UK 2step dude Deadboy delivers this remix masterclass on the patient build and minute-marker usage: at 1:00 the clacking beat drops, at 2:00 the syncopated clicks, at 3 the ticks are subbed for synth, at roughly 5 it’s all in. From there he has four more sets of 60 to fuck with, by the end you’ll want to be visiting his MySpace so here’s that link, and here’s this MP3:
A first trip to a historic place is always special. The first day of the Monolith Festival at Red Rocks was especially nice. A cool, sunny day highlighted the already picturesque venue all afternoon. Adding to the atmosphere was probably the best single festival day of music I’ve had all summer. There were no uninspired sets and the only hiccup was Cut Copy not being able to finish an already fire show.
We’ll get everyone a full review as soon as possible but until then here are the best photos of the day. Its easy to shoot at Red Rocks, everything has a background that could serve as its own photo and the staff are as nice as can be. Follow the jump for my highlights from Saturday and some great photos. Hope everyone who went Saturday had as wonderful a time as I did.
It’s hard to pick highlights from such a great day of music. I caught Foals, Blitzen Trapper, Cut Copy, Holy Fuck, Vampire Weekend, White Denim and Atmosphere. They all put on great shows but one really stood out. White Denim absolutely killed it. Playing inside the Red Rocks museum, they were having fun, jamming and playing with incredible energy. I was totally blown away and man, Justin, you were right. Check out the pics below from day one.
Foals
Blitzen Trapper
Cut Copy
Holy Fuck
Vampire Weekend
White Denim
Atmosphere
Hope everyone who attended had an excellent weekend. We’ll come back at everyone with a full review of what we saw and more photos from the whole festival.
I’m really happy I stayed in a bit this weekend and took some time redesigning the site. It’s totally funny timing, too. I remember reading a little interview with Scott from Hidden Track where he mentioned that they were going to be launching a new version soon, and no sooner had I finished off the core of the new design when I checked on my feed reader to see that they had gone live with their new design also. Totally accidental that we launched at the same time. But kudos, guys! Congrats on the launch!
Let’s see what else is going on.
Last but certainly not least, our man Andrew has been on the scene at Monolith Festival all weekend and he’s captured some seriously fantastic photos already. Give them a look and expect an update from him real soon.
