Who said fun things only came in 32 or 64 bit? Some of my fondest memories were on a 16 bit Sega Genesis (NBA Jam, Toejam and Earl, Sonic etc…). Even more of those memories were on an 8 bit NES (Contra, Duckhunter, etc..) Anyways, point being, I have a fondness for low-bit anything, this may be the reason behind my love of up-and-comer DJ Boy 8 Bit (although he doesn’t officially reference himself as ‘DJ’ in his title). As a resident and promoter at one of London’s hottest night clubs, Fabric, Boy 8 Bit is no stranger to the disco scene and has begun to make quite the name for himself.
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Hey everyone,
Hope you like the new look! It’s been a long time coming as I’ve spent the last month trying to nail down down a solid design. I’ve gotta give a HUGE shout out to Audrey Trent with U of M’s Art & Design school for her help with the new banner and look, couldn’t have done it without her. I hope you enjoy the new look and feel free to shoot me suggestions and comments about what you want to see go up (either new music or stylistically) and I hope to see you guys coming back for your daily fix of Mediated Media!
You can check out Audrey Trent’s work and get in touch with her for any of your design needs at her website!
I’m a little pissed off at SoundCloud right now, but unfortunately, I’m bout to plug their service, once again. I logged into my account today to try and upload the set list for the Hood Internet show that went down last week @ The Majestic Cafe but their upload service is still down for some reason (or maybe just for me?). Anyways, I was immediately alerted that the Hood Internet and Gigamesh had recently uploaded new tracks each. The Hood Internet track was ok, but I’ve been giving them a lot of love and I thought I’d highlight Gigamesh today, an amazing DJ from The Twin City. Gigamesh has a talent for taking lesser known artists and good indie acts and tacking on a really flashy and fun disco sound. His tracks rarely disappoint and are always at the very least innovative.
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It’s no secret by now that I love Adult Swim, and consequently I stay up way too late watching it (like right now, 2:40 a.m. already?!). There is a definitely a reason I’m such an Adult Swim fanboy though, and that reason can be clearly and succintly summed up by one thing: Pole Dance Hero. That’s right, you read right. POLE. DANCE. HERO. Now obviously anyone under the age of 65 knows what this is ripping off, like Guitar Hero, and the recently released DJ Hero that has grown to infamy. My god though, Adult Swim has done it with this one… You play Jane Doe the stripper, with this encouraging prompt to get you started on a career of blowjobs in back alleys and healthy, promising, relationships with upstanding men named Upgrayedd (two D’s for a double dose of pimpin’): “For some it’s a way to pay the bills, for you its a noble calling. Make that money-but above all make your parents proud. Pole dance…for glory!” If this isn’t the best damn premise for a video game I don’t know what is.
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A resounding ‘wow’. I recently came across this stunning UK artist Nick Gentry courtesy of Wooster Collective. This man’s artistic insight is absolutely genius and just makes me yearn for those undergrad days when I could spend my days studying contemporary art constantly having my worldview shaken one image/video/installation/sculpture (basically any media possible) at a time. I love art. I love art because art constantly makes me rethink how I view the world, how I interact with it, and the role I play within it.
I remember not too long ago (February 12th, 2009 to be exact) one of my favorite artists Anne Pasternak came to Ann Arbor and gave a terrific lecture “Public Art Then & Now: From the Strange to Spectacular and Back Again”. Pasternak was an integral piece of Creative Time, an organization that has been commissioning and presenting innovative art in New York City since 1972, as President and Artist Director. Creative Time, if you are unfamiliar, was an organization that essentially mediated all the red tape so artists could do really significant and huge public works. One of my favorite artists was a key contributor to Creative Time, Jenny Holzer, who would do public intrusions on digital billboards, signs, and digital projections onto buildings displaying truisms that provoke the viewer, not much different than the art of Barbara Kruger (“I Shop Therefore I Am”). One of my most vivid memories of that lecture over a year ago was when a person in the audience asked her the completely innocuous yet complex question “why art?”, “why did you want to be an artist”, to which she replied, “well, art is constantly showing me the world in a new way, just when I think I get it and see things for what they are, art exposes a new reality”. Pasternak completely nailed it down, and although I always had some vague understanding of what art is/does for me, that statement in itself was like a good work of art; Pasternak’s statement itself re-framed my perception of myself, the outside world, and what mediates it.
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As promised, here are the pics from the hood internet show this past Saturday @ The Majestic Cafe in Detroit. That hangover is finally subsiding…
I think this animation says it all about L.A Dj Duo LAZRtag; they’re loud, bright, and here to party… These guys are no secret by now, although I’m just getting around to really digging into their work and getting a really good feel for their remix repertoire. I’m really enjoying what I’ve heard so far. You gotta love a band that when prompted on Myspace “Sounds Like” r
eplies with a picture of Bobba Fett conversing with Lord Vader himself. Nerdddssssssssss. These guys can play though, they’re remixes are some of the hottest I’ve heard. They’re own tracks are pretty nice too, take “Never Gonna Stop” which, I’m pretty sure (maybe?), has Fat Joe’s in the background doing the voice sample, who knows, it’s a thumper though. I’m also a big fan of their Michael Jackson “Smooth Criminal” remix.
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I recently stumbled upon this artist Dan Black and I’m really liking what he’s doing right now, and even more so I like what the music community is doing with his work right now. Dan’s got a distinctive indie sound that is pretty much undeniably indie (as are his cardigans!) which is absolutely ripe for remixes. He’s been featured this week for his remix of “Symphonies” with Kid Cudi over at RCRD_LBL as a RCRD Of The Day, and is getting some love over at Hypem and across the blogosphere this week. I have to admit, I was late to the party on hearing his 2009 album “Un” but I have recently given it a thorough listen and liked what I heard. I don’t think the album is stellar but I do think it shows a lot of promise and potential, and I don’t think Dan Black will be leaving the spotlight anytime soon; like I said the album is absolutely ripe for remixing, and I like that a lot.
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I shall call it: "Family Portrait w/ Banana"
After the drop of their most recent album One Life Stand I’ve recently reviewed, I’ve become ever more interested in Hot Chip as they had kind of occupied the background of my music collection since The Warning. I did some research though, and discovered I was missing one of their albums Coming On Strong. Intrigued by this (considering I thought I had their entire discography) I aquired the album and gave it an eager listen, to my surprise it was excellent. Hot Chip just doesn’t do it like they used to. This album is hilarious, I was literally laughing out loud while I listened to it.
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Not much to report today. Nursing a SERIOUS hangover after the Hood Internet had the Majestic Cafe going absolutely bonkers last night. Man I tried to get kids to come to this show, but no one wanted to believe me when I told them it’s was going to be one of the best acts in Detroit all year, their loss… The Hood Internet had kids jumpin’ off the ceiling, and by the time I made it to the car I was surprised I could stand. Anyone who ever tries to justify missing a dj/electro show by saying “but it’s just two guys and a laptop” has no clue what good music is all about, especially good electro. The Hood Internet put on as good as show any in this small cafe with like 100 people there. I’m actually kind of glad it was at such a small venue considering how I got to meet both of them and my buddy got a shirt signed etc. They rocked the pants off the Majestic and actually got shut down by the bar before their set was over. They had some LEGIT opening acts too, like this Dj “Grand Dad Crunk” (gotta like him on name alone…) I HIGHLY encourage you to check this up and coming Detroit Dj out, hes doing big things. Look for pics and possibly a few tracks from the show coming soon.
Eatin’ grease and drinkin’ Gatorade….
