Grumpy Old Raver

Video: Leon Somov vs Xuman - Askan Wi

2009-11-13T09:44:00.001+01:00

Our friend Leon Somov still pushing the mark. Here's a video for his track 'Askan Wi' from the new album 'No batteries no toys'. Vocals by Senegalian talent Xuman (http://www.myspace.com/xuman), video directed by Ricardas Matacius (www.fivedots.lt ).

Video: Leon Somov & Jazzu - Journey

2009-08-20T09:51:00.002+02:00

Leon Somov has a brand new video, directed by Dovydas Augaitis. I really love the fact it was shot in my hometown - Klaipeda. You can see nice bits of it too from the top floor terrace of the Dr. Who club, where the gig took place.

Capriccio del Norte (version 1) by matas

2009-08-12T18:13:00.001+02:00

My new experimental track:
Capriccio del Norte (version 1) by matas

Video: Metal On Metal - Damn!

2009-06-24T11:39:00.003+02:00

The Metal on Metal guys just released a new video for their upcoming EP on Skint records. The track itself sounds like a Gogol Bordello song remixed by Ed Banger guys, an explosive potential I'd say!

Video: Mario Basanov & Vidis Ft Kathy Diamond - In My System (Make You Move)

2009-06-04T09:50:00.005+02:00

Mario & Vidis did it again, this time the vocals provided by Kathy Diamond. Notice the Giorgio Moroder & Larry Levan influences? It's nice to hear that Vidis interest in the early electronic dance music transformed his own sound too.

Update: and here's the official video for the track, directed by Rudolfas Levulis.

Audio: Lucy Hunt

2009-02-26T18:55:00.004+01:00

Lately, while wandering through the musical depths of SoundCloud I've stumbled on this wonderful album. It seems to be still in a production, but already now you can hear the potential. I'm looking forward in hearing more from Lucy Hunt.

And there's a mysterious video attached to it too:

via SoundCloud

Video: Mario Basanov & Vidis feat. Jazzu - Who's Shot The Silence

2009-02-13T09:43:00.004+01:00

Finally a follow up to the last year's hit 'I'll be gone'! The very same team delivered a more electro/dub sounding 'Who's Shot The Silence'. Though I'm pretty sure there's going to be many other versions of the track coming up lately this year - you can certainly imagine these great vocals by Jazzu on the house beats too. Also note how the new video references the old one.

Who's Shot The Silence

video by PetPunk via ctv

I'll be gone

Video by Rimas Lukavicius aka Korb

Audio: Adam Tensta - Little bit of room

2009-02-10T15:46:00.003+01:00

I was surprised to find out that my old (bootleg) remix of Lykke Li is still making some rounds on the net. Now it's a swedish hip-hop star Adam Tensta doing some freestyle over the track. I like this weird mix of dance, hip-hop and electro. Check it out:

Adam Tensta - Little Bit of Room (Lykke Li Matas Berlin remix)

via Spzship

Music: Tomas Teex - Inside the Pavilion Vol. 1

2008-10-14T17:35:00.003+02:00

An old friend of mine and one of the pioneers of lithuanian electronic scene Tomas Teex decided it's time for his comeback as a DJ. He uploaded his new set onto SoundCloud just a few days ago, and I was just blown away by it. Tomas moved from vynil to Traktor now, but instead of lazy track panning you hear from the most computer jockeys, he's really using the software to create something new and exciting. Although I wouldn't agree with every track he's got there, I totally love the way it works as a whole - it's club music, it's experimental, it's cinematic.

Tomas Teex - Inside the Pavilion Vol. 1 (2008) by tomasteex

Audio: Goldfrapp - Little Bird (Matas Ornitologic Remix)

2008-08-11T15:09:00.003+02:00

This one was waiting to be finished since april, and I'really happy to have it ready at last. Ladies and Gentelmen - Goldfrapp:

Goldfrapp - Little Bird (Matas Ornitologic Remix) by matas

Audio: Peter Nalitch - Guitar (Matas electric fanfara remix)

2008-08-05T10:21:00.003+02:00

Peter Nalitch - Guitar (Matas electric fanfara remix) by matas

Download the mp3 at soundcloud

'Guitar' is one of these tracks you can't get out of your head, after you heard it once. I usually deal with this problem by making a remix. Original on youtube.

Audio: Matas Live @ Gravity club, Vilnius 30.05.2008

2008-06-17T17:36:00.005+02:00

This was my first club gig with a new material. It's a very nice feeling, to play live again. Though there's still a lot of work to do.

SoundCloud Matas - Live at Gravity Club 30.05.2008 by matas

Video: Mario Basanov & V1d1s feat. Jazzu - I'll be gone

2008-05-19T15:59:00.002+02:00

There seems to be an explosion of good music from Lithuania recently. And again it has Jazzu in it, and Mario Basanov with Vidis producing. And there's this video. Wow! I'm going to Vilnius next week, already looking forward on meeting these guys. See you in Gravity!

Video: Leon Somov feat Jazzu - Mano (remake)

2008-03-26T10:52:00.003+01:00

And here's another fantastic production from Lithuania. Leon Somov is the guy behind this track, featuring vocals by Jazzu. The smooth video was produced by the guys from Geri Filmai.

Video: Pop Gear 1965

2008-03-14T23:38:00.001+01:00

This video excerpt from 1965 flick Pop Gear is begging for some cool a mashup:

via: otomano

Audio: Lykke Li - Little Bit (Matas Berlin remix)

2008-02-09T10:52:00.000+01:00

After many long hours in front of Ableton Live screen, as promised here's my remix of Lykke Li song. I hope, you'll like it.

Lykke Li - Little Bit (Matas Berlin remix)
Mirror: at Gigasize

p.s. just to clear it - it's not an official remix. If you like it, buy the original.

Video: Song as a Living Organism

2008-02-05T21:44:00.000+01:00

I've just found this generative animation by flight404. He programmed it using Processing language. The result is a stunning, metaphysical movie, pulsating with every beat and syllable of the song. It would be nice to put some other tracks through this procedure too.

Music is by Goldfrapp 'Lovely Head'. Enjoy!

Solar, with lyrics. from flight404 on Vimeo.

via flight404

Video: Shinichi Osawa - Star Guitar

2008-01-25T12:23:00.000+01:00

Shinichi Osawa (aka Mondo Grosso) covers 'Star Guitar' by Chemical Brothers. It's not that common for electronic acts to do covers of other electronic artists, but this track works pretty well. I've heard it for the first time on Pete Tongs Essential Selection.

Video: In the mood for...

2008-01-15T17:04:00.000+01:00

Last year, Inga Liksaite had this idea of stitching(!) stills from Wong Kar-Wais movie In the Mood for Love. Later, she met with Claudia Rohrmoser and Ina Viola Blasius in Austria, where they produced this textiles/video/audio mashup.

Check out the other works by Inga, to get an impression about her handmade photorealistic textiles.

Video: Happyendless - Power Forever

2008-01-15T12:11:00.000+01:00

One more band from Vilnius, Lithuania. Happyendless. I knew these guys for 10 years, and it was exciting to observe their musical development. They went through the all possible sound and style transformations in their time, but still managed to keep on a high performance level. Their new sound is more mature and the same time it's fresh, as mainstream as it can be, without betraying their roots.

Stakka Bo AKA Johan Renck

2008-01-09T19:19:00.000+01:00

There aren't many albums from the 1993, I'm still playing today on my iTunes. Actually, there's only one - "Supermarket" by Stakka Bo. I've had 3 or 4 copies of it in the last 15 years, only to get them all stolen at some private parties. Thanks to mp3, I have a copy now, that's relatively safe.
I realize, that there's at least one generation of listeners, who never heard about Stakka Bo, so let me (re)introduce him you:

Down the Drain

and also their greatest hit:

Here we Go

My favourite tracks from the "Supermarket" - "Natural", "Happyman" and "People (and the things they do)" weren't released as singles, so you'll have to listen to them on the album, if you can find one. Play these tracks on a hangover Sunday, and you'll feel the pain slowly dissapear...

Stakka Bo, a band formed by Johan Renck, released only 2 albums - "Supermarket" in 1993 and "Great Blondino" in 1995. In the end of the 90s, Johan Renck came back to music bussiness as a talented and successful video director. He's working today with such artists as Madonna, Robbie Williams, New Order, Beyonce, The Streets and others. And he's done some cool commercials.
He teamed up with the other swedish star director Jonas Åkerlund and formed RAF film company. There's also his first feature film "Downloading Nancy" comming out this year. If it's at least as good as his other productions, I'll have to see it.

Video: Moby - Alice

2008-01-09T16:32:00.000+01:00

A new track from Moby from his next album "Last Night" (released in March 2008). It's featuring guest vocals by 419 Crew(?) and Aynzil(?). Sadly, I couldn't find any info about these fellas. Could be it be that it's just a hoax? I guess it's some 'virtual rapper' software, Mr. Hall?

"Alice" directed by Andreas Nilsson (Sweden, again)

via Pitchfork Forkcast

Video: Lykke Li - Little Bit

2008-01-09T11:59:00.000+01:00

I've heard Lykke Li's 'Little Bit' for the first time on Rob da Banks programme some time in November. After the song was over, I had to rewind and hear it again. And again. And again.
It has this distinctive swedish sound, somehow it reminds me of Peter, Bjorn & John track too. No wonder, because Lykke Li is being produced by Bjorn Yttling of PB&J.

It'd be nice to do a remix for this track. I'll post it here as soon as it's ready. Versprochen.

Video directed by Mattias Montero.

Pictures: Matas Drawings

2007-10-14T21:11:00.000+02:00

A few days earlier I've found a stack of my old drawings, I've made them in the art school in 1990-1993. I was 16-18 years old at the time and my idols were Salvador Dalí, William Blake and Rembrandt. I had a dream to become a great artist some day...

Matas Petrikas - Early Artwork (on Picasa Web Albums)

Video: Bogdan Irkük - Curare

2007-09-27T14:08:00.001+02:00

Film-noir-esque Bogdan Irkük video 'Curare', produced by Pistachios.

Audio: Minimal and Blow instruments

2007-09-20T12:33:00.001+02:00

What's up with minimal artists and blow instruments samples? Ricardo Villalobos filled his 'Fizheuer Zieheuer' last year with gypsy horn samples, and this summer it's a track from Berlin again - Samim 'Heater' (Get Physical) with harmonica sample.

Samim 'Heater'

Direct link via minimaland : Heater

Ricardo Villalobos 'Fizheuer Zieheuer'

Direct link via minimaland: Fizheuer Zieheuer Pt.1

Update: Fizheuer Zieheuer sample comes from Chile's national anthem.

Video: Klaus Kinski in Fitzcarraldo

2007-09-18T12:12:00.000+02:00

Kinski flipping out on the set of Fitzcarraldo. With commentary from the director Werner Herzog.

Video: Roberto Benigni in Night on Earth

2007-09-14T11:01:00.000+02:00

Roberto - incredible talent...

Video: Midnight Juggernauts - Shadows

2007-09-13T17:12:00.000+02:00

Midnight Juggernauts from Melbourne, Australia.
Bit Blondie, bit David Byrne, maybe X-press 2?
Anyway, it's a nice track, I've heard it already a hundred times and just few minutes ago I got the name of the band on Annie Mac's Mash Up.

Video: Exem - Kursiai 97 & Dar Nevelu

2007-09-05T11:30:00.001+02:00

I've just found 2 videos of my old band Exem, both of them were made in 1997 (as far, as I can remember) for our album "Stereo". Yep, 10 years have passed and it seems like 20...

Kursiai 1997 Remix

Dar nevelu (It's not too late)

Video: Maps

2007-08-29T20:20:00.000+02:00

Wonderful new music from Maps. I've already posted about him/them in May, and now there's a new video for the song called 'You Don't Know Her Name':

and the older one, 'It Will Find You':

Video: Busy P interview

2007-08-29T19:32:00.000+02:00

Here's the interview with Pedro Winter aka Busy P, the founder of the Ed Banger record label and the manager of Daft Punk.

Video: Retro TV Logos/Signoffs

2007-08-29T15:19:00.000+02:00

Hi all,
I'm back from my vacation, the summer of 2007 is over, and the Grumpy old Raver is grumping again.

This time it's a cool selection of tv production companies logos. Maybe somebody will steal/inspire themselves with retro animation. From the times, when there was no Flash, Photoshop, After Effects or Flame:

via BoingBoing

Video: Portishead vs Cher

2007-07-23T13:19:00.000+02:00

Scary as hell:

Funk That Shit Productions, via Idolator

Video: I'm not there

2007-07-16T12:37:00.000+02:00

Now, this looks interesting - Todd Haynes is directing a movie based on the life of Bob Dylan. The different aspects of Dylans personality is being played by different actors. In the following excerpt, Cate Blanchet is impersonating him (David Cross plays Alen Ginsberg):

via AICN

Video: Louis Jordan - Caldonia

2007-07-13T18:11:00.000+02:00

One of the first music videos, check out the bassline!

More of Louis Jordan

Video: Hans Rosling talks at TED

2007-07-10T15:20:00.000+02:00

"The seemingly impossible is possible."

and please watch this presentation till the end, it'll change your stereotype of a scientist forever.
Ladies & gentelmen, Hans Rosling!

TED

via Data Mining

Video: Future Funk Squad - Audio Damage

2007-07-02T09:38:00.000+02:00

Audio Damage - Future Funk Squad

Audio: DJ Vidis in The Mix 2007

2007-06-29T19:14:00.000+02:00

Something for the weekend perhaps? A good friend of mine Vidis from Vilnius, puts a tasteful selection of tunes, a very deep, introspective house music.

Tracklisting & Download at Ryralio

Video: Andy Warhol - Vynil

2007-06-29T11:07:00.000+02:00

Andys interpretation of Clockwork Orange. Stanley Kubrick definitely saw it before he started working on his adaptation.

Video: Justice Live at Coachella Festival

2007-06-29T11:04:00.001+02:00

Love that cross decoration, I guess the new album is already in the Vatican collection.

Video: Tesla Coil playing music

2007-06-25T09:57:00.000+02:00

Some musicians use synthesizers to generate their sounds, and some others use the LIGHTNINGS for that. Just take a look at this:

Audio: Round Table Knights Summer Mix 2007

2007-06-20T11:29:00.000+02:00

Some modern sounds for the summer of 2007 by Round Table Knights:

direct link Round Table Knights Summer Mix 2007

Tracklisting:
Justice - The Party
Gossip - Listen Up (Punks Jump Up Remix)
Pase Rock - So Fucking Disco / Cassius - Feeling For You
Feist - Sea Lion (Chromeo Remix)
Low - Hatchet
Hot Chip - My Piano
Digitalism - Idealistic
Paul McCartney - Temporary Secretary (Radioslave Remix)
Mr. Oizo - Patrick 122
Lil Mama - Lip Gloss (Round Table Knights edit)
Bjork - Earth Intruders (Spank Rock Remix)
Jackson Jones - I Feel Good, Put Your Pants On (Pilooski Dirty Edit)
Patrick Wolf - Overture
Larytta - Ya-Ya-Ya
Frankie Valli - Beggin' (Pilooski Edit)

Video: White Stripes - Icky Thump Live

2007-06-20T10:08:00.000+02:00

White Stripes live on Conan O'Brien Show. Love the synth solos on that...

Video: Will Wright and Brian Eno - Generative Systems

2007-06-18T10:54:00.000+02:00

Will Wright (SimCity,Sims) in a presentation of his next big project - Spore. Brian Eno talks about generative music and shows the future of automatic music generation.

via Synthopia

Video: The 10 Greatest Sounds from Star Wars

2007-06-17T11:46:00.000+02:00

via Unidentified Sound Object

Video: M.I.A. - Boyz

2007-06-16T11:32:00.000+02:00

A new video from M.I.A, dig the 1990 style motion graphics. It looks like something from legendary Yo! MTV Raps times:

via Discobelle

Audio: Justice - Essential Selection

2007-06-15T16:36:00.000+02:00

Xavier and Gaspard delivered this mix last week on BBC Radio 1, and I'm still wondering if I like or not. Well, I like almost everything they do, but there are few 80s songs in there, that are just bland. Maybe I just have to listen to it a few more times... Anyway, when you have 70 tracks in a 2 hour mix, it doesn't matter much. Have fun:

Download it from New Mixes

via New Mixes

Video: Peter, Bjorn & John - Young Folks

2007-06-15T15:22:00.000+02:00

Aaaah, at last! Ever since I heard this song on Annie Macs Mashup, I was looking for the song id, and here it is. Also, it was used in this unofficial iPhone commercial.

Update: actually, the version I heard on Radio 1 was from Kanye Wests new mixtape. You can get it on I guess i'm floating blog.

Update 2: And there is also a German version made by Nena for the soundtrack of Vollidot:

Video: Theremin version Of Gnarls Barkley 'Crazy'

2007-06-15T13:58:00.000+02:00

Live band playing Gnarls Barkleys 'Crazy', with vocals replaced by theremin solo. It sounds definitely 'crazy':

via CDM

Video: Matthew Herbert - The Audience

2007-06-15T10:14:00.000+02:00

A Matthew Herbert typographical video made in 60s style.

Video: Matthew Herbert - Never Stops The Music

2007-06-14T11:06:00.000+02:00

Matthew Herbert Live in Berlin, Arena. Cooking electronics.

via freshmilk TV

Video: Roisin Murphy - Overpowered

2007-06-14T09:32:00.000+02:00

The voice of Moloko has a new album next month.

Video: Meat Beat Manifesto - Edge Of No Control

2007-06-13T11:23:00.000+02:00

Meat Beat Manifestos 'Satyricon' LP in 1992 was a turning point for me. It was the moment I've realized, that I'll start making music myself.
Strangely, how MBM sounds modern again:

Video: Chemical Brothers - Elektrobank

2007-06-11T14:17:00.000+02:00

Music by Chemical Brothers, directed by Spike Jonze, gymnastics by Sofia Coppolla. Enjoy it!

The History of Simian (Mobile Disco, vs, etc)

2007-06-11T10:20:00.000+02:00

If you like Justice vs. Simian 'We are your friends" ore Simian Mobile Disco mixes, you'll probably have to read this extended post on Missingtoof. Thanks guys, it's nice to see somebody actually writing blogposts instead of copy/pasting youtube embed tags! ;)

Video: Saul Williams - List Of Demands (Remix)

2007-06-11T09:10:00.000+02:00

Although this track is from last year, the remix was new to me. And a simple but creepy video.

Video: Paul McCartney - Dance Tonight

2007-06-08T10:54:00.000+02:00

And now, something completely different - a video directed by Michel Gondry, co-starred by Natalie Portman and Mackenzie Crook, made for some grandpa called Paul Mccartney.

Video: Simian Mobile Disco - It's the Beat

2007-06-07T14:03:00.000+02:00

Funny video from Simian Mobile Disco and very contagious track..

Video: Justice Interview

2007-06-05T15:31:00.000+02:00

Video: Justus Köhncke - Timecode

2007-06-04T11:39:00.000+02:00

One more older minimal house track. This time it's another man from Kompakt Records, Cologne. Justus Köhnke is a former member of influential Whirlpool Productions.

Video: Golden Parazyth @ One man Band Festival

2007-06-04T08:32:00.000+02:00

Golden Parazyth from Vilnius, Lithuania:

Video: Pete Tongs Fast Trax

2007-06-01T15:51:00.000+02:00

Apparently Pete Tong has his own video podcast, which I've never heard about. So let the old man tell you, what you have to hear :)

Video: Daft Punk Interview in Japan

2007-06-01T15:22:00.000+02:00

These Daft Punk helmets are incredible, and it seems they feel pretty comfortable wearing them. You get them for yourself for a the modest price of 65.000$ at Led Effects. They are totally worth it!

Audio: Zhiguli - Distortion Disco Mix

2007-06-01T10:07:00.000+02:00

It seems, that nu-rave wave is spreading around the world faster than SARS - now we have a nice Ukrainian addition to all these folks from Paris, London and Vilnius - Zhiguli.

Direct Link Zhiguli - Distortion Disco Mix

Also you can download a few Zhiguli mashups and edits from their site.

Found via Missingtoof

Video: Microsoft Surface

2007-05-31T17:00:00.000+02:00

The future of computing is apparently here:

I remember seeing the interview with Jefferson Han from perceptivepixel a few months ago, where he could confirm some interest in his projects from the big players. Somehow I thought it's going to be Apple and not the guys Redmond. Anyhow, it's nice to see something happening there, the windowed GUI is more than 25 years old, and it's definitely time for something new.

On Jeffs website you can find some beautiful abstract visuals controlled by multitouch interface.

Audio: Maps - It Will Find You

2007-05-30T19:57:00.000+02:00

And now something very fresh, a truly breathtaking track from Maps:

Found through Missingtoof

p.s. are these balalaikas making tremolos in the background?

Video: Jens Wunderling - loopArena/MTC

2007-05-30T17:47:00.000+02:00

A very unusual musical interface. Created by Jens Wunderling from Berlin.

more about loopArena.

Found through Livepa: Where Electronic Music Comes Alive: loopArena MTC performance @ c-base with bruda

Video: Dublicate - Slash Riddim

2007-05-30T10:48:00.000+02:00

Here is another Lithuanian act - Dublicate. I've known these guys for a long time: in the 90s Pavlix played in one of the best bands in Baltics - Empti and Genys was a member of a hip-hop project UZI. Few years back they started a new project together - Dublicate. As the name suggests, they are heavily influenced by the dub/reggae culture, although their music goes far beyond that. Very innovative, very talented, very sophisticated.
And these guys certainly can play live:

You can find more videos from their live performances on Dublicates Myspace page.

Audio: SebastiAn at PIG party 04.18.2007

2007-05-29T11:21:00.000+02:00

This is an incredible mix: hard, rough, groovy, futuristic. I just can't stop listening to it...
SebastiAn at PIG Party April 18th 2007 Milano

Direct Link

Courtesy of Pig Radio

Video: Mr. Brown - RossRossRoss

2007-05-28T13:10:00.000+02:00

Mr. Brown is a young and very talented DJ/Producer from Italy, who takes the hypehouse agression and groove to another level. We should call him Thomas Bangalters younger brother, I guess...

If you like it, listen to his Glowstick Mix too.

Video: Jürgen Paape - So Weit Wie Noch Nie

2007-05-27T11:26:00.000+02:00

Although it's a relatively old track (published in 2003), it still sounds modern and it gets only better with the time. I guess, these qualities define a 'modern classic'.
I was addicted to this track since 2004, and you can hear it at every party I made in last few years.
I guess, there are still some people, who don't know it, so here it comes:

A short notice: actually, the best version of this track has different vocal sample (by Münchener Freiheit) on it. But because of sample clearance issues, the track was released with a new vocals. You can still hear the original on Kompakt Total 3 compilation or an a highly recommended DJ Kicks by Erlend Øye.

Video: The MisShapes

2007-05-27T09:46:00.001+02:00

For the last few months, I was hearing about the MisShapes, and strangely also from European media. So I guess it's not a NY phenomena anymore. Apparently the Generation Y got their own Club Kids.
I hope the music's at least as good as the famous white wall pictures...

Video: Metal on Metal - No Front Teeth

2007-05-27T09:24:00.001+02:00

Metal on Metal are some seriously ill guys from Lithuania. Watch out for them this year - there's already their remix of Tim Deluxes 'Let the Beats Roll playing on BBC Radio1. They recently signed to Skint records, so everything's just starting.

It's not a music video per se, but more of live performance of their track 'No Front Teeth'. Notice the crowd reaction...

Also, here some pictures from M.o.M. parties by Tomas Černiševas.

Video: Justice - D.A.N.C.E.

2007-05-27T09:07:00.000+02:00

directed by Jonas & Francois for irene75

also here's another nice video from these guys: Ed Banger Promo Video