Cortinas & Wade - I'm In Need (Epic Funk mix)

This Austin, Texas hard hitting producer/dj duo are on a mission to spread their prodigious sound with release’s such as:"Afraid Of Something" “Superstar,” “Daybreak,” & “Disco Jackin’,” topping charts everywhere!! With a combination of flawless mixing, endless manipulation of the mixer, on time scratching, and precise sampling; Cortinas & Wade are guaranteed to deliver the most intense and engaging dj set available. Definitely keep an eye out for this rising duo in 2010!!!


Cortinas & Wade- I'm In Need (Epic Funk Mix) by CortinasandWade

CHIPTUNNED: MEGA MAN 2

I’ve come to the conclusion that 85% of recent edm producers were inspired by video game music. So why not explore video game music?


Chiptuned pt1: Mega Man 2





Mega Man was not a big enough success to warrant an immediate sequel, it was a rogue production that the team during their free time while working on a baseball game. The result of this labor of love was one of he best action platform games on the system, and arguably the best game in the mega man series.

The music was the work of three different composers, Takashi Tateishi, Manami Matsumae and Yoshihiro Sakaguchi, the latter also composed music for Duck Tales and Final Fight.







I feel like the intro coupled with the song makes Mega Man look about as much of a bad ass as a tiny blue robot in spandex is going to look. The song is pretty epic… It is debatable as to if it is more epic than the mega man 3 title theme… But as a whole mega man 2 is more epic just because the mega man title screen sucks. (More on that in the future)







The thing about video game music is the songs are usually about a minute to 2 minutes long, and they repeat for as long as the stage lasts, so they have to be catchy as all fuck, which I imagine wasn’t an easy task since they only had 5 channels to work with, especially when you figure in that they probably had 2 channels for sound fx.







So anyways, you basicly fight your way through 8 differently themed levels in any order so you can move on to the last 4 stages of the game, which feature on of the best stage themes in the game. Great game, great soundtrack.

YACHT ROCK SUNDAY!!! SONGS NOT BY TOTO EDITION

It sounded like a toto song...












Human Nature sounds like a Toto song because it was written by Steve Porcaro who was in Toto... Fun fact.


Next week Yacht Rock Sunday will go delve deep into the lost art of the brouet.

Kill The Noise - My World (Charles I Remix) = The Hype Track of the Week

Nice new remix from Charles I of Kill The Noise's 'My World'. Kind of a techy, house-ish flavor with a touch of rave. My World is a little different from all of KTN's previous tracks, but it is right up there with some of his best work. One really amazing thing about this track is that you could play it almost anywhere. This is your www.tffkrwd.com & www.hypersonicradio.com Hype Track of the Week. Check it out in this Saturday's broadcast of Hypersonic Radio airing 09/04/2010 from 10pm-12am on 101X/101.5fm & www.hypersonicradio.com


Kill The Noise- My World (Charles I Remix) by Charles I


PARTY BONUS:


Roots by killthenoise


Kill The Noise - My World (Original)
...just so you know how the remix breaks down.







more MUSIC, dates, and booking INFO @
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9/02/10 THE MOST IMPORTANT DAY OF YOUR LIFE!!!

Beverly Hills 90210 - Spring Training
My favorite episode of this classic show.


Bmore210 (Sebastian Nebula's learned a valuble but heavy handed lesson edit) by Sebastian Nebula

Sound Dissection: hardware VS software

Let's kick this music tech/ gear/ production segment off proper with a discussion that's sure to push a few buttons - the use of hardware vs software in the creation of electronic music. It's a really broad topic that definitely deserves more than just one post, so this will be a good jump off for future posts.

deadmau5 in his new mega studio.

i can has MOAR ghosts????

It's a well known fact that most modern electronic music is made using a computer. Software for music creation is easy to obtain, and relatively easy to learn to use.

Now, you too can sound just like the Swedish House Mafia!

swedish bros 4 lyfe

It's hard to deny the immediacy and ease of use when it comes to music software. Softsynths have come a long way and sound pretty bangin now. It's really nice to be able to just sit with a laptop and pair of headphones and make hot tunes, not gonna lie.

laidback luke uses nothing but a computer and his "DJ bed"

A Logic user, LL is a shining example of someone

who makes bombs exclusively with software.

While this has opened doors for many producers, it's also made for a lot of blah mediocre beats :/ Let's face it, there's a lot of generic EDM out there... So how do you set yourself apart? How do you get your own sound? (aka the meaning of life)

There are definitely more than a few answers to that. One of my answers is: HARDWARE! Now, I'm not talking a $3300 vintage minimoog model D..

...tho it would b nice.

I'm talking about that hardly working boss distortion pedal from when you "played guitar" in high school. Or that $50 super-nineties looking reverb processor on craigslist.

the harmless looking midiverb 2..

more interesting sounding than all but the best software reverbs..

..and cheaper too.

It doesn't have to be expensive, or even analog for that matter. It just needs to have some jacks n plugs (twss). Whatever it is, just plug it in, start making sound with it and record, record, record.

You can even take your pristine sounding softsynth patches and run them out, into some hardware, and then record it back in. Something about real, physical sound making devices gives them each a sort of "magic" that hasn't yet been evoked by software. If you're ever curious as to what this phenomenon feels like in full effect, I suggest you take a trip down to Switched On and play on some of the brilliant vintage synths they have. Just hold a key and start turning knobs, you'll feel it.

Switched On switches me on! :o

The key is recombination and finding those little magic formulas between your hardware and software. This is, of course, only one way to set yourself apart from the crowd and just one way of thinking outside the box (literally) to obtain sounds no one else has.

StaringAtTheSunForTooLong by ELSTAR

a little counterpoint experimentation using some Simplers to generate pad/ key sounds, run out into and Electro Harmonix #1 Echo ($45 at teh pwn shop) the spooky magic happens when you crank the feedback up. try doing that with software!

Next week I'll talk about a few specific software techniques that have been developed over time and have shaped modern dance music.

ELSTAR

WOBBLE WEDNESDAY: Nocturnal Fest Top 10

As we prepare for the shenanigans that will take place this weekends,

I feel the need to keep you on the up....and geez...condensing this list into 10 was a tough one!

Nocturnal is sure to put a stellar close to the summer!

So Let's get started!

10) Skeet Skeet

For all you kiddos that will be E-joying your party, move the f* off the dancefloor! This straight-edge, charismatic LA based selector will be pumping up the party!

...In a conscious state.

9) 12th Planet

The LA dubstep ambassador and Skeet Skeet together actually run one of the baddest bass heavy shows on Scion's streaming Radio 17.

Roach Coach Radio. Get up on it before the fest

8) Vibesquad

With a skilled musical background, deep production abilities,

and affection for bass, I must truly say I'm looking forward to seeing an artist that will be pushing the decks aside and doing a live performance

7) Fukkk Off

You know how Parisians are with their electro.

Dirty as f*#@!

RAVE IS KING!

6) Daedelus

The monomi, button-mashing, sideburn chops, Victorian nerd is always a pleasure to watch. If you haven't seen him play, do yourself the favor

5) Rusko

DUUUUUBSTEP! The End

4) Toddla-T

This England badbwoy will have the ladies whining they waist

with his soca, dancehall infused riddims!

3) Kraddy

The missing Glitch Mob member!

Parted ways with the boy band, but has by no means fell off or gone soft!

LA crunktastic, glitch-hop will have you making the screwface!

2) Wolfgang Gartner

Gotta give it up for this local native!

Shouldn't have to say anymore than that...

BETTA AXE SOMEBODY!

1) Roni Size

Betcha was expectin' Kid Cudi....NOPE!

This guy is responsible for crafting my love of breakbeats, soul and bass.

At the peak of DnB in the 90s there wasn't a classier fellow. His production...

clean as the lines in his goatee. And New Forms, arguably one of the most commercially successful albums of Drum & Bass. This guy is sure to bring out the nostalgia in me. Expect to see me fist pumping like a guido!

...so while we're at it, I might as well spill the beans. TFFKRWD is going to under go alot of exciting changes here REAL soon!

I best not spill everything, as we're still looking to confirm things, but expect a bit of things like a totally revamped blog and design, exclusive video interviews and content, Hypersonic Radio segment on the live Saturday night 101x Radio show, a podcast and a monthly DJ night from TFFKRWD Krew!

Stay tuned folks...stay tuned!

PS: I intend to post audio clips for the all for all the artist, but I'm at work and will need to upload them into my server. Redit soon.

Out

-Khry_Kdvr