Coachella 2012 - 2 Weekends!?!?

Coachella [Golden Voice]: Official | Facebook

Coachella 2 weekends?! I suppose this means twice as many parties. Before, after, and during Coachella! Full announcement from golden voice below...

Hard Presents... Holy Ship!

Holy Ship [HARD]: Official | Facebook

this is going to be fun..

Stones Throw Podcast: 66: Flying Lotus

Justice - Civilization [New Video]

Justice [Ed Banger]

"Discover the New Video of Justice"

The Wonderful Sound of Induce [New Music]

Induce: Soundcloud | Official

Miami based Producer/Singer/DJer/Bike Rider/Picture Taker/Feeling Finder Induce has recently invaded my playlist with his soulful disco musical fun. His tunes will surely have you on your feet dancing to the beat all summer long. I can't wait for this album to drop, it will certainly be the soundtrack to my summer. Check out the Wonderful Sound of Induce's New Single: Pretty/Get Down Saturday Night!

The Wonderful Sound Of Induce! - "Pretty" - Radio Edit by Induce

Countdown to Lightning in a Bottle: Part 2 - Lightning In Your Ear Compilation

Photo by: Aaron Gautschi
Lightning In a Bottle [Do Lab]: Official | Facebook | Twitter | Buy Tickets

For this edition of our Countdown to Lightning In A Bottle Festival Series I will let the music do all of the talking. Here's the official LIB Compilation: Lightning In Your Ear 2011, featuring 17 juicy tracks of various artists performing the festival. Pay what you wish, with all proceeds going to the
Critical Beats charity. Explore the related posts for more music + set times...

Rock The Bells 2011 [Line Up + Tour Dates]

Rock The Bells [Guerilla Union] : Official | Tickets | Facebook | Twitter
Press Release and Tour Dates below...

Countdown to Lightning in a Bottle: Part 1

Photo by: Aaron Gautschi
Lightning In a Bottle [Do Lab]: Official | Facebook | Twitter | Buy Tickets

With the Do Lab's Lightning in a Bottle festival just a few days away, I would like to take the time to share some of the artists that everyone should check out this weekend at LIB (if you're not going to the festival you should check out the great music anyways!). Thanks to the Do Lab for putting together such an awesome line up. Although some of the names on the flyer didn't hit me at first, I realized that this only meant a whole new world that I've yet to dive into of fresh up and coming artists perfect for my hungry ears and eyes...

Constructing Lightning In A Bottle 2011 [Trailer + Set Times]

Lightning In a Bottle [Do Lab]: Official | Facebook | Twitter | Buy Tickets
As the week slowly progresses into the weekend I'm slowly and surely growing more and more excited to experience my first Lightning In A Bottle. It seems like each day I'm learning more about this amazing festival experience. A few days ago a video/article/interview was shared online that really puts everything into perspective. We get to hear from the people who labor year round to provide this unique experience to everyone who attends. From the amazing artists we're looking forward to covering, to the depth of workshops available, and the plethora of artists participating, I'm honestly not sure how me and [e]ccentric will cover it all, but we shall try. Many thanks to Steven @ The Confluence Group for reaching out to us and inviting us to this new experience. In addition to the "Constructing Lightning In a Bottle" video you can find the set times for the artists performing on the stages as well as the winner of the LIB Mixtape Contest below. We'll be sharing more treats as the week progresses so be sure to check back. If not, we'll see you this weekend!

Manni Dee [Feature Interview + Exclusive Mix]

Manni Dee: Official | Soundcloud
Some people will tell you, "The Internet is over saturated with music." They'll also say "Most of the music online is crap." They might even go into a rant about the good 'ol days or ask you if you've ever been to a record store before. My response is, "Yes I've been to a record store. A mom & pop record store in fact. Actually, we have a great local mom & pop record store here in Long Beach called Fingerprints. You should go check it out and say, 'Hey Rand! Nice store you got here.'" [He's the owner.] What was my point again for this introduction?...[thinking. coffee is kicking in]

Oh! As many of the older guard of music enthusiasts will credit their local record store for their initiation and education on the vast limitless volumes of music ever known to human kind. I on the other hand have Napster+Illegal Sharing Networks+Internet to thank for exposing me to music. Que in our friend Manni Dee from across the Atlantic who's been busy crafting and performing his wonky futuristic beat bass music. He contacted us through Soundcloud and sent us some tracks. We liked it so we played it. We liked it so much we wanted to help him out and do more for him so here we are with the interview below. He's a cool dude. I'm going to buy him a pint when we hang...

HARD Summer Music Festival 2011 [Trailer]

HARD Summer : Official | Tickets | Flyer
No explanation necessary. It's going to be a fun show. After seeing Duck Sauce + Boys Noize + Chromeo + Skrillex + Odd Future perform at Coachella this year, the opportunity to see them again is definitely a treat. I'm looking forward to seeing Carte Blanche [DJ Mehdi & Riton] perform since I missed them the last time they were in town. I'm also extremely excited to finally see Siriusmo perform live. If you have yet to get a copy of his latest release Mosaic [Purchase @ Modeselektor | Juno | Amazon] go get it. I know fabricated can't wait to see Noisia + Caspa + Emalkay + Nero. So if those artists alone don't convince you then check out the trailer below...

Battles - Wall Street [Live Video]

Battles [Warp Records]: Official | Facebook

Absolutely enjoy the Take Away Show series by La Blogotheque. It's one of those "I always wanted to do that!" kind of moments whenever I watch these videos. This installment features Brooklyn NY's Battles from Warp Records. Their upcoming release titled Gloss Drops will be out on June 6/7th [Pre order @ Bleep|Amazon]. Unfortunately I don't understand French so I don't know what the statement below says, but I'm sure it's a brief description of what happened in Paris when they shot the video. Salutations to our readers/listeners in France...

Win 2 Free Tickets To The Identity Festival Tour Stop Of Your Choice [Contest]

Win Tickets to the Identity Festival: Info | More Info
Our friends over at wantickets.com[shout out to @Bmuse] want to give you a pair of tickets to the Identity Festival Tour Stop of YOUR choice. We're all short on cash these days and we're always in need of some good music so this is your chance to join in on the festivities.

HOW TO ENTER:
- Follow @wantickets on Twitter
- RT The following message –“ I’m getting my tickets for @identityfest from @wantickets. Who’s coming with me? -http://bit.ly/wantickets “

The Giveaway begins at 12:00 PM. (PT) on May, 19, 2011 and ends at 12:00 a.m. (PT) on May 23, 2011 (the “Promotional Period”).

Potential winners will be notified via the @wantickets page on Twitter.com and asked may be asked to direct message their contact information. If any winner notification remains unanswered for more than forty-eight (48) hours, the prize will be forfeited in its entirety. [In other words keep checking on twitter to find out if you've won!]

Nativity

Live Broadcast - Mayday Mayday (5/21/11)

Dank Radio on KPFK
Live Broadcast - May 21, 2011
Mayday Mayday: DownloadTracklisting...

Eccentric warms up the radio waves
Thievery Corporation - Retaliation Suite - Radio Retaliation
Pretty Lights - Glazing at the Glare
Beats Antique - Revival - Blind Threshold
Afta 1 - Brooklyn Sunset - FORM
Little Dragon - Swimming - Machine Dreams
Lupe Fiasco - Lazers - The Show Goes On
Zavala - E.R. (Dark Time Sunshine Vessel Instrumentals)
Thavius Beck - Away (Flying Lotus Remix)
Mimosa - Detour
Flying Lotus - Catacombs (Extended Version) - Cosmogramma Alt. Takes
Teebs - You've Changed - Ardour
Tokimonsta - Day Job - Creature Dreams EP
Daedelus - Suit Yourself - Bespoke
Scientist - Pulsar - Scientist Meets the Space Invaders
Rx Bandits - In Her Drawer - ...And the Battle Begun
Four Level Interchange - Smoke My Pocket (LIVE)
Micro - Obsessions

Frabricated mixes from dawn to beyond
1. The Weeknd - What You Need
2. Miike Snow - Silvia (Emalkay Remix)
3. Starkey - Star (feat. Anneka)
4. Skream - Trapped In A Dark Bubble
5. Blu Mar Ten - Nobody Here (Kastle Remix)
6. Spor - Pacifica (Kito & Reija Remix)
7. Deadmau5 - I Remember (Caspa Remix)
8. Lung - Afterlife (Kryptic Minds Remix)
9. Sub Focus - Could This Be Real (Joker Remix)
10. Joker - The Vision (Breathe In) (feat. Jessie Ware)
11. Skream - Where You Should Be (feat. Sam Frank) (Shy FX Remix)
12. Kabuki - Memory Effect
13. Claude Von Stroke - Aundy (DJ Marky & S.P.Y. Remix)
14. Netsky - Moving With You (feat. Jenna G)
15. Hybris - Keeping Me
16. Tokimonsta - LIttle Pleasures (feat. Gavin Turek)
17. Flying Lotus - Auntie’s Lock/Infinitum
18. The Temper Trap - Love Lost
19. Local Natives - Wide Eyes
20. The Naked And Famous - Punching In A Dream

enjoy,

[e]ccentric

I.T.S. Presents : Beats For A Bench [Feature Interview]

I.T.S. Presents : Beats For A Bench : Event Info | Pre Sale Tickets
Over the past year it has become even more apparent to me that the city of Long Beach is becoming more and more organized in terms of quality music events. Sure you can say I'm biased because I'm involved with a handful of events. I'm also biased because a good number of my friends are creating/nurturing these events. Regardless of my ties to the city it's safe to say we have something to say and more importantly we stand for something. Whether it be for music, fun, family, or the benefit of our fellow human beings.

Recently through various circles of music heads I met a man who also stands for something. To trail it back a couple steps we clicked because we liked the same music. Whenever I meet another being who diggs what I digg then we automatically click. Enter Steven Kerns, who gave me a heads up about this event he was organizing for a fallen comrade. I asked him who was performing and he told me. I asked him where was it going to be held and he said, "Long Beach." That's more than enough info for me right there. I'd go into greater detail, but I'm just going to let him do most of the talking...

JazzReggae Festival 2011 [Documentary + Line Up]

The 25th Annual JazzReggae Festival at UCLA: Official | Tickets
Despite all the parties, clubs, concerts, etc. we tend to frequent, we here at Dank Radio love community events. For the people, by the people. So we're delightfully surprised that we were sent the documentary below celebrating the 25th Annual JazzReggae Festival at UCLA. We had so many questions about how the event came about and who was responsible for organizing it. This was THE perfect way to answer all of our questions. Not to mention give a voice to the people behind the scenes and have them explain what the JazzReggae Fest means to them. If you look closely you can see L from Truth Seekers Radio make an appearance [Shout out to Santana and the whole crew]. Without any further ado here's the documentary along with a few words to summarize the whole thing. Below you will also find a selection of artists that you may or may not know but you should definitely check out.

Electric Daisy Carnival 2011 [Trailer]

Electric Daisy Carnival [Insomniac Events] : Official | Tickets
I remember the first time [e]ccentric showed me the video for the EDC 2010 trailer. I responded with, "Wait. We're going to that? On BOTH days?!". The initial response was something along the lines of "This looks like the most craziest amount of fun possible. What a way to start the summer." This year EDC is back but they've added a third day. I can barely survive Coachella's three day insanity, I hope my body will forgive me for the amount of fun I'll have in Las Vegas. If you have yet to purchase your tickets go get them as soon as possible. I'm certain it will sell out. See you all there!


Nativity

Identity Festival [Line Up + Tour Dates]

Identity Festival : Official | Facebook | Twitter

It was only a matter of time before all of our favorite producer/DJs hit the road and did a proper tour across America. Sure many of these artists have done various shows with their friends in spotted tours across the States but it was in deed a surprise for me to discover that this has been set in stone. Reminds me of the Warped Tour days. I'm assuming there will be less chuck taylors/drunken brawls/and middle fingers flicked off at the ghetto birds roaming the skies. Nonetheless this tour will be a great time. I'm curious as to what kind of set Chad Hugo (N*E*R*D*) will have. Is he going to be playing the sax + mpc + keys + guitar or will he simply be DJing. I guess we'll have to go to find out...

Live Broadcast - Mayday (5/7/11)

Dank Radio on KPFK
Live Broadcast: 5/7/11
Mayday - Download


Eccentric/Glocks:
Arkist - Fill Your Coffee (Unreleased)
Tokimonsta - Bright Shadows - Creature Dreams (Out May 17 on Brainfeeder)
J Dilla - Hi (Kid sWINg rough remix) - Do the Dilla: Tribute to the Drum Master
Daedelus - Tailor Made (Floating Points Remix)
Lettuce - Mr. Yancey (Bonus Track) - Rage

4:20 Special - Thavius Beck Smashes the Radio Waves
Tracklist coming soon!

Slakah The Beatchild - Colorblind (Album Version) - Mushroom Jazz Vol. 7

Fabricated Mix
1. Bop - Enjoy The Moment (Unquote Remix)
2. Gorillaz - Doncamatic (Joker Remix)
3. Above & Beyond - Sun & Moon (Distance Remix)
4. Blu Mar Ten - Nobody Here (Kastle Remix)
5. Distance feat. Alys Be - Falling (Extended Version)
6. Digital Mystikz - Eyez
7. Skream feat. Freckles - How Real
8. Magnetic Man feat. Katy B - Crossover
9. Skream - Midnight Request Line
10. Breakage - Fighting Fire (feat. Jess Mills)
11. Miike Snow - Silvia (Emalkay Remix)
12. Die, Interface, William Cartwright - Bright Lights feat. William Cartwright (Joker Remix)
13. Emika - Double Edge (Pinch Remix)
14. Coki - Carbon Aliens
15. Kryptic Minds feat. Emika - Make You Sleep
16. Scuba - Three Sided Shape
17. Tunnidge - 7 Breaths
18. Kahn - Like We Used To
19. Burial - Street Halo
20. Moderat - A New Error
21. Tokimonsta - Cigarette Lust
22. Boards Of Canada - Aquarius (Version 3)

enjoy

peace&love

[e]ccentric

The Subs - Don't Stop [Music Video]

The Subs [Lektroluv Records] : Official | Facebook

Former DJ duo + Vocalist having gone through a metamorphosis has now emerged as the live band = The Subs. Below you will find their movie inspired music video for their track titled Don't Stop, which is off of their current release Decontrol [Purchase @ Juno|iTunes|Beatport]. This album is definitely getting a lot of regular spins by me as the days go by. Be sure to pick this up. Fun track by a fun band. Enjoy...