Sandy B Make The World Go Round

So I must admit I’ve been pretty poorly for the past week.  My allergies manifested themselves into this horrid cold and I’ve just been surviving.  Now it’s almost all gone apart from this nasty cough.  I guess I’m not taking the right medicine cuz this ish is not going anywhere.  I bought some theraflu so hopefully that helps.

If you’re in Chicago tonight go check out Raiden at Smart Bar.  Woot.

Tunes:
Paul SG – Living in the Past (track is in player)
I even annoy myself with how much I keep gushing about Paul SG.  I just dig his vibe.  He’s my current obsession so I guess you’ll just have to ride this one out like you do all the other ones.

Today’s Oldie:
Ed Rush & Optical – Funktion – V Recordings 1998
I find it very strange that I haven’t put this as an oldie yet.  I prolly was avoiding putting the obvious ones and just forgot.  I have a list of all the oldies that I have posted so I don’t repeat and I looked on it and was like huh?  This is definitely one of my fave Ed Rush & Optical tunes.  Lovesit.

My buddy Hwilde informed me that the Nymfo mix I posted yesterday is ridden with emcee loudness.  Boo.  I apologise.  I didn’t listen to it.  I just posted it.  I told you I’m behind on listening. :”(

Here’s Bassdrive’s own Methodus with a summer treat.  Should be a good listen.

Methodus – Natural Selection Summer 2009 Mix

Tracklist

. Lynx ft. Kemo – Global Enemies (Flaco Rmx) [Unreleased]
. Dave Owen & Glen E Ston – Jazz Collab [Unreleased]
. Calibre – What to do in These Times [Signature] <3
. ATP – September (m25 Rmx) [Unreleased]
. Komatic & Technicolour – Innervision [Worldwide Audio]
. Atlantic Connection – Leaving Home (Hollywood mix) [Westbay]
. Bcee – Glitter Balls [Spearhead Recordings]
. Stunna – Face the Night [Unreleased]
. Zero T ft. Steo – Refusal (Calibre Remix) [Integral]
. Magnafide – Shapes [Unreleased]
. Break – Enigma (Calibre Remix) [Quarantine]
. Atlantic Connection – Situations (Zero T Remix) [Dispatch]
. Zero T & Mosus ft. Steo – Call Waiting [Liquid V]
. Zyon Base – Ghetto Blues [Deep Soul Music]
. Joe Syntax – We Get By [BIOS dub]
. Beatchemist – Document 1 [Unreleased]

7 Reasons

Why Drum and Bass

Is Auditorily Orgasmic

Drum and Bass:

The genre is characterized by fast breakbeats (typically between 165–185 bpm, occasional variation is noted in older compositions), with heavy sub-bass lines. Drum and bass began as an offshoot of the United Kingdom rave scene of the very early 1990s. Over the first decade of its existence, the incorporation of elements from various musical genres lent to many permutations in its overall style.

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1) Layering:

Dnb is substantiated by overlapping beats and melodies fading in and out in indistinguishable patterns. Vocals, rhythms, and instruments are calculatedly introduced into the music either in sequence or simultaneously to create rich, complex sounds not unlike classical music.

2) Continuity:

Given dnb’s frequent transgressions and shape shifting, there is an endless quality to the music in which the listener  becomes deeply absorbed into the music for extended periods of time. Rather than repetition, there is a sensation of soothing pulsation that persists even hours after listening to dnb, accompanied by a compelling interest in what turn the music will take next. With the constant subtle shifting of the music, there is a sense of never having to step away from it to asses what song is playing or if you like the track, because (good) dnb is too intricately blended to dissect. By inserting new bass lines at optimal points within the music and removing them to then replace them with others, there is always an anticipation of which beat will drop next, not a mourning of a particularly good beat that has ended.

3) Harpsichordination:

Yes, I made that word up. But, with the continuous layering of sounds, the effect is that this blend presses several auditory buttons at once, likened to having several pressure points being activated at once by Shiatsu massage, or to the sensation of pressing several keys on an organ. Through precise switches in beat, accompanied by overtones of various pitches, the brain is able to pay attention to two or more sounds at once, resulting in a physical experience similar to clitoral stimulation during penetration. Listening to large amounts of high quality dnb is not only pleasant ~ it is a physical pleasure.

4) Funk:

For those who enjoy break beats, or even funky house, dnb can emulate the same booty shaking festivity, but with an added intense, complex drive. Once one has listened to drum and bass extensively, new school breaks will sound lacking in something – the up, down, up up, down pattern seeming almost naked, hungry – unfulfilling. There will always be funky, and often heavenly breaks, and the breakbeat is closely related to dnb, but in extensive listening sessions drum and bass can provide a larger variety of funkadellic sounds, sustaining its drive by exploring a wider range of musical  nuances. This music thrives on deep, wobbly, shaken, trippy, soulful, defiant rhythms.

5) Deep Impact:

Some who are not familiar with drum and bass ask: “so what – is it just a drum and some bass?” Well… (not even) close. Perhaps a better way to define drum and bass would be an interplay of deep bass and carefully interspersed treble. Its beauty lies in the variation between sounds, in the sheer range of sound spectrum, always sustained by a low, gyrating rumble – the anchor of the music. This deep beat you can feel in your gut is ideal for dancing to (and has technically created a new genre of dance), and also invites healing.

6) Emotional Healing:

Because drum and bass embraces a wide spectrum of sounds, from the gutteral bass to the dreamy layered tunes painted, lobbed, or injected into it, it is able to stimulate the range of chakras. The sacral chakra – re-igniting primal urges while soothing the broken heart with its musical tear-dropper; the root chakra – building strength and a sense of presence in one’s environment; and the solar plexus chakra – easing digestion and anxiety. Dnb often produces such joy and satisfaction that it leads to a natural release of overwhelming emotion. Beyond which, it provides a sense of  well-being which can act as a blank slate to address other arising emotional issues, or simply allow the third eye chakra to wander.

7) Narrative Essence:

In its shifting complexity, drum and bass conjures a series of unique atmospheres, inspiring distinct abstract  sensations and igniting matching visuals, and/or creating musical storylines linked together only by one’s own navigation. It is the navigational essence of dnb (also present in trance) that sets dnb apart from other genres, the extensive sense of unfolding as it brings you places. Dnb stimulates the imagination not only in images, but through stories – imagined sequences of events churning and developing with the progression of the music.

*Tune in to BassDrive, you won’t be sorry!

Methodus

Buz-Blaze

Bass-Tikal

Let’s get right down to it: wordpress sucks. Yes sucks, as in disgustingly unagreeable or offensive. Sucks, as in the act or sound of sucking. If this were pop culture, then wordpress would be Nancy Grace–on a good day. I honestly spent the better part of two hours and 23 minutes finding a username that wasn’t already in use by some person out there (incognito, veritas, ignorant, insane, confused, blank, sardonic… you know who you are!), or meets wordpress’ draconian criteria (only letters and numbers, what is this?) and then I had to jump through another series of hoops to find a suitable password. I am this close from reciting the Shahada and pronouncing the first ever Jihad on a virtual entity. Try me.

I suppose that the root of this problem is the fact that our good lord, the wordpress developer(s), did not reserve my username and have it nicely waiting for me with a thank you card or something of the like for when I would decide to use it 6 years after the application first launched. Is my rant slightly childish and perhaps not necessary? Yes. Does this make me want to complain any less? Hardly.

Edit: In quite the juvenile fashion, wordpress refused to work for me from the hours of 11:00 PM to about 9:00 AM this morning. Evidently wordpress isn’t too pleased with my immature rant.

Man I need to get out of this lazy mode I’m in. Boo.

Daniela is taking me out for a bday dinner today night since she couldn’t make it out to the party last week. I’m always excited about hanging out with Daniela and a nice meal is a bonus too.

Hot tracks:

Kjell – The Dynamic Heard this on Methodus’s show last week. The tune is just fire. Watch out for it. I don’t have a sample but definitely check out the other stuff in his player.

Flirt With Dirt – Regroove Nice chill tune. Love the rolling bassline. (tune is in player)

Command Strange – Time I like a lot of Command Strange’s tracks. He just keeps pumping them out. Big up Kazakhstan! Again no sample but I really do recommend checking out the other tracks in his player.

Seeing as I forgot to post an oldie yesterday, I will be delighting you with not one, but two blasts from the past today! I know you can barely handle the excitement.

Oldie #1: Alex Reece feat. Deborah Anderson – Feel The Sunshine – Blunted Vinyl 1995 Jazz step, what what!! I can guarantee you that I had many a makeout session to this track. Deborah Anderson’s voice is so sultry. Alex Reece tracks are sick.

Oldie #2: Shy FX, T. Power & Skibba feat Di. – Don’t Wanna Know – Ebony Records 2002

This video is awesome. It could just as well be Diddy up there instead of Skibba. LOL. All dnb party jams should have videos in my opinion. To me this track is a total banger and it’s a bonus that it’s really fun to mix too.

There’s a ton of good downloads around at the moment. I can’t believe I’m actually having problems deciding what to post. I guess Seba wins. Seba is dope so he’ll always win.

mSdoS & Seba – Liquid DnB Sessions 8

Tracklist

mSdoS

01. Brother – Everything To Give (DUB)
02. Hobzee, Zyon Base & Brother – 125th Street (FOKUZ DUB)
03. Amaning & Stunna – Landslide (BS1 REC DUB)
04. Smote – Dimension X (VIBEZ DUB)
05. Mikal – Eternity (DUB)
06. A Grinda & Zig Zag – Colours Of The Night (Jebar Remix) (LIQUID BRILLIANTS REC)
07. Will Miles – Healing (DSM)
08. Eveson – Sweet wonderful (DUB)
09. Command Strange – Touch The Sky (DIGITAL COLOURS DUB)
10. Saburuko – Love Sensation (SONOROUS MUSIC DUB)
11. RedEyes,Random Movement,Mutt feat McMikeRomeo – Groove (SPEARHEAD DUB)
12. Division – Song Without Words (DUB)
13. Steez – Memories (mSdos & mJt remix) (DUB)
14. Peyo – Eden Log (DUB)
15. Qumulus feat. Jett – Remember When (DUB)
16. Gulfway Cartel & Lost Prophet – Harvest Dub (DUB)
17. Sinistarr – Leroy Jenkins (INFLUENCE)
18. Data – Glacier (DUB)
19. Alaska & Seba – Back from Eternity (PERPETUAL)
20. Seba & Krazy – Chameleon (PARADOX MUSIC)

SEBA

01. seba & paradox feat robert manos – stone cold – paradox music
02. seba – special ops – combination records
03. commix – painted smile – ?
04. seba & krazy – inkasso – secret operations
05. seba feat Krister Linder – Blaze and fade out – combination records
06. seba & krazy – Imperial moment – Metalheadz
07. seba & paradox – as if – secret operations dub
08. alix perez – crooklyn – soul:r

O prefeito José Fogaça (PMDB) lidera a disputa do segundo turno em Porto Alegre, com 52,2% das intenções de voto, enquanto sua oponente, Maria do Rosário (PT), aparece com 39,7% dos votos, de acordo com pesquisa do Instituto Methodus, divulgada ontem pelo jornal “Correio do Povo”.

Se descontados brancos, nulos e indecisos, o peemedebista alcança 56,8% contra 43,2% da petista, segundo a sondagem. No primeiro turno, o prefeito obteve 44% dos votos válidos e Maria do Rosário, 23%.

Na pesquisa espontânea, a que o eleitor cita o candidato sem que lhes sejam oferecidas opções, Fogaça aparece com 50,7% e a petista, com 38%. A margem de erro é de 3,1 pontos percentuais para mais ou para menos. A pesquisa afirma que os eleitores da terceira colocada, Manuela D’Ávila (PC do B), estão divididos entre os dois candidatos.

Dos que declararam ter votado na comunista no primeiro turno, 46,4% afirmam que vão votar na candidata do PT e 43,4% pretendem votar no atual prefeito.

A pesquisa foi feita nos dias 8 e 9 de outubro, com 1.050 eleitores da capital gaúcha, e está registrada sob o número 115/2008 na 161ª Zona Eleitoral de Porto Alegre. (GR)

Well I’ve bitched about it before so you know what’s up. One of the ladies isn’t here today. I have to do her work too and it’s all a bit too much. I’m handling it though. Instead of getting annoyed I’ve just tuned into Bassdrive and let dnb keep me company.

Here’s some jammers I heard:

Glen[e]Ston – Promises Love It! (track is in the player)

Robot Redford – Short Goodbye (track is in the player)

J-Cut – The Flute Tune This track is sick! (track is in the player)

Today’s Oldie: Dj Die – Clear Skyz – Full Cycle 1999

Toodles

P.S. Bday shouts to my buddy Erin. “Are you Arthur or Martha??” LOL

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

Methodus – The Eastern Standard @ Bassdrive

(This mix is awesome.  I listened to it on repeat last night while I pretended to clean my room but really just put stuff in piles.)

Tracklist

01. Brother – Reversal [Fokuz Digital]
02. DJ Clart – What You Won’t Do [Unreleased]
03. Flaco – Space Blues [Unreleased]
04. Sam Sparro – Black & Gold (Komatic Remix) [Unreleased]
05. Kabuki ft. Jenna G – Rock This Style [Liquid V]
06. Calculon – Depth Perception [Unreleased]
07. Dan Marshall – Capsized [Unreleased]
08. Robot Redford & M. Sauer – Missing Out [Unreleased]
09. B-Complex – In Your Sunrise [Unreleased]
10. Tyler Straub – Motivational Tune [Unreleased]
11. Random Movement – ‘Till Doomsday [CIA Deep Kut]
12. Utah Jazz – Runaway [Liquid V]
13. Zero T & Icicle ft. Steo – Go 4 Yours [CIA]
14. YoungStereo – SuperStar [Unreleased]
15. Calculon – Rhodes Less Traveled [Fourthcoimg Fokuz]
16. Tyler Straub – Glocks & Rainbows [Unreleased]