nedraggett: A Giorgio Moroder story: apropos of his appearance on a certain new album — a few years ago on ILX, someone named Tilman posted saying he’d been doing research into “I Feel Love“‘s production, saying he was “particularily interested in the delay effect that he uses to “double” the synth riff, and the other means with which he creates “metrical dissonances”, e.g. the echo effects.” He indicated that he’d contacted Moroder directly about this. Moroder replied with this graphic, adding: “Dear Mr. Tilmanthis is the only way i can help you salutiGiorgio Moroder” This is the greatest thing ever, of course. Credit to my friend Grady for the reminder.

nedraggett:

A Giorgio Moroder story: apropos of his appearance on a certain new album — a few years ago on ILX, someone named Tilman posted saying he’d been doing research into “I Feel Love“‘s production, saying he was “particularily interested in the delay effect that he uses to “double” the synth riff, and the other means with which he creates “metrical dissonances”, e.g. the echo effects.” He indicated that he’d contacted Moroder directly about this. Moroder replied with this graphic, adding:

“Dear Mr. Tilman
this is the only way i can help you

saluti
Giorgio Moroder”

This is the greatest thing ever, of course. Credit to my friend Grady for the reminder.

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May 21

deadgirlfriends:

so if yahoo ruins tumblr where do you guys want to move to? my mom is really into pinterest

Japan?

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May 19

Morning Musume: Brainstorming (2013)

Never would’ve thought Jpop + brostep = Thrill Kill Kult, but here it is.

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May 17

Graf + Zyx: Herzo Base Exit (1986)

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May 06

The Field Mice: Five Moments & Let’s Kiss and Make Up (1991)

From their farewell show at Tufnell Park Dome.

More of the show (and some other great stuff) can be found here.

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May 06

Les Rita Mitsouko: Marcia Baila (1985)

Speaking of appropriation… This video puts it all in one big blender.

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May 06

Nordpolen: När Mitt blod pumpar i dig (2012)

A joke taken seriously, such seems to be the nature of this song. The collision of influences and appropriations could be interpreted as less than earnest, and yet the video is done with a straight face. Is it just the pitch-shifted voices that makes it not quite believable? Does not quite believing it make it less sinister or more? Either way, I find it very, very catchy.

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May 05

All songs — Eurovision Song Contest, Malmö (2013)

Amanda sent this video over to me. My reactions via chat, as I watched:

  • Belarus scores big for rhyming “soleil - oh” with “we play - oh.” (Amanda notes that they had a better song but they changed it.)
  • I like the Bulgarian song (100% without irony; it rocks; bagpipe!).
  • Finland is the first one so far that sounds like a potential pop hit.
  • Germany sounds exactly like two or three songs from last year. Generic progressive trance. (Amanda: Boooooooring.)
  • Hungary sounds like indie electropop circa 2003.
  • Latvia is a boy band!
  • The Lithuanian dude looks totally insincere.
  • I can’t tell if the Malta guy is a young-looking old guy or an old-looking young guy. Either way, he looks weird.
  • Montenegro = first dubstep thus far.
  • And apparently nu metal is alive and well in Norway.
  • Wait. Romania. ROMANIA. RO - MANIA!
  • So many countries want me to break out of my routine and experience the extraordinary. Or love. Or whatever. Via the power of trance music.
  • Bonnie Tyler, I expect more.

I’m too lazy to do the math, but I’d say it breaks down into roughly equal fifths: 1/5 cheesy dance songs; 1/5 tiresome ballads; 1/5 vaguely-traditional, upbeat numbers; 1/5 misc. (guitar business/rap/other stuff I don’t and won’t remember because that’s not what Eurovision is all about); 1/5 awesome pop confections. These overlap somewhat. All I can say is: needs moar Babushki!

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Apr 29

I never liked the terms IDM or EBM. At least the music was, on balance, pretty decent. EDM on the other hand…

Related: could the person blasting “EDM” from an apartment across the alley please turn it down? Thank you!

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Apr 20

Have to admit, we didn’t even know she was playing until seeing that Pink’s tweet and having an “Oh, she must be in town” moment. Minutes later, we had tickets to the show. Kyary! Live in Los Angeles! Tomorrow! Excited!

Have to admit, we didn’t even know she was playing until seeing that Pink’s tweet and having an “Oh, she must be in town” moment. Minutes later, we had tickets to the show.

Kyary! Live in Los Angeles! Tomorrow!

Excited!

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Apr 11


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