to look or not to look

copenhagen cycle chic

st petersburg bike nights

copenhagen cycle chic

etd.POP 2010: THE DREAM

TIMESLOTS are up!!!

manng it would be hella tight (euphoric) if the trance was all together in one block: Dyloot, GTR (aka Gareth Emery), and then AvB.

I think 9:25 to 11:30 will be my break time. Not that much into house and I will be a bit tired from raging to previous two electro acts, and getting ready for AvB and IM.

Skills: etd.POP 2010

see you there!

and as the skills saying goes:

"Let the music take you higher" :)

Markus Schulz @Ruby Skye, july 4th

definitely going! :D so happy I'll finally get to see Markus Schulz! (after missing him at EDC cuz he was at a different stage and I didn't check the time... x[ ) and it'll be my first time at Ruby Skye!

official album tour : Markus Schulz : DO YOU DREAM?

tickets | 18+

ruby skye | spundae | fb event page

Mike Koglin @TorqSF (Ruby Skye)

WTFEEZY—FREE??!

gotta love torq, ruby skye, and skills.

would totally be there if I wouldn't still be down in San Deezy studying for finals.

Mike Koglin, torq sf on fb

step into the sensory box

envision : step into the sensory box

ich lauf mit dem beat

manges - tiefergelegt

Intensity (psy trance compilation)

various artists, tracks compiled by dj amito

release date: aug.2008

label: Nutek Records
genre: Psy/Goa Trance —full-on!

rating: sehr gut

200mb pw: www.psynation.com

CD 01
01. Bliss – Our World
02. Punchline – Cosmic Space
03. Winter Demon – Active Mode
04. Lost And Found – Bleeding Edge
05. Azax Syndrom Vs. Central Processing Unit – Examination Of Time
06. Painkiller Vs. Madnetic – Journey Into Sound
07. Central Processing Unit – Dark Energy
08. Highjackers – What Is Real?
09. Azax Syndrom Vs. Bliss – Simulated Disorder (Absolum Remix)

CD 02
01. Mekkanikka Vs. Amito – Necessary E
02. Beyond Ecliptica – Hot Shot
03. Massive – Why They Look Like Us?
04. A-Team – Kawaii
05. Sirius Isness – Retro Life System (Bio Genesis Remix)
06. Painkiller Vs. Pure Pressure – The Big Picture
07. Audio Hijack – Collective Evolution
08. Madmaxx Vs. XSI – Creeping
09. Peace Maker – Turn To Dust

don't remember which track I trying to look for when I found this album. Maybe one of the tracks by Painkiller. But this is a great psy trance compilation album regardless (do you know how difficult it is to find psy trance? vs trance with hella posts on forums, psy trance: surf the web for a long time and find these sites you've never heard of but seem to be popular and make you unsure how big psy trance really is around the globe). Full-on psy trance! With psytars, quick bassy synths, atmospheric spacey alien sounds, 150+bpm, paranoia inching up your spine urging you to hurry up and finish reading that damn textbook chapter or 2 or 3 or 4 and finish that paper/hw before the cherry-eating leprechauns induced by bits of your roommate's leftover shrooms you found in the fridge leap out of the computer screen and steal the gold from your pounding heart.

yeah. who needs coffee when there's psy trance? (lol me if it's in the morning. plus coffee coupled with psy trance maximizes productivity by a significant level—if you don't have a panic attack or headache first. jk about the last part. if you're a newb to psy trance, you might have a headache, esp, when working on math problems. but just get used to it and listen to more psy.)

Synesthesia :: Blossom EP

artist: Synesthesia

album: Blossom EP

release date: dec.2009

label: FreeAnce

genre: psy/goa trance

rating: sehr gut

53mb

1. On and On (vs David Abrgel)
2. Blossom
3. Blossom (Mindelight rmx)
4. Funky Junky
5. Why?!

First, a smashing collaboration between Synesthesia and David Abrgel, an experimental downtempo delight to get you into the mood. Then we get our theme track for this EP: Blossom's funky melodies and arpeggios combined with roaring-shouting leads plus a great spacey sound. This thumping yet emotional track is much better enjoyed than described. And here comes an unexpected treat: A RMX to Blossom by Mindelight. The fully melancholic Blossom theme is turned into a wild-funky pumping full-on track with a bluesy feel that only Mindelight can deliver. Following, a Full-Rocking track which is a mere taste of the Synesthesia's live experience, live drums and electric guitars played with a nice upbeat base to form Funky Junky. Last but not least comes WHY?! The natural way for Synesthesia to close this release. A downtempo more darkish style track, experimental in its core, WHY?! Presents the main idea behind Synesthesia's concept, which is not confined by any BPM or conventional trance standards, with guitars perfomed by Hernan (aka Mindleight) there's no mistake in saying that this EP is a keeper.

— psyshop

Team Radio :: Peace to All

artist: Team Radio

from: Brasil

album: Peace to All

label: Buddha Mantra Records

genre: Psy/Goa Trance —full-on

rating: sehr gut

download

1 Team Radio - Feeling
2 Team Radio - Showm The Bass
3 Neuroise - Earthsea (Team Radio Rmx)
4 Team Radio - Remember This Tune
5 Team Radio - Invasion
6 Team Radio - No One Can Stop Us Now
7 Team Radio - Memories of Time
8 Team Radio - Iridium Rmx
9 Team Radio - Time To Think

few days ago I woke up early to get some hw done, sat down with a cup of coffee and headphones on listening to dnb. been listening to dnb the last few mornings, seemed a bit slow now and needed the bpm upped to help me get going on the hw. changed stations to philosomatika, heard a bomb track called "Showm the Bass", found Team Radio's album. The album is free for download, you can donate if you'd like to support the artist.

brindelles LED chandelier

Brindilles – LED Chandelier from Ligne Roset

dreaming under the moon

sustainable frame

underrated

A video my friends and I did in high school for our VideoProduction class. Take this "serious" tour of Albany, CA with the host, Caleb.

enjoy.

p.s. this video has a lot of inside jokes directed to people who live or grew up in Albany, but you might get a few laughs.

–steven

silent rave @ucsd

yeah i'm not in it cuz I was off on the side somewhere.
but yee~

original event page

dm5 @paradiso

deadmau5 @paradiso, amsterdam, NL. 15.05.2010

deadmau5's photographer is such a pro.

dvc @sgf2010

FRENCH FUCKFEST — VJ Jay (right) + JAWSOMO (left)

non-DSLR auto-focus..

sungod2010..not as good as last year's..

but we got our own vendor booth selling glowsticks so that was chill.

sgf2010

Whee~ basically the same sort of lineup as last year.

Turns out AVP of Concerts and Events Alex Bramwell — the guy who plans Sun God — prefers his fun orderly as well. In an interview with the Guardian on Monday (in which he refused to share this year’s increased cost of security), he defended the festival’s fenced-in format and said he’d cage the Sun God Festival any day if it meant he was saving a student’s life.
We understand that Bramwell can’t help but capitalize on the opportunity to play god at his own mini Coachella, but let’s not forget that this isn’t his event, — nor the A.S. Council’s. It’s a festival for the students, paid for with $550,000 of their fees. It’s a student’s decision to binge himself into a stupor — and whether he’s attending an isolated concert or an all-campus bash, it will always happen. (By the way, if you want to ensure people will stay sober, you should give them a lineup that’s worth staying conscious for.)

The Taming of the Beast: Sun God’s Sobering Fireside Tale. ucsd guardian, 13.05.2010

but of course the DVC will be spinning in the Dance Tent.
DVC lineup/timeslots here.

EDC trailer

so Insomiac just released the trailer for EDC a few hours ago..
excitement level for sungod festival tomorrow decrease.

watch in HD—click the youtube logo on the bottom right and then choose 720 for video quality.

shanghai transformation

Wuijang Road

Sometimes what officials claim is conservation is anything but. Old buildings are rebuilt with new materials, while developers have torn down protected structures in the dead of night, often with official support. And even in protected zones old architecture has been displaced by new roads and hotels. Conservationists here are on constant alert, and protests among residents have become increasingly frequent. “It’s an arduous war,” said Mr. Ruan, who four years ago founded the Ruan Yisan Heritage Foundation, a preservation group.

In Shanghai, Preservation Takes Work. NYtimes, 27.04.2010

beijing auto show

In this photo taken Saturday, April 24, 2010, a model stands next to the all-electric I-Car, a concept car debuted by at the Beijing Auto China 2010 show in Beijing. Dongfeng Motor Corp. showed its all-electric I-Car, a toy-like concept car that looks like a smiley face on wheels. The tiny hatchback's styling is straight out of "Star Trek," with glowing neon blue hubcaps and a futuristic interior with touch-pad buttons.

In this April 24, 2010 photo, the electric car EK-2 from Chinese automaker Geely is displayed at the Beijing Auto China 2010 show held in Beijing. Geely unveiled six alternative energy vehicles, some of which it said it plans to release by next year. Geely shot to prominence abroad in March when it agreed to buy Volvo Cars from Ford Motor Co. for $1.8 billion. The first Chinese-made car to hit the U.S. market might be an all-electric minivan that skips over gasoline technology and gets a head start on theauto industry's next era.

A Chinese-made Geely electric car is on display at the Beijing Auto Show near the capital's airport on April 26, 2010. Chinese-made electric cars and a hybrid bus are among 95 alternative energy vehicles on display in Beijing as auto makers crank up investment in green technology in the world's biggest auto market.

2010 Beijing auto show, photo gallery. SFgate

Mother Mother :: O My Heart

artist: Mother Mother, from Vancouver, Canada

album: O MY HEART

release date: 31.05.2010 (Europe), 09.2008 (North America)

label: last gang records

genre: indie, indie rock, indie folk

sounds like: muffled brass on wet roads surrounded by lots of emotional sex (quote)

rating: very good

purchase: amazon

1. O My Heart
2. Burning Pile
3. Body of Yours
4. Try to Change
5. Wisdom
6. Body
7. Ghosting
8. Hayloft (watch mv) [newmusicblog.co.uk]
9. Wrecking Ball
10. Arms Tonight
11. Miles
12. Sleep Awake

new favorite band. thanks aaron axelsen + soundcheck music producers for playing "Hayloft" again this week!

happily ever after

ST. PATRICK’S CATHEDRAL, APRIL 24

The couple, both musicians, were greeted by a marching band after the ceremony.

Katarina Auster and Wilson Jaramillo. vows, nytimes, 06.05.2010

The Banksy Film

IS REAL GOOD. go see it.
in San Diego: Landmark Hillcrest

Grim Reaper? Nope. It's just Banksy.

Exit Through the Gift Shop
directed by Banksy
starring Shepard Fairey, Thierry Guetta, Rhys Ifans and Banksy
rated R
*9.5*

I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking there’s no way a documentary about art is going to be interesting, let alone the best film you’ve seen this year. But here’s a brief list of appropriate adjectives about Exit Through the Gift Shop: engaging, funny, insightful, subversive. This is a piece, from an artist whose work tends to be fleeting, that will live long and prosper. It’s anti-establishment, anti-corporate and anti-poseur, taking a smiling, snarling bite out of the hand that feeds it. Yes, this is a work of art about a work of art about a work of art about art, like a dorm-room Escher print that’s actually cool.

Are you getting the idea?

cont. film review, san diego citybeat, 27.04.2010.

Elmwood Cafe

Elmwood Cafe opened in March after a yearlong restoration, and Pearce, a first-time cafe owner, is thrilled to have the corner of College Avenue and Russell Street thriving anew.

"Ozzie's has been a part of the community fabric for 89 years," says Pearce, an East Bay native. "When it went under, a lot of retailers were looking at the space and thinking of gutting it. I met with the owner and said, 'Give me a shot at it. Let me save everything and restore it and try to bring it back.' "

Consider Ozzie's reborn, but with a decidedly chic slant. While Pearce kept the original woodwork and postwar stools, the new cafe's menu and decor reflect the increasingly upscale Elmwood neighborhood.

Ozzie's is reborn as Elmwood Cafe. 29.04.2010, sfgate.

Fuck me and my wallet. esp if I still lived 2 blocks down (actually 'up' is correct directional word).

College Ave. with Lulelemon, the Wine Store, Ici, that cafe next to Ici, Mrs. Dalloway's, and now Ozzie's is Elmwood Cafe... Not a bad thing, buildings and facades are renovated, neighborhood is thriving. Just that it's so much more upscale-sy and I think I'd be a bit uncomfortable if I was still living in that area. like I wouldn't fit in. Actually I feel uncomfortable about this even as I'm not living down the street there anymore. Me: broke ("low income") asian college student. Not helping that I have pretty good taste and like to try new restaurants every so often, and that when I'm back in the Bay I immediately try to cross off all the restaurants on my list whose food I've missed for too long.

fuck my wallet.

SADFACE; TEARDROPx2; SIGH

at least I'll be working full-time for a month school lets out. and I'll get free sushi. but also will be eating out most of the days of the week. and that i've been spending a lot of big-ticket music events (coachella, etd.pop, edc).. also going to look into midi controllers soon..

fuck.

whatever. today I'm going to have a reasonably-priced sandwich for lunch, and then a cupcake that's half the price of the sandwich for dessert.

..and think about how citizens from the Euro Zone visiting America have it so much better. although recently the exchange rate is sort of pleasant.

I miss Ozzie's Soda Fountain. The new upscale cafe clearly does not serve ice cream floats.

asians vs blacks

sf chinatown, by imageneer on flickr

asian-american attacks focus on city hall. 29.04.2010

dirty secret of black-on-asian violence is out. 02.05.2010

bay7gia 5/2/2010 2:18:53 AM
The best way to stop this kind of drama is first, Asian people, or whoever involve into this, need to behave themselves before saying that they are targeted by African Americans and else. Majority of Asian people prejudice Black Males in the society. Whenever they see a black person approach or stand by their side, they automatically, think this person is trying todo something harmful to them regardless all other things. These Asian can never realize that their reactions and behaviors to other people specifically, black ethic group cause or encourage these young black male to pick them as the targets to do things on. Before complaining about being harassed or assaulted, they really need to take a second and think about why it's them, and not others. I don't think the language should be a serious issue that brings these violent people to these misbehave Asians, but themselves. Maybe it's just cultural, but they need to understand that other people also don't like to be looked downed on.

a little late on posting this; have a few news posts saved up in drafts meaning to repost, but got distracted by mewziks. didn't want to spend too much time browsing the comments on these 2 articles, so just grabbed a decent/mediocre one.

true, there definitely is prejudice coming from asians against black. I mean, just look at what chinese call black people: "huk gwei", lit. black monster/demon. but prejudices/stereotypes aren't usually unfounded. black-on-asian violence has been going on for a while, which spurs the continuation of asians' suspicion and wariness of blacks. My grandparents used to run a corner liquor store in Berkeley, and blacks have always been the ones who've shoplifted. That is not to say they now look on all blacks with hatred, no, they are pretty open-minded, american, and if introduced to a black person, act with friendliness. But still, the stereotyping and prejudice gets passed down (, only for the kids to grow up increasingly americanized and realize how ridiculous this all is). Asian grandparents and parents walking their children through the city would purposely change routes upon hitting a black neighborhood or a street where there are a large (or any) number of black people. "Let's walk on the other side of the street. There's a huk gwei on this side."

Asians living in fear is just stupid. (Unless you're an elderly asian. next paragraph.) That's why I extremely dislike asians and their conservative, prejudiced ways. There needs to be some revolution in Chinese discourse to stop using the words huk gwei, gwei lo (lit. monster person, colloquial for white people) and instead push for more neutral words such as huk yun, bak yun (black person/people, white). Not like this will make a huge change, but hopefully would spark a shift in asian thought on other races to not view them so differently and with such negative light.

Back to the story (on onto another thing), most of the violence is against elderly asians. wtf picking easy targets? weaak. not going to go into the possible reasons for this, but this is a concern. My mom works at the office of a senior housing apartment building in Oakland wherein all but one of the residents are asian. It's not right in Chinatown, but about a block away, and near downtown. Right next door is a corner liquor store where blacks frequent and loiter at, and every so often (or actually I don't know exactly how often) a resident of my mom's building gets robbed by a black person. Like right outside the building.

Not so safe in Oakland, esp. for the asian elderly.

DJ Icon :: Weapon of Choice Vol. 3

DJ Icon, from San Francisco

Weapon Of Choice Vol. 3 mix (april 2010)

genre: breaks, electro house, fidget, ghetto house, dubstep

rating: quite–very good (depending if you like particular genres more than others)

1hr mix, 85mb, 192kbps

01. Sporty-O - Intro Drop
02. Lady Gaga & Beyonce - Telephone (The Loose Cannons' US Funky Mix)
03. Major Lazer - That's The Way I Like It (Stanton Warriors Re-Rub)
04. Tony Faline - One Time 4 The DJ (DJ Icey Remix)
05. Deadmau5 - Strobe (Plump DJ's Remix)
06. Mr B - Little Acid People (Peo De Pitte Remix)
07. Plaza De Funk - Keep Yo Head
08. Pink Nylon - Fluff (DJ Icey Refix, DJ Fixx Remix)
09. DJ Icey - Kicks
10. Stanton Warriors/AC Slater - Good Vibrations/Party Like Us (A Skillz Mash-Up)
11. Nick Thayer & Mat Cant - Pick It Up
12. Dustin Hulton & DJ ICON - Welcome To My Dancefloor ft. Nikki Carabello (Wireless Mice Remix)
13. Luvstuff - Ziek Music (Will Bailey & Punk Rolla Remix)
14. Will Bailey - Hit The Club (Black Noise Remix)
15. Nick Thayer - Gimme Some More ft. Sporty-O
16. Plaza De Funk - Push n Pull (Gigi Barocco Remix)
17. DJ Dan & Uberzone - Operator ft. Blake Lewis (Miles Dyson Remix)
18. Rhythm Section - Comin On Strong (Black Noise Remix)
19. DJ Godfather ft. DJ Omega - Ghetto Electro (Nom De Strip Remix)
20. Steve Angello & Laidback Luke - Show Me Love ft. Robin S (Afrojack Short Remix)
21. Don Diablo & Sidney Samson - Monster
22. Don Diablo & Example - Hooligans (Doorly's Dubstep Remix)
23. FUGU - Stripper (Akira Kiteshi Remix)
24. Partysquad - Murderer (Diplo & Jayou Remix)
25. Twis7 - Ghetto Bass
26. Calvin Harris - Not Alone (Doorly Remix)

I somehow heard about DJ Icon a while ago, either on the interwebs or live105's subsonic weekly radio show. Got me seriously interested in DJing, because really, how many female DJs do you know? and Asian-American, too. Got me liking breaks, as well. Today I listened to some of the older music on my iPod, some alt rock, russian techno, and breaks. Really liking the breaks again and hopped on to bijoubreaks to download a couple more mixes. This mix by Icon (aka Connie Wong) is a lot more fidget- and dubstep-y than the first mix of hers that I've heard. The old mix I listened to about 3 years ago was more breaks to trance-y breaks. But it's cool. Good dubstep track selection.

Party Ben :: Jules Dance Show Guest Mix (June 2009)

Party Ben, from San Francisco

Jules Dance Show Guest Mix, June 2009

rating: sehr sehr gut!

track 8 to 9 to 10??!!

21mins, 49mb, 320 kbps (right-click to save/dl)

1. MIA Intro
2. Fake Blood – Blood Splashing
w/ MC Fixx It – Rock the Discotex (a capella)
3. Major Lazer – Pon de Floor (Ernold Sane remix)
4. Jack Penate – Tonight's Today (TLGB remix / PB reedit)
w/ Soul II Soul – Back to Life (a capella)
w/ Justice vs. Simian – We Are Your Friends (a capella)
5. New Order – The Perfect Kiss
6. Rob Threezy – The Change Up (Jokers of the Scene remix)
w/ Technotronic – Pump Up the Jam (a capella)
w/ Bonus – Reach (a capella)
7. Jesse Rose – All Over My Head
8. Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit (WZRDZ remix)
w/ Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit
w/ Daft Punk – Harder Better Faster Stonger (acapella)
9. Calvin Harris – I'm Not Alone (Party Ben's Alone in Baltimore remix)
10. La Roux – Bulletproof (Foamo remix)
w/ Michael Jackson – Beat It (a capella)
11. Yppah – Gumball Machine Weekend (Party Ben remix)
w/ Stevie Wonder – Uptight (a capella)

I used to listen to live105 a lot, and was always excited on Fridays to listen to the sixxmix.

Party Ben stopped doing mixes for that show, but he's still at work making monster mash-ups.

more mixes by Party Ben

Market Street in 1906

The video below is titled "A Trip Down Market Street" and it's true to its name, a 13 minute trip from 8th Street down Market Street to the Ferry Building just days before the great quake of 1906. You'll see a vibrant metropolis full of cars, bikes, horses, cable cars and people traversing Market St. The detective story behind the film clip is almost as interesting as what it contains. (Please note that there are rolling frames and a slight stall in the early part of the film which end at the 1 minute 40 second mark.)

read more on sfgate

Tokyo Police Club - Breakneck Speed

The title is misleading, “Breakneck Speed”’s speed is languorous compared to their earliest tracks. Wistful and ambiguous, it simultaneously yearns for “the big bad years” of youthful recklessness, and seems relieved that they’re over. It all depends on whether you think Monks is always singing “It’s good to be back” or if he switches to “It’s good to be bad.”

—stereogum premiere

new Tokyo Police Club track entitled "Breakneck Speed"

genre: indie
rating: very good

album Champ will be out on June 8th.

dmau5 uk tour

bomb tees

dmau5 and his new LED mau5head

deadmau5 @02 academy, brixton. 01.may.2010