bravehound - fasterstill.mp3
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A buddy told me he likes listening to Pure Gold at the gym, but found himself skipping back to the beginning once he got 20 minutes in. And honestly, I was kinda doing the same thing.

So that was the challenge this go-around. Create the perfect workout set. One that doesn’t stop pumping you up.

So here is 60 minutes of electro-house that just goes nuts. No Kaskade track to warm you up here, it jumps right into the aggressive stuff and doesn’t really look back. A little hip hop, a little bongo, and a lot of electro. Tons of fun. I’m really loving this set.

Not only are the transitions dangerously tight, but I trimmed the fat on a lot of these tracks to keep up the pace. While many song aren’t pop-format vocal tracks, there are a few in there (Names, Dahling, I need names!)… Kelis, Nelly Furtado, and Brittany Murphy (yes, THAT Brittany Murphy) help fill the marquee.

Hope you enjoy it… let me know what you think. And as always, the mix name comes from relevant songy lyrics.

Well, kinda.  Spent a little time cleaning up the site.  I felt it was a little too
POW.  I had to put a stop to it before it started looking like a
myspace page.  So I present to you a slightly cleaner bravehound.com.
One for the future.  And our children’s children.

A few weeks ago, I was browsing around my usual collection of blogs, and by way of blogroll, found MeetJustin. On his blog, he interviewed Gregory Douglass, a talented singer/songwriter from the East coast. I got the impression that Gregory was family, too (though I don’t see this confirmed anywhere… though he’s played some pride events)… anyhow, it made me curious about his music.

So I tossed his name into Rhapsody and started listening to his latest album, Stark. It’s amazing.

He sites Tori Amos as a big influence of his (another reason I’m thinking this one plays for our team). It’s pretty evident in his music, especially in the tracks “Crazy Love” and “Sail the Sea.” Other than that connection, I really can’t compare his CD to anyone else’s. It’s great. Give it a listen.

If you like the tracks below, check out his myspace or give the whole album a listen on Rhapsody.

When I first heard the Gnarls Barkley album last month, I was amazed I hadn’t heard anything of this new experimental hip-hop creation.  I was hearing "Crazy" everywhere soon after.

So far, this is my vote for Song of The Year.

Cee-Lo and producer Danger Mouse team up to make Gnarls Barkley, and their new album St. Elsewhere is just plain fucking amazing.  If you like the single "Crazy," you’ll love it.  Hip-hop, soul and psychedelia all come together amazingly well into one great groove.

Check out Gnarls Barkley’s myspace, or you can listen to the whole cd on Rhapsody.