Lil Skrillex and Glen Landing

Hello!

Lovely August day. Can you guys believe it's already August?!! and almost middle of it?

Well, well... I surely do not notice days going by while living in the land of "new tracks" and "delay designer"... The land of Loggic.

Danelectro guitar, me, and our Koteek DIY speaker :)

So here is it: my first song is finally here on our Soundcloud!

The name in English is Stars Stars, and in Russian Звездные Звезды (Zvezdnye Zvezdy as you can pronounce it)

Here are the lyrics:

звездные звезды
звездные звезды

звездные звезды
слушают волны
небо в вуали
в Сны приглашает

звездные звездыe
звездные звезды

I find the whole process quite fascinating. Coming from the world of recording only real instruments and mine are all analog :))) the electronic world is very new and FUN!

This song was written in one hour :) Dan made a beat. And then 1-2-3 Skrillex sole landed on my computer and we wrote the rest of stuff. Then i sang the melody line and was amazed how cool you can make it sound .... And i did use only some of basic stuff.... Then i recorded piano and guitar. I used my old lovely Lester piano and Danelectro guitar.


To document my journey i am going to write in a blog http://www.aniamaliakina.wordpress.com in Russian.


Also TONIGHT we are going to play a show in Pottsville PA at the festival Rockin the Aggie 2012 It is ALL AGES  and there going to be lots of music in the open air!! "FOOD, GAMES AND GIVEAWAYS!!!! AND ITS **BYOB** " (wow!!!!) We are going to play with our favorite friends The Sunset Villains!!!

OK! Gotta go may be finish a dress I am making for tonight :)) mmm, just kiddin, more likely "finish the beat"....


All the best to you, Ania

New Songs: Ania + LogicPro

My newly styled mic & favorite Russian poems...

Hi

Ania here. And I am going to be honest with you.

I am in love !!! .... with LogicPro :/  This is a computer program that have literally changed everything for me.  It is more than love, it is pure addiction. 

I can not stop using it. I can not stop making music with it. It is amazingly simple and yet so POWERFUL!

LOVE LOVE LOVE it! Especially all the effects you can use, and especially on vocals!!!

In a progress of recording my new song 'Zvezdnie Zvezdy"

Now there is time when it seems to me all the pieces of the puzzle are coming together and i see a clear vision.

Now it's the time when there is going to be Russian Lyrics and songs in Russian with me singing. Yeah! glen landing is like a coin :) There have always been a Russian side of it, and finally it is time for it to be flipped!!!!

Well, it's tough to say that it will be glen landing songs... But what i am doing is a part of glen landing. So we decided to call it me, Ania, featuring glen landing!!! YEAH!

We had the program for 3 days and after spending these 3 days (mmm, like non-stop) with magic Logic, i have recorded two songs.

And i will call it Shelest EP 2012 (remember, it is in Russian :))))

I will upload the songs to www.soundcloud.com/glenlanding VERY SOON!!!

I just have to put the finishing "mastering" touches to it! I have never even thought i will/can ever do this. Now i feel i found a real JOY in it!!!

Recording lyrics on the fly, getting inspiration from Anna Akhmatova poems...

Thank you for your time.

And i will talk about it more in my future posts!!!
Stay tuned!
And look at the stars tonight - they are beautiful....


Ania

This Weekend's Wild Shows!

Hello....

It's been long since our last post here. Yeah, Russian party hangover. (Just kidding) We are sorry we did not let you in on what was going on here.

Until now - I am going to tell you all the news!!

First, we are happy to announce that this Saturday we are going to DOUBLE play house parties back in Wildwood, nj!! !!!!!!
Oh, yeah! We are going to play at about midnight at a Belarusian party - so excited about that!!! and then later at the legendary spot at "Andrew's hata" around 2 am! (for real... that's when the party is at it's hottnesssss)

So if you are looking for adventurous Saturday night  - come on a trip with us!!! (just like in a bubblegum song) and lets party Russian-American style!!! :)))))))))))

I have got 2 pairs of new vintage sunglasses, ready to rock 'em on da dance floor :)

Also we have picked up some lovely little presents for you our friends today at this cool place called Disc Makers!!!! The place is huge! We are lucky it is situated in NJ very close to us, so we can just drive there. It is serving bands and artist from all over America!

 SO be sure, you will be in for some surprises at our show. As well as for some NEW SONGS!!!!!

And tomorrow I am going to tell you guys all about our new songs... About new things and another fundamental turn in glen landing's musical story!!!! Check back here tomorrow at NOON!


All the best!!!

Ania and Bud the Pig

"Russian Party" Explained By Dan. Part 3

I may call these "Russian parties," but  the main common thread amongst all these students is that they can speak the Russian language.  They may be from Mongolia, Mondolvia, Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Czech Republic, Slovakia, and many others.  Most of these countries were part of the Soviet Union until the 90's which meant the common language was Russian.  Even though they all have their own languages, they all can speak Russian.  Except me, I know like 5 words.

Being that some of these college students are from major cities and others from village like towns, the access to such parties is not a staple back home for all.  "Turn that music up man!!!!" says one party animal to another.  The bass is pumping and peeps are dancing.  The stereos are always big and pumping and they don't skimp out on the light show either.  With a box full of DJ lighting and smoke machines to boot, you'd think you were at a club by the ambiance of the room.  Instead of going out to the club, they just make the house into a club.

Glen Landing has been lucky enough to become the house band of these, "Russian Parties."  Providing live music for these house gatherings that don't usually start until the stroke of midnight.
Since Ania is from Belarus, she is GL's connect to all this.  If I didn't know Ania, then I'd probably never even know that this underground scene existed.  Every party that we have played is a little different.  Some are more of a listening party and sing-alongs, then others have been all-out bangers going until the sun's up.  The crowds of college students flocking to the scene, looking to rage and have a good time, all enjoy a live band.  Glen Landing comes and brings the noise to help add to the experiences that these students take home with them.  It is special for us to share this with them and equally special for them to experience it with us.





Music is the one common thread that all people in this world can relate to.  It is our link to one another. Without understanding one word spoken of another, you can still find  a relation in song.  I have found that their is many more casual musicians at these parties than at an "American" party.  Before and after Glen Landing rocks these parties, you could call it an open jam.  You'd be pleasantly surprised to see that probably half these party goers can play an instrument, so they rock out too!!!  I'm bringing the accordion next week to see who is truly legit!!!





My experiences have taught me that if u want to sing-along, then you should.  It's a, "everybody sings" community of friends.  From all walks of life and different nations, they sing loud and in with harmony together.  I don't understand what they are singing but, I've been told they are traditional folk or pop songs.  Sing loud while holding your brother or sister next to you, feeling the vibes and spreading the love and never the hate.  I hope i have clearly explained of what a "Russian Party" is, so I thank my foreign brothers for sharing in these great times with me and Glen Landing.  Till the next one...... this SATURDAY!!!!

"Russian Party" Explained by Dan. Part 2

With heavy accent, "Dude, we go to Russian Party tonight!!"  I have heard this phrase many times in my years of chillin at the southern jersey beach town of Wildwood.

Yanna, Treece, Yuraslava, Ania

To explain how these Russian parties happen it starts with college students from all over Europe coming to America to work for the summer. They work many, many hours and party hard thru the night.  Most kids live in hostel type housing in wildwood so the parties always happen at Russian houses.  In the "Russian Houses" their are veterans of the work and travel program that help facilitate these parties to happen.  Here is the General.  Thats just how he smiles.  LOL!!!  Good friend of mine.

(singing with accent) "HAppy Birthday!!!"

Their doesn't need to be an occasion for these parties to get nuts.  Just vodka and some beer !  This past Tuesday it was a birthday party!!  That's the birthday girl right dere and the dude on the left is Andre "King of Wildwood"  He throws many killer parties and his dance moves are hot.  Just ask Chuck Treece, Andre was telling Treece about how the girls just come to him when he dances at the club in Miami.  Oh yea, Russians have this thing with Miami.  They all have to go Miami at some point.

TO BE CONTINUED.... and don't forget to share this on your pages!!!!  Click below to get our single "BubbleGum"  for free download

House Party Addiction! Part 1

Hello friends!

Ania  is here, reporting live from fresh beautiful and charming beach of North Wildwood, NJ

Recently we found ourselves having such awesome time while playing at Wild Russian Summer Parties 2012! Yesterday was the second show we played and it was so cool!!! Both parties were Birthday celebrations for two Russian girls both named Zenia! (is there any other Zenia's that are going to have birthdays soon?! i wonder...)

We love the energy, the vibes, the different languages, all this interesting new people we meet! Mostly Russian students that are spending their summer 2012 here in USA, in Wild Wildwood!!!

There were lots of people, everybody having fun, dancing, singing!

WE LOVE YOU, OUR NEW FRIENDS!!!!
(specail thanks to Zenia Soshkina for pictures!)

Meet our new friends! This is Julia, Zenia, another Zenia (it was her birthday party), and Slava!

Slava and Zenia are our neighbors, they are my favorite girls here !

We love to hang out and play at these parties!

We have played 6 songs, including Holiday acoustic, a new version of Criminals, Disco featuring me on guitar and singing (oh yeah these disco days are HOT), and of course BubbleGum.

The show was very intimate and just enough loud to hear everything clear.

And of course our favorite part was all our new friends dancing (like the speakers were about to fall down from the SHAKE of the room!!!!!) and a lovely light machine that was setting up the mood of a Russian- American spaceship racing to the stars!!

A special and pleasant surprise was to have legendary Chuck Treece at the party too! he is freshly back from his European tour with a band Lemonheads! Lots of cool stories from him!

 YEAH, and baby seals were there too!!

GEAR! Orange and Space Echo are hanging out!

Stay tuned for the second part of the story - an inside view of an American of a Russian party!

Dan will explain how he feels about it and I am sure it will very interesting!

All the best, Ania

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