Refractory Period

Join The Clubs: Club 75 and Computer Club

2010-04-04T22:22:00.000-07:00

Big thanks to my friend Dave Fields who runs a great blog you'll find in my friends section called Drown Your Beliefs. Dave introduced me to Club 75 who will be playing the Sunday of Coachella. Club 75 doesn't have a lot of fan fare around them, but their lineup is beyond belief. Club 75 consists of Xaiver de Rosnay (1/2 of Justice), Zdar (aka Cassius and the producer of Phoenix), DJ Medhi and Busy P (founder of Ed Banger Records and Daft Punk's original manager.) Check out the link below to see Dave's blog and download a mix from Club 75. DO NOT miss them.

http://drownyourbeliefs.blogspot.com/

Computer Club is up next. His newest release with Frankmusik, "Losing Streak," jams out and his remixes should blow you away as well, especially the Ministry song "Just one Fix" which is bonkers. I've also thrown in an hour long mix he did some time back which is a good listen as well.

Computer Club - Just One Fix (Ministry Cover) - get this for sure.

Computer Club - Losing Streak

Computer Club - Bizarre Love Triangle (New Order Cover) - can't say I love this one but it grows.

Computer Club - Meeting 01

Bonus!
Frankmusik - Better off as Two (Starsmith Holidaying in the Heath Remix)

Be on the lookout for another post soon, as well as a special pre Coachella treat.

HOT MUFFIN AND MORE

2010-03-29T17:31:00.000-07:00

Ahhhh Muffins. Delicious at all times, especially when hot, and like your breakfast muffins these tracks satisfy. Unlike your muffins though, you'll want to gobble up more than just the tops of these. Not too much is available about this producer that I have found except that he is a 19 year old out of Melbourne (who apparently loves Genesis) representing their music scene which seems to be producing a lot of amazing talent. These two tracks "Seagulls" and "Beach Road" are all around amazing and really something exciting. Synth heavy and groovy they really compliment this warm weather and sunshine well. He's new so expect to hear a lot more from him in the future.

Muffin

If you haven't heard of Lindstrom by now you should, so you're welcome. Lindstrom is a Norweigan producer who has worked mainly with Prins Thomas (another Norweigan producer) in the past, recently collaborating with Christabelle to release their stellar new album Real Life is No Cool. Seriously, if you don't have this album go get it. Smooth tracks with Christabelle's unique voice over them that go between ethereal and all out swanky disco.

Songs Removed By Request - Snooze you Loose

Also for shits n giggles, I'm throwing in a Kris Menace Remix of the Bag Raiders track "Shooting Stars" because its been my jam for a while and frankly, it's selfish of me not to share it. Kris Menace does a number on it, and it should treat you well too.

Bag Raiders - Shooting Stars (Kris Menace Remix)

If ya don't know, now ya know....

COACHELLA DAY 3

2010-03-21T15:57:00.000-07:00

Here is the last post in my Coachella review. Hopefully you've all enjoyed the last two, and I have to say I'm glad this is the last one not only because it means Coachella is close but because I get to stop writing these crazy long posts and get to start posting again on new music which as been backing up on my computer. So without any delay here is Day 3. As you'll notice I'm totally over writing these long descriptions so I'm keep it short and sweet. Enjoy.

Any artists I mark with a ☆ means I'll be seeing them for sure so make sure you come by and say hi. I've also tried to include as many collaborative tracks as possible so you can hear the different DJ's and artists playing Coachella covering or remixing each others tracks. All tracks are in one folder so enjoy and pass along to friends and sign up for the email list.

Additional acts not mentioned here can be found on the official website. There are also additions going on up until the day of the show. I'll let you know of anyone of note that is added as they show up and I get the time.

More after the jump...

De La Soul - One of the classic all time great hip hop groups. These guys have been around since 87
and delivered their first album 3 Feet High and Rising which instantly became a classic. Their set should definatly be worth checking out.

Deerhunter - Indie rock group out of Altanta, Georgia that goes beyond just indie rock and has ambient, punk as well as other elements in their music. This should be one of the better rock groups on the day and I dont think anyone is going to have to play russian roulette.

Delphic - Alternative Electro Dance band out of England. Not sure how the set will be but might be worth checking out.

Florence & The Machine - One of the most buzzed about groups on the lineup, check her out just because she's bound to be huge eventually and it seems that tons of DJ's have been making great remixes of her music. Included is a The XX remix of "You got the Love" which is the cat's meow.

Gil Scott-Heron - Spoken word poet who's beat style influenced hip hop and rap with his cadence. Not sure I'm going to check him out but go for it.

Gorillaz - I don't ned to say much here. You know what's up. If you're still around Sunday night to see them play I recommend it.

Infected Mushroom - Electro Industrial Rock/Dance group from Israel. Their music over isn't really my cup of tea but I went to go see them live and got to meet the band and I have to say I was really really impressed by their live show. They should be really fun live.

Julian Casablancas - Lead singer of The Stroke's solo project. Give him a view if you have the time.

King Khan & The Shrines - Go see them. Seriously. Raw, analog sounding rock that sounds like Iggy & The Stooges meets Rocket from the Crypt. I'm really excited to see them so check them out if you have some time.

Little Boots - Electro pop dance outfit that's in the same vein as La Roux. Not sure how the show would be as her work is a little more poppy than I usually like but it should be fun.

Local Natives - Band that's been getting a lot of buzz lately. Out of Silverlake they've been compared to Arcade Fire and Vampire Weekend at the same time. Their songs have great hooks and afropop rhythms at times. Excited to see this band.

Matt & Kim - Two piece dance punk outfit from Brooklyn. I can't say I love their music, but I have heard nothing but good things about their live shows which are supposed to be high energy and a ton of fun. Could be just the remedy if your drugs are wearing off and you've hit a lull.

Mayer Hawthorne & The County - Mayer Hawthorne is an LA based producer who started doing his own work with heavy Mo Town, Soul and R&B influences. I really like his album A Strange Arrangement and think he could be really fun to see live with a full backing band. Definitely check him out.

☆Miike Snow - Can't wait to see this group. Out of Sweden their album is full of great tracks with awesome songwriting. Included my two favorite tracks off the album but if you don't have this one, go out and buy it. It's worth every penny.

☆Phoenix - Again I don't really need to tell you anything about them. I've seen them live a few times and they put on a great live show so go check it out.

Sly & The Family Stone - Started in the late 60s in San Francisco, Sly & The Family Stone was hugely influential in funk, rock, soul and psychedelic music. Check them out

☆Spoon - Go see them live. Don't fuck this up.

Glitch Mob - As the name implies, electro dance music on the glitch side of the genre. If you don't know what I mean listen to them and you'll get it.

The Middle East - Australian group that I don't know much about except for their song Blood, which has an equally amazing video. Really excited to check them out and see what they are like live.

☆The Soft Pack - San Diego based group that used to go by The Muslims. I'm super stoked to see them live as they have one of the better albums of the last year I've heard and from what I know their live shows are pretty impressive. Go check them out and you won't be disappointed.

☆Yann Tiersen - This is my dark horse bet to be probably the coolest set of the weekend. For those that aren't aware of his work, Yann Tiersen is a French film composer that did the music for Amelie as well as other movies. He routinely plays to huge festival crowds overseas with a full band doing instrumental orchestral type music with a really distinctive French influence. Check out these tracks to get a feel for it.

Coachella Day 3

Suck it 'tards.

COACHELLA DAY 2

2010-03-07T14:47:00.000-08:00

Second Day of Coachella. In years past Saturday was normally the day with the biggest names, but with only three day passes being sold the lineup seems a little more evenly spread out this year with no one day standing out as having all the big names. Saturday does have a lot of great bands and DJ's playing so check out below what you're in store for.

More after the jump...

☆2ManyDJ's - One of the groups I am most excited to see. Also known as Soulwax, they have produced one skull crushing remix after another and play electro shows with a live band. I put up a whole DJ (this is minus the band though) set so you could get a feel for the type of show they put on. I promise this is one you wont want to miss and if you do, well the fuck you. Check out the video teaser for "Part of The Weekend Never Dies" (their documentary DVD) here.
Bonus: Video for "E Talking" study this and use it a field guide to discover what drug everyone is on, sort of like bird watching but with more long term side effect.

☆Band of Skulls - Think Black Rebel Motor Cycle Club meets Yeah Yeah Yeah's. One of my favorite rock bands to blow up in the last year. At times they sound a bit too much like an amalgamation of other bands but from their songs it seems like they would put on a good show.

Bassnectar - Take away the B and they would have a really fucked up name. Not sure what their live show would be like but I'm going to check it out for a bit. Hopefully Ill be so drunk by then it wont really matter if it sucks. Better living through chemistry.

Coheed and Cambria - I know just yesterday you were siting around, watching Tron and listening to Metallica's "Ride the Lightening" and thinking, "Why hasn't someone put together sci-fi and metal influenced rock yet, it goes together like peanut butter and jelly." Well this is the band. Their singer looks like an extra from Where the Wild Things Are and has a crazy falsetto voice. Not for everyone but I do promise they put on a crazy fucking show. I saw them live a couple years back and was really impressed with their energy and stage presence. Highly recommended if you want to see a really energetic set sans a DJ.

David Guetta - Don't really think I need to do much talking about him as I am sure pretty much everyone knows his work. One of the biggest DJ names out there, he's known for having some huge party/club hits, namely "I Gotta Feeling,"a track that made me want to take a fist full of xanax and wash it down with drain cleaner after hearing it for the 1,000,000 time. It was like a nine dicked grizzly bear was raping my brain everytime it was on. He also has really impressively coifed hair. To be honest having seen him before I'm more interested to see how his hair will hold up to that desert heat then watch his set but he is fun.

☆DEVO - I just about shit my pants when I heard they were going to be playing. Devo's music has influenced hundreds of bands and a lot of what they did with keyboards and synth music influenced today's electro and indie scene. Their singer, Mark Mothersbaugh has done most of the soundtrack work for Wes Anderson and they wear matching jumpsuits and "energy dome" hats. Go or die.

Dirty Projectors - Artsy and explorative rock that has been getting a ton of buzz over the last year and deservedly so. I'm not sure how their set will pan out at something as large as Coachella but regardless they should be a great band to see live.

Dirty South - No this DJ didn't give himself the same name as what you call your bathing suit area. What it is though is big sound house music in the vein of David Guetta thats fun and always a good time. One of the tracks included is his remix of a Kaskade who is also playing Saturday.

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zero's - Not sure I'll go watch them but I like this track from them and wanted to share it. That's all.

Flying Lotus - Glitchy, ambient instrumental (for the most part) electro music. Not really stuff to dance to but I'm sure its the tits if your tripping balls or something of the sort. So I guess what I'm saying is go to this show, find the white dude with dreads and no shoes dancing, ask him for whatever he's on and just take it and lay face down in the grass at this set. It sounds crazy but no one listened to Galileo and time has proven him to be a genius. Just sayin.

Frightened Rabbit - Indie rock band out of Scotland. A little more on the mellow side but they have a great sound and I would expect them to get a lot bigger this year as they have really evolved since their last album sound wise and have been getting a lot more press.

Gossip - Beth Ditto, the lead singer, is a giant lesbian, both in size and the amount of vagina she consumes. While I have never seen one of their shows I have heard that they are crazy and super high energy and fun. She goes off on stage really gets the crowd into in sort of in the same vein as Karen O from Yeah Yeah Yeah's. The included track is a Soulwax remix and I'll be checking them out for sure if only to let my inner husky lesbian breathe.

☆Hot Chip - Both your mother and I are tired of your "me me me" attitude. Grow up and stop being an asshole. Just go see them. Seriously, do you want to make your mother cry?

☆Kaskade - Again, much like Guetta and Dirty South, you've got your big sound club ready house music. I've seen his live show and its pretty great. I was totally loving it and got in a solid 30 minutes before my friend decided he wanted to dry rape my happiness and made me leave to go to some house in the hills to watch Franky Delgado make a Turkey sandwhich. The house was rad but I just stood there on a deck staring out at the city knowing that a little piece of mw died that night, sort of like when I found out that the Easter Bunny killed Santa Claus. Thanks again Blake, BF4L!

☆Major Lazer - Diplo and Switch, two producers, and a dance hall hype guy who goes by Skerrit Bwoy (pronounced like Tom Skerrit, yea I'm sure you got that reference) come out and pretty much destroy everyone with insane hyped up dance hall. If you haven't seen the video for "Pon De Floor" (Skerrit Bwoy is the first guy you see) be prepared to loose your shit. It's the most rediculous thing I've ever seen and that includes that time where I saw a bum taking a shit squatting in the cross walk reading a paper during rush hour traffic (yes, I actually saw that.)

MGMT & Muse - Putting them together just because I don't really need to tell you anything about either. No tracks from them for same reason but should be good shows by both.

Old Crow Medicine Show - This should be a really fun group to watch and a good cool down band. Old time string band is the best way to describe them and their songs fun really well done. Check them out.

Portugal. The Man - No tracks but a great band and I'll be wandering over to check them out for a little bit and suggest you do the same.

The Dead Weather - Jack White and Alison Mosshart of The Kills make up two parts of The Dead Weather who, essentially, sound just like you would assume a band would sound that was half The Kills and half White Stripes. Heavy guitar and Mosshart's distinctive vocals give make them worth checking out.

☆The XX - Band thats made a lot of waves over the last year and the S/T album made pretty much everyones top 10 albums of the year list in 09. Their song "Intro" was used often in the Olympics. They are a super young band (I'm pretty sure no one in the band is much over 21 or 22) so expect to keep hearing big things from them in the future. Definitely take some time to check them out.

Tiesto - Another big name house/electro producer on the lineup who is worth checking out. Internationally he's huge and lately he has been getting a lot bigger in the states, even doing work with Three Six Mafia which is a random but cool collaboration.

☆Tokyo Police Club - you'll never be a part of the club so do the next best thing and watch them perform. I've seen them before and they were really impressive live so I highly recommend seeing them if you can.

White Rabbits - I'm really hoping that the irony of White Rabbits playing at a festival where about 100,000 people are trying to find the end of the rabbit hole isn't lost on anyone. Really can't say I know a ton about the band but their track "Percussion Gun" was big last year so I threw it in.

☆Z-Trip - Z-Trip took up residency at The Palms replacing DJ AM after he died. The Mix I put in by him gives you a really good sample of what his sets are like. He's worked with a ton of artists and produced just as many tracks so expect this set to be one of the better ones. Look here for his official website downloads page with lots of free mixes etc.

Hope you enjoy. Day 3 will be up shortly along with a couple other posts in between.

Coachella Day 2

COACHELLA DAY 1!

2010-02-22T20:22:00.000-08:00

Ahhh Coachella. Quite possibly the best weekend of the year. Amazing bands, jaw dropping surroundings, various inebriants, and a naked wizard! So to work up to this magical, crazy weekend you won't totally remember here is Day 1 of Coachella. All the bands I've listed below are ones I think are worth checking out whether its for the whole show or just a few songs. I've put in a few tracks for each artist so that you can get a feel for them and decide for yourself who to go and see. I'll keep the writing short and to the point because there are a lot of groups and I don't feel like writing a novel for each one.

Any artists I mark with a ☆ means I'll be seeing them for sure so make sure you come by and say hi. I've also tried to include as many collaborative tracks as possible so you can hear the different DJ's and artists playing Coachella covering or remixing each others tracks. All tracks are in one folder so enjoy and pass along to friends and sign up for the email list.

Additional acts not mentioned here can be found on the official website. There are also additions going on up until the day of the show. I'll let you know of anyone of note that is added as they show up and I get the time.

More after the jump...

Aeroplane - I first heard of this DJ group from Brussels when they remixed Friendly Fires "Paris" with Au Revior Simone. They do smooth nu disco style remixes of tons of different artists, and often their remixes are better then the original which says a lot. Enjoy the June Mix for a whole show feel and a remix of Lindstrom and Solale - Baby I Can't Stop included for your pleasure.

Benny Benassi - Italian house DJ who has been at it forever. No way you haven't heard his song Satisfaction at some point in your life as its pretty much the archetypical house song used in movies, TV etc during a club scene. The video is wholesome and very subtle which I like. Also included is a Sneaky Sound System and Tiesto song he remixed.

☆Deadmau5 - I'm sure pretty much everyone has at least heard of Deadmau5 at one point or another. Deadmau5 hails from Germany and plays his set with a giant red mouse head on and really gets the place going. He did a great collaboration with Kaskade who is also playing Coachella this year. Check out the video for their song "I Remember" here.

Echo and The Bunnymen - 80's post punk group that's pretty cool to see on the lineup. Huge in the early to mid 80's they should be fun to watch. Lips Like Sugar and Under the Killing Moon were two of their biggest hits and on more than one 80's movie soundtrack. Whenever I hear there songs I get pleasant flashbacks to 1983 when I lived in the American Gardens Building and would spend my time listening to Phil Collins, being a big fan of his ever since his release of 1980's Duke. (Protip: Always remember to use an after shave lotion with little to no alcohol, because alcohol dries your face and makes you look older.)

Erol Alkan - Erol Flynn was a big movie star in the earlier part of the century. He used to get drunk and fuck and fight and even has the phrase "In like Flynn" because of how much pussy he got. The dude literally got so much ass they made up a phrase to describe it. You should be more like him, but instead you make your parents cry. I have no idea if Erol Alkan, who is from London, is anything like Erol Flynn but I do know he's way cooler than you or I. Erol will bring heavy electro and beats to the party. A big name in the hard house scene he puts on some really fun shows and gets it going. He's done a lot of work with other artists too included Steve Aoki so I wouldn't be surprised to see someone make a cameo during his set. Included is a BBC 6 Mix from September of last year to give you an idea of what a live set from him would be like.

☆Grizzly Bear - is named after I giant, terrifying animal that lives in the forrest and will fucking eat you, no questions asked. When you see this Brooklyn, NY based band make sure to make yourself look tall and do not break eye contact. Be the alpha and stick around as they are absolutely amazing live and will also eat you if you show your weakness. I saw them at The El Rey a while ago and they blew me away. All around one of the better live bands I have ever seen so I suggest you make it over when they play and check them out. If for some reason you don't have their albums gets them, you wont be disappointed.

☆Hockey - This is a band I wrote about earlier on Refractory Period out of Portland. Hockey brings a post punk, new wave influenced sound that's really refreshing and fun to listen to. What they do they do well and bring lots of different styles and sounds to their album which is one of my favorites of the last year. Make sure you check them out and the attached tracks "Song Away" and "Too Fake".

Iglu & Hartley - Out of LA, they went to Boulder for School where they formed the band. I'm interested to see how the show goes as I have heard that their live sets are super fun and that they put on an all around great show. This is definitely a band that could be a huge sleeper success for Coachella as I see their style mixing really well with the crowd.

☆Jay-Z - I don't really need to say anything about this. Added two tracks, one of which is a Ratatat remix of his song Sunshine. Hoooooo-vaaaa!

La Roux - Sounds French, but that's only because you are uncultured and ignorant. British electro pop singer La Roux really blew up in the states at the end of last year. Her show should be high energy and a lot of fun. Make sure you check out the different remixes of her songs out there as they are all quality.

☆LCD Soundsystem - Don't get so excited hippie, Jerry's dead and it doesn't say LSD, its LCD. Dance punk band out of NYC that had a commercial hit a few years ago with "Daft Punk is Playing at My House." They have really high energy fun shows that get you dancing, so if you're a fan of shaking your ass but not full on electro music, this is the band to go see.

Passion Pit - Passion Pit are named after an industry slang term for drive in movies due to all the sex and making out that went on in the cars during shows. Its a lot more classy than calling it asphalt fuck den, but you say tomato, I say tamato. Check out this electronic rock band from Cambridge, Mass. that puts on a great show (or so I've always heard) so I am excited to check them out for a while. Included is a Calvin Harris remix of "The Reeling" which is phenomenal.

P.O.S. - Not as big a P.O.S. as the name implies. Indie Hip Hop thats a little abstract at times but he puts on a great show. On Atmosphere's Rhymesayers label, P.O.S. is an accomplished and technical lyricist who always has good beats to work with. I saw him open for Grizzly Bear (random I know) but he came out and just kept going at it even though the crowd was scratching their heads as to why he was there. By the end of his set though he had at least 3/4 of the hipster heavy audience nodding their heads to his rhymes and buzzing around the merch table which gave me a ton of respect for him.

Proxy - Don't know much about him other than he's Russian and makes some really hard, glitchy electro. Also the name Proxy makes me think of acne pads. If you want to take a left turn down the rabbit hole and go for a harder vibe while roaming around the campgrounds foaming at the mouth on whatever substance, give this one a shot. I can't totally vouch for it but I'm sure if you go this will most likely be where you will see someone having an entertaining to watch drugs freakout.

She & Him - Again don't know a ton and I only have one track but it has a cool old girl band sounds to it. Not something I will most likely wind up at but if you're looking for something different this would be it. Probably wont make my way over unless there is nothing else playing I want to see but check them out anyways.

☆Sleigh Bells - Frankly Sleigh Bells kicks ass. Guy and a girl duo that are sure to make some serious waves in the next coming year. Its a bit scratchy, raw and all around amazing. Give it a listen and check out the rest of their album. (Beware Crown on the Ground while awesome seems to make a heart stopping high pitched squeal when you change the track. Might just be for me but don't say I didn't fucking warn you, I pissed my pants when I changed it with head phones on.)

The Cribs - I just ordered a double disc set called 60's Gold thats got something like 40 tracks on it of all the big 60's soul and do wop hits. It has nothing to do with this but I'm excited about it and thought for once that you selfish assholes would care about something important to me. The Cribs are an English rock outfit who have a strong following across the pond but aren't as well known over here. Great sound and have been compared at times to The Libertines. They have gotten more polished and smooth as they have evolved over the years and promise to bring a high energy and fun set.

☆The Whitest Boy Alive - Even though the name implies it would be some weird translucent albino kid sitting on the stage staring back at you, its actually a Berlin based band fronted by Kings of Convenience founder/member Erland Oye. Smooth grooves and the perfect band to check out in the hot desert sun and mellow out to.

☆Them Crooked Vultures - I had the pleasure and privilege to see them play The Wiltern on the day of their album release. Josh Homme, John Paul Jones, Dave Grohl. Need I say more?

Vampire Weekend - Everyone knows who they are and if you don't have their new album go out and get it. I've included an awesome cover they do of Fleetwood Mac's "Everything." If you haven't seen them before go check them out. Bring your boat shoes.

Wale - D.C. based rapped who does some of the freshest and best hip hop out there right now. He uses a lot of D.C./Baltimore Go Go music influenced beats and has some lyrics that can take anyone out there to task. He did a mixtape, The Mixtape About Nothing, based on Seinfeld complete with a cameo from Julia Louis-Dreyfus. What else do you want?

☆Wolfgang Gartner - California (currently Austin, TX based) DJ and deep house producer Joey Youngman goes by Wolfgang Gartner. I've never seen him live but jesus do I have my fingers crossed he comes out in a powdered wig. He's been making some of the best tracks I've heard lately. Infectious grooves and hooks and bass lines that make you dance. "Wolfgang's Fifth" and "Montezuma's Revenge" are two great examples. I'll be at this one for sure.

☆Yeasayer - Don't be a naysayer, say yeasayer to this set. (Sorry I was waiting to lay that golden egg of a pun, I had to)

Next two days to follow soon. Hopefully you enjoy the list and the tracks.

Special added bonus to those who have signed up and emailed me at refractoryperiod@gmail.com, Girltalk remix of the Grizzly Bear song Knife.

Coachella Day 1

Weird Science

2010-02-16T19:26:00.000-08:00

Oingo Boingo is vastly under rated as a top 80's band.

Groove Armada and The Hold Steady

2010-02-16T19:21:00.000-08:00

Groove Armada March 21st at The Fonda. Presale is this Wednesday 2/17 from 10AM to 10PM
Password: Blacklight

Tickets

The Hold Steady at The El Rey March 5th. Presale Thursday 2/18 from 10AM to 10PM
Password: Brooklyn

Tickets

It's Sexual and Violent

2010-02-12T18:01:00.000-08:00

The three day weekend is here (for most of us) so I thought I would throw together a mix for everyone to get down to. Because Sunday is Valentine's day, I decided to be a gentle lover and do this right. Ill first wine and dine you with an apertif of some Love Commitee, Priors, French Horn Rebellion vs Database, and Erik Hassle. Then it's on to caviar wishes and champagne dreams as it heats up to full dance party so you can get your sweat on before getting it on.

Full track list below:

(if it has a ! at the end, turn it up)

1. Love Committee - Just As Long As I Got You (Disco Re-Edit By Dimitri From Paris)

2. Priors - What you Need (Hey Champ Remix)

3. Database vs French Horn Rebellion - Beach & Friends (Twelves Remix)

4. Erik Hassle - Hurtful (Penguin Prison Remix)

5. Passion Pit - The Reeling (Calvin Harris Remix)

6. The Virgins - Rich Girls (LeCastle Vania Remix) !!

7. Friendly Fires - Skeleton Boy (Grum Remix)

8. Who Da Funk et al - Diskow Party (Celebrity Murder Party) !

9. IAMX - Spit It Out (Designer Drugs Remix)

10. Wolfgang Gartner - Montezuma !

11. Annie - Anthonio (Designer Drugs Remix) !!

12. Ke$ha - Tik Tok (Fred Falke Remix)

13. Gooseflesh - Still Wild

14. Armand Van Helden - You Don't Know Me (Grum Remix)

Dead Presidents Party Mix

All this fits on one CD so enjoy.

If you didn't receive an email from me, send me a heads up at

refractoryperiod@gmail.com and I'll put you on the email list.

Now for the digestif on the evening...

Have a great weekend of loving love. More posts to come soon.

P.S. sorry for the formatting problems, blogger is being an asshole.

Dirty Cowboy

2010-02-09T17:43:00.000-08:00

Friday night at V Lounge was a total shit show in the best way. Classix and Holy Ghost! went off. Through the magic of technology and binge drinking, I was able to recreate myself cutting that place up. Above is a video of me busting out with more energy than a five hearted hummingbird on crank. I was flowing, lucid, and on fuckin' fire as exhibit A notes.

I've put up two Classixx mixes I got last year for you to enjoy.

More to follow this week, if I have the time I'm going to put together a little three day weekend mix and put it up.

Mixes

(Check out TV Carnage DVD's (who did the above video) if you ever want to have a good, weird laugh. I've got a few and they are always a trip.)

Happy Soup-or-Bowl Sunday

2010-02-07T00:15:00.000-08:00

Wu-Tang vs Beatles, meet Frank vs Biggie

2010-02-01T17:18:00.000-08:00

Blue Eyes meets Bed Stuy is an old mixtape thats been floating around forever. I recently got a complete copy of it (my old one had three tracks missing) and thought I would post it up for everyone to grab if you don't have it.

Enter the Magical Mystery Chambers is a new mash up mix that just got put out and is pretty impressive in my opinion. Give it a download and enjoy.

Ill be back later this week with another post with more substantial writing and links, promise.

Blue Eyes Meets Bed Stuy

Enter The Magical Mystery Chambers

Swede Party

2010-01-27T17:14:00.000-08:00

What's up with Sweden and awesome music? Lykke Li, Shout Out Louds, Jens Lekman, The Hives, and The Sounds. The only thing that might be better is Swedish softcore, but that's another topic for another time.

In the same Nordic, fish eating, flaxen haired and all around great tradition is Erik Hassle, a pop singer who makes some pretty great tunes. Normally I'm not a big fan of the whole pop singer/songwriter deal but I really like Erik. His voice has a different, unpolished quality to it but still comes out strong with emotion. It also probably helps that he has insane geometric red hair a la Sideshow Bob and is so pale he almost translucent. His album isn't out here yet, but the single for the song "Hurtful" is available on iTunes and the earliest video the song is below. Following it are two more videos where he covers "Solsbury Hill" and "Nothing Else Matters" (my favorite) which I think show off his chops best. He has a lot of these really cool impromptu-esqe covers on youtube so check them out.

His songs also seem to get remixed in a fantastic way nearly everytime someone gives it a go (same thing with Friendly Fires). Its pretty hard to find a bad remix of one of his songs, or even decide what's the best, but you'll find three below that I enjoy the most.

I have no idea what a Penguin Prison is, but if they play this music there I'm booking a ticket down south to stomp on some of those happy-feet bastards until they throw me in. That's how good this is.

Via con dios amigos.

(Please note - I had to take down the links to the youtube videos because the blog cops didnt check the links and thought they were downloads, not youtube links. So fuck it you had enough time anyways.)

I'm going to Hollywood man, and this hair is gonna get me paid!

2010-01-24T13:51:00.000-08:00

As the name of the blog suggests, this exists to get you excited about new music and upcoming events, anything that stimulates your membranes. In the meantime between those moments you will have this blog, The Refractory Period, to guide you through the downtime.

In the coming weeks I will be posting my first annual Coachella Primer with tracks and band summaries from everyone I think should be worth seeing over those three magical days where its not only your skin that gets fried under the sun.

I hope you enjoy my opinions and musical selections and I promise to keep them coming as I get more and more stuff to post.

Enjoy these three posts to start this off.

Ellie Golding - Starry Eyed (Jakwob Remix)

Awesome remix of an already good Ellie Golding track. Not sure who Jakwob is but I love the way he tweaks out the bass on it.

Hockey - Learn to Lose

One of my favorite bands right now. Out of Portland, Ore they have an awesome new wave meets soul sound that is best exemplified on this track and "Song Away" as well. Pick up the album Mind Chaos and see them live you wont regret it.

Hockey - Learn to Lose (Filthy Dukes Remix)

Again Hockey but a great remix of the same song for y'all to boogie too.

Hope you enjoy and Ill be back soon with more nuggets for everyone to get down to.