Haizeeland | Music and Musings

Haizee's Folktronica Mix

2011-06-06T23:10:00.000-07:00

Haizee's Folktronica Mix by Haizee

1. Fleet Foxes - The Shrine (Hannes Fischer Mix)
2. RUFUS - Paris Collides
3. Pelfics - Forever
4. Bon Iver - Bloodbank (Duosseudo Mix)
5. Empire of the Sun - We are the People (Jimmy2Sox Mix)
6. Crookers feat Miike Snow - Remedy
7. Royksopp feat The Knife - Tricky (Late Night A.D. Mix)
8. The Weary Kind (Lanny May Mix)
9. Tabularaza - Reminisce
10. Fleetwood Mac - Dreams (Flight Facilities Mix)
11. Digitalism - Taken Away

Sound Collage #1

2011-04-19T14:31:00.000-07:00

I've compiled a collection of Haizee sound vignettes mixed with some of my favorite deep house tracks from the late 90s. Enjoy!

Sound Collage #1 by Haizee

Tracklist
Haizee - Sunburst
Haizee - Desperado
Bebel Gilberto - Tanto Tempo (Peter Kruder Remix)
Haizee - Stages
Haizee - Longtemps
Blue Six - Pure
Angus and Julia Stone - Big Jet Plane (Michael Brun Bootleg)

Ode to Stars. And Palindromes.

2011-04-11T09:32:00.000-07:00

Palindrome (2005-06) from Malcolm Sutherland on Vimeo.

Haizee's Ode to Stars

Play the video and mp3 together, with the video sound turned down to 1 bar and Haizee turned up all the way.

Malcolm Sutherland's "Palindromes" is a multimedia installation that is meant to be projected on the bottom of an Olympic-sized diving pool.

My song "Ode to Stars" was inspired by an article I read this week about the music that stars emit. The sounds, which travels light years to Earth, give scientist an idea of the size and shape of the star. The "music" they emit is similar to the ocean sound you hear in a sea shell.

I Wonder

2011-03-07T10:35:00.000-08:00

My experiments with remixing classic movies continue, with the 1955 film "Guys and Dolls", starring Marlon Brando. I've never seen the film, but Marlon's raspy, melodic voice grabbed me when I discovered this clip on You Tube.

Haizee - I Wonder feat. Marlon Brando - v1

Haizee - I Wonder feat. Marlon Brando - v2

Arthur Russell - Love is Overtaking Me

2011-02-18T20:14:00.001-08:00

Pogo + Mary Poppins + Willy Wonka

2011-02-18T10:26:00.000-08:00

Remix wizard Pogo has transformed two of my favorite films, Mary Poppins and Willy Wonka, into sonic bliss. He remixes classic movies and creates exquisite soundscapes, in the likes of another one of my favorite groups, the Avalanches.

Hercules and Love Affair - My House Official Clip

2011-01-30T14:55:00.000-08:00

thx for the tip wavesatnight.com

Scissor Sundays at Beauty Bar

2011-01-27T11:41:00.000-08:00

Join me for a vintage escapade this week (January 30) at Beauty Bar in Hollywood. Resident DJs Filthy Rich and Killed by Synth are hosting this new weekly party for women, featuring signature martinis, manicures and a bevvy of cheap delicious drinks

Watch the exclusive video.

Runners in Love

2011-01-23T16:13:00.000-08:00

Haizee's Runners in Love"

Logan's Run is a novel written by William F. Nolan and George Clayton Johnson in the late 1960's, about a futuristic society in which the human population and the consumption of resources are maintained in equilibrium by requiring that every person by killed at the age of 30.

The story follows Logan, an assassin that must track down and kill every runaway thirty-something. Ironically, Logan ends up running himself once he turns 30.

One of the most interesting aspects of this story line to me is that most of the action happens on roller skates, my favorite mode of transportation.

I created a spooky, yet bouncy, sound-scape to meant to evoke the deadly roller-disco lifestyle Logan has to survive, combined with Deee-Lite's classic "What Is Love".

Click here to see the original video clip on You Tube.

Happy Birthday

2011-01-17T23:51:00.001-08:00

How You Touch Me

2011-01-11T23:05:00.000-08:00

I was surfing Youtube yesterday and stumbled across the 1941 classic Little Foxes, starring Bette Davis.

The film is set in the early 20th century, with Davis playing a Southern aristocrat named Regina Hubbard Giddens. Regina comes from a wealthy family, but is not given an inheritance because at that time only sons were considered legal heirs. Bummer. As a result, her brothers Benjamin and Oscar are loaded while she has to depend on her loser husband Horace for money, who has heart trouble.

The cold heartlessness of the scene struck me, and I thought, maybe people can dance to this.

Notice the crazy death stare that begins at 1:12. Pure evil!

How You Touch Me by Haizee

Stop Dave, I'm Afraid

2011-01-10T11:15:00.000-08:00

Classixx + Mayer Hawthorne - No Strings

2010-12-20T21:25:00.000-08:00

As usual, Mayer Hawthorne has released an absolutely mesmerizing song. The original is superb, but the remixes are magical. Check the Jazzy Jeff remix above.

A Summer Wind Came Blowin' In

2010-12-18T18:16:00.000-08:00

I've been a little bit obsessed with Frank Sinatra these days. I know that's not an unusual statement as pretty much the entire universe has been obsessed with old blue eyes for the past 50 years.

I took my fascination to an electronic level and took a sample from "A Very Good Year" and mashed it up with some sounds I made in Garageband and a few contemporary remixes. Enjoy.

Summer Wind Came Blowin In by Haizee

Shhhhhh

2010-11-05T01:56:00.000-07:00

A special remix for all you Rihanna heads. But keep this quiet, Big Brother is listening.

Haizee's "Only Girl in Space" Remix

Click to Download

++ for DJ Promotional Uses Only ++

The Prodigal Haizee has Returned

2010-11-05T00:15:00.000-07:00

Have mercy, my months long blogging sabbatical is officially over.

The past few months have been spent in total Ableton and Garageband immersion. A rewarding experience, but with bad repercussions for my blogging schedule.

Here's the latest installation; a dub remix of Alicia Key's "Unthinkable". It takes the original and dips it in filtered space disco.

Unthinkable Dubs by Haizee

Haizee's Endless Possibilities Mix

2010-08-24T16:41:00.000-07:00

I've been getting more and more intimate with Garageband over the past few weeks. The endless possibilities are exciting.

Here is the end result of Garageband plus Ableton plus lots of late night espresso lattes. This mix is a synthesis of my original tracks with the likes of Kris Menace, Claude von Stroke, the Sounds and Everything but the Girl.

It kind of feels like Super Mario Brothers on acid to me, but others don't see the connection.

What do you think?

The Endless Possibilities Mix by Haizee

Tracklist:

Haizee - 5 Flavors
The Sounds - Beatbox (Hey Champ Mix)
Kris Menace - Scaler
Haizee - Afterthought
Claude von Stroke - Vocal Chords
Bassment Jaxx - Where's Your Head At?
Haizee - Nano 1
Claude von Stroke - Storm on Lake St. Claire
Everything but the Girl - Walking Wounded

Drop the Lime - Sex Sax

2010-08-11T01:14:00.001-07:00

Drop the Lime — Sex Sax from Trouble & Bass on Vimeo.

I've been addicted to limes lately. And tequila. Now I have a theme song!

I'm typically not accustomed to so much sax in one serving, but it's amazing in this instance.

Drop the Lime are OMG BTW.

left click to listen / right click to download:

Drop the Lime - Sex Sax (Sinden Mix) [thx TILT]

Marvin and Tammi go Tribal

2010-08-09T21:32:00.000-07:00

I've recently been exploring the wonderful world of Garageband. It's a fairly amazing production tool, and if you download the various expansion packs, you can literally have over 35,000 samples and loops at your fingertips. Are you feeling sufficiently dorky? I hope so.

Motown seemed like a logical place to start these experiments. It's pretty much impossible to mess up the likes of Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell.

This is a work-in-progress - stay tuned to hear the progression.

Marvin and Tammy Go Tribal by Haizee

Cosmic Balloons

2010-07-31T13:27:00.000-07:00

I've been doing a series of mini-mixes for a weekly night called "I Love the Betty" that I DJ at Fubar in Los Angeles.

This one is inspired by Florence and the Machine's "Cosmic Love" and Them Jeans "Balloons".

Up, up and away...

Cosmic Balloons by Haizee

Jai Paul - BTSTU

2010-07-19T08:42:00.000-07:00

Where the eff did this come from? Jai Paul is spontaneous combination of electro / synth core / dubstep / and pure orgasmic awesomeness. All contained in one adorable, poofy-mohwaked, neon warpainted package.

Jai is from the UK and has only produced a hand full of tracks. BTSTU is an epic portent of what's to come

Listen / Download:

Jai Paul - BTSTU [via Audiodrums.com]

Haizee's Panic Attack Mix

2010-07-17T13:49:00.000-07:00

Panic Attack by Haizee

Tracklist:

Haizee - First
Mowgli - London to Paris
Style of Eye - The Prophet
Justice - Jupiter
Zoot Woman - Gem (Paper Faces Mix)
Florrie - Panic Attack (Fred Falke Mix)

Micachu and the Shapes

2010-07-12T12:18:00.000-07:00

Micachu and the Shapes just blew the roof off my bedroom.

Micachu, otherwise known as Mica Levy, is from Surrey, UK and has been playing music since she was four.

She released her entire first album Filthy Friends via myspace, with the help of friends Jack Peñate, Toddla T and Golden Silvers, among others.

Her band mates "the Shapes" include Raisa Khan on keyboards and Marc Pell on drums. Their music is mostly experimental, and very dance friendly...which basically means that I'm in love.

She even builds her own instruments, out of everything from vacuum cleaners to broken bottles.

Their newest single "Turn Me Well" was recently premiered on Bjorks website. This is just the beginning.

listen / download:

Micachu and the Shapes - Golden Phone

The Martin Brothers - Duck Face

2010-07-08T19:13:00.000-07:00

"Duck Face" by the Martin Brothers, on Dirty Bird Records, which is also home to Claude Von Stroke and Justin Martin.

listen / download:

The Martin Bros - Duck Face

Chemical Brothers - Swoon

2010-07-02T12:12:00.000-07:00

The new Chemical Brothers is breathtaking. The video is mesmerizing. My heart is fluttering.

Download your copy of "Swoon" here