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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posted by TheCrookedClef at 8:20 pm
Here to greet your winter woes is “Mittelschmerz.” Mixed live by me, The Crooked Clef, this mix features a big frozen lake, but hopefully somewhere in the middle you will find a small hole with which to look at fish and other wildlife. Guaranteed to be genre and ear busting, this mix isn’t so much a warm winter fire as it is a firey shot of slightly overpriced whisky. Choke it down.
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The Crooked Clef – Mittelschmerz
01. Ben Frost – Through The Glass Of The Roof
02. Nine Inch Nails – 20 Ghosts III
03. Shackleton – I Want To Eat You
04. King Midas Sound – Meltdown
05. Timeblind – Strategy Decay
06. Nate Mars – Higher To The Bass
07. Scuba – Twitch (Jamie Vex’d Remix)
08. Hudson Mohawke – FUSE
09. Jeremih – Birthday Sex (Hovatron Remix)
10. Pinch – Qawwali
11. Sunn O))) – Aghartha
12. Kode 9 feat. The Spaceape – Ghost Town
13. Naphta – Soundclash 1 (Grievous Angel VIP)
14. Vex’d – Lion VIP
15. King Cannibal – Badman Near Dark
16. Black To Comm – Hotel Freund
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posted by TheCrookedClef at 1:29 pm
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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posted by TheCrookedClef at 3:50 pm
So there is no stopping Kitsuné, the label is now preparing to blast out it’s 8th compilation – Kitsuné Maison 8, the chic and nice issue.
Released on November 30th this compilation is set to be a goodie with tracks from Chew Lips, Delphic, The Drums, Crystal Fighters and Midnight Juggernauts plus loads more.
To celebrate the compilation’s impending release we have a few Kitsuné flavoured treats for you. First up, a mini mix by JBAG which is a delectable sample of what you can expect from the new compilation. Secondly, we have a video showcasing the new compilation to visuals of the Kitsuné clothes range from the Spring Summer 10 collection: “Kitsuné Golf Club”. Wow you not only get to dance furiously but also drool at clothes!
To top all this off Kitsuné are also offering a free iTunes application through the label’s Myspace page here so you can now follow Kitsuné everywhere.
Oh and just in case your wondering here is the tracklist for Kitsuné Maison 8:
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Kitsune Maison 8 – JBAG mini-mix
01. French Horn Rebellion – “Up All Night”
02. The Drums – “Let’s Go Surfing”
03. Siriusmo – “High Together”
04. Le Corps Mince de Francoise – “Something Golden”
05. Midnight Juggernauts – “This New Technology”
06. Heartsrevolution – “Dance Till Dawn”
07. Logo – “Junocide
08. Two Door Cinema Club – “I Can Talk” (Moulinex Remix)
09. Stagsmalsklubben – “Brutal Weapons”
10. Beni – “Maximus” (Harvard Bass Remix)
11. AMWE – “Friction Between The Lovers”
12. Jolie Charie – “Star”
13. Chew Lips – “Salt Air” (Alex Kapranos Remix)
14. Delphic – “This Momentary”
15. Memory Tapes – “Bicycle”
16. Parallels – “Find the Fire”
17. Nottee – “Control”
18. Encore
19.Crystal Fighters – “I Love London”
20. My Tiger My Timing – “I Am The Sound”
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posted by Kimberleysmobiledisco at 3:55 pm
No More Trash
This month marks the last piece of trash I have to offer you. After 8 mixes of live and direct tunes, I am bidding the “Trash In the Bassment” series adieu. I owe all listeners and viewers an enormous thank you for supporting these, I feel extremely lucky to be sharing my passion for music with the world, however niche or limited that world may be. From blog-love to New Yorker magazine-love this mix series has undoubtedly been a positive addition to the musical landscape.
This particular mix format has been a great exercise for me as a DJ, and hopefully to those who listened, as my ultimate goal is to stretch ears and minds with music. In the next phase of my mixtape life I hope to do more conceptual pieces of music compilation. This format has been somewhat limiting in its focus on music discovered in the month the mixes come out in, as well as the overall throw-it-all-together and make it work-thing. Keep your blog-eyes peeled for brain draining posts and further mixtape gamery.
Now prepare for a delightfully messy end to a smooth run of unclean sound marriage! Links are provided to the blogs I downloaded free songs from, and non-free songs also have a link to where you can purchase them. Tracklist below, along with a direct download link to the mix!
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The Crooked Clef – Trash In the Bassment Vol. 8
1. El Remolón – La Bonita (via Mudd Up!)
2. Fever Ray – When I Grow Old (Bassnectar Remix) ((via Pitchfork))
3. Burnkane – You Will Forget (via Boomkat)
4. Two Fingers – Doing My Job (Feat. Ms. Jade) ((via Cocaine Blunts))
5. La Yegros – Trocitos (DJ/Rupture & Matt Shadetek Remix) ((via Trash Menagerie))
6. Nosaj Thing – IOIO (via Boomkat)
7. Ce’Cile – Bad Girl (The Bug Remix) ((via JunoDownload))
8. Rasheeda – Juicy Like a Peach (feat. Shawnna) ((Inspired by Rustie’s Fact Magazine Mix))
9. Starkey – Gutter Music V.I.P. (via Boomkat)
10. Noah D & Roommate – Street Sound (via JunoDownload)
11. BD1982 – Space Boots (Slugabed Remix) ((via Dutty Artz))
12. Caspa – The Takeover feat. MC Dynamite (via The Fader)
13. Cauto – Identify (via JunoDownload)
14. Henry & Louis – Rise Up feat. Steve Harper (Pinch Remix) ((via JunoDownload))
15. The Spit Brothers – Roll and Tumble (Bakir and Dubworth’s VIP Mix) ((via Dutty Artz))
16. Pacific Steppaz – St. Gerrard II. (Sat In Silence) ((via Trash Menagerie))
17. Boy 8 Bit – Chapel of Ghouls (via Beatport)
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posted by TheCrookedClef at 2:07 pm
In case anyone was paying attention, Trash In the Bassment was put on hold for the month of August due to a more “polished” effort entitled “Cognitive Estrangement.” After working in the realm quick assemblage, it felt only natural to do something with a little more vision and structure. The “Cognitive Estrangement” mix features the still messy sonics of live mixing, but with a clearer direction, fusing the accessibility of underground dance music producers with the oblique and heady sounds of Dubstep’s most progressive. The desired result challenges the ear while keeping the feet tapping.
This month’s Trash In the Bassment mix features exciting work from producers like NGUZUNGUZU, out of L.A., and more from the complicated realm of Dubstep and 2-step, including genre-busting material from Zomby and Floating Points. These mixes are all done live, and feature songs released in the month they are done in. Songs available for free are linked to the blogs I downloaded them from, hopefully point readers in new directions, as well as honor the work of other writers/DJ’s/musicians.
In other news: I will be in New York City next week playing a party on September 10th entitled “Ether,” at a club called Happy Ending. I will also be up at Bard College on September 12th playing their infamous monthly party called “The Remedy.” Former guests include, Ghislain Poirier, Math Head & Star Eyes, and DJ/Rupture. Come say hi.
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The Crooked Clef – Trash In the Bassment Vol. 7
01. Sabbo – Far To Go (ft. Little X) via Le Gouter du Mercredi
02. Jahdan Blakkamoore – The General (Marcus Visionary Remix) via JunoDownload
03. Udachi & Jubiliee – Paypur (Cardopusher Remix) EXCLUSIVE
04. B. Rich – It’ll Be Alright (feat. Domonique) via PalmsOut
05. Riton and Primary 1 – Who’s There? (L-Vis 1990 Remix) via Mad Decent
06. Marcus Price & Carli – Mat, Bira, Kvinnor, Weed (Kingdom Remix) via XLR8R
07. Maluca – El Tigeraso (NGUZUNGUZU Remix) via Beatport
08. Geeneus – Yellowtail VIP via Lower End Spasm
09. Dorian Concept – Trilingual Dance Sexperience via Boomkat
10. Zomby – Digital Fauna via Beatport
11. James Blake – Sparing The Horse via Boomkat
12. Floating Points – K&G Beat via Boomkat
13. Data – Doors of Perception (feat. Cell) via Boomkat
14. Gold Panda – Quitters Raga via Pitchfork
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posted by TheCrookedClef at 12:06 pm
