This mix was curated with one idea in mind; summer. Whether it is lounging pool side, or on your Albany rooftop on a Saturday afternoon, this is the soundtrack to your summer. Put together and mixed by our RPM Director and filled with the best in Disco and House music, it is sure to be on repeat all summer. Stream and download links available below.
I feel bad for artists in December. What with deadlines and expectations and the weight of eleven months on the backs of every critic, it seems that otherwise relevant releases get lost in the shuffle. So yes, it’s December 4th and I’m writing a best of 2011 list that would more appropriately be composed in January – mea culpa.
This was an interesting year, as “EDM” (Christ I hate that acronym) cemented a footing in the mainstream consciousness – especially here in Albany, be it Dayglow, Deadmau5 or Foam Fest (ahem, Electric Flurry…). So, as the director of the electronic music department here at WCDB (somewhat confusingly titled RPM) I feel as if it is my duty to sift through all of the roughage, and somehow – in a year where Skrillex colloborated with the doors and Rihanna with Calvin Harris – present an accurate, unbiased snapshot of the scene’s state.
What follows is a top 20 list, the opinion of one man plain and simple. And while the pretentious, alt-rock kid inside of me wants to exclude every song known to more than ___ listeners, I have to admit: sometimes things get popular for a very good reason. And in case seeking out and giving attention to each of these songs individually is a daunting task, I’ve also included a mix (~45 minutes) that, I hope, captures the year:
https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F29591644 WCDB Top 20 by mr.kissner
It’s been a long one…
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Torqux & Twist – Dubstep Hotline
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What: HANK WILLIAMS III
The Crazed Country Rebel
& ASS JACK
HELL’S HOUSE BAND
When: Tuesday,September 7, 7pm doors * 8pm show * 16+
Where: NorthernLights
What: ZIGGY MARLEY
When: Friday,September 17
7:30pm doors * 8:30pm show *16+
Where: NorthernLights
What: DEFTONES
When: 7pmdoors * 8pm show
Tuesday, September 21
Where: NorthernLights
What: THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM
with special guests:
Fake Problems * Bridge and Tunnel
When: 6:30doors * 7:30 show * 16+
Sunday, September 26
Where: NorthernLights
What: WE ARE SCIENTISTS
When: Wednesday,October 13, 7pm doors * 8pm show * 18+
Where: Valentine’s
What: GWAR
with special guests:
The Casulaties * Infernaeon * Mobile Death Camp
When: 6:30pm doors * 7:30pm show * 16+, Friday, October 15
Where: NorthernLights
What: BAD RELIGION with specialguests:
Bouncing Souls * Off With Their Heads
When: Saturday,October 16 7pm doors* 8pm show. *16+
Where: NorthernLights
What: THE MISFITS
with special guests:
Juicehead * The Viking
Blaze Debris * The Black Tie Operation
When: Wednesday,October 20,
6pm doors * 6:30pm show * 16+
Where: NorthernLights
What: SOCIAL DISTORTION
with special guests:
Lucero * Frank Turner
When: 7pmdoors * 8pm show * 16+
Thursday, October 28
Where: NorthernLights
What: MATT and KIM
with specialguests:
Donnis
When: Sunday,October 31
6:30 doors * 7:30pm show * 16+
Where: NorthernLights
What: STEVEN WRIGHT
When: Saturday,November 6, 7pm doors * 8pm show * all ages
Where: The Egg
Laserkraft 3D – Nein Mann
aka nah dude
Sidabitball and Camilo from the bricostudio bring us an impressive 8bit composition with just as impressive animation to accompany it in the first of their bricovision series
