(center-pivot irrigation) pic via nasa
makes me want to listen to progressive trance music for some reason.
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Alchemy
Fozzy Fest Forest Fun
During the thick heat of afternoon slick rolling kick-drum beats woven among energetic hi-hats, jet propelled synth leads and gushing bass phrasing that pumps like oxygen through the bloodstream wafts between stately mountains in this Kananaskis river valley…
Lush hillsides sway side to side along with the music as banks of cumulus clouds roar across the sky at varying altitudes. The dozen kids give or take on the top of the white bus carry on a banter with no particular direction, sunning themselves as the set progresses into the next track.
Many of the campers have no way to tell time since our cellphones have died by now and we’re miles away from the nearest outlet. But that’s just fine by us. Since the music is continuous, with thematic elements rising and falling as seamlessly and unexpectedly as the drastic changes in the thermometer courtesy of the passing cloud patchwork, it’s easy to get lost in the energetic tranquility of Fozzy Fest.
It’s like Sasha scored for Frequency Horizon
(pic via dipity fyi)
I was listening Jian G’s program Q yesterday in his new CBC studio where Philip Glass dropped by (along with Cadence Weapon who infused the listening public with slick funky rhymes) and I enjoyed how Glass talked a bit about how powerful broadcast media could be.
(Good eye/ear: The Telegraph used this pulsating still from Koyaanisqatsi: Life out of Balance to delve into what is undoubtably Philip Glass’s best repetitive soundscape)
When he scored Koyaanisqatsi and it was played on PBS he immediately racked up more “views” (in modern parlance) in one airing than the number of people who had ever seen him live, he said.
So when I came across this gem of a mix from international superstar DJ Sasha, I couldn’t help but feel like it might make a great backing track for Frequency Horizon.
The musical narrative was originally laid down in Tokyo’s Womb Nightclub and is less the spacey trance of the Xpander era but more of a house take on his New Emissions foray. So, basically perfect. What do you think?
The Unseen Sea
The Unseen Sea from Simon Christen on Vimeo.
Came across this amazing video while browsing the Travel Times:
Update: Thanks so much for all your comments! I am reading them all and enjoy them a lot! I am sorry I can’t reply to all of you. I am traveling at the moment and only have internet access once in a while. I hope to get to all the questions eventually. Thanks again!
A collection of time lapses I took around the San Francisco Bay Area roughly shot over the period of one year.
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Music by Nick Cave – Mary’s Song from the Soundtrack of “Assassination of Jesse James”
On Citytv while away from the city
“These are pretty much the biggest waves I have ever seen”
“Just massive”
“One of the most awesome experiences on Earth”
Plump DJs On The Way: Condescending Wonka Approves
Best electro house track I heard all week, hands down. Make that best Plump DJs song of all time as well.
And of course the video is killer. Nothing we love around these parts more than watery things squirting everywhere and people getting punched in the face, especially in slow motion.
The song has promise written all over it, considering the name Gobstopper, is sure to remind you of the best things from your childhood — namely the colourful spherical candies of the same name. And it has an air of currency, given the rise of the Condescending Wonka meme in the past half-year. When a Quickmeme page was created for the original inventor of the Gobstopper back in November 2011 there were 800 submissions in 6 weeks, according to Know Your Meme.
The video has the same cheeky optimism of the Gene Wilder character, and when I say cheeky I of course mean that literally.
The best part about the song is that it starts out with strong intensity you might anticipate from prolific producers. And your like, “cool.” A lot of electro tracks have amazing buildups. The problem with most of them is that the whole song is like that and it doesn’t actually build to anything. At least the intro section of this track is quite intricate and varied. Then you hit the :50 mark and you’re slapped in the face with the freshness of the rising synths (in the original track it’s actually a minute and 28 great seconds in) which corresponds with the first image of a water ballon popping.
So listen to the track and let me know what you think in the comment section below if you want. But more importantly, if you’re a Calgary dweller or happen to be here on vacation, definitely don’t miss out on the HiFi jam coming up May 12 featuring Sonny Chiba (below), Syrup Smugglers and, you guessed it — Plump DJs.
Be there if you want to get your face rocked off by some insanely creative frequency masters.
Scuba “The Hope”
From the album ‘Personality’ by Scuba on Hotflush Recordings.
Easily the most memorable of all Scuba tracks to far, well, aside from So You Think You’re Special.
“Got the camera, got the Zinc, teenage girls.”
“Got the system.”
“Got the hope.”
Icy Bow
It seems only the other day the stream of tubers floating down the river was endless…
