Cold Tropics

streetwalker live in san francisco

paul j. — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 07:11:27 +0000

Streetwalker from Chicago played a couple of shows in the Bay Area this summer. Didn’t see huge crowds for the SF show which was too bad because they did stuff like this:

Big space with white walls on 16th St. with a weird vibe because it was half live dance music/half performance art with a schedule that switched between one and the other rather than have performance art the first half, dancing the 2nd. So that meant that you would get into ravey dance zones with lasers for an hour only to get pulled back into some bleak reality where you have to suddenly get very quiet because something very serious/weird needs to be watched. I shouldn’t even knock the performance art stuff really, it isn’t my thing, but it wasn’t bad by any means, but the presentation was fucked up.

getting back up to speed

paul j. — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 05:43:01 +0000

Blogging was pretty slow this summer. But that just means I have a lengthy backlog of stuff to share.

pre-fermi’s paradox sci-fi

paul j. — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 08:10:17 +0000

Via Galaxy My Dear

black study

paul j. — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 02:26:08 +0000

main attraktionz – swaggin hard

paul j. — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 03:10:40 +0000

Hella zen beat

innergaze – midnight riding

paul j. — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 01:54:44 +0000

Lovingly emulated classic house track with sweet video effects backdrop. Stoked to see Innergaze in a week or so.

how about this for my hair

paul j. — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 04:54:50 +0000

don’t walk too fast

paul j. — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 01:14:22 +0000

It doesn’t take much for a simple rock and roll bass line to turn into bizarre organ drone.

a brief history of grime tapes

paul j. — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 17:40:36 +0000

The Wire has some top-notch tapes available for streaming or downloading that show off the best musical ideas that were being expressed in the late 90s/early aughts. Pretty great selection. I already had some of these, but didn’t know what it was because untagged mp3s. And some of it is new to me. And I’m still making my way through the material. Ten great mixes. My top pick is the Flowdan & Jamakabi Rinse mix.

this is acid?

paul j. — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 07:01:50 +0000

DJ Lengua Acid Sonidero Mixtape

This is acid?

Sort of.

Slow down, because this is a mix that demands to be absorbed slowly. Take your time with it. It’s full of surprises and beautiful moments, revel in it.