THE HELENATOR and I are going to see A-Trak tonight, and also Kid Sister will be there, sort of tagging along I suppose.
A-Trak is a phenomenal producer (Fools Gold is his baby) and master of the turntables (REALLY, LEGIT MASTER), and he will no doubt be rocking several pairs of socks off of my feet during the show. And Kid Sister is Kanye's favorite. But really she's BEST WITH LOTS OF PRODUCTION, which is also what I think about Crystal Castles now. Have I offended everyone on the internet yet? No? I'll keep going then. Maybe I'm just bleh about Kid Sister because last time I saw her it was not all that great. Or maybe it's because THE HELENATOR is her biggestest fan and I don't really get it.
Which is... awesome! I don't know how he did that. I haven't listened to a Robyn song since I was 12 or something and my sister was playing it and I wanted to turn it off ASAP. So basically this is the first Robyn song that I will consensually listen to; A-Trak did that, and I think it's an accomplishment.
I'm not sure whether with this current tour he's doing more turntable-ing or more contemporary disco house mixing, but I'm down either way. So I'm gonna get low on a Tuesday night, and it's gonna be great. You can't fucking stop me.
You certainly wouldn't have found it around my house. Thus the ineptitude. But maybe, JUST MAYBE, if I'd had a Red Rider BB Gun, I meeaaaaan a TYCO HOT KEYZ, my life would have been changed forever and I'd be the coolest kid on the block and have half a concept of what attack, decay, sustain, or release mean. But in another, more accurate way, I probably would have just broken it or forgotten about it once its D-sized batteries ran out and my parents refused to buy me any more because of the GAWDAWFUL RACKET.
Either way, Wahlström and Valiant (the first of which sounds vaguely scandinavian, to their credit) made a mix that uses this for everything but the drums. And it's amazing. Just think about it: little DJ PRETENTIOUS, age 9, playing this song. I know, it wouldn't have actually happened, BUT I CAN DREAM. HOT KEYZ
Rejoice! I am actually posting a very listenable and objectively good song. While I'm remiss to stray from my usual hardcore dubstep, PO-PO are very much worth it.
Synthy keyboard + epic drums = awesome 80s throwback. This is NOT dancey. This is what they played at the end of 80s movies right before the credits. This is how you know the story is finally resolved. Trouble in your life? Drama? Disappointment? Don't worry. Play this song and everything is fixed!
I actually saw PO-PO live when they opened for Sleigh Bells back in June (interesting combo, yeah?). The image they projected was FAR different than the music they produced. I think one of them wore a giant vest emblazoned with teddy bears; the kind of thing overweight midwestern moms wear around Christmas. After the show and after a few beers on both our parts I talked to them at the merch table. Of the bands I've met they were BY FAR the most entertaining to hang out with. By the end of our conversation they were squirting beer directly into my mouth (and theirs) via tiny squirt guns in the shape of dolphins. I don't know. It was kind of awesome.
I think these guys will be big when their album, Big Tings, drops in early 2011. Keep your ears open! And before I entirely forget, here's the song: POPO-Let's Get Away by maddecent
