MiMosa… still droppin it.
MiMosa
MiMosa – Pandora – “Psychedelic Stereo” EP Demo
This album will be released sometime in February. The only person more amped than me is probably Lauren. MiMosa is by far her favorite DJ to get down to on the dance floor. Hah… Brecken recently moved into MiMosa’s old room at the Vulcan in Oakland. Amazing things come out of that place.
Part of what Lauren and I love about the emerging dirty west coast wobble dub scene is the tempo. You get a house/trance/anything else for that matter DJ and they’ll likely be droppin 150 beats per minute (BPM). You talk to a happy hardcore DJ and they’ll be spinning 200+. Mimosa, Glitch Mob, and even BassNectar at this point are slowing things down. We’re back to 85-100 BPM. That’s very close to the Hip-Hop I grew up with, not to mention a lot of these DJ’s are remixing hip-hop tracks. This is the right pace for me to hoop too. If the music is too fast… I just hoop fast. If it’s a bit slower, I hoop slow but still can’t resist to break into fast fits.
Pandora – “Psychedelic Stereo” EP Demo
MiM0SA | MySpace Music Videos
Summer Time in Oakland – Siren Music
This track sounds like MiMosa took Brandon Hale, aka Siren under his wing and schooled him in the way of the west coast wobble. I have a feeling we’re going to see this guy in heavy festival rotation next year. Man, after perusing videos of Siren on stage, he even looks uncannily like MiMosa.
Summer Time in Oakland by Siren Music
“Live drums, heavy synths, groove and energy are the foundation that Brandan Hale AKA Siren builds on. Hailing from Oregon and now settled in San Francisco, Siren is another new west coast find that has been making his distinctive mark on midtempo breakbeats and dubstep. With a background of metal influences and playing piano, saxaphone, drums in punk, ska and metal bands, Siren brings both melody and unforgiving edge to his productions. Already making headway with touring the ‘bass’ scenes of the US west, ‘Spawn’ is clearly the first of many releases to come. Expect bass that hits you in the gut, raw and pounding lead riffs and some epic instrumental accompaniments, truly made for ‘large’ environments or the most urban of basements.”-MUTI MUSIC
Visit his MySpace page here.
53 – Sidecar, Brecken Demo for Hoop Technique
Last night Spiral, Lauren and I headed over to Brecken’s new place at the Vulcan to video her demo footage for the Hoop technique DVD. Brecken is loving the Vulcan so far and the place seems to fit her well. She has put a lot of work into polishing up her private space, even installing a brand new hardwood floor and giving it a slick new paint job. It’s great that we have another hooper immersed in the depth of the Vulcan tech approach to object manipulation.
While sitting in one of the Vulcan courtyards, we were talking to Sidecar Tommy of Beat’s Antique. I mentioned digging the “53 – Sidecar” track that he had posted on Soundcloud. (http://soundcloud.com/tracks/search?q=53+-+sidecar ) He asked which version I was talking about, his version or MiMosa’s. Although I posted the track here a week or two ago, I hadn’t realized that there are two versions of the song. This morning I looked it up and here they are. I appreciate being able to see the track in progress. Can’t wait to buy a copy once it is actually released.
At the moment, I think I dig Tommy’s version just a bit more than MiMosa’s but both are killer. They describe it nicely, the track is “pretty and dirty.”
MiMosa’s Version
53 – Sidecar T0MMY n’ Tigran MiM0SA by TigranMiMoSA
Tommy’s Version
53 – sidecar by sidecartommy
MiMosa – The CrunkSteppers Guide into the PsyPhy
The CrunkSteppers Guide into the PsyPhy by TigranMiMoSA
Visit soundcloud in order to download the mp3: here
Hoop Camp 2009 – Rich’s Workshop Playlist
Photo by Natasha Young
HoopCamp!!! Hell yes. It was so great to connect once again with our amazing national hoop community. I love these people. There are so many bright lights amongst us.
Several people asked me for my playlist so I thought I’d post it here with links on how to find the tracks.
MiMosa – Still Balin Remix
Lorn – Until There Is No End
Lupe Fiasco – Shining Down (feat. Mathew Santos)
Nalepa – 4th of July (Slidecamp Remix)
Beat’s Antique – She’s Looking for something (featuring Lynx and Janover)
MiMosa – Sirius
Roll Camp – Slidecamp
Send me an email if you need help finding any of these tracks: email
MiMosa – Priceless Campout
I’m happy I made until 3:00am to see MiMosa destroy the dance floor Sunday Morning. If there is one DJ that left me craving more, this was it. I haven’t seen a crowd go off like that in a long time. MiMosa is definitely on my short list of DJs to watch right now.
Mimosa takes listeners on a journey through warm rhythmic sound-scapes, with melodies and vocal samples smoothly crafted to help navigate the sonic terrain. Using basslines inspired by hip-hop classics like Too Short and Dr Dre, combined with deep psychedelic textures reminiscent of the downtempo and midtempo output by Tipper and Bluetech, Mimosa blends the range of styles to create his own fresh take on the west coast sound.
Mimosa’s debut EP release, Hostilis, presents tracks with heavy-hitting low frequencies, sexy grooves, and uplifting dub infusions, floating between instrumental Hip Hop and Dubstep. The Hostilis EP also features prolific MC Souleye from Colorado, known for his extensive touring with jam bands like BLVD and STS9. The track ‘Framboise’ features beautiful vocal textures provided by Canadian artist Sasha [Butterfly] Rose.