I made a mix CD cus i #WishYouWereHere – Volume 3 #YallaNow

So I’ve been bad at this. Very bad. Its been months since I last posted something here. But in all fairness I haven’t been keeping put. Good things come to those who wait or in this case those who #YallaNow

I’ve got a treat for you, a new mix CD cus i #WishYouWereHere. This is a collection of music that i have picked up from my recent travels to Lebanon, Thailand, Egypt… Why do I Wish You Were Here? Well… the mood of the music answers the question. Beach season is here. Time to watch serene sunsets sipping on that caipirinha

I made a mix CD cus i #WishYouWereHere – I shot this in Phuket at Baba Nest in April 2013. If you are ever in HKT, it is a MUST see. Panoramic sunset view which is simply fantastic.

Tracklist below – create a playlist in your iTunes and listen to the tracks in this order:

Open – Rhye
Raoui – Souad Massi
Why Die – Gaelle Cardoso
I Miss You (Beyonce cover) – The xx
The Fall – Rhye
Little Man (Benji Boko Remix) – Little Dragon
Chained – The xx
Retrograde (Finnebassen Finn Pilly Edit) – James Blake
Somebody (Clock Opera Remix) – Niki & The Dove
Lost – Frank Ocean
Giorgio by moroder – Daft Punk
Losing You – Solange
Rock The Boat (Zeni N Deep Mix) Re-Edit – Aaliyah
Me & You (Frederick Stone Remix)-  Cassie
C O O L – Le Youth
Get Lucky 8 Bit – Daft Punk
Ritual – Blood Diamonds
Liquorice – Azealia Banks
Play Everything – Maya Jane Coles (feat. Karin Park)
Flash of Light (Solomun Mix) – Luca C & Brigante feat. Róisín Murphy
Resurrection (Penguin Prison Remix) – The Temper Trap
Lady Luck (Taito Tikaro Radio Remix)-  D.P.M feat. Chipper
Lullabies (Adventure Club Remix) – Yuna

Download the zip file from here. If you get a message about unable to scan for viruses as the ZIP is too large. Rest assured the files are clean 🙂

Open to reviews and comments.

I MADE A MIX CD CUZ I GOT 99 PROBLEMS BUT A BITCH AINT ONE – Volume 2

Back by popular demand, I have compiled a second volume for you guys just in time for the last 30 days of summer.  No this isn’t a Jay-Z mixtape (99 problems) but i’ll admit the title was inspired by his song. From the beginning I knew what I wanted to name this album. Is the album name about a specific bitch? Is the album  name about not having a bitch? Is the album name about the 50-foot woman in the 1958 movie classic? Is the album name a dedication to the urban artists included? Maybe, maybe, maybe and maybe. As always, the mix cd starts with a slow and mellow tempo then builds its way up. Some of the songs are great covers of older songs, some are hip and new, some are foreign… Everytime I thought I had nailed the compilation, I’d fall in love with another song that fit with the album’s theme, and as it stands now, the mix CD has 33 tracks (11 more  than the previous mix CD) for your listening pleasure. I’ll stop talking now and I’ll leave you to enjoy it for yourselves. Update your iPods and refill your flasks because the summer aint over yet!

Tracklist:

• Need Your Love (RAC Mix) -Temper Trap
• We Might Be Dead By Tomorrow – SOKO
• High For This – Ellie Goulding
• Happy – Mishka
• Big in Japan – Ane Brun
• Running – Jessie Ware
• Sweet Life – Frank Ocean
• To Build a Home – The Cinematic Orchestra
• Heart It Races (Dr. Dog Cover) – Architecture in Helsinki
• Children Of The Bad Revolution (unreleased) – Lana Del Rey
• Mira – Melody Gardot
• Quiet – Non Tiq
• Maliblue – Darius
• Cherry Wine  Nas ft. Amy Winehouse
• No more lovesongs – LACROSSE
• Go Outside – Cults
• Do You Remember – Ane Brun
• Ghetto Baby (unreleased) – Lana Del Rey
• Let’s Have a Kiki – Scissor Sisters
• I Don’t Feel It Anymore (George Raquet Remix) – William Fitzsimmons
• Take Me Over (Flight Facilities Remix) – Cut Copy
• If You Girl Only Knew (Finnebassen Remix) – Aaliyah
• Dance With Me – Le Youth
• Fierce – Azaelia Banks x Paris is Burning
• Really want to see you again – Sneaky Sound System
• Sırada Sen Varsın – Bengü
• Beautiful feat. Fisher (Original Mix) – George Acosta, Fisher
• Let It Shine (Walsh & McAuley Remix) – Betsie Larkin with Bjorn Akesson
• Tonight In Babylon – LoverushUK ft Bryan Adams
• By Now – Miss Palmer
• Friends – Sneaky Sound System
• Black To White – Felix Cartal feat. Miss Palmer
• Let’s have a Kiki (Peter Rauhofer bitch master) – Scissor Sisters

DOWNLOAD HERE (Dropbox)

OR if the above link doesn’t work due to limit

DOWNLOAD HERE (Google Drive – ignore the virus warning, the file is safe)

I MADE A MIX CD FOR YOUR COCHLEA. Volume 1

I MADE A MIX CD FOR YOUR COCHLEA. Volume 1

Mix tapes, remember those? Yeah I used to be one of those kids that had mix tapes. I’d record them off the radio when I was around 10. I’d slip the tape into my Sony Walkman and take it everywhere with me. The joy that gave me is incomparable to how music mixes are done nowadays. Today everything is computerized with playlists etc. Back then I’d sit next to the radio and press record as soon as I’d head a song I wanted…. sometimes recording over songs accidentally, or catching the last few words from the presenter’s sentence. It gave the term ‘mix tapes’ its’s charm. We were so easily amused when we were younger. This new generation is missing out! iTunes and YouTube are the Walkman killer.

Moving along… I MADE A MIX CD FOR YOUR COCHLEA. Volume 1. is the first of many volumes to come (or so I intend). Music I’ve come across over the past month. The album will take you through a journey. A bit emotional, and slow at first but the tempo gets faster, the beats get louder, and the voices get higher. The CD is a blend of indie, electronic and house. Most of the songs are new and recent from 2012; there are a few songs from 2011 that I only came across recently which I felt were worth sharing. The mood set for this album is to celebrate the beginning of Summer. It’s getting hot so its the season of minimal clothing moving forward. 22 tracks and a thumbs up to that.

Tracklist:

• Never let me go (unreleased) – Lana Del Rey
• Free – Graffiti6
• Conquest – The Sound Of Arrows
• Hurricane – Ms Mr
• Die Young – The Sweet Serenades
• Little Talks – Of Monsters and Men
• Miracle – Ghost Beach
• With You feat. Grovesnor – Flight Facilities
• Stronger – Totaly Enormous Extinct Dinosoars
• Paris (Aeroplane Remix) – Friendly Fires ft. Au Revoir Simone I
• Over – Gusgus
• A Dragonfly In The City (Teen Daze Remix) – Sun Glitters
• Guts (The Sound Of Arrows Remix) – Alex Winston
• Electric Sky – Milla Jovovich
• Idea Of Happiness (SebastiAn Remix) – Van She
• I’m Addicted – Madonna
• Tapes & Money – Totaly Enormous Extinct Dinosoars
• Sunrise –  Jodie Harsh X Melanie C
• Hollywood (The Magician Remix) – RAC ft. Penguin Prison
• Set You Free – Jodie Harsh X Melanie C
• A Perfect World (Seamus Haji Club Mix) – Gossip
• Spectrum (Say My Name) – Florence + The Machine vs Calvin Harris

I hope you enjoy this mix cd, and I’d love to hear feedback and opinions. Did you figure out what a cochlea is yet? I’ve known about the cochlea since I was 7. Discuss…

UPDATED: 29-10-12 DOWNLOAD HERE

Hurricane by Ms Mr

http://vimeo.com/41088220

If this video doesn’t give you popilepsy i don’t know what will. Introducing Ms Mr; dark and moody electro pop with stunning vocals, this one checks all the boxes!

James Vincent McMorrow

I love finding new music… I have a knack for coming across random artists sometimes just before they get commercially popular; not that there’s anything wrong with commercially popular music. But there’s something special about knowing that you out of all your friends listen to a specific artist that they’ve probably never heard of. Introducing: James Vincent McMorrow. I wouldn’t call him new, he has been around the music scene for a little over a year now, but still worthy of a blog post.

The first time I heard his voice was when I came across Shells of Silver by The Japanese Popstars ft. James Vincent McMorrow.  If I had to put his music / voice into a category he would fit in a sluty / folky version of Damien Rice without all the depression.

Have a listen here:

“Everybody wants love, but it’s not to have a good heart, it’s not enough” 

And here’s a remix that a friend of mine and I like to refer to the K-Hole version Shells of Silver by The Japanese Popstars ft. James Vincent McMorrow (Superstrings Remix) (And do feel free to download it while it is still there)

At that point, I found his album Early in the Morning (2010) and downloaded it, and it has been on repeat ever since. This Irish man isn’t scared of experimental genres and thats what keeps his album interesting. My top tracks would definitely be: Breaking Hearts, This Old Dark Machine and We Don’t Eat. Take the lyrics for Breaking Hearts for example, this is the first time I hear a song about heartbreaking from the side of the heartbreaker. The lyrics are from the side of the ass hole for a change, and none of that mopey  soapy stuff we always listen to:

“Yes I’ve been breaking hearts, for far too long
Loving you, for far too long,
It’s time I left, it’s time I’m moving on.”

A few songs surfaced on the internet that aren’t on his freshman album, but nevertheless very good.

And of course, every new artist experiments with covers: Jamie Cullum did it, Michael Buble did it, Adele did it, and so on. Listen to JVM have a go at Chris Isaac’s classic Wicked Games, a song that has been covered by many people before him, but still has that eargasmic factor.

“I never dreamed that I’d lose somebody like you”

JVM needs to release his sophomore album immediatement. Can’t wait to listen to more of him.

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I have had this song in my head all day; and as the work day came to an end and the weekend came to a start, this song landed in my inbox. Damn it I love Coldplay. These guys not only sang a cover… in Swahili… but also produced quite a beautiful video.

Have a good weekend. Enjoy.

Art derived from a revolution #Jan25

I was not planning to have any politics on this blog, but there will be exceptions when it accompanies, or in this case is the main drive behind the underground art scene. The best part about any revolution, is that there is always a light at the end of the tunnel, and that’s what people aim for. This looks like an interesting documentary, what I am more curious about though is seeing some of the art by these artists. Check out noiseofcairo.com