This weekend kicked off MSTRKRFT’s North American Fist of God Tour starting with Friday night in boiling LA at the Henry Fonda theater and WHAT A SHOW!
It being an all ages event, the youngins were all afresh in their scandalous attire, nymph-like dance moves, and damn did they get there early. By 10pm the place was packed and it was a sold out show!
Italy’s Congorock kicked things off with fun groovey dance beats, followed by Felix Cartal throwing down teeth gritting hard tracks that had people jumping like a mosh pit, then LA Riots, A-Track, and finally the night capped off with MSTRKRFT. Different from a normal MSTRKRFT show? Yes. In their set they included a lot of tracks that are going to be on their upcoming album!
With that many dj’s playing, I thankfully only heard one very noticeable track twice: “Bounce Low feat. NORE”.
This tour is worth the money to go to, it’s quality and the lineup is almost festival like. They’re going all over the US, so check the myspace page of MSTRKRFT for tour dates, etc. in your city.
Oh- and the follow up show on Sunday night at the El Rey was also great, the visuals looked really fantastic so kudos to the tech guys on that. The after party at LAX was a continuation of fun times with MSTRKRFT hitting the decks alongside Steve Aoki at the Banana Spilt Sunday party. Highlight of the after party: people having a big enough sense of humor to play fantastically cheesey club hits from the early 2000s.
Check MSTRKRFT’s MySpace for Fist of God tour dates!
The LA electro/blog house/hipster music scene is a very strange place. I don’t think there’s anywhere in the world (that I’ve seen, at least) where the stereotypical bloghouse lifestyle has been more heavily adopted by youth culture. A vast number of our readers hail from LA, I’ve played for more kids on a tuesday there than when I play anywhere else on a weekend, and we get more “music” submissions from the absurd amount of young LA DJs who are the star of their tiny faction of the scene and feel that their MIA/Young Jeezy/Daft Punk mashup is going to rocket them to international stardom. Don’t get me wrong, LA is one of my favorite places on earth. Almost all of my favorite American producers/DJs/friends live and thrive there (Guns N Bombs, Acid Girls, Harvard Bass, LA Riots, Dirty Dave, Paparazzi etc.), the fans are the most fist-pumpingly excited fans I’ve encountered in this country and I’m out there pretty consistently soaking up the sun.
Imagine my surprise, though, when I receive an email from a young LA producer, Dskotek, and it contains two tracks that are not just passable as blog fodder, but are extremely original, well produced, clever and totally playable! I was so surprised, in fact, that I had to verify with a LA friend that this kid was real and it wasn’t some hoax. And sure enough he’s a staple at many of the club and warehouse parties scattered across SoCal. He keeps a local schedule that rivals many of the worlds biggest DJs (a feat only possible in LA).
As for the tunes, I’m providing you with two. The first is a remix of a tune by Mockin’ Bird (who doesn’t seem to exist anymore) called Hissi. The original’s a bouncy little electro-tech track and Dskotek maximalized it adding subtle trancey stabs, well placed edits and filters and looping the thing to death. In the end, it reminds me of something DJ Dan might do. The second is an original work called Sinfonia which proves that Dskotek knows what he’s doing in the studio. The layering and instrumentation is really complex and excellent and the whole tune a very dense, non-linear feel to it packing surprises at every turn. The quality of production is surprisingly good making this tune so much larger and more playable than the rest of the bloghouse rabble.
Be sure to keep an eye out for this kid and my guess is he’s hard to miss considering that if you walk into an LA warehouse on any given day you’re likely to see him DJing there.
Record Label, Fools Gold is about to make this summer even hotter with a slew of new releases scheduled to come out in the next few months.
If you have been living in a cave or maybe some how stuck in time back in Soviet Russia, Fools Gold is the new indie record label started by Nick Catchdubs (who was just featured here on Trash) and A-trak. The label, so far is famous for bringing the world rapper Kid Sister and rapper Kid Cudi, who surprisingly are not related but both amazing. They have also introduced Canadian powerhouse producer/dj duo, Jokers of the Scene and Sammy Bananas a member of East Coast phenoms, Certified Bananas.
This is the kind of thing Fools Gold is about; introducing and breaking new talent to the scene and keeping things fresh. Not to mention the artwork is astounding because creating it is super designer, Dust La Rock.
They have recently released a Kid Sister remix ep with mixes by Simian Mobile Disco and JFK from MSTRKRFT. Head over to RCRDLBL to hear a preview.
Next up is the KAVINSKY picture disc vinyl “BLAZER”.
And it keeps getting better and better.
Atlanta’s Treasure Fingers is releasing his hit single “Cross the Dance Floor” with huge remixes by Laidback Luke, Curses! and lifelike.
Then Canada invades the scene with “Acid Bagg” ep by Jokers of the Scene. Almost everyone has been waiting to get there hands on a copy of “baggy bottom boys” and this will be the chance. Brodiniski and Destroy Disco will also be appearing on the ep remixing “acidrod”.
And speaking of Jokers of the Scene, they have just teamed up with NYC clothing company MISHKA for their new mix tape series “Keep Watch” – listen to the mix tape here – MISHKA explains, “Mix tapes have always been an integral part of NYC’s underground culture and burgeoning music scene, and as such, Mishka is proud to carry on the tradition with the launch of Keep Watch. Featuring top DJs hailing from every genre and geographic corner, Mishka’s Keep Watch party-mixes celebrates one of the most widely practiced American art forms. Released on a semi regular basis (usually to accompanying party), the mixes will be available for free download through our site, the Bloglin and very shortly podcast on Itunes.” The mix features a track from the “Acid Bagg” ep and one from labelmates, Nacho Lovers, ep.
other scheduled releases are:
FGR011 - Four Color Zack & Pretty Titty Sing Sing Breaks
FGR012 - Sammy Bananas Braids & Fades
FGR013 - Jokers Of The Scene Acid Bagg EP
FGR014 - Nacho Lovers Go On / Acid Life
FGR015 - Bag Raiders Big Fun EP
FGR016 - Trackademicks Enjoy What You Do
FGR017 - Crookers EP
FGR018 - Congorock EP
FGR019 - LA Riots EP
FGR020 - Malente I Like It
So keep a look out and be aware!
Also if you’re in the Chicago area on August 23, 2008, co-owner of Fools Gold, A-trak will be performing at Subterranean. It’s a 17+ show, so buy your tickets here. And grab those two tracks of his off his blog here.
Nick Catchdubs was nice enough to give us his new mix AND an interview. He is one of my favorite New Yorkers and his label with A-Trak, Fools Gold (maybe you have possibly heard of it?) is killing it right now.
4AM: How and when did you meet A-Trak?
Nick Catchdubs:Roxy used to do Friday night parties on Bowery - I want to say the club was BLVD? Dust La Rock, who would later go on to be the Fool’s Gold graphic designer, did the flyers, it looked like the back of a dollar bill with a Debbie Deb quote about “fog machines and laser rays” on the top. One night, A-Trak and I DJed together, we got booked to do shows in San Francisco and LA soon after, and over the course of hanging out we realized we had a lot in common with music, humor, and haberdashery. From then we just stayed friends, sending mp3s back and forth and talking shit.
4AM: How did you and Trizzy eventually come up with the Fools Gold idea?
NC: He ran the Audio Research label in Montreal for almost a decade with his brother Dave, and realized it had such a strong history as an underground/indie hip-hop label that his new, more electronic-influenced stuff wouldn’t fit. He decided to do a new label and asked me to start it with him. I had already helped out with the launch of Mad Decent (I designed the logo and some of the original Bonde Do Role art, and was brainstorming a lot with Diplo in the early days) and this was an opportunity to get more deeply involved with putting out new, original music. We came up with the name and concept, and then just went from there putting out records.
4AM: Did you have any idea it would take off like it has?
NC: I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t always part of the plan!
4AM: How many hours a day would you say you listen to music?
NC: I’m going THROUGH music constantly - mostly just to check out all the new songs that came out that day, find stuff to play when DJing, or give people a once-over on MySpace. But as far as actually sitting down to fully digest albums and mixes, I only get to do that when I’m traveling or in the car. But I do try to schedule chores around the house around particular radio shows - taking a half hour to do the dishes during DJ Enuff or Mr Cee’s Old School At Noon.
4AM: Best gig ever?
NC: Hmmm - there’s been a bunch of really good ones. “End Times” with Caps N Jones a year or two ago (Switch was randomly there and introduced himself at the end of the night, I was geeked) and the recent Wale “Mixtape About Nothing” release party are two local ones that come to mind right away. Whenever I play with Diplo it’s always fun - just this Sunday we did the Mad Fools party in Central Park and the afterparty at Santos Party House, and over the past year we rocked New Year’s Eve in San Francisco, the New Yorker Festival (old folks get loose!) and a Mad Decent party at Studio B that was the first NYC Blaqstarr show. They were all great.
4AM: Worst gig ever?
NC: Not gonna hurt anyone’s feelings by naming the corporate event in question…
4AM: Most glamourous star studded models and bottles gig ever?
NC: Do “hipster celebrities” count? Lets keep that bag of snakes closed, I’m gonna go with this private Rihanna show at Highline Ballroom that ended up being really fun and unpretentious. I was worried about having to corny it up but I mostly played dancehall.
4AM: Best request ever?
NC: A girl asked for Outkast “Bombs Over Bagdhad” during a set of fast tracks. Yes, of course I can do that!
4AM: Worst request ever?
NC: Bee Gees.
4AM: First record ever bought?
NC: The first records I bought with my own money were Guns N Roses Use Your Illusion 1 and 2, but the first record I ever picked out in a store was the Garbage Pail Kids soundtrack. I couldn’t tell you any songs that were on it, I just loved the Garbage Pail Kids. Who doesn’t?
4AM: Last record you bought?
NC: The Syclops I’ve Got My Eye On You CD. The last mp3 was Lee Jones “Aria” on Beatport.
4AM: First DJ mix that made you say “this is what I want to do” to yourself?
NC: I was collecting records and listening to DJs on the radio all my life, but it wasn’t until the summer I graduated college that I realized it was where I wanted to go with music (which is pretty late in the scheme of things - I had been playing in bands and things like that up to that point). There were a few mixes I heard all around the same time that made the lightbulb go off - Spinbad’s ’80s tapes, Mark Ronson’s promo mix for Digiwaxx for his Here Comes The Fuzz album, and most blatantly, Hollertronix’s Never Scared. They were each presenting music that I liked in new combinations - I figured it would be fun to do that on my own.
4AM: Describe the perfect weekend
NC: Friday night getting real paid, Saturday night going to someone else’s party as a private citizen (but still drinking for free), Sunday walking around (no rain), catching a movie and a good meal.
4AM: Favorite place in NYC to DJ?
NC: My apartment. Sorry, city, but you are going through a “transitional period” right now.
4AM: Favorite DJs/producers right now that are not on Fools Gold?
4AM: What song have you played out so bad that you never want to hear it again?
NC: There’s always a time and place for Calabria horns. ALWAYS.
4AM: Best live show you have ever seen?
NC:Portishead sounded amazing at Coachella but the show had no atmosphere. For me, the best shows are always the ones where the artists defy nature and technical difficulties to pull through, that “oh shit!” factor is unbeatable. Feist played at the Fader SXSW tent in 2005 and the wind nearly knocked her over but she just got more and more psyched by it, almost possessed. Peedi Crakk played at the Fader CMJ space two years ago after getting lost in Chinatown, pulling up to the spot minutes before curfew, and still killing it.
4AM: You used to be the editor of Fader correct?
NC: You like that segue right? I was an associate editor there for three years, before leaving to DJ and work on Fool’s Gold full-time last July.
4AM: What was the important thing you learned from working there?
NC: I had no magazine or music industry experience whatsoever when I started - I wasn’t even trying to be a writer, I was just asked to do some stories and interviews, they liked my style, and the job sprouted from there. It was total school for me. I got to travel for the first time in my life and see different artists operate in their home environments. I witnessed records go from creation to label to PR to magazines to stores (and got to learn from other people’s mistakes for free!)
4AM: What should we look out for in the Nick Catchdubs future?
NC: I just finished a mixtape for Timbaland’s new artist Izza Kizza , and an all-Fool’s Gold mix for a 2xCD compilation we’re doing with Scion. I’m really slow on the production side, but I’m working on remixes for El Guincho (out on Mad Decent) and U-God from Wu Tang Clan’s new solo single. I did a remix for MIA’s “Bamboo Banger” that is supposed to (finally) come out as well on XL. I’m working on some original music too, so I can actually put out a record of my own on my label!
4AM: What shoud we look out for in the Fools Gold future?
NC: Tons of records - Kavinsky, Treasure Fingers, Sammy Bananas, Four Color Zack and Pretty Titty, Jokers of The Scene, Nacho Lovers, Trackademicks, Bag Raiders, Congorock, Crookers, LA Riots, Malente, Kid Sister’s full album, that Scion comp, and some surprises of course…
4AM: Favorite Simpsons episode?
NC: Just one? That’s un-possible! I love them all. 22 Short Films about Springfield is my favorite now, but it always changes. Itchy And Scratchy And Poochie is up there too.
01. Pase Rock “Get Money Kids”
02. 50 Cent “I Get Money (Catch On 45)”
03. Trap House “Step Into”
04. Bad Yard Club “In De Ghetto (GrandTheft Remix)”
05. Dukeyman “Shine”
06. DJ Sega “Everybody Handz Up”
07. Machines Don’t Care “Juggs”
08. Mr Vegas “Round Of Applause”
09. Moby “I Love To Move In Here (Crookers Bass In Here Mix)”
10. Nacho Lovers “Acid Life”
11. Jamie Anderson and Content “Body Jackin”
12. DJ Big Red “Jakybodi”
13. DJ Will Roc “Replay Again”
14. Loco Dice “Pimp Jackson Is Talking Now!!!”
15. Lil Bo Tweak “K Rizzle”
16. 2 Bad Mice “Hold It Down”
17. Bassbin Twins “Woppa”
18. Loefah “It’s Yours”
19. Big Tuck “Not A Stain On Me”
20. Busta Rhymes “I Got Bass”
NC: I didn’t want to add to the pile of “new music” mixes with interchangeable tracklists - some of this is brand new, some of it isn’t out yet, some of it is “recent vintage” (or old as hell but new to me), but it all has a nice swag to it. Retro? Not retro? Most of my current favorites have similar elements (throwback house/rave samples, fast raps, dancehall vocals, breakbeats, sometimes all in the same song) so I figured, why not put a bunch together for a picture of where my head is at this summer? I hope you enjoy the listen, I had fun connecting the dots.
Pase Rock “Get Money Kids” 50 Cent “I Get Money (Catch On 45)”
“Get Money Kids” is far and away my favorite song of the past few months, it’s like Pase and Eli sat down at the computer and said “Man, the Juice soundtrack really needs more hip-house…” I usually mix it live into some sped-up Serato loops of 50 and Milk Dee to keep the $$$ theme alive.
Trap House “Step Into”
Way too many WUBBA WUBBA WUBBA basslines lately, but this one still manages to stand out - a crowd-pleaser that breaks the formula juuust enough. Thanks, Australia.
Bad Yard Club “In De Ghetto” (GrandTheft Remix)
On the school bus everyone knew chants from club songs like “Beat that bitch with a bat…” and “It’s time for the percolator…” from the older kids, but no one really knew it as “house music.” It wasn’t until a party in 6th or 7th grade when this girl played “Witch Doktor” and “In De Ghetto” on cassingle that I realized a whole separate thing was going on. Sammy Bananas hit me a few weeks ago with this new mix of “In De Ghetto” by DJ GrandTheft of the Eh! Team, it chops up the original without getting too flagrant.
Dukeyman “Shine”
Shyne finally gets out this year. You know he converted to Judaism in prison? L’chaim!
DJ Sega “Everybody Handz Up”
As we continue on with the Bad Boy flips, this track is a MONSTER. I think it is gonna be on the “DJ Sega Saves Hip-Hop” EP that’s coming soon.
Machines Don’t Care “Juggs”
Lots of goodies on the MDC album, but this one is a particular favorite. Best dancehall song on the subject since Vybz Kartel “Breast Specialist”?!?
Mr Vegas “Round Of Applause” Moby “I Love To Move In Here (Crookers Bass In Here Mix)”
The Vegas song really just a vocal and some handclaps, so it’s a lot of fun to loop other shit up on top, and Crookers made it easy with their open drum intro (PS - excellent remix package on the new Moby single!) I cut the Grandmaster Caz verse with cue points but that’s not because he isn’t awesome - a few years ago Ayres and I hung out with the legend himself at the Heineken “Amsterjam” festival on Randall’s Island, where Caz was MCing the mash-up tent, also starring Diplo, DJ P, Princess Superstar and Matt and Fancy from Fannypack. Viva 2005! I think I bought Fantastic Four “Thing Hands” at Target when we got back to Brooklyn that day.
Nacho Lovers “Acid Life”
Obviously I’m biased, but this is one amazing-ass record. Something old, something new…lots more from Toronto’s premier techno scholars on Fool’s Gold very soon.
Jamie Anderson and Content “Body Jackin”
DJ Big Red “Jakybodi”
I didn’t know about this remake until A-Trak started playing it on the last label tour. It’s been in my rotation ever since, with the DJ Big Red track batting clean-up.
DJ Will Roc “Replay Again”
Dance music took so heavily from Baltimore club over the past few years, and now the veterans are going off in new directions of their own. It’s inspiring to see a label like Unruly reinvent themselves - the recent King Tutt and Chavy Boys EPs and this hypnotic, electronic Will Roc track are some of their best.
Loco Dice “Pimp Jackson Is Talking Now!!!”
I know absolutely nothing about Loco Dice, but this has been a late-night sureshot of mine, it bumps like a less zany Detroit Grand Pubahs. “We in Brooklyn baby, this is how we get down!”
Lil Bo Tweak “K Rizzle”
2 Bad Mice “Hold It Down”
Trevor Loveys and Co’s stuff as Lil Bo Tweak manages to feel incredibly current while referencing jams of yesteryear with all the samples and even the name (Lil Mo Yin Yang, anyone?). Conversely, the 2 Bad Mice came out in 1991 and sounds like it could have been made this morning.
Bassbin Twins “Woppa”
Loefah “It’s Yours”
I wish more dubstep felt like these two instead of zzzzzzzzzz.
Big Tuck “Not A Stain On Me”
Had to drop straight out of the Loefah with this. The beat is just a Beastie Boys loop, but goddamn! Another recent favorite that never really broke in NYC. Dallas rappers’ haircuts are too crazy for us.
Busta Rhymes “I Got Bass”
This isn’t a half-assed “A Millie” - Bangladesh is doing some neat shit with the Chuck D sample chorus and oddly-timed edits, and Busta’s flow is off the wall. “This shit be soundin like a thousand mosquitos buzzin/ Like hmm hmm hmm, hmm hmm, hmm hmm…”
When the iheartcomix/Scion mixtape hit the streets, it was passed around like a fat, freshly rolled spliff. Everyone was smokin’ it and word on the street was that iheartcomix had the goods! With a plethora of sounds to be heard – TheDeathSet, Radioclit, Gameboy/Gamegirl, LA Riots, Flosstradamus, Designer Drugs, Miami Horror, Heartsrevolution, Lies In Disguise, Acid Girls and more, we pretty much felt at one with iheartcomix for delivering. Everyone shared and it was a beautiful thing.
iheartcomix is like the perfect dealer, they keep spreadin’ the love, feedin’ us the bombs, gettin’ us hooked. Just when we think they’re about to let up, they send over, Radioclit’s remix of Matt & Kim’s, “No More Long Years”. The smiley Matt & Kim and the ever so tropical Radioclit. What a combination of love!
For those in the E.U. Matt & Kim are finishing up their U.K. tour, so catch them at a pub/club near you and grab a copy of their record which is out in Europe on Telle Records!
MAY 13 / Beat Club, GLASGOW, SCOTLAND
14 / University of Sheffield Fuzz Club, SHEFFIELD, UK
15 / Great Escape Venue, BRIGHTON, UK
16 / The Luminaire, LONDON, UK
Red, white and blue bomb-pops, italian spumoni wedges, pink panther popsicles… Are you drooling yet?? These are the kinda things every well equipped city should arm their ice cream trucks with this summer. It isn’t just about the slip ‘n slides to cool you down. As the heat nears, we’re all going to want to nosh on some of these frozen treats, provided by the fine kids of the Heartschallenger/Heartsrevolution empire.
“Sit back and enjoy the ride, it’s the survival of the fittest in a neon paradise”. As the revolution continues and Heartchallenger sweep our cities with their delightful sweets and sound, more and more artists are putting their spin on Heartrevolution’s music. LA Riots have remixed “Switchblade” and now Brooklyn’s Cosmo, has given it a proper new shape! With a driving, synth heavy lead in, grinding throughout, this one infuriates! Stay tuned for more remixes from Cosmo and a solo EP/album, due out in fall! Also, this Tuesday, Heartsrevolution make their CHICAGO debut for the Outdanced 2 year Anniversary!!!!
If you stare at this cotton candy colored pink record long enough, you just might end up hypnotized!!!!! Ok, maybe not, but it sure is nice to look at, innit?! When you get too dizzy, run out and get it!! (Or stay in and order it online, like everything else) Just one of the many cool things HEARTSCHALLENGER has for you to collect!
We’ve been screaming HEARTSREVOLUTION to you for months now and there is no end in sight cause their camp just keeps bringing it!!! Music + graphics. Believe tha hype. Their 6-track Switchblade EP, is out on Kate Moross’ brilliant ISOMORPHS imprint. Full details here, HEARTSREVOLUTION - SWITCHBLADE EP.
“Switchblade” (LA Riots Remix) off the iheartcomix/Scion mixtape, has made its rounds the past few months and we’re not sick of it yet!! Will we ever be?! My instincts tell me NO. So here it is for you to enjoy, along with the official “Switchblade” video shot by Kitty Von-Sometime for The Weird Girls, out of Iceland. Cool costumes custom made by Tao Wei that you’re going to want to wear. Check out some of the video screenshots here.
Our favorite Felix Cartal is back (has been back but delayed on getting this up) again cranking out yet another blistering remix of an equally blistering tune from Nordic sensations, Mr. Miyagi. The original is a chunky, driving banger which bears a striking resemblance to some of Boys Noize’s best. Upon hearing the original some time ago, I wonder how one could improve upon it, but Felix took it to the next level of rawness adding a more driving drumline and sliding, distorted leads. This one is a necessity in any of your traditional distorted electro sets.
Yes that is me in the hoodie on the beach…yeah I know. And yes that is Blaqstarr wearing an Ed Hardy sleeve tatoo shirt. Killin it. Here we are at theScion party in Miami, watching Calvin Harris sing his adorable little heart out.
Miami is like summer camp for DJs. You all wind up on eachother’s flights, excited to see each other even though you see each other all the time. “Where are you staying?” is asked over and over again. You make new BFFs and bond with new people that live in other places. You room with your best buds. You make out with your peers. You get absolutely no sleep at all even though you have to be somewhere early in the morning. HA! Good luck with that! I was usually still awake while the real world was getting up. 4AM Jess in full effect.
I am no newbie to WMC in Miami for it is my hometown. I remember being 16 years old and thinking “Wow there are so many parties this week!” I am never one to miss a good party. Every year I do my best to go to events that I am not able to go to in NYC. I find that a lot of people just stick to where there friends are, what guestlists they are on, and where they are comfortable. But I do not go to Miami to do things I can do at home. This year I probably went harder than I have ever gone because there was SO much great stuff going on. I couldn’t say no to any of it and I took every opportunity that I could to see DJs, even if it was at the Apple Store for an hour. Here is my full recap.
Me and the girls arrived early on a Tuesday so we could lay in the sun but it was cloudy and cold, go figure. We got some rest before the party, kicked off our night with a DJ set by Ewan Pearsonat the Apple Store. You know the music is great when you are dancing in a retail store.
Then went to see Trash’s own Local Hero, and Drop the Lime play at the JAKUL8/Dust Traxx party. I have known Local Hero since last WMC and I have never seen him DJ before. It was quite a treat. He is great DJ with great taste in music. I don’t need to tell you that Drop the Lime killed it because you already know that. Then we headed to the DFAparty at Rok Bar to catch Rub n Tug and JDHthrow down! The night was pretty full for a Tuesday. Usually it is really empty but there were definitely a decent amount of people.
Wednesday I woke up early (noon) to catch DJ Craze at FYE. I needed a Miami Bass fix and I needed it quick. I wound up shopping around and buying an old Lords Of Acid CD. Then I went through so much old Florida dance music….oh memories…I am so glad I live in NYC now. That night I went to the Dubsided party, caughtDrop the Lime and Annie Mac, then headed over to Bass Sessions. Here are Local Hero and I at Studio A. I’m still wearing a hoodie.
Drop the Lime giving some love to the camera.
When I got to Bass SessionsMr. Mixx was playing and it was awesome. The most Miami Booty Bass you will ever hear. I really thought I had never heard of him but then I was informed that he was the DJ from 2 Live Crew. DUH! Sooooooo fun, I am so glad I rushed up to the rooftop to catch him when I did because he made my entire week. Then there was Craze. We all know I love Craze.
We left Bass Sessions and somehow wound up at a strip club across the street with several other DJs and tastemakers (I will protect the innocent by not revealing names). Did you know that strippers dance to blog house? We watched some girls take their clothes off and then headed over to the Early Bird party where Justin Martin absolutely destroyed Miami. I am telling you this man is a beast. He played one of the best DJ sets I have ever heard and the dancefloor was packed at 630AM. We had so much fun and didn’t get home until about 10:30.
Thursday I was an absolute genius because I woke up and immediately started drinking champagne (my head loved me later). I walked to the Scion party. Got there right as Boys Noize was going on. Another pleasant surprise. He played only a little bit of the obvious including that Michael Jackson song that goes on for about an hour, but he also played whatever the F*&% he wanted including some crazy gabber and bassline-ish tunes and everyone was really impressed. I kept hearing “Is this still Boys Noize?”. I have always been a fan of his Dj sets but this one definitely made him a favorite.
Thursday night I passed out from the champagne, woke up at 3AM and since I am 4AM Jess….I went out. I went to the Minusparty to see Richie Hawtin but it was so packed that they weren’t letting anybody up on the roof. I was so bummed so I went next door to the Get Physical party. M.A.N.D.Y. was top notch. I am glad the night worked out the way it did. We were just about to go back to the hotel and then I realized it was 8AM. Hmmm maybe the rooftop of Nocturnal wasn’t so packed anymore? So I went back to Nocturnal, walked up the stairs only to find I was able to go up on the roof and it was full of German techno fans rocking mullets and streetwear. Magda was just getting on and everyone was wild. It was the craziest part of my trip and of course I did not have my camera. Go figure. There is nothing more awesome than a good minimal techno party at 8AM…outdoors.
Friday I was so dead that I missed my appointment at the gifting suite but I somehow managed to make it back to the Scion party at the Raleigh again.Calvin Harris is so awesome. No one seemed to know who he was when he and his band were on. I had a bunch of randoms ask me “Is this a band?” “Whats this guy’s deal?” “Is he British?” “I like this”.
Friday night I headed over to theFools Gold party which was absolutely insane. Check the pictures here. Some ultra epic moments and several surprise guests. The place was packed and the crowd was wild. I was able to catchNacho Lovers and LA Riotsbefore I headed over to the Mad Decent Vs. Turntablelab warehouse party. That party was in the hood. I grew up around. When I was little my mom used to tell me that if I was ever driving around there at night I should run the red lights. And there we were dancing around with a cowbell to House Music.
When I got there Cosmo Baker was bringing it, as per usual, but I have to say the highlight of my night was when Eli Escobar unexpectedy jumped on the decks and brought the party to a whole new level, with Blaqstarr on the mic.
It was cool to see Bart Bmore DJ and Spank Rock performed really late at night. Then around 4AM Drop the Lime and Star Eyesshowed up to DJ. I am kind of sad that I missed Sabo. I heard his set was unreal.
And for Saturday. I woke up, checked out of my hotel and basically had to sneak into the Beatport party to see this guy.
It was my mission of the week after that Minus party got all messed up. Once again a bunch of techno heads going nuts during the day. I couldn’t ask for anything better than that. At this point I was also exhausted and danced out. I had to go to theStones Throw party for a bit to escape the rave.
I have to admit I am pretty dumb for not going to the Fixed party. It was too much of a mission and we were on an hour of sleep. We kept it local by going to Purdy Lounge for yet another Scion party and another epic DJ set from Drop the Lime, who tag teamed withJokers of the Scene. So fun.
But the ending to my trip could not have been more perfect. The Rub really made my entire WMC. Here is Cosmo Baker and DJ Ayres. Dj Eleven is not pictured. And yes Ayres is wearing an airbrushed shirt that says “Tiesto 2008″.
This was what the crowd was doing at 5AM
I am going to leave out my airport experience and make you think that was the ending of my night. I also would like to add that on top of the pictures I received from the lovely Susan Holland I also stole some pictures from Ian Meyer at Crewcial.org,Oxycottontail.com and Fools Gold.
I feel it is of high importance to let you all know that it has taken a long fucking time to compile all 65 features that the entire TRASH clan has worked up during the month of MARCH. MARCH marks an entire year of madness for TRASH MENAGERIE and we haven’t stopped to breathe just yet. We’ve swooped into your lives to take over and give you something to do whilst passing the time. Beyond the amount of content that is growing, TRASH is now armed with a few more contributors. This just means more top-shelf features from a few more music lovers. We’ll strive to continue to bring you loads of MUSIC that we each love for whatever reasons and also find the time to pick the brains of the talent behind said MUSIC (time permitting). We’ve got 2 new sections to your right, MIXES and LISTINGS. Get to know each for all the right reasons. Lastly, the TRASH TALKFORUM has sprung a new life and will be back in FULL FORCE. We’ll also try our very best to not BOLD every word like I just did to emphasize what is important in life: TRASH and MUSIC (until it’s ingrained in your heads).
* This post will remain above all other newer posts for a few days. See below for the latest!
“HEY YOU, YEAH YOU! I don’t give a FUCK what YOU do… What you do… I’m gonna do my thang and she gonna do her thang, we gonna do our thang, so FUCK YOU!” Nicely put, keeping to a calm, yet haughty demeanor – I like that.
If you’re one of the many that have escaped to Miami for the WMC, then you’ll have your pick of seeing either LE CASTLE VANIA at the JAKUL8 party tonight at Indra with DJ FUNK, DROP THE LIME, ACID GIRLS, OCELOT, LOCAL HERO, LADY FOURSQUARE, etc. or the URB party featuring, KILL THE NOISE, LA RIOTS, TOMMIE SUNSHINE, DJ HELL and more! Both parties have excellent lineups and chances are, you just might hear “HEY YOU”, in the mix!!
Dylan, Le Castle Vania, has been super busy touring around planet earth and continuously working on his masterpieces, including the upcoming “Bombs”, remixes EP, for London’s Scanners off Dim Mak Records. Whoever snagged one of the sampler CD’s at SxSW – lucky you!! He also has remixes for Treasure Fingers, Grum, Walter Meego, Shinichi Osawa (with Lies in Disguise), as well as an EP of originals in the works. Keeping to his signature dancey, grinding disco punk, catchy synth leads and electro style, LCV has remixed another solid tune by Kill the Noise, “Hey You”. Love the build up on this one – perfection!! Thx Dylan!
2007 was quite a year for LA Riots. Its hard to believe that this time last year they didn’t even exist and here they are now touring with MSTRKRFT playing packed show after packed show. For them, it all began with their decision to use the then upcoming Justice album as the platform to present their choppy dancefloor friendly style. They took two tunes that they expected to be the big singles, The Party and DVNO, and applied their magic, turning them into some of the biggest remixes of the summer. This catapulted them to near immediate success and triggered a slew of remix offers from various major labels. Their popularity snowballed from there earning them numerous accolades and solidifying their place as one of the biggest electro acts in America.
Fast forward to the present and they’re back to their old antics again, this time with recently adopted proteges and fellow remix technicians, Villains. The pair of pairs decided, this time, to take on the first single of the highly anticipated new Hot Chip album, “Ready For The Floor“. Already having been legitimately remixed by Soulwax and Jesse Rose, the LA duos had their work in store for them and rose to the occasion. They have been kind enough to supply us with exclusive on this hot banger and we’re pleased as punch to able to supply it to you for download! Be sure to keep an eye out as LA Riots traverse the USA on the MSTRKRFT tour (I’ll be seeing them in Chicago this weekend) and, of course, stay tuned for more killer remixes and upcoming original tunes from LA Riots.
