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Public: Metallica, When In Rome, & ELO Remixes + Mixtape

Basura — Sun, 04 May 2008 23:30:06 +0000

San Francisco native, Public (Nick Marsh) began recording/producing music with a 4-track tape deck at the age of 11. In his teens Marsh played in numerous post-hardcore bands, and in 2004 began an electronic solo project titled: “Marsh”. “Marsh” released one self-titled LP, and two EP’s during the two year span the project lasted for.

After his Marsh project & endless months of toying with samplers, drum machines, and a long list of music programs, Marsh had recorded enough solid material to birth a new project; Public. Despite the recent emergence into dance music, Public has built a large library of original and remixed tracks. Get your mouse pointers on these tracks that will make you want to dance, shake, move and perhaps even lean back.

MP3: Metallica- I Disappear (PUBLIC Goth Remix/Missingtoof Exclusive)

MP3: When In Rome- The Promise (PUBLIC AM Remix)

Public also laid down this fresh mix for your listening pleasure:
Tracklist

Public – Intro
Metallica – I Disappear (Public Goth Remix/Missingtoof Exclusive)
Public – Ingestion
Electric Light Orchestra – Prologue
Electric Light Orchestra – Twilight/Yours Truly, 2095 (Public Edit)
When In Rome – The Promise (Public AM Remix Part 2)
The Cardigans – Lovefool (Public Edit)
Cut Copy – Zap Zap/That Was Just A Dream (Public Edit)
Public – Unreleased Track
Boys Noize – & Down (Public Remix)
Public – Unreleased Track
Public – House Party
Van Halen – Eruption
Public – Digital Eruption

MP3: Public- Mixtape

Peep more of Public’s tracks on his MySpace.

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On May 4, 2008, Shaun said:
So sick.
On May 4, 2008, Kevin said:
The mixtape track cuts out at 4:49!
On May 4, 2008, favian said:
where is the link for the entire mix mp3?
On May 4, 2008, Alec Sky said:
Like it!
On May 5, 2008, basura said:
Kevin! favian! it's fixed. x basura
On May 5, 2008, Nater said:
192? 320? Please?
On May 5, 2008, Mike said:
u guys are killing it! thanx!
On May 5, 2008, Mike Madavi said:
THICK SON. this kid is on fire.
On May 5, 2008, nick said:
tracks at 320 will be posted this evening on the myspace page. thanks for your interest nater nick public
On May 5, 2008, evan said:
Is the Metallica remix supposed to cut out at only 2:49? Total bummer if it is.
On May 5, 2008, favian said:
i guess metallica is getting a lot of retro appeal (seeing justice cover master of puppets at their shows and m.i.a. wearing their shirts in her video) its too bad its a remix of post a 1988 metallica song, but its a solid remix.
On May 5, 2008, Basura said:
@ evan: that'll be fixed soon, just waiting on public to give me a better version! hang tight! :) basura
On May 5, 2008, Shaun said:
Thankfully he's not riding on Metallicas "cool" appeal to make a killer remix. This is obvious by the fact he picked a song off of the fucking MI:2 Soundtrack. RIPPIN!
On May 5, 2008, favian said:
haha Touché Yes the sampled riff is hard as hell its on my ipod now cheers, favian
On May 6, 2008, evan said:
Awesome. Thanks!
On May 6, 2008, nick said:
Tracks at 320 posted as blog entry on the myspace page.
On May 7, 2008, Alec Sky said:
where is the full metallica remix?!
On May 7, 2008, nick said:
Alec, you can download the full metallica remix at 320 on the myspace page. check the most recent blog. Thanks
On May 8, 2008, Alec Sky said:
ah, thx, nic. Didnt realize that 320 was acutally the metallica remix. So thx for the full version. Its awesome!
On May 12, 2008, CutCrashSmash said:
god damn that mixtape is fun to play on audiosurf...
On May 12, 2008, PUBLIC said:
Everyone, thanks so much for the feedback, it's what makes me strive to produce better music. Stay in touch, keep writing me. Yours Truly, 2095, Nick/Public PS. I posted a new track on the myspace page; "Colorful". Finally, not a remix. Let me know your thoughts.
On May 19, 2008, dont believe the hype said:
sorry to be such a sourpuss, but with my absolute and endearing love for ELO as a whole and Time as a Top 5 all time favorite album aside, that is a very weak edit. there's not much anybody can do to improve on ELO. you gotta give him props for trying the impossible though...
On May 20, 2008, sheep said:
horrible. Did he just discover supatrigga?
On May 20, 2008, Vlad said:
yall are some fuckin haters. dont know when to give props, or hide like a sheep knock on shit.
On May 20, 2008, Vlad said:
ps. colorful fuckin wrecks shit
On May 22, 2008, lost said:
amazing remix.
On June 10, 2008, booger presley said:
This guy is terrible. Los Angeles is a complete ripoff of Digital Love and his ELO Remix is basically Kavinsky meets Mr. Oizo's glitches on top of an ELO track. End this wannabe French electro. It's getting as bad as the whole electroclash thing circa 2002. I'm going to go listen to Santogold and Modeselektor now.
On June 12, 2008, Yep said:
Well those are some nice insights Booger (hah!), but I'd like to hear your music. Fuck.com doesn't quite take me to anything you've done so I'm going guess you're some kind of music cretin that gets off on criticizing music that you don't have the talent to create on your own. Keep dreaming.
On July 10, 2008, Booger Presley said:
Okay Yep, here's some tracks I made this month. Some acid techno, black metal grind core, krunk-core. Enjoy. I know they don't sound like Daft Punk/Ed Banger, but that's okay right? http://www.yousendit.com/download/TTdGK2VqSEJubHcwTVE9PQ http://www.yousendit.com/download/TTdGK2VqSEJxRTFjR0E9PQ http://www.yousendit.com/download/TTdGK2VvNHZCTWxjR0E9PQ http://www.yousendit.com/download/TTdGK2VvNHZqV0N4dnc9PQ
On July 11, 2008, Trend said:
Wow. Good job Booger. Your first track is sick. I'm not a fan of public either.
On July 11, 2008, ripped said:
i just listened to some of those tracks, booger. i can tell why your not the one being featured on missingtoof. production is ok, but no heart.
On July 11, 2008, booger presley said:
That's funny. If no heart means ripping off other artists than I guess I have no heart. Breakcore artists like my stuff, and so do techno heads. That's why Dj's bigger than Richie Panic and Public play Acid Master out all the time. They're not DJ's that play at Blow Up for sure. I don't promote my tracks because I just make it for my friends. Public is featured on missingtoof because he has a gimmick and because he's mates with the dudes who write Missingtoof. It's the whole inbred small time SF scenester crowd. You heard Public's old stuff? When he was just Marsh? Terrible. You probably think Iheartcomix is great too. Those guys are ridiculously bad. I'm going to go listen to Otto Von Schirach's new album now. It's on Cock Rock Disco. You should check it out.
On July 13, 2008, Basura said:
@ booger presley: doesn't everyone 'borrow' from something? everyone has influences and therefore are influenced by certain sounds... aside from your opinions, did you listen to venetian snares' 'detrimentalist' yet? killer shit!!! p.s. missingtoof loves donna summer.
On July 14, 2008, booger presley said:
Detrimentalist is cool. I was on stage filming when he dropped Sajtban last month at the knitting factory. John Frusciante was back in the green room and literally jumped into the crowd and started slam dancing when he heard it. He told me all the chili peppers are big fans of v snares. Hilarious. If you dig Donna Summer you should check out the Flowershop crew in SF. When he's in town he usually plays at their warehouse in the dog patch near bayshore blvd.
On July 15, 2008, Trend said:
Here's something for you. http://www.yousendit.com/download/TTdFNHB6b0JYSHhjR0E9PQ
On July 16, 2008, Fatty Bo Batty said:
Public and Booger Presley are stupid. My music is better than both of their music put together. Listen to my stuff... http://www.yousendit.com/download/TTdFeUNKYUlRWUt4dnc9PQ
On August 7, 2008, ||foca|| said:
When In Rome- The Promise (PUBLIC AM Remix) It really KICK ASSESS !!!! Superb! QUA-LI-TY !

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New Wave Tuesday: Electric Light Orchestra’s ‘Time’

baron von luxxury — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 19:34:23 +0000

Fans of Midnight Juggernauts and Cut Copy’s disco-rock beats, sweeping synths, Beatle-esque harmonies, vocoders and laser beams: we need to talk about Electric Light Orchestra. And not the “Evil Woman” or even “Don’t Bring Me Down” ELO, but specifically their hugely influential and yet under-the-radar 1981 synth-heavy experimental space-disco/rock concept album, “Time.” So I asked Ken Robin, a S.F.-based attorney, to talk about it, because he is my dad. He wrote this:

“When I first heard of Electronic Light Orchestra in the ‘70s, I immediately pictured polka playing Lawrence Welk and his Champagne Music Makers. What else was one to think of in the early to mid 70’s when one’s idea of rock was anything but an “orchestra”? The whole idea of what became known as “symphonic rock” was not just a little bit off-putting to those who thought of the Beatles and Stones as something quite different from their parents’ music. But there was simply no denying the infectious nature of ELO and the genius that was Jeff Lynne.

So what was one to make of “Time” when it came out in ’81? Certainly this was a ”concept album” that had some “central theme” — but what was it? Space travel? The world changing so fast it was becoming unrecognizable? The dark side of technological advances? And was it more silly than academically stimulating in its presentation? I saw ELO perform the album live in the Oakland Arena when it first came out and it started with a midget sized robot doing the Prologue on stage as the band itself arose from under the stage in a huge plastic bubble. But we in the audience did not laugh or jeer. We were astounded. We cheered and yelled out in joy. Does this mean we were naïve? Unhip? I don’t think so. Nonetheless the passage of a quarter century forces one to pause and ask: Was it silly?

This video for Electric Light Orchestra’s “Twilight” conveys a bit of what it must have been like to see that laser-riffic 1981 show – shades of Daft Punk at Coachella, anyone?

Most people would likely include very few “Time” songs on their “ELO’s Greatest Hits” list, other than “Hold on Tight”. So what makes the album stay with me? Maybe it’s just a recognition that the ‘80s were here and we were not who we had been in the 50’s and 60’s and 70’s and that this new 80’s decade, which would bring us PCs and glam rock and the rest of its “look at me” cultural icons, had changed us forever. In a wistful look at the situation, Jeff Lynne invited us to see a future of IBM computer robot lovers (“Yours Truly, 2095″) and other technological tools for escapists (“Twilight” and “Ticket to the Moon”) and to try to envision that world with both its possible benefits (“21st Century Man”, “Here is the News”, “The Light Goes Down”) and detriments (“Rain Is Falling” and the probing question of “The Way Life’s Meant to Be”).

“Time” didn’t prevent war or ensure justice but it was a decent and memorable effort, all the same.

Thanks Dad!

Fans of Midnight Juggernauts’ “Into The Galaxy” should definitely check out “Here is The News”:

MP3: Electric Light Orchestra – Here is the News

My favorite song from “Time” is the opening track “Twilight”, with its huge, simple synth line, massive, bombastic drums and crazy falsetto harmonies:

MP3: Electric Light Orchestra – Twilight

This next one is for all you vocoder lovers – the story of a man in love with his new IBM PC:

MP3: Electric Light Orchestra – Yours Truly, 2095

The album’s biggest hit was essentially a 50’s blues/rock song with updated production (but then again, that pretty much describes The Ramones entire catalog). This song was also used in a bizarre series of jittery commercials in the 80’s, the theme of which was “Be a Coffee Achiever!”

Electric Light Orchestra – Hold on Tight

Voila the video for “Here is The News”, in all its 1981 lo-tech glory:

Your can purchase ELO’s ‘Time’ from Amazon and mine this classic for all it’s worth.

xx,
Baron von Luxxury

Comments

On October 2, 2007, James said:
Thank you for posting about ELO! I've wanted to get into these guys, but I wasn't sure where to start. Thanks.
On October 2, 2007, Baron von Luxxury said:
You're welkies!
On October 3, 2007, Diego said:
excellent post, it's made me want to check out a little bit more on ELO. I did give them a try some time ago and it just didnt work, I'll try again with some of your suggestions
On October 3, 2007, Baron von Luxxury said:
Right on, glad you liked it. ELO are amazing but with so many albums (and hits) I can see how it'd be intimidating. The record I wrote about seems the best starting point for ya'll who are into the electro/indie/rock/disco/whatevs stuff that we all blog about on MissingToof, BigStereo and DiscoWorkout.
On October 5, 2007, Stafford said:
I have to thank you for this post. I find that a lot of blogs that I read seem to have no sense of music history extending beyond 10 years or so. Or maybe they would just be embarrassed to admit ELO is really great and can maintain relevance despite white guy afros. It's really nice to see someone who, to be a bit gushy, "gets it." I'm just tired of bloggy types claiming they know everything, but then having no sense of the past. So yeah, enough being pleasantly surprised, keep up the good work.
On October 5, 2007, Stafford said:
Also, the performance scenes in the "here is the news" video, have definite shades of Hot Chip live performances.
On October 5, 2007, Baron von Luxxury said:
@ Stafford: wow, very flattered by your high praise! It's as true in blogdom as anywhere: those who don't study the past are doomed to forget that Jeff Lynne did everything first. :)
On October 6, 2007, Stafford said:
Wise words. All hail Jeff Lynne.
On October 6, 2007, Eli Lilly said:
I can't get over this, "Yours Truly, 2095" sounds like it came out last week! This ten thousand year old Russian guy that I work with loves ELO and I thought it was going to sound like old Pink Floyd or something. I'm banging this track at the club tonight for real! -E
On October 9, 2007, David said:
ELO rocks!!! I found a very good website about ELO with some rare videos here: http://www.elodiscovery.com/index.html
On August 11, 2008, Lady Sinclair said:
Jeff Lynn is the man!
On August 17, 2008, RigoPex said:
Hearing Cut Copy's "far away" track on the "In Ghoust Colors" album and comparing it to Electric Light's Orchetras song "four little diamonds" on their album "Secrect Messages" showed me how got the first got their name....ITS THE SAME CHORUS, notes and sounds even!
On September 15, 2009, sergey26 said:
Thank you very much for ELO songs. I love ELO,don’t have a favourite though,they are brilliant………………
On September 15, 2009, sergey26 said:
Thank you very much for ELO songs. I love ELO,don’t have a favourite though,they are brilliant………………

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