Archive for August 2011

Mac Miller - Frick Park Market (video)


I'm a fan of Mac Miller, but I'm not really anymore =\. I don't know why... *wonders*...
Well here's a fun video. Stuff gets real crazy and weird and all neon and shieet lol
Enjoy.

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d(-__-)b ->> GHOSTPOET - Peanut Butter Blues and Melancholy Jam


Ghostpoet's debut album released early in February of this year (2011), is nothing short of greatness. It's impossible to put this album into a genre. This guy is so creatively crafty with the way he's ventured through the different avenues of music. Dubbing himself "a lad with a lisp and some stories to tell", being born and bred on the gritty streets of Coventry, he paints a picture of how life is/was like over underwater, free-slowing, repetitive boom claps. This is the ISH to be listening to, when you knockin' back that ISH... ya feel me.


 


In this album of only 10 tracks he's spanned the worlds of hip-hop, trip-hop, dubstep, indie and all sorts. I've gotta admit... It's frikkkin GENIUS! Especially on his debut. He's even got Kano on the wave. Ghostpoet (Mike Skinner's favourite lyricist) and Kano (Jay-z's favourite UK MC) on the one track Cash and Carry Me Home (remix) at RedBull London Studios, courtesy of SoulCulture.Tv



 


The best track for me on here is Finished I Ain't. The production on this has sealed it for me, the sluggish simple beat, that creates visuals in your head of you getting a tour of his hometown around him. This is a big one for me.

If you wanna hear and download.

Click for iTunes

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Blu ft. Nia Andrews - My Sunshine (video)



I'm just gonna sit back here in London and wish that "summer" here could just be as peaceful as this.
Honestly when I first watched this, I didn't pay any attention to the verses - I just heard the chorus and watched the flicking pictures
=]

 


*sings* {My sunshi-i-ine}

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d(-__-)b ->> CARIBOU - Swim





This album is composed of 9 eye-warming tracks. Psychedelic sounds wrapped around an electronica beat, which is the kinda stuff I like listening to when I want to just close my eyes and zone out to some noises lol.  If you've heard of Toro y moi... They sound sorta similar. Listening to it again now, (as I write this review) I see these being used as soundtrack for something like a rave on the moon - all slow mo'. You know them videos where there's people partying and there's just strobe lights attacking your iris... Them kind.

The track on the album for me is "Odessa". I'm sure if you enjoy your football and have played FIFA 11, you'd recognise this track.

(beware of 0:13)

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This is how I've been the past 5 days or so,
my headphones stuck on, plugged in to my iTunes,
speaking in lyrics,
walking to beats,
chewing to claps,
and bathing in time to track length.

No cut-eyes or screwface though... It's been lovely jubbly.

I've been listening to alot of stuff lately both old and new, and out of each album/EP /mixtape, I've been sussing out favourites and sorting them into playlists, getting them ready for The Big Sync.


THE BIG SYNC
(Basically the updating of my iPod - An event that doesn't happen so often occur because I'm a lazy bum) 
 *SIGH*
(and my 4year old 3rd gen iPod Nano is only 8GB) 
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(yeahhhh... I feel like a right lemon head now. Wicked)
 
I said on my Twitter (@bobonova) that I'd blog about what I've been listening to. So what I'm going to do with the next set of posts titled:
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I'm gonna write reviews of what I've been listening to and of course recommend a track from that album/ mixtape/whatever.

STAY LOCKED IN.

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Adidas Originals iPhone app

This just sucks that I didn't get an iPhone 4. Getting a Blackberry Torch is fun, but I want FUNN-NERRR. I can't blog from it, reading up on other material is a draaaaaaggggg, the games are just some crap rebore iphone/android ones that're unresponsive and yadda yadda yadda. Since I broke my iPhone, I've had to settle with the BB Torch.

I must admitBlackberry is not the device for me. Even with all the revamps and sizzling up thats been done to the software and interface... its still only really good for the messenger and I think thats going to be as far as it goes for Blackberry. All unless they better the apps, and make more room for creativity, without stealing any Apple intel of course and avoid the suing lol.
Enough ranting about Blackberry this post is about the wonderful iPhone and the new addition to the App Store....

The Adidas Originals app



One thing that just amazes me about this app is the 3D image recognition software that allows you to take a snapture of your right-paired Adidas and find similar pairs with similar colourways.
Pshhhhhh even the frikkin store locator

If you wanna know the tech stuff from the Adidas technicals, this bit below is for you...
(For the others, there's a demo video abit further down)


adidas Originals launches first-of-its-kind iPhone® application
3D image recognition provides users with recommendations for new sneakers
Herzogenaurach, Germany, August 5th, 2011 – adidas Originals has created a unique application for providing first-of-its-kind access to the brand via the iPhone®. With the help of a special 3D image recognition software, users get their recommendation for a new pair of sneakers by taking a snapshot of a pair of shoes, and the closest matching product from the iconic sportswear label that is currently available will be generated. The snapshot is just the entry point into the mobile adidas Originals world, where users can also check out the nearest adidas store, flip through the product catalogue, or become one of the 10.5 million fans on the adidas Originals Facebook page.
Even though image recognition applications have made their way into the marketplace, the adidas Originals App uses 3D image recognition for real-life objects/products, which is the first of its kind in its industry. Users take a photo of a sneaker, and the application responds with the closest, most relevant matches based on the colour of the input image. This gives consumers the chance to find the best replacement for their favourite old sneakers, to find adidas sneakers most similar to shoes that might have caught their eye somewhere, or to simply play around and explore the different styles of adidas Originals sneakers in a fun way.
While the image recognition tool offers an exciting entry point to the app, the user will also be able to scroll through the adidas Originals catalogue, spin the products around in a 360 degree view and stay up-to-date about brand news and content from adidas. Users will also be able to find adidas Originals stores within 50 km of their location. Through Facebook Connect users will be able to share their favourite products with their friends.
A quick link to the adidas Originals Facebook page provides qualitative content, such as new product drops, events and contests, on a daily basis. The Facebook presence has developed into a global information hub from adidas Originals, well received by more than 10.5 million fans to date.
The adidas Originals App is available for free from August 5th, 2011 and will be first presented in public during the Lollapalooza 2011 Festival in Chicago, USA, from August 5th-7th, where festival visitors can download and try out the app.


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Elle Varner ft. J. Cole - Only Wanna Give It To You


Here's some new stuff, from some new stuff. I'm pretty sure most of us have never heard of Elle Varner, but after such a track with a cool feature from J. Cole, she's bound to become a common name.
For a first record with Sony, she's come out with an oldschool, goodvibes, 90's R&B/HipHop track that could get my mum boppin her head while her neck is rolling on the steering wheel.
This even compliments the beautiful weather we have right now in London.


  

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