Funky-ass band C-mon & Kypski came up with the brilliant idea to let fans mimic the moves made in the video. By using your own web-cam you can join the fun and be a star in the video for their very catchy track; “More Is Less”. When you go to the website oneframeoffame.com and hit the “start webcam” button you’ll be presented with a frame from the video. After taking a snapshot of you reenacting the given frame you can immediately see the results in the video and hence you’ll have your “One Frame Of Fame”.

At the time of writing this blog-post about 7200 people have already posed for the video. Granted that some people might have taken more snapshots than one…

Here’s mine!

Though, you will have to have pretty sharp eyes to notice..

Happy 5th anniversary MIGA! Like Offaudio this label is Spanish, features Minimal-Techno and all tracks are completely free and use the Creative Commons 3.0 license you let you mix, remix and distribute how you see fit. (As long as the CC license allows you to.) On first impression the label sounds good, and one thing that sets this label apart from many others is the usage of video-clips to give a little extra depth to the music and the label as a whole.

Since I will be in Tokyo for a few days, I don’t have the time right now to review the label in it’s entirety. But once I’m back I’ll download all, yes all, releases to tell you how I feel about them. Currently, the first three releases keep me happy enough to tell y’all about this label. And I suggest you take a look around their website: http://www.miga-label.org/

Here’s the first video MIGA released, “Nökeö & Decolora – Mañana en el parque”. Expect more in the upcoming review-post.

Oddball in the Corner Pocket; Psychedelic rock, or as the CD cover puts it: Experimental, improvised, instrumental rock, is not a music-genre you would usually expect on a blog like mine. But I take a lot of inspiration from different genre’s of music, especially indie rock music from Britain and the US. (I’m still thoroughly in love with 90’s grunge for example.) Once I started listening to the music I was hooked into the vibe. Listening to these tracks takes me back to The Chemical Brothers and James Holden’s Border Community. The former doesn’t need explaining, but for the latter it’s the somewhat esoteric switches, glitches and samples used in the tracks. Think about the wailing guitar (-like) sound in Nathan Fake’s “The Sky was Pink” and you are one step closer to digging the sound of Trip Lava.

After 44 minutes I was disappointed that the CD was over.. Which is, of course, a compliment as it makes you wanna hit play again. Lovers of experimental music should definitely check this out, and lovers of other genre’s could take inspiration or maybe even samples from works like these. (But don’t forget to clear samples before use!) An all round cool CD.

Trip Lava was so nice to send me his CD so I could listen & review it. Add him on Myspace and tell him how you feel about his tracks. Your thoughts are appreciated, so don’t be shy!

It’s called Warp20 and I’ve got two words for it:

1. DO
2. WANT

More over at Warp

Pay a visit to one of the above links to get your copy!
(I wonder how Daft Punk (and their lawyers) feel about this… (But, “Do I care?” is the real question..))

Edit: After giving it a few rounds of listening too, It’s only fair to write a few words about the remixes.
And I’m sorry to say (for Daft Punk..) : I Think I like these remixes better then the original album! (Yes, it was scary, making that statement. But then again, don’t even dare and touch ‘Homework’! It’s holy!!)

The album kicks off with a thumpin’ Disco Villains remix of ‘Human after all’. And keeps the trend going with the Tits & Clits edition of ‘Prime time of your life’, and suprisingly funky remix of ‘Robot Rock’ from Immuzication.
The album feels well balanced and the mastering makes each track sound on par with each other. On top of that, these remixes are very well suited for mixing in DJ-sets. With a clear build-up in each track.

It’s only natural that I can’t love each track as much. I didn’t care much for the remix of ‘Make love’. It doesn’t sound bad or anything, but I’m not the one for R’n'B styles of music. Somehow it made me think of ‘The sun can’t compare‘. (But didn’t make me as happy.) Luckily ‘The brainwasher’, remixed by Melee Beats quickly smashed my brain back on track.

All in all I’d say, definitly download this album. Worth your time and DJ-skills.

And today I start with a Dutch designer who goes by the name of Teo Skaffa.

Not a self-portrait, by the way

Is it graffiti? Is it art? It’s graffiti at it’s most productive. And art with the most playfulness. He uses all kinds of materials like canvas and wood, and varying coloring like ink and acrylic. But, so much more. Take a look at this Matrjosjka for instance:

Comrad Kotenok - Matrjosjka

ピザ！

Anyone who likes Samurai Pizza Cats is a friend of mine

You can find his work all over the web, like Flickr and Myspace. But please first check out his website! http://www.teoskaffa.com/
You’ll love the design of the his site, I promise.

Next up, more producers from Japan:

And Satoru is one of them. Now, I don’t have a whole lot of information on this producer. But I do recommend checking out his music. Tracks for the mind, atmosphere for the soul. Imaginitive and inspiring. I’ve tried coming up with a more direct describtion. but this was the best I could do..

And for a crazy, funny end to this post, I suggest listening to ムイムイチキチ (Muimuitikiti).
It’s been a while since I heard music this crazy! If your a fan of Scotch Egg, or Donna Summer, I suggest taking this matter very seriously. Though I wouldn’t describe this as Breakcore, I do think these tunes would go along just perfectly with said genre.

Till next time!またね

The Uncomfortable Moment Last Tuesday

(Yep, all the artwork in this post is done by Teo Skaffa ©)

First up is DJ/Producer Lapin. Producer of up-tempo Disco-House tracks similar to Armand van Helden and Kid Creme, but not without his own sense of style.  I play songs like these regularly. (If a party is kicking off hard enough..)
You can listen to more of his work, and much more on his website; http://ecrits.x0.com/lapin/

Second on my list is The Megane~zu!
Now, I’m not completely honest here. I’ve known these nice people for some time now. As me and The Megane~zu have been working on a joint-venture mixtape! It’s nearly finished, and watch this space, as I’ll host it right here.
Also.. Right now they are doing a mixtape in co-operation with Lapin, AND after this mixtape is done, Hachi-Bitto no Musuko (that’s me) and The Megane~zu will start work on part 2!

オイオイ！ More talent (and the mixtape) soon…

Keep an eye on http://opendagavp.wordpress.com/ for all the latest.

The 4th issue was released at the Eurosonic Noorderslag festival and is released on very special red vinyl disc…. With a CD clicked on the middle of the vinyl, like you would expect in a jewelcase. A creative way of making a cool CD-cover.

Noir kicks off with “dear dad“, an epically long progressive Metal (Correct me if I’m wrong) track. And is followed by Florian Wolff’s “the best girl“. A Very fun track to listen to with a lot of hit-potential, would it have been released towards the summer. It does cheer me up on a grey, rainy day like this. Which suites the third track a lot better; Miss Ippi’s song “Treehouse girl” is beautiful, so i suggest you to hop on over to her Myspace and give her work a thorough listening.

Found in the metal and rock part of the CD is Believeisadoubt with “Lost Note” Showing the bands potential. Number seven of the CD is Kris Vesseur with “women and warmth“, a nice ballad to listen to, especially since it is preluded and followed by a lot of metal… As good as these songs might be in they’re own musical genre, the Academie voor Popcultuur is much more diverse then this. Promising as the CD started, it’s diversity is a little poor.

Reaching track ten is a godsend with Annelotte Zomerdijk’s analog soundscape, “Alien Abortion“. Sticking to the electronic vibes is my friend Grootmeester Jan a.k.a Dial-A-Poets with a funky playful track called “Disgusting“. (Which i remember hearing at Frisse Fratsen..) Thankfully Electro-House is not ignored on the compilation in the form of Frankie Mango with his tune, “Felicidade (2008 RMX)“. A track cut-out for the dancefloor. The combined forces of Estaw & Elroy finish off the dance tracks with a sample driven tune called “Round like this“. A funky track to dance to, i only miss a climax of some sort.

The CD finishes off with a nederhop track called “December” by Vieze Vingers. Knowing how many MC’s are at my school, I’m wondering why there arn’t any more Hip-Hop tracks on the compilation. Like i said before the CD isn’t very diverse, but i have to grand it credit for being a lot more round and creative than it’s earlier editions. The mastering of the album sounds good, with every track having the same volume and width. Though i miss some high frequencies overal, which would have made it all sound even more grand. Like i mentioned before i think the CD could have been, overal, more diverse. Compared to the earlier volumes of Get loaded this one stands out, head and shoulders, above the other three. I hope the trend stays for next years edition. Until than, enjoy the album. As i’m giving it away for free!

In my time of absence I’ve been researching A LOT of information about my newly started record label. Rights, royaltys, laws. It’s a lot of work, yo! But it’s soooo worth the effort :)
The website; http://prowessrecords.com/ has a professional hosting now, and can now be styled and readied for its launch. The first release, featuring Dave Mech, Son of 8-Bits and Unmarked Noise, will be released in the 2nd half of februari.

Stay tuned for more info! I will be revealing a lot more in the next two weeks of the christmas vacation.

Have a very merry christmas. Spend some time with your loved ones, and in case you don’t have any loved ones. Enjoy your days off. Here are a few tips, just in case:

Cracked.com
Funny website.

Zero Punctuation
The best game reviews around right now. Brutally honest, but always a fair review.

My website!
It has 3 mixes from the last 2 years. Totalling in about 3 hours of mixed Techno, Minimal and IDM. Read the above websites while listening to this one. Well advised.

If all else fails.. Than try and think about all the sweet deals the stores will be offering in the after christmas sale!