Criminally overdue, I offer you a near-perfect Friday night pre-funk mix from the brilliant selektah DJ King Pop out of New York City. This is the first in a series of non-dj curated mixes from DJ King Pop, this one from art collective Confetti System. As described on their website, Confetti System is:

“Nicholas Andersen and Julie Ho, a duo working as artists, stylists, and designers. Their friendship, love of communal celebration, and craft making has brought them together to create a new system.The system is a collection of objects born from simple materials. Tissue paper, cardboard, and silk are transformed into interactive objects that create a point of focus where memories can be made and a spontaneous collaboration between themselves and the viewer is sparked. CONFETTI SYSTEM occupies the space that exists between the ephemeral and the permanent and aims to evoke a sense of nostalgia and lighthearted fun.”

Adeptly working through Hip-Hop’s bounce and Dubstep’s growl at the outset, King Pop finishes with a seamless transition to today most compelling iterations of House music in the underground scene. Clocking in at just under 25 minutes, the pace and scope of this mix is artfully swift and digestible. Look to a particularly transportive transition from Louisiana Ca$h to Basement Jaxx’s unequivocal “Scars”. Do enjoy.

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DJ King Pop – Curated: 1 – Confetti System

01. King Pop/Slim Thug/Jay-Z – Swagga Intro
02. Swagga – Excision, Datsik
03. Apocalypse Theme (12th Planet & Flinch Remix) – Dave Nada
04. Eastern Jam – Chase & Status
05. Don’t Stop Looking (High Rankin Remix) – Alex Roots
06. Walk Wit A Dip – Louisiana Ca$h
07. Scars ft. Kelis, Meleka, & Chipmunk – Baement Jaxx
08. Higher – Breakage
09. Shock! (Nero Remix) – Stereo:Type
10. Dope – T-Pain & Shawnna
11. Fever (Mowgli & Bagheera Remix) – Cascada
12. Keep It Goin Louder feat. Nina Sky (Diplo Remix) – Major Lazer
13. Sha, Shtil! – Gucci Vump
14. Afro Nuts (Douster Remix) – Yolanda Be Cool
15. Da Style Deh (Douster Remix) – Busy Signal
16. Right Hand Hi (Kingdom Remix) – Kid Sister
17. Paypur – Udachi & Jubilee
18. Paypur ft. Daytona (Nick Catchdubs Remix) – Udachi & Jubilee
19. Popular Demand (Popeyes) feat. Camron – Clipse

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Here’s a release that I’ve been waiting for (or rather: longing for) for quite some time: Lisbon-based collective and label Discotexas are releasing their “Forbidden Cuts” today. The EP features three tracks by Moullinex, Xinobi and Rockets. You should recall the latter from a post on these pages.

I can only speculate about the origins of the title but this is dangerously addictive stuff from a wonderful crew that is now making their way from the blogs to some of the coolest labels in dance music: While Moullinex is getting his full-length ready for Gomma, Xinobi’s “Day Off” is finally seeing a proper release on Work It Baby soon and Rockets debut 12″ is going to be released by Alavi’s RoXour!

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Moullinex – Lover In Me

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Xinobi – Valsa in NJ

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Rockets – Running To You

It’s their love for details, the warmth in their tracks, awesome production, and – of course – their ability to make people dance that makes me want to proclaim a new genre right now. No more French touch, this is Portuguese house!

Go to Discotexas’ website to purchase “Forbidden Cuts” and give these guys some love on their myspace sites!

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To foreshadow great things to come in the new year we have Polish producer The Phantom in the mix for us, highlighting the best in UK Funky as well as weaving in his own productions. We’ve been on The Phantom tip since the start, repping his tune “Cambodia”, and we look forward to providing a platform for up and coming productions. Make sure to keep your ears peeled for “Dolphins”, the final tune in the mix and one of The Phantom’s own, it glitters and pops like tween girls eating pop rocks.

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The Phantom – Trash Menagerie Winter Mix

01. Greyman – My Village (UK Funky.com)
02. Cubic Zirconia – Josephine (Egyptrixx Remix) (Forthcoming)
03. Venice Calypso – Tunguska (Unreleased)
04. Hackman – Blacksnake (Unreleased)
05. Sekta – Peter Pan (Doc Daneeka Remix) (Forthcoming Top Billin)
06. Mercurial Murmidon – Hey Bongo (UK Funky.com)
07. Endgames – Ecstacy (Jam City Refix) (Forthcoming Night Slugs)
08. Pearson Sound – Wad (Hessle Audio)
09. Doc Daneeka – Drums In The Deep (Forthcoming Fabric)
10. L-Vis 1990 – Zahonda (Greena Remix) (Dress 2 Sweat)
11. Hackman – Pistol In Your Pocket (Forthcoming Fabric)
12. N. B. Funky – Riddim Box (Hard House Banton Remix) (UK Funky.com)
13. Greena – Tenzado (Apple Pips)
14. Sticky Icky – Lets Get Down (Uk Funky.com)
15. Tears – Please (Unreleased)
16. The Phantom – Dolphins (Unreleased)

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Stuck for something to do this Halloween in London? Well somewhere at an undisclosed location, evil scientists have been developing a serum of broken beats, basslines, Digital visual and spray-can art, so potent it will raise the dead. After what has seemed like an age Graffiti Breakz is proud to present the effects of our serum…

…..We give you Graffiti Breakz – The Resurrection.! Sat 31st Oct ’09 (Halloween)

Graffiti Breakz has gained the reputation of being one of the only events in London to successfully combine Breaks, Hardcore Breaks, Drum and Bass’ Live music and Live Graffiti art all under one roof

Now with a larger venue and longer opening hours we will be adding to the mix Dubstep’ Electro/Dubstep, Live Breaks acts, Full Graff art Instillations, Full Graff Art Galleries, More Giveaways, Brighter Lights, and Louder bass to create a vibe re-born; stronger and more electric than any Graffiti Breakz so far..

All 3 rooms will be in session to their full potential. As you enter the rhythm factory you‘ll be met by the artwork of some of London’s leading artists showcasing at the Graffiti Gallery.

As you pass the gallery instillation, and live 6’x4’ Artwork being created in the front bar you arrive in the main room bursting with Live Acts’ DJ Teams, visual displays and much more.

Drifting further into the East London venue, you will find dirty dubstep, kick driven breaks, and the addictive rumble of dark and dirty bass.

Gracing the stages of the 2 Dance floors we have a line up that includes award winning Djs; Apply The Breaks, pioneering producers; Ctrl-z, inspiring funk soul band; Junkyard scientists, and leading the way in the live breaks scene; Diverted. With Duel Calibre’s tear-out sound belting through the 7k rig there’s be something to wake every corpse

Ctrl Z – http://www.controlz.co.uk
Diverted – http://www.myspace.com/diverted
Duel Calibre – http://www.myspace.com/duelcalibre
Apply the Breaks – http://www.applythebreaks.co.uk
SNC Audio – http://www.sncaudio.co.uk
DJ Disowned – http://www.myspace.com/djdisowned
Junkyard Scientists –http://www.myspace.com/junkyardscientists
Flux Pavillion – http://www.myspace.com/thedarkerfluxpavilion
Silly Pundit – http://www.myspace.com/sillypundit
The Tank
Ocarina – http://www.myspace.com/ocarinalive
Mark T – http://www.myspace.com/themarkt
DJ Skywalker – http://www.daveskywalker.com
Slugs & Boyson – http://www.myspace.com/djslugz
London Culture

MC’s / Hosts on the night:

MC Cutter – http://www.myspace.com/cutter74
Bass 6 – http://www.myspace.com/rhythmandbass

Check out the Blogs on the face book groups or Graffiti-Breakz website for competitions, and ways to get involved with Graffiti Breakz from the inside!

Just a quick note…there will be GB merchandise giveaways on the night for the Graffiti Breakers with the most Gruesome Halloween outfits!

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6021432573&ref=ts

After 2 years of successful parties at The Purple Turtle in Camden we have taken time out to regroup and come back at the scene ‘which is our passion’ with a fresh and expanded ethos that insists on bringing the best music and the best visual experiences together to produce a night that cant be forgotten.

When: 31st October 2009

Where: Rhythm Factory
16-18 Whitechaple Road
E1 1EW

What Time: 20:00 – 06:00
How Much: £8 B4 9 / £9 in adv / £10 on the door / NUS £9 all night.
Ticket From: Rhythm Factory / www.ticketweb.co.uk / info@graffiti-breakz.co.uk …more tbc.
Phone: 07595 741 731

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Thanks, again, to the Swedes for providing us (Americans) with a fresh look at American culture. Discobelle, our Grindin’ Blog Network papa-bear, has just posted a boiling new mix from NYC club-phenom Kingdom. After doing an interview with us way back when he was just a fledgling, it now seems that we’ve inspired him to become even greater than he already was. Ha. Now a member of Fool’s Gold’s finest, and with production coming out an Acephale Records, Kingdom is no longer a mere peasant, he is in fact, ruling the land.

If you’re embarrassed about leaning hard into below-the-waist dance moves whilst in public places, I recommend you don’t download this. If his L-Vis 1990 remix isn’t enough, the Brandy-sprinkled refix of Roska’s Elevated Levels will surely bring your awkward hands up mid-bus ride. Always featuring a sultry line-up of guest female vocalists, along with tracks that will make you search the high-deserts of the internet to obtain them, there is no doubt you will be getting grimey half-naked in your boots with this one.

You can find Kingdom invading Public Assembly in New York City tomorrow (Saturday the 25th) with a who’s who of Trash Menagerie favorites including, Prince William, Dubbel Dutch, Math Head, and Chaz Requina & Leif. Hosted by Chaz, Tiny, and Vice Versa, this party is brought to you by the good people of Unit.One, Broken Teeth, and Palms Out Sounds. There is absolutely no question that this event is a showcase of the brightest club-music talent in New York City, and I will doing my best to re-create the event in my bedroom.

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Kingdom – Discobelle Mix October 2009

01. Kingdom – Wine & Stomp (Intro)
02. Jam City – In the Park (Kingdom Refix ft. Allure)
03. Bok Bok – Ripe Banana
04. L-Vis 1990 – United Groove (Kingdom Remix)
05. Cooly G – Jus Wanna
06. KG – 808
07. Roska – Elevated Level (Kingdom Edit ft. Brandy)
08. Marcus Price & Carli – Mat, Bira, Kvinnor, Weed (Kingdom Remix)
09. Dubbel Dutch – Throwback
10. Lil Silva – Different (Kingdom Remix ft. Jazmine Sullivan)
11. DJ Makency – Ragga Jump
12. DJ Alan Rosales – Claps
13. KS-20 – Fun-key (Instrumental)
14. Lil Silva – Pulse vs. Flex
15. Kingdom – Mindreader ft. Shyvonne (Bok Bok Remix)
16. Lenny Fonata – Spirit of the Sun (Bump & Flex Mix)
17. DJ Corlando – Passa Passa (Kingdom Remix)
18. Kingdom – YOU
19. Terror Danjah – With U ft. Shola Ama
20. Young Dot – DPM Remix / Threat Misses – Juke Ya Girl (Kingdom Remix)
21. The Dream – Fancy

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Artwork by John P. Dessereau

Out today on Palms Out Sounds is Trash Menagerie favorite Dubbel Dutch’s first official EP “Trollsta.” Featuring remixes from Egyptrixx, Round Table Knights, and MHM 1, you can expect to hear some bubbly bass innovation worthy of some special attention. It’s always a great pleasure (and relief) to be writing about important U.S.-based producers, Dubbel Dutch being one of the most exciting ones. His calculated attention to detail affords his tunes space from the formula of wobble-bass bangers, and makes them a dynamic piece to any dynamic set. Be on the look out for Dubbel Dutch in NYC in November, as he supports two of my other favorite U.S. producers, Kingdom and Math Head.

Below you will find the Round Table Knights remix, straight off the EP, as well as two treats sent over to me personally, by the man himself! The Kid Conga remix is wonderfully understated. Buy the EP on Beatport and JunoDownload, TODAY.

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Dubbel Dutch – Trollsta (Round Table Knights Remix)

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Daniel Haaksman – Kid Conga feat. MC Militinho (Dubbel Dutch Remix)

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Youngsta – Bongo (Dubbel Dutch Remix)

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