Fela Kuti?

I guess there's a broadway show about this guy now, which is about as great as a broadway show about Spiderman.
Let's all remember Fela Kuti the way he really was -
A crazy fucking Nigerian who cobbled together a new genre of music in the '70's.

No, I don't expect you to listen to this all the way.
Just go from about 1:20 until you hit the drop and as long as it takes afterwards for you to understand.

Today's lesson is that drops existed before electro.

This is my Christmas music

Both these songs made me cry.

The Wexford Carol is my favorite carol. English, Celtic, instrumental, who cares.
It isn't like we're listening to the words.

Kendrick Lamar

Remember that Swamburger/Beef Wellington bit I put up here a long while back?


"Hey, when is he gonna start rapwhat do you mean he's been going for thirty seconds already oh my god he's on beat"

Zedd and Digital Freq

I don't actually condone either of these tracks yet, but they are what I'm listening to currently.



I certainly like elements of both of them.

Vodge Diper Remixing Some Asshole

No, I will never get tired of arpeggios.
Yes, I would like this to be our dystopian future.

Justice

I've been listening to their latest album and I do like it a lot, but that isn't what this is about.
This isn't even about how amazingly good this song from their first album is, or how strong an emotional connection I have to Cross as a coherent historical personal album.
What this is all about is the last thirty seconds of this song making me want to drive into an active volcano in true Klosterman fashion.

Specifically, 3:36-3:40 and 3:49-3:51. Seven seconds of music is enough to make me want to just annihilate.

Goat Rodeo

Jesus fucking christ.

Dillon Francis

Chiptune/Electrostep Fusion.

I'm choosing to believe the name is "I don't give a fuck or shit!"
What a perfect name.
Very Scott Pilgrim-meets-Skrillex.

Edit: You guys I cannot stop listening to this song. No-one can help me now.

Wait what

followed by



Man. Jesus. Special place in my heart for musicians with obvious and stunning skill who just dick around sometimes.

Skrillex

I would be remiss if I didn't put as much Skrillex as possible on here.

AlunaGeorge

Delightful! British! Sassy! Just electronic enough!

New Justice

I am bound by a blood oath to put new Justice up whenever I see it

More Pretty Lights

because hey, why not

pay close attention at 2:20
(Pretty Lights I will always love you even though your album titles, when put together, sound like a shitty Green Lantern pledge)

David Guetta (Afrojack does most of the work)

See this is why I hate fuckers like Tiesto but love David Guetta. At least he redeems himself.

Purity Ring?

This should be on here.
Tye-dye: Oh yes lets call this style of music Witchaus. That's fucking perfect.

Gorillaz!

Animal Crossing
Walking to school in the morning music!

Not Skrillex (Save The Rave)

PLAY IT BACKWARDS



PLAY THEM ALL AT ONCE

SOMEONE HELP ME FIND MY GLASSES WHERE IS THE DROP WHAT EVEN IS THIS

Vodge Diper

In no way related to Mord Fustang.

I can't make this shit up.

Is there anything Mord Fustang does that doesn't make me crap my pants

The answer is no.

Sure. Mord has apparently mastered electro and moved on to conquer dubstep.

Plasmapool is notoriously hardass about letting their prime work go up on youtube so ACT QUICK CHILDREN. BASK.

Edit:toooold yoooou

Sampling!

I eat this shit up like it's going out of goddamn style.
I literally cannot get enough finding-out-where-songs-come-from.

I promise you you've heard that third song. (As long as we're doing that, I'd like to go on record as denoting my feelings towards that entire BEP album with a resounding :? face)

WOLFGANG GARTNER

Hello friends!
Do you like Wolfgang Gartner?

HOW ABOUT ALL OF HIS SONGS AT ONCE?
PUT TOGETHER BY A 16 YEAR OLD FRENCH MIRACLE BABY.

It is literally a distilled shot of Gartner.
This is phenomenal.

Frederik Olufsen and Lucky Date

I don't know if I like these songs or not!

Maybe it's the fact that I've done nothing but scan for new music all day.
Maybe it's the fact that it's 3:48 in the morning. Who knows.

The weird part is I have no idea how I feel about these two tracks - especially the remix!
They just play right through my head and I can't remember what I thought about them while I was listening.

Yeah no it's definitely late.

B-Roc mashes Daft Punk with Ellie Goulding

There's Something About Us Under The Sheets (Ellie Goulding vs Daft Punk) by The Knocks

I will never get sick of Voyager variations. It is the best of songs.

Feed Me(?)

I guess this guy Feed Me is the alter ego of a guy named Spor who usually does more dubstep or dnb stuff.

Regardless, it's on the mau5trap label and it sounds like a cross between Mord Fustang and Deadmau5 and I'm just about OD'ing on arpeggios here.

EDIT:
Mother Fucker!

Sneaky Sound System, with Breakbot and Shazam

The actual song is not the neat part. This song is mediocre.

This is the neat part.
I've talked about both of these guys (Breakbot and Shazam) before. Neat to see their styles distilled.

Breakbot remixing Yuksek

also starring:

MORE BREAKBOT!



special guest:

SOME MORE BREAKBOT



EVERYTHING ED BANGER TOUCHES TURNS TO GOLD

Kissy Sell Out

At first I was like...


But then I ain't even mad.

(yes that is his album cover. yes that is his album name.)

Cut Copy

Fuck you I can put mainstream shit on here if I like it!

Carmen McRae, Redone

I can't find any information on this other than the phrase "GB Remix".

I like it! Good work, GB(s).

edIT

One third of the Glitch Mob.



Just simple backdrop songs.

MORE FUCKING WALLPAPER

Stick this in your pipe and bleed to death slowly.

When I saw awkward, you say silence.

Awkward.

Duck. Sauce.

BARBRA. STREISAND. (honestly I just love that video. Fucking Primo and Ryan Leslie soo gooood)

OH WAIT

Yeah alright I guess whatever

WHAT FUCK WHAT


OH COME ON


GOD DAMN IT

Tan Dun

This...is...

utterly terrifying!

AHHHHHHH!

Henry Homesweet

Yes that is his name.

He is making this music out of Gameboy Advances and NES's.

Mord Fustang

Mord Fustang is from Estonia.

This is probably the best electronic music I have heard in a solid year.

THE GLITCH MOB

Holy Shit.

4:15 onward.
This track requires a subwoofer.

The Glitch Mob remixing Tron

My god.

Nero!

Yeah it turns out YOU'RE the last remaining heir to the throne of a magical land, currently held in the evil grip of your half-uncle regent lord.
We need you to lead this army against him.

Here are your magic powers.

Anamanaguchi

GOOD SONG. BEST SONG.
CAN'T NOT SCOTT PILGRIM IT THOUGH.

Skrillex!!!!??

Skrillex? More like SKRILLEX AMIRITE HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAWHATAREYOULAUGHINGAT

Q-Tip?

Shit, this is really good.

Polymorphic remixing Beastie Boys

FFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK

Prefuse 73 feat. School of Seven Bells

Sufjan Stevens eat your heart out

Bad Raiders!

What is it with the Australians and their electro.

Australia is the new Europe.
Yeah, I said it.

Subskrpt, remixing Major Lazer

MEJA LEZA.

Man I don't even like reggae, but these guys are so legitimately beyond the label of "reggae" that I can't say nothin.

Also, Subskrpt will sex all over your ears.


Please note the Major letting Obama know what's up, about halfway in.