HiPSTER WAVE

The latest record from Velapene Screen (Chris Ghiraldi) is an LP that doesn’t disappoint. Velapene keeps his sound as rad as ever, staying true to his charming, catchy melodies and exquisitely programmed beats. Not only do you get lots of gifts from Ghiraldi throughout, there are a number of remixes by artists including Meat Beat Manifesto, Kero, Duran Duran Duran and Sense.

Three personal favorites by Velapene on the release include “Big Sand,” “Fins and Legs” and “What If They Can’t Trust You.” Favorite remix on the record goes to Sense’s “Breathe Again (Sense’s In, Out and Around Mix).”

Tracklist:

1. Brakes Are For Quitters
2. Superhero Ghost
3. Knees High
4. No Hunt No Game
5. My Beat
6. Breathe Again
7. Big Sand
8. Glass Eye Rewind
9. Breaks the Habit
10. Making The Meat
11. 5-iVE (Meat Beat Manifesto My Beat Remix)
12. Breathe Again (Kero Remix)
13. My Beat (Duran Duran Duran Remix)
14. A Drink In The Right Glass
15. Fins And Legs
16. Ghosty Eye Holes
17. What If They Can’t Trust You
18. Breathe Again (Sense’s In, Out and Around Mix)

Mastering by Keith Derek Jackson

Artist Notes:

This record was and is about exploring the creative process, there’s a subtle truth in creating something that drives you to create more. Creative cannibalism can work if it’s for fueling purposes. Changing my comfort zone and moving to the desert gave birth almost a full year of solid writing, late nights, love, friends, lies, truths, exploration and forward thinking all realized in a hot, dry, bleak and lonely place. This record wouldn’t have happened if not for a few simple moments in perfect position. I was also graced with some amazing remixes from some of the most talented musicians I’ve come to know and respect. Thanks for the contributions of extraordinary sound from Jack Dangers, Kero, Duran Duran Duran and Sense.

Thank you to Natalie C, Keith Derek Jackson, Digital Nimbus, The Centrifuge, Bill Youngman, Charlie Nicolls, Dj Rubrene, Big Picture Media, Rob Paterson, Glen Ganguzza, Regina Spektor, Jack Dishel, Threv, Damian Conti, Jill, Ciro, Alexis and Igloo Mag. Thanks for supporting at every chance and making this record feel like a gift and a piece of art to me. Wassim, thanks man, I’m glad we got to talking and crossed paths here. Natalie you are a trooper for sitting through 90 percent of the writing in our high rise apartment in the sky (with windows that didn’t open). Hey Leyland, I finally have some time to tell you to shave.

If you like electronic music and you like to dance, then you should like this. German musicians Phace (Florian Harres) and Misanthrop (Michael Braeuninger) are the latest and greatest in drum and bass // dub step artists. They present stuff that’s a lot less cheesy than what you get from artists like Skrillex overall.

This Skrillex jam that won a Grammy is tolerable though…

Happy 2012! As we all embark on this exciting (and perhaps historic) new year, we would like to take a moment to share our intentions for the Do LaB community and Lightning in a Bottle festival. Whether prophesied, or simply the true state of affairs, our community, our nation, and our planet face great change at this particular moment in time. We invite you all to embrace this change and continue celebrating life and our incredible human spirit during these tumultuous times. Though our problems seem many, and solutions difficult, we must remember to approach them with grace, love and celebration for in this attitude lies our best way forward.

LIB has always been about discovering and enacting a different way of living. A way that is more in touch with the earth, with each other, and with ourselves. As the pace of change continues to accelerate all around us, and old ways of thinking begin to reach their logical and useful ends, LIB continues to expand its spiritual and educational aspects so that we, as a community, may boldly embrace and lead the way into this new world. The Temple of Consciousness will be bigger than ever this year and will include inspiring new structures for the yoga and meditation area, as well as the beautiful area for speakers and workshops in the heart of the Temple. At the same time, we have a music and performance lineup brewing (scheduled to be released in March) that could be our best yet and is sure to awaken the celebration of dance that we hold so dear.

We are so happy and proud of the way LIB has been able to continue to grow and mature, while continuing to preserve that indescribable vibe we have all come to love so much. We thank everyone that participates in this event, from the volunteers and the musicians, to the painters, builders, artists and crew, and especially to you for contributing to that feeling that makes everyone feel so welcome and happy to join us in capturing lightning in a bottle, year after year.

It is to all of you that understand and reinforce the intention of the festival that we offer our early bird discount tickets for 24 hours starting on Monday, January 16th at 7am. We can’t be absolutely sure, but all indications point to the festival becoming sold out earlier than ever before this year. We don’t want you, our valuable core of festival goers, to miss out on tickets this year. We want to see you smiling again, bringing your incredible energy and understanding to help us make Lightning in a Bottle 2012 our greatest year ever.

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Annie Mac – BBC Radio1 (Guests – Sigma and Ben Westbeech) 10-07-2011

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Annie Mac is kind of awesome if dance music is your thing.

Sick.