Watch out for the Big Girl- Jimmy Jones (ghetto tech/house)Dezires- Aquasky (Drum & Bass)
9mm Goes Bang- Boogie Down Productions (hip hop) ***FLAC file*** (use Fluke app to play in itunes)
Beach Demon- Wavves (noise rock/lo-fi)

Pretty sick, then again anything they put out would probably be considered fire.
My recent music forays have led towards many different genres that weren't the mainstay of the blog early on. In my humble opinion (IMHO), dubstep and many other more sparse, minimalistic musical stylings are slowly beginning to dominate the electronic music scene. For example, the most impressive nu-disco I was hearing last year was very french/disco house-y with a nice uptempo feel. However, recent trends have even formed the once upbeat genre into a much more minimalistic styling best exemplified by tensnake's lastest EP. Whether or not this all coincides with looming 2012 is perhaps coincidence or maybe not. Here is a large sampling of what I have been listening to recently.



via PitchforkDaft Punk might be writing the original score for Tron 2.0, Disney's sequel to the so-obsolete-it's-incredible 1982 evil computer movie, according to Upcoming Film Scores. This is such a perfect pairing, we hope against hope it's true. (Representatives for the band have yet to respond to requests for confirmation.)
The only way Tron 2.0 could suck is if it takes itself too seriously (always a concern for camp-cult remakes and sequels). It's directed by Joseph Kosinski (who's done lots of eye-melting CGI commercials like this one for Nike), written by "Lost" screenwriters Eddie Kitsis and Adam Horowitz, and stars "House"/"O.C." star Olivia Wilde and some dude named Garrett Hedlund, says The Hollywood Reporter. Jeff Bridges will also reprise his original role as super genius Kevin Flynn. The movie is currently being shot in Vancouver, British Columbia for a projected 2011 release date, according to IMDb.
80s nostalgia can get a bit toxic at times, so hopefully these Tron 2.0 guys can bring Tron into the future while retaining some of the past. You know what would be a great way to do that? Hiring Daft Punk to write the music. The Oscar performance will rule.
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The only way one could perceive this as a negative would be if Daft was in the studio recently for this instead of a studio album. While scoring this film would be awesome, Id much rather see a studio album than a suspect score from DP. Their ventures into film have been moderately successful (arguable I guess, I dont know how the critics viewed D.A.F.T., interstellar 555, and Electroma), but a studio album seems to be much more worthwhile for diehard DP fans.
Today's entree is an ode to funk in general. Make way for some funky synths, writhing basslines, and soulful singing with this grab bag of tracks.
Ashes to ashes, funk to funky




Props* to DJ Herbman's vinyl posts on his great blog for a good part of today's entree. Check out his for site here for the large .zip file of his vinyl treasure. Other than those track todays post includes some lounge/disco house and a little dubstep.
I am a little bit of MSTRKRFT, a little bit of dubstep
Todays entree is essentially an ode to popular 60's and early 70'smusic. With a little help from Pitchfork as well as discogs I was able to delve into some much older tracks that have a much more sound generally than most of the electronic music posted here. The tracks range from the classic jazz of coltrane to the early blues rock of the Yardbirds. You can practically hear Clint Eastwood in Ennio's masterpiece soundtrack.
Drawing on some of the neo-disco artists I posted yesterday, today's entree opens with a nice remix of moby done by Holy Ghost!, who does in fact have one of the coolest dj symbol/graphic art (an altered Knicks logo). Following that is a nice Sedat track that I sniped from Louis la Roche's "keep french house alive" blog, the new KOC track, and an EDM-ish track that features some great synth work.
