Bomb's Ticking

Before I entered the world of electronica, booming bass, house, raves, etc. I was very into reggae rock, and the surrounding genres. I use to light up frequently to bands such as The Expendables, Stone Senses, Iration, Pepper, Slightly Stoopid, Mad Caddies, Rebelution, etc.

Well here is a super laid back track from Iration's upcoming album. Again I am not going to post a download link should blogger delete the whole post so here is the track on youtube. Light it up.

Distant Relatives

Damien Marley and Nas have been working on an album titled Distant Relatives. I am incredibly excited for this album, and I can't wait to see what these two geniuses have in store for hip hop and music in general. If you never caught their prior collaboration on Road to Zion on Damiel Marley's album Road to Jamrock then you need to educate yourselves.

The song Strong Will Continue was leaked online a little while ago. I happen to think its great stuff. I didn't want to put up the actual file so I am going to put up the song via youtube. Enjoy. Note: this song is not going to be on the final album, well this mix at least.



Bonus: The music video for Road to Zion

Beware of Dragons

Its been awhile now. Honestly despite being busy I haven't really been moved musically for some time now. I did happen to catch Chromeo at Club Nokia in downtown LA for NYE, which was awesome. Anyhow I found this track the other day on numerous blogs and I am digging it.

This song Pick Up The Phone is originally done by Canadian group Dragonnete. I don't know much about them. But I do know I enjoy her voice. Check out the myspace, and if you dig it I think they are headed to the US to do some touring. Anyhow the remix to this song is skillfully done by Michael Van She, which is one of the dudes from the Australian band Van She. It's pretty slick. Peep.

Dragonette- Pick Up The Phone (Michael Van She Remix)

Oh and if you have been living under a rock the big news is that the Coachella lineup has been released. You will definitely find me there on Friday and Saturday, and I am contemplating Sunday (only for Phoenix, Miike Snow, and Thom Yorke).

Nobody, and I mean nobody...

I didn't even realize I had been put on a mailing list, but last night while I was furiously typing away the answers to my take home final I received an e-mail. In the e-mail I found Lecastlevania's (a talented dude from Atlanta) new single Nobody Gets Out Alive. It is definitely a banging track, and I am sure it has been tearing it up on the dance floor. Definitely check out this dirty rock oriented track. I've been banging out Lecastlevania for awhile now. The dude is definitely sick, and he's signed to So Sweet here in Santa Monica, so definitely look out for bigger and better things (Not that he isn't already doing big things...)

Check out his website here.

Also here are the links for itunes, and beatport. So support real talent.


Lecastlevania- Nobody Gets Out Alive

Bonus Tracks:

Lecastlevania- The Messiah (with Computer Club)
Fukk Off- Rave is King (Lecastlevania Remix)

Van She Does The Reaper

Van She has released a cover of Blue Oyster Cult's song "Don't Fear The Reaper". Check it out because it is quite good. I don't know if I have talked about Van She, but in case I haven't they are a solid band from Australia, and they do some good stuff. Check out their debut album V. It's the shit.

Van She- Don't Fear The Reaper (Blue Oyster Cult Cover)

and I apologize for the lack of updates, but school is kicking my ass. One week until winter break!

Hello World, It's Me

Sorry for the lack of updates. It was midterm season, and it will all be over tomorrow.

But here are a few tracks in the meantime.


Anyone remember Jakwob? He did a fantastic remix of pop sensation Ellie Goulding's song Starry Eyed. Well he's back again, this time with a remix of her single Under The Sheets. Enjoy.

Ellie Gould- Under The Sheets (Jakwob Remix)

Ellie Goulding- Starry Eyed (Jakwob Remix). For those of you who missed it.

Bonus:

Shakira- Do It Again ft. Kid Cudi (Benny Bennasi Remix)

I Always Hated Beets... Until Now

Hard was fucking fantastic, both nights. I loved the music, and the vibe, and the venue.


Speaking of which I have fallen in love with The Bloody Beetroots. This Italian duo played a killer killer set on Friday night, and I mean I was blown away and I was one hundred percent sober at the time. I loved their whole vibe, their style, their Venom masks. Shit was great. I finally listened to their debut album Romboramo and it is completely solid from beginning to end. Please buy it NOW, and then lock yourself in your room crank the speakers until the plaster on the walls cracks.


Here are some tracks for your sampling pleasure.

The Bloody Beetroots- Warp 1.9 (ft. Steve Aoki) This was so sick live. Especially when one of the duo got up and started screaming into the mic. Chills.

Groove Armada- I Won't Kneel (The Bloody Beetroots Remix) Beautiful song. Beautifully remixed.

Goose- Black Gloves (The Bloody Beetroots Remix). Do you hear what sounds like Donald Duck spitting out the line, "Who's Your Daddy..."?

Proxy- Who Are You (The Bloody Beetroots Remix)

Reach For The Stars

I stumbled across these guys by accident while searching Myspace Music for new tunes. They call themselves Starlifters. According to Lastfm.com Starlifters is a a brand new french/filter house group out of Croatia. They have dropped their first EP. What is awesome is you can download the whole EP from their myspace for free by following the link they have at the top! Check these guys out. I am definitely digging what Starlifters is doing. I love finding music like this, and free music at that!

Here is a sample track off of the EP.

Starlifters- Club Night

Halloween After Party

If you are in the LA area on November 1st you should definitely check this out.



RSVP @ rsvp@sosweetrecords.com

Do You Want To Be The One?

I have been really lagging when it comes to sharing the new music I have been discovering. Life has been somewhat busy. I went and saw Kaskade last friday. I have Hard Halloween coming up where I will finally be seeing DeadMau5 and Justice amongst others. Then I will be seeing Tiesto in November. Not to mention school, midterms, work, friends, girlfriend, etc, etc. So I apologize for keeping you deprived, but I have a few good posts coming up with some stuff that may or may not be new to anyone who reads this blog.

But for now I'd like to introduce you all to Jack Peñate.


This brilliant musician/song-writer hails from the Blackheath, South London. If any of you were lucky enough to catch Miike Snow on tour then you most likely saw him play as well. I myself missed out on his performance, but I hear it's quite good. I hear he is constantly dancing around while playing his guitar. I read somewhere that he has trouble standing still and so he has to consistently move when performing.

Anyhow the music he churns out is quite refreshing and you can hear many different types of musical influences. He has released two albums. His most recent being Everything Is New. I've provided two tracks for your sampling pleasure.

Jack Peñate- Be The One

Jack Peñate- Pull My Heart Away

Bonus:
Jack Peñate- Pull My Heart Away (The XX Remix)