Bleep Blorp Bleep.

Hey everyone! Let me start by apologizing immensely for the past month or so. We definitely dropped the ball on this thing, and I'm very sorry about that. So! Since February is a new month, we're gonna start fresh. A whole new Bathroom Session for a whole new year (even though we're a month late)! So this year be on the look out for more guest spots, more album reviews, more fun filled facts, and who knows, maybe some concert reviews! In short:


We're Back Baby!


Let's get the ball rolling with a bit of analog songs. Sure everybody uses some analog or 8-bit sounding samples in today's music, but it's rare to find artists using only 8 or 16-bit sounds, and actually making it sound amazing! Here's some of my favourite Chiptune songs. 


Daft Punk - Aerodynamic (8-Bit by Je Deviens DJ En 3 Jours) (8-Bit, Chiptune)



Amazing rework of one of my favourite Daft Punk songs. This is an amazing mix by French 8-Bit artist Je Deviens DJ En 3 Jours and is part of an album called Da Chip which is "The music of Daft Punk revisited as vintage Game Systems". You pretty much can't go wrong with a tag line like that. 


Bit Shifter - Activation Theme (8-Bit/Chiptune)



Songs like this prove the fact that you don't need to have twenty layers of twenty instruments to make outstanding Electric dance music. Bit Shifter produces an amazing song here, and you just can't help but grin and bounce in your seat while you listen to it. Really. I challenge you. 
[this was the best video I could find on YouTube with the whole song intact and sounding it's best]


Anamanaguchi - Blackout City (Chiptune/Punk)


And of course, Anamanaguchi, an unreal 8-Bit Punk band from NYC. In the past two years they've exploded into the music scene. Providing the ENTIRE SOUNDTRACK to the movie adaptation of Scott Pilgram vs. The World last year, as well as dropping 5 singles, they stay true to their tag line: "Anamanaguchi makes loud, fast music with a hacked NES from 1985."


PixelH8 - We Can All See Rainbows (8-Bit/Chiptune)



Finally, PixelH8, one of the leaders in this genre. Amazing song, and really wicked video as well. Now go dust of your NES and tell it you love it. 

I Heard You Like Bass?

Alright ladies and gentlemen, here we go. It's a fresh new year, and so far we haven't started it off all that well. With a new year comes surprises, for example: Look back at what you were listening to this time last year, and then look at what you're listening to now. Are they the same? No. Imagine what we're going to be listening to a year from now? Who knows. 


Anyways, here's a couple songs with enough bass to shake things off of your head. {maybe}


Adele - Hometown Glory (Chewy Chocolate Cookies Remix)





Duck Sauce - Barbara Streisand (Sigma Remix)



Xample & Lomax - Link To The Past

Thank you American Record Producers.

Dear American Record Producers, I wanted to thank you for the growth of American participation in the House/Techno/Dubstep movement. As I sit here in my local coffee shop, I reflect on the music I have been currently been hearing on the radio. Usually when I am home to the currently snowy city of Memphis, I refuse to listen to the radio. I have a tape deck in my car where I hook up my iPod to my car stereo system. Why not? No commercials; no annoying Djs; I can keep up with my music ADD and I can listen to all my "You probably haven't heard of them" bands. However, when I arrived home, I discovered that there was a new radio station in town that tended to showcase the utter nonsense that some radio stations display. No stupid early morning discussions on which celebrity had a baby this week or whatever bullshit. Just pure music. Also I found that most of the music I actually enjoyed. Each beat was better than the next. Much of the music on the radio I actually hate. I'm not really into the "Corporate American Pop." However, the current pop music is following a different path. Black Eyed Peas and Rihanna are of course blowing up the radio currently, which I do not mind at all. I think David Guetta has had a great influence on these two artists. They are currently incorporating the beats and rhythms of songs within the House/Techno/Dubstep genres. (I think Deadmau5 appearance at the VMAs and the HUGE following he has in America is an additional factor to this growing trend) When I went to iTunes, this influence was even more prevalent. Of course most of the songs on the Top 10 Singles were on the radio but I was actually surprised to find "Stereo Love" by Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina at number 15!! This song has been HUGE in Europe since it came out. So here are some of the new tunes I am in love with. Britney. You have won my heart again. I idolized you as a kid and now as an adult have fall in love with you again. Your "Blackout" album is the soundtrack of my Freshman year of college and now you have pulled my heartstrings again with your integration of Dubstep beats into this song (Go to around 2:30 to hear the dank beats). I haven't actually heard this on the radio yet, but I immediately BOUGHT (YES BOUGHT) this song when someone posted it on the FB. I hope her whole album is like this. If Brit is with it, then everyone should be. All I'm saying.
Enrique Iglesias - Tonight I'm Lovin you feat Ludacris
Uploaded by jimihubabua. - See the latest featured music videos. (I apologize for this video. It was the only one I could find. YouTube was cracking down on the Copyrights) Woah. The mole has left Enrique and he has emerged as a House God. He now reminds me of what Juanes is doing currently in the House world. LOOOVEE IT! Yes the lyrics are still sucky but there is a beat drop. But alas. Still great!! Sincerely, Meredith

Canada Eh?

Happy Holidays/New Years/(I guess that's a holiday...)
I, like most college students, returned home for the holidays. My Christmas morning started around 6am when I made my way to Newark airport, and after a bumpy flight, finally arrived in The Great White North in the mid-morning. Since being back here, I've encountered old friends, old bars and clubs we used to frequent, and of course, a whole lot of great Canadian music that I haven't heard in a while, or just plain haven't heard. 


So here's a couple songs proving that Canada is good for so much more then maple syrup, hockey, and polar bears. Enjoy a taste of the North.


Crystal Castles - Empathy (Noise/Electric)


Honesty, I didn't realize that Crystal Castles were from Canada until I moved away from this glorious country. This duo actually formed when Alice Glass (the vocalist) was only 15 and playing in an unsigned Noise band in Toronto. Long story short, Crystal Castles came together after producer Ethan Kath saw Glass' band's performance in a bar in downtown Toronto. 


MSTRKRFT - Bounce (A-Trak Remix) (Electric/Dance)


Here's a double Canadian song posting for you. MSTRKRFT, straight from the Beaches in Toronto, Ontario, being remixed by Montreal's A-Trak. Enjoy this bumpin' club hit. 


Blue Foundation - Eyes On Fire (Zed's Dead Remix) (Dubstep)


Oh, Zed's Dead. Where do I even begin? An amazing Dubstep duo from Toronto that plays a show at a bar called Wrong Bar every Wednesday night. If you're ever in Toronto on a Wednesday, you now know where to go.


Stay tuned! There will be more Canadian tunes to come in the following two weeks. 

Christmas Eve Mash-Ups.

So, personally, I'm not really a fan of Girl Talk in a few different ways. I won't get into those though, that's a whole 'nother conversation. Anyways, here are some amazing Mash-Ups by some amazing people. Absolutely the best Mash-Ups I've heard in a while. 


Super Mash Bros - D.G.A.F.L.Y.F.


At first: "Oh wicked, I freaking love Sandstorm."
But Then: "Oh wow, Vengaboys? And Hammer?"
If you're still not listening to it, you didn't read that first part, or have something against the 90s.


Bearbot - Paper Planes Remix


The offset rap is just incredible over the Paper Planes beat. Another great track by Bearbot.


The White Panda - Fireflies Goin' Down


Secretly, I love Owl City. But only sometimes... Anyways, I love how two things that are completely different sound fantastic together. 


Merry Christmas Everybody. 

The Kick Back

So now, as I am done my finals, I'm starting to listen to quite different genres of music which CLEARLY reflect my mood. Have a listen to some good songs that make you just want to chill.


Dr. Dog - The Beach



Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Some Loud Thunder


MNDR - I Go Away

FIIIIIIINNAAAAALLLSSSSSS.

First of all, I'm terribly terribly sorry that it's been a whole week since either of us has posted anything. However, as we all know, its that time of the year where every college student doesn't see the light of day for about a week and a half. Yep, it's time for Finals. Now, this is unfortunate because the vast majority of people that I speak to listen to music while studying, and I thought it would be nice to share some great music for you to listen to whilst studying. When I asked friends (and some strangers resulting in a lot of strange looks), I found that there isn't really one common genre of music people listen to while studying.


 I assumed that people listened to music with a generally slower beat and more laid back feel, yet found out that's only the case with a handful of people. Personally, the type of music I listen to when studying varies from day to day, sometimes in very extreme ways. For example, I find that a good playlist of Glitchy music really keeps me on my toes when studying or doing work. The rough sounds and heavy kicks and snares really keep my mind going and alert, and the instrumentals are perfect then there are no words to cloud my brain. With all that said, another genre I find really good to listen while trying to get through a whole book of notes or writing a massive paper is definitely Hip Hop. A great Hip Hop playlist or album keeps me nodding my head through whatever it is I'm trying to finish. Quick and witty rhymes sometimes get me caught up and distracted from what I'm trying to process, but they inspire me to grunt through and get it done. 


There needs to be more really good Glitch-Hop. 


So, even though finals are almost over for most, here's a couple of my favourite songs to listen to while staying up all night filling my brain to it's limits with course content that usually doesn't even appear on the final itself. Enjoy.


Mos Def - Mathematics(Hip Hop/Rap)


What's there to say about Mos Def. He is just all around incredible. Also, it was his birthday earlier this week. So happy belated, and don't ever stop doing what you're doing. 


Das Racist - Nutmeg(Hip Hop/Rap)


Unreal rap ground out of Brooklyn, Das Racist comes straight at you, no holds, with an absolutely dizzying rhyme schemes and word plays. Have a listen, and check out their whole mix tape. 


Boreta - Bubblin' In The Cut(Glitch/Electric)


First of two members of The Glitch Mob I'll be posting tonight, Boreta brings us this fantastic Glitchy, almost Hip Hop-py track. Anytime this track comes on, well...my brain turns off and listens to it BUT! Once it's over I can power through notes like you wouldn't believe. 


edIT - Screening Phone Calls(Glitch/Electric)


For everyone who hasn't heard edIT before, he's super glitchy. So if you're not into the Glitch genre, this song might not be for you. However if you ARE into the Glitch genre, this song may make you a very very happy person.