For me 2010 was a year of listening to mostly sun-soaked, fuzzy electronic beats that make you crave bathing suits and warm summer nights. This was of course the big new genre of the year known as “Chillwave”. Not surprisingly 99% of the music I enjoyed this year was electronic. Including a lot of electro-pop, upbeat danceable stuff, IDM and genre-bending artists. Choosing only albums wouldn’t be fair as many of my favorite songs this year weren’t relased on albums. So I am listing both my favorite albums of the year and favorite songs.
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Best of 2010

2010 is coming to an end. Not that it was a bad year, but it did have its ups and downs. I shared a large part of it with my favorite person in the world and had some amazing experiences with her that I will never forget. I also had some great times with friends and family, visited some incredible places, worked with some awesome people and learned some very important lessons. It makes me sad looking back at this year and thinking these times are over, but I will keep these memories with me always and look at 2011 as a new chapter in my life.
In the next week or so I will be posting my thoughts and memories of 2010 including travel, music, food and more. Stay tuned.
HARD Haunted Mansion 2010

Sebastian @ HARD
Fake Blood @ HARD
This past weekend some friends and I took a road trip down to LA for HARD. Here are a couple videos from the event. Sorry for the distortion, my little Flip camera can’t handle the volume.
Pogo Does Dexter
My Two Cents On iTunes 10

I hear a lot of people complaining about the UI changes in the new iTunes 10. To be honest as far as the UI changes go I think people get a little too nit-picky, very quick to criticize any little change made. I am not really sure how the colors of the menu icons really effects my iTunes experience all that much. What I (and I am sure many people) REALLY think they dropped the ball on is not offering a subscription based service. You ask any Rdio user and their iTunes usage has drastically dropped after signing up. But if Apple offered a service with a monthly fee that included music, movies, tv all in one place I would seriously consider it. I hope Apple isn’t getting to be one of those companies that is getting their fingers into so many pies it can’t keep up with the little guys.
On the Road Again

Earlier this week I left Salt Lake City again and headed back to Cleveland to stay with my girlfriend who has one more semester of school left here. This is my second trip to the now Lebronless Cleveland. I am rather impartial to the city, but I must say there are some good eats here. The first thing we did upon my arrival is head directly from the airport to Happy Dog. Damn good stuff.
Last night we went to see Delorean and Glasser play at The Grog Shop. The crowd was disappointingly sparse, but the show was as good as I had hoped it would be.
Later this month Yaya and I will be headed to Peru for a couple weeks. It will be my first time to South America and I am really excited for the food, Machu Picchu and a little jaunt in the Amazon for a few days. Just crossing my fingers I don’t get Malaria or bitten by one of these.
Pretty Lights Music

If you like eDIT or Glitch Mob then check out Pretty Lights.
Mux Mool presents Viking Funeral EP - Ghostly International

Mux Mool presents Viking Funeral EP - Ghostly International
Head over to Ghostly’s website now to download the new Viking Funeral EP by Mux Mool. Some nice electronic hip-hop tunes.
Syntaks presents Ylajali - Ghostly International

Syntaks presents Ylajali - Ghostly International
Had I heard it when it first came out this album would have made it on my Best of ‘09 list for sure.
Washed Out

I have really been enjoying the music of Washed Out lately. It reminds me a lot of Neon Indian but a bit less kitchy, and a little more sentimental. Makes me want to go lay on a beach somewhere.
Pitchfork: Album Reviews: The Notwist: Sturm

Pitchfork: Album Reviews: The Notwist: Sturm
Pitchfork gives the new album out by The Notwist a 3.4 out of 10.
Lali Puna to Release First Album in Five Years | XLR8R
Naughtie Behavior | The Decade in Music - T Magazine Blog - NYTimes.com

Naughtie Behavior | The Decade in Music
NYTimes takes a look at the decade in music with some good insight.
Take Me As I Am (Max Cooper Remix) | XLR8R

Take Me As I Am (Max Cooper Remix) | XLR8R
Here is a really good crunchy, blippy remix of Au Revoir Simone’s “Take Me As I Am.” I recommend you head over to XLR8R and download it.