My November Mixtape

Tomorrow morning is another edition of Mixtapes on Proton Radio. Here is the download to this month's mix:

Tracklisting:

Horse Feathers - Father [Kill Rock Stars]
This Will Destroy You - Freedom Blade [Magic Bullet Records]
Haruka Nakamura - Sign [Schole]
Helios - The Red Truth [Type]
I'm Not A Gun - Turning Circle [Palette]
The Alps - Hallucinations [Type]
Koushik - Nothing's The Same [Stones Throw]
The Remote Viewer - Untitled [Mobeer]
Lymbyc System - Nartia [Magic Bullet Records]
Helios - A Mountain Of Ice [Type]
The Alps - Labyrinths [Type]
Helios - Glimpse [Type]
Juana Molina - Lo Dejamos [Domino]
BjöRk (Feat. Thom Yorke) - NáTtúRa [One Little Indian]

A lot is going on here right now with my dayjob and other things. I am djing this Saturday at Proton Sessions...should be a lot of fun as well. Today is election day. Go Obama!!!

Proton Sessions @ Zubar, Dallas (11-08-08)

We have secured a new night here in Dallas for Proton Sessions. It's at a really cool little venue that has been around for a long time...so hopefully a lot of people will show up. Me and Bon will open for Opencloud and Lance Cashion for the first one on November 8th. The flyer is above.

Sigur Ros - Live @ Saltair, Utah (09-28-08)

These are some of the shots I got at the Sigur Ros show in Utah last weekend. It was truly an amazing night...probably the best performance by them that I have seen out of the three times I have had the chance to experience them live.

We got very lucky in that we ended up in a VIP box right by the stage. I started taking pictures and then got so enthralled by the show that I forgot to keep taking them! I ended up getting a few good ones at the end of the show when they shot huge cannons of confetti over the crowd. It was truly a memorable and inspiring show. Jonsi even broke his bow on the guitar at the end by slamming it violently...so awesome.

My October Mixtape

Time for another Mixtapes show on Proton. I compiled these tunes after returning from a great trip to Utah. It was mostly inspired by my hike at Sundance.

Tracklisting:

Mika Vainio - Behind The Radiators [Touch]
Megapuss - Surfing [Vapor]
The Boats - Italics Mine [Our Small Ideas]
July Skies - Distant Showers Sweep Across Norfolk Schools [Make Mine Music]
Antony & the Johnsons - Another World [Secretly Canadian]
Parachutes - Your Stories [Moss Stories]
Alias - Autumnal Ego [Anticon]
Miaou - Morning Sun [Thomason Sounds]
Department Of Eagles - Around the Bay [4ad]
Dark Captain Light Captain - Circles [Loaf]
Bon Iver - Creature Fear [Jagjaguwar]
Bon Iver - Team [Jagjaguwar]
TV On The Radio - Love Dog [DGC/Interscope]
Plants And Animals - Bye Bye Bye [Secret City]
Deerhoof - Jagged Fruit [Wepi]

Sundance

I went to Salt Lake to see Sigur Ros last weekend. The concert was incredible...I will post some pics a little later. One day, we went up to Sundance resort and went on a hike in the mountains. I hadn't been up there for years, so it was a great thing to experience. Above are some of the pictures that I took.

We stayed in Park City this time, but I really would love to stay at Sundance next time. I can definitely see why people live south of Salt Lake. The mountains are so amazing there! I will post some more pictures from our other travels soon. I would definitely recoomend going to Utah for anyone who wants to relax :)

my september mix for proton

i compiled some tracks for one of my protonradio.com shows called 'mixtapes'. i started the show back in 2004 to focus on non-dance music on the station. my playlist this month has been a lot of acoustic and mellow rock stuff. here is the tracklisting for this month's edition:

1 Bobby & Blumm - Hiss And Rustle [Morr Music]
2 Nick Drake - Parasite [Umvd]
3 Bowerbirds - Human Hands [Dead Oceans]
4 Department Of Eagles - Phantom Other [4ad]
5 What Laura Says - Pairadice [Mri Associated]
6 Son Ambulance - Constellations
7 Final Fantasy & Beirut - The Ballad Of No-Face [Blocks Recording Club]
8 Atlas Sound - Winter Vacation [Kranky]
9 All Smiles - Backward, Forward, Through [Dangerbird]
10 Mogwai - Thank You Space Expert [Matador]
11 Electric President - Monsters [Morr Music]
12 Stars - Sad Robot [Sadrobots.ca]
13 Calexico - Two Silver Trees [Touch & Go]
14 Mogwai - Unknown [Matador]
15 Lackthereof - Ask Permission [Barsuk]

I got a new Macbook!

I bought a Macbook this week. It's white and it's the 2.4Ghz one. I love it. I will post more about it later.

Sarah had a baby this week and I really wish I was in Utah with my family. I miss them so much!

Work has been extremely busy this week. I am ready for the weekend.

Man, I am not a good blogger. Hopefully more soon!