Times will get bad

Well I have something great for you guys  today. Finally something from the band  that I got the name from formy blog, which I have to say is long overdue.

What can I say about Pretty Lights, easily my number one band. I will not go into a long winded post about him, as I could talk for hours and hours. I will save that for when the new album drops that he has been working on in studio. I will on the other hand talk about the music video that he has made and that I am going to post right here for y'all to watch and enjoy.

The video is called We Must Go On and the name says it all. Times do get bad and terrible things happen, but we must go on. We must pick out selves up and continue on even when we think we can't. There is and always will be another day to fight for, to live through. The video does this perfectly viewing the world, the people, the scenery in a beautiful way. The first thing you get from this video is that it is pretty, fitting for Pretty Lights. The video is everything you can think of and more. To the children to the old man on the park bench, to the train showing that time never stands still, that we keep moving. The whole video is well to me perfect, every shot is there for a reason to show that things do move on, that time does not stand still and neither does our world. There is beauty in it all, from the still dirty streets of New Orleans to the begging woman on the streets of Prague, no matter what it will get better and there is beauty there, you just have to look. That is the point of it all, that no matter what the beauty is there and even at their lowest they know life will go on for them and it will for you too, that my friends is how I view this video. I hope y'all enjoy this and the music to come, thanks for the support.

Dj Andrew Parsons.....A ATX gem

Andrew Parsons resides here in the ATX and is in my opinion one of the best kept secrets of Austin. Here is a DJ that last Friday opened at La Zona Rosa and the place was empty! I as a fan was very excited to see him and when I walked in at around 10 I was set to dance to another one of his awesome sets. To my surprise he had opened opened at 9 for the concert. I was sad to miss him, but I was more surprised to hear the person they had playing next.

Griz was the act between Andrew and Big Gigantic and I am not totally sure how that happened. Andrew Parsons by far puts on a better show and knows how to move a crowd and keep them interested. I was sorely disappointed to have missed Andrew that night and I am excited to see him again when he plays on 4/20 at Haven with Michael Woods.


Lets do a little run down of Andrew Parsons, because as a DJ this guy fucking rocks. He puts on a great show that will get you moving and dancing. His abilities for mixing are flawless and his ear for putting songs together is outstanding. He started in 2002 and dove into the Trance and Progressive music scene where he quickly gained notoriety and had his song Underwold Dreams used by countless DJs like Armin Van Buren and Above and Beyond. He has also played at festivals such as Nocturnal, EDC, and Ultra 2012. Andrew has progressed his sound even more now and has taken influences from trance and house and dropping dirty bass and made his own unique experience for you to dance too. While transforming him self and his music to what he is today he has played several guest mixes for big DJs around the world including Tiesto and Gareth Emery.

I was surprised at the end of the Big Gigantic show to see him passing out cds of his set from South Padre to patrons as they were leaving. Parsons I feel is a dj that does not get enough respect from the new listeners that are coming into the electronic music scene. I hope that Austin starts to realize that this guy can throw it down with the best of them and rock a crowd. If you have the chance go and see him at his many shows around Austin and you will not be disappointed. In the mean time listen below to some of his sets and songs that I could find on the interwebs.

Also check out his Soundcloud and facebook for more music my him!

Big Gigantic hits the ATX!!

If you have not heard of these guys then you must live under a rock. Big Gigantic is made up of Dominic Lalli who is the producer and sax player and Jeremey Salken who plays drums. They hail from Colorado and I don't know if you all could tell but Colorado is producing some fine electronic musicians recently. With Pretty Lights, Big Gigantic, Michael Menert, Paper Diamond all hailing from the great state of Colorado, so if you don't know now you know that Colorado is all about that funk electronic.

Big Gigantic is something very unique and hopefully something we see even more in the electronic scene. With a live sax and drummer it gives unique feel for the electronic music scene. They bring in the elements of electronic mixed with hip hop and jazz to make a sound that is uniquely them. They are well known for their high energy live performances that get everyone in the crowd to dance. If you have not seen what they did at new years then have a look at the video and for you hustlers check out their remix I need a Doller both below.

Their new album Nocturnal  was released on January 11, 2012 and reached the number two spot on itunes top electronic albums. The album is available for free on their website and if you feel like it donate and support a great artist. The album is great with booty bouncing beats and a saxophone that will make your heart melt. When Dominic goes off on a sax solo it is something very beautiful and unique to their show and music. It brings jazz and soul to electronic music like never before. The live drumming also adds another level of amazing especially at their shows when Jeremey can go off and do a long drum solo that will make you shake your whole body. Luckily for all of you they will be here this Friday at La Zona Rosa and for only 15 dollars. So as Texas Relays starts and no one in college will be doing sixth this weekend and most bars will be closed take a detour from sixth and head down to La Zona Rosa. This will be a show that you will not want to miss and you can join me and everyone else there as we dance the night away and not worry about getting shanked or shot on sixth. Below are a few tracks that are for your listening pleasure so you can get ready for the weekend!

Deltron 3030

Deltron 3030 is a futuristic hip hop album set in the year 3030 with the main character being Deltron Zero, a disillusioned mech solider and computer prodigy. He has fallen from the blinding lies of the New World Order and their suppression of human rights and hip hop. This album was released in 2000 by Deltron 3030 which is composed of Dan the Automater, Del the Funky Homosapien, and Dj Kid Koala. The album follows Deltron Zero as he goes through a series of rap battles against different opponents to become Galactic Rhyme Federation Champion.

 This album while from 12 years ago just makes me stop and think about what happened to Hip-Hop? Where did the lyrical flows go, the djs scratching opera tunes in the back ground and throwing down sick beats? What happened to having a purpose to conveying a point in the lyrics of a song and a album that has a whole story in it, an album that takes you into the world that is being portrayed and brings you all the feelings with it? Hip Hop at least mainstream hip hop has lost it's way from what made hip hop so beautiful with the way the song could have a rhyme and a reason. Listening to albums likes this ones and old school hip hop artist can bring you back to a different time in music when it wasn't all about getting bitches and money but telling a story to a club packed with people. One song that really is interesting on the album is Time Keeps on Slippin which has Damon Albarn featured in it. Some of you may know him or you may not, but he is the lead singer of the Gorillaz. And some have said that this song helped lead to the creation of the Gorillaz first album. Especially with Del The Funky Homosapien featuring on the Clint Eastwood track. The futuristic sound and mixing of hip hop and audio clips and blending from many different genres, it is easy to see some of the influence that Damon got from working on the Deltron album. Here is the youtube video for the music so you can listen.

Well that is all for now and hope you find this music ringing in your ears for the next couple of days. If you are interested in getting the album you can try and find it on the pirate bay, or you can support and show love and get the album here. Much love all.

D.R.O.I.D at SXSW

D.R.O.I.D also known as Randy Reyes is an up and coming artist in the hip hop industry here in Austin, Texas. with SXSW launch parties and networking events beginning today, I thought I would feature an emerging artiest that is having a free showcase on Monday, March 12 at The Red Eyed Fly. The link for the facebook event page is here.  D.R.O.I.D. comes on at 1 a.m. on the outdoor stage, be sure to catch this free event and get some good music in your ears. 

D.R.O.I.D is from Houston and relocated to Austin for college, his music takes both the Houston old school rap, as can be heard in the chopped and screwed mix at the end of Walkin' On The Moon, and the touch of hipster hip hop that has made other artist like Kid Cudi and Whiz Khalifa part of the college music scene. 

When I first started listening to D.R.O.I.D., I immediately thought Kid Cudi was a big influence especially with his song Fuck Today, the heavily loaded lyrics that are conveyed with a voice that expresses even more emotion is something that i know Cudi for doing, and D.R.O.I.D has that same affect with his music, but that is not all that he has. The deeper I went into his music I heard something that was something much more then just the emotion. The way that D.R.O.I.D can break down into a flow and use fast paced and deeply meaningful lyrics makes your head spin. And while Cudi talks more about problems that stemmed from family issues and inner struggles, D.R.O.I.D. is more about that hustle. 

Hustle, that is what sets D.R.O.I.D apart in my opinion. He uses lyrics that are heavy, but not about family problems or inner struggles, instead it's about making it, about what it's like to hustle to the top. D.R.O.I.D. offers college students another option into hip hop that brings great lyrics, a voice with wonderful emotion, and beats and songs that get you moving and make you want to rock back and forth. Check out more of his stuff here on his facebook site  and check out the video below that was filmed right here in the ATX. 

Some fun mash ups and Mixes for your ears

Can you dance to my beat? back with another block rockin beat! You're waiting by the phone, yeah just hang up i promise you that you'll never be walking alone. We'll make this world our own! just come alone, i promise you that you will never be walking alone! who doesn't love a sex voice calling out to you ;) 959!!!! start running from the bullets bitches! You're dancing like you need him! What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas! This song goes hard and so will you for the beat he drops (especially Nick Jaquette) Well I hope you enjoy these mixes and mashes and that it got you moving and dancing enjoy your Wednesday and prepare for SXSW! Till next time

New Swedish House Mafia video

Swedish House Mafia is taking the world my storm and I don't think anyone is complaining. These guys are killing it out there at clubs and festivals all over the world. They know what they are doing up there and when you are lucky to see all three of them together (Axwell, Sebatstian Ingrosso, and Steve Angello) they put on one of the best shows around (click here for their madison square garden set). Well their new video with Knife Party is down right fucking dirty, the way the video is shot, the sick beats bouncing through it and the action make this video another great for SHM. Check it out here and enjoy.

PS: I will be trying to post a lot of fun mash ups and mixes here today if I can get the damn embedded player to work again. FML if not ill post links for yalls enjoyment later today!