Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Little Dragon - Feather



Little Dragon - Feather by ekoutez

download: Little Dragon - Feather

MGMT - Congratulations



This is such a strange video. The creature is so grotesque, but at the same time so sad looking it's hard not to sympathize. And as much as I love color, I love the monochrome.

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

I love Kanye West.



I'm late on seeing this video, but I think it's great and worth a post. I have always been a fan of Kanye West, so I'm really excited for the next album. I spotted this video on Vinyl and Vodka, with the following caption:

"I love that this is actually considered as more of a piece of art than just of him lip syncing and showing off all of his money, fame, and power (which I thought it would be about)."

In my opinion, this is the biggest glorifying of himself Kanye has ever done. The video looks like a Baroque church ceiling with Kanye in the center looking like Jesus. The lyrics themselves are pretty bold. So for someone to say this is more than his usual pretentious behavior is funny. This is totally Kanye West. Yeah he over-inflates himself, but how many mainstream rappers today don't? I love that he used this for the visuals. As much as I love the new effects in music videos (LED lights, Gaga's extravagance, etc.), this is a cool direction to take. I'm excited to see what else he's going to release.

DyMeADuZiN



This morning I randomly came upon this Brooklyn artist who really impressed me. I was surprised that at sixteen years old DyMe-A-DuZiN sounds so mature, until I read his bio and found out he started performing at 9 years old. It's cool to see people so young yet so aware of their identity. DyMe-A-DuZiN has also released a mixtape called = x Shut Up N Listen, where I heard the track Chronic Masturbation haha. Turns out this kid also has a sense of humor.
[download HERE]


Dyme-A-Duzin - Chronic Masturbation by SwazyFinesse

Monday, August 9, 2010



This isn't a new track, but it's one that I just won't get sick of

Medina - You and I (Deadmau5 Remix) by ekoutez

Upular



Sounds, chords and phrases from Up remixed into this song by DJ Pogo.

Pogo- Upular by ekoutez

Majority Rules



The other day I went to the movies and was pretty disappointed when my vote for Dinner with Schmucks was overruled for Step Up 3D. Dance flick+3D+non-actors attempting to act= low expectations. But Step Up proved to be MUCH better than I expected! Granted the acting wasn't very good, but it was a movie about dancing and it delivered on that account. The people in this movie are incredibly talented, and I especially appreciated the use of LED lights. This particular scene was a favorite.