Category Archives: Trip Hop

Canadian Gold

July 1, 2013 by snapshotsandneedledrops

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CANADA! I spent this Canada Day’s eve as a happy little ex-pat: baking maple cookies, wearing red flannel and unabashedly, albeit ironically, belting out Sloan lyrics– “One thing I know about the rest of my life… I KNOW THAT I’LL BE LIVING IT IN CANADA”. And, while I imagined you all drinking beer on the dock and enjoying your day off, I was toiling away at my desk– not-so-secretly sporting a CANUCK tshirt under my blazer. Classic Canadiana: […]

Categories: Acoustic, Alternative, Canadian, Dance, Electronic, Electropop, Experimental, Folk, Hip Hop, Indie, Mashups, New Wave, Playlists, Pop, Rap, Remix, Rock, Sample, singer-songwriter, Soul, Synthpop, Thugstep, Trip Hop, World • Tags: Canada, Canada Day, Canadian music, folk, indie, maestro fresh wes, music, photography, rap, Rock

Mashup Mania

June 17, 2013 by snapshotsandneedledrops

“I quote from others to better express myself.” – Michel de Montaigne With the emergence of digital sound technology, increasing connectivity and availability, sampling has become a constant in modern musical genres. The digital synthesizer and the internet have made conversations over music intellectual property a never-ending debate. I can certainly sympathize with the artist who wants to protect the originality of their work and ensure payment of royalties. However, there is a popular argument that rises every time some […]

Categories: 80s, Alternative, British, Canadian, Dance, Electronic, Electropop, Experimental, Indie, Mashups, New Wave, Pop, Remix, Rock, Sample, Synthpop, Trip Hop, Unsigned • Tags: double exposure, experimental, indie, Mashups, music, musical evolution, photography

Enlighten Festival Canberra light projections on building

Ain’t No Love

March 11, 2013 by snapshotsandneedledrops

Canberra’s ‘Enlighten’ Festival March 2013 I woke this fine Australian morning to find that my friends at Ain’t No Love have come out with a beast of a new video for their latest ‘Gone Already.’ It opens with haunting beats and singer Saidah’s entrancing vocals. The mix lures you into a chilled rhythmic groove only to be shaken awake by the purposely frantic and silver-tongued stylings MCs Beanz and 1990. Love Thy Brother’s Liam Clarke is masterful as he creates […]

Categories: Canadian, Electronic, Pop, Rap, Renegade Pop, Thugstep, Trip Hop • Tags: Ain't No Love, Australia, Canadian, Canberra, electronic, entertainment, festival, music, photography, pop, rap, renegade pop, thugstep, trip hop

The Clock that Mocks

January 28, 2013 by snapshotsandneedledrops

“Time goes, you say? Ah, no! alas, time stays, we go.” – Henry Austin Dobson Looking out through the clock at the Musée D’Orsay, best museum in the world, at Paris’ 1st Arrondissement and on towards Sacré-Cœur. Time is making a fool of my plans. I cannot believe it’s Monday/post-day already! It’s been Australia Day celebrations-this and sightseeing-that… Anyway I was a bit under-prepared for this week’s entry so you’re getting some standby favourites. The photo was taken from inside […]

Categories: Alternative, Dreamwave, Electronic, Funk, Hip Hop, Instrumental, Jazz, New Wave, Nu Jazz, Remix, Rock, Soundtrack, Trip Hop • Tags: alternative, architecture, art, arts, clock, dreamwave, electronic, electronica, entertainment, funk, hip hop, indstrumental, jazz, musee d'orsay, museum, music, new wave, Nu Jazz, Paris, photography, photos, remix, RJD2, Rock, Sacre Coeur, soundtrack, travel, trip hop

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