I love winter!!

The other day, I was talking with a friend and somehow we ended it up talking about the weather and how it can influence or affect different aspects of the daily life. Either can completely ruin your plans, make them unpleasant or can just give you the chance to enjoy the day while doing what you want to do outside.

Well, let's get focused on the bad aspects, especially if you're about to go out or have plans to go to a concert which in the best possible scenario it could be indoors to avoid any kind of problems like storms, snowing, etc. The point is, when we're talking about extreme situations and for those people that have the chance (or the misfortune in some cases) of having a cold season with everything that comes with it, like snow, freezing rain, storms, hail and so on; everything can gets a little complicated if you want to deal with it and still go out of your cozy house.

Most people think that I'm crazy because I really enjoy the cold weather in "general", but what I really think is that I'm lucky and if I'm crazy, I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one out there. What? What is my point after the whole story of the bad weather and stuff?

Well, I really like electronic music and so the  cold weather but having both in a one single channel, I think that's priceless. In Montreal the weather tends to be cold most of the time, so you have two options: getting depressed and perhaps thinking about moving out or enjoy what the city can offers. The IGLOOFEST is the answer to your problems because no matter how cold it could be, there will always be lots of people willing to enjoy it.

The igloofest is one of my favorite festivals of the year and it takes place in the coldest months of the year, so even if it's -28°C  you don't have a single excuse to not to party (If you're living in Montreal of course.)

I really like to be there because the festival is one of these unique things that you cannot easily find everywhere and not only for the music, but the feeling of being outside in a very cold weather, drinking hot wine, jumping and dancing with your friends while using a heavy pair of boots and a long and big jacket.

So, ladies and gentlemen this is the Igloofest:





This is a cool promo commercial:

I love 8 bit music!!

I always loved the electronic music, and also I loved to play Nintendo, but now I can get both in a single awesome fusion: the 8 bit music. Thinking about that, I found the Blipfestival . Here the main topics of the event are: Archaic game and home computer hardware with a four-day event showcasing nearly 40 musicians and visual artists occupying the international low-res cutting edge.

In the Festival, Devices such as the Nintendo Entertainment System, Commodore 64, Atari ST, Nintendo Game Boy, among others, are the popular musical instruments. The Blipfestival is part of the activities of the 8bitpeoples.

The 8bitpeoples first came together in 1999 as a collective of artists sharing a common love for classic videogames and an approach to music which reflected this obsession. The primary interests were to provide quality music for free and most importantly to have fun. In the years since, they have grown in rank and expanded their goals.

From hard-pumping dance electro to atmospheric pieces, even the nostalgia of the vintage, artists like:Crystal Castles, Binarpilot and Pornophonique used this technique.

Check this out!