| A Bloody Sea Bird!! |
[Sep. 23rd, 2009|09:46 pm] |
Thought the ol' wisdom teeth pull killed me eh? Hhahahahaaaa noooooo... I'm still kickin'.
Look! I anthropomorphized my Wandering Albatross character! What an atrocity! But remember that albatross I was drawin' all those months ago? Yeah he's back, and he's got a spiffy new shirt for the office!
Hey remember this old Monty Python skit?
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| Dumb I Sound |
[Sep. 10th, 2009|09:41 pm] |
You know what a crystal moment for me is? Finding that certain song you've been searching for after weeks, or months beat journeying. You know... 'cause maybe you'll hear a song played on the radio, or in a mix, and you won't know what the song is or how to acquire it. When you finally get that song pumpin' through your headphones it's just straight up magic. Seriously, it's a beautiful fillin' (as Slim Thug would say).
I heard this song during Diplo's Essential Mix on da BBC Radio 1 and practically plotzed. But some dip got the tracklist all wrong and I spent a lot of time searching for a song that wasn't even what I was lookin' for! But anywhey, I found it. I even did up a mix with this jam in it and recorded it in video form. But you'll have to befriend me on Facebook for that mess. Hahahahahahaaaa...
Seriously, though, I ain't ready to put my stuff on YouTube yet. My video mixes and, subsequently, my ego would get torn to ribbons if I were to start posting on YouTube now.
While we're at it, here's a neat little piece of animation I completely forgot about.
The song ain't too shabby either.
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I'm sorry guys... I'll stop posting YouTube vids to compensate for my obvious lack of art projects.
P.S. Who's got two thumbs and is getting his wisdom teeth taken out tomorrow? This guyyy. |
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| My L: F It |
[Sep. 8th, 2009|11:35 pm] |
Finally got around to buying some new Pigma Micron's today. Here's a couple doodles.
So today was the first of day of school for everyone. But not for this guy. Yeah.
It was weird man. I was walkin' around downtown today while everyone was at school. For the first time in like what, 13 years? I wasn't in school on Sept. 8th. It's times like these when the world really starts to pressure in around me. I'd better check my head.
P.S. I'm listening to the only Lil' Wayne song I'll probably ever enjoy. It samples David Axelrod's "Holy Thursday" which is just beautiful. Lil Wayne's voice doesn't exactly suit the beat, but I appreciate the concept and story behind the rap.
Hm, and yet very few teens would be able to recognize this song. Notice how this song isn't played on the radio too. Hm, funny how that works out. I can bet my bottom dollar that if it was played on the radio, y'all would be askin' the DJ to bump this and turn off that "Lollipop" trash. Yeah. Think about that. |
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| Gotta Get. That. Dirt Off My Shoulder. |
[Sep. 2nd, 2009|08:00 pm] |
| [ | Tags | | | doodles, music, sketches | ] |
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| | King Geedorah & Biolante - Fastlane | ] |
Have sum moar sketchez!! I'm practically giving this stuff away!!!
So I'm going through some frustrating times right now guys. But I'm not gonna vent aimlessly. Nah. I'm gonna bump me some cosmic tunes. The kind of tunes that let me just slip away and forget about the world. Straight up.
And away I go... |
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| Scratch Perverts |
[Aug. 29th, 2009|10:44 pm] |
This is already springing up all over the place, but I figured I'd post it here before it goes any kind of stale up in these Intercats.
Please! Check out this video!
I don't really have the 411 behind it... but damn is it cool. In the words of Kanye West, "THIS IS SO GOOD IT MADE MY HEART SINK... LIKE A MIX OF THE FEELING IN YOUR STOMACH WHEN YOU'RE ON A ROLLER COASTER AND WHEN YOU WOULD SEE YOUR HIGH SCHOOL CRUSH AT LUCH TIME... THAT'S HOW THIS MAKES ME FFEL". I would have to agree. Do you people see why I'm so fixed on turntablism now??? |
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| Just Dropped In - To See What Condition My Internet Was In |
[Aug. 26th, 2009|10:54 pm] |
My Internet's really been droppin' the ball lately... I apologize. It's been on and off for the past two weeks... and when I say on and off I mean one minute things are running smoothly, one minute the Internet starts eating it's own head. Just ridiculous.
Anyways, here is a blind grasp at humor.
And here are sum sketches, 'cause it seems I haven't posted work of such nature in awhile.
Thirdly, I think people fail to realize what a Goddamn masterpiece Daft Punk's "Discovery" is. I'm for real! Easily one of the best albums in the electro/dance genre, but also up there as a generally shattering achievement. I mean sure everyone can recognize "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" and call themselves aware of Daft Punk, but no. They're not. Give "Discovery" a good thorough listening. The French know what they're freakin' doing when it comes to electronic production. "Short Circuit"? "High Times"??? Those tracks will blow your ass out!
P.S. Saw Inglourious Basterds last night. Well done Mr. Tarantino.... well done... |
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| "District Niner" or "District 9, So Damn Fine" |
[Aug. 19th, 2009|11:49 pm] |
Indeed friends. I got around to seeing District 9 the other day. Damn good movie, I gotta say. Really, in this day and age a film like this is a true gem. I'm still trying to wrap my head around it and explore it's themes, few movies in the last couple of years have moved me to do this. Seriously. I saw The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard almost a week ago and I wanted to do nothing but forget about it the moment I stepped out of the theater (and I'm a big fan of Jeremy Piven).
I'm not saying this film stands up to the classics, I'm saying that given modern "values" in movie making, this film is amazing. Get up in that cut already.
( Click for fan art and more in-depth movie review. (Spoiler alert.) )
If you're remotely interested in what I've been up to...
Today I bought The Simpsons Season 12. Am I the only one who still thinks The Simpsons was still dope at this point? Yeah it doesn't have as many heartfelt moments as the previous seasons, but the humor was still spot on! Seriously!
Oh, and I also went on a freakin' music buying spree today. I have a concept for a brand new mix thought out and I hope to get working on it soon. You guys'll dig it, you will! |
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| Schwat? |
[Aug. 17th, 2009|11:07 pm] |
So I went to Warped Tour last Friday. It's not really my scene but I gotta say, I enjoyed myself. I couldn't really get into the death metal... but the ska was bangin'! I don't really listen to the stuff at home but I couldn't help but have a good time when I was there to experience it live. It's such a fun genre of music. You got the bands jumpin' around, the crowd jumpin' around; I appreciated it. Plus I got to meet Big D & the Kids Table after they performed. Pictures and autographs? Oh yea.
But I gotta say... since when did these wiener bands like Forever the Sickest Kids and 3OH!3 become the "in" thing for punk rockers and metal heads alike? They play this sugar-high mess of rock, pop and electro with these wussy-suck lyrics... And yet all around me in the crowd were dudes with mohawks and big honkin' ear lobe discs "rockin'" out. It was horrible.
Anyways uh... art? Right...
I found this old drawing of Needle Man in my art folder that I hadn't finished colouring. So I finished it off today.
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Yeah... I got nothin'. Sorry guys.
EDIT: I'm gonna plug my latest mix once again. It needs a little love.
Click here to download now! (Courtesy of MediaFire) |
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| Seriously Though, I inCYST |
[Aug. 9th, 2009|06:45 pm] |
Ahhhhh yeah. You dig that pun? Yeah well as it turns out I have a cyst in my left wrist. A ganglion cyst to be legit. It's a hard lump under the skin, which apparently pertains to the joints and tendons in my wrist. Here's a picture:
It's no big deal as you can see... it was just alarming when it suddenly appeared and I had no idea of what it was. It only appears when I have my hand titled at 90 degrees with my forearm, and it only hurts when I put pressure on my hand. The only thing that worries me is how I got it.
When I went to my doctor she claimed that it was common in older people, usually those who do extensive amounts of writing or drawing. Not only am I not elderly, but I never use utensils with my left hand. However, I did seem to develop the cyst when I was breakdancing... and one of my friends did assure me that one of her friends developed the same deal whilst breakdancing as well.
Incidentally, there was a bboy/bgirl jam on Friday night that I hit up and ended up competing in (Kill Beats Vol. 4).
That mess was painful. |
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| I GOT PEOPLE who know where you live |
[Aug. 5th, 2009|10:19 pm] |
This didn't happen to me today... I wasn't making these comics when it happened. I was originally going to do an autobicom about buying chocolate with my newspaper today, but I realized that it was more of a "had to be there" kind of deal. This seemed much more worth it when I was thinking about it today.
Here's another YouTube video, because sometimes a single comic just can't cut it.
Another brilliant use of a Madlib beat. Straight murda. |
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| Simmons Believed In the Green Light |
[Aug. 4th, 2009|11:37 pm] |
Man! I couldn't draw this comic to save my life!
So yea, I saw Funny People earlier tonight. Despite the whole scenario in my comic, it really wasn't a bad movie. It had it's moments. I really appreciated the new level of drama Apatow was able to portray, and the cameos were great. But cripes, the movie just kept going. It just kept dragging on and on for me... and there were points when I was finding it hard to continue paying attention. My friend was telling me that in an interview Apatow mentioned that the movie is really three different stories put together, and I definitely saw that. But if the movie had stuck with only one main plot line I'm sure it would've ended up better. And I'm sorry, but Adam Sandler's "funny" voices are really a lot less humorous than he thinks they are.
Interestingly enough, I also got a very "Great Gatsby" vibe from the movie. Seriously, Seth Rogen's character really becomes the Nick Carraway of the film, and Adam Sandler becomes Jay Gatsby himself. Some specific scenes in the movie were even reminiscent of what I remember in the novel.
English literature - I CAN APPLY IT IN EVERYDAY SITUATIONS. |
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| Real People (It's All Real) |
[Aug. 3rd, 2009|11:08 pm] |
Here, have a drawing. Somewhat unfinished... but I wanted to post something before letting another day slip past without a post. Today is BC Day too I believe... might as well mark that.
I enjoy drawing the human face. Particularly the more deshriveled human face. I don't know why... I guess a more weathered face just has those many intricacies to take into account. I don't know where the robot suit came from...
Also, I have found my new favorite YouTube video.
One of my favorite Madlib beats for shurrrrr! |
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| Hot and Bothered |
[Jul. 28th, 2009|10:06 pm] |
So I got back from Vegas... quite awhile ago. Some GT's were had. I did some shopping, visited the Grand Canyon, saw the Blue Man Group, just about lost my nerves in the heat, you know. I thought I was gonna be able to get right back into dis here journal but that just didn't happen. You'd think during the summer I'd have all this extra time, but such just isn't the case. The heat that's hittin' my neck of the woods is none too encouraging either.
Anyways, let's get back to some brass tacks.
That's right, I'm somewhat ushering in a new era of autobiographical comics.'Cept I haven't been able to complete one every day, and, as you may have guessed, I haven't been able to post each one upon completion.
I started them up again because I want to have enough to go into what I hope will amount to a minicomic. And also... I haven't been drawing enough lately. So I can't say I'll be bringing you these bad boys daily, but they'll show up every once and again.
Anyways, this one's a three-parter! Some tiny old lady actually made me walk her bags all they way up to her house... which ended up being like a 15 minute walk. I mean I thought she just needed me to carry them to her car at Costco, which was like, a minute away. But no, she took me for a very slow and painstaking trip. On the way she gave me her tour of the neighborhood too, which she claimed to have a knack for after years of newspaper delivery. Needless to say, I was hot and bothered. |
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| Toodaloo! |
[Jul. 12th, 2009|09:54 pm] |
Just postin' with a lowdown.
I'll be in Vegas all week this week, so I probably won't have a chance to post. I'm bringing my laptop, but I don't think I'll have the time to use it much. It's my vacation!
So have a good one! I'll be back late afternoon on Saturday, maybe with some pics or some vacation sketches. We'll see. Until then... Vegas baby, Vegas!!!
P.S. Don't forget to check out my latest professional mix!
Click here to download now! (Courtesy of MediaFire)
I'm a dot! |
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| Shadow Jugglers Throw Down - The Re-Recording |
[Jul. 10th, 2009|08:00 pm] |
I don't know if you've actually been waiting for it, but here it is! My first professionally made, downloadable mix! If you were able to tune into my radio broadcast debut on Saturday, June 27th many thanks! I have now re-recorded that mix, and chocked it full of extra gidgets, gadgets and hoo-dads. In other words, this mix adds a whole new level to what I performed live. It has an improved sound quality, added songs and some unexpected enhancements. Dig it!
The Shadow Jugglers Throw Down is a professional mix of the eclectic electronic. One single genre can't really describe what this mix embodies. The Shadow Jugglers Throw Down spans all kinds of genres, some of which I can't even grasp. But there's straight hip hop, trip hop, rap, MASHUP, big beat, alternative, experimental, b-boy beat, electro, downtempo and more. It's a throw down in sound! (That sounded a lot cooler in my head...)
Click here to download now! (Courtesy of MediaFire)
Tracklist:
(Times indicate when each song comes into play.)
[00:00] Warner Bros. Pictures - A Clockwork Orange (dialogue)
[00:28] Shape of Broad Minds - Let's Go (Space Boogie) [feat. MF Doom]
[03:26] Buckfunk 3000 - I Can't Stop
[04:39] MF Doom - Kava Kava Root
[05:51] Lemon Jelly - Baby Battle Scratch
[07:57] John Frusciante - Murderers
[10:37] Beck - No Complaints
[12:07] Percee P - Reverse Part Two
[14:04] Waajeed - Tron
[15:41] Touchstone Pictures - The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (dialogue)
[15:51] Siriusmo - Allthegirls
[17:09] Mr. Oizo - Z
[19:34] Kraddy - Faux Show (Shimmy Shimmy Ya Remix)
[21:35] Paramount Pictures - Hot Rod (dialogue)
[21:37] DJ Riko - Happy When I Get It In (Royksopp vs. 50 Cent)
[24:10] The Radioactive Elephantz - The New Album (dialogue)
[25:04] Bullion - Here Today
[25:52] Black Milk - Bounce
[28:87] Madlib - Another Gateway
[29:44] Gang Starr - Now You're Mine
[31:54] Kids in Tracksuits - Real Axe
[33:31] The Pharcyde - Return of the B-Boy
[35:27] Architeq - Into the Cosmos
[37:33] Pepe Deluxe - Salami Fever
[39:35] HBO - Entourage (dialogue)
[40:42] Colossus - The Tribute (v.5)
[42:51] Madlib - Pyramids (Change)
[43:29] DJ Vadim - London Mind State
[44:54] Q TV - Billy Bob Thornton on Q TV (dialogue)
[45:19] Egyptian Lover - I Cry (Night After Night)
[47:41] Matty G - Last B Boy
[49:48] Amon Tobin - Slowly
Total track duration: 54:59
Click here to download now! (Courtesy of MediaFire)
Included in the ZIP file of the download: An MP3 of the mix, a RTF file of the tracklist, and album cover art, all free.
NOTE: EXPLICIT CONTENT.
Thanks for the support,
Taylor Beaumont
P.S. Mad ups to the Entourage. Slap your troubles away! |
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| Throw Down? I Might! |
[Jun. 26th, 2009|01:50 am] |
Realllly should've posted this sooner...
Yup yup. I'm doing a 45 minute mix live on the wheels of steel this Saturday! I can't exactly say when between 7 and 9... but I personally wouldn't want to miss a minute of the show. Shadow Jugglers is a weekly radio show based on CiTR Radio in Vancouver, B.C. that covers a wide range of electronic, club and world music genres such as Dub/Reggae, Hip Hop, Dubstep/Grime, Funk, Jungle/Drum & Bass, Breakbeat and Breakcore. It's sure to be off all kinds of hooks, chains, and any other form of shackle.
I'm not exactly sure how these broadcast deals work... but I'm pretty sure you can listen online, regardless of where you live. And if that doesn't work out for you, the whole show will be made available for download as a Podcast! Just make sure to check out http://shadowjugglers.com
Hope you get the chance to tune in! :D
P.S. My mood emoticon doesn't effectively portray my mannerism at the moment. It's more like the eyes-wide-open kind of restless for me right now.
P.P.S. Had my very last day of high school today. Wowww... |
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| Bread and a Rolls Royce |
[Jun. 18th, 2009|10:59 pm] |
Wowwwww... Where have I been? Living life, that's where I've been. That doesn't mean my life doesn't include this journal, it just means that others things have been getting in the way. I've been following the whole "Yes Man" philosophy... in a way... It sounds corny, but I've really just been going with everything that has come my way. Really, there has been very little that I have turned down as of late.
I guess it has just been the concept of graduation catching up with me. The whole thought of doing as much as I can while I still have the chance. By the way, I did graduate from high school. Classes are over too and now all I have to do is go back one more time to get my report card/yearbook. In the past month I also turned 18, attended a whole slew of parties, went to Whistler, got Serato Scratch Live for my DJing, competed for a chance at the World Hip Hop Championships and oh so much more. Yeah. Try to swallow all of that. I know I can't.
During the last couple days of school my art teacher handed back all my assignments. So I have whole gang of art to show you... I just have yet document it all on my computer. Until then... here's some other stuff I've done...
This is a comic I did for my school's annual "Writing Booklet". Basically, it chronicles the creative writing assignments by the students of the school's Writing course. I didn't want to do any more writing at the time, so I did a comic. Much more fun.
Here's my final submission for the Artist Apprenticeship Project! It was shown at an outdoor gallery and everything. I think I called it "Born A Naturalist", which was kind of a last-minute name, but it does pertain to the mix I made. I made a quick mix that was recorded on a cassette and played on repeat during the exhibition opening.
So anyways, I'll be sure to go back to postin' steady again. I mean, school's out, I have no job, and I have no travel plans at the moment. What else am I gonna do? :P |
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| Rockin' Nation Breakin' It Down |
[May. 3rd, 2009|12:57 am] |
Haven't posted in a bit, and I feel like I need to give a little sum'n sum'n.
Here's a video of dance crew I'm apart of, Elktrik, performing at the Danceology prelims. It was held at Metrotown mall, and with the huge crowd it drew, things got hella hype. The stage was kind of baloney though...
(It's not my video, just so you know.)
We placed in the top 10, which means we're moving on to the Danceology finals. Wheeeeee!!!
I also forgot to mention that the Artist Apprenticeship Program installation showing was on Friday. My bad...
It turned out to be a great show though. I'm happy with how my project turned out, and we drew a pretty good crowd. We even got a little writeup in our local paper. I'll be back with pics too, I promise. |
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| Weapon of Choice |
[Apr. 23rd, 2009|08:35 pm] |
I uploaded another video on YouTube. One of my artistic pursuits IS movie making, jeese guys...
This one's a short film my friend and I made during term 2 of grade 11. It was a spontaneous idea and we kind of just ran with it. (Please don't take it too seriously, haha.)
What have I been listening to lately, you ask? I've been all about the beat tapes over the past couple weeks, especially those by Madlib, DJ Babu, Ayatollah and Oh No. I've also been going through Prefuse 73's new album, Everything She Touches Turns Ampexian. It's all fresh stuff, check up on it. |
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| Toad Rage |
[Apr. 15th, 2009|10:00 pm] |
Some doodlez for youz!
I keep hearing frogs every night... which is trippin' me out because I've never heard frogs near my house before. I mean I'm walking distance from a lake... but I've never seen or heard any mention of frogs. It's buggin' me though... I'm almost compelled to go out one night and find the source of ribbets... just 'cause.
I also drew my right thumb for some reason. I jammed it hard against the ground whilst breakdancing awhile ago and it left this nasty blood bruise. The spaceman is a Futurenaut.
P.S. I found some siiick Samiyam beats on da web just a moment ago. He'd better be coming out with another album soon... |
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