It's always a trip when playing Flying Lotus' track :D

Another huge festival event coming this spring in Southern California is Beyond Wonderland at the San Manuel Amphitheater. If you haven't been to a Wonderland festival you should definitely check it out. Aside from the awesome music, the art and scenery is what you would expect if you visited "Wonderland"; bizarre, crazy, fascinating, enchanting and ridiculously fun.

Personally, this will be a fun weekend for me as it I celebrate an early birthday with some of my Orange County friends! See you all there!

Most people will be familiar with DJ Snake with his hit collaboration with Lil Jon last year. Don't fret DJ Snake a plenty of other bangers up his sleeve.

Happy Lunar New Years to my fellow readers and friends who celebrate it! It's the year of the goat/sheep (depending which asian culture you're embracing). Enjoy all the festivities and especially the food!

Also enjoy this Juicy remix by  コンシャス(Conscious) THOUGHTS

Notorious B.I.G. - Juicy (コンシャスTHOUGHTS Remix)

Yesterday I had a blast at The Marvel Experience Tour!

About the Experience:

"Join forces with Marvel’s mightiest Heroes on a mission to save the planet. The Marvel Experience is a first-of-its-kind attraction that covers over two acres and encompasses seven colossal Domes. As S.H.I.E.L.D.’s newest recruit, you’ll swing with Spider-Man, smash with Hulk, and fly with Iron Man in next generation hyper-reality as you prepare to face the forces of Hydra.

Your journey will take you through a 360-degree, 3-D stereoscopic projection Dome, where you’ll get closer than you’ve ever been to Marvel’s Heroes and Villains. You’ll also blast off on a state-of-the-art motion ride, where you’ll feel every twist and turn. The Marvel Experience utilizes the latest interactive technology, including augmented reality, and multi-person gaming.

Along the way, you can get a close-up look at a life-size Avengers’ Quinjet, browse exclusive Marvel collectibles, or take a breather at the hero-themed dining area. You’ll need all the energy you can muster for your final battle against Red Skull, M.O.D.O.K., and their army of evil Adaptoids. If you fail, there’s no going home."

As a soon to be 30 year old, the whole experience was still a blast. All the attractions and games are for all ages so it's filled with lots of fun for everyone. Luckily my friends and I went during a non-packed window time frame and was able to experience everything without a long wait time. Perhaps I'll start photo dumping events like this and music festivals because there's much more to see and experience than what I say about the events.

Overall, definitely a must go if the tour rolls around near your area!

I always enjoyed Azealia Banks' music. Hate her or love her, I think her work is superb.

I love how my hometown of San Diego is getting more venues throughout the year to host music festivals. It's a great place to do so with plenty of coastal venues for the music lovers alike to share and make memories at. Next month is the CRSSD Festival at the Waterfront Park (March 14 &15).What's notable about the venue beside its oceanside attraction is that it is near downtown San Diego where a lot of nightlife, especially the Gaslamp District resides. So if needed a break from the festival madness take a cruise around there.

Notable artists for me at the festival:

Empire of the Sun
Chromeo
ODESZA (excited to see them here and at Coachella)
Flight Facilities
STRKR
Goldroom
Slow Magic
Kaytranada
Pleasure State
Breakbot
Trippy Turtle
Giraffage
Aeroplane
Wax Motif
Nina Las Vegas

Come out and enjoy the music, scene and people!

Angus and Julia Stone - Big Jet Plane




Angus & Julia Stone - A Heartbreak (ODESZA Remix)

It's been quite a few years since their huge hit Big Jet Plane and splitting into solo projects. Now they're back and I'm quite stoked to hear their new music at Coachella this year. Also since ODESZA will be at Coachella too, here's a lovely remix from him of one the duo's latest songs A Heartbreak.

That's Nice - Holiday ft. Josh Moriarty |  Holiday ft. Josh Moriarty (Keljet Remix)

Naming and tagging music in certain types can be tricky but fun at the same time. There are some types of music that naturally give you a good vibe and make you feel good. Those genre's for me are Indie Rock, Nu-Disco, French House, Tropical House and Vaporwave. Therefore I'll file these feel good tracks under "@the Solarium." Speaking of which, it almost feels like Spring and much closer to summer when listening to That's Nice's Holiday and Keljet's respective remix. Enjoy!

With this 'Music Collective Lounge' project I will try to post original songs of the featured artists. I know I post a lot of remixes, but hey these people make damn good interpretations of the song.

Alesso is world renowned for instant classics like “Years,” “Under Control,” “Heroes,” & more which have seen enormous amounts of streams on both web and radio. His newest release “Cool” is a spectacular continuation of that legacy.

Some of my friends were asking for a soundcloud playlist for my Music Collective Lounge tracks. So I made it for them and for everyone for their listening pleasure anywhere and anytime. I like the soundcloud platform because it's very versatile for mobile and pc streaming as well integrating well with blogs. I also made a link shell on the side column of my blog for even easier access from here. If you cannot see it (probably coming from mobile net) here's the link to my first playlist: LOVE it Gently Roughly

Jay Park - So Good

Late entry for LOVE It Gently Roughly because I can :D

It's only February, it's feeling like summer already and I'm all ready in the summer mood. Must be the great company I've been in ;P

This track from Jay Park is definitely a feel good jam. And you can totally hear the Michael Jackson influence in this one which makes it all so much better. Also watch the MV for this one, makes you want to go out and have some fun in the sun, which I did right after hah.

The second piece of using just the two edited pictures I mentioned in the previous post. I'm pretty captivated by eyes especially when they can convey emotion by themselves. Making glitch art, can pretty tedious but fun at the same time. Just all the layers it takes to produce a "glitch" makes me a take a quick break after each set. But getting the zebra stripes down is a whole other story hahaha.

Strangely enough the last of my few vapowave art creations have been done while relaxing on the weather blessed beaches of the West Coast. Something about the waves crashing along to music beat thumping while there's a lovely lady next to you reading manga the afternoon away gets your creative juices going.

The last two works I just used in previous music posts. Whenever I use a vaporwave art piece for a music post, I'll make a separate post for the piece itself. These last two pieces I took two edited pictures of last night shenanigans of said lovely lady. Piece reflects "things I like" if you haven't noticed haha.

Baby Bash - Suga Suga (Arman Cekin & PLS&TY Remix)

Ahh yess, last post for this music collective project: LOVE It Gently Roughly. I do love these throwbacks getting a refresh treatment :D

Enjoy, Live and Love It ^_^

Yung Bae - How I Feel About You

Oh Yung Bae gets you with this Feels Jam. And because the beach makes me calm, relaxed and refreshed, it's the same when I'm with you.

Sweater Beats - Young In Love

Nothing like the talented Sweater Beats giving us a lovely treat for Valentine's Day. Hey, even though it's a day past Valentine's Day, doesn't mean I don't have to stop showing my love, caring and sharing :D

Aaliyah - Are You That Somebody (Nehzuil Edit/Remix)

Happy Valentine's Day everyone! Enjoy this amazing remix of Aaliyah's Are You That Somebody by Nehzuil. So dank! So many layers of nostalgia in this one. Instant re-classic!

Ellie Goulding - Starry Eyed (Instant Party! Remix)

Next thing we're touching
Next thing we're touching
Next thing we're touching
You look at me it's like you hit me with lightning

Ah...

Ellie Goulding classic and Instant Party!... enough said <3

Every now and then I like to feature food. Great food. I suppose I'll make an effort to expose the greatness of the San Diego and Southern California food scene. As much as I enjoy alliterations, I enjoy devouring the Snack Shack Steak Sandwich from Hillcrest's Carnita's Snack Shack even more. Sliced ribeye, pepperjack, pickled serrano, chipotle aioli and jalep bread grilled into perfection. Probably one of my go to places in the area if I or my friends cannot find a place to sit down. The place itself really relaxing and chill and can bring your dogs!

If you know me as a gamer, one of my mainstay games is ANET's Guild Wars 2. This is a vaporwave art ode to one of the iconic characters from the MMORPG, Rytlock Brimstone. Also, I am in a process (more like watching tv and on rabbit procrastinating on things) of putting my vaporwave art on tumblr. So watch out for that!

GIF CREDIT: Kakesukakesu Anata




Shaggy - I Need Your Love (Mr. Collipark & Chuckie Remix)

First off, I'd like to thank some person out there for helping me waste the early part of the evening in the world of tumblr, hence finding a creative gif most fitting for this Twerk remix :D

What I love about this remix is the straight up sampling of Juvenile's Back That Azz Up. Yes it was spelled "Azz" on the track and quite a few debates on that subject. In regards to Juvenile's track, I did in fact last weekend have a conversation about the song being one of original or inspirations of Twerk music. As for the original Shaggy song, when I first heard it at the gym, it didn't stick out much for me. But this remix makes it an instant insert into my playlists. And yes, them young bloods need to listen to some throw back jams to appreciate sampling done well or not say a sampled source was like the newest thing ever!

So I made "Vaporwave Art" one of the main tags here because I'm quite fond of doing these pieces and there have been some people suggesting I do more haha. This one I created features two of my dogs. As my sister said, it's cool yet creepy. I think any VHS-esque filter or edit would do that because you know, The Ring has tainted all of us for life.

If you have any ideas or commissions (I don't doing ones for free) please let me know :D

Tove Lo - Talking Body (Gryffin Remix)

I believe when it comes to remixing an Indie track, you have to soothe and caress it in a way where it doesn't lose its spirit. And boy does Gryffin do it well with the Indie type of tracks. Very much a danceable remix yet still calmly sultry.

After seeing some of fun time vaporwave art, a buddy of mine gave me an art commission to go along with an upcoming track of his. Easy, fun, and getting paid? Sure why not! Although it was relatively easy to get the idea out, the photo teaser above is the third iteration of the project. If you know me, I'm pretty OCD when it comes to color coordination as it reflects in my creative projects so getting that part done took a bit of time too.

Below was the original photo he gave me to use and work around with:


I believe I did a good job giving it the vaporwave interpretation it needed as does he. Also got a nod for the vintage Final Fantasy VII pepsi cup since we are Final Fantasy nerds haha.

Who would have known I would get paid for producing a digital artwork? Perhaps I'll take more commissions just for fun and ducketts.

Freejak - DONT WANNA LOVE U

Want to listen to something refreshing yet feel reminiscent of 90's House? Then take a listen to this blast of a track from Freejak! Definitely blasted down the PCH today! Also enjoy the foodporn picture above. Did not want to love the wine pairings today because if I did, I would be addicted... and yep I'm going to be addicted haha. Yep, food and music both delicious in their own sense :D

ローマンRoman - I Miss You ( w マクロスMACROSS 82-99 )

Above is my "lazy" attempt at vaporwave art while being lazy at the beach on this Lazy Sunday (see the theme going on here ;P). Below is the original shot I took earlier and eventually worked around with it.

And on the note of vaporwave, please do listen to this track and put your mind at ease this Sunday afternoon.

Especia - Foolish

Who would have known, a JPOP group would use a heavy 90's hip hop beat? Loving their music and style as it throws you into a 80's/90's throwback trip. Works for since I'm going to a throwback party tonight! The music and their music videos are indeed very vaporwave-esque and I love every minute of it ^_^ They have live performances posted online too, and I wouldn't mind visiting Japan just to see them. Truly a converted fan haha

Lamp -  A都市の秋 (An Autumn City)

Found the lighter side of JPOP thanks to a lovely anime fan/cosplayer :D. Finding a fitting anime gif took longer than expected because I wanted my interpretation of the feeling of the song to somewhat match with the gif. I did this often in my older posts before I started using my own photo shots of people and places of interest. But doing the former took longer because you can get lost in the world of tumblr, especially looking through anime gifs XD. Don't worry though, every now and then I'll use the occasional anime gif for viewing pleasure.

Anyways, take a listen to Lamp's latest track as it fills you up with all kinds of goodness even though you may not understand the lyrics :)

Odesza - All We Need (Louis Futon Remix) Feat. Shy Girls

Got some time to post some music in between this adventure filled weekend. This was released yesterday by Louis Futon and it's smooth as always. Weekend love sex jam ;)

Tuxedo - Do It (Flaunt Edwards Edit)

Everyone needs to listen to Tuxedo for all that feel good music. Also everyone should listen to this Flaunt Edwards remix to be equally pleased.

A long while ago, I've told one of my best friends and fellow League of Legend buddy that they should make a DJ skin for the champion Sona. And low and behold, years later they finally did! And there's plenty to be excited about it since they have made it an ultimate skin.

First off, it's not only one brand new skin but a set of three in one. With the beautiful stylization of the each DJ type, comes masterfully crafted EDM; Kinetic, Concussive, Ethereal. The best part is that you can toggle the tracks in game so you and your teammates can hear it live! They also have option to mute the music, but why make your ears miss out on the epicness haha.

If you want more information on the upcoming release of this skin check it here: DJ SONA

Also, here are the tracks you can listen to from soundcloud:


KINETIC

CONCUSSIVE


ETHEREAL

Modjo - Lady (Terace Rehash)

There's always something about Modjo's Lady and the plethora of remixes that always seem to be satisfyingly pleasant. Kind of like the type of company I like to keep. Deep house, Future House, whatever you want to call it have been gaining track since last year. It's always nice to see more of the genres you enjoy get their time in the spotlight.

On a side note, I do find women wearing kicks and high-tops equally attractive to those wearing high heels. It comes down how you wear them and present yourself. And then kicks and high-tops are comfy ass fuck and when you're with me it's all about comfort haha.

To all my Nor Cal friends, followers and readers, if you do not have any plans next Friday (the day before Valentine's Day), please do come out and show support for Beats Drop Cancer! Great EDM line up and it's all for a good cause!

SoySauce - Broken Record feat. Joni Fatora




SoySauce - Broken Record feat. Joni Fatora (Louis The Child Remix)

Double layered music of goodness in this post. I enjoy the original track as well as Louis the Child's take of this song. And sometimes love and relationships can be loopy.

Floetry - SupaStar feat. Common (Freddie Joachim Remix)

I'm bringing back my music collectives! Before collections were grouped and themed by the days of the week; Flash Back Fridays, Turned Up Tuesdays, Slow Jam Sundays, etc. However, the new format for my music collectives will be more chronical giving myself for space and freedom of putting together songs, tracks and remixes.

The first "Music Collective Lounge" project of the year is entitled, "LOVE it Gently Roughly" with songs dealing/relating to all types of love in honor of Valentines Day.

This remix is an ode to a now ten year throwback to the talented Floetry. I usually turn my ears to Freddie Joachim when I want to get that chillax tip. More the softer and mellow side of this Monday. Enjoy!

A couple weeks ago I was facing a desk problem. My various headphones were taking up much needed space which I could have put other things haha. That was when I decided to build some custom headphone stands out of LEGO TECHNIC pieces! Inspiration for the designs came from palm trees (I love palm trees for no apparent reason... must be a west coast thing) and future high rise designs. Goal was to minimize the horizontal space the stand actually takes and utilize the vertical space.

Picture above are the first two builds I have produced. There has already have been some inquiries to more of these. With that, I'm trying to get more ideas in and expand a catalog so I can open an etsy page and do further business transactions from there. Not to say using square reader hasn't helped me at all but you know the Internet attracts a wider audience of consumers.

If you're interested, send me an e-mail @ soul.sage.1985@gmail.com ^_^