Lollapalooza

This weekend is Lollapalooza at Grant Park in Chicago, IL, USA. In addition to being one of the biggest outdoor music festivals (though not as "big" as Summerfest), Lollapalooza has always been a showcase for rising and risen talent in the music industry.

Humans, Robots, and assuredly music Slooters will be in attendence. You may find me: Robot, and my friends: Human, at Perry's Tent all weekend from Friday afternoon until Deadmau5 melts the stage down on Sunday evening.

Important notes:
Drink water now.
Hopefully you've been working out because dancing for three days straight is a marathon.
If you partake of any substances, be smart and responsible. Appreciate the experience and never underestimate the wonderment of a psychological rather than visuo-physical high.
Have fun and don't be afraid to dance. PLUR.


Here are some twoons to start the weekend early:

The Bloody Beetroots - House N*84

Crookers - We Are All Prostitutes

Bingo Players - Get Up (Diplo Remix)

Boys Noize - Come With Me (opening track)

Deadmau5 - asdfghjkl

Enjoy for now.

Disclaimer: I do not own the rights to any of these tracks. (despite my strong opinion that copyrights and patents hold back inventive progress by causing stalemates in innovation and not requiring creative people to continue being creative to beat their competition)

Ryskee - Leave Me Amor (The Bloody Beetroots) ... LYRICS

After listening to this wonderful song in its original form and then in its surprisingly de-electrified version by The Bloody Beetroots I did a lyrics search. But alas, no lyrics were posted. I search high and low but realized I had to do the leg work on this one. Leslie Ming's voice is beautiful and her words, despite being either arguably nonsensical or profoundly retrospective and emotional, are well selected. They are as follows.










Ryskee - Leave Me Amor lyrics

I hope it won’t be like before, with struggle all around us.

I wouldn’t stand it like before, when people talked about us.

I guess it wasn’t hard to see you had such a crush on me.

But it was easy to believe that you’d be cheating on me.

Someday will come and you’ll be gone,

Someday you’ll go and leave me.

Someday you’ll do it like before,

Someday you’ll do it for me.

I can not stand this anymore, you should have mercy for me.

My heart is not an open door, I never gave you the key.

So that my life can be happy,

So that my heart can be shining.

You’ve got to leave me amor,

You’ve got to leave me amor.

So there won’t be any crying,

So there won’t be any fighting.

You even think it’s surprising, you’ve got to leave me amor

Never try to get you back,

Getting closer to heart attack.

I don’t want to see you on my track.

You did cheat and that’s a fact.

Never try to get you back,

Getting closer to heart attack.

I don’t want to see you on my track.

You did cheat and that’s a fact.

I hope it won’t be like before, with struggle all around us.

I wouldn’t stand it like before, when people talked about us.

I guess it wasn’t hard to see you had such a crush on me.

But it was easy to believe that you’d be cheating on me.

Someday will come and you’ll be gone,

Someday you’ll go and leave me.

Someday you’ll do it like before,

Someday you’ll do it for me.

I can not stand this anymore, you should have mercy for me.

My heart is not an open door, I never gave you the key.

I really needed someone like you.

I would’ve died for someone like you.

(x5)

So that my life can be happy,

So that my heart can be shining,

You’ve got to leave me amor.

You’ve got to leave me amor.

So there won’t be any crying,

So there won’t be any fighting,

You even think it’s surprising, you’ve got to leave me amor.

(x2)

I really needed someone like you,

I would’ve died for someone like you.

(x5)

Great summer song and if you're a sentimental type the song gives you a little extra.
Plus, you can't argue with Guy-Manuel's brother Paul OR The Bloody Beetroots!

The Essential List

In my inaugural post, I'd like to take the time to list my favorite BBC Radio1 Essential Mixes.

1. Tiga - 04.04.2009
2. Steve Aoki - 08.02.2008
3. Erol Alkan & A-Trak @ 2020 Bournemouth - 11.15.2008
4. Tiesto @ Global Gathering - 07.30.2006
5. Erol Alkan @ Global Gathering - 07.29.2007
6. Deadmau5 - 07.19.2008
7. MSTRKRFT - 05.24.2008 (the one that started it all for me)
8. Herve - 02.21.2009
9. 2Many DJs @ Creamfields - 08.23.2008
10. Fake Blood - 03.14.2009

As stated, this is my list of personal favorites. The are certainly essential mixes that are perhaps more technically impressive (Diplo, Armin Van Buuren, Bodyrox to name a few).

I will say that an Essential Mix by The Bloody Beetroots or Boys Noize would undoubtedly be at the top of this list.

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