While I confess I never listened to their full length CD The First Day, I nonetheless adore this small collection of remixes from Sylvian and Fripp’s 1993 collaborative period.
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The Shining Codes: Utter Bulls**t, But Fun As Hell
I’m the first to admit that I adore conspiracy theories, even stupendously implausible ones. Actually, the more howl-at-the-moon ridiculous, the better. They are fascinating windows into our culture and our psyche. So here’s one about a movie that I’d memorized every frame of by the ag e of 12: The Shining.
Remix Alert: Vanity 6 – Nasty Girl
Who remembers Vanity 6?
While this early-’80s Prince collaboration fell slightly off to one side during the Purple One’s decade of miracles, some may remember a PG-13 version of their catchy single Nasty Girl from the Beverly Hills Cop strip club scene.
Album Alert: Supernatural Effects (Single)
This is the second single from my new album Allusions & Homages to Mrs. Regera Dowdy.
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Mixtape Alert: 95 Jungle Sound Murderah
Back once again for another old school collection. This time we’re going to the back of the crate for some heavyweight classics that will absolutely melt your face. Spanning the crucial ’92 – ’95 era, we let drum and bass legends Roni Size, Goldie, Bay B Kane, Andy C, and Aphrodite take us on the ultimate jungle safari back to where it all began.
Welcome to Hardcore Math User’s ’95 Jungle Sound Murderah mixtape!
These are some of the songs that got me seriously hooked on the jungle / drum & bass scene when I first got my start as a producer in the early ’90s. I remember completely feeling the intelligent vibe as I listened to Goldie’s Jah, Rogue Unit’s Nocturnal, and EZ Roller’s Rolled Into One. The combination of complex rhythms, mathematical symmetry and lush keyboard sounds absolutely floored me.
Continue readingGrave Encounters F**king Delivers
I fell in love with movies like Session 9 and the 1999 remake of House On Haunted Hill quite accidentally. I didn’t realize that my love of this horror sub-genre was even alive in me. I think up until the point when I saw Session 9 in 2007, had I been pressed, I would have said that my favorite flavor of horror movies was really anything with a priest.
Album Alert: Allusions & Homages To Mrs. Regera Dowdy
Album Alert: The Dreadful Occasion (EP)
Students: Learn From My Win
I am currently in between my junior and senior years of pursuing a BS in computer science at the University of Minnesota’s College of Science and Engineering. This is a message to myself as well as to other struggling college students: Don’t give up!
Jason Herrboldt 