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Had to get a quick post out before my midterm. This week’s been stressful as fuck, but this isn’t a place for complaining. This is a place to get raped. Yes. Raped by the massive wave of good music that I’ve been stumbling on lately. This song “Feelings for You” in particular…the original and respective remixes. A vocal sample that trumps all that I’ve ever heard in any house song (except for the Moonchild remix of “Physical”). I love the vocal samples in house songs. Always uplifting. Always trying to share the pain, telling you you’re not alone. This song will have you singing with it at the top of your lungs. No homo, but seriously. This song is sure to be a house anthem for decades to come.

This throws me off though…Avicii and Sebastien Drums took this song and undoubtedly beefed it up to have a more big room, housy feel and titled it as (Original Mix) like it’s their song. Cassius created this groundbreaking original, and I don’t want anyone to think otherwise. These pioneers of house music shouldn’t have been left out of the title, but what do I know. Regardless, I’ll tell you what I know: this song jams…and this video is tight as hell:

-Skinny Genes

Feelings For You

Cassius – Feelings For You (160 kbps) :'(
Avicii & Sebastien Drums – My Feelings For You (UNoriginal Mix)
Cassius – Feelings For You (Les Rythmes Digitales Remix)

BONUS! [necessary]
Radio INK – Physical (Moonchild Remix)

NorCal Treat

It’s concerts like last night’s that make considering the 8 hour solo drive to San Francisco an option. Fortunately for me, Nero‘s management was nice enough to give me two photo passes to sold out Wobbleland, and a little luck with finding decently priced tickets on craigslist set me up with a solid team for an epic show. I’ll be loading up some HQ vids and pictures I got from the event to our facebook page within the next couple days. I was working on getting an interview with Nero, but I wasn’t able to get through to the international number their management gave me. I have faith for the future, though. Maybe before their San Diego show on my birthday in February…that’ll do it.

So if you haven’t heard, Coachella car and camp spots are all sold out. I can’t remember the last time that went down, but I got my hotel room booked and ready to go, and now it’s just a waiting game. Watch out for my playlists for the event! I’ll put down the best of the best, split up by day, to make you aware of the serious talent thats going to be at the Polo Fields, and there’s a lot.

-Skinny Genes

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Death From Above 1979 – Little Girl (Punk/Electronic)
Death From Above 1979 – Blood On Our Hands (Justice Remix) (Punk/Electronic)
Animal Collective – Bluish (Experimental/Indie)
Avicii & Sebastien Drums – My Feelings For You (House)
Datsik, Excision – Swagga (Dubstep)
The Beatles – Eleanor Rigby (4Centers Remix) (Dubstep)
Mr. Oizo – Cut Dick (Electronic/Dance)
Mr. Oizo – Two Takes It (Electronic/Dance)
Cut Copy – Unforgettable Season (Alternative)
Beach House – Walk in the Park (iTunes Session) (Indie)

All in one? Doooo iiiiiit

The 12s vs. Fleet Foxes

If you’ve been following this blog at all, you know that my love for The Twelves extends beyond the furthest reaches of any distance explored by man. They have a way of putting together their remixes with levels of funk that is so consistently unparalleled that it’s almost unreal. How do they do it? The songs they choose to remix range from pop classics like Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” to indie favorites like La Roux’s “In For the Kill” or even Radiohead’s “Reckoner.” All with their original style. All great. All necessary.

I nearly lost it all when I heard that they even went as far as to remix Fleet Foxes in their essential mix. When I think about Fleet Foxes, I think about how I missed TRV$DJAM to see them at Coachella two years ago. I don’t like to regret things, but the TRV$DJAM live recording isn’t making it any easier. Although, Fleet Foxes did play the set of their life and I was really into them at the time…I just wish DJAM didn’t have to go and eat a suicidal amount of drugs. Fleet Foxes played to the most beautiful backdrop though, I’ll never forget:

ALSO! I just hit the jackpot. I found a site with 5 downloadable The Twelves mixtapes + tracklisting!! CLICK HERE to pick those up.

-Skinny Genes

Delightful Treats

Fleet Foxes – White Winter Hymnal
Fleet Foxes – White Winter Hymnal (The Twelves Remix)
La Roux – In For The Kill (The Twelves Remix)
Radiohead – Reckoner (The Twelves Remix)

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It all started with a YouTube video — no no no, wait…it all started with a tweet! Coachella turned into a hype machine and began teasing us just past the point of blue balls. After the tweet where they said the real lineup will leak before Goldenvoice presents it on their website, the hints started pouring out in the form of videos on Coachella.com.

The first of these videos was of Phantogram‘s “Mouthful of Diamonds.” Needless to say, I was hooked right when the heavy electronic beat dropped. Bobbing my head to the catchy intro, I was gifted with the following guitar riff from the indie gods. When I thought I was right where I needed to be, when all problems and complaints with the world were lost in the moment of the beginning of this song, Sarah Barthel had to come in with her angel like voice and bring everything together. After hearing this track, I was inclined to commence on a quest to try and find their whole album, Eyelid Movies, in the highest quality possible. After doing my routine album run through, I was devastated to find that no track got even close to the effect and emotion I gathered from “Mouthful of Diamonds,” so I just got rid of it. It may be a one hit wonder, but it’s definitely necessary for anyone who appreciates that oh-so-approachable XX (indie/electronic) style.

-Skinny Genes

Phantogram

Phantogram – Mouthful of Diamonds

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It’s not often you come across a band with the same effect or level of straight epicness as Arcade Fire. Birthed out of Montreal, Arcade Fire is filled to the brim with seven members: two of whom are husband and wife (which lead the group) and the husband’s brother. A true family affair of talent and passion. The instruments they use consist of the guitar, drums, bass guitar, piano, violin, viola, cello, double bass, xylophone, glockenspiel, keyboard, French horn, accordion, harp, mandolin and hurdy-gurdy.

Damn, I gotta let that soak in for a minute…another thing is, they are all multi-instrumentalist. So they play whatever they want whenever they want, and sing! Their debut album Funeral definitely ranks among my favorite albums of all time. From beginning to finish it’s probably the most well put together piece in my collection. It has the “conceptual album” feel where you need to listen to the whole thing through to get the full effect, but each track is an individual masterpiece. I’m just hoping that they actually make it on the Coachella bill, because I feel like their live show would be more than just a concert. I feel like it would be a display where music meets theater, but not so much as a musical. I have to be a part of it one of these days.

-Skinny Genes

Arcade Fire

Arcade Fire – Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)
Arcade Fire – Neighborhood #2 (Laika)
Arcade Fire – Wake Up
Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
Arcade Fire – Rococo

Mezzanine in SF

This past week is getting me excited as fuck for the very near future. I’m beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel that is my good health, but there’s more: Wobbleland is less than a week away, The Twelves in three, and much more importantly, Coachella is starting to give us hints to the long, anticipated lineup that’s supposed to come out this week. Some were saying Wednesday, but I know for sure it’s going to be released or talked about on KROQ on Tuesday at 5PM. Get ready to tune in! The hints I’m taking about are these:

1. Coachella’s twitter said that the real lineup will be leaked before it’s on the actual Coachella website. I still said I wouldn’t believe any flyer that wasn’t somewhere credible. I just don’t want any unwarranted excitedness. Is that a word? Anyway, one of these awesome flyers are going to be real! But what is important is hint #2.

2. They’ve been switching up the main video on Coachella‘s website to bands that are confirmed. So you can try and search for the bands on the “fake” flyers to see how likely it is that it’s real. Two of the videos I saw were of Tame Impala (video) and Phantogram. I loved the Phantogram song so much that I had to put it on this week’s list. Can’t.stop.playing. Now it’s this weird ass video with Gumby, see for yourself before it changes.

Yeah…gettin’ kinda crazy/antsy/feisty/horny. It’s almost here though, so let these tracks hold you off ’til it’s out.

-Skinny Genes

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Phantogram – Mouthful of Diamonds (Indie/Electronic)
Arcade Fire – Wake Up (Indie/Rock)
Simian Mobile Disco – Hustler (Electronic)
Mason – Froghopper (House)
sebastiAn – Greel (Electronic/Grime)
sebastiAn – Dolami (Electronic/Grime)
Ducktails – Hamilton Road (Dream Pop/Indie)

All in one. CLICKITY CLICK

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In the world of French/Disco House, the name Cassius is synonymous with that of Daft Punk and Stardust. They’ve been in the game since the late 80s and early 90s. A time where America wasn’t ready for such uplifting and soulful beats, where French House was making its way through the European borders and onward through the rest of the galaxy. Daft Punk in the cockpit and Cassius manning the lasers. My appreciation began when I saw them perform with Busy P, Justice, and DJ Mehdi at Coachella as the supergroup: Club 75. (Crazy good stuff. Highly recommend seeing them if they’re around.)

Later that year they released The Rawkers EP under Busy P’s Ed Banger Records. Overall I’d give that EP a 7, but with tracks like “I Love U So” you can see they haven’t lost it. OH! They’ve also helped produce tracks for Phoenix, Chromeo, and Cut Copy and if that doesn’t do it for ya then what are you doing here!

-Skinny Genes

Cassius

Cassius – I Love U So
Cassius – I Love U So (TROWA Remix)
Cassius – Sound of Violence (Charles I Remix)
Cassius – 99 (RESET! REMIX)
Cassius – Feelings For You (Les Rythmes Digitales Remix)