Alborosie – Kingston Town (Bassnectar Remix)
Due to overwhelming requests, here is an unmixed version for “DJs” to be able to mix in their sets and what not. Mastered, as always, by the one and only Bil Bless, its a dub-heavy 144 bpm baaaangerrr for you to ENJOY!!! This is a bootleg remix of Alborosie’s ‘Kingston Town’…you can show some support and buy his music!
What to do now?
Hey!!!
Full bassnectar update coming soon i promise! so much cookin in this oven, but i wanna take some time to put into the next update, and for now, this is a small note about WHAT TO DO NOW?
in terms of ….obama is elected, bush is “gone” and the economy is TANKING.
I can’t imagine anything easier after such a push over the past few years to just relax now that “our guy” is in the Whitehouse.
In fact, a politically-themed email seems almost exhausting to read, doesn’t it?
Well anyhow, when i got this latest MoveOn.org email i found myself feeling disinterested…just kind of like “ug! havent i thought about this stuff enough already???!” but sure enough, the answer is no.
NOW MORE THAN EVER is our time to buck-the-fuck-up and get our hands dirty… i think it is finally a time when our voices will be louder, and more necessary than ever. The financial crisis is extremely serious…and in large part is due to policies (and people) of the past, whose residue is still thick.
have a gander at this, i think it is UBER crucial to insist on sme transparency and ACCOUNTABILITY for ANYONE in a place of power/money/media.
this is important in my opinion:
“Congress must place enforceable, common-sense limits on salaries at all the banks that have taken taxpayer dollars.”
Sign the petition
Dear MoveOn member,
Last Friday, Sen. Claire McCaskill took to the Senate floor and said what I imagine a lot of us have been thinking about Wall Street lately:
“They don’t get it. These people are idiots. You can’t use taxpayer money to pay out $18 billion in bonuses…What planet are these people on?”1
Sen. McCaskill was reacting to the $18.4 billion in bonuses that Wall Street bankers took home in 2008. $18.4 billion going to the people who crippled our economy with their recklessness and greed and then took $700 billion of our money.2
Yesterday, President Obama took an important first step, limiting pay at companies taking bailouts going forward.3 But Congress is considering going even further, applying the limits retroactively and even taking back some of the most extravagant bonuses at firms that took taxpayer money.4A huge public outcry will give them momentum and push them to real action. Can you sign this petition to Congress, urging them to act now to rein in Wall Street greed? Clicking here will add your name.
The petition says: “Congress must place enforceable, common-sense limits on salaries at all the banks that have taken taxpayer dollars.”
Wall Street’s defenders make all kinds of excuses about why the bonuses were justified. They say that bonuses are an accepted part of compensation packages on Wall Street, that those receiving bonuses weren’t the ones who lost their firms billions of dollars, and that they need to pay bonuses to retain top talent.5
Those arguments are outrageous.
If automatic bonuses are a part of Wall Street culture, that culture has to change—a firm that’s still afloat only because of huge taxpayer bailouts shouldn’t be paying bonuses. And while tens of thousands of Wall Street employees are losing their jobs, it’s hard to believe that those still employed will go looking for new positions because they didn’t get a bonus.
Sen. McCaskill showed courage standing up to the status quo. We’ve got to show the rest of Congress that this is the kind of leadership we need to get us out of this crisis and make the economy work for all Americans. Limiting pay at companies taking bailouts won’t fix our financial system—that will take a lot more hard work—but it’s an important first step.Can you tell Congress to rein in Wall Street’s excesses now and then pass this petition on to your friends? Clicking here will add your name.
Thanks for all you do.
–Daniel, Peter, Justin, Marika and the rest of the team
Sources:
1. “McCaskill Proposes Compensation Cap For Private Companies Getting Federal Dollars,” Senate Newsroom, January 30, 2009
http://mccaskill.senate.gov/newsroom/vid_013009.cfm
2. “What Red Ink? Wall St. Paid Fat Bonuses,” The New York Times, January 28, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/29/business/29bonus.html
3. “Obama Outlines Limits on Executive Pay,” The Washington Post, February 5, 2009
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51145&id=15503-6839695-.fzcGrx&t=5
4. “Despite Treasury’s New Rule, Senators Aren’t Giving Up Their Push to Cap CEO Pay,” TPMDC, February 4, 2009
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51146&id=15503-6839695-.fzcGrx&t=6
5. “‘Meet the Press’ transcript for Feb. 1, 2009,” MSNBC.com, February 1, 2009
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28964188/page/5/
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More Free Passes+Free Bass=MMM
Hot freaking christ, if i could only announce who we are playing with on Friday fricking NIGHT!!!!! its killlliiiinnnnnnng me…probably the most exciting bill i have ever been on in *MY LIFE*, and i can’t say anything…>BLALAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHH!!!!!!!!!!!
….
that was the sound of me trying to release the pressure by doing the macarena all over my bedroom and ripping down the curtains, turning them into a ceremonial robe and running down the street as my elderly neighbor tries to subdue me with a broom.
i’m not sure if i spelled it right but THAT was indeed the sound of it.
OK, so moving right along. 2 dope parties in Austin for SXSW, neither can be announced, and are closed to only sxsw pass holders, which is hard to deal with, but it is what it is (and its never what its not) so if yu got passes, get yer asssesz in please! (IF NOT, we got some biiiiiGGGGG plans for Texas this year, and will announce this summer and it will be all access…remain tuned, oh my droogies and bass-addicts)
The good news, is that, round 2 with Euphonic Conceptions (more like round 547) is set to DETONATE in mega-fine Athens, GEORGIA, after STS9 this SATURDAY NIGHT< March 21.
The music matters massive (known in underground gear circles as M3) is transforming the Athens Arena into vibrating bassline fun-house to acheive MELTDOWN after the 3rd and final set of the sound tribe boyz @ their sold out theatre runnnn.
MMMM HMMMMMMMM…i think we drop zem bomz around 2 or 2:30am and:
THATS RIGHT, WE GOT 10 FREE PASSES TO GIVE AWAY!
so the first 5 people to email guestlist@bassnectar.net with:
in the subject line: HAAAAAH! SSSTTTT! ATHENS!
in the body of the email: Your FULL NAME as it appears on your ID
will recieve a pair of free passes and will join the ranks of the brave and the foolish, the obsessed and the succulent, the never-ending and the over-the-topping….
i could go on, but you probably stopped reading long ago
I AM THE ANTI-TWITTER!!!
or maybe im just afraid of 140 characters or less.
UGGGG!!!
how will i ever squeeze it all down to that?
i can’t say it’s on my list of things to do.
but enough about me, moving on to you
SEE YOU SOON
L
Art of Revolution Release & Spring Tour
Bassnectar announced his 2009 Spring tour in promotion of his latest single release, Art of Revolution. Look for Bassnectar live at clubs and festivals throughout North America this spring and summer including a headlining performance at the 2009 Lollapalooza music festival.
Art of Revolution is a mega-throbbing dubstep anthem pulsing with double time energy and features the legendary Jamaican vocalist Tapper Zukie. The single, released through the artists Amorphous Music imprint, includes remixes by Diplo, Ghislain Poirier, 6 Blocc, and Product 01.
Tracks are available for purchase through the Bassnectar store as high-quality DRM-free MP3 and FLAC versions prior to the single’s launch through Beatport and other online distributors on May 12, 2008. A subsequent vinyl release of Art of Revolution will follow through a partnership with Groove Distribution in the US.
More tracks and packages to follow hot on this track’s heels, stay tuned…
Also, check in with podcast.bassnectar.net throughout the spring for more singles and bootlegs to drop…
April will be spent deeeeeeeeeep in the studio mashing out ten million musical projects, remixes, new tunes, new material and techniques for the live set, and just generally going BUCK WILD with as much sound as possible. Amorphous Music is getting an ultra redevelopment to launch this summer, so we are all tingling with excitement about the new releases to come.
The Art of Revolution tour launches on May 1st and features custom-built PK-Sound System enhancements for larger-than-life audio courtesy of The Wobbly Factory. We are also working with a community of activists to generate involvement in local issues that pertain to each city along the tour route.
Please join us on the wild road:
May 2 – Elemental Experience – San Diego, CA
May 4 – HopMonk Tavern* – Sebastapol, CA
May 5 – Red Fox Tavern* – Eureka, CA
May 6 – Stillwater* – Ashland, OR
May 7 – McDonald Theatre** – Eugene, OR
May 8 – The Crystal Ballroom* – Portland, OR
May 9 – The Showbox* – Seattle, WA
May 10 – The Nightlight* – Bellingham, WA
(Vancouver date TBA) – Vancouver, BC
May 15 – 103 Harriet – San Francisco, CA
May 16 – The Catalyst – Santa Cruz, CA
May 23 – Bella Music Fest – Geneva, MN
May 24 – Summer Camp – Chillicothe, IL
May 25 – Detroit Electronic Music Fest – Ferndale, MI
May 29 – Henry Fonda Theatre – Los Angeles, CA
*Featuring Random Rab
**Featuring Gift of Gab (Blackaliscious), and Random Rab
Stay tuned for lots more info and details,
MUCH LOVE FROM BASSNECTARLAND
Win Free Tickets
Thanks so mucking FUCH to everyone who threw down so much energy in
colorado this past week. Each and every show was wall to wall freaks
and such a mixture of luscious and ballistic.
Here is a short edit from some of the video shot from stage and front of house:
Now onwards….most dates have been confirmed for the Spring Run in
May, West Coast Fiasco, and will be announced shortly… as always
presale tickets at tickets.bassnectar.net
i hear that there was an 8.50$ ticket surcharge on all tickets in
Denver (not on our site) but i APOLOGIZE for that…i just think that
is ridiculous quite honestly. With whatever tickets we are allowed to
sell at the bassnectar site i will always make sure it stays low….but
speaking of tickets:
This weekend we are honored to be a part of the Ophishal afterparty at
the Norva…from what i understand something near 12 billion people
(estimated) are descending on hampton, and we aim to squeeze as many of
em as possible into the Norva FRIDAY NIGHT. Alongside EOTO &
Orchard Lounge, with loads of augmented sound, this event will sell tha
HECK out, but here is your chance to win a free pair of tickets.
THE FIRST 5 PEOPLE TO EMAIL GUESTLIST@BASSNECTAR.NET
AND TYPE “WOMP NORVA” IN THE SUBJECT AND YOUR FULL NAME IN THE BODY OF THE EMAIL WILL WIN A FREE PAIR OF TICKETS.
Please note…you are only confirmed if you recieve a direct
confirmation email back from guestlist@bassnectar.net, saying whatsup,
and giving you the run down.
The next night we are flash out to Colombia, Missouri. We played there
for this first time last fall, on a Monday night, and the venue was
squashed to high heffen with freaks spilling out the windows.
i even personally got busted sneaking kids in the back door (ooops!)
so anyhow, we are moving up to the Blue Note this Saturday, and i know there’s lots of you driving in from out of town, STL, Lawrence, Lincoln, etc.
hit up guestlist@bassnectar.net
THE FIRST 5 PEOPLE TO DO SO with “BLUE WOBBLE” IN THE SUBJECT, AND YOUR FULL NAME IN THE BODY OF THE EMAIL WILL WIN A FREE PAIR OF PASSES.
Please note…you are only confirmed if you recieve a direct
confirmation email back from guestlist@bassnectar.net, saying whatsup,
and giving you the run down.
Also, if you are still reading this, i have a movie reccomendation.
THE BATTLE IN SEATTLE is a fucking brilliant movie, bringing to life the real events that transpired during the WTO protests in Seattle, Washington. Many personal friends were involved in this and although the movie got crap reviews (being criticized for the exact same thing that Slum Dog Millionaire was praised for) it is an exceelent flick, and a wickedly inspirational reminded of whats really up.
THANKS ALL!
SEE YOU SOOON FOR ANOTHER BLAST!!!!!
L
