Where has all the Sunshine Gone?
Well summer has come and
gone, and the weather has been pretty good, considering it's been a
bit schizophrenic at times. Got caught in a couple of sudden
downpours, one was while it was still blazing sunshine. Quite an odd
sensation, enjoyable even.
I personally have been
listening to a lot of trance over the past few month's, mainly
because the mashup scene has produced virtually nothing that has
really blown me away. There is an abundance of plagiarized copies on
Youtube, but a serious lack of inspirational works of genius.
I have been back to the
places where I first discovered the mashup scene, and, of course the
first place I stopped off was my old mate Andy Smart (A.K.A.
Colatron). Those of you who have graced this site with your wonderful
presence before will have read my post about Andy's shining example
of mashup artistry, E.V.P. (Electronic Voice Phenomenon)
Pretty much everything
that Colatron does is a work of art, and I'm yet to hear him produce
anything that is less than perfection. I have listened to his stuff
recently and he is producing some absolutely beautiful pieces of
music, yet nothing upbeat and no dance tracks.
One
track that caught my attention was The
Good and a Comfortable Life, a
welcoming, and somewhat personal look into his world, and the
invitation is gratefully received. The video is simplistic and
beautiful, and the track itself is well worth a listen.
After
having my fill at the fountain of Colatron, I decided to ghost over
the DJs from Mars website. I often visit their youtube channel, but
rarely get over to the website. I received an email recently, as I'm
sure most of you already know, the boxheaded one's have left Italy
and now have residency at the Hard Rock hotel and casino in Las
Vegas:
'Humans…Djs
From Mars and At Large Entertainment are glad to announce the 2013
Las Vegas Residency
Catch your favourite aliens playing at the Hard Rock Hotel, every month, in the Body English and Nectar Pool Party…check for exact dates here:
Catch your favourite aliens playing at the Hard Rock Hotel, every month, in the Body English and Nectar Pool Party…check for exact dates here:
How
absolutely lovely for them, but what about the rest of us? Well, fear
ye not, for these hard working martian boys are still producing for
their youtube channel, and their stuff is out of this world, but the
last thing they brought out of which caught my ear was four or five
months ago which was ' Eminem vs The Prodigy vs TJR vs Baauer vs Nero
– Ode to Harlem Bitch Up Without Etude' . I really liked this one,
showed intelligence, creativity and an ability to take a track
(eminem) that has been absolutely mashup to shit by every mashup
artist and wannabe dj on the planet, and still come up with something
new and
refreshing to the senses. A lot of people didn't like this one, but I
thought it was brilliant.
I visited a lot of other sites, and most of them have nothing new, with the last offerings being from over a year ago. DJ Princess Ann (Kuala Lumpur) has been touring solid for over a year, with very little on her sites. Bobby Martini's site hasn't had a listing since 2009, and the last thing that DJ Lobsterdust did that was any good was Dec 2012 (Michael Jackson+Rihanna+J-Lo+Owl City+Carly Rae Jepsen - We Found A Good Beat)
Talking
of Youtube, the spawn of the demons womb, What's with all the fucking
adverts? I spend so much time clearing the screen that I miss most of
the video, and it's pissing me off, so pack it the fuck in Youtube.
Honestly, I was watch one of Stuart Ashens reviews, and had to
restart it twice. Was watching a new channel, Emma Blackery, had been
recommended as really funny, and had the same problem on a couple of
her videos. By the way, she has just released a song, video on demon
spawn, sorry youtube. Give it a watch cause she's gorgeous and a redhead, and she's got a lovely voice.
Link
below, there will probably be an advert so be patient boys and girls
Go The Distance - Emma Blackery [Official Music Video]
Well,
I'm starting to get a little tired, and a bit drunk, so I will bid
thee farewell for now, just remember, everything
is an illusion, the only thing that's
real is music, so
drink deep and sleep well
