Tag: EDM
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Bootie Goes Goth
I think it’s about time for a mashup revival – not what mashups have become now, the multi-mash medley and EDM vs EDM vs EDM ‘bangers’ which do want to make me bang – my head against a very sharp rock because it’s actually more fun than listening to them! No, what mashups USED to…
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Open Your Eyes
In the dark of winter I’ll go for anything that reminds me of the sun, and the exotic deep house of Marshall Jefferson’s Open Your Eyes will do just fine. Apparently this track was the inspiration for 808 State’s Pacific State according to Graham Massey. Proper deep house, not this strange modern version which isn’t…
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We Are Not Your Friends
Blah blah, stupid film ‘We Are Your Friends’ about DJing and EDM, blah blah has no idea about anything (‘A laptop and some talent’? Did they speak to Simon Cowell about his new project?), blah blah, someone remixed it to be more truthful. (via Ian Fondue) I mean 128bpm? WTF? Let me let you into…
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America you’re doing it wrong
Well that headline could cover a litany of ills, but for this post it’s EDM aka the terribly obvious acronym ‘Electronic Dance Music’ which used to be one of those American catch-all names – I mean they called grime and trip hop all rap, a genre blindness that can be refreshing in this endless ‘is…
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Dear Glenda – the response
Followers of my Twitter and Livejournal will know I wrote to Glenda Jackson, my MP about the stupid ‘3 strikes’ rule that EU (not just UK apparently) are trying to pass with the Digital Economy bill, where if you’re caught 3 times filesharing they can cut off your internet. Thinking ‘I don’t fileshare’ or ‘I…