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| Hollaaaaa! Time to update your iTunes and Winamps (and Windows Media Players)! In the spirit of Christmas and sharing, I present to you electro/house songs from my playlist in download-able form! Aren't I the nicest?
In heavy rotation at venues:
Axwell - Nothing But Love (Remode Mix) Also my personal favorite at the moment ^_^ Watch the official video of the original version on YouTube too!
Wynter Gordon - Dirty Talk (Laidback Luke Remix) A little old, probably should have put it in my earlier blog. Dope though!
Swedish House Mafia - Miami 2 Ibiza ft. Tinie Tempah (Original Mix) SHM claims this is their biggest song yet and it's pretty bad-ass.
John Dahlback - Autumn This probably should have been on my earlier blog too. But still good!
AnnaGrace - Don't Let Go (Hard Rock Sofa Remix) This one's picking up momentum.
The Black Eyed Peas - The Time (The Dirty Bit) (Album Version) Doesn't get more mainstream than this song.
Far East Movement - Like a G6 ft. Dev, The Cataracs Yeah yeah.. I know it's played out but they're still blasting this all over NYC.
Duck Sauce - Barbra Streisand (Original Mix) Not a huge fan of this song but it's everywhere now too.
My favs (that you'd probably never hear unless I made them public):
Dr. Kucho! - La Isla (Original Mix) If you wake up to this in the morning, you'd have an awesome day. Every day.
Wolfgang Gartner & Mark Knight - Conscindo (Original Club Mix) HOLY SHIT! This is what defines HOUSE music.. I got chills down my spine from this. Look out for Wolfgang Gartner, def one the most creative house producers out there right now.
Steven Rockz - Breeze (Original Mix) A chill house beat.
Dim Chris - Sometimes I Feel (Avicii Remix) Definitely another sick party tune.
Dirty South & Axwell - Open Your Heart (Vocal Mix) Love this.
Erick Morillo & Eddie Thoneick - Live Your Life ft. Shawnee Taylor (Original Mix)This was composed so beautifully. Erick Morillo has pretty sweet dance moves too.
And since it's Christmas, some holiday tunes:
Damon Paul - Silent Night, Stille Nacht (Club Mix) This has some pretty dope Dutch house elements to it.
Bobby Helms - Jingle Bell Rock (Moving Elements Mix) Pretty funky, uptempo beat!
Scotty vs. Wham - Christmas in the Caribbean (Splash Bootleg Mix) This actually has a sample of the Pirates of the Caribbean theme song but it's pretty cool.
For the transitioning hip-hop heads:
Bruno Mars - Just The Way You Are (Carl Louis & Martin Danielle Classic Mix) Definitely loving this. Too bad he was caught with crack!
Usher - DJ Got Us Fallin In Love (DJ Kue Remix)
Some honorable mentions (and because I got lazy going down my list):
Suzanne Vega - Tom's Diner (Bingo Players Original Mix)
Miike Snow - Silvia (Hook N Sling & Goodwill Remix)
Nabiha - The Enemy (Daddy's Groove Magic Island Remix)
Alex Gaudino - I'm In Love (Wideboys Remix)
Remady - Do It On My Own ft. Craig David (Extended Mix)
Merry Christmas everyone!!! <3 | | |
| For those of you who don't know, Tyler Clementi was the student at Rutgers University who committed suicide by jumping off of a bridge after a video of him having homosexual sex with another man was broadcast over the internet. It's been all over the news over here and it needs to STOP.
I have nothing against homosexuals. Like you, I also agree that it was wrong for Dharun Ravi and Molly Wei to broadcast the video of him. This is not a rant on bashing gays; this is a rant on bashing selfish ignorance. Ask yourself these following questions:
- Would you even have heard of the name 'Tyler Clementi' if he didn't commit suicide?
- Assuming you did, would you actually go out of your way to download a gay porn video?
- If he never jumped off the bridge, would you remember his name as the dude who had homosexual sex 6 months down the line without someone refreshing your memory?
- Now that you know that he died, would you remember his name a year from today?
Seriously people. This is NOT the first, nor the twenty-seventh time a porno of a Rutgers student was released onto the internet. See if you can even name two people who had videos released off the top of your head.
People like Tyler Clementi make my blood boil. So much more people out there have it worse. He's a caucasian, American citizen attending a pretty good university with loving parents and a future ahead of him. Years down the line, no one would care about what happened. He was lucky enough to have made it in life this far so there is absolutely no GOOD reason to cut it short. So what if his reputation has been destroyed? He's not the only one. Life isn't always smooth sailing. When you trip, just pick yourself up and move the fuck on.
But killing yourself? Really? That's so selfish. If anything, he made his situation worse by making it public and it's getting out of hand. The media needs to stop praising and sympathizing him. He's not brave, nor is he a hero. He took the easy way out by committing suicide and at the end of the day he's just a self-centered coward. | | |
| Bruno: "The rise of club music, the fall of apartheid - coincidence or not?" (Da Ali G Show, 2004).
A ridiculous quote from Sacha Baron Cohen, yet I do find some truth in it. When I think of it, most rap music has a lot of violence and a lot of pop/rock involves heartbreaks, even to the point that they have a whole sub-genre for it (emo).
But what about electronic music? It's all about having a good time. It's pleasure. It's love. Sometimes the lyrics are there but there's no need to pay attention.. You just gotta feel it flow through your veins and move you to the beat.
So yeah. I wanna spread the love. And flow through your veins and move you to the beat. Or whatever. I know a lot of you claim to like "techno" and "house" and may think "trance" is the same thing as both and may very well not be able to know the significant differences. Well, I'm not gonna tell you cuz you'd need a whole library of electronic (genre) music to distinguish between the sub-genres. But know this: The electronic music getting a lot of play at clubs/lounges right now is actually electro-house and more or less, progressive house.
Felt like sharing my music with you all since a friend just asked me the title of one song. You're welcome.
*Mind the date of this blog, these tunes might be well worn out by the time you read this!
Most play as of right now:
Edward Maya - Stereo Love ft. Alicia http://www10.zippyshare.com/v/86906209/file.html
Here are a few more that I would say are in heavy rotation right now too..
1. Yolanda Be Cool - We No Speak Americano (Cian & Cool Extended Mix) http://www9.zippyshare.com/view.jsp?locale=se&key=98833349
2. Swedish House Mafia - One ft. Pharrell (Your Name Main Mix) http://www.tunescoop.com/play/3131353835/swedish-house-mafia-ft-pharrell-williams--one-your-name-main-mixwww-livingelectro-com-mp3
3. Guru Josh Project - Infinity 2008 (Klaas & Sunny Fish Extended Vocal Mix) http://www51.zippyshare.com/v/76419719/file.html (This is obviously old but I've been hearing it a lot again lately)
4. DJ Sndrz & Chuckie - Report to the Dancefloor (Afrojack Mix) http://www24.zippyshare.com/v/29972199/file.html
And some more cuz I feel you should all fist pump to and love electro 
5. CeCe Peniston - Finally (Romi De Vivo & Egineo Remix) http://www12.zippyshare.com/v/11708101/file.html
6. Enrique Iglesias - I Like It ft. Pitbull (Avicii Remix) http://www.tunescoop.com/play/35393137/enrique-iglesias-feat-pitbull--i-like-it-avicii-remix-www-livingelectro-com-mp3#
7. Kid Cudi - Pursuit of Happiness ft. MGMT (Benny Benassi Remix) http://www23.zippyshare.com/v/82333423/file.html
8. David Guetta - Everytime ft. Chris Willis (Steve Angello & Sebastian Ingrosso Extended Mix) http://www8.zippyshare.com/v/98710115/file.html
9. Kaskade - Everything (Big Room Mix) http://www23.zippyshare.com/v/91696015/file.html
By the way, everything I listed up there is either electro or electro-house. If you're interested in knowing what pure house sounds like:
10. Robert M - Super Bomb (Coco Loco Edit) http://www27.zippyshare.com/v/8883005/file.html
11. Wolfgang Gartner - Latin Fever (Original Mix) http://www22.zippyshare.com/view.jsp?locale=en&key=13941394
Listen and love! We are the love generation. Heh, might as well: Bob Sinclair - Love Generation (Original Mix) http://www5.zippyshare.com/v/14212013/file.html (House - Reggae fusion)
Ciao! | | |
| So an acquaintance of mine wrote the following on her Facebook status yesterday:
"i see these assholes with amazing women on their arms, walking around & i can't figure it out.the only explanation i have is that most women truly believe that the kind of relationship they want, and the kind of guy they want, doesn't exist in reality so they settle. don't settle.what you want is out there. it's real....don't for a second believe you need to settle for less because what you want is an impossible dream"
I'm sure you've all seen something like this before. It all comes down to the one question that's withstood the test of time: "Why do women fall for assholes?"
Here was my response:
"well to be fair, the "sweet" guys are the same ones that a lot of women also consider to be the needy, obsessive, borderline creepy ones that they tend to avoid. you have to take into account that though those guys are like that, they are most likely the types to genuinely care about women but often get stomped out by the more boisterous alpha males. the way i see it, the truly loving males are often rejected because they're perceived as being "too easy" when they express their affection in hopes that they'll receive the same in return. women generally want a challenge and the "assholes" provide them with that charismatic entity that they desire, whether it's good for them or not.."
I think I have a pretty good amount of female friends, essentially to the point that dudes have asked me "How are you such a playa?" and "Why are you such a pimp?" Well, I'm not. All throughout elementary school, high school, and most of my college life, I've been that reject who sits in the corner wishing the woman of my dreams would fall into my lap and be madly in love with me. Guess what folks, IT AIN'T GONNA HAPPEN. Over time, I've slowly realized that my personality and habits sucked.
The year was 2008, I went through rough times, lost some friends, needed a change - PRONTO. I started studying people and how they interacted with each other and took mental notes on what worked and what didn't.
And alas, the one thing I learned that the frustrated, but potentially lovable average Joe should know.. It's so simple, it's common sense, it's dangling right in front of everyone's eyes, and yet people just can't seem to grasp it. Basic principle: BE INTERESTING AND PEOPLE WILL BE INTERESTED.
The one single attractive quality that I believe draws women closer to me is that I can keep them entertained. This brings us back to the subject matter: Often times, I would have to be an ASSHOLE! And no, I don't mean punching a girl in the face and calling her a bitch. I mean, in a playful way. A teasing, COMEDIC way. And I stress comedic. For example, "Nice hair. Is it real?" Say it with confidence and with a smile. It's simple things like these that assholes know how to do best - tease. It's in our nature: Back in elementary school, girls loved it when the boys used to tease them and call them names on the playground.. What's so different now?
In the end, guys don't have to be "assholes" to keep women holding on. They just need to be entertaining and possess the same level of charisma. Napoleon Dynamite said it best, "Girls like guys with skills." Don't have any? Learn some. Learn a magic trick, master beer pong, think of interesting conversation topics. Who the hell wants to talk about school or work? FUCKIN' NO ONE! Talk about the craziest or most daring thing you've done or what the grossest thing you've ever eaten was!
It's one thing to be yourself. Don't use that as an excuse to be your BEST self.
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Hollaaaaa at 2010. First blog since 2008 though I've written a bunch in 2009 and failed to publish them. Insightful ones that may have delighted you too. Unlike this one. This is going to be drivel I'm going to force-feed you if you bother staying on this page. I figured I've been gone so long that I'd just write an update first instead of something more interesting.
Anyways, I'm at my parents' house right now. In the guest bedroom cuz all my cool electronics are in my apartment and this room has monitors and speakers I can use. I've actually been coming home on weekends more often lately: Something back in November made me realize that although they give me some unbearable shit, they're the ones that truly care for me and are there for me when I need them. I won't tell them that to their face though. They might think I'm gay. Heh.
So yeah, still in college. It's been too long, I wanna graduate already so my company can start giving me more money. I feel like that's all I've been living for lately. Getting money to spend money on luxuries and parties and other superficial crap I could live without. I feel that there's no passion in my life right now. To other people, I'm a pretty fun guy. I do get called out and party more often than most people. People like having me around cuz I know how to show them a good time.
But, what do I get out of it? It's been the same cycle over and over. I've accomplished more than most people could even dream of doing: The lead software QA of a growing web development company at Times Square, friends that are or have the potential to be alpha males, women who call me up to hang out, VIP at clubs, getting my own place near the city in a few months.. But then what?
I'm 23. I'm still young. My path has been set and as of right now, the only thing left in my checklist is to graduate and make my parents proud. But when I've already conquered all corners of the horizon, what else do I have to live for?
I need a real vacation to rejuvenate myself.
Ha, you like how I sneakily inserted photos of myself into this blog? No? Well I don't care.
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