Festival weekend

I'm supposed to be in Michigan right now. At some music festival, with a handfull of friends. I lost my passport though. And all my IDs are expired. AND both my birth certificate & citizenship card are Serbian. So much for cross-border fun. The friend that organized the trip (he's been going for 4 years straight) told me it was "funk, soul, and some hippy shit"... but all google results tell me its a weekend of pure folk music. Nowww, I can't get down to folk (he obviously knows this) - but the crew going is top notch, so the laughs/pics/memories would have been legit.

This same weekend, half-way across the globe (and back home), is a musical festival I'd be raving out to with childhood friends had I gone back to visit the fam this summer. The next few days at Exit Fest (in Novi Sad) are sprinkled with talents such as Soulwax, Booka Shade, Alex Metric, Claude Von Stroke, & Montreal's Tiga. That's on top of N*E*R*D, Afrika Bambaataa, DJ Hype, Shy FX, Sex Pistols, and a few hundred others. Shiiiiiiiit.

Booka Shade - Body Language (Interpretation) (zShare)

Instead, I'll be doing our local Bluesfest thing. The festival is actually getting bigger every year - Snoop & The Wailers a few days ago, plus Akon, Wyclef, Sean Paul, & Donna Summer this weekend.

Man Recordings Melt Mix

Here's some good listenin' for the weekend. A mix by Hong Kong native (and DMC badman there a few years back) DJ Beware, with a compilation that represents what Man Recordings and it's upcoming party are all about. Some great unreleased material here... and who doesn't love a little Baile Funk slapped on top of serious wobbly bass?!?

DJ Beware - Man Recordings Melt Festival Mix 2008 (zShare)

Tracklist:
Intro
DJ Edgar - Boxe vs. Axel F
Veronica Costa vs. Switch vs. Fatboy Slim - Dece Glamourosa Champion Sound (Edu K Mashup)
Daniel Haaksman ft. SD Boys - Parolar De Veso
Crookers - Il Brutto
Mark Ronson - Valerie (Count &Mix) vs. DJ Conhecido (Edu K Mashup)
Stereotyp ft. Edu K + Joyce Muniz - Jeçe Valadão (Rob B/Stereo MCs Edit)
Buraka Som Sistema - Yah (Count & Sinden Remix)
DJ Sandrinho - Yazoo Medley
Crookers - Lollypop/Crookers - Sveglia (Oh Snap Remix)
DJ Beware & MC Gringo - Tamborzão Con Scratchy
Skream - Midnight Request Line Remix (Scottie B Remix)
Deize Tigrona - Injeção
Bonde Do Role - Marina Gasolina Remix (Buraka Som Sistema Dub)
DJ Znobia - Dandale

JAPATTACK!

An in-city collabo, courtesy of Philly's JAPATTACK! and Sgt. Sass.

Sgt. Sass - Raw Beat (JAPPATACK! Vogue remix) (zShare)

Panasonic wireless home theatre

The extinction of wires - Panasonic's wireless home theatre ad.

I have this fixation on good advertisement campaigns. There's so much mundane corporate crap out there that it's nice to see something different/imaginative/witty once in a blue moon. Every time I bump into a dope branding scheme, it makes me want to work in that field and spark some next level product crusades myself. I'mma work on that.

Buuuut until my brain tingles become published, I'll just get an "Ace ads" section going and fill it with other peoples' genius.

KANYE, SO SO ANGRY!!!!!

I'm mad behind on things. This went down 2 weeks ago and I just caught wind of it today. So here it is, Kanye West's full caps lock & exclamation mark filled blog rant regarding his overly delayed stage appearance at the Bonnaroo Music Festival.

"This is the maddest I ever will be. I'm typing so fucking hard I might break my fucking Mac book Air!!!!!!!!"

"THEY TRIED 2 GIVE ME A TIME SLOT WERE IT WAS STILL LIGHT OUTSIDE ... I HAVE A FUCKING LIGHT SHOW DUMB ASS, IT'S NOT CALLED GLOW IN THE DARK FOR NO REASON SQUID BRAINS!"

Hahaha.

Bloc Party - Mercury (video)

Bloc Party released the official video for "Mercury" today.

How weird.

CSS x Switch x Mapei

Brazil's Cansei de Ser Sexy, or "Tired of being sexy", getting Switch'd up with some Mapei vocals.

CSS - Music Is My Hot, Hot Sex (Switch ft. Mapei remix) (zShare)

* Full CSS albums for purchase here.

Crazy Loop (Mm ma ma)

I don't even know what to say about this song/video, except it really reminds me of the long summer days spent by my hometown public pool back in Yugoland. Imagine a huge outdoor complex, with multiple pools, basketball & volleyball courts, cotton candy & ice cream galore... and this type-a music pumpin' all day. And noone speaks english. And everyone wears speedos.

Nina Simone x Pilooski

A really smooth Pilooski re-work of a classic joint by the "High Priestess of Soul", Nina Simone.

Nina Simone - Take Care Of Business (Pilooski remix) (zShare)

Scott Cooper gets Mad Again

London's Scott Cooper (of Moda, Potty Mouth, Jack Union, Wearhouse) with his brand new fix of the South Rakkas Crew jammm.

South Rakkas Crew - Mad Again (Scott Cooper Bootleg remix) (zShare)

* Boy 8-Bit's version of the same track here.