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2009-05-13T01:09:00.001-07:00

This blog is all grown up boys and girls. Check out the new site and get your minds blown.

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Thanks for the support and hope you enjoy the new site! All the best.

N.A.S.A x Steve Aoki

2009-05-03T15:50:00.000-07:00

Working on the new site but it would just be wrong to hold back on this absolute gem of a track. Not usually the biggest fan of Steve Aoki's remix work but this one is certainly making me think twice it absolutely bangs.

N.A.S.A Ft. Kanye West, Santagold & Lykke Li - Gifted (Steve Aoki Remix) (Media Fire)

big ups to Electrocorp on the heads up. cheers

GET READY WITH FOAMO & BRYAN COX!!!

2009-04-30T17:19:00.000-07:00

GUESS WHAT. NEW WEBSITE COMING...ALMOST NOW!!! New website coming, no more blogger business, no more bullshit for you good people out there. you deserve better. BIG changes... um well.. atleast its going to be a real website haha. Until then here is probably my favorite mixtape/official release ever. I don't know why Bryan Cox doesn't get the attention he deserves he constantly picks up the best talent and throws out some amazing sounds.
PS Here is Foamos Mix For Chew The Fat thats getting me ready for a weekend with FOAMOOOOOO who is actually coming to my university!! Phil from IV Garb got FOAMO out to California for his first show out here EVER!! So give mad props to the IV Garb crew if you live in LA or near Santa Barbara and get your ass up here to UCSB. Gonna be amazing.

Bryan Cox Crux Da House (Its a .Rar file so you get each track individually!)

01. Bryan Cox - Intro
02. 24Skorpionz Ft. Chamillionaire - We Some Playerz (Bryan Cox Remix
03. Bryan Cox - Bounce
04. Bryan Cox - Where You At
05. The Hybrid Players Vs Tim Taylor - Studio 54 (Bryan Cox Remix)
06. L-Vis 1990- - Stay Together
07. Bryan Cox Ft. Discoette - Get Nasty
08. Futuristic Fly - Futuristic Fly (Bryan Cox Remix)
09. Foamo - Moving It Over Here
10. The Bulgarian - Uptown Jack
11. Andy George - Big Dipper (Hijack Remix)
12. Dusty Kid - The Cat (Crookers Remix)
13. Bryan Cox Ft. Discoette & Coco - Her Face
14. Estaw & J-Cast - Break It Down (Herve Remix)
15. Jaimie Fanatic - Bring The Beat Back
16. Andy George & Scott Cooper - The Piano Man
17. Destroy Disco - Fly Or Bounce
18. Terry Mulan - Is This Is Acid
19. Jaimie Fanatic - Old Skool Is My Rave
20. Trash Fashion - Rave Dave (Bryan COx & Le Nimh Remix)
21. Amanda Lepore Vs Larry Tee - My Pussy
22. Acid Jacks - Mookie

Foamo - Mix For Chew The Fat

Intro
Diplo vs Young MC - Samirs Get Up (Udachi mashup)
Kidda - Feel too good (Jack Beats remix)
Bird Peterson - Big Weapon Anthem
Buraka Som Sistem - Sound of Kuduro (Drop The Lime remix)
Bass Weazal vs Foamo - Wrist is Killing
Jack Beats - What (Foamo remix)
Curses! - The Deep End (Bart B More remix)
Futureheads - I wouldnt be like this (Andy George remix)
Drop The Lime - Hear Me (AC Slater remix)
Cagedbaby - Forced (Foamo remix)
Dance Area - AA 24 7 (Diplo remix)
Project Bassline - Drop The Pressure (The Count remix)
Lee Mortimer - Champion Sound
Audiobullies - Dope Fiend (Udachi & Tommie Sunshine remix)
Switch - This is sick (Herve reshuffle)
Foamo - Wardance
Foreign Beggars, DJ Primecuts - Hit That Gash (Itchy Naaan Re-Rub)
Foamo - Rockerman (acapella)
TC - Wheres my money (Jack Beats Edit)
Mikix The Cat - You mad
High Powered Boys - Hoed Get Down
Daniel Papini - Church Of Nonsense
Gant Man - Juke Dat Girl from Tha Back (Foamo re-edit)
Format:B - Edding 850
Rochelle - Chin Up (Andy George unfinished remix)
Mystery Jets - Half in Love with Elizabeth (Foamo instrumental remix)
Skream - Dutch flowers

ONE IN A MILLION BILLION MILLION

2009-04-29T14:32:00.000-07:00

Data - One in a million
by naiverecords

I don't know why but Data's Rapture just never did it for me, too pessimistic maybe. Enter ONE IN A MILLION! With both a pop influenced original track, an epic club version and a couple of excellent remixes Data's new EP is just what I was waiting for. Check below for the club version of the track and a great remix by beat extraordinaire and talented DJ Drixxxe.

Data - One In A Million (Club Version) (Media Fire)
Data - One In A Million (Drixxxe Remix) (Media Fire)

No Witty Title For Kid Legit. Please Help.

2009-04-27T20:24:00.000-07:00

K this guy makes me suddenly feel very restless. Hes 21 years old (same as me) but that is where the similarities stop. He runs a clothing line called Brinada for starters but he also runs around Montreal DJing with the likes of LAZRtag and has also spun alongside Steve Aoki. He has that kind of Hyphy Electro sound that has been developing nicely the last couple years or so. Hopefully he can keep it going. Maybe this is part of the A-Trak generation many of us have been hoping for. Below is a remix of Love Thy Brother..whommm I cant find anything about. As usual.

Love Thy Brother - Get Your Back Up (Kid Legit Remix) (Media Fire)

PS You can pick up his full ep (2 originals & 4 remixes here)

Life In LA Is So Insane

2009-04-27T19:08:00.000-07:00

I gotta say when I look around, shit ain't bad. I live on the beach in Santa Barbara,CA around some of the most beautiful girls and not a care in the world..besides school...sometimes. One of the biggest perks is that I am just out of shouting range of LA. Don't get me wrong I've had some amazing times there stumbling around the strip and hitting up various versions of the Hard festivals thrown downtown. Now all you wonderful regulars know that I almost never post hip hop here at Thorns & Arrows but that ever so trendy team known as Chester French has produced a track with Pharrell that sums up how crazy the girls in LA truly are. There is nothing better/worse than a girl who has everything but doesn't seem to know it. See if all of you who reside in the Golden State agree. Cheers.

Chester French - Life In LA (Ft. Pharrell & Jermaine Dupri)
Chester French - No Parents Allowed (Ft. Kardinall Offishall & N.O.R.E)

PS Don't worry you wont see this turning into White Folks Get Crunk well...EVER

80kidz Own My Block

2009-04-22T11:29:00.000-07:00

I have to admit, it took me a good bit to warm up to these Japanese fellows. Sometimes I judge a troop way too much off just a name, discounting these guys a little much just based on the fact that they have "80" and that not so clever "z" at the end... Holy hell was I wrong. Their new album, "This Is My Shit" is equally full of great synths, melodies and banging sounds. Making it exactly what I love. Below are a couple of my favorite tracks and if you like them be sure to grab the whole thing. I hope they pick up a ticket it to LA really really soon. The album is kind of a cross between Shinichi Osawa and MSTRKRFT's best moments.

PS Their album art is second to none and they have a pretty rad shirt available on their myspace so be sure to check it out.

80kidz - Go Mynci
80kidz - She (Ft. Autokratz)
80kidz - TGV

The 96' Bulls Do Things Well

2009-04-20T14:47:00.000-07:00

I need help. Who the hell are the 96' Bulls and why haven't I heard of them before?? I can't get enough of these Melbourne mind melters but I can't even find a myspace for them.. but maybe that just speaks to my significant lack of myspace skill. I love the fun filled ghetto-electric production techniques they be using, especially on Aussie/American hip hop up and comer Snob Scrilla. All I know is this outfit is gonna be huge beyond words, great name as well. Big ups for the Aussies showin some love for the one and only Chicago Bulls. I suppose it would be better, me being from California and all, if they were the 02' Lakers but thats just fine with me. If anyone knows anything bout these guys lemme know. now please.

PS I'll be putting up my weekly top 10 real soon as a new feature and I can guarentee you this will be near the top. Oh and much more from Snob Scrilla to come soon.

Snob Scrilla - Heartbreak Scorsese (96' Bulls Remix) (Media Fire)

Mongrel - Hit The Morning Sun (96' Bulls Remix) (Media Fire)

Ciao!

2009-04-17T12:05:00.000-07:00

Dream Ended. Web Sheriff In Full Effect.

Swedish House Mafia

2009-04-13T11:18:00.000-07:00

I think I would love Swedish House Mafia just based on their name. Its just a bonus that they make great, bass driven techno with a wonderful nod to 90's rave and just a wonderful and positive atmosphere driven in the music. Just rad.

Zombie Disco Squad VS Swedish House Mafia - Leave The Dance Behind (Media Fire)

Thanks to Palms Out Sounds For The Heads Up!

Tiga x Proxy

2009-04-06T21:30:00.000-07:00

I wonder what the Proxy does in his spare time. Besides torture the poor and the helpless. Just relentless. Better for mixing too.

Tiga - What You Need (Proxy Remix) (Media Fire)

Take these too. Punk.

Colin Munroe - Piano Lessons (Felix Cartel Remix) (Media Fire)
Toadally Krossed Out! - Toads Theme (Media Fire)

Sexy Boots

2009-04-03T19:32:00.000-07:00

.Consume.

U2 - Get On Your Boots (Justice Remix) (Media Fire)

Woop! Woop!

2009-03-24T12:12:00.000-07:00

thunder and lightning should follow this song. its that massive.

The Bloody Beetroots Ft. Steve Aoki - Warp 1.9 (Media Fire)

and if that wasn't enough to make your ears bleed, heres a 256k version of that great crookers remix of raven. no voiceover either. neat.

Proxy - Raven (Crookers Remix) (Media Fire)

To Be A Teenager In 1992

2009-03-23T13:29:00.000-07:00

Over the past year I, like many, have become rather obsessed with the care free sound of old school rave and just having fun instead of forcing myself to indulge in some ill conceived banger trying desperately to out do SebastiAn (not possible). One thing I've always struggled with is the fact that production techniques back in the day just can't compare to the tools available today. Thankfully such resources aren't going over looked.

Surkin's Next of Kin EP was kind of the eye opener for me and he just keeps on putting out great tracks and remixes to add to my growing fascination. In a similar vein is Tommie Sunshine and his remix of Sneaky Sound System.

The Juan MacLean - One Day (Surkin Remix) (Media Fire)

Sneaky Sound System - 16 (Tommie Sunshine's Class Of '89 Re-Rub) (Media Fire)

The Killers x The Bloody Beetroots

2009-03-18T16:46:00.001-07:00

Cheers!

The Killers - Spaceman (Steve Aoki & The Bloody Beetroots Remix) (Media Fire)

Bonus:

Kidda - Feel Too Good (Jack Beats Remix) (Media Fire)

New Fun With Mr. Oizo & Uffie

2009-03-11T14:12:00.001-07:00

So I must apologize for any mysterious dissapearances on the site, the big bad Blogspot has been giving me some shit and deleting my posts for fun. Whatever

Anyway. Mr Oizo has done the world right once again. His track Steroids Ft. Uffie was a bit of a let down (like most songs ft. uffie) but he has done an amazing remake of it and it absolutely smashes! A glitched up remix with a lot of guitar driven sampling going on, I am really impressed.

Mr. Oizo Ft. Uffie - Steroids (Mr. Oizo Remix) (Media Fire)

Proxy x Crookers & New Tiga

2009-03-10T12:49:00.000-07:00

This is getting complicated. When 'Raven' was first released and sent speakers running for their lives, a lil song called 'The Crow' started creeping around. This fun but nothing amazing track was produced by both the Crookers and Boy-8-Bit. Now there have been tons of Raven remixes and everyone is getting ready for Proxy's remix of Tiga's new track 'What You Need' (which looks to be emense) but out of the woodwork comes a radio preview of CROOKERS take on 'Raven'. I'll let you judge for yourself.

Proxy - Raven (Crookers Remix Radio 1 Rip) (Media Fire)
Tiga - What You Need (Radio Edit) (Media Fire

Here is that Crookers & Boy 8 Bit I mentioned if you haven't picked it up yet:

Crookers & Boy 8 Bit - The Crow (Media Fire)

Passport & Cigarettes Please

2009-03-01T19:22:00.000-08:00

Love these songs. It will do you good.

Dynamite MC & Jack Beats - What (Vocal Mix) (Media Fire)

AC Slater - Rock It Out (Rob Threezy Remix) (Media Fire)

Tiga x Bloody Beetroots & Congorock x Jokers of The Scene

2009-03-01T19:02:00.000-08:00

Loud & Evil. Expect anything less?

Tiga - Mind Dimension (The Bloody Beetroots Remix) (Media Fire)

I love the sounds that Jokers of The Scene produce, rolling melodies combined with pounding bass that kicks to center of your soul. Just killer. Add in the wild and uncontrollable madness that is Congorock and you get one epic remix.

Congorock - Runark (Jokers of The Scene Remix) (Media Fire)

Zombielicious

2009-02-27T19:29:00.000-08:00

Play loud.

Zombie Nation - Mas De Todo (Media Fire)

Zombie Nation - Filterjerks (Media Fire)

Zombie Nation - Bass Kaput (Media Fire)

louder. thanks.

Click Click

2009-02-14T15:12:00.000-08:00

So yesterday my wishes were fulfilled when I was able to get my greedy hands on a copy of Fist Of God, the new album from MSTRKRFT. I like that JFK and Al-P really haven't changed their sound in response to passing trends, although its not necessarily as refreshing as some would hope there are still some great tracks that will really bring some more people into this music scene. Below are a couple of my favorites.

MSTRKRFT - Click Click (Ft. E-40) (Media Fire)

MSTRKRFT - Fist of God (Media Fire)

Bonus:

The Count - Jungle Steppers (Media Fire)

FIST OF GOD!!!

2009-02-11T11:55:00.000-08:00

I was starting to lose my mind with anticipation for the new MSTRKRFT album, to me their remixes had always outshined their original work but from what I have heard so far this is sure to be the album of the year so far.... I like the new direction they are taking with not only vocals, but with some variations in their production stye, use of melody and influence from their old punk days along with old Chicago & Detroit house. Album hits the streets 3/17/09... hope i dont have to wait that long!!

MSTRKRFT - Breakaway (Ft. Jahmal from The Carps) (Media Fire)

MSTRKRFT - It Ain't Love (Ft. Lil Mo) (Media Fire)

CANNOT WAIT TO HEAR ----> MSTRKRFT - Click Click Ft. E-40!!!!

Edit: Here is a video for Click Click...holy fuck its amazing
(Second song is their remix of Usher - Love In This Club)

The Hustler

2009-02-03T00:42:00.000-08:00

Sometimes a week goes by and so much happens it feels like a year. But here I am, one super bowl weekend, five trashed days/nights and one seizure later finally getting around to do a bit of posting. Hope you all have had a great week, I'm guessing all of my foreign friends didn't catch much of the "big game" but that's just fine I don't remember much of it myself! It has been an amazing time though and I love having the opportunity to share and enjoy so much great new music with you all. Hope this post provides some of that same happiness.

Jesse Rose - Well Now (Media Fire)

Mightyfools - More Gunz (Media Fire)

Kill The Noise - Pull My Strings (Media Fire)

Sound Waves On The Sea

2009-01-25T16:22:00.000-08:00

Its a bit easy to crown a king of the new year when its only been present for a number of weeks, but can anyone argue with Yuksek's greatness? What a varied piece of work his new album Away From The Sea is. Pure white heat. period.

Yuksek - This Is Not Today (Ft. Shit Disco) (Media Fire)

Yuksek - Take A Ride (Media Fire)

Yuksek - Extraball Ft. Amanda Blank (Media Fire)

Encore:

Da Carrot - Renegade (Media Fire)

Ramirez - El Ritmo Barbara (Blatta & Inesha 'Raw Power' remix) (Media Fire)

.What New York Used To Be.

2009-01-22T15:48:00.000-08:00

when i first tuned in to Steve Aoki's essential mix i was a bit skeptical...trendy dj sure, but great dj AND producer? The second I heard this amazing track i decided i'd be willing to pull him right out a burning building.

Larry Tee - Carmina Burana v. I Love U (Bart B. More Remix) (Media Share)

First time i heard it I thought it was the Proxy. No. Its simply his amazing Russian prodigy.

Polymorphic - Techno Music (Media Fire)

2009-01-21T09:10:00.000-08:00

ksubi

love thy neighbor

the desert poses a challenge for those who know not the satisfaction of delayed gratification. throw that rock to posts along the cliffs, await the repel of those calling it home.
the ocean is filled to the top, no more please.

here's to rediscovering songs that are over lets say...one week old:

Digitalism - TV TV (Media Fire)

Arthur Baker Ft. Princess Superstar - RTNY (Sam La More Remix) (Media Fire)

Still my two favorite Bloody Beetroots tracks bar none. Come to think of it these are pretty much the only two I can actually listen to the whole way through...

The Bloody Beetroots - Rombo (Media Fire)

The Bloody Beetroots - Detroit (Ghetto Edit) (Media Fire)

Right The Stern

2009-01-20T12:05:00.000-08:00

Once, there was a muse that took the breath out of many that past her. Right along side the passage was a hatch which creaked as eager eyes peered out to gasp at the beauty of their unwitting love. She lightly stepped over the planks before her, her summer hat protecting from the January sun. Here amongst the waves and currents her aura conducted a loyal gathering to move from side to side. Only the one waiting for her at the end of the dock was able to catch the glimmer of her eye. Taking her hand they boarded the sailed ship. The sea mist gave but a moments rest as the ship left port. Together they are and will along the cliffs they will always be.

Blaqstarr - Hands Up Thumbs Down (High Powered Boys Remix) (Media Fire)

Hidden Cat - The Superfuture (Media Fire)

Nadastrom - Pussy (Media Fire)

Van She - Strangers (Yuksek Remix) (Media Fire)

Your Emotions Make You A Monster

2009-01-06T13:06:00.000-08:00

Hello. Tis the first post of the new year, and what a cheer it looks to be. Got everything I wanted over the holidays including a sweet Akai MPC 2500 and a M-Audio Axiom 61. Just call me Timbo.... Vegas for the new years, im not even going to try describing it because no words can do justice to the grandness of my experience. Lets just leave it at that Shawn White got MY sloppy seconds, and that is the least of it all. I had a great time djing for all my friends and everyone in our suite atop the Encore (The new Wynn Resort) and the response really got me thinking more about taking it up seriously. Here are some songs that bring those three nights to mind.

PS - Project Bassline gives me the spins...I hope to hear so much more from them in 09'

Crookers - Bumblebees (Media Fire)

Young MC - Bust A Move (Don Rimini Ravekid Remix) (Media Fire)

His Majesty Andre - Peep Thong (Media Fire)

Project Bassline - Drop The Pressure (Club Mix) (Media Fire)

Hello South Wind

2008-12-29T11:54:00.000-08:00

Well today is the ultimate calm before the storm situation. Tomorrow I leave for a Las Vegas new years, sure to be a brain melting and life expectancy killing experience! I can't wait it will be amazing. But for now I am doing everything in my power to stay calm and balanced. Despite waking up and listening to Don Rimini's new Playboy Xmas mix I have rebounded and now find comfort with the sounds of Goldfrapp, Lykke Li and other various muses. I don't know what will happen to me in the coming days but today I am excited to relax and feel a sense of accomplishment. Here are some pieces that are putting my mind at ease:

Goldfrapp - Little Bird (Media Fire)

Lykke Li - My (Media Fire)

The Cazals - Time of Our Lives (Media Fire)

Tchaikovsky - Troisieme Tableau No 12b Le Cafe Danse Arabe (Media Fire)

Tchaikovsky - Troisieme Tableau No 12c Thé: Danse Chinoise (Media Fire)

Vanish The Rock

2008-12-22T23:05:00.000-08:00

So I'm only 10 posts in and I'm already in trouble from the Google police?? Im a bit confused, it seems one of my posts has been deleted but I don't know why I would not get a warning. All is well, I still have much to say. so over the weekend I garnished my pea coat with rain while walking the streets of San Francisco doing some Christmas shopping. It is nice not having a girlfriend right now because it really lets me shop for me! Loved ones always come first of course though. Winter in the city is truely majestic, from the many lights to the constant bustle it never dissapoints. Although many horns are always sounding and people are rushing, I find the most appropriate music to be that which helps one islate themselves and find a little bit of comfort in the storm.
Enjoy.

Boards of Canada - Dawn Chorus (Media Fire)

Brookville - Walking On Moonlight (Media Fire)

Schema - We Think We're Sane (Media Fire)

Bonobo - Recurring (Media Fire)

Hard Core Girls

2008-12-18T18:43:00.000-08:00

Cazals - Somebody Somewhere (With The Lovely Lou Doillon)

After spending my youth exposed to the over-saturated 'Perfect 10' type models found in the realm of MTV and the other mainstream media outlets clouding my mind it is no surprise that as I've grown up, I find the most beautiful girls not to be the ones taken straight off the cover of the latest Maxim or Playboy magazine. Of course, most of my friends will still agree that my favorite muses as of late are universally stunning, but they do hold a unique place over the Las Vegas style lookalikes of the world. It is the Lou Doillon's and Alexa Chungs that gives me dream.

Oh. music. almost forgot.
The Count & Sinden - Hardcore Girls (Project Bassline Remix) (Media Fire) 320
Robyn - Cobrastyle (Bloody Beetroots Remix) (Media Fire) 320
The Kills - Cheap & Cheerful (SebastiAn Remix) (Media Fire) 320
Hot Chip - Touch Too Much (Fake Blood Remix) (Media Fire) 320

+Lord Cornelius+

2008-12-17T17:24:00.001-08:00

Finally. What many of us have unpatiently waiting for. The new Bloody Beetroots single Cornelius! True to form the blistering Italian duo melt the brain with this song, complementary to the upcoming music documentary. I have yet to see them live, something I cannot take for much longer. Bless it:

The Bloody Beetroots - Cornelius (Media Fire) 320
The Bloody Beetroots - The Death of Cornelius Pt. 1 (Media Fire) 128

Danger Danger!

2008-12-16T13:50:00.000-08:00

Sometimes when you buy an album, tracks resonate so much more than if you just download them individually. I for one am more inclined to listen to the tracks all the way through and in turn get a lot more out of them. Point is, that is exactly what is happening today. Got my hands on the Starskee My Way ep and one track is really jumping out at me in a way I hadn't noticed before. That of course is the Danger remix! I was beginning to lose faith in the graphic designer/producer's skills. His song 00h00 with Vyle was a disappointment to say the least and his Boys Noize wasn't much better. But alas! This, along with his new song 13h12 killlll it! The starskee remix is a bit more mellow but still rumbles through with a great beat. 13h12 really returns to the sound that drew me to Danger in the first place. Lucky lucky here they are for you!

Starskee - My Way (Danger Remix) (Media Fire) 320
Danger - 13h12 (Media Fire)

Something About Les Petits Pilous

2008-12-15T18:17:00.000-08:00

Third post in one day. Right now I am driven only by the sounds of Les Petits Pilous. Working with the Boys Noize Records crew, their track Wake Up has garnered play from the likes of Crookers, Justice, Boys Noize and Soulwax. I don't think I could have listed a more 'whose who' of the electronic scene if I tried all day. Both their remixes of Justice's DVNO and the Chromeo track Bonafied Lovin are monumental as well. It may well be monday but until winter quarter starts up it is friday night for me.

Chromeo - Bonafied Lovin' (Les Petits Pilous Remix) (Media Fire) 320
Justice - DVNO (Les Petits Pilous Remix) (Media Fire) 320
Anglo Satellite - Big Black Spider (Les Petits Pilous Remix) (Media Fire)
Les Petits Pilous - Wake Up (Media Fire) 320

some bonus Boys Noize Records business:
CLP - Superconfidential (Media Fire)

....Blackbird Blackbird...

2008-12-15T12:41:00.000-08:00

So I know this little blip has been around for a good minute but seeing as this blog literally sprouted up yesterday I feel rather obliged to share this with you. The paramount Seattle based Blackbird mens & womens boutique has finally launched a new online store! It is great to find an outstanding online mens store that isn't based out of Sweden, France or some other land separated by a rather large body of water.
check it out here
A couple of selections to sneak:
Wings + Horns Vintage Slim Fit Jean -
United Bamboo Fishtail Parka -
Pria Grey Big Plaid Virgin Wool Scarve
APC Trench Homme Beige -

With The Sound of Fake Blood

2008-12-15T12:11:00.001-08:00

The insatiable Fake Blood has joined Annie Mac for her famous Mini Mix production. The song selection is amazingly eclectic and well done. Its always great to see just what corners of the earth the great producers of the world go to draw influence on. The Busta manipulation...brilliant! Track list in comments!

Fake Blood - Annie Mac Mini Mix (Media Fire)

Rain on a Sunday

2008-12-15T00:26:00.000-08:00

Part of me really wants to post some songs up here that remind me of what I should be listening to on a nice quiet sunday night but I honestly can't bring myself to break away from the tracks that have kept me going through all the cigarettes and Anchor Steam I put in my body this weekend. So fuck it. Monday morning will be here soon enough and I want to salvage every last drop of weekend I can. My first real post, enjoy!

First up is a new track by the mysterious Goshi Goshi (Scrub Scrub in Japanese). Already being hailed by some as the new Fake Blood (seems rediculous seeing as the former has only been on the scene for around a year) Goshi Goshi has brought up a storm of sub genre house from both ages past and present to develop a track insanely catchy and punishing at the same time. The Lock Shot is guarenteed to be a major player in the year to come.

Goshi Goshi - The Lock Shot (Media Fire) 272

Here we find the thumping Tommie Sunshine & Udachi remix of the Audio Bully's new single Dope Fiend. To say this track is heavy is an insult in understatement.

Audio Bullys - Dope Fiend (Tommie Sunshine & Udachi Remix) (Media Fire) 320

One producer that has increasingly drawn my attention is Das Glow. Don't know anything about the person behind the scenes but these two tracks should provide you with proof enough of sure talent.
Das Glow - Sunburnt (Media Fire) 320
The Micronauts - High Rise (Das Glow Remix) (Media Fire) 192
Herve has grown to be one of my favorite producers practically overnight. His various projects all result in songs full of pounding bass and bring one close to insanity. Here is a nice over view of some of his more recent projects and collaborations.
Shinichi Osawa - Detonator (Herve's UXB remix) (Media Fire) 320
Kidda - Under The Sun (Herve Remix) (Media Fire) 320
Action Man (Herve & Jesse Rose) - Under Your Skin (Media Fire) 320
Machines Don't Care - How Y'all Like Me Now (Media Fire) 320
Kissy Sell Out & Herve - Rikkalicious (Media Fire) 320
Last but not least the infamous crookers with two of their all time ugliest monsters.
Crookers - Lollypop (Sveglia) (Media Fire) 192
Crookers - Il Buono (Media Fire) 320

Chronicles of Never and Ksubi with efforts of equal power and destruction:
Ksubi:

Chronicles of Never:

And Then There Was Light

2008-12-14T23:44:00.000-08:00

Hello. My name is Thomas LaCroix and this is my blog Horns & Arrows. Hoping to ignite your sense of lust and creativity is the goal of this simple drum beat. I have always wanted a way to show and share the thousands of cooperating atoms that form objects of my imagination and insperation. So everyday, here in the times of Sister Winter I promise to bring forth the music, fashion, art and all other objects of attraction that bring the world to life. I suppose it would be irrisponsible to lead you blindely into my world so here are some of the things I love, I hope this helps you decide whether or not you may find any sense of kindred spirit with me.

The classifications of a certain musical genre seem to be so blended in this time so instead of writing down meaningless over generalized words like 'house' or 'rock n roll' I think a short and varied list of some of my favorites will do the trick! In no particular order: The Mystery Jets, Foamo, Danger, SebastiAn, Lykke Li, Minitel Rose, The Kills, Debussy, Van She, Das Pop, The Libertines, Santogold, Whitey, Soulwax, Bumblebeez, Cut Copy, The Presets, Empire of The Sun, M83, Mondkopf, Erol Alkan, Justice, Goose, Boys Noize, Goshi Goshi, Fake Blood, Iggy Pop, The Damned, The Bloody Beetroots, Crookers, Puzique, The Soft Boys, MGMT, Vue, Digitalism, Surkin, Klaxons, CLP, Flagrant Fowl, Tiga, Ratatat, Raphael Saadiq, Das Glow, MSTRKRFT, Poney Poney, The Rollin Stones Iggy Pop David Bowie blah blah blah blah.

I like alot of hip hop but probably won't post a massive amount of it. This blog is NOT just a music blog. My tastes in fashion, interiors, architecture, art, girls and booz all have an intertwining impact on my life and I hope to emphasize all of them. So, without further adieu I welcome you.