Wrangalang Playlist

Photo stolen from Mark Gutknecht's Facebook albums

Lykke Li - Dance Dance Dance
Lykke Li - Breaking it up (Punks Jump Up remix)
Friendly Fires - Paris (Aeroplane feat. Au Revoir Simone remix)
Justin Timberlake - Sexy Back
Justin Timberlake - Losing my way

Chad VanGaalen

Arising from a basement in Calgary, Chad VanGaalen knows how to keep his listeners on their toes. His new album, Soft Airplane, is an eventful ride of death, lights and teenage mutant ninja turtle masks. The album is interesting and entertaining to listen to considering he goes from something that could be classified as folk to something that could be classified as 8-bit electronica. So I'm going to post a song from the beginning half of the album and a song from the latter half of the album.
Check 'em out! They're pretty awesome!

Chad VanGaalen - Willow Tree<--This one is streamed from his website
Chad VanGaalen - TMNT Mask

The Girls

I'm not going to lie. I really like this song.
Calvin Harris - The Girls

Calvin Harris is from Scotland and is a singer-songwriter/disc jockey. He's doing a DJ set with Paul Devro at Celebrities on August 31st, and I'm so excited for it. The first 100 tickets are being sold for $25, next 200 for $30 and the remainder are being sold for $35.

Also, I like the "girl version" of this song.
Dragonette - The Boys

AND!
This mash-up with Justin Timberlake's Like I Love You is also pretty sweet.
DJ Feego - Calvin Timberlake Mix

Calvin Harris Myspace
Paul Devro Myspace
Let's do this

Lykke Li - Little Bit

I've been trying to track down a decent remix of Little Bit for a while and I think I may have just found one. It's pretty much an instrumental remix which kind of reminds me of Karaoke but not as corny. Though, I think Klumpfisk (who is also from Sweden) should have kept Lykke Li's lyrics in the remix; they are too good to disregard.

Lykke Li - Little Bit (Klumpfisk Remix)

Also, I'm going to post CSS's remix of Little Bit as well. It's also fairly good but doesn't come close to the awesomeness of the original.

Lykke Li - Little Bit (CSS Remix)

PS: Lykke Li's coming to Richard's on Richards on October 28th. Shiat!

Can you tell that I love embedding videos in my blog?

The bears are coming

This song is the theme song of this bear. Sometimes the bear will switch it to the remixes just to confuse people.

Late of the Pier - The bears are coming
Late of the Pier - The bears are coming (HAUNTS remix)
Late of the Pier - The bears are coming (Partyshank remix)

Watch out for the big black blob

Muse rocks. You can't deny it.

Yea, that's right. You can't deny it. And if you try to, I will show you the way of Muse.
I recently watched a live performance of Muse on my mp3 player because my plane's entertainment system was down. It reminded me of the fact that Muse is amazing and always has been.

I used to watch this video non-stop when I was 15. This was back when smashing your instruments was cool.
Showbiz (Nulle Part Ailleurs 1999)


After watching that video, I thought about the amazing performance of Hoodoo at Wembley Stadium in 2007.
Check out the new and the old.
Hoodoo (Wembley Stadium 2007)


Then, there's this amazing B-side that I think everyone should listen to: Muse - Hyper Chondriac Music

Sam Sparro

Sam Sparro (aka Sam Falson) comes from Australia with a booming voice and sweet dance beats. This guy has been rockin' my Winamp for a couple of days now. Every song off his album makes me want to dance forever. The first songs I heard were Black & Gold and Can't stop this! and they were so dancer-ific that I had to check out the rest of his album. And I'm really glad I did.
This self-titled album is out in stores now and I know for a fact that it's sold out in some places (like P.E.I....does that count? Sure). It seems like he's pretty popular in the UK and Australia but his fan base is growing slightly slower over here.

Let's make it grow faster.

Sam Sparro - Black & Gold

Let's dance!

One thing that the east kind of lacked was: dancing!

And I missed it extremely. Over in Vancouver, I would say there are a lot of places to dance. Most of these places are full of drunk people...or pot heads (depending on where you go *cough* the Astoria *cough*), but it doesn't matter because you can just dance as crazy as you want and still look cooler than the hammered person beside you.

The Ting Tings - Great DJ (Calvin Harris Remix)
Lykke Li - Dance dance dance
Bruce Springsteen - Dancing in the dark

Dancing, don't you ever leave me again!

Maritime Adventure

This is a continuation of my last blog entry.
My maritime adventure has finished. And every place I went to has left an interesting imprint in my mind. Even though I missed Vancouver dearly, I still enjoyed my time in the maritimes; eating, talking, laughing, et cetera. I've decided to post a blog entry along with some of the music that was associated with my trip.


Saint John, NB:

There were A LOT of deer in Saint John. I was talking to a girl on the plane ride over there and she warned me about their deer overpopulation but I didn't think it was going to be as intense as it was.
I think I saw like 40 deer...no joke. It was amazing.

Fredericton, NB:

The memories I have of Fredericton consist of lobster, crappy shopping, family chats and reminiscing.
"When we were kids..."
"When you were young..."
"Remember when we used to..."

MGMT - Kids (youtube link)

Nackawic, NB (home of the world's largest axe):

MGMT - Pieces of You
Linda Ronstadt - Keep me from blowing away (youtube link)

Prince Edward Island:

Ok, why is this place a province? First of all, it's tiny (you can drive across the island within an hour). Second of all, the tourist industry is the island's only source of income therefore they make you pay a toll to see most of their beaches and sell t-shirts dyed with their red dirt.
Though, I surprisingly discovered Sam Sparro there in a CD Plus. And enjoyed some "authentic" celtic music at the Old Dublin pub.

Moonshiner (youtube link)
Sam Sparro - Black & Gold (youtube link)

Charlo, NB:

In Charlo, we met up with the rest of the family and I shared a cottage with my distant cousins. Most of us were from Vancouver so we talked about Vancouver and how New Brunswick just wouldn't do it for us. One of my cousins put it very well, he said: "If I lived here, I would slit my wrists with plastic knives in the bathtub while listening to Enya"
Yes.So healthy.

Halifax, NS:

I loved Halifax. I went there alone, stayed in the Halifax Backpackers hostel for one night and then with my mom's cousin the second night. The hostel was full of great people that I ended up hanging out with on the rooftop overlooking downtown. The second night, Ellen and I went to one of her regular spots where I talked to a former sound technician of The Band, The Who, Willie Nelson, Eric Clapton and more. Then we went to the Marquee where some female DJ's were "spinning" to raise money for breast cancer (aka Chicks with Decks).
I spent one morning in a local cafe which played Sigur Rós and I also watched a folk "singer songwriter circle".
This city was full of music and it made me feel at home. I do like wildlife and relaxation but I feel like at this time in my life, I belong in a city. I'm kind of hyper.

Sigur Rós - Sæglópur
The Mountain Goats - Lion's Teeth
Daft Punk - Around the world (youtube link)
Yelle - À cause des garçons (Tepr Remix)



The trip finished with a big feast, lightening storms, shooting stars, cool air and...
Lykke Li - Time Flies

Metronomy

Metronomy (a.k.a. Joseph Mount) is an "electronic artist" from Devon, England. He seems to be accompanied by two other guys, Gabriel Stabbing and Oscar Cash, in videos and live shows. I had heard a couple of remixes that Metronomy had done that I really liked (like Goldfrapp and Midnight Juggernauts). So I decided to check out some of his original stuff and some of it's pretty abstract but that doesn't lessen the fact that it's all pretty AMAZING. Especially the song "Heartbreaker". While walking home from work (which is a 40 min walk), I listened to it on repeat and loved every second of it.

Metronomy - Heartbreaker
Metronomy - Trick or Treatz

Midnight Juggernauts - Into the Galaxy (Metronomy remix)

And the video for "You Could Easily Have Me" is pretty entertaining

Trentemøller and Laika

Anders Trentemøller is a DJ/artist from Copenhagen, Denmark.
After I listened to his entire first album, The Last Resort, all I could say was: YES. Like it says in his biography on his official website, his music from The Last Resort is like a soundtrack for a film; it's soft, innovative, and imaginative.
Further on in 2007 he released a compilation of his best hits called The Trentemøller Chronicles. This compilation was comprised by Anders himself and is also fairly entertaining to listen to.
Recently, he released a Live in Concert album and has started a fashion line with Rosa Deer and Sofie Nørregaard.

Trentemøller - Always Something Better
Röyksopp - What Else is There? (Trentemøller remix)

Now on to Laika...
For Trentemøller's song "Moan", they decided to make a sad but slightly silly video featuring Laika, the first mammal to orbit the Earth. If you want to learn more about Laika and her story, check out her Wikipedia page. Poor Laika...

Fireworks

They were exciting and entertaining but a late arrival resulted in watching them between people's heads and a Super Save fence.
The theme (or whatever you want to call it) was Godzilla and I'm not really sure if they did a good job emanating this theme; they were fireworks that were synchronized with intense music. Really, it's all up to your imagination.

My own Celebration of Light playlist:

The Whitest Boy Alive - Fireworks
Animal Collective - Fireworks
Infadels - Godzilla
Blue Oyster Cult - Godzilla
The Vines - Outtathaway! <-- Because getting out of English Bay was a challenge

THIS PICTURE IS EPIC

Late of the Pier

Late of the Pier; they're pretty awesome. They sound kind of like a concoction of DFA 1979, an electro-fied modern version of Sweet and a dance-ified version of the Foals (I love made-up words). They come from the mighty land of England and seem to enjoy being shirtless.
Check 'em out!

Late of the Pier - The Bears are Coming
Late of the Pier - Bathroom Gurgle

An awesome remix:
The Bears are Coming (HAUNTS Remix)

And a video:
Late of the Pier - Heartbeat
"A heartbeat, a flicker, a line
It's just a line"


yesyesyesyeysyesyeysyye...ugh I'm so excited I can't even spell "yes" anymore

Summer lovin' happened too fast

Muse vs. Klaxons - Supermassive Rainbow
Patrick Wolf - The Magic Position
MGMT - Electric Feel (James Rutledge Remix - couldn't find original)
Mercury Rev - Goddess on a Highway
Lykke Li - Little Bit
Röyksopp - Only This Moment
Miss Li - Songs we used to sing
The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony

Sad it's over but happy it happened

houseRAVE

So some guys I know decided to throw a house rave. Why? Because our generation was too young to attend/comprehend raves when they were popular. I think this was a great idea and it was a soberly amazing event (the soberly part does not refer to all). Unfortunately, it was on residence at SFU and was practically "crashed" at 1am. But despite this, it still was a great dancing event with great music, bright lights, smoke, and Barbarella.

Chemical Brothers feat. the Klaxons - All Rights Reversed
MGMT - Electric Feel (Justice Remix)
Cut Copy - Hearts on Fire (Polygon Palace Remix)
Wolfmother - Woman (MSTRKRFT Remix)
Justice - D.A.N.C.E. (MSTRKRFT Remix)
Daft Punk - Technologic (Rogerseventytwo Remix)
Muse vs. The Klaxons - Supermassive Rainbow
Jamiroquai - Canned Heat (video)


Bar-ba-rell-a

O, Canada

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Dear Canada,

I love you and I think you may love me too. I love your diversity and multiculturalism. I love your provinces and territories. I love how you pretty much paid me to go to Quebec to learn French. And most of all, I love the music that is produced within you (well most of it). Therefore, I dedicate this post to you and your greatness.

Great Canadian music:

MSTRKRFT - Easy Love
Chromeo - Fancy Footwork
Metric - Poster of a Girl
Islands - Creeper
The Dears - 22: The Death of All Romance
Stars - Your Ex-lover is dead (Final Fantasy Remix)
Arcade Fire - Ocean of Noise
Broken Social Scene - Cause = Time
Feist - Sealion (Chromeo Remix)
Wintersleep - Archaeologists

And just for fun...
Alanis Morissette - Hand in my pocket


Yea babay yea

The Vines

The Vines were a band that gave me hope and faith when I was a young teenager. They were my first concert and my first favourite modern rock band. They also launched me into a pool of other great rock bands (i.e. Muse, The Strokes, etc.)
Really, I was obsessed with this band and actually wanted to marry Craig Nichols. Too bad he had issues...

The Vines - So fresh, so clean <-- Yes, this is an Outkast cover

Also, the video that originally captured my attention and my heart
The Vines - Get Free

COLDPLAY - Viva La Vida or Death and All of His Friends

I wasn't even going to give this album a chance because I saw the beginning of the video for Violet Hill and I lost interest very quickly. And I also downloaded the song Death and All of his friends, listened to the first 20 seconds and also said: BORING! (I know I was being so unfair). I think I was in a bad mood when I saw the Violet Hill video because I had just seen the new New Kids on the Block video which left me upset/disturbed. But I gave the Violet Hill video another chance...and I really enjoyed Chris Martin hammering a hammer to the beat of the drums throughout the video (I love songs you can hammer along to). So I decided to give the album a chance.


Viva La Vida or Death and All of his Friends is a pretty good album. The album has an obvious theme and does a good job emanating that theme. The songs Yes, Viva La Vida and Violet Hill are probably the strongest songs due to death lyrics, aggressive violin strumming and hammering drums. Though, this album definitely isn't as good as the other Coldplay albums. Really, I don't think they will ever live up to A Rush of Blood to the Head; that album was a once in a lifetime thing. And none of the songs on Viva La Vida or Death and All of his Friends have really emotionally connected with me. Even the songs that I think are the strongest songs, I don't really feel much but a little rock of the head.

But overall, what I learned from this album was: give Coldplay a chance. Yes, the album isn't as good as their previous albums but it is still a well-written album.

Video link:

Violet Hill (video)

REMIXES!!

Violet Hill (Cryptonites Remix)
Viva La Vida (Telemitry Remix)

Lykke Li

I still don't really know how to pronounce her name.

This 22-year-old lady arises from Stockholm, Sweden and is starting to slowly but surely rock North America. Her first album, Youth Novels, is definitely worth more than one listen. There are songs you can groove to and there are songs you can chill to. Her lyrics are unique and real (this girl knows what's going on).
Overall, her music is very acoustic and groovy. It is accompanied by her soft, subtle voice and at some points, her voice kind of gives me the creeps (but the good kind of creeps).
CHECK IT OUT

I'm Good, I'm Gone
The video for this song is pretty amazing as well --> YouTube link

Little Bit

Dance Dance Dance

YES

Song of the day: Any way you choose to give it

The Black Ghosts are rockin' my face these days. Especially this song! I can't stop listening to it or its remixes. So many good remixes.
All of these remixes get me moving when I listen to them, so it has been hard to choose a winner. I'm just going to say they are all equally good in their own special ways.

But srsly, check the original and the remixes out!

The Black Ghosts - Any Way You Choose to Give it

Remixes:

Boy 8-bit Remix
Fake Blood Remix
The Whip Remix
Skywave Remix

I LOVE REMIXES