Sunday, December 30, 2012

Mallory's Picks of 2012

Top 3... Rebirth, catharsis, and subterranean rivers.

Dead Can Dance - Anastasis. Intensely calm and ancient, like the sea of grass slowly rising and reaching out to the sun. They made the top of my list, as a sign of gratitude for the experience this music has given me.
Swans - The Seer. The darkest and weightiest of them all, as powerful as black earth, Swans destructure and restructure your soul. Yet the flipside of this darkness is catharsis. This is sheer slow-burning force cleverly disguised as music.
In Death It Ends - Forgotten Knowledge. Eminently bewitching and tension-fueled, this music makes me think of the strong, pitch-black current running underneath reality as we know it.

The rest:

Aimon - Flatliner
Morten Harket - Out of My Hands
School of Seven Bells - Ghostory
Trust - TRST
In Strict Confidence - Utopia
Tristesse Contemporaine - Tristesse Contemporaine
Julia Holter - Ekstasis 

2012 Jazz Releases I Love

This Sunday's 9 to 11 set will highlight some of the best jazz albums of 2012. In my opinion, these include: Trio Libero features a trio with saxophonist Andy Sheppard and Michel Benita and Sebastian Rochford. It's a beautiful album with master musicians who are exemplars of what jazz musicians can be. Brad Mehlbau Trio's Where Do You Start is another beautiful jazz album featuring Mahlbau's stunning piano playing. I will be highlight several others as well - all from 2012. There's great music from 2012 and I look forward to even more great music in 2013.

Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Santa!



If you are following Dangerous Minds (My god, why aren't you? Aren't you a music geek?), then you would have seen this earlier this month.

This is a good exercise for any DJ: come up with a playlist for a movie. This one is fun, so I share it with you.

2012 cds I'll remember after the Apocalypse....

First of all I want to thank everyone for passing by yesterday and had  a very peculiar but great Christmas party .It was not intentional and although we were few people,we had a good time..
My 20 (+ 2) favourite albums this year are :

  1. Bloom BEACH HOUSE
  2. The SeerSWANS
  3. III CRYSTAL CASTLES
  4. SerenityBVDUB
  5. Lonerism TAME IMPALA
  6. Mature ThemesARIEL PINK'S HAUNTED GRAFFITI
  7. Today Bread ,Tomorrow Secrets (cd+lp) - MOON WIRING CLUB
  8. Ekstasis JULIA HOLTER
  9. MtmtmkTHE VERY BEST
  10. Mechanimal - MECH▲NIMAL
  11. QuarantineLAUREL HALO
  12. AnastasisDEAD CAN DANCE
  13. Trst TRUST
  14. Top Ten Hits Of The End Of The WorldPRINCE RAMA
  15. The Money Store/ No Love Deep Web DEATH GRIPS
  16. Love Will PrevailCULT OF YOUTH
  17. MmxiiTHE KILLING JOKE
  18. Centipede HzANIMAL COLLECTIVE
  19. Born To Die(Paradise Edition)LANA DEL RAY
  20. Synthetica METRIC
     

Monday, December 24, 2012

Merry Christmas..( A 2012 Musical Oddyssey !!! Part2)

Merry Christmas to all of you! I'll be playing at THE VELVET today 3-5 pm slt as usual,spinning my 2012 songs vol.2 !
Join me to share warm feelings and comments about the music of 2012. Don't stay at home ....

Friday, December 21, 2012

Worst. Apocalypse. Ever.



Well, as the world DIDN'T end, it looks like I'll be playing a set tonight.

See you there at eight!


This would be great if Peter Greenaway ever makes a film about the end of the world.

Christmas Jazz on Sunday Morning for Sway


The world of jazz is full of wonderful Christmas music and it will be on display on Sunday morning at The Velvet during my regular 9 to 11 AM SLT Jazz time slot. I will be spinning John Coltrane, Oscar Peterson, Dexter Gordon and dozens of other jazz greats who celebrate the holidays with that special jazz panache. In the holiday spirit, all tips will go to the Together For Sway fundraising event. Sway is a Second Life® furniture-maker who has always been among the first to volunteer for charitable events. She is now facing several months of recovery after surgery and the community of Second Life is working to help sustain her during her recovery. Please swing by for the Christmas Jazz and to make a contribution in the spirit of the season. 

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Solstice bells


The Velvet's Xmas party gathers the seasonal solar celebrations all under one roof in a celebration of goodwill and excellent music! Live DJs and no shortage of reindeer, fine wines, festive fodder and dancing elves. 

DJs Kanjena the Solstice Witch from 3-5pm. 

Paradox the demonic Krampus from 5-7pm 

Maht the Merry Lord of Misrule 7pm onwards.

Expect the usual selection of predictably unpredictable sounds from disparate genres 
Happy Sunshine.

Monday, December 17, 2012

A 2012 Musical Oddyssey !!! Part 1....

It's that part of the year that everyone involving with music prepares or launches lists ''of the favorits of the year'' .
Chrisodd will be at the VELVET today spinning  for two hours from 3-5 pm slt,what his ears embraced and will remember most of the 2012 releases. This the first part! Songs and albums that shook the shack part 1 ,that is...
A spectacular event ! A party that noone should miss !!!!

Friday, December 14, 2012

After today....



I can promise, however, that tonight's show will not be so somber. It's the final night of Hanukkah--the one with the most lights to fight the darkness.

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Dox's 2012 Favs tonight

Hey all, I'm playing part 1 of my sets of personal favs from 2012 tonight. Hope you can come by and check out what I think rocked 2012. I'll be playing Django Django, Thee Oh Sees, Tame Impala, Bob Mould, Deerhoof, Crocodiles, Fresh & Onlys, Ramona Falls, Imperial Teen, Tindersticks, Grizzly Bear, Micachu, David Byrne & St. Vincent, Wedding Present, Jack White, Islands and more 5-7pm at the Velvet

Monday, December 10, 2012

Yet Again

2012,is ready to disembark from the ship our lives and still, there are many music releases that went under my radar. 
Today, I listened one of them. A tune that it will,probably,be featured in my singles list at the end of the year.
Not  a fan of the band,can't stand singer's falsetto, but this song from their latest ''Sheilds'' release, is quite warming and bittersweet. A kind of song I welcome in my heart all the time...

Saturday, December 8, 2012

Once again, December's come
And we all get to watch Maht run
His never-ending marathon
To help those world-wide suffering from
The lack of cows (not even one!)
Later, when he finally succumbs
To sleep...that should be fun.

Monday, December 3, 2012

The King will come ..and He no who u r

A preview is a hole piece of gold. His knew album is out on the13th of February or earlier from the usual lick sights.I can;t call or right his name and his bud group. I am not worthy ! I am not worthy !
Find the syntax errors or try to correct the grammar this text and u will waist ur time.. Better wait for my set tonight/today at The Velvet....3-5 pm slt....

Friday, November 30, 2012

Not that Snowball would EVER....



Well, it's Friday. What do YOU have planned?

Pol Arida at the Velvet

Last Saturday we had the pleasure of hosting a live performance by the incredible Edinburgh based musician Pol Arida; "the Hitchcock of Songwriting" as Nick Cave called him.
I did wonder what Olde Nick meant by that? Is Pol rotund and artistically sadistic? Is he really good at long camera shots that reveal something terrible? Actually the second one fits, he is capable of telling a story in a cinematic prose that reveals a terrible truth, and he does that with the suspense building guitar style known as the hammer.
It was a great gig, a real success, we had 37 people there at the peak, until they started crashing (good old Velvet sim) so big thanks to all who came, massive thanks to Pol, and huge thanks to the promoter M4SK, who runs the Lumeria art gallery on the Velvet sim. There will be more gigs in the new year including some names considered legendary in the music business.
Here are some photos by our resident snapper Dammi Quan.






Thursday, November 29, 2012

If the Velvet had a theme song

Besides "Fuck Art, Let's Dance", I mean.

Also, because I find this hilarious, bonus material:

Monday, November 26, 2012

Holy pop

Just like an old love affair. See her after a long time and all the tender thoughts and feelings spin back again.
You feel the comfort ,the tenderness,the lovely dreamy ,trippy  state of mind and soul.
And that's exactly happened to me this weekend. I heard again the velvet voice of Sarah Cracknell.
And I fell again for her..I remembered....
So it's not difficult what to expect between 3-5 pm slt at THE VELVET.Me ,Chrisodd and some voices I fell in love with in the past..and some recent ones....and some new stuff..and..

Thursday, November 22, 2012

Hey, thanks.....



I just want to thank everyone for being awesome. Keep being awesome, guys.

Monday, November 19, 2012

Sampletasia!!!

 From the album ''Silent Congas'' .LARRY GUS's second but debut for DFA label.
All you sampledelica lovers might be fall in love with that.It sounds simple but it is not that simple and it is very pleasant as the first and only AVALANCHES masterpiece ''Since I left You''. Not as groundbreaking ,not as nostalgic,more than a record created by a child playing with his toys but certainly a record where you can admire the talent of this young Greek sample chef in making such a tasty sound gourmets based on spicy grooves,jazzy aura and pop feeling...
Oh you can also download it for free.At least give it a listen ,right now...
Larry Gus - Silent Congas / DFA2368 by DFA Records

Monday, November 12, 2012

Crystal Day....

Today is the official release of the third chapter of the decaying into urban darkness. This album is frustrating,black and tensive. It offers moments of ''clean air'' and most of it is a sad and angry side effect of taking the red pill of reality.
CRYSTAL CASTLES created another dark poem of punk electronica.Their third instalment is a spooked travel through 21st city decay.A not -cathartic romantic trip where the streets have no names and the people suffer from lack of heaven.I can't listen to it without my eyes wet and my chest tight.....
Today's musical Oddyssey (@ THE VELVET 3-5 pm slt) is also a trip to the modern city fears and its streets with no names. Songs from CRYSTAL CASTLES career, dark electronica, old new wave ,cyberpunk and some new songs ...Also songs from before Apocalypse as a more optimistic tone through this trip....We still believe in the stars you know....
"I'm one step away from being a vigilante to protect people and bring justice to the people I love'' [ Alice Glass 2012]

Friday, November 9, 2012

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

New Artist of the Week: Black Marble

When I first heard this song, I was almost positive I was listening to some early 80's track that had slipped into Bagel Radio without Ted noticing.
Much to my surprise, this is off the debut EP of a group called "Black Marble" from Brooklyn.
And man is it catchy.


Thank you for loving Pupkin.

Monday, November 5, 2012

Just a pick-up set



Who's ready for an election?

There are no other worlds... Huh ?!

This is what one of the most innovative artist in Greece claims.
He uses this title for his new podcast,which is a jazz/ethnic psychedelic musical trip/soundtrack/mission/ oddyssey,through a world never approached before.
 Where even Flying Lotus love to meditate and the skies are orange as the sun hits the clouds in the sunset. 
Sometimes through this music I teleport there and I watch the view, from this fantastic scenery sounds that already existed but not like the person who calls his project ''Fantastikoi Hxoi'', a greeklish word that stands for '' Imaginary or astounded or super ,Sounds'', put them together..Really ! I am so jealous of this mix,especially.
 Chrisodd is a dedicated fan of his music and he will return when his new album is released. When he doesn't mixing sound for his unique compositions ,he is mixing sounds that carry you far away...This podcast is the best thing I've heard these days.Total drifted away from both worlds.Into my third world (of dreams) but awake....So no other worlds ? Really ? You must be joking man !!
Listen to this unbelievable set below but get to his eclectic blog spot for the setlist...

noise


Every day I find the best song ever, sometimes more than one a day, and this one has been the best song ever so many times that it's about time it was shared today, here, in this receptacle of ghosts, to dwell haunted here by your motion captured shadows.
This band were a Japanese radical psychedelic noise band who were also heavily involved in political situations, protesting against the wankers who run the world. Nothing much changes, the wankers always run the world.
The music makes the world a better place.

Sunday, November 4, 2012

A Small Lesson in Musical History

Well hey there.

Today I'm going to share with you one of the most important songs in the history of 20th century music you've probably never heard. The second most important song in 20th century music history is James Browns' "Funky Drummer", but today we're going to talk about "Amen Brother" by the Winstons.




You're Welcome.

Friday, November 2, 2012



Well, there it is! Let's cover some politics tonight.

Youthless - "Good Hunters"

Hey there everyone, just want to share this tune with you guys. Energetic and a good boost to start the weekend.



Cheers!
Lobito Brando

Sunday, October 28, 2012

Spooky Jazz

When I first approached the idea of doing a Halloween theme for my Sunday Jazz set, I thought I would just pepper in a few of the obvious songs such as That Old Black Magic and I Put a Spell on You. However, digging through my music this past week, I was surprised by how much there is that is perfect for Halloween.  In fact, the challenge was deciding what not to play. So much so that I am starting at 8:30 a.m. so I can play Miles Davis' inimitable Bitches Brew.



So yes, Sunday Morning Jazz will be all jazz - and it will be spooky.

Friday, October 26, 2012

It's so close I can taste it



Oh, Halloween is next week and I have one final set (at 9 PMSL) of tunes for you. Who knows what wonderful things I'll be playing? Hopefully, you haven't been done in by this "Frankenstorm".*

Also, 19 years ago, Vincent Price died. :::-( I'll play some of his stuff as well.



*Frankenstein was the name of the doctor, not the monster. Just a minor pet-peeve of mine.

Thursday, October 25, 2012

It's Aleksei, and this is your weekly dose of music you've never heard of.




You're welcome.

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Welcome to My Nightmare tonight with DJ Dox

Tonight's set will terrify and traumatize the living daylights out of you. It will haunt your nightmares, spook the horses, breath down the back of your neck and disconnect your phonelines. Truly scary, or just disturbing and deranged songs about murderers, psychos, stalkers, and other charmers to celebrate Halloween in proper fashion. This ain't trick or treating. Nick Cave, Tom Waits, PJ Harvey, Kate Bush, Peter Gabriel, Decemberists, Dalbello, Clinic, Warren Zevon, Massive Attack, Brian Eno & David Byrne, Modest Mouse, Steeleye Span, Sufjan Stevens, and more 5-7pm at The Velvet. Be there if you DARE

Bewitched.

Because Horror is a full time job, because the witches are the good guys, because the secret power of magic is love, because truth is an odd number, because because because because, because of the wonderful things we does...



Friday, October 19, 2012

I Rocked with a Zombie (tomorrow night!)

Tomorrow night I'll be bringing out the *un*dead with my ALL ZOMBIE set! From 7-9pm get your best zombie look together and stagger n' crawl on down to the Velvet a.k.a a fairground/shopping mall/bar/abandoned warehouse/other cliched place where all the townspeople are holed up to keep zombies out (shaw, like they can keep us out, the more brains we eat the smarter we get!) to feast on a bloody rotting mess of indie and punk tunes. That's tomorrow, fright night, Saturday night, be there with organs to spare.

I can't decide which one I like best



Hardly two weeks until Halloween and I can't wait!

More tunes of doom tonight at 9. BE THERE IF YOU DARE.

Sunday, October 14, 2012

Polar Oddyssey....

From BURZUM to ΑΒΒΑ, from indie pop to Finish spoken avantguard. Helan går!!

Saturday, October 13, 2012

Vampire Weekend (not the band)

Tonight in my series of Halloween inspired playlists, it's all about those bloodsucking mofos, the vampires. A blood-curdling set of vampy songs that doesn't suck, but it's got a lot of bite, and insert other bad vampiric puns here. No songs from the Twilight soundtracks, just Pink Mountaintops, Helium, Jonathan Richman, Voltaire, Flying Lizards, Rocket from the Crypt, Wesley Willis, Bauhaus, Slint, Planet Smashers, Dr. Dog, Pet Shop Boys, Roky Erickson, Birthday Party and more 7-9pm at the Velvet.

Friday, October 12, 2012

What Happened to Grunge and Trance?




The theme of the Velvet tonight has been mostly late 90's. And as Teri Bag o' Nine Donuts was playing a Days of the New track, I began reciting an old Henry Rollins anecdote about late 90's electronic and alternative music.

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Nice Weather For Ducks - 2012

A very cool tune for this week post. This track is from the album "Quack!" from Nice Weather for the Ducks which is their first album.



Cheers!
Lobito Brando

Monday, October 8, 2012

Why does it hurt,when my heart misses the beat ?

It took only one record, ''Secret Wish'', to become Germany's most sensational,romantic, electronic band. They were also famous for releasing every remix or take they did to their songs.But most of all they will eternally be remembered for their two uber - paens,wonderful pieces of electronic expressionism,'' (The Nine Lives Of ) Dr.Mabuse'' and ''P-Machinery''.
PROPAGANDA never made a second album like their first,but the two songs ,I mentioned ,but still grab my heart and make me feel like playing in a tragic ,old Geman movie....
Chrisodd plays these two and more gothic, dark electronic and Detroit techno sounds for your listening serious listening pleasure ,today !!
Come inworlds,at THE VELVET CLUB,3-5 pm slt this Monday!!!!

Saturday, October 6, 2012

Satan Said Dance

I'll set the place on fire with sizzling hot songs about the devil tonight at the Velvet 7-9pm, as a precursor to my Halloween sets coming up soon. Burn up the dancefloor with me as I play evil devil music your mama warned you about from the likes of B-52's, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Band of Skulls, Say Hi, Blitzen Trapper, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Teenage Fanclub, Pinback, PJ Harvey,Iron & Wine, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Gil-Scott Heron, INXS, TV on the Radio, Vaselines, Dax Riggs and more.

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Happy Pills & Season's Trees

Hello all,

Althought you all may say that Norah Jones is completely main stream, the truth is that the two tracks I am posting here today were made together with Danger Mouse which is not that mainstream. In my opinion both tracks are awesome.

The track Happy Pills is from the latest Norah Jones album - "Little Broken Hearts" (Danger Mouse as producer) and sounds very much like a pop theme:




This other track is taken from the album "Rome", from Danger Mouse and Daniele Luppi featuring Norah Jones:



Cheers!
Lobito Brando

Monday, October 1, 2012

Fireflies



It's been some time since we had news from them.But ''Fireflies'',their new single, at last sparkling already in  my lists as the 2012 ends soon. STILL CORNERS are still one of the cutest bands of the planet....
Listen this,and more songs at THE VELVET Club ,this Monday the 1st of October from 3-5 pm slt. Chrisodd will be spinning for your minds,souls and bodies....

Saturday, September 29, 2012

Cinema with Mallory

Tonight I’ve got songs used in some of my favorite films, cinema-themed songs, original soundtrack, all fused together with quirky style and sense of melody, ranging from entrancing and gripping to chic and melancholy.

Jeanne Moreau - "Each Man Kills The Thing He Loves" (featured in Rainer Werner Fassbinder's film Querelle)


Come dressed as a movie character or as you are!


Black Swan

Move Theme Day/Night

Now showing! The Velvet presents, in glorious technicolor and panoramic sound: Celluloid Heroes. A day of music from the movies that are beloved by 5 DJs from 1pm to 11pm. Come in costume as your favorite cinematic characters (or not, up to you). Buy some popcorn with "delicious yellow sludge" (to quote Enid from Ghost World), don your 3D glasses and grab a frontrow seat today, Saturday, September 29th at the glamorous Velvet theater.

Schedule:
1-3pm: Wiseblood Wisent
3-5pm: Kanjena
5-7pm: Mallory Cerise
7-9pm: Paradox Messmer
9-11pm: GypsyDoctor Donat

You are all so wonderful



Turn up the bass and I'll kiss you good-night.

Sunday, September 23, 2012

Green Day is bringing back punk. Or maybe they're just being divas.




Punk? Or Diva? You decide.
Bit of backstory: Green Day had their set cut in half to give Usher a longer set, and I guess Armstrong wasn't too happy about it. This is the result.

Friday, September 21, 2012

Julie & the Carjackers - Mr. Williams

Hello all,

I was keeping this music in my backlog here, the rhythm embraces the bossa nova at least, which is very cool. It also like takes me to a 70's atmosphere on the south side of the American continent.



Cheers!
Lobito Brando

Monday, September 17, 2012

Alien Landscapes...


Alien sounds may come not only from outer space but mostly from the unexplored area of the human soul. Sometimes they are forming music galaxies or small planetary systems, visible only for the people who accept the ''call''.
HELIOS CREED the significant half of CHROME brought this track in light, in 1997. Till today it is glowing in its own Nebula ,available only for the right ears and souls.
Chrisodd feels an abduction ray embracing him, everytime he listens to it, carrying him in an unknown vast land somewhere in 
a) Space 
b) Innerself
c) Area 51
d) Oh my God! They are Aliens!!! They took me for experiments.NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Chrisodd will play this and more sounds for abducting soul and mind away from the usual Hz of the reality and virtual reality they made us ''obey'' to, among others, at THE VELVET CLUB , Monday 17, 3-5 pm slt. Tune in !!!!

Sunday, September 16, 2012

"The joy you find here, you borrow"

Just a quick thank-you to everyone who made it to my birthday set yesterday. It meant a lot to me to be able to share my all-time favorite songs with you, the songs that have a lot of significance in my life.

Marianne Faithful - "The Boulevard of Broken Dreams"


Thursday, September 13, 2012

Birds & Batteries - Let The Door Swing

Hello you all,

To be on the dancing spinning side of the week, catch this from Birds & Batteries:




Have fun!
Lobito Brando

Monday, September 10, 2012

Doused


I bet my record collection that every single one fan and lover of  old and new/post/dark wave is already either kneeling down thanking The New Wave Gods for sending such a powerful and beautiful song  or dancing to it like crazy ,spinning around themselves with arms widely open. It is obvious why ....
 ''Oshin'' ,their debut full length album on Captured tracks,gets excellent reviews and DIIV can be very happy these days....So do we...

Chrisodd will spin this and more at THE VELVET CLUB on Monday, September  10, 3-5 pm slt.

Sunday, September 9, 2012

The Order Of Death


Life is very circular, cellular and granular.
What goes around inevitably smashes through your window in a speedboat.
This is the best thing and the most terrible thing in popular cultural form that I have seen this week, beauty and terror and fantastic music.

Saturday, September 8, 2012

Kitten - Cut it Out

Kitten was a small blip on the radar in 2010 that released an EP with some good songs it, including "Chinatown", which is on my personal playlist and I've played for the Velvet several times. Well, apparently now they're back in 2012 with a new EP, and it sounds pretty amazing. Have a listen.


Thursday, September 6, 2012

Best Youth - Honey Trap

Hiya all,

Although this is a 2011 release the Best Youth tunes are airplaying mostly during 2012. For me they are fresh, and I really love their cool sound:




Cheers!
Lobito Brando

Monday, September 3, 2012

Fading American Dream

For most of us, Labor Day has become the last big party weekend of summer. It's celebrated with picnics, not parades. Its connection to labor unions and the history of labor is all but forgotten.

Of course, we've never had an easy relationship with Labor in this country. International Labor Day is on May 1st - a day chosen in recognition of the Haymarket Riots in Chicago. If you think it's odd that the rest of the world celebrates a seminal event in American Labor history while we do not, it's not as odd as having our own Labor Day designated in honor of one of Labor's big defeats.

Our Labor Day is set in September in honor of the Pullman Strike - which was a defeat for Labor as the government stepped in and intervened on behalf of the Pullman company, forcing the workers back to work. Yet that is the event that is commemorated by the US Labor Day. It's appropriate, though, since our government has long had a hostile relationship with Labor.

Small wonder then that Labor is in decline and the American Dream is fading with it. In that light, then, I prepared a set with songs inspired by the Labor movement and by the state of the Worker. The music is is varied, as you can see from two samples from the set.


 

 Hazel Dickens was the voice of the miner's union. A bluegrass singer from a West Virginia mining family, she wrote the soundtrack to the history of coal mining. She has sung most of the great labor songs from Which Side Are You On and Fire in the Hole to Black Lung and Roll the Union On.


 

 Street Dogs is a Boston Punk band with a working class worldview and an activist heart. While their music is a world apart from Hazel Dickins, they are right beside her in spirit and heart.

Saturday, September 1, 2012

Sunday Morning Jazz Goes to the West Coast

My usual 9 to 11 Sunday Morning Jazz set will stick to the West Coast this morning, but that's still a full plate of jazz served piping hot with your coffee. Among the best of West Coast jazz are Dexter Gordon, Zoot Sims, Chet Baker, Bill Evans, Cal Tjader, Dave Brubeck, Miles Davis and many more. I was listening to Tom Russell's Hotwalker today and got inspired.

The Living and the Dolls.

For the enthusiasts of tension-driven indie sound, stranger arts, haunted dolls, and exquisitely dark imagery: a machinima with the music by M4sk 22 and John Hyatt, starring truly yours.


Tuesday, August 28, 2012

The Wallies - At the Fair

Hello everyone!

Just let me know if these guys are doing or not an awesome sound? Their last EP called "Cream" is from July 2012. So make way for The Wallies:


Cheers!
Lobito Brando

Monday, August 27, 2012

Pink Jacuzzi


Ariel Pink was one of the most authentical cult figure in the 00's. These days,his second album for 4AD is already in the stores and as he claims it's the album he always wanted to record,which is true.
 Maybe his reputation was a bit bad during the past two years but he speaks better through his music,showing how great artist he is.
The first video from ''Mature  Themes'' is funny and a bit nostalgic .
''Only In My Dreams'' recalls old days of pop and soft rock but it is also, a brilliant 2012 single that makes my days sweeter.
Oh ! Among guests ( the one who throwed him out from the motel room) you can recognise this very important underground performer/arttist/musician who has strong connecton with Ariel.
Geneva Jacuzzi is another favorite artist of mine and I am happy to present you a video from one of my favorite songs that came from her super ''Lamaze'' lp released in 2010...

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Destroy

I love Prince Rama, and this single from their forthcoming concept album is super.


It was nice to be back at the Velvet after a long vacation, but my system failed me and I didn't get to play my set, so we all missed out on cartoon dancing to this super song.
I'll try again next week, hope you can make it, and you, and you too. x

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Moon Duo - Sleepwalker

Hello all,

This last week I came across this tune. The sound of Moon Duo made me remember the sound of rock bands from the 80's-90's. Awesome sound and atmosphere simply love it...

So here they are Moon Duo with "Sleepwalker":


Cheers!
Lobito Brando

Monday, August 20, 2012

Music is dangerous ,indeed !

Their songs are  a mix of  rap,electro,punk,dubstep thrown to the citizens' sleeping concience  in the heart of the capitalism.
 Pure angry,rude, unpleasant bunch of guys of the 21st century,full of rage against the environmet they live,they have have released '' The Money Store'' their explosive second album,first in a major label and the whole process of listening to it,is like sitting on  a timebomb or  an iron ball of nails .Pretty uncomfortable music ,angry,alarming and upset.
Just the '' music '' I listen to my subconcious level, while watching strikers got murdered just because they demand a better way of living or seing people die from starvation around the world or watching stock markets define our living,making the rich richer and the poor poorer.
DEATH GRIPS' music can express my or maybe your rage .
It has the elements to annoy but also alarm  population like a ''virus'',staying away from churches,House of Parliament etc. No need to piss off anyone. Just a cultural ally to a growing discomfort of the masses who see their lives going from bad to worse.....Check their lyrics there...

Friday, August 17, 2012

Because music is dangerous


And there ya go. Apparently, that's worth a couple years in "prison".

The lyrics are on the Yube page, so I won't re-post them here. It's depressing, outrageous, and somewhat frightening what's happened as a result. I don't know if things would be different if it had happened here. I honestly don't.

I hope they would be. 



Fri @ 7pm SLT - Next Level Beats



I have something really special planned for tonight. I have picked out 120 minutes of songs that I felt are fairly epic in terms of beat quality and dance quality. It's like, if I could kick your ass with just 30 songs, what would I pick? And this is what you will get. Come listen and dance. This is gonna be a good Friday.



Thursday, August 16, 2012

We Trust - Time (Better Not Stop)

Hey you all, how is everyone doing?

I'm being away from SL but never stop thinking about great music to share with you here on Velvet.

The tune for this week post is one of the most amazing musics I came across last year (2011) so it could be some old for some of you guys, and can be refreshing and new for the rest of you. As I always say music is never old...

 
Take care, Cheers!
Lobito Brando

Monday, August 13, 2012

Cars, Cars and More Cars

Tonight's set is an ode to the car. From The Doors to They Might Be Giants, Johnny Cash to The Kinks, musicians have had a lot to say about cars. So car lovers - from 5 to 7 is your time tonight - at The Velvet

Sunday, August 12, 2012

Saturday, August 11, 2012

Saturday, 5-7SLT

In my tonight’s set on the day of our sim opening, I’ll revisit some of my favorite musical moments of 2012, mainly of the deliciously dark variety. As a little preview, here’s something from a duo whose sound has been characterized as “at once funereal and exhilaratingly romantic”...

Tropic of Cancer “The One Left”


Tuesday, August 7, 2012

The Legendary Tiger Man - Radio & TV Blues

Hey guys,

For this week post I'll bring a music from a musician called Paulo Furtado, who's solo artistic name is "The Legendary Tiger Man". This guy not only have his own solo project, but he also works in a band project called Wraygunn (which I should post in a future post perhaps, I really should!), and he still works helping another musicians on their own projects. This guy really enjoys what he does and really have passion for music and art, and he is giving us a great collection of wonderful tunes. So let's hear the man...

 

 
Cheers!
Lobito Brando

Monday, August 6, 2012

Today's Supernatural..( Chrisodd is teleported back to Sl)

Yes,unfortunately my vacation are over,but luckily I found a ton of new releases to wait for me.Still dizzy from them,they are all great,I give you one of my favorites.Another new track from the much anticipated new ANIMAL COLLECTIVE album.Listen to this and join me this Monday the 6th ,3-5 pm at the new ,cooler VELVET,for the ''ton '' of new releases I was talking about... 
Needless to say I missed you all and I'd be happy to join me...

Monday Night Miscellany from a Very, Very Complex Person

I can't say I have any organizing principle or theme for tonight's set. It's a mix of pop, rock, country and folk. Great songs, fabulous voices, interesting lyrics. It's just music - without regard to genre. Voices you may hear tonight: Jack White, Feist, Regina Spektor, Loretta Lynn, Jewel, Jenny Lewis, and Justin Townes Earle with bands from Waldeck to Monsters of Folk and Morphine.


From 5 to 7 PM SLT at The Velvet


Friday, August 3, 2012




This is not a very well thought out blog as I have very little time to write it. Just a quick note to say that I'll be playing another set of rockin' indie tunes tonight. There was going to be a theme of moody songs because the week had been so tough for me, but I decided it's too soon to depress everyone. And besides, I feel like cheering myself up with my usual mix of indie goodness.

Hopefully next week, I will be a little less scattered, with a fun theme.


Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Micro Audio Waves - "Sunshine Sunlight"

Hello folks,

For the last two weeks I've been traveling in my vacations. Now I'm back home so now it is the time to post here for you one great tune from a band called "Micro Audio Waves":


You'll be amazed by these guys, their sound sometimes resembles "Metric".

Cheers!
Lobito Brando

Saturday, July 28, 2012

Turn and turn about

YoYo subbed for me yesterday (I was fortunate to attend), so logically I will be subbing for Kanjena today from 3-5. (Will she be there?)

A Velvet patron recently recommended to me the No Smoking Orchestra led by musician and filmmaker, Emir Kusturica. Interesting! But I was more enthralled with a sort of predecessor of that band (for whom Kusturica briefly played bass and wrote a couple songs), Zabranenjo Pusenje, from Sarajavo, who played together  from '81 - '91. As Wiki tells it, they were a formative force of the New Primitivism cultural movement.

"The discourse of New Primitivism was primarily humorous, based on the spirit of Bosnian ordinary people from the cultural underground. They introduced the jargon, rich in Turcisms, of Sarajevomahalas (suburban neighborhoods) into the official musical and TV scene. Most of their songs and sketches involve stories about small people - coalmine workers, petty criminals, provincial girls etc. - put in unusual or even absurd situations. There are comparisons between Monty Python's Flying Circus show and New Primitives methods, as they share the short sketch form and utilize absurdity..." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Primitives

What could be bad about that?

Wiki says, "Contrary to the then-prevalent punk rock and new wave, Zabranjeno Pusenje created a distinctive garage rock sound with folk influences..." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zabranjeno_Pu%C5%A1enje .  But they are punky in the purest sense - vital and socio-politically obstreperous.

If you can understand Serbo-Croatian, all the better. But I can't, and I'm still charmed.


Friday, July 27, 2012

Jazz hands!

Oh man, it's warm outside. Good thing I'll be playing some cool tunes tonight.

Fri @ 7pm, I begin




Morgan here – posting all late at night due to excitement and lack of time before my set. Technically, this is the day of my set, so I guess it’s fine. 

It’s been nice to watch the new Velvet come together. I’ve been coming to Velvet since the year it first opened, so I am a long time regular of this awesome place. I love how much it has changed and grown. It’s pretty rad – dare I say better than the last one?

Anyway, I have recently been recruited into a DJ staff position and I will be having my debut opening tonight at 7pm sharp. I’m not totally new to DJing as I used to spin at some places. Night Light and No Label. (RIP) My first DJ gig was at Ooh La La. I never planned my sets. I just went with what I felt and let the set take its natural course. I've got quite a few songs queued up right now and am really happy with how this set is turning out.

This is the first time I have ever carefully hand-picked a set prior to spinning. For me, this is a big deal – landing a DJ slot at the very place that has been my refuge for so long. Tonight, I plan to introduce myself with songs that are from the heart, songs that speak to me on a personal level.  I'll play the songs that have been accompanying me on countless bus rides to school and work for the past two years, some new, some old. A lot of you know me through talking to me, but it's about to get a tad more intimate. Funny how we can speak through music whenever our words fail us.



Saturday, July 21, 2012

The New Velvet's Special Weekend


I will be playing some rockin indie tunes tomorrow at the new Velvet. Such as the Japandroids :)
 
I hope you will join us for this monumental event featuring many talented DJ's and  help us break in the new Velvet and help out in raising some funds for our abrupt move. 
 
Click the image below for a SURL to the new Velvet location.

New Velvet Dreams

The Velvet clubwarming weekend is here and tonight I’m going to play various things that just make me happy, work wonders for my energy levels, touch me, and make me think of other special days in my life.

I also just want to say that the Velvet was the first club I went to after a long time away from SL. And I wanted to stay, even though it was obviously troubled at the time. With the club coming back to life with Maht as the manager, I found myself thinking of it as my SL home more and more often... Over this time, he showed me a lot of trust, not least of all by inviting me to become an assistant manager, and I genuinely appreciate that. Knowing that someone has faith in you is simply priceless. Yes, the Velvet is a true SL home to me: one I want to flourish, grow, and remain as musically inspiring and intellectually stimulating as it is now.

Finally, I want to thank my dear friends Dammi, Belle, Lux, and Kanjena for supporting me in my Velvet endeavors, either through advice, creative collaborations, being there for me whenever I felt disheartened, and many other ways.

David Bowie - "Outside"


A Heartfelt Expression of Gratitude

Velveetas,

My post yesterday was supposed to just be an invitation to come to our party this weekend, but I found I had a lot of emotions I need to express about our club, what it is, and why I love it. However, I was sadly remiss in not acknowledging the contributions of two people, without whom this week would not have been possible, and the club could well have just died.

Lux Chiantelle is a name most of you know. She's been a dj and an assistant manager at Velvet for quite a while. Mallory Cerise has been around for less time, but is no less valuable. Between them, they alerted me to the problem in the first place, helped me find the land to move the club to, and helped, oversaw or outright did so much of the work to make our new club a home. They did a thousand thankless tasks this week, all out of love for a fictional nightclub that we have all agreed is somehow of crucial importance. From researching items from the old build, to Lux's amazing rebuild of the iconic Velvet sculpture, now updated and even better than before, Mallory and Lux worked ceaselessly from the moment we realized there was a problem to the time of this writing. The three of us will likely remain pretty busy with all of this throughout the next week or so as well.

I've been getting a lot of congratulatory messages in the last few days, but I hope that all of you will find a moment or two to thank Lux and Mallory, indefatigable heroes of Velvet, who propped me up when I was injured, perked me up when I was tired, and did so much of the actual work to make this thing happen.

If I am to get credit for anything, it is in choosing such capable, loyal, and wonderful people to lean on in what would have otherwise been an unimaginable week. From the bottom of my heart, I wish to thank them both. I will try and do so better than this in private, but I felt it was important to do so here, in public, as well, so anyone who reads our blog would know how important they are to Velvet and its future.

While I am thanking people, I also want to thank each of the djs who have recommitted to this new version of Velvet, donating their time to play music for people whether it was their timeslot or not. Some of them will have ended up playing three or more times in as many days by the end of the weekend, just so we'd have something happening if people decided to come and see the new build.

So I find I have a theme for this celebratory Grand Reopening weekend. For me, this is a weekend of gratitude that the club exists at all, and is populated with so many wondrous, huge-hearted compatriots ready and willing to carry a load in service of something they have decided is bigger than any of us could ever hope to be on our own.

Viva Velvet.

Maht