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Savager Interview: Curfew Cast Vol. 3

admin — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:54:57 +0000

I just did an interview with the homies from Daylight Curfew on the Curfew Cast Vol. 3.

There’s also an unreleased track from the new EP called “Not Enough” featuring Matt Bushell being debuted on there! Check it out…

Curfew Cast Vol. 3 by Daylight Curfew

Gallery Update

admin — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 20:34:02 +0000

I’ve updated the gallery with a bunch of new flicks. Some are old, some are new. I still have a lot more to put up but have to do it in installments due to time. Check them out though and hope you like them…

Is soundcloud devaluing the music experience?

admin — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 07:00:31 +0000

Soundcloud… I’m a big fan of it, and as you know I use it as my platform for sharing music and listening to others. I’ve discovered so much dope shit on soundcloud that it’s completely overwhelming. Every time I go on there I feel like I’ve discovered 3-4 new artists that blow me away. There’s some major problems with it though.

It’s great to see so much being created out there and its great to check as much as I can. I feel that in the last year especially, music has become so dispensable. I don’t really value songs like I used to. The feeling of not waiting until you can throw on a new tune was pretty amazing. It’s not really like that anymore for me though. Not because the songs suck, or that there aren’t songs as up to par as the ones I used to listen to, more because there’s just so many of them. I mean so much fucking music out there how can you possibly listen to it all let alone re-listen to the ones you love when the ones you love change by the day. It’s a rat race of music to take in.

One technical thing that I’ve noticed with sound cloud I’ve been thinking about recently is the way they display the audio spectrum of the music you’re listening to. At first I thought this was really dope. It makes sense, you can see where in the song you are and it allows for people to leave feedback. Awesome feature at first glance and really helpful for people producing music like me. If you don’t know what I’m talking about here’s a little screen shot:

The problem with showing the audio spectrum is that you’re no longer listening to music, you’re watching the waveform of it. It takes any time of mystery out of the song. You somewhat know what to expect and when, just by looking at it. It took a little bit to notice that my attention span for music on soundcloud is shot to shit, because rather then just listening to a song and letting it carry me through the whole track, I skip through to what looks like the beefy parts. It’s more like just getting quick fixes off of tracks by clicking around. If the waveform looks like the song is going to be repetitive in parts, I skip past them. If the wave form looks the same throughout the whole track, I probably won’t even listen to it due to it looking boring. That plain out sucks. Music should be creative and mysterious and leaving you wondering what’s going to happen next, on every song from the slowest of songs to the craziest death metal shit you’ve ever heard. You shouldn’t know when the breakdowns are gonna come, you should just anticipate it.

So yeah, I’m starting to realize what I thought was so dope about soundcloud in the beginning is devaluing my experience with music in general. The simple option is to just hide the page or tab that I’m on, but it’s hard not to look when it’s right in front of you and you’re browsing around. I wish there was a “Turn off waveform” option somewhere…

The new savager site!

admin — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:56:39 +0000

It’s been forever, and when I say forever, I mean like 7 years or so since my last site. Building stuff for yourself is not always the first thing on the list to do and is usually a little more drawn out than it needs to be. But it’s finally here! thesavager.com v3! I’m beyond excited to get the ball rolling and fill this site up with some great stuff to share. It’s not so content rich now but trust me I have a lot in the works and it’s going to be filled up real quick.

Stay Tuned
-Savager

PS. Yes, the header picture has nothing to do with anything, but who doesn’t like dope chicks… Had to get your attention somehow….

Savager remixes Turnbull Green

admin — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:48:00 +0000

Here’s a new remix for Turnbull Green’s “The Wolf In You”. I took it from a glitchy lo-fi type of feel to a dark electronica / dance type of feel.

Turnbull Green – The Wolf In You ( Savager Remix ) by Savager

Savager remixes Mazzy Star

admin — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:41:30 +0000

Here’s the latest remix for Mazzy Star’s “Into Dust”. I love the original of this song and have wanted to remix it for years.

Mazzy Star – Into Dust ( Savager Remix ) Free Download! by Savager

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Savager Remixes Drake and Lil Wayne

admin — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:26:46 +0000

Here’s my latest remix for Drake and Lil’ Wayne’s “The Motto”

Drake Ft. Lil Wayne – The Motto ( Savager Remix ) Free Download! by Savager

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Savager Remixes Cassettes Won’t Listen

admin — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 18:45:31 +0000

Latest remix of Cassettes Won’t Listen’s “Perfect Day”. This original was an upbeat catchy tune and I took it to a dreary downtempo type of feel.

Cassettes Won’t Listen – Perfect Day ( Savager Remix ) FREE DOWNLOAD! by Savager

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Graffiti Piece with the homie Serk

admin — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 19:10:16 +0000

A piece my and the homie serk did downtown. This was done at pretty record speeds for us but a fun day none the less.

New Piece in Los Angeles

admin — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 02:53:30 +0000

Here’s a new piece I painted in downtown Los Angeles.