Video: Leon Somov & Jazzu - Journey

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.

Video: Metal On Metal - Damn!

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)

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.

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

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

Music: Tomas Teex - Inside the Pavilion Vol. 1

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: Matas Live @ Gravity club, Vilnius 30.05.2008

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.

SoundCloudMatas - Live at Gravity Club 30.05.2008 by matas

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

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)

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: In the mood for...

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

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.

Pictures: Matas Drawings

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: Exem - Kursiai 97 & Dar Nevelu

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)

Audio: DJ Vidis in The Mix 2007

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: Golden Parazyth @ One man Band Festival

Golden Parazyth from Vilnius, Lithuania:

Video: Dublicate - Slash Riddim

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.

Video: Metal on Metal - No Front Teeth

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.