Top 10 2009: Vol. 5

---> So many to chose from on this one... turned out to be simply a collection of excellent music produced this year (and I believe without the help of a major label)

Hope you all have enjoyed the 5 volumes of music and music videos... so long 2009...

...2010, we are fun!!!

10) Miike Snow- "Animal"
9) Bat for Lashes- "Daniel"
8) Telepathe- "So Fine"
7) Friendly Fires- "Kiss of Life"
6) Neon Indian- "Deadbeat Summer"
5) Animal Collective- "Brother Sport"
4) Noisettes- "Don't Upset the Rhythm"
3) Peter Bjorn and John- "Nothing to Worry About"
2) Empire of the sun- "We Are the People"
1) Grizzly Bear- "Two Weeks"

Top 10 2009: Vol. 4

10) Florence and The Machine- "You've Got the Love" (The XX Remix)
9) Faunts- Feel Love Thinking Of (Mexicans with Guns Remix)
8) Bat for Lashes- "Daniel" (Duke Dumont Remix)
7) The Dø- "On My Shoulders" (WILDLIFE! Remix)
6) Fool's Gold- "Surprise Hotel" (Phaseone Remix)
5) Kid Cudi (feat Crookers)- "Day n Night" (Rusko Remix)
4) YYY- "Heads Will Roll" (A-Trak Remix)
3) Steed Lord- "Take My Hand" (MUSTARD PIMP REMIX)
2) Fever Ray- "If I Had a Heart" (Fuck Buttons Remix)
1) Burns- "Turbo" (Jokers of the Scene Remix)

Top 10 2009: Vol. 3

10) Acid Girls- "Numbers Song"

9) Major Lazer- "Pon De Floor"
8) Steve Aoki + Bloody Beatroots- "Warp 1.9"
7) MSTRKRFT- "Heartbreaker"
6) Daedelus- "LA Nocturne"
5) Thunderheist- "Little Booty Girl"
4) Mr. Oizo- "Pourriture"
3) Sound Remedy- "Feild"
2) Shuttle- "Rotten Guts"
1) Deadmau5- "Ghosts 'n' Stuff"

Top 10 2009: Vol. 2

10) Dizzee Rascal- "Holiday"
9) Wale- "90210"
8) Kayne West- "Whatever You Want"
7) Wiz Kalifa- "The Thrill"
6) The Cool Kids- "Champions"
5) Lil Wayne- "Swag Surf"
4) Raekwon- "New Wu"
3) Jay Electronica- "Exhibit C"
2) Kid Cudi- "Daps and Pounds"
1) Jay Z- "Empire State of Mind"

Top 10 2009: Vol. 1

Alright folks, this is the end of the first full year of Street Index posts! So, here is volume 1 of 5, TOP 10 lists of our favorite music and music videos of this past year. Volume 1 is music videos!

10) Rob Roy- "Fur in my Cap"  Dir: Ethan Lader

9) Matt and Kim- "Lessons Learned"  Dir(s):Taylor Cohen and Otto Arsenault

8) Daedelus- "LA Nocturn"  Dir: Eli Stonberg

7) Fever Ray- "When I grow Up"  Dir: Martin De Thurah

6) Animal Collective- "In The Flowers"  Dir: Abby Portner

5) Lady Gaga- "Bad Romance"  Dir: Francis Lawrence

4) Grizzly Bear- "Two weeks"  Dir: Patrick Daughters

3) Health - "Die Slow"  Dir: HEALTH

2) Kid Cudi - "Day 'N' Nite"  Dir: So Me

1) Chairlift- "Evident Utensil" Dir: Ray Tintori

Happy Holidays

Otis Redding- "White Christmas"

Jay-Z | Mr. Hudson- "Young Forever"

AoC: Ghostvillage

The Ghostvillage Project was created over 3 days on the west coast of Scotland. 6 artists - Timid, Remi/Rough, System, Stormie Mills, Juice 126, Derm - were given free reign to paint in an abandoned 1970s village. Working together on huge collaborative walls and individually in hidden nooks and crannies all over the site the artists realised long held dreams and were inspired by the bleakness and remoteness of the site. Drawing on the history of the village the artists' stated intent on completion of the project was to populate the ghostvillage with the art and characters that it deserved.

Jay-E, Ex:C

Just Blaze was feeling generous on Tony Touch’s show, and played Jay Electronica's "Exhibit C". Popped it off, more like. Jay MERKS the entire thing... 3rd verse, don't even think about listening to it with out grabbing your head.

---> Jay Electronica- "Exhibit C"<---

Das Racist Video- "Rainbow in the Dark"

Music video for Rainbow in the Dark by bro-fi rap group Das Racist.

Directed by Jordan Fish

Blip Fest: Day 2

Day 2 was chiptastic: I, Cactus/ Nullsleep/ Rainbowdragoneyes + the most regrettable decision! Previous to going on Friday, NY1 was on the tv, and what pops up? oh well just a special report on the international festival taking place in our wonderful city! I now present to you the first word of the wise; Blip tip #1: Be prepared for some Nerd-Moshing!!!! I mean this festival represents something that is unseen and brings together a range of interpretations but for the most part tonight was made for uncontrollable crazy android-esq movement. Caught the very end of little-scale, an excellent, excellent utilization of chip technology in my ears. He actually has a rendering of his set list (not a live taping but the man has to practice his art!) from his blog, get it here.

Moving forward I, Cactus was next. A simple looking fellow with a studded sleeveless jean jacket, however his music was not simple. Its weird how you can produce something so complex and have so many people understand it and appreciate your work. His set covered a broad range of musical styles, themes and emotions, but mostly it was just filled with badassitude. It was great that after he was done working on some beat or tampering with the file or running the sound through some synth or reverb his reaction was a sign to what we could be hearing in about 1 second. when the song would loop, and we would hear the creation, which were stunning, and at times, humorous (looping lyrics to say vulgar or funny things is always a good time).

The Heavy hitter Nullsleep was next, and not to disappoint he got it off the ground fast with some pretty dark and hard hitting chiptunage. The room, filled with darkness and incarnadine hues matched his sound perfectly which really soldered the audience to his bit propaganda...

...The video is cut short due to some serious movement amongst the crowd. Also if anyone knows what this song is please leave a comment. It was amazing, brought the data demons out of everyone.
Rainbowdragoneyes (pictured first) was next and I had no idea what to expect. I had never listened to his stuff let alone heard of his work. But my expectations had to be high with an alias like that! This guy literally pressed play and started head banging and dancing around the stage and getting the crowed amped up, it was absolutely insane! When I got home I went on the to Blipfest website and saw they had done a quick interview with him, one answer really but his set into perspective...

I like to party a lot. I hate a lot of things, especially boring music, so I try to always write stuff that makes my brain explode

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HAHAHAHA, yup, my brain exploded... especially when he played some hi-fi music.

Alright so time for Blip tip #2: don't leave early! I did and boy did I miss out when I woke up this morning to find this...

It's the opening sequence for the Covox and Random project CONDOM... Total facial, LaFleur. Damn!
Blip tip #3: If its snowing, go anyway! Day 3 never materialized for me so this is the end.

Ill have some videos from Saturday performances from some of my favorite- Bubblyfish, Bit Shifter, and PSILODUMP... as they surface on the web.

If you didn't make it this year, make it your new years resolution!

Blip Fest: Day 1

Alright chipsters, Day 1 was a blipping blast. Minus Baby, Chromix, Albino Ghost Monkey- all stellar, stellar acts. Getting to the Bell House was easy and quite an adventure. Blip fest is hidden behind a swanky looking bar area... but as you snake your way through the back you start encountering people and kiosks of chip merchandise and as you enter through a set of double fire doors it hits you. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 bits of music, wow! If you enjoy listening to this music, then you would have had a grin on your mug from one ear to the other. I just couldn't believe I was here...

...Walking through the crowd you realize it is a very modest space and the people in attendance are just as modest as well, however, ask them about the music and they lose their reserve. Blip fest is for the true and stalwart fans. In the corner lounge of the space there were a group of 3 dudes just typing away on their laptops. They are Gaijin & Robotube and they we're challenged to create 'a game in a day'. by the time I walked in they had the matrix already set up and base game play implemented all that was left was the soundtrack. Can't wait to get there tonight, bright and early...


Music Lineup for tonight: (its probably the best night... who am I kidding all 3 nights are kick ass)
8:00 Disasterpeace With visuals by Enso
8:40 Starscream With visuals by Jean Y. Kim
9:20 Fighter X With visuals by outpt
10:00 little-scale With visuals by Rosa Menkman
10:40 I, Cactus With visuals by VBLANK
11:20 Nullsleep With visuals by Rosa Menkman & Paris
12:00 Rainbowdragoneyes With visuals by The C-Men
12:40 Patric C With visuals by NO CARRIER
1:30 CONDOM & HALLY Covox & Random collaboration plus special guest Hally.

ATL-AN-TA Forward March

ATL RMX is the latest Adult Swim compilation, featuring remixes of songs from various hotLANTA rappers (Jeezy, Gucci, Cee-Lo, -to name a few-) by the likes of HEALTH, Flying Lotus, XXXChange, El-P, D.o.D., Dam-Funk, Phaseone, and others. You know you gotta get this! Cop that tape for free here.

"Pursuit of Happiness" Vid

Draft version? we'll keep you updated, but for now here is the version that lags a bit...
Video has some great shots, well thought out, sharp cuts with some Cameos by Drake and Consequence. Below, a brand new track from Kid Cudi which is a freestyle on some track I never heard before... two things are true about this track... 1)His flow is murderous 2)His flow is relentless

Josh Hartnett produced this video?

Kid Cudi- "Cudderisback"

Blip Fest Complete Event Schedule

//// BLIP FESTIVAL 2009 COMING IN FAST • EVENT SCHEDULE RELEASED ////



The Blip Festival 2009 is just ten days away, boasting a lineup of 32 international musicians and visualists, and supplemented by presentations, screenings, and workshops. Here's a quick look at what's happening when.

// 12 17 • THURSDAY /////////////////////
8:00 pm · Silent Requiem · Jean Y. Kim
8:40 pm · failotron · Paris
9:20 pm · Leeni · VBLANK
10:00 pm · minusbaby · Enso
10:40 pm · Chromix · The C-Men
11:20 pm · Je Deviens DJ en 3 Jours · NO CARRIER
12:00 md · Albino Ghost Monkey · outpt
12:40 am · Eat Rabbit · Rosa Menkman

// 12 18 • FRIDAY ///////////////////////
1:00 pm · screening: _Reformat The Planet_
2:00 pm · workshop: SID chip synthesis workshop with VBLANK
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8:00 pm · Disasterpeace · Enso
8:40 pm · Starscream · Jean Y. Kim
9:20 pm · Fighter X · outpt
10:00 pm · little-scale · Rosa Menkman
10:40 pm · I, Cactus · VBLANK
11:20 pm · Nullsleep · Rosa Menkman & Paris
12:00 md · Rainbowdragoneyes · The C-Men
12:40 am · Patric C · NO CARRIER

// 12 19 • SATURDAY /////////////////////
2:00 pm · screening: _Reformat The Planet 1.5_ + selected videos
2:00 pm · presentation: Classic Sound Chips to Virtual Instruments
3:00 pm · workshop: Open Source Solutions for Live Visuals
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8:00 pm · The J. Arthur Keenes Band · Rosa Menkman & Enso
8:40 pm · tRasH cAn maN · Jean Y. Kim & Paris
9:20 pm · Bubblyfish · NO CARRIER & outpt
10:00 pm · The Hunters (music & visuals)
10:40 pm · glomag · The C-Men & VBLANK
11:20 pm · Bit Shifter · outpt & Enso
12:00 md · David Sugar · NO CARRIER & VBLANK
12:40 am · Psilodump · Paris & The C-Men

Valhalla holds you Hostage

Here we have some of Scottland's own Hostage, served up on a silver plater complete with glow stix. The menacing back track just reeks of Norse Mythology, lol. Damn, I don't even know. Fuck shit up to this one fam...
Hostage- "Valhalla”

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