Reorganizing Series 1 + Stuff to Check Out

i'm working through revamping how i catalog the new music i accumulate and i'm really struggling so i'm just going to try and word vomit some ideas.

so first i was thinking that i would remove relabel my genre tags for stuff since i've really only been breaking things down into super general categories - electronic, hip hop/rap, rock. so i was planning to give these really descriptive genre tags until i realized...i don't know what to call some of the stuff i listen to.  in fact, i don't really know the appropriate label for a majority of some current favorites.  i'm sure i can rectify this by doing some excessive reading into prominent sources, but i'm not interested in discovering the easy-to-recognize genre categories (electro vs. dubstep vs. progressive house) because most artists don't strive to make easily tagged music.  

i can't count the number of times where i've read some bullshit band's biography and the first couple of sentences contain something to the effect of..."the band strives to transcend traditional labels...." or "their eclectic influences shine through to keep this marvelous group of aficionados out from under genre classification." even if bands that use these types of catch phrases aren't achieving their goal, either because of poor talent or poor desire, the widespread desire to appear unique can be found in nearly every artist.  this seemingly core principle of being a modern day artist is the primary reason why i don't always know how to label the sounds i hear because sometimes a person or group is actually able to transcend their aim to create unique music.

now i realize there is a counter-point to this: in the purist sense, artists do not create their works in solitary confinement devoid of influences. to this, i, and i'm sure many other people, totally agree, which is why i believe another possibility to solve my quandary is to simply piece together the recognizable genres present within a piece.  but there is one issue that i particular find with solution: is it really accurate to describe musical art with a label, usually meant to provide a brief description, composed of 2 or more genre modifiers that may negatively interact with each other?  for instance, i saw an album recently labeled as progressive house-dubstep...my first reaction is what the fuck: how do those 2 genres have anything related?  how in the fuck does progressive house, which is generally accepted to be @ 130bpm meld with dubstep, which is generally accepted to be @ 140bpm?  think of it this way: combine Deadmau5 with Rusko (which is hilarious considering the ill-willed history that has occurred between these two cats).  Enough said

i guess i could make up names...

...but i guess i'm running out of coherent thoughts

i think the route i'm going to try next is to forget about genre labeling (i've already erased all the metadata i had in my library about genres) and label things as to how they make me feel: do i wanna study to this, do i wanna listen to this with friends or solo, do i wanna ride with this in my car on a sunny day...i'm sure the list could go on and on, which is actually the problem i am attempting to solve right now...so i will get back to you when i have deliberated and found a functional solution...or i'll just live in a world of unorganized music for eternity, i've got plenty of friends that roll that way.

1.  Danny Brown - Radiohead (Prod: Samiyam)

[there are tracks where i can play Danny in public and tracks where i can't...this is one of them, but not because of Samiyam, but because Danny's brand of vile rapping probably doesn't rub the masses very well, but fuck it, you don't come here to be part of the masses]

2.  Kryptic Minds - Can't Sleep

[the title track of the new album from this group is hauntingly cool. it's a relatively low key song, but carries a lot of eeriness to it that makes it suitable for something weird/creepy like Enter the Void without all the lights flashing]

3. Hackman - More than Ever (Jamie Grind Remix)

[cool shit on this track with an upbeat drum pattern built around a soft 32bit keyboard, blips/bleeps, and sample vocals that give it a quality like a synthy remix of a Pearson Sound song...hell i dunno, i'm just making it up :)]

if you can recognize some the landmarks in this then you've been to my hood a few times

Stuff To Check Out

it must be a busy day in Sea-town: been up since 9am and i've heard 10 police sirens :) which i would really love to attribute to my 'hardcore' nature of living in the 'hood' but that's because i've been binging on The Wire a little too much.  meanwhile, more people release music and i listen to hear what tickles me, which i present

1.  Man Mantis - Cities Without Houses

[i'm surprised he released this now since he just released an ep of quality work back in march so that could have either been b-sides, which would be a diss to call those tracks, or he's just that productive]

tangent: Man Mantis is trying to raise money for this project via Kickstarter so help him out and watch his funny video he posted along with it (i wish i had enough money to donate the maximum!)

2. Blaqstarr - The Mixtape

[after listening to his CD & his FACT mix, it's clear to me that this artist is still fucking kick ass]

3. King Fantastic - Westcoastsynthesizerbeachbumgangstermusic (Knight Riders Remix)

[while there are obvious allusions to outkast with the title, this song is the complete opposite of anything i've heard from either outkast members; instead this comes with glitch mob-esque hip hop song that really reminds of their song, West Coast Rocks]

...maybe...

Stuff to Check Out

Today is a day of sun in a city of rain: thats whats up.  It's funny how deprivation of something can make your desire morph into an obsession: being in Seattle, you don't see sun a lot, but being in San Diego, you don't see a lot of rain, which is part of the reason i came up to the twozerosix.  So, in appreciation of something i haven't seen in what feels like 6 months, here is some music.

1. Alex Winston - Sister Wife (Star Slinger Remix)

[i have been all about Star Slinger's remixes so when i saw this on come up i jumped all over it and so should you]

2. Lunice - Get Her High (Ft. ST 2 Lettaz & DaVinci)
[i love the shit out of Lunice while DaVinci just came on my radar in the last couple months with his mixtape that i wasn't too hot on, but this track doesn't flail]

3. Domo Genesis & Hodgy Beats - TANGGOLF
[this is a pretty kick ass cover of an old school song off an album that was part of my wu-tang exploration]

put everything here into scale then reanalyze

Stuff To Check Out

YoYoYoYoYoYoYo (like the Spank Rock album) working on some cool ass shit on progeria & synesthesia, ya'll should get to checkin' it if you're feeling a little bit...well...uh...nerdy

1. State of the Artist - Alive (Ft. Shaprece)

[actually got to meet one of the SOTA boys today (apparently that's what they get called on blogs), which was cool, but not as cool as this piano draped mover]

2. The Weeknd - House of Balloons

[a mixtape that is R&Bish, but i'm not annoyed on first listen because it's couched from a different musical point of view as evident by the space and lack of cheese in the tracks]

3. Justice - Civilization

[ya i like Justice, their first singles and albums was the first underground shit i found (which i only now realize) so i will always have a soft spot in my heart for them; plus the beginning of the vocals remind me of Prince]

huh?

Bonus : Radiohead - Lotus Flower (Brainbheats Remix)

I Own This? Vol. 1

one of my initial sources that really got the music-search virus in me was djing, something i sadly don't do that much of right now (or recently) because of other obligations.  but recently, i've decided that i want to purge my scores of music and brandish some mixtapes out of it. here's the first of hopefully many:

I Own This? Vol. 1
Presented by: Polydentated

note: I don't really want to give a tracklist as i'd like to see how well people know the music i collect or not so here is the deal: if you can guess the tracklist 90% correct, i will utilize my broad, sweeping power and mention you on this fantastic blog :)

Stuff to Check Out

so i'm kickin it in my fine arts class titled: experiencing sound as art.
ya...i know...i pay for this :)

but whatever, college degrees are cool: i hear they'll make me a bunch of money in those ridiculous online college adds late at night on adult swim.  anyway, music searching has been good, but i've been compiling a lot more music recently that i don't have the rights to post download links to and i'd prefer not to get fucked...so i'm sure some of this stuff has been around for a bit, but i'm digging it so i'll post it:

1. Hodgy Beats - Mystery
[i was listening to this on my way to class and other than the low sound quality, it was a pretty nice Moody Blues sample, score]

2. Blu - Everything's OK (Ft. Jack Davey)
[my first reaction was 'wtf' is this beat: did blu work with flying lotus on this one? no matter, it's a tight song]

3. Friendly Fires - Relationships
[the new single from a pretty good rock (?) band]

Bonus: Mono/poly - Needs Deoorant

Stuff To Check Out

gonna get out of town for a minute

depression looms about

1.  Choongum - Discovery

[found this guy randomly through potholes in my blog; it's definitely some odd electronic beat music in the vein of oOoOO or a not-so hip hop Lunice]

2. MSTRKRFT - Beards Again

[i don't care if this was meant to be a hip hop blog, these guys kick too much ass for lame words]

3. Daft Punk - Derezzed (Glitch Mob Remix)

[every since i heard Glitch Mob's West Coast Rocks mix, i've been a glitch mob fan, which isn't that surprising since glitch was something i was into before i knew of glitch as an actual music descriptor]

"really? no help? fuck you"