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The Indie Girl Voice Aesthetic Presents ‘Single Ladies’–a cutesy indie interpretation of the popular song by Beyonce.

Carles — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:16:22 +0000

Kinda wanna throw down a bedroom studio jam and make a yewtube video 4 it.

Sorta wish I could be reborn as a girl so that I could have the opportunity to express myself with music. I think I would start by taking piano lessons at a young age, then possibly learn the guitar. I would try my best to have a ‘good voice’, but eventually I would want more than a ‘good voice’–I would want to have a humble, approachable voice that could fill up coffee shops and let the world know that I am a female artist worth taking seriously. I would write songs about the female experience, talking about my insecurities and failed relationships in a direct way that inspired girls to be like ‘thats how i see the world, too.’

My vocal delivery would really enable me to ‘make an impact’ on the indie scene, appealing to girls who were just like me (independent spirits) except they are 80% more creatively worthless than me, since they wouldn’t have any technical talent that would enable them to ‘make something artistic.’ I am not sure how to feel about music that fits into this aesthetic. It seems like the content doesn’t always matter, it sort of just has to sound ‘organic/stripped down’ and have a kute lil girl voice on top of it. I am not sure what women want out of music. It seems like this song would have been a ‘totally different type of hit’ if some indie girl sang it. Guess it is better that Beyonce ‘made it mainstream’?

I’m not even sure what women expect out of music. It seems obvious that the best bands are comprised of male members, but . It seems like ‘all girls’ (mainstream + alt + maltsream) like the same music, even if it is ‘fucking terrible.’ It’s sort of like the television series ‘Sex Inside of the City’, a story that glorifies the sexual pursuits of women. Even though the show is probably ‘mediocre’, the fact that it is a brand that women can rally around and ‘feel special’ that there is a show about ‘them’/their ‘feelings.’

Do yall ever miss the formative stages of ‘indie’, back when the smokey/cutesy/vulnerably quirky female voice was ‘fresh’ and ‘new’? Do u feel like the formula is dying, or will it live on forever?

Do u still listen to Feist/Paula Cole/Fiona Apple/Cat Powers/Sarah Maclaughlan/Jenny Lewis/The Blow?
Do women have ‘terrible taste’ in music, or is it just indicative of the escalated struggle for a sense of purpose in the world when u r a woman?

Remember when THE BLOW had that song ‘Hey Boy’ and it really ‘appealed 2 all indie girls’ since it was about a boy who didn’t call u back? This is a ‘fan video’ interpretation of the song, where a girl is crushed because of the neglect she experiences from a forgettable altbro.

Remember when that guy from the YACHT (Jona Bechtolt) ‘produced’ all of The Blow’s songs, but then she was ‘too Portland’ to take the brand to the next level [via selling out and making some mad mnstrm commercial money] then he quit the Blow and they haven’t been relevant since? Feel like women ruin everything/always have terrible ideas + ideals. Hard 2 empathize.

‘If u _____ed it then u should have put a _____ on it.’

Trick or Beats

Carles — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 21:00:00 +0000

Instead of searching my iTunes library for words like ‘Halloween’, ‘Ghost’, ‘Spooky’ and ‘Pumpkin’ and posting the songs for HypeMachiners, here’s a re-recommendation to download Party Time 2000’s Halloween Mixtape.

Click here to download the mixtape.

Track List:
1. Intro (RATATAT + MARTY G)
2. MSTRKRFT – Paris
3. Simian Mobile Disco – I Got This Down
4. Phil Collins + Vitalic = In the Repair Machines Tonight
5. Le Tigre – I’m So Excited
6. t.A.t.U. – Y Shosla S Uma
7. Feist – My Moon My Man (Boys Noize Remix)
8. Health – Triceratops (CFCF Remix)
9. The Blow – Love That I Crave (Strategy Remix)
10. Depeche Mode – Enjoy The Silence
11. Kiss – I Was Made For Lovin’ You
12. Avril Lavigne – Girlfriend (Party Time 2000) [MP3]
13. Crime Mob – Stilettos (Party Time 2000 Remix)
14. Big Tymers – #1 Stunna
15. Dear Nora + Casiotone For The Painfully Alone – Hot Boyz

[MP3s]
Nelly Furtado Say It Right (Party Time 2000)
Lil Mama Lip Gloss (Party Time 2000 Remix)

Party Time 2000’s Myspace
http://www.myspace.com/partytime2000

Party Time 2000 Creates new Mixtape

Carles — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 21:18:00 +0000

Party Time 2000’s latest mixtape is worth taking over the blogosphere in the days leading up to Halloween.
We’re all looking for something appropriate to play at our Halloween bashes, or when you are handing out candy to spoiled kids in your suburban neighborhood. Party Time’s Mixtape is the ultimate Halloween solution. Fresh and Spooky.

Party Time Says:

The process was creating a deeper darker sound, somehow using pitch shifting and tempo dropping to create a sense of slowed/quickened time. I was trying to create the scariest jams.

TRICK OR BEATS is an exciting listen, with the right balance of of blog house tracks and certified pop hits. Highlights of the mix are Phil Collins vs Vitalic, and the Boyz Noize Feist Remix transition into the CFCF Remix of Health’s “Triceratops.” It’s one of the more successful mixtapes out there.

Don’t let your mom play a CD of Spooky Sounds that she bought at Wal Mart. Show you that you love her by burning her a copy of Party Time 2000’s “Trick or Beats.”

Download the mixtape in continuous form, or with separated tracks.

[MP3s via Zshare]
Party Time 2000 – Trick or Beats Mix Tape (one long MP3)
Party Time 2000 – Trick or Beats Mix Tape (Separated Tracks) [HIGHLY REC'CD]

Visit Party Time’s Myspace
http://www.myspace.com/partytime2000

More Party Time remixes.
[MP3s]
Slim Thug & Mike Jones Still Tippin (Party Time 2000 Remix)
Nelly Furtado Say it Right (Party Time 2000 Remix