Minnesota Remixes and sickness

I may have pushed it a little too much the last few days because I am now sick. Probably should not have gone out shredding in the shitty weather yesterday, but it was SNOWING!.... Small price to pay.

Anyways, tons of new music out the last few days, tough to keep up with it all. I'm super excited about these two new remixes that Minnesota just released, as he is one of my favorite producers at the moment. Christian Bauhofer from Santa Cruz has been flying under the radar as of late, but with his incredible live shows and constantly improving production and remixing skills, he is poised for an even bigger year in 2012. I witnessed him live many times up and down California in the last year, and it seems that every show he brings it harder and keeps topping previous shows. He definitely knows how to put on a good live set and I'm looking forward to seeing him crush it again soon.

First up, we've got Minnesota remixing Demons by Fenech Soler, adding in his signature synth-heavy melodic dubstep sound.

DOWNLOAD Fenech Soler - Demons (Minnesota Remix)

Next is the first cut off Kraddy's remix album of his 2011 release Anthems of the Hero. Minnesota remixing Kraddy with some great vocals from Erica Dee, certainly a recipe for a sick track.

DOWNLOAD Kraddy - Forbidden ft. Erica Dee (Minnesota Remix)

Seeing white...

Was an unexpected pleasure to awaken to a nice coating of fresh snow on everything this morning, although it was only about an inch or two at the house. Snow showers lingered for most of the day on the hill, and with them low visibility. In my current powder-starved state, I am excited to ride anything resembling fresh snow. The conditions at Alpine were definitely dust on crust, some good turns were had over on Scott, and overall it was an entertaining day. But soon the reality that this storm was just a giant tease began to set in, and we ended up calling it early for fear of further base damage. Forgot the camera, so I have no visuals to add here, but snatch up this new Break Science album that just dropped yesterday on Pretty Lights Music to ease your dissatisfaction:

Loved the first Break Science album and they have definitely taken a new direction with this one; after hearing the results, that is not a bad thing at all. Monolith Code has a really unique feel to it, fusing funky elements and a lot of bass with futuristic overtones. Check it out, PLM artists are always worth a listen (or many).

DOWNLOAD Break Science - Monolith Code (2012)

Oakley Canopy

We've all see the shots from SIA and edits of Oakley riders rocking these new over-sized Oaks for next year. Here is a great overview and features breakdown of the new Canopy goggle for 2012-2013.

One more to start us off with a bang.

All right, last post for the evening. Wanted to get the blog rolling the right way, a little snowboarding, and now a little music.

Pretty Lights just dropped this new track a few days ago and I've been really enjoying it. It's called "We Must Go On" and has a more chill, soulful hip hop vibe coupled with a nice vocal sample. I had the pleasure of seeing him play it live at Snowglobe over New Year's in South Lake and I've been eagerly awaiting the release ever since. Derek and his girlfriend also filmed and edited this music video for the track:

Download Pretty Lights - We Must Go On:
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Since we are on the topic of Pretty Lights, here is an electro remix of his collaboration track with LeAnn Rimes and Dr. Ralph Stanley for the Re:Generation project. It is quite similar to the original track, with a bit more of a crunchy electro vibe sprinkled in there. You may scoff at the idea of country stars and electronic producers meshing, but give this a listen, you won't be disappointed (c'mon it is Pretty Lights...).

Download Pretty Lights feat. LeAnn Rimes and Dr. Ralph Stanley – Wayfaring Stranger (Pretty Lights Electro Mix):
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Chance of showers? How bout some sun and great spring conditions.

So NOAA was again calling for chance of showers today on the hill, but the sun and warm temps prevailed for much of the morning allowing the snow to soften up enough to get after it up at Alpine. Some great spring conditions over on Sherwood allowed for some fun turns to be had.

C.Mills takes a moment from killing it to pose for an impromptu photo.

It is definitely still rock board/ski season out there, as there is a lot of exposure and plenty of hungry sharks looking to chomp on your base. Some day I will be able to take the new board out for some fun, but we are going to need a lot more snow up here before that happens.

The hike along the ridge towards Grouse rock.

Clouds rolling in...now if only they were bringing snow...

Yesterday was a bit of a wash at Squaw, as the early morning sun was pushed away quickly by cloud coverage and lower temps causing most of the soft snow to quickly return to chunky ice. Today was a redemption day and mother nature cooperated, hopefully tomorrow will be just as good!

Bring on the snow!

Here we go...

Well after much talk, I have finally started this blog. It will certainly be a work in progress for awhile as I get acquainted with the whole blogging thing and further narrowing the subject matter. I had envisioned this blog as becoming a way to show friends and family exactly what we do up here in beautiful Lake Tahoe. That will certainly be a huge part of it, but I will also be incorporating various other things, e.g., forcing my musical tastes and other random ramblings upon the reader. And without further ado...