• Bonde do Role
• Bootsy Collins
• Brian Eno
• Broadcast
• Bryan Ferry
• Cabaret Voltaire
• Clancy Eccles
• Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
• Common
• Curtis Mayfield
• David Bowie
• Derrick Morgan
• Don Drummond (aka Prince Buster)
• Duran Duran
• Dälek
• El-P
• Electronic
• Erasure
• Everything but the Girl
• Fatboy Slim
• Franz Ferdinand
• Funkadelic
• George Clinton
• George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic
• Goldfrapp
• Groove Armada
• Gwen Stefani
• Hi-Tek
• Iggy Pop
• Isaac Hayes
• James Dean Bradfield
• Japan
• Joss Stone
• Junior Senior
• Kaiser Chiefs
• Kanye West
• Kate Nash
• Klaxons
• Kylie Minogue
• Laurel Aitken
• Lily Allen
• Lou Reed
• Lush
• Madonna
• Magazine
• Mansun
• Mika
• Moloko
• Monade
• Mylo
• Nelly Furtado
• New Young Pony Club
• Nicky Wire
• Nine Inch Nails
• Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
• Parliament
• Peaches
• Pet Shop Boys
• Pulp
• Rhymefest
• Rilo Kiley
• Roy Ayers
• SHITDISCO
• Sage Francis
• Section 25
• Sophie Ellis-Bextor
• Stereolab
• Suede
• T. Rex
• Talib Kweli
• Talking Heads
• The Chemical Brothers
• The Concretes
• The Durutti Column
• The Ethiopians
• The Fiery Furnaces
• The Human League
• The Isley Brothers
• The Kooks
• The Libertines
• The Pipettes
• The Pop Group
• The Sea and Cake
• The Strokes
• The Velvet Underground
• Tilly and the Wall
• Tortoise
• Yo La Tengo

Music

I saw this Shitdisco Vs. Beetroots track at La New Shit, one of the dopest blogs ever, some time ago and i just felt like I should share it with you folks as well. Also, seeing as LNS is written in French, I'd recommend the Google "Translate Page" feature, it works wonders for me on a daily basis.

Street Credit: La New Shit

Shitdisco - 72 Virgins (Bloody Beetroots Remix)

Beats™

I have way too much time on my hands, and not enough youtube to keep me busy.

Well, this is my list right now of videos I like for various reasons, some unknown to me.

Michael

With an inconsistent tone comprised of Chris Martin staring at the camera angrily to goofing around with his band mates, director Asa Mader makes the same errors Mark Romanek did with MJ's "Scream". Are we angry? Upset? Playful? In that bisexual gray area of uncertainty?

Trying to grow brains?

Possibly Bipolar?

Part solemn performance video in castle ruins, part playing around in nature, "Violet Hills" leaves audience members feeling hollow and flattered, like seeing a behind-the-scenes documentary of the band's intimacy, only Chris Martin dies in the end.

More effective than cutting your wrists horizontally!

Using stop-motion, un-original costuming, and an overworked film aesthetic, this under-shot video's influences can be broken down thusly:

Tom Vek - C-C- Drum Major attire, similar landscape:

GOOD JOB, guys! You finally figured out how to pull off the Cold Mountain look even though Jude Law called in sick. Too bad Tom Vek pioneered it in 2005 at 1/10th of the cost. If I see one more of these get-ups I am going to scream. That includes you too, Panic! At the Disco

White Stripes- The Hardest Button to Button- Pixillation style video/performance:


If you are going to have pixillation in your video, then have it, god damnit! Don't just stick it in for 10 seconds because you undershot your entire film. Jump cuts won't save you, nor give you any Godard points.

Albert Hammond Jr - In Transit - Film flashing:

Oh snap! It's like you're using REAL FILM! How about instead of shelling out the big bucks for film flashes and shitty 16mm home-movie style cinematography, you just shoot the whole thing in HD and get a better shooting ratio, (ie: not 1:1!)

Nice one, Coldplay. You remind me of my hipster friends that try and hide the fact that they come from rich parents. Don't be afraid to flaunt your wealth, like you did in the brilliant "The Scientist". Just because you wanted a "raw" and "artsy" video doesn't mean that your production quality has to be low as well.

Take it from bands like OK GO, Feist, SHITDISCO, and even SIA: one simple idea=one great video. Several poorly executed concepts will never amount to one brilliant short.

….

Executive excess yes, yes, yes
It’s a model of success and
Nothing for your efforts yes and
This impresses even less and then
When you find yourself
In the wrong company
You must remind yourself
Who you’d like to be

Who you’d like to be like
Who would you like to be like
How we’d like to be
Or how we like to be

….

Set!

June 2008 / Live Mix By Bob Rifo - The Bloody Beetroots

Track List!

1.The Aston Shuffle "Stomp Yo" Bloody Beetroots RMX
2.Micky Green "Shoulda" Bloody Beetroots RMX
3.MSTRKRFT "Bounce" Bloody Beetroots RMX
4.The Bloody Beetroots "Rombo"
5.The Bloody Beetroots "Yeyo" Roughmix
6.The Bloody Beetroots "Cinematic"
7.The Kills "Cheap and Cheerful" Bloody Beetroots RMX
8.Cazals "Somebody Somewhere" Bloody Beetroots RMX
9.The Kills "Cheap and Cheerful" Bloody Beetroots Miami Bass RMX
10.Benny Benassi "I'm not drunk" Bloody Beetroots inst RMX
11.Crookers "Purple Lens Game" Bloody Beetroots RMX
12.The Toxic Avenger "Escape" Bloody Beetroots 2008 Pump RMX
13.The Bloody Beetroots "Dimmakmmunication"
14.JFK and Bob Rifo "Unknow" Roughmix
15.The Bloody Beetroots "Storm" Roughmix
16.BONUS TRACK : SHITDISCO "72 VIRGINS" Bloody Beetroots RMX

•

Quiero YA! Ese Remix De MSTRKRFT y Las Demas Nuevas [ Estos Fellas No Se Cansan De Producir ]

=D

BM!

y lo retomo por que hoy, gracias a un comentario de alguien que firma como Altoparlante me encontre este videito bastante bueno, un grupo que no conocia, pero que su video me fascino, dirigido por Price James, se los comparto:

Y ustedes que libros Pop-up adoran?

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* Actualizo el tema, y es que en los comentarios nuestro amigo Héctor Ugalde nos deja un excelente blog de la coleccionq ue el ha ido armando de libro pop-up y como casi no leemos la seccion de comentarios, aqui les dejo el enlace en el post principal para uqe lo visiten, altamente recomendable: http://librospopup.blogspot.com/

xdevx's artists of the week der 17. Kalenderwoche 2008! Viel Spaß!

1. Shitdisco - OK: Pop-up book puppetry at it's best!
2. ¡Forward, Russia! - Breaking standing: Mit neuer Platte im Mai auf Tour. Nicht verpassen!
3. The Gossip - Standing in the way of control (LIVE in Liverpool): Obschon die Halbwertszeit dieses Gassenhauers schon ewig abgelaufen ist, nochmal das Ganze in LIVE!
4. Mediengruppe Telekommander - Loft oder Liebe: Das Leben ist eine Baustelle und so are we! Wow, Blitzmerker!
5. Members of Mayday - Reflect yourself: Alle Jahre wieder, doof nur, dass die Hymnen immer mieser werden.

Da wordpress.com (noch) nicht erlaubt, dass man Youtube-Playlists embedden kann, muss die AOTW vorerst ausgelagert werden. Bis auf weiteres findet ihr die Folge der 17. Kalenderwoche 2008 hier!

Now enough talk... go watch ..

Thank you thanks you...

becki x

Beautiful Katamari - Xbox 360 Trailer

Anything that involves mixing guitars and electronic synths I tend to fall in love with- Trash Fashion is exactly that PLUS the hot drum beats, bass playing and the English accented singing! They're songs have the elements of a rock band as a base with guitar riffs you'll fall in love with - their synth sounds and melodies are played over the top at several points in the songs. They remind me of Shitdisco but less synth and more rock. They've been doing lots of gigs and they've still got more coming being more popular by the day! We've Taped Over Your Cassettes opened for them in a recent gig - they were featured earlier.

Here's the funny interview they did:
Tell me a little about everyone?
jet storm, 26, from brum innit
mason storm, 28, also from brum innit
k bomb, 20, from the you ess of aye
bam bam, 24, from crawley, saaaaaff laaandan like

What did you guys do before you started to make music?
we were all in some sort of educationalistical kinda vibes really. some of us worked harder than others i think it's safe to say!!

How did you start out/ was it hard?
we started out doing a couple of gigs at a night we were doing in brum at the time. helped us get over the fear/reality of bombing in front of lots of people! after the first few fuck ups you stop caring!

Any big plans for the near future?
got our "why can't we be friends" single coming out 10th march, then another for the summer, followed by album. also really looking forward to our mini album coming out in japan on 26th may. really want to get over there man!

What's the best thing about doing live gigs?
always cool speaking to fans and all that shizz, but generally being on stage is buzz-tastic, (when it's going well anyway!) lugging equipment around and sitting in a crappy transit for days on end aint all that tho

--Random Question Time--
What song have you been listening to most in the past few weeks?
jigsaw from radiohead

What one materialistic thing can you not live without?
my geeky pocket pc phone

Does being in a band help in picking up girls/boys?
err yeah it did once upon a time, until we got so busy we couldn't go out anymore!!

For all you guys who are in Austin, Texas- you have a chance to see them live!
They'll be at SXSW for their showcase gig on the 12th of March for fused magazine.
It'll be held in the Tap Room at Six Lounge and they'll be onstage at 11:15pm. So use this chance to check them out before they get big where you'll have to see them in a bigger crowd.
Click on their links to check out their songs and upcoming shows!
Links:
http://www.myspace.com/trashfashion
http://www.trashfashion.co.uk/

Así que prometo traerles cosas nuevas, frescas y por supuesto interesantes. Ayer no pretendía publicar nada, pero a pesar de no contar con tanto tiempo disponible publique la entrada de Stage6 (y es que era necesario hacerlo ayer). Podría prometerles regresar el jueves ya que ese día estaré con menos trabajo, pero para ser franco, será hasta el viernes cuando publique de nuevo. Por los pronto los dejo con un video del grupo escocés Shitdisco, la canción lleva por nombre OK.

A falta de tiempo es lo único que tengo para mostrarles hoy, pero les aseguro que pasaran un rato agradable viendo el video, se me hace sumamente creativo por parte de Shitdisco, aparte me trae recuerdos de un libro parecido que tenia en mi infancia pero de Aladino.

¡Saludos!

Abaixo a letra:

Executive excess yes, yes, yes
It's a model of success and
Nothing for your efforts yes and
This impresses even less and thenWhen you find yourself
In the wrong company
You must remind yourself
Who you'd like to be
Who you'd like to be like
Who would you like to be like
How we'd like to be
Or how we like to beWho you'd like to be like
Who would you like to be like
How we like to be liked
Oh how we like to be alive
OK OK OK
Who do you feel like
I am a criminal
I try to live beyond my means and
I am a number these days
It's good for security and I forgot my nameWhen you find yourself
In the wrong company
You must remind yourself
Who you'd like to beWho you'd like to be like
Who would you like to be like
How we'd like to be
Or how we like to beWho you'd like to be like
Who would you like to be like
How we like to be liked
Oh how we like to be alive

OK OK OK...
Who do you feel like

Obrigado ao Greg do Barulho Ácido.

[redthreat] Awards '07: Best of the Rest: Singles & Remixes

Despite what the news may have been telling you, '07 has been an exciting year. So much great music to distract you from what other people deem as important. So much so, that this has all been quite the agonizing process. But below I've listed all of the singles and remixes that demand their recognition. This will be the second & last of my year-end summations of greatness.

If you feel that I've missed something important, don't hesitate to comment and set me straight. No worries. I left some tracks out because of the best albums post- obviously the list would be different had I not taken that into account. Also, there are always different songs for different times, and you also may notice that most of these tracks are electronic & that most of the songs are reposts. That is because I post what I like, not what people tell me to post. Call me crazy, that's just what I do.

01. Good Books - Leni (Crystal Castles Remix)

02. Does It Offend You, Yeah? - We Are Rockstars

03. The Black Ghosts - Any Way You Choose...(The Whip Remix)

04. The Futureheads - Hounds of Love (Phones Remix)

05. Walter Meego - Wanna Be A Star (Walter Sees Stars Remix)

06. Tepr - Minuit Jacuzzi (datA Remix)

07. Daft Punk - Around The World (Villain's More Cowbell DJ Edit)

08. Danger - 11H30 (DatA Remix)

09. Health - Crimewave (Crystal Castles Remix)

10. Cazals - To Cut A Long Story Short (autoKratz 80s Heartthrob Mix)

11. Midlake - Roscoe (Beyond The Wizards Sleeve Remix)

12. The Shins - Sleeping Lessons (RAC Mix)

13. Klaxons - It's Not Over Yet (Blende Remix)

14. The Teenagers - Homecoming (Gentlemen Drivers Rave Remix)

15. Shitdisco - Ok (Yuksek Remix)

17. Shinichi Osawa - Star Guitar

18. Bonde Do Role - Solta O Frango(Bitchee Bitchee Ya Ya Ya Remix)

19. Fergie - Glamorous (Treasure Fingers Remix)

20. Villains - Thrilla

21. Cassidy - Drink & My 2-Step (Cousin Cole Remix)

22. Big Face - I Wanna Be A Style Crusader (DatA Remix)

23. Asobi Seksu - Thursday (The Twelves Remix)

24. Telepopmusik - Breathe (Ultra Tiger Remix)

25. Timbaland - Miscommunication (The Bloody Beetroots Remix)

26. Snowden - Anti-Anti (Treasure Fingers Remix)

27. Mr. Oizo - Patrick 122

28. Klaxons - Gravity's Rainbow (Kavinsky Remix)

29. Dragonette - I Get Around (Van She Vocal Mix)

30. Photek - Love and War (LA Riots Mix)

31. Yelle - A Cause Des Garcons (TEPR Remix)

32. Plimsouls - Rebecca (Re-Edit)

33. Eskimo Joe - London Bombs (Sneaky Sound System)

This cat has a long history in the music biz. Like, Mozart or something. Child prodigy stuff. I missed the last show that he headlined out here in Chicago with the esteemed blog-squad Fluokids. And by all accounts it was not the show to miss. Oh well, c'est la vie. Here's some of his newer remixes and classic material.

Shitdisco - Ok (Yuksek Remix)

Das Pop - Fool For Love (Yuksek Remix) [Removed by Request of Prestel Records]

Teenage Bad Girl - Hands of Strangers (Yuksek Remix)

Klanguage - This Is Me (Yuksek Remix)

Viernes 26, Bilbao (Kafe Antzokia )
Sábado 27, Santa Pola (Camelot )

Muchos grupos creen que saben como montar una buena fiesta, pero ninguno sabe hacerlo como Shitdisco. ¿Cuántos grupos conoces que carguen generadores y los lleven kilómetros por túneles de trenes abandonados, instalen equipos de luces y toquen toda la noche para la mitad de los ravers de una ciudad? ¿Quien más se apunta a tocar encerrado cuando de verdad estás encerrado por los puertas del local?¿Cuándo fue la última vez que The Horrors se compraron una caravana en eBay y le instalaron un soundsystem porque les habían echado de su piso tras demasiados arrestos por alteración del orden público?

Shitdisco (uno de tantos términos inventados por este ultra inventivo cuarteto de Glasgow) saltó a la fama el año pasado mientras tocaban y se iban de fiesta por todas las “turboraves” de Europa, sorprendiendo incluso a los fans más acérrimos de Klaxons en el NME Rave Tour, un frenesí constante que duró todo el año y que supuso una inyección de adrenalina incluso para los más asustadizos fans del schmindie.

Cuando tocan conciertos “normales”, rara es la vez que no hay un alter-party. Sus jams caseras con Klaxons y The Rapture y los partidos de polo en el autobús de gira (no preguntes, a Darren, el batería, se rompió el brazo en una de estas) han forjado la leyenda. Pero hay un lado más profundo de este grupo presente a lo largo de su disco de debut “Kingdom Of Fear” que podría ser fácilmente pasado por algo entre tanta locura y atención de los medios.

El primer single y esquizoide manifiesto disco-punk “Disco Blood”, por ejemplo, tiene un alegre coro que reza “got that disco feeling on my mind, got it in my blood”. Es una referencia a lo que sentían los enfermos de sida cuando la enfermedad apareció por primera vez. Si pones atención te daras cuenta que las incesantes fiestas del grupo son un reflejo de su actitud política. Del siguiente tema “Reactor Party” Joe explica: “viene del concepto ruso de organizar fiestas en reactores nucleares. Es una vaga aspiración política, hacer una fiesta en un lugar financiado por el gobierno.”

Esta actitud desafiante es una fuerza centrífuga para todo lo que hacen Shitdisco. “Tocar música fiestera para nosotros es una continuación de nuestras ideas políticas” dice Joe, “somos incapaces de cambiar nada con nuestros votos, así que ir de fiesta es nuestra estancia política. No vas a trabajar o a hacer lo que sea que tengas que hacer. En vez de eso, te vas de fiesta durante días y días”. La elección para Shitdisco está clara, o bien un inútil paseo hasta el colegio electoral más cercano para apoyar al próximo gobierno corrupto e incompetente o pasarte fines de semana enteros desfasando – la elección es tuya.

::MENTES-INQUIETAS::

die glasgower band shitdisco hat im gegensatz zu vielen anderen new rave acts noch starke indie-einflüsse, am stärksten zu hören auf der single ok. und ihre songs sind dermaßen schnell, dass man einfach abgehen muss. größter hit: reactor party.

links:
homepage
myspace

ARTIST : Shitdisco
TITLE : Kingdom Of Fear
GENRE : New Rave / Disco Punk
RELEASE DATE : 2007.04.16
RELEASE COUNTRY : USA
FILE TYPE : MPEG 1 Layer III
ENCODER : LAME 3.97
QUALITY : 192kbps CBR / 44.1kHz / Stereo
FILE SIZE : 51.17 MB

TRACK LIST :
01. Kung Fu
02. Reactor Party
03. Disco Blood
04. 72 Virgins
05. Dream Of Infinity
06. 3D Sex Show
07. Lover Of Others
08. Another
09. OK
10. Fear Of The Future

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