good to see sneakmove peeps last night live, in person, and bottomless–if youknowhatimean. the was a great weekend jump-off, and way better than the nearby. if it had been a 1997 dilated/j5 show at the glass house in pasadena, or a 1998 show at the maritime in oakland, and a crane had fallen outside…sheesh, you would have had 28 rappers on stage with 24 mics rapping about how it was the end of time. and then you would have gone to eat del taco or in-n-out to try to parking-lot-pimp some asian broads while sitting on the trunk of your saturn sl1.

if it was 2006, on friday the 29th, you would have joked about how since the streets were closed, you could walk down the middle of the street like it was del playa, and you would have seen a show with a bunch of nerds rocking laptops in spasmodic glee, then you would get pizza on the late and laugh at nyu freshmen, so happy to be in the big city, only to then complain about the crane shutting off the streets and making it that much more difficult to get a cab, and since the nights are finally cooling off, as if to say, ‘get ready, kids, i’m the east-coast winter and i’m about to kick your ass,’ you would walk 5 blocks west, cold-as-hell with all sorts of west side trannys getting ready to party. with you…if youknowhatimean.

at least you would have a two minute one-verse jam with a something-out-of-nothing beat constructed from short samples and wet snare.

9th wonder, the median alleviates the drama

for some time now, we’ve been trying to secure an original mix from dj/producer/friend . we finally got the go-ahead. e.v. mostly does hip-hop production, but his eclectic taste has led him to remix rock and electronic acts too. his baltimore ties are definitely apparent in his recent stuff. that dancey b-more sound keeps the crowd movin’.
the mix, BELIEVE Mix 06, includes gems pulled from dusty crates along with original beats and remixes. let’s have a listen to some of the original edison victrola stuff, before we post the whole mix.

listen to:
ghostface killah “run (edison victrola remix)”
cinnamon “feels so good (edison victrola remix)”
edison victrola “clap”

sneakmove superbuddy sizod sends another fun webfind our way.

creates a mosaic of youtube’s top 1001 videos of the week and allows you to browse through them by mousing over the images. pause on one of the tiles and it zooms up to show you the preview pane. click it and you it opens that video’s preview pane. a lot of fun!

and for any of you photography or car nuts, here’s a page of from the bonneville salt flats (thanks again sizod).

this one is for all you comic book nerds.

as noted on the fan site , today marks the 20th anniversary of metallica bassist cliff burton’s death. in honor of his life and work, various observances and celebrations will be held, including a listening party followed by band performances at the across the road from where metallica’s tour bus tragically flipped over in sweden.

if you can’t make it to sweden or to the event being held in kansas by the creator of knac’s legendary metal show ‘the vault’ then put on your headphones and listen to cliff whip up a furious mess of strings and fingers on his most classic track: (anesthesia) pulling teeth (mp3)

came across this vid and boy did it make me chuckle.

heard about this a few days ago and was happy to see it written up online. the gist: and attempted to convince the world that he has melted his brain by explaining things such as how he’s cured cancer, how his son wolfgang is already a better guitarist than he is, and how jimi hendrix was really just effects and gimmicks (this part isn’t in these excerpts, sadly, as it was the section i was most interested in/frustrated about).
(thanks, satt.)

to the best of my knowledge, first new record in 5 years comes out today. it’s called dreamt for light years in the belly of a mountain. more slow, simple, perfect songs. it’s a .

here’s a song from the new record.
sparklehorse “see the light”

from it’s a wonderful life. 2001.
sparklehorse “gold day”

from good morning spider. 1999.
sparklehorse “hundreds of sparrows”

using a similar concept to the that uses lightwaves rather than a needle to read the grooves on your vinyl, a new patent for a promises new levels of clarity and precision. as for warmth and character, that’s to be seen. be prepared to pay a hefty payment for one when it becomes available.

totally unrelated: check out this amazing .

mike the 2600 king is a minnesota-based dj, producer, and designer who has been making moves for the past few years. he recently posted some new tracks that blend miami bass/ghetto tech and nintendo game soundtracks, and damn they’re sick! here are two:

castlevania p (“castlevania” and “pop that pussy & shake that ass” by dj smurf (aka mr collipark))
contrabang (“contra” and “let me bang” by dj deeon)

be sure to check out mike’s graphic design work at and buy some of his mix cd’s at , which is where mike’s dj/producer crew e-reps. (while you’re there, listen to a preview of fellow litterthug kenny kingston’s extra sensory bass mix, which is also super good.)

(shout out to , where i first read about these mixes)