MoonThing

I've been working on probably my best mix to date, and although my controller isn't working and thus I can't finish recording it and show it to you all, I did luckily find a sample of it on my external hard-drive that I quickly recorded over Winter Break.

Although it's a little rough, it definitely gives you a good preview of what the mix is like as it has the beginning mashup of "Bright Young Thing" by Albert Hammond Jr. and "Moonboy" by Mujuice.

I posted it on my Soundcloud (where you can also find my "Just Dew It" and "Rumble in the Jungle" mixes).

Here it is, check it out and tell me what you think! I know some people are excited for the full thing and the final version, but I hope you will be too.

MoonThing - Tay the Smoking Bear

MoonThing (Sample) by TayToday

Also, now you can download all of my mixes on Soundcloud!

Saturday Morning Cartoon

"Tay! I woke up this morning with anticipations of having a morning cartoon! and I was disappointed!"

Shut up and handle the realness. 

Here's a Saturday 'morning' cartoon, since we all can't wake up at 7AM.

Sorry for sounding harsh, it was to get you excited for a more intense music video than usual.

Rundun Taon

It's Friday and you need an epic song to get you hyped for tonight, either at your pre-drink or at wherever you're going.

It's Friday and you're mad at me for having posted a post about colors yesterday... and you just wanna hear shit, not see shit. 

Or maybe, you're not even going out tonight, and you want to have a good time dolo. Or you're DJing tonight and need a song to put the crowd in the frenzy.

Or maybe you just appreciate good music and want more of it, and you actually thought the color post was interesting.

Whatever your motives, this song is sure to satisfy them. 

As long as you're not against the dub.

London Town (Foamo Remix) - Man Like Me
(I've come to expect good things from Foamo, and this song does not disappoint AT ALL. The vocals are good and whatnot, especially making it a sick and enjoyable build up. I love piano in build ups and my electronic songs, so I quite obviously love the piano in this, as well as the vocals. And it just builds up perfectly into a flowing dubstep drop which I'm definitely a fan of. With samples dropping back in smoothly, I expect you guys to appreciate a lot with this song.)

An Interesting Coincidence

I'll be posting a sick track, and some long awaited posts soon enough. But in the meantime I've become aware of a coincidence that I think is interesting and you guys might find cool!

So each year Pantone comes out with their color of the year, and I saw the color for 2011, and then the color for 2010, and realized something.

They're similar to the Tay Today layout!

Of course they're not identical to the colors here, but the similarity is definitely striking (and has been attested by my friends so I'm not just a crazy man).

Pantone Color 2010:

Pantone Color 2011:

What do you guys think? I think it's pretty cool and definitely an interesting coincidence.

Tay Today

The Pantone approved music blog of 2010-2011.

Vulfiepoo

Wolfgang Gartner, the man, the legend, the 21st of January.

No but really,  Vulfie may not be a legend (at least to most people), but this guy is a huge artist, one of the best in the game and with one of the most unique styles, and he's performing here in Montreal at Club Soda on the 21st, with my buddy Strava opening for him. 

I saw him at Electric Zoo earlier this year and he killed it, so I'm expecting much of the same, especially since this time he's the headliner, so he's definitely going to be bringing his best.

In anticipation of this event, and to get some of my friends who might be going to either be swayed to go or just to give them an idea of what they'll hear, I'm gonna post a couple Vulf songs for you mofuckas to hear and enjoy.

Fire Power - Wolfgang Gartner 

(I had to start with this song because it's the first Wolf song I heard and it's an instant classic, the build up is killer - starting at around 1:00 you may be prone to a heart attack in anticipation, and the drop at 1:25 and on is as creative I've ever heard and amazing with good speakers)

Push & Rise - Wolfgang Gartner

(This is a great song, the vocals are cute in my opinion, or something, just because this song is an immediate upper, making you happy and excited for more. No big drop here, just a nice, strong rhythm, and feel-good song, with small drops here and there to keep you going. It's like preparation for a banger, kind of like the drizzle before a thunder storm)

Illmerica - Wolfgang Gartner

(One of his newer songs, it was a tossup between posting this and his collab with Deadmau5 "Animal Rights", but I prefer "Illmerica" so I'm posting it, and also, most of you have probably already heard "Animal Rights", either way, if you haven't then you can hit the link. Lots of great builds and drops here, just a well composed track that makes you feel great.)

And saving the best for last...

Wolfgang's 5th Symphony - Wolfgang Gartner

(Welcome to the Wolf side of things once you hear this song. It's a vicious killer and that's kind of all there is to say. One of my favorite songs I heard at Electric Zoo.)

Saturday Morning Cartoon

Here's a song that's easier to wake up to, and a music video that's the modern day Saturday cartoon for us children of the new world.

TDFO. Trip De Fuck Out.

Fuck Yes

Excuse my french, but fuck yes! Finally the layout is back working, thanks to help from a very kind blogger! So, in the spirit of this, I've decided I will post a song I love right now.

It might not be as raw and bass and destruction filled as my first song in a while should be, but this song is great.

Ok I changed my mind, I'm going to post a raw, bass, destruction of a tune, that will be sure to make sure you and your mother lock the doors and windows to make sure the wobble doesn't come get you.
Hide your kids? Hide your wife?.... hide your ears?

Too late.

Ze wobble has arrived, and if you're gonna be weak then it will probably be....

Bass Association - Far Too Loud

(This is one of the best songs I've heard in a WHILE, it's just too fucking good. The beginning is epic with the word association, and then the drop is sudden and furious, my first reaction upon hearing it was literally "WAO" which means wow, but in a smoothly spelled way. It's ridiculously good and I can't believe I didn't know who Far Too Loud was until a couple days ago. Welcome to the dark side my friends, we have bass.)

And in the spirit of Igloofest in Montreal tomorrow, where Stanton Warriors will be performing! Here's the ever classic song that my sister put me on. If you're in Montreal, come through and get your face rocked to joyful music for the masses (or at least the masses with good taste)! and if you're not in Montreal, if you appreciate good music you'll still love this shit (and I assume you like good music if you're even on this blog).

Good Vibrations - Stanton Warriors

(Just a dope track, 'nuff said.) (I can't believe I actually stopped at a 'nuff said. Did you feel like something was missing? Not enough of a description? Fine. In case you needed more. This song is killer, I love bass, I love the beach boys, my vibrations are good as hell and that's why my dogs and woman love me, positive vibes all day long, but the real vibrations that are important are the bass vibrations abound in this post and massaging your ears into a deep satisfaction that you can't find with shit music.)

Coming Soon

I was also supposed to do a mix for Louis (the winner of the 10,000th visitor 'competition'), and worry not, the mix is planned and prepared, I just have to record it and then it'll be posted here for your listening pleasure.

The Difficulties of Life

As you may have realized, Tay Today's layout is significantly shat upon. You also may have noticed that there have been no posts in a long time. These two occurrences are linked and I'd like to explain them in order to apologize for wasting your precious time if you checked for new Taypproved music and were dismayed at the absence of such.

Basically, I've been on winter break since December 17th, back in the Grand Pomme, and during the break I was supposed to do a couple posts (specifically a Talib Kweli one in anticipation of his concert, which was dope. You guys need to let me know if you still want that post), as well as a complete remodeling of Tay Today; new layout, simpler, easier, etc. But this was all put to shame when Blogger decided that it was going to make life extremely difficult on me.

The layout is fucked 'cause for some reason Blogger randomly changed it and put the entire sidebar underneath the posts, and then now the widths are messed up too, and the centering, and I added reaction buttons, but those didn't appear. In case you really wanted to know how it was messing up.

So in summary,

My bad about the past couple weeks, but you can blame Blogger. And I'ma see what I can do to fix up Tay Today, and do some posts in the meantime.

Stay dope you kids!