Truth for the Monday. Make sure to get some mead and song and laughter in you today. Or else you might get hit in the head with an axe. Or something.
The Meaning of Life, according to Siri
Food for thought.
“How simple it is when one knows nothing.” ~Ernest Hemingway.
Ah to be young again, not be a crushing alcoholic and being monitored by the FBI. To have Hobbes and to go exploring. It’s fun to dream.
Wise words from Pac-Man
I’ll just leave this here. Don’t take anything too seriously my friends.
There’s a KidzBop version of “Thrift Shop” by Macklemore. I need a new word for atrocious.
In a word, Ew.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthis/the-kidz-bop-version-of-macklemores-thrift-shop-is-the-worst
I’m not a big buzzfeed fan but this is probably the worst thing I’ve ever heard. They actually re-do the lyrics for each of these songs? I just figured they only picked PG-songs. This is so terrible I had to share it with all of you. I hope Macklemore got another floor on his house or something, because if he didn’t get 7 digits easily, this is a travesty.
“I haven’t understood a bar of music in my life, but I have felt it.” ~Igor Stravinsky
Profundity from the violin guy. Think & speak less, do & feel more.
“Watch the seasons, walk the miles, survive the time.” ~Henry Rollins
If you don’t know who Henry Rollins is, I’m going to need to ask for any and all music cred you feel you have back. The frontman for seminal hardcore punk band Black Flag, he went on to campaign for LBGT rights, worker protection, veterans rights and other areas of social justice. And he performs for the troops to boot. So, educate the mind, and check out one of my favorite monologues from him. One of the more entertaining monologues about UK acid house & techno and the origins of electronica. And he bitches out commercial rock at the end too 😀
“Do your own bit of saving, and if you drown at least die knowing you were headed for the shore.” ~Ray Bradbury
Ray Bradbury said a lot of cool things. Fahrenheit 451 is one of my favorite books, and it grows more relevant by the hour when it comes to the age of the infowar that we currently occupy. Some wise words for your Friday from r/quotesporn.
EP of the Week – Generous by Hostage
Origami Sound is fast becoming one of my favorite indie labels. Their choices are incredible and different in ways I’m only starting to appreciate.
A four-track joint, the EP is done by a Scotsman (allegedly) called Hostage. His take on lush, deep house is a surprising but welcome one. The tracks are groovy and possess an almost liquid quality. There’s a smoothness to them that evokes well dressed people in expensive neighborhoods looking cool while searching for meaning. Zephyrus starts out with this deep, round sound and keeps reminding me of a special kind of party. The one you’re not quite sure how you ended up or why you’re there, but you end up staying a while because it’s just a bit more chill than you expected, so there’s no need to rush.
Mix of the Week: Change Will Come 2013 by MitiS
MitiS is absolutely killing it this year.
In addition to the Open Window & Born EPs that he’s dropped over the last three months, his popularity and technical skill have both been skyrocketing. I’ve featured some of his tracks over the last few months on my monthly playlists, but it’s been a while since he issued a full-length mix. And boy does he need to do so more often. At once it sounds like a better version of stuff you’ve heard everywhere else. Mixed better, less cheesy and altogether much more enjoyable, even though it’s a mashup of electro, house and some tasty wobble, a recipe lots of people try, but few succeed in.
Terry Gotham 