mmc's "we blame you" ep is out now
8/25/08 by fauxbrizio
oh yes, it is indeed time to get excited. meanest man contest has a new digital ep called we blame you out now on gold robot records. it's an odds-and-ends collection featuring a new song; remixes by débruit, mochipet (with scratches by dj lion), and multi-panel (winner of the "they do" remix contest); and a cover from roman ruins (which he made by spiffing up his "they do" remix and swapping the original acapella out with his own vocals - cool!). the ep's kick-ass cover art was designed by hunter mack, who runs gold robot. you can see more of hunter's work on his site.
here's the track list:
1. we wouldn't want it any other way (débruit remix)
2. throwing away broken electronics (mochipet remix f/ dj lion)
3. you're right. it's ballin'.
4. they do (multi-panel remix)
5. they do (roman ruins version)
btw, there were lots of other great "they do" remix contest entries. we'll do a post soon with some of our favorites.
into infinity launches
8/19/08 by fauxbriziointo infinity is an art and music exhibition i've been working on over the past few months with the good people at dublab via my job at creative commons. the project is rooted in the idea of creative reuse and is made up of 12-inch circular artworks and eight-second audio loops. we launched into infinity's online component a couple of weeks ago and are now planning a number of physical installations.
the exhibition includes pieces by kofie, dntel, odd nosdam, flying lotus, omid, lucky dragons, and a bunch of other great artists and musicians. all of the works are published under a creative commons by-nc copyright license, which lets people download, share, and remix them for noncommercial purposes. we'll add new submissions regularly, and we'll eventually invite the public to submit their remixes of the pieces for possible inclusion in the exhibition.
i've currently got two loops in the mix and noah's gonna be submitting some soon, too. you can listen to my loops by visiting the artist index and clicking "eriksolo mmc." the site's programmed to pair a random audio loop with a random visual piece every time you navigate to the next display. play around with it for a bit and you'll come up with all sorts of cool combinations.
mochipet's microphonepet release party f/ eriksolo in sf on august 9
7/9/08 by fauxbrizio
i'll be doing "sharp drest" live with mochipet at his microphonepet release party on august 9th at club six in san francisco. the event is a collaboration with juxtapoz magazine's issue release party and will also feature performances by myka 9, daddy kev, raashan ahmad, and a bunch of others. basic details are below; lotsa details are available via the clickable flyer above. hope to see you there!
mochipet & friends: microphonepet release party
in collaboration with juxtapoz's issue release party
at club six (60 sixth st., san francisco, ca 94103)
saturday, august 9, 2008
$10 before 11pm, $15 after
"let's go" f/ subtitle & eso tre is out now
6/24/08 by fauxbrizio
the third song from our partially smart ep came out on friday. it's called "let's go" and features our old pals subtitle and eso tre of substance abuse. it's available as a free download at rcrd lbl. grab it!
mmc on epic fu + "sharp drest" is kexp's song of the day
6/23/08 by fauxbriziolast thursday's episode of epic fu featured the video for "throwing away broken electronics." watch it and love it!
the fu crew followed up with a nice blog post about us. wow, how rad!
also rad: "sharp drest" is kexp's song of the day today. looove that kexp!
"partially smart" is rcrd lbl's mp3 of the day
5/26/08 by fauxbrizio
mmc's "partially smart" was featured today in rcrd lbl's mp3 of the day newsletter. you can sign up to get the daily email here.
"microphonepet" remix contest going strong
5/22/08 by fauxbrizio
there are some awesome entries in mochipet's microphonepet remix contest, including a few great versions of "sharp drest." check 'em out!
support dublab + my wednesday show playlist
5/16/08 by fauxbrizioit's dublab's spring proton drive. if you love great music and art, consider making a donation. your contributions keep a really positive operation going strong. plus, depending on the size of your donation, you can get cool premiums like a limited edition t-shirt and mix cd's by some of the dublab dj's.
on wednesday, i programmed a set on dublab in support of the proton drive. the playlist from the show is below.
odd predicament by eriksolo (recorded 05-14-08)
01] cal tjader - "aquarius" (from the prophet)
02] bill callahan - "a man needs a woman or a man to be a man" (from woke on a whaleheart)
03] edan - "beautiful food" (from sprain your tapedeck)
04] don cherry - "brown rice" (from brown rice)
05] caribou - "melody day" (from andorra)
06] frank zappa - "it must be a camel" (from hot rats)
07] justin warfield - "k sera sera" (from my field trip to planet 9 by justin warfield)
08] rambling nicholas heron - "only this and nothing more" (from snug and cozy like before)
09] scott walker - "rosemary" (from scott 3)
10] awol one and mike nardone - "sleepin' all day" (from speakerface)
11] valorie keys - "listen here" (from "listen here" single)
12] ray barretto - "right on" (from barretto power)
13] gwen mccrae - "all this love that i'm giving" (from melody of life)
14] james pants - "we're through" (from welcome)
15] hood - "the negatives" (from outside closer)
16] jeffrey lewis - "i ain't thick" (from 12 crass songs)
17] connoisseurs - "uv" (from "uv" single)
18] joe simon - "before the night is over" (from easy to love)
19] x - "i must not think bad thoughts" (from more fun in the new world)
20] pino d'angiò - "ma quale idea" (from pino d'angiò)
21] the teardrop explodes - "sleeping gas" (from kilimanjaro)
22] neon neon - "raquel" (from stainless style)
23] k-the-i??? - "go-go girls" (from broken love letter)
24] eugene mcdaniels - "headless heroes" (from headless heroes of the apocalypse)
new mmc remix by débruit available on xlr8r
5/1/08 by fauxbrizio
xlr8r is debuting a meanest man contest track today as an mp3 download of the day. it's a remix of "we wouldn't want it other way" done by débruit, who has been killing it recently with releases on b.e.a.r. and musique large.
the track is taken from we blame you, an mmc ep that will be released soon by gold robot. the original version of the song is on our "throwing away broken electronics" single, which is available on vinyl and digitally.
xlr8r also posted our song "i was only kidding" last year. you can download it here.
eriksolo on mochipet's new album
4/20/08 by fauxbriziocheck out the new mochipet album, microphonepet, on which i exhibit my enthusiasm for rapping on "sharp drest," a party jam that also features the homegirl oonceoonce. the track has been getting airplay on kexp and wfmu, and is featured in the new short film banditos. you can download the mp3 at iheartcomix, rcrd lbl, and buzznet.
as part of the album's promotional campaign, daly city records is hosting a remix contest. download the microphonepet a capellas and submit your entries for a chance to have your track included on an upcoming mochipet 12", along with remixes by darko, chris de luca vs. phon.o, and machine drum.
mmc muxtape
4/11/08 by fauxbriziowell, look at that. someone made a meanest man contest muxtape!
mmc on 3hive + thee more shallows remix
3/3/08 by fauxbrizio
the wonderful music blog 3hive posted a great item about meanest man contest this past weekend. the write-up includes several mmc mp3s, including the debut of our brand new remix of thee more shallows' "night at the knight school," which you can also download here:
mp3: thee more shallows - "night at the knight school (meanest man contest remix)"
apes on tapes' new remix ep f/ eriksolo
2/27/08 by fauxbrizioapes on tapes is a bologna, italy-based electronic music group that makes cool instrumental hip hop. the duo recently released an album called you open through homework records, and followed it up today by releasing a companion ep entitled you open remixed. both projects are available as free downloads at the homework site.
i contributed a track to you open remixed, along with touane, ether, and micamat. you can check out my remix here:
mp3: apes on tapes - "catkilla (eriksolo remix)"
video for mmc's "throwing away broken electronics"
2/11/08 by fauxbriziobig news! check out the new video for our song "throwing away broken electronics."
the clip was directed by the amazing greg tuzin of *ontheflyfilms.
thanks a million to hunter mack at gold robot records, who helped majorly in hooking this up. hunter's the man.
you can download an mp3 of "throwing away broken electronics" here, and you can pick up a copy of the 7inch single here.
mmc and languis live in la this saturday
1/14/08 by fauxbrizio
we're playing a show in los angeles this saturday (01-19-08) with languis. the dublab soundsystem will spin records between sets. triple awesome! details are below.
meanest man contest and languis live
plus a dj set by the dublab soundsystem
at pehrspace (325 glendale blvd., los angeles, ca 90026)
saturday, january 19, 2008 at 9PM
$5 donation
eriksolo on somuchsilence
1/8/08 by fauxbrizio
somuchsilence is a great blog that covers all kinds of music. it runs a recurring feature called "i used to love her," in which musicians and writers talk about their favorite hip-hop records. today's entry was written by me and is about redman's classic whut? thee album. give it a read!
mmc's "the tenderloin" out now
1/2/08 by fauxbriziohappy new year!
part two of our partially smart ep was released today through rcrd lbl. the track is called "the tenderloin" and is available as a free download here. check it out!
new mmc ep to be released through rcrd lbl
11/19/07 by fauxbriziowe're excited to announce that we have signed a deal to release an ep through a new company called rcrd lbl. you can read about rcrd lbl in the wall street journal.
the ep is called partially smart and will be released in four pieces over the next few months. the first song, "partially smart," is up now and can be downloaded for free here. it features scratches by our superhomie dj lion.
the killer cover art for the project was done by phil toselli. visit his site to see more of his great work.
eriksolo on dublab
11/14/07 by fauxbrizio
i have a new session up on dublab. the set's called "odd predicament" and it's in dublab's current stream, along with sessions from computer jay, jimmy tamborello, nobody, and frosty. the set is about an hour long, and the overall stream (with everyone's sets) is about 11 hours long. you can hear the full stream at dublab, or you can download an mp3 of my set here.
here's the playlist:
odd predicament by eriksolo (recorded 10-17-07)
01] brian protheroe - "pinball" (from pinball)
02] arthur russell - "make 1, 2" (from calling out of context)
03] carly simon - "why" (from soup for one soundtrack)
04] judy henske and jerry yester - "farewell aldebaran" (from farewell
aldebaran)
05] breakout - "warm up my lips" (from blues)
06] zero 7 f/ jose gonzalez - "futures" (from the garden)
07] fleetwood mac - "walk a thin line" (from tusk)
08] gil scott-heron - "speed kills" (from free will)
09] zager and evans - "in the year 2525 (exordium & terminus)" (from 2525
(exordium & terminus))
10] the hombres - "let it out (let it all hang out)" (from let it out (let
it all hang out))
11] the byrds - "draft morning" (from the notorious byrd brothers)
12] mcdonald and giles - "flight of the ibis" (from mcdonald and giles)
13] giorgio moroder - "leopard tree dream" (from cat people soundtrack)
14] ellen mcilwaine - "higher ground" (from the real ellen mcilwaine)
15] shuggie otis - "xl-30" (from inspiration information)
16] marcos valle - "crickets sing for anamaria" (from samba '68)
17] tacks, the boy disaster - "forget-me-not" (from oh, beatrice)
18] barbara ruskin - "where are we" (from "where are we" single)
19] the mighty sparrow with byron lee & the dragonaires - "only a fool" (from "only a fool" single)
20] 23 skidoo - "coup" (from "coup" single)
new quarterbar mixtape + roman ruins "they do" remix + "brand new crime" online
10/11/07 by fauxbriziohot news: quarterbar has a brand new mixtape out! it's called shock 'em dead and was released this week by sneakmove. you can buy it on cd for just $5 postpaid in the u.s. (and $9 postpaid if you're outside of the u.s.).
shock 'em dead features a slew of beats, blends, and remixes - including qb's much-loved reworking of birdman and lil' wayne's "stuntin' like my daddy," which you can download here:
mp3: birdman and lil' wayne - "stuntin' like my daddy" (quarterbar remix)
speaking of remixes, roman ruins has produced a stellar version of "they do," to get things started right with the mmc remix contest happening through gold robot. get it here:
mp3: meanest man contest f/ kaia wong - "they do" (roman ruins remix)
finally, there's a new myspace page commemorating brand new crime - the 1998 split cassette release from mic.edu (our old rap group) and our friends substance abuse.
there are four tracks from the tape up on the page. may i suggest you give them a listen and then consider becoming brand new crime's internet friend?
new mmc ep + "some people" mp3 + remix contest
10/8/07 by fauxbriziomeanest man contest has just released a new digital ep through the fantastic plug research label. it's called some people and it features four brand new songs.
the cover art for some people was made by the incredible jeff hurlow. you can see more of his work at dosmasks.
we've put an mp3 of the ep's lead song online for you to check out. it's called "some people (just get off on breaking hearts)." the other tracks on the ep are "you and i," "working for the weak end," and "i would leave" (which is based on a christopher willits guitar sample).
in other exciting news, gold robot records has just launched a meanest man contest remix contest in support of our new grr 7inch.
download the acapella for "they do" here and email your remix to us at heymmc at gmail dot com by december 15, 2007. our favorite entries will be featured as part of a future mmc release.
and speaking of our new grr 7inch, "throwing away broken electronics" and all the other tracks from the single are now available digitally through retailers like itunes and emusic. if you're so from-the-future that you can't stand to even touch a physical music product, this is probably your best bet. but remember: if you buy a hard copy of the 7inch, you'll get a download code that gets you the mp3s for free.
weekend getaway + google sky
9/21/07 by fauxbriziotwo new mmc-related video projects:
first is weekend getaway, a talk show pilot i produced with a few friends. it features an interview with and a performance by pigeon john.
second is the promotional video for google earth's new sky feature. it stars former astronaut sally ride and was scored by the one and only quarterbar. "it's out of this world."
minicomp2 + new mmc video
9/14/07 by fauxbriziothis week, sneakmove released minicomp2.
the minicomp project is a series of limited-run 7inch records with short songs by bands we like. the new release features tracks from eleven acts, including bonde do role, electric president, fog, subtitle, and us – your old friends meanest man contest. here's the full track list:
[01] electric president: "i never thought that the end of the world would look so nice"
[02] fog: "retirement"
[03] meanest man contest: "sexy rap proposition!"
[04] books on tape: "demons got me"
[05] clovis heald: "the virgin"
[06] bonde do role: "montagem do cabra"
[07] controller 7: "rope on a dope"
[08] subtitle/giovanni marks: "supersub sunday"
[09] crunc tesla: "promise recommended this"
[10] newageynofriends: "video flesh"
[11] fm3: "monoqin"
minicomp2 is pressed on translucent red vinyl and comes packaged in a super cool cover designed by sneakmove's mike senese. go, mike!
pitchfork has mentioned minicomp2 a few times in the past couple of weeks. they posted a news item about it, which features an mp3 of snippets taken from the record. they also included the bonde do role track in one of their "forkcast" music posts.
our awesome friend pete nicely made a video for "sexy rap proposition!," the mmc song on minicomp2. sweet pete's clip was made using a batch of found photos that feature people enjoying friendships and other fun relationships. watch it!
the first minicomp came out a little more than a year ago and features ditties by casiotone for the painfully alone, odd nosdam, dat politics, and baby dayliner. it's pretty close to being sold out, but there are still a few copies available here.
the third minicomp is in the works now and is being compiled by bomarr of restiform bodies. it's slated to feature contributions from tunng, broken spindles, copy, and grand buffet. more info soon!
hello + new mmc single + free mp3
9/7/07 by fauxbriziohi there. welcome to the new meanest man contest blog. i think you're really going to like it here.
so, hey: we have a new 7inch single out on gold robot records, a great new label based in berkeley, ca. gold robot has so far released 7inches by the very excellent artists roman ruins and panther, and we're thrilled to join the ranks.
the single looks like this (the cover's available in two colors):
and 
it includes four tracks. the first is "throwing away broken electronics," which features background vocals from marchelle bradanini from the super fun band bedtime for toys.
gold robot is offering a free mp3 of "t.a.b.e." on its site; you can download it here.
second up is "we wouldn't want it any other way," which features background vocals and clapping from a big group of our friends in the bay area who had been drinking at the time. thanks, guys.
then there's a remix of "throwing away broken electronics" by the illustrious copy (be sure to check out his latest album, hair guitar, available through audio dregs). copy's take on "t.a.b.e." is on some synthy 8-bit siiickness.
lastly, there's an acapella version of "they do," a duet with mixel pixel's kaia wong that was featured in its full form on our split cd with languis from a few months back on sneakmove. gold robot is going to offer a free download of the acapella on its site soon as part of a remix contest we're going to start up sometime in the next few weeks.
the record's incredibly cool cover art was drawn by casey jex smith, a san francisco-based artist who we're big fans of. you can see some of casey's other work and read an interview with him at fecal face.
the limited-run (500 pressed, individually numbered) single is just five bucks. each copy comes with a code that will let you download mp3s of all of the songs on the record for free. if you can't decide between the two cover colors (it's tough: green is so verdant, grey is so steely), why not just buy both?
