I’ve been a huge fan of Felix’s mixes and while I haven’t been able to catch one of his shows, he’s always been a part of mine. I discovered his sound and it has influenced many of my sets, with a usually heavy rotation in the middle of my set. Nearly any day of the week you can find many of his tracks trending at the top of the list on Hype Machine.
Felix Cartal - Dim Mak Records
Felix Cartal was born with a passion for hard hitting electronic music. With influences ranging from the heavy hitting distortion of The Bloody Beetroots and Boys Noize, to the techno influences of Vitalic, Felix has created an amalgamation of electronic genres which results in a unique listening experience for home and live audiences alike. His distinctive method of incorporating abrasive distortion, intense instrumental build-ups and unique frequency variations in his songs gives Felix a sense of versatility within the electronic scene. This versatility has led Cartal to become one of the leaders of heavy-house – a genre known for its relentless intensity and bass and distortion heavy melodies.
Interview
Desired Hearts: You’ve worked with a long list of artists over the past couple of years both in shows and through producing. Who are some of your favorites to work with as far as music style goes?
Felix Cartal: I recently worked on a track for my upcoming album with Johnny Whitney (from The Blood Brothers, Neon Blonde, Jaguar Love). I have always been a fan of his work, especially the Blood Brothers, so to work with him was really exciting for me. The track I made was really high energy and I felt like his unique, abrasive, yet melodic vocal style could really add to it and make it something better. The product we came up with I feel is really strong, and is going to be the first single off my forthcoming album.
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Hailing from Melbourne, Australia this four piece electro-house group is releasing some really great music that seems to mix in well next to groups like Cut Copy and M83. Working with Treasure Fingers, Cassian, Fred Falke and more, their EP drops this November. Here’s the video of their track “Sometimes”. Easily one of the best dance tracks out this year.
http://www.vimeo.com/6938463
Miami Horror debut album due early 2010.
http://www.vimeo.com/7406651
Another chronicle of Ride The Republic that went down in Downtown Bryan. Thanks to all the riders from across Texas for taking part. Now enjoy the view of the riders from Denton as they show you what really went down.
Enjoy this sneak peek of the DH x MWM Graphics “Show Some Love” tee due out in a few weeks. If you aren’t familiar with Matt Moore and his work, be sure to get up to speed. This dude is bringing his aesthetic to a variety of projects and clients across the world. Stay tuned for more details.
We present to you the final result of the Desired Hearts x Volume Bike Co. Cutter frame. Congrats to Jeff “Backstabbin” Puckett for winning the frame last weekend at Ride the Republic. We hooked up with him earlier today between quarters of the Dallas/Atlanta game so we could get some pics of it fully built out.
THANK YOU again to Brian Castillo and the rest of the Volume peeps for reaching out and making this happen! And thank you Peru for your matchmaking skills.
More pics after the jump
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This design has been a favorite among all our friends here at DH and the circles we run in. In honor of Halloween and the overall demand of the shirt, we made it available in the online shop. These babies won’t be available online after 10/31/09.
A few weeks ago, while poking around the internet for random new tracks and artists I ran across this amazing album produced by Alex Goose. I’ll be honest, I hadn’t had a real good chance to listen to Jay-Z’s latest album The Blueprint 3. Here I was at 4am, at the office, playing the tracks louder than I probably should have. I’m sure the guy on the first floor didn’t appreciate it… or looking at it a different way, maybe he did.
Here’s a few tracks to listen to while reading the rest of the article:
I emailed Alex soon after asking for an interview. We sent emails back and forth and here’s what he had to say about this new release.
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If anyone knows who we should send the cease and desist letter to, please let us know:)
Picture found here.
Here’s some footage of Ride The Republic, the bike event that took place in downtown Bryan on the last day of Rock The Republic.
http://www.vimeo.com/7167790
So this weekend, Bryan, TX played host to the first annual Rock the Republic, billed as a “Spectacle of Sight and Sound.”
With more than 100 acts over the 3 day event, attendees got to enjoy a diverse line-up including spoken word poetry, hip-hop, southern rock, electro pop, dance, folk, soul, and I’m sure a couple of other genres I didn’t catch. And the little detail that made this event so special, is that all the artist were from right here in the Lonestar State.
Something we shared with the festival was our Creative Director, Roby Fitzhenry. He and the rest of the team did a great job of finding great talent and organizing an event that will surely return even more successful in future years.
