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Literary Remarks

2012-07-05T23:34:00.001-07:00

I feel as though to devote this entry totally to word to put forth my musical philosophical dispositions.....As I introduce music every other entry I feel it is time to delve deep within my rederict..... I am fascinated as to the relevance of subject matter to a song and so on and so forth. As I was discussing with my friend earlier today, it used to be common to have very thought focused and concept based lyrics...For example....David Bowie's album Diamond Dogs focuses on the concepts within the book 1984 by George Orwell. He even changes perspective from song to song and references that book so much in detail that you have to thoroughly read and understand both the book and David Bowie himself to understand the full intended meaning of each track....... However, it doesn't take much to understand a Gucci Mane or Rick Ross track. Bitches, money, weed, drugs, blah blah blah thats all their is to it. To me it represents a total distortion of truths and values within our culture that has seemingly manifested due to a dominating finance system that was put in place, well, sometime ago, but it has progressed and turned into something totally different...... You don't have to study fuckin' literature to understand today's mainstream music which I think in a way has something to do with the lack of interest in literature and knowledge in my generation, no longer are people forced to learn and such but rather they are greatly influenced to self indulge on the basis that it purely drives or eco-cidal economic system. The status quo is only held by its self-appointed guardians and they push out this schlock because its fuckin' profitable not because its musically prominent.

Instilled Within....

2012-06-28T14:18:00.000-07:00

Mhmmmmmm......D...U...B...S...T...E...P If you live in Pittsburgh you know the two newest music trends are Wiz Khalifa and Dubstep..... A bit down-tempo for Pittsburgh though, Pittsburgh claims it goes "hard" when it really doesn't.... This next track however has way more flare....I find the above to be rather lacking in some musical sense.....I think its popularity is only deterministic by that of its bare aesthetic tease as "WIZ KHALIFA DUBSTEP". Many have probably listened to that track just on that basis. A more well put together track.... Maybe....A bit sloppy though...still this track is unique to most dubstep so therefore I give much respect to it.... LIGHTSPEED!!!!!!!!!!!!! This song starts out gay, but then it drops.... Get a lil' trippy and listen to this! I figured out its way better to browse chronologically. See....take your time and be patient and you will be rewarded. Where the hell has everybody gone? I don;t think he is a junkie....

Pittsburgh Arts Studio & New Music

2012-06-27T13:24:00.001-07:00

My best excuse for not posting in god knows how long is that I have been extremely busy with my newest project; Pittsburgh Arts Studio. My friend and I are leasing a 5000 sq foot building that we are in the works of turning it into a collaborative grounds for artists. Specifically, dance studio, art studio, music studio and venue as well. It needs quite a bit of work and with only us working on it, it requires much time and effort to get it accomplished. We are hoping by the end of the summer it will be partially open for events and such. However, things can go only so fast and the monetary requirements of this establishment is a bit overwhelming yet we have our hearts set on this. Ideas and such for PAS: 1. Dance Studio, classes, collaborative dancing and such. 2. Art studio and classes, screen printing, sculpture, photo lab? We are trying to expand on as many mediums as we can, we are planning on renting out space as well to artists. 3. Community events, educational classes on things as nutrition, exercise, and how to live more ecologically friendly in your community. 4. Independent and Education film showings. 5. Venue for concerts of all sort, all genres of music and so on and so forth. 6. Cohesia- Once a month all day event that starts with artists bringing their supplies and collaborating throughout the day followed by speakers, performances from local artists, and ending the night with a DJ, party like atmosphere. 7. Integration of all people, of all art, music, of all mediums, of all sectors, of all minds, of everything, of all that we are, all that we represent, all that we can hope to accomplish, all that we be, and in the end, we hope our voices will be heard and our impact will be known......... On the flipside heres some new fucking music! Its good to see producers whom are only recognized for one particular sub-genre to expand on more than one genre....as datsik......one thing I really respect about him....he has yet to go mainstream. GET DOWN TO THIS Noisia has a new track..... Apparently, they're doing soundtracks? FINALLY SOMETHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY

Time for things to change

2012-04-09T18:31:00.001-07:00

What is.....what is.....what is.....it......it....is.....it is.....everything and everything is nothing and its all one thing. And the time will come when we see were all one because life flows on within you and without you....it was all a crazy connected chain of events....and it wouldn't have happened any other way because this is what it is.....a cultural emergence of a kalaidascope of music and all other forms of art and expression precursed by the inevitable exponentially ascending rate of human thus societal thus cultural evolution leading into one big revolution.

Anything you want it to be?

2012-03-26T20:15:00.000-07:00

What is singularity?....ANYTHING YOU FUCKING WANT IT TO BE.

http://soundcloud.com/markingdude

Semi lo-fi and retro sounding modern day experimental electronic music with a twist of samples of instruments stunning me and integrating the retrospective and cumulative musical culture of our time and the true ingenuity thus manifestation of something with what was learned but with an evolved twist so to say......

Moving on....

http://soundcloud.com/norihitoogawa

More Japanese DUBSTEP! Mhmmm it seems as though I consciously recognize more Japanese dubstep producers these days rather than that of American.....I really like the twist these producers put upon the sub-genre of modern EDM. It has a very chaotic sound to it....at the same time very organized as well..They seem to have integrated more sound frequency than most other dubstep producers which is saying one hell of a lot....

http://soundcloud.com/coyotekisses

I NEED TO FUCKING DANCE NOW GODDAMNIT....I mean.....these beats are gnarly as fuck bro!!

Scott Vinosky this next one goes out to you my man.....

http://soundcloud.com/young-montana

This is pretty cool as well....

http://soundcloud.com/dark-sky

My goal

2012-03-25T21:40:00.000-07:00

..........To integrate the modern underground music into our common society art and music with the assistance of modern day technology....for we are admist another cultural renaissance waiting to blossom and all we are waiting on is ourselves to break free from the monetary system...it is our time and the time is now...........as George Harrison said best....and the time will come when we see we are all one because life flows on within you and without you....

http://soundcloud.com/blackbirdblackbirdsf

never gets old....

Indietronica....Luxemburg?......Check out Sun Glitters......

http://soundcloud.com/sunglitters

Modern hiphop pittsburgh locals tear it the fuck up

2012-03-22T21:01:00.001-07:00

So today I met a pittsburgh local whom is in a hip hop band and I started talking to him and discovered his band has a soundcloud....needless to say I was extremely Impressed.

30 Realm

Http://www.soundcloud.com/30Realm

HI...I'ts been awhile....but here is some japanese dubstep....

2012-03-21T20:07:00.000-07:00

http://soundcloud.com/ajapai

......I've been quite busy lately so I haven't really had the time or focus to get back to all of this but I am back bringing you the deep trenches and the farthest reaches of the electronic music underground. I feel offended by our modern music culture of such materialism and distorted thought process....main stream music isn't so interested in the general evolution of music as in the art form that it exists in and the ingenuity that drives modern music. However, the modern underground music scene is quite rich in creativity and truly embrace evolutionary thought process....this actually puts forth a much more accurate display of "what is culture". It is truly humanistic thus this music isn't put forth for means of profit but rather means of creative thought....

FRKN PNK

Pretty cool....

WHAT A FUCKING TRACK!

I was skeptical but not I officially have faith in Dubstep.net....

Listen to this when our passing out hitting a deemster pipe...

Let's Do Something

2011-10-02T09:21:00.000-07:00

This is the day I decided to really start what I've been contemplating for a while, a cultural revolution via a new electronic music and art scene. It is going to be an integrated scene where in the city it is started in, which is Pittsburgh.....producers are going to be accentuated through what I would call collaborative effort of getting events and venues together and furthermore, once the pittsburgh section is developed I am going to work on connecting the dots to other cities and have one continuous flow of culture, from city to city, state to state, country to country, continent to continent. It is something that will take much hard work but in the end will be so worth it and will bring unification within our society.

Birds of Paradise-Lucid Dream (clip) by Bird of Prey

This track is pretty awesome. But what I am talking about is totally possible being that social networking and blogging websites are so prevalent now. We are in the midst of a social/cultural revolution and its not that everything should come together but everything MUST come together.

This one time at BANDCAMP!

2011-09-29T05:55:00.000-07:00

So as you may be familiar I am SoundCloud junkie and it seems these days SoundCloud goes hand in hand with BandCamp, SoundCloud being mainly focused towards electronically based music where in BandCamp focuses on instrumental music obviously. I just started delving into the world of BandCamp and have found myself quite satisfied and intrigued. SoundCloud and BandCamp are how music has evolved being that all the music is accessible to anyone (a limited selection is able to be downloaded for free), therefore switching the focus from profit to musical creativity and integrity. For a long time there has been much debate about whether we should be charged for listening to an artists music being if we get it for free we are hurting the monetary gain of that artist. Well with napster and torrents and things like that we are downloading music without the artists consent, yet with SoundCloud and BandCamp all the music is put up by the artist therefore we have more than the consent. Many of these artists share the same common values of making music abundant and accessable to everyone being the idea of music is to create with sound, not to maximize profits, granted.....musicians have to survive toooo.

Drugs in Space by The Electric Nature

So I wonder if doing drugs in space would be much alike listening to this music?? Either way drugs in space would be fucking crazy!!

Something kinda hit me today.....

I need to start posting more...

2011-09-28T08:44:00.000-07:00

So I have been out of the loop for a while, I plan to be right back into it though as this morning I discovered some music on SoundCloud that I found quite intriguing.

Prof.Logik X ManOfTheDown-A Man Of Logik by proflogik

I like the abstract hiphop, it has an extremely cultural feel to it.....it gives me hope that hip hop really isn't dead.....

Do keep a full loop of a network I always friend the artists I follow on Sound Cloud on Facebook, this guy is apparently from Queens....our only mutual friend is Perris Dietrich whom is a local experimental electronic music producer.

Gnome feat. Magmatic Magnanimous - Shut Your Fuckin' Mouth (Wick-it Remix) by Wick-it the Instigator

Wick-It The Instigator is a dubstep producer out of Nashville, his music isn't new to his blog, I would really like to visit Nashville sometime being that it seems very culturally flourescent.

Intelligent MUSIC

2011-08-17T10:52:00.000-07:00

http://soundcloud.com/lefrenk

Spanish IDM producer. I am listening to one of his tracks at this very moment and I really enjoy how soft and progressive his music is, positive emotion runs high as I enjoy "Celeste". Lately I have diverted a bit from the dubstep, electro house, and drum n bass being I am trying to broaden my horizons. I have been exploring more minimal electronic, and IDM and experimental. I think electronic dance music can get really repetitive and annoying and I think that IDM is a sector of electronic music that needs to be fully engaged.

Lefrenk - Yellow Sky (Original Mix) ¨Deep Different¨ by lefrenk

http://soundcloud.com/groj

This is another IDM producer whom resides in Canada but is orginally from Australia. The prior producer based his IDM more in techno, minimal, and house. This producer could be classified as IDM/glitch. Both producers are different, I am a sucker for glitch though. Here is the first track I heard from Groj.

Groj • Grünau Floodplains by groj

............................Cultural REvolution nOWWwwwwww

Pittsburgh Progressive Electronic Music Scene

2011-08-05T22:54:00.000-07:00

So it seems the group I started on facebook "Pittsburgh Progressive Electronic Music Scene" has become quite successful. It seems I have sparked a mass integration of local IDM and EDM producers. I have pushed past electronic music to integrate a lot of avante garde or experimental producers into the mix. People actually consistently post in this group, and I am proud to say the initiation of this group has sparked change within the community. Furthermore, people are hosting shows due to the presence of this group and the group helps.

Interview with Vannin

2011-08-04T05:44:00.000-07:00

1. How would you describe your music? How would you describe both your method and and attitude towards producing electronic music?
I'd say it's a combination of melodic and grimey, well that's what i'm going for at least. I really enjoy the trance-y buildups and melodic intros into the heavy Dubstep drops. About 90% of the time i'll start a project by making patches (creating sounds in native instruments massive) and messing around/experimenting then i'll set them aside and come back to them later. It's an odd process but it helps me stay creative and when I open the project again i'll usually have cool ideas and build off of them. Also, I've been listening to electronic music since i was about 12-13, i started getting getting into trance around high school and it slowly became the only genre i would listen to, then I got into house around 2008. I actually didn't like Dubstep at all when I listened to it for the first time, being a trance kid I thought it was just a bunch of noises at half time, lol. But I slowly started reading into it and checking out more tunes and I ended up really enjoying it.

2. What program(s) do you use for production?
I use FL Studio & Native Instruments Massive.

3. How long have you been producing?
6 months now.

4. What inspired you to make electronic music?
Well my love for the music of course, but also the feeling I get when I watch people go crazy to my tunes really keeps me going.

5. How is the electronic music scene in SF?
It's actually really big but It's really repetitive. Same dj's, same venues etc etc. Vital Sc brings out the big dogs like rusko, borgore, skream, benga, the others, skrillex etc and keeps things interesting.

6. What would you say is the most popular sub genre in the electronic music scene in SF?
House for sure.

7, Are you strongly connected within your local community of producers and djs? Nationally? Internationally?
Yeah I have some producer's that I talk to from time to time. More US producers like getter, halo nova, kHoff, kaza but some international artists too like bytesize, addergebroed etc. It's nice to chat with them though, bounce ideas back and forth, get tips etc. :)

8. Do you feel that the uprising of technology via the internet via sound cloud could spark a possible cultural revolution being sound cloud is a growing community of producers that produce their music out of shear ambition and not for the purpose of monetary gain?
Yeah I use sound cloud myself, it's a really really awesome site to get in touch with other producers and amazing for self promotion, much better than myspace in my opinion. Instead of spamming a bunch of youtube links all you need to do is show someone your sound cloud and it has everything you want to show people right there.

9. How many shows have you played? Any festivals?
Well I used to DJ under the alias Digital Insomnia and I played a lot of shows under that name. All in all I've probably played over 130? I'm also open for bookings! Email me at vannin.sf@gmail.com if you're interested ;)

10. What other producers do you admire in the current electronic music scene?
Oh man this list is huuuuge. I find myself listening to a lot of Ferry Corsten, ATB, laidback luke, angger dimas, skrillex, gambit etc.

11. I really like your dubstep/psytrance track, Do you agree with me that dubstep really is a special genre because it has become so versatile and is increasingly so?
Thank you. Also yes, that's the main thing I love about dubstep, anything is possible. Literally anything. It's the genre without limits in my opinion.

12. What producers inspired you to producer the music you produce?
Dowlinks Gamma ray burst and Vaski's act like you know really drew me to dubstep but actually getting into producing it i'd say I just decided to give it a shot one day, lol.

13. Would you say your strengths lie in mixing or producing?
Well I don't feel I have many strengths in producing yet. I'm still very new.

14. Have you collaborated with any other producers? If not, do you plan to?
Yeah I've collaborated with kHoff, really talented guy. I also have two collabs in the works with Torus & I.Dot ;)

15. What are you working on currently that is not released yet to sound cloud?
Some trance tunes/drumstep stuff. It's sounding fucking nuts!

16. What are your thoughts on your preference program for producing music?
FL Studio is very very user friendly, i've tried reason and ableton but i couldn't get into it as much as i've gotten into FL

17. What equipment do you use to dj?
I Use CDJ's and a pair of Shure SRH750 DJ Headphones that I also use to produce with.

18. How socially accepted/popular is electronic music in your area?
100% Accepted. People bump EDM down the street in their cars and kids walking outside just dance. It's great, haha.

19. How do you feel about the status quo of planet earth?
2012.

20. Tell me a bit about the general attitudes in SF.
Cocky kids with no talent. Humble folk with mountains of talent yet no recognition. It's like hollywood. Haha.

Vannin Dubstep

2011-08-02T11:43:00.000-07:00

http://soundcloud.com/vannin_dubstep

He is only 20 years old and has been producing for five months, very impressive being the limited time he has been producing.

Vannin - Power Up [Forthcoming Abducted Records] by Vannin

San Francisco is fucking awesome by the way!!!

http://soundcloud.com/colossusuk

Feeling some Drum n BASS!!!!

Colossus - Under the Weather by Colossus (dnb)

http://soundcloud.com/tits-and-clits

LOVE THE RAUNCHY NAME!!! SOME AWESOME ELECTRO HOUSE FROM BUDAPEST!!!!!!!!!! I HOPE YOU ARE HUNGARY FOR MORE ;).

Neo - Change (Tits & Clits Remix)(Preview) by Tits & Clits

A.G.Trio - Everyone With Us (Tits & Clits Remix)(Preview) by Tits & Clits

Tits & Clits - Let's Go EP Teaser - Out now! by Tits & Clits

KeseK - Plutonium (Tits & Clits Remix)(Preview) Out now! by Tits & Clits

New Tracks

2011-08-01T19:29:00.000-07:00

So I am currently going through all of the producers I follow on Soundcloud and listening to their new tracks and sharing and reviewing them.

This is a track by BEAZT. Dubstep from New Jersey, I can definitely tell this producer has name some improvements. The complexity of his tracks have greatly heightened. Furthermore, I really like the eerie feel to his music, great time for a halloween rave!! :D

BEAZT-When Night Falls ( Reworked for DIRTY FREE! ) by .BEAZT.

And now for something COMPLETELY Different.

Intention by • Kahn •

Margeaux pt. 2 (clip) by • Kahn •

It really ticks me off when people aren't open to experimental electronic.....

So this chill experimental shit is AWESOME! The title of it refers to the drink Kambucha. It is a drink supposidely good for digestive health that they sell at whole foods, it's kinda nasty but its alright because its detoxifying.

Kambucha by ▬innobushu▬

Now here is some RAVE music......some hard floorrrrr

Sawgood - Not So Funny (Yamoy Remix) by ★YAMOY★PropulsAkt★

Sorry

2011-08-01T19:07:00.000-07:00

I have been away for a bit, my computer was getting fixed. I am surfing through soundcloud now, Ill post some new shit in a minute.

Time for change

2011-06-27T22:26:00.000-07:00

I find myself stumbling more than often, I find it is amusing, time consuming, and mind opening being it displays the internet in the broadest aspect. It also can help brighten my day, that is helpful especially when my day hasn't worked out as planned.

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/20DvaK/www.dailytransformations.com/food-cravings-here-is-what-your-body-really-wants/

That article has really changed my thought process on everything. It has made me come to an ultimate realization that I don't have to suffer craving being I want to diet for my next bodybuilding show.
actually I do not even know how credible that really is, being the sources aren't 100% reliable and backed up.

LOL

That has never crossed my mind before, but I find that very LOLable. LOL

Sorry!

2011-06-20T18:40:00.000-07:00

I apologize for my absence as of recent, I have been a bit busy, but now, I'm back to blogging!
Check out this track!

Monument - Coma (Original Mix) **Out Soon!** by MONUMENT

That's seriously like no other track I have ever heard.....

Getter - One In The Chamba (Clip) by Getter

Today is a great day, I have been so busy lately that I haven't done my usual digging through new artists and tracks on sound cloud.

THE YOYO (free download) by Grimblee

My friend Brian introduced me to Grimblee a while back, I really like the decrescendoes..

http://soundcloud.com/kanji/kanji-kinetic-nanotechnology

Go to that, Its really trippy.

Carpe Diem!

2011-06-10T13:15:00.000-07:00

Urban Assault - Red Raider (Figure Remix) OUT JUNE 14TH by Figure

Figure is both flowing and bold at the same time with a mix of HORROR!. I recently commented about him to one of my good friends Scott saying that they are The Misfits of modern EDM.

I know Skrillex is overplayed, but this a good remix by Dirtyphonics.

Skrillex - Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites (Dirtyphonics Remix) by Dirtyphonics

THIS SONG IS AMAZING

Torqux- Psychopath (Bassex Rmx) by Play Me Records

So that is for today's music......Now for some NEWS

What's so funny about peace, love and understanding?

2011-06-08T18:49:00.000-07:00

Well, it's not funny, it's just not profitable, and being our world is based on monetary gain and not human and environmental needs, peace, love and understanding is ultimately abandoned for the profit motive. As fucked up as that sounds, it is true to such an extent. It's frustrating how many people either don't believe it or don't care......that leaves a small group of people to do the job of changing the world. Yet, it has to be done, even if it is a small group of people that change things.....

Bit Glitch's Awesome New Track! Free Download!

2011-06-01T22:00:00.000-07:00

I would like to put Bit Glitch's new track up on my blog, I really like this track and he really likes my blog support so here ya go!

Come Closer [FREE DOWNLOAD, Read Description] by Bit Glitch

Rolling Rolling KEEP THE BALL ROLLING!!!

2011-05-31T19:51:00.000-07:00

So today I discovered this AMAZING dubstep producer from England. FUZION IS HIS NAME!!

http://soundcloud.com/fuziondubstep

I really like the how well pronounced his basslines are, especially in this song.

SubVibe & Fuzion - 30 Million (Free Download In Description) by Fuzion Dubstep

I know, I've mentioned 1up dubstep before, here is a new track of them, its awesome because The Misfits are one of my all time favorite punk bands.

Twist v MarchMellow - Misfit (1uP Remix) (FULL) by 1uP Dubstep

So All is one, one is all, everything is nothing, nothing is everything, we must connect all as one to change the world, one by one, but it must be done because it is our only hope for survival....

PPEMS

2011-05-30T15:20:00.000-07:00

We had our first meeting for PPEMS this Saturday at the Beehive in Southside. We are off to a very good start I think, we brainstormed things we would like to get accomplished in the next few weeks before out meeting on June 11th. The goals were as such:
1. Create an official website
2. Create a soundcloud
3. Look up music for samples
4. Collaborate in person
5. Find Venue
6. Get a set list of Djs
7. Work on a code of ethics
8. Establish a network

We took it a step further to give different people different roles. Mine were such:
1. I'll create soundcloud
2. Work on finding venue
3. Network establishment- artists
4. Work on code of ethics

1.Venue- We are working on finding a small venue for our first show, a legal venue, an affordable and appropriate one as well.

2.Set list of producers/djs
So far we have Adam Wolfe, Brian Adams, Mike Webar, Perris Dietrich, and Nice Nate.

3. Genre diversity- we want to deviate from the old rave scene to have a lot more genres like experimental noise, IDM, neurofunk, and glitchhop as well as all the other genres.

4. Integration of visual art. Our events will be art shows/shows. I will showcase my art.

Apathy Dubstep

2011-05-26T07:54:00.000-07:00

Check out Apathy Dubstep! http://soundcloud.com/djayapathy

I really was interested in this producer being he is from the same city that Excision is from, here is my favorite track by him.

Apathy - Standard Procedure CLIP(Forthcoming Capital Boom Records)Beatport(Unmastered)June 6th 2011 by ApathY Dubstep

36- Reunion/Deluge

http://astrangelyisolatedplace.com/2011/05/25/36-reuniondeluge/

This music is at the other spectrum of music, totally different from the stimulating sounds of dubstep. I really like the atmospheric feel to this music though.