Tag Archives: electronic

DJ Mehdi RIP

Wow, I hate to hear about new music this way, but the influential DJ Mehdi of Paris has died at the tragically young age of 34.

DJ Mehdi

DJ Mehdi

The quick background on his short life, “Mehdi Favéris-Essadi was born in 1977 in the suburbs of Paris. He got his start as a hip-hop producer, and found his signature sound by combining the style and attitude of hip-hop with elements of electro and house. Arguably his most important break came in 2006 when he released his album Lucky Boy on Ed Banger Records, the Parisian label that would be his home for the rest of his career. Over the years he collaborated with the likes of Daft Punk, Cassius and Chromeo. His most recent project was a collaboration with Riton called Carte Blanche. DJ Mehdi is survived by his wife, the French model and artist Fafi. Our thoughts are with his friends and family at this time.”

Röyksopp – Happy Up Here

royksoppI have an older Röyksopp cd, and Norwegian duo has everything you could want in an electronic outfit; driving beats, unobtrusive synthesized vocals topped by happy melodies to rule them.  Of course if the video features a Space Invaders theme, it’s going to immediately get my attention, plus I love the idea of advertising attacking us, so here we are.  Am I that transparent?  Na, I think I just like some escapism from indie rock every now and then and this kind of pop is the vessel.  Looks like I have my next target to buy, and I will now surf around for the perfect Space Invader tattoo; it’s out there somewhere (uh, yeah)