The Playlist: OSHEAGA 2012

The Osheaga Music And Arts Festival is a multi-day indie music festival held at Parc Jean-Drapeau right in Montreal (a music festival that could be reached by subway?! Incroyable). 2012 marked the year I went to a really big music festival and I must say, it was awesome and I would definitely make this a yearly thing.

For an "indie-music" festival, there were a lot of big names present (i.e. Justice, Snoop Dogg, The Black Keys) but what really stole the show for me was the EDM tent which was just plain fun every time  you approached it.

Well, I know its kind of late, but here is a playlist of some of the favourite acts I saw during this 2012 iteration of the festival, organized chronologically by day and time they performed (see the whole lineup schedule HERE):

FRIDAY

"I Am A Heart" by Hey Ocean!

"My Girl" by Yukon Blonde

"We Are Young" by fun.

"She's Dope" by Down With Webster [funnest performers at the place]

"Dougou Badia" by Amadou & Mariam

"Take Me Out" by Franz Ferdinand

"House Of Balloons / Glass Table Girls" by The Weeknd

"Rude Boy" by Zeds Dead

"Waters Of Nazareth" by Justice

SATURDAY

"The Kids Were Wrong" by Memoryhouse
"Lightshow" by Plants And Animals
"My Body" by Young The Giant
"Le Bonheur" by Dumas
"Sic Transit Gloria... Glory Fades" by Brand New
"Push It" by Garbage
"It's Another Day" by The Death Set
"Constant Surprises" by Little Dragon
"Gin And Juice" by Snoop Dogg


SUNDAY

"Are You Gonna Waste My Time?" by Zeus
"Post-War Blues" by Dan Mangan
"Changes" by The Airborne Toxic Event
"Take A Walk" by Passion Pit
"Ghetto Dreams" by Common
"Simple Song" by The Shins
"Kettling" by Bloc Party
"Undertaker" by Wolfgang Gartner
"Midnight City" by M83
"Lonely Boy" by The Black Keys
"Bonfire" by Knife Party

Overall, review of my time at Osheaga 2012:

• Most fun = Down With Webster
• Most out of place = The Weeknd (just sounded weird at 6:40pm)
• Best surprise = Wolfgang Gartner
• Best "mosh pit" = Bloc Party
• Best show = Justice

The Playlist: DigitalDreamDoor's 100 Greatest Electronic/Dance Songs Of THE 2000s

DigitalDreamDoor is a music geek's dream website with several very comprehensive lists such as 100 Greatest Double-Sided Rock Singles, 1952-1989 and 100 Greatest Metal Guitar Riffs. The latest playlist they released looks at this decade's greatest electronic/dance songs and ranked them based on impact, influence, and popularity.


I already covered the decade's best rock songs with 102.1 the Edge's Top 102 New Rock Songs of the 2000s.

COACHELLA 2012 and the Amazing Lineup

Coachella, the greatest North American music festival of our time (that's right Lollapalooza and Woodstock, I said it) did it again this year with an AMAZING LINEUP filled with a mix of relevant bands (e.g. The Black Keys, Swedish House Mafia, M83) and ol' classic acts (e.g. Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg, Radiohead). 

Most importantly however is the inclusion of a few of my favourite bands who have reunited! That's right - Pulp, At the Drive-In, and the almighty Swedish hardcore legends Refused are all scheduled on this year's Coachella lineup.


BTW, At the Drive-In's album "Relationship of Command" is one of the best hardcore punk albums I have ever heard and Refused's album "The Shape of Punk to Come" is THE best hardcore punk album I have ever heard, and one of my favourite albums EVER.


Full lineup and some examples of reunited awesomeness after the break.

JUSTICE - "Audio, Video, Disco" 8-Bit cover

I love 8-bit music! Chiptune music is a form of electronic music where they recreate songs using the sound chips of vintage computers and video game consoles. Just picture all those awesome Pac-Man "waka waka" sounds and NES boss music. 

The sample above is a good example of the genre, and 8-bit cover of "Audio, Video, Disco".


You can hear the original in my album review for Justice's 2011 CD.

Album Review: JUSTICE - "Audio, Video, Disco"

They really like crosses...

4 out of 5

The French house duo Justice is back to bring to the world their sophomore effort "Audio, Video, Disco." After listening to their debut CD †, I made the bold statement claiming that these guys are the heirs to house-gods Daft Punk - Justice's second album proved to me that that was no fluke but they are truly disco messiahs from the church of Daft.  

Courtesy of the group themselves - a medley of the whole album:

 Justice - Audio, Video, Disco (Medley) by etjusticepourtous