Some New Stuff Up

Thought I would take a minute and share my Soundcloud stuff with you. Some new tracks you can stream for right now until I figure out how I want to distribute them

http://soundcloud.com/the-paused

Glitch Mob Street Warfare

It’s been a little since I’ve posted something. Found this video floating around and thought it was cool as hell.

Now if you’ve known me for a while, you’ll know that this right here is something that I’ve always wanted to do. Just set up a sound system somewhere like a park and just go to town playing music until it gets shut down. Would be crazy.

Speaking of here is a video of Glitch Mob playing in the park during last year’s Decibel Festival.

If you’ll be in Seattle on July 28th, this show better be on you calender.

Reduction For Creativity

This is an idea that I’ve been fiddling around with a little bit. The idea that limitations are the only thing that really makes me explore my environment. Recently I decided to go vegitatian and it’s opened up my eyes as far as food goes. Now I’m eating lots of eggplant and avacado and the likes. Things I would have never thought to like but now don’t know how I went without.

It got me thinking about my music again though. The idea that I never really finish anything because the whole process is so open ended. Maybe that’s why I do well as a DJ though. The limitations of vinyl are a place where I can really streach out and find my place in. I can simply look to focus on finding great tracks and packing my bag well for the night at hand. I don’t know what the hell I would do if I had every record I owned on Serato or Ableton. What the hell would I play if I had unlimited options?

The irony is that more options is limiting for me. And it’s a concept I’m finally coming to terms with when I’m doing productions. I find myself setting up limitations for myself in my own music. Say, only making a track using one instrument or making something with the limitations of hardware. The more limited something is the more inclined I am to explore it to the brink of what it can do. It’s a idea that I’ll be playing with more now that I know where it all falls for me.

What limitations have been inspiring to you?

Back to life though, back home from San Francisco. Had a great time. Roomba is cleaning the house as we speak.

San Francisco!

Just a quick check up from San Francisco. I love the wine bars down here! Num Num Num

Still, I’m having a great time down here and I’m recording a ton of samples with my best friend field recorder. Looking forward to tomorrow where were taking a ferry ride under the golden gate bridge. Going to be fun. Check in here soon for some more tracks and new stuff. But for now this is vacation.