BetaTraXx

Went absolutely bonkers last weekend with the more than legendary Lords of Afends Clothing.  Amidst doing so, we stumbled upon a GDD sponsored event featuring my mates over at American Royalty topped off with BetaTraXx to end the night.  Having seen American Royalty before, I knew the magical powers they contain when throwing out their live set, truly a site to see, new post solely dedicated to them soon.  Not only did they kill it but I was taken aback by BetaTraXx.

There's something about your standard DJ set compared to a fuckin rockin DJ accompanied by an equally as talented drummer.  It just hits you hard!  The moment I walked upstairs and heard BetaTraXx spinning his firing shit accompanied by a hammering drummer, I immediately hit the dance floor and my foot went stompin uncontrollably!  Managed by the lads over at Gotta Dance Dirty and already having a strong and steady following, BetaTraXx will be fuckin huge!  If you're a lucky asshole and are in the NYC area, be sure to check out hist set at the CMJ  Hype Machine Showcase in the basement at the Backstage Bar tonight at 2...

BetaTraXx- Mafiosa 

Deadmau5 vs Cut Copy- Ghosts On Fire (BetaTraXx Remix)  *(As heard on my new mixtape)

Ke$ha- Blah Blah Blah (BetaTraXx Remix)

Kelis- 4th of July (BetaTraXx Remix)

Justice - We Are Your Friends (BetatraXx Remix) by BetaTraxx

T & A

When it comes to music blogging, things aren't as easy as they seem.  Not only do you have to be motivated to post at least 3 times a week, be motivated to spend countless hours digging through piles of shit to find gold, but you also have to be innovative and creative in finding bangers that (hopefully) no one has heard before!  Nacht two menshun, you kneed to no how too spa-ell and wright goot!

All of these characteristics, and then some, can no doubt be found over at my homey Brendon's blog entitled Thorns & Arrows.  Always ontop of the new shit whether it be electro, indie, nudsico, dubstep, and the likes, T & A never ceases to amaze me with its alluring powers of sucking you in with phenomenal tunes!  Take a gander on over to T & A but don't call me when you get stuck over there drowning in insta-classics, bangers, rompers, stompers, and just all around great music!

Some select poachers straight form T & A:

Mayer Hawthorne- Strings (prod by Classixx)

The Ting Tings- Hands (Retr/ Grade Renix)

The Knocks- Make It Better (Monsiuer Adi Remix)

The 7 Mile Mixacle; A North Shore Inspired Mixtape

I present to you my latest mixtape entitled: "The 7 Mile Mixacle; A North Shore Inspired Mixtape".  For a complete in-yo-face write up head on over to SAH, otherwise, just click play, download, and share with the rest of the World!  It's pretty frothy!

The 7 Mile Mixacle; A North Shore Inspired Mixtape by SURF AMBASSADOR HENDO

TRACKLIST:
1.  North Shore Movie Trailer Meets Jeff Spicoli On Freejolies
2.  Swick- Grow Up (Cassian Remix)
3.  La Roux- I'm Not Your Toy (Data Remix)
4.  Grafton Primary- I Can Cook (Miami Horror Remix)
5.  DiscoTech vs The Police- Roxanne (DiscoTech Remix)
6.  Arcade Fire- Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) Quaalude Edit
7.  Pharrell Williams ft Uffie- Add Suv ft Pharrell Williams (Armand Van Helden Club Remix)
8.  Earth, Wind, & Fire- Boogie Wonderland (Down N Dirty DJs Re-Chunk)
9.  Splinta The Rat- Posotove Rebel (Ft. Jenn Jenn)
10.  Two Door Cinema Club- What You Know (Cassian Remix)
11.  DCUP- Last Night A DJ Saved My Life
12.  North Shore Movie Haole Sound Bite
13.  Sebastien Tellier- Killometer (A-Trak Remix)
14.  Talking Heads- Girlfriend Is Better (Bit Funk Edit)
15.  Miami Horror- I Look To You (Go Go Bizkitt! Remix)
16.  Ass & Titties Sound Bite
17.  MSTRKRFT- Bounce Ft. NORE (A-Trak Remix)
18.  Deadmau5/Cut Copy- Ghosts On Fire (BetatraXx Remix)
19.  The MashMaticians- Will A G6 Roll (Yeah Yeah Yeahs Vs. Far East Movement)
20.  Fake Blood Vs. Richard Vission- I Think I Like That (Coda Collins Smash Up)
21.  Gorillaz- Stylo (Alex Metric Remix)
22.  M.I.A. Vs. New Order- Blue Bucky Done Gun Monday
23.  Beastie Boys- Intergalactic (Acapella)
24.  The Ting Tings- Hands (Tommie Sunshine's 5AM Edit)
25.  Eiffel 65- Blue (Da Ba Dee)
26.  Chromeo- Don't Turn The Lights On (Vodka & Milk Remix)
27.  Hot Chip- Ready For The Floor
28.  Holy Ghost- I Will Come Back
29.  Bag Raiders- Shooting Stars (Cassian Remix)
30.  SAH Has Only Just Begun
31.  Deadmau5- Strobe (Original Mix)
32.  North Shore Movie Trailer Sound Bite #2
33.  All-Star Hawaiian Band- Aloha Oe 
34.  Splinta The Rat- Track 20 Sound Bite
35.  Surf Ambassador Hendo Closing Argument

Disco Bisque

As Electronic music within LA and the US in general continues to grow, brand new genres and sub genres within the Electro Realm seem to pop out every other day.  Say what you want about Nu Disco, but it's on the rise and it sure ain't going no where anytime soon!  As long as chicks like miss fire crotch above shake their booty to that funky music and the top dawgs within said genre keep pumping out bangers, I'm just gonna keep getting deeper and deeper into the funk!

Miami Horror- Make You Mine (Cassian Remix) 

Aeroplane vs Friendly Fires - I Crave Paris

Chromeo- Don't Turn The Lughts On 

DATA/DEBT- California Special (Eumig & Chinon Remix)

 Clyde Brown- Your Wish Is My Command (CAASINO Mix) 

Duck Sauce- The Motion

Earth, Wind & Fire-Lets groove tonight!(Go Go Bizkitt! Remix 320!) by Go Go Bizkitt!



Miami Horror - Holidays - Dcup remix by dcupmusic
I usually don't like to hold back the heaters, but there's a few gems missing on this post.  Don't worry though, I'm sure the treat I'll supply you with on Friday will have enough bangers to have you strobing for weeks! 

More Reasons I Like France

French dj/producer buddies of mine who go by Walter Sobcek just dropped a video for their track entitled "Je me souviens" and it's jam packed with hot myrt action.  But don't take my word for it:

I Am Not From France (But I'd Like To Go There)

France, the land of wedgy beach break pits, topless beaches, frothy synth grinders, and girls with voices like angels.  Take me there...
Don Diablo- I Am Not From France (Louis La Roche Remix) 
Soko- I'll Kill Her
Coeur De Pirate- Comme Des Enfants (Le Matos Andy Carmichael Remix)

DSS Blogue Radio Frothcast #2

The 2nd of Many DSS BLOGUE RADIO Shows!
It's the end of summer but it's 113 degrees in LA, what's a frother to do? Don't know about you but I dipped my balls in ice, drank a few coldies, and out came this radio show! 55 Minutes of pure froth guaranteed to get you frothin or mothin in more ways than one! Featuring bands/djs like JUSTICE, The Arcade Fire, Scissor Sisters, Dr. Dre, and many many more, this show has got anything you could ever need (except for an asian/blonde threesome, next time?). So sit back, press play, and watch as your heart races to Da Sounds of SAHlence!

02 DSS BLOGUE RADIO PODCAST #2 by Da Sounds of SAHlence

Duck Sauce - Barbra Streisand

It was weird when I finally heard the original mix of Duck Sauce's "Barbra Streisand" after the remix by O God swept the nation this summer.  There's a teaser video affiliated with the movie Electro Wars  in which A-Trak gets interviewed as he talks about said weirdness and how he's "never heard of a song getting remixed before its release".  There's quite a few electro songs out there these days that are taken to the next level when a professional remixes them and adds their own spice but it's the true legends who make an original track that, no matter who touches it, the original will forever be better than the remix.  Surely, "Barbra Streisand" by Duck Sauce is one of those tracks...

Duck Sauce- Barbra Streisand

Duck Sauce- Barbra Streisand (Fare Soldi Remix)

Duck Sauce- Barbra Streisand (Ziggy Stardust Breaking Bones Remix)

Duck Sauce- Barbra Streisand (Love Thy Brother Remix x Bassnectar)

Duck Sauce- Barbra Streisand (Eymnd Moombahton Edit)

Check out all the cameos in da epic vid, I spy...
 

Mark Ronson & The Business Intl

Been listening to a lot of Mark Ronson and the Biz Intl today, thought I'd share...

Mark Ronson & The Business INTL - "Record Collection" Feat. Simon Le Bon (of Duran Duran) and Wiley by Some Kind of Awesome

Mark Ronson & The Business Intl - Glass Mountain Trust feat D'Angelo

Mark Ronson & The Business Intl - Somebody to Love Me (ft Boy George & Andrew Wyatt)

For those of you down with the last song, Mark Ronson and Miike Snow are playing in my hood October 14th at the Nokia Theater, should be an epic show not to be missed!

Frothy Friday #1

Being recently inspired by surrounding blogs around me, I've decided to start a weekly music tradition (when I'm not pumpin out frothcasts).  I'm taking it upon myself to pump out a music feature each Friday featuring all the current tracks in my library that are stuck on repeat.  It's gonna be called Frothy Friday (of course) and it's gonna be a mix of shit sure to get you frothing, fist pumping, wang banging, beer steering, and boob lubing!  With each storm comes a calm and rightfully so, there will also be a few cool-down songs in there if you get to shneeked and can't feel your face; something to bring your feet back to solid ground.  Here's the first set, enjoy!

The MashMaticians- Will A G6 Roll (Yeah Yeah Yeahs vs. Far East Movement)

The Good Natured- Your Body Is A Machine (Baby Monster remix)

Rihanna vs. Iron Maiden- Fear of the Rockstar 101 (DJs From Mars Remix)

Sebastien Tellier- Kilometer (A-Trak Remix)

Groove Armada- I Won't Kneel (Beaumont Remix)

Electric Youth- Right Back To You

Big K.R.I.T.- Hometown Hero (Feat. Yelawolf)

The Reborn Identity- Sweet Mountain High (The Temper Trap vs. Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell)

As The Stars Fall- No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

Maxence Cyrin- D.A..N.C.E. (JUSTICE Cover)

Big thanks to the Dirt, The Ear, and a few others for inspiring me! 

Waves ≠ Raves Vol.1

My homies over at The AMPAL Creative have teamed up with the legendary music blog Gotta Dance Dirty and are starting a new bimonthly music feature.  From the look of the graphic and the title alone, I'm already frothing at the bit!  If that wasn't enough, the list of tracks they've supplied AMPAL with for the first installment are pure golden insta-classics!

In the words of Gotta Dance Dirty:
"The Wave consists of hand-picked jems that inspire us, tickling and tempting our creative juices.  Some are old, some are new, but it is what we are listening to now.  They are groovey, flowing, and sun-kissed just like that perfect wave.  They are uplifting and guaranteed to put a smile on your face.  They sound the best with a babe in one hand, a cold brewski in the other, and the sand beneath your feet.  Stay Dreamy".

Without further adieu, I present you the first installment of The AMPAL Creative & Gotta Dance Dirty's: Waves ≠ Raves:
• Aeroplane - Superstar
• Miami Horror - I look to You (ft. Kimbra)
• Royksopp - This Space
• Human Life - In it Together (Kris Menace Remix)
• Groove Armada - I Won't Kneel (Beaumont Remix)

SAHrenity

They say a picture paints a thousand words, I say a song elicits a thousand emotions.  If today were opposite day, I'd say I'm feeling very serene...

The Bloody BeetROOTS- We Are From Venice (La Serenissima)

JUSTICE-Stress Nazareth Friends (The Cruzaders Bootleg)

We Love Machines- Scissors

The Chemical Brothers- Dissolve (Bloody BeetROOTS Remix)

Cee-Lo Green- Fuck You (Brass Knuckles Remix)

Dream Big, Live Large, Leave The World Behind...

The Ting Tings- Hands

Just having rolled off a 10 day work bender and hopping straight into a new one yesterday, a break or a nap are starting to look a bit appetizing.  Today, as I frothed my way back from work and tuned the radio dial like I was playing with a pair of nips, it was almost as if a mole told the music world of my tribulations.  Back and forth with the radio tuner I went, clockwise and counter clockwise, until suddenly... a vicious beat hit my ears and a ghost grabbed my hand, clenched it, and I found myself furiously fist pumping to The Ting Ting's dope new track entitled "Hands".  "Clap Your Hands If Your Working Too Hard" spat out of my speakers and into my heart like a knife being shot out of a gun!  The lyrics hit me hard, the beat wouldn't quit, and her voice gave me a boner!  I dunno, may be it's just me, but give a listen to the og track + remixes and hit me up if you have the same symptoms...

The Ting Tings- Hands

The Ting Tings- Hands (Low Sunday Remix)

The Ting Tings- Hands (Tommie Sunshine's 5AM Edit)

Grum - Through The Night

Check out this epic 80's video for Grum's killer track entitled "Make It Through The Night".  Freaking hilarious!  And a great jam at that!

Grum- Through The Night (Perseus Remix)

Grum- Through The Night (Beaumont Remix)

Justin Faust- Sloppy Chic Teaser

ElectroHell DJ/Producer Justin Faust is comin out with a new single later next month called "Sloppy Chic".  Here's a lil epic/hilarious teaser featuring the song.  From the looks of things, it's gonna be a banger!

Kings of Leon- Radioactive

My contentment for Kings of Leon wanes like a toddler holding a fruit snack above a dog's nose!  I liked them a shitload and then the devil aka all the radio stations in the California area over played "Use Somebody" to the point where it became unbearable to hear.  Fortunately, they've come out with a new track entitled "Radioactive" that's pretty sick and the video is even sicker.  See for yourself:

Kings of Leon- Radioactive

DSS BLOGUE RADIO SHOW #1

Tomorrow, I'm heading down to work on the Hurley Pro at Trestles for a good week.  I know how much you're all gonna miss me and all the tasty tunes I feed you so I put together my first radio/podcast show ever for your enjoyment!  The show is about an hour long and contains 16 of my favorite songs at the moment plus some bizarre and wacky commentary just how you like it from yours truly, SAH!  So whether you're at work, on a road trip, or trying to get down and dirty in the library, put this thing on, press play, and let me take you on a journey through all spectrums of laughter and music!  

DSS BLOGUE RADIO PODCAST #1 by Da Sounds of SAHlence

I'll post the tracklist sometime next week, but each song and artist are named within the show.  I'd rather you gave it a whole listen all the way through and find out for yourself what treasures lay within!
Feedback appreciated at dssblogue@gmail.com.
Enjoy!

The NOISEttes

I've been recently scouring the net for good soul music to add to my new DJ set for Magnolia's new Sunday event called Soulful Sundays.  Amidst doing so, I came across The NOISEttes and completely fell in love with their sound and their style (not to mention their lead singer).  They've got a pretty eclectic mix of tracks, but here's a few that caught my ear...



The NOISEttes- Never Forget You

The NOISEttes- Don't Upset The Rhythm

The NOISEttes- When You Were Young (Killers Cover)

Arcade Fire- The Suburbs

On my way back from SD to LA tonight, I chugged along in my truck and punched my radio once again due to recent frustration I've been having with my CD player.  Instead of listening to the same CD for the 200th time, I crossed my fingers and hoped that KCRW had a good DJ on and was spinning good tunes.  Luckily, Poseidon heard my prayers and I was greeted with some sick new indie/electro songs that immediately perked me up.

Frothing at the mouth, I called up the station and yelled out a few requests.  The DJ was roots enough to grant me one of 'em and even gave me a shout out as he later said "earlier in the set, that was one of Arcade Fire's latest tracks entitled 'We Used To Wait' requested by Hendonesia? Hope I got your name right".  Here's a few of my favorite from Arcade Fire's latest album entitled The Suburbs.  I STRONGLY suggest you BUY it here!

Arcade Fire- We Used To Wait

Arcade Fire- Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)

Arcade Fire- The Suburbs

Arcade Fire- Ready To Start 

ps: you got my name right, but next time try not to forget the Surf Ambassador prefix...

MSTRKRFT - Heartbreaker

I figured I'd start things off with one of my favorite music videos of all time in addition to a few remixes of this heart-felt track.  Yeah, it's MSTRKRFT's "Heartbreaker".  Something about the video just reminds me about my life here in downtown LA, chasing adventure, chasing myrts, and chasing dreams!



MSTRKRFT- Heartbreaker (12th Planet Remix) * (If you haven't yet checked out my neighbor 12th Planet aka the LA Dubstep Ambassador, do your self a favor and peep his mental shit!  Love the Youth Blood Remix)   

MSTRKRFT- Heartbreaker (Wolfgang Gartner Remix)

MSTRKRFT- Heartbreaker (Laidback Luke Remix)

Da Sounds of SAHlence

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