My apologies for the lack of updates. We’ve had a lot going on outside of Plaid these days but I hope we can get back into the swing of things around here. For now: here’s another thick, juicy liquid drum and bass mix set for you to chow down on.

Plaidcreature.com-March2010-DnbMix by Novachord

I’m pretty pleased with this mix. Let me know what you think by posting a comment. Tracklisting after the jump.

01 – Mendelayev – Breath
02 – Nero – Do You Wanna?
03 – Sub Focus – Rock It
04 – Danny Byrd feat. Liquid – Sweet Harmony
05 – Netsky – Smile
06 – Temper Trap – Science of Fear (Mistabishi Remix)
07 – Syncopix – Nightlistener
08 – Filthy Dukes – Messages (Brookes Brothers Remix)
09 – Cyantific feat. Matrix – Cover Story
10 – Beni G – No More Eatin’ (Brookes Brothers Remix)
11 – Logistics – Daylight Creeps In
12 – Nu:Tone – Kitsch N’ Sync
13 – Sonic – Piano Anthem
14 – London Elektricity – Fast Soul Music (Nu:Tone Remix)

Download the mix here.

Halloween Castle

You’ll find this new mix to be a bit more on the evil side, featuring some classic scary and creepy tunes for you to feel spooked by. If you listen to the mix, let me know what you think in the comments.

http://vodpulse.com/misc/halloween-09-mix.mp3

Enjoy. Happy Halloween! Post your costume photos in the comments as well.

Plaid friends. There is a new mystery that I need your help in solving.

The story:

I got a random friend invite on the 30LBS Skunk YouTube channel the other day from a user I’ve never viewed, called Lights Over Paris.

At first glance it just looked like some bullshit spam from some ridiculously rich OC band that hasn’t released anything. The Lights Over Paris band website is just a temporary one linking to their various social media accounts.  I dismissed it immediately as spam.

But something about it struck me as being slightly off.

Upon second glance it looked like a band that could be serious contender for the biggest bunch of douchebags in the history of the music industry. I didn’t understand why these idiots wanted to be my friend. How did they even find me?

The next day I still had a remaining friend invite. Oh yeah, those bozos again.

At third glace it looked like a devilishly brilliant and unprecedentedly smooth execution of a biting satire on the creative process (rather, the lack thereof) behind manufactured pop music. I looked at all the comments on their channel and noticed a lot of people didn’t get it. Their satire is very subtle, but if you watch more than 2-3 of the videos it will start to come through. Even the Lights Over Paris Twitter feed reeks of sarcasm.

Is it really satire? Are they really this clever?

The riddle:

I want to believe. Have a look at the videos after the jump, and tell me if I’m crazy to think that a parody exists in this stuff. Or, is this some kind of viral marketing? If so, what are they pushing? Is it the studio? Are these guys actors trying to gain exposure? What’s your theory?

The first video I saw was the bio on the band’s “DJ”. Douchebag material for sure.

Click here to view the embedded video.

There was one brief moment in the clip that made me raise an eyebrow. Tell me if you recognize it.

The following video is much less subtle, and is the one that made me start to think that this is actually a satire:

Click here to view the embedded video.

Then, these next three videos will make you question how so much production value could be injected into something so asinine.

The mic stand:

Click here to view the embedded video.

The custom tour bus:

Click here to view the embedded video.

The studio tour:

Click here to view the embedded video.

I’ll leave you with that. I’ve you’ve made it this far, let’s crack the code. Leave your thoughts in the comments. Is this the evolution of viral marketing? Some actors with a knack for satire? Or is this a real band in the OC wonderland of riches?

Golden

I got a fresh mix for you guys, inspired by my recent trip to California where I got to see the good Dr.’s Echo Bloom & Conspicuous. 30 more minutes of some of the latest liquid funk for your ear holes. Please listen:

http://vodpulse.com/misc/dnb-mix-plaid-oct10th.mp3

Tracklisting after the jump. Comments would be wonderful. If you missed any of the previous sets, you can listen to them here.

California Mix Oct 10th, 2009

1. Zarif & Danny Byrd – Califonia – Buy It
2. Danny Breaks – Volume 1 (Logistics Remix) – Buy It
3. Enter Shikari – Juggernauts (Nero Remix) – Buy It
4. Craggz and Parallel Forces – All My Love – Buy It
5. Sub Focus – Follow the Light – Buy It
6. The Brookes Brothers – Rainman – Free Tune
7. Logistics – Transporter – Buy It
8. Mosus and Spy – Saudade – Buy It
9. Deadmau5 and Kaskade – I Remember (J Majik and Wickaman Remix) – Buy It
10. Lenzman – Sugar Hill – Buy It
11. Subwave – Dreamcatcher – Buy It
12. Sam KDC – Selfless – Buy It

Enjoy.

http://vodpulse.com/misc/dnb-mix-plaid-aug27th.mp3

Tracklisting after the jump. Please give it a listen and let me know what you think in the comments.

1. Norihiko Hibino – Metal Gear Solid Main Theme (Document Remix)
2. London Elektricity – Just One Second (Apex Remix)
3. Spectrasoul – Alibi (Break Remix)
4. Logistics – Girl From Mars
5. Apex – Emo Funk
6. Blu Mar Ten – Headhunter
7. Danny Byrd feat. The Brookes Brothers – Goldrush
8. Nu-Tone – Beatnik
9. Adele – Hometown Glory (High Contrast Vocal Mix)
10. Utah Jazz – Feeling Inside
11. Brookes Brothers – Promise
12. Bop and Dephecta – The Space Between Us

Follow up to last week’s DnB mix, I bring you part 2:

http://thirtypounder.com/misc/dnb-mix-plaid-aug11th.mp3

Tracklisting (Artist – Song Title):

1. The Flashbulb – Prelude

2. Apex – By The Way

3. Hard Fi – Hard To Beat (London Elektricity Remix)

4. High Contrast – Metamorphosis

5. Friction and K-Tee – Fired Up

6. Danny Byrd – Labrynth

7. Rudenko – Everybody (Danny Byrd Remix)

8. Sigma – Paint It Black

9. Q-Project – Living with Beaker

10. B Complex – Beautiful Lies

11. Brookes Brothers – F-Zero

12. High Contrast – Music Is Everything

13. Nu-Tone – Crosstalk

14. Mistabishi – The Light’s Really Bad

The tracklising for last week’s mix is posted in the flip.

Tracklisting for the first part of the mix:

http://thirtypounder.com/misc/dnb-mix-plaid-aug4th.mp3

1. Bop – Lost In This World

2. Electrosoul System – Grad (Future Engineers Remix)

3. Imogen Heap – Headlock (High Contrast Remix)

4. Shinichi Osawa – Star Guitar (Brookes Brothers Remix)

5. Q-Project – Behind Closed Doors

6. DJ Fresh – All Strung Out (Thunder VIP Mix)

7. Culture Shock – Rework (featuring The Brookes Brothers)

8. Nu-Tone – Mind On the Run

9. Brookes Brothers & Futurebound – Dawn Treader

10. Q-Project – Electric Lust Orchestra

11. MRSA – Different

12. Agent Alvin – Drift Away

13. Brookes Brothers – Tear You Down

The Antlers – “Two”

http://thirtypounder.com/misc/dnb-mix-plaid-aug4th.mp3

YEAH BUDDY

Live

Guess nobody had the balls to step up to last week’s challenge. Tha’s OK…I did one for ya.

Mixed -LIVE- in Ableton, so it’s a little sloppy. Enjoy.

http://vodpulse.com/misc/bring-em-down-dnb.mp3

There’s also some new business happening over here, but it isn’t done yet. Seems to be the status on every single project I’ve got flying around my head right now…

Wading through the mind

Always searching for MORE time

I am… Thunderstruck

You've been....

Shamelessly ripped from the Interwebs

Greetings citizens!

In the true nature of Plaid, I’m going to do another experiment.

I’ve concocted a batch of loops that I’m going to open up to all of the other audio Doctors (and visitors) out there to tinker with.

To set a standard that I want to see completely broken, I’ll provide the most straight forward arrangement in order for you to get an idea of what not to do:

http://vodpulse.com/misc/bring_down.mp3

Now grab the raw audio files and filter ‘em, remix ‘em, reverse ‘em, alter ‘em any way you see fit and present your new findings in the comments for maximum badassery.

http://vodpulse.com/misc/bring-it-down.zip

If you’re not much of an audio wizard, here are some free tools to get you started should you still want to participate (and you should):

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

http://www.buzzmachines.com/

And much more…

Now get to work!!!

Click here to view the embedded video.