I almost never post mixes here, mostly because I’m just as critical of the flow and actual transitions as I am about the track selection itself. Rarely do I find a mix that has a sense of story and is put together with real mastery. My friend DLG up in Canada just sent me his mix and I have to say, I haven’t been able to stop listening to it. Unfortunately, it came sans-tracklist, but he promises to put that together over the weekend so I will update this when he sends it over. There’s an insane amount of acapellas and layering, especially impressive given that this is a live mix.
BSBTRGDClub sent over a new mix, this time it’s their touch on Femme’s “Crimes Because Of Late Calls.” It’s a bit more minimal for them but has lots of punch. I envision playing this at about 3am, when everyone’s drunk off their ass but not ready to go home yet. God I love that time of night.
Femme: Crimes Because Of Late Calls (BSBTRGDClub Remix) Download
It’s the first weekend in August, which in Chicago means Lollapalooza weekend! Radiohead, CSS, Chromeo, Girl Talk, Uffie, Bloc Party, Cat Power, The Raconteurs, The Glamour, Brazilian Girls, Gnarls Barkley, The Ting Tings…and yours truly! That’s right, I’ll be playing Lollapalooza Saturday, August 2nd at noon on Perry’s Stage so if you plan on having a Lolla weekend, stop on by! It’s an honor to be asked to DJ at such a Chicago staple and I couldn’t be more excited. Additionally, check out my ongoing behind the scenes Lollapalooza blog on URB.com that will start on Friday, August 1st!
Almost as thrilling as Lollapalooza itself are the afterparties. Last year Debonair Social Club proved to be a destination for festival heads after the gates closed and it looks like this year is no different. If you’re looking for a way to party when the sun goes down this week, I would definitely head their way. Chris Holmes, Bloc Party, CSS and Junior Sanchez are just a few of the names gracing the DSC this week! I’ll definitely be there a couple of the nights (at least Sunday for sure!)
Just got back from the ATL last night and it was an amazing trip. First up was playing the Graveyard Friday night, which wound up being a blast. Besides the awesomeness of the Sailor Jerry art show, I got to finally play with my friend Adam Darby, which made the night all the sweeter. Saturday night was a surprise set over at the MJQ Concourse, and normally I don’t like to hype my own sets…but it was killer. The atmosphere was amazing, the staff was super friendly, and every part of the set just seemed to work beautifully! I hope I get the chance to play there again. Big big thanks as always to Preston, Ryan, Jordan and the rest of the Kissatlanta.com crew!
By the way…if you ever visit Atlanta, I know it’s touristy, but go to the World of Coke. Trust me. At the end of the tour, there is a room where you can taste Coke manufactured sodas from Asia, Europe, etc. Darby and I could not get enough of Africa’s Bibo Pine Nut (pineapple) soda. Good lord, please tell me where I can buy that.
And on to the music… got a new remix from Zombie Zombie. This time it’s their twist on Dirty Little Secret’s “Elizabeth” and contains their usual sound of big synths complimented by the vox in full. If there is one thing I appreciate about Zombie Zombie is that they really try to maintain the integrity of the original song in whatever they are remixing.
Dirty Little Secret: Elizabeth (Zombie Zombie Remix) Download
Also, download this little gem from The Futureheads. Dolby Anol has remixed their tune “Radio Heart” and it’s absolutely delicious. Slightly poppy and with a lighthearted tone in spite of the thick mainlines on the chorus, it’s a wonderful track perfect to brighten up a mix.
The Futureheads: Radio Heart (Dolby Anol Remix) Download
Finally Comcast came to our house yesterday to install internet. Well, I say that loosely. The tech spent three hours here and couldn’t even get our laptops to recognize the wireless router, so we were left to call Comcast directly after he left. Damn you Comcast *shakes fist*!
In celebration of having internet after almost two months in my new house, and thus being able to now post songs quickly and on a regular basis once again, I thought it was fitting to post this new DJ Kue remix that I found floating around in my inbox of Kanye West’s “Homecoming.”
I am FINALLY caught up with my emails, MySpace messages and voicemails (though I can’t account for my Facebook, I still leave that one kind of by the wayside). Mexico, Canada and California were all rockin over the past couple of weeks and I’m in the process of finalizing Las Vegas and Atlanta for the end of this month.
I have some choice photos from the trips, including the one above. That was from Tabasco, Mexico. Towards the end of my set, I saw a guy that was completely passed out on a couch so I started taking ice from my drink and chucking it at his head. Nothing. So I climbed down off stage, gave my camera to the promoter and told him to start snapping away as I stood over him. As I was laughing, I was told the passed out guy was part of Los Zetas - an armed criminal gang that operates as a hired army for the Gulf Cartel. If that was true or not I don’t know, but I booked it pretty soon afterwards.
And on to the tunes. People have been sending me lots of great stuff over the past couple of weeks, and I’m sure some other blogs have beaten me to the punch on a couple of these, but I’m posting them anyway because I love them. Things are relatively smooth here over the next two weeks so I should be able to update on a regular basis.
Every time Miscellaneous Chocolate sends me a track I feel like the quality of the tunes keeps getting better. “Fuckin’ Bitches” sounds like if DJ Funk decided to make electro. A nice basic ghetto vox sits in unpretentious synth work that, while uncomplicated, doesn’t sound simplistic.
Nadastrom pulls out another banger! I can’t stop listening to this remix - between the rolling drum patterns and the disgusting dark synths, this remix makes me want to get up and dance every time I press play.
When Dmerit first sent me some of their remixes, I was thrilled and asked them to keep me updated with all their new material. These two intrigue me. They are both high school teachers at a JROTC public charter school in Northeast DC. One teaches math while the other teaches remedial reading. Though it seems like they are very left brain/right brain, apparently the two intersect when it comes to musical tastes. Their newest is a remix of a song that is both their guilty pleasure and mine (gulp).
Pussycat Dolls: When I Grow Up (Dmerit Remix) Download
I just posted the BSBTRGDClub remix of Teen Wolf a couple posts ago and…good lord…they have another one ready to go! This one is called “Britney” and despite the title, is not yet another mediocre remix of “Break The Ice” or whatever tune it is she has at the moment. Take a listen, you might be surprised.
California’s Meterhead just sent over these two banging remixes featuring hip-hop’s finest. It’s nice to hear hip hop remixes that don’t sample the same old classics or go for the jugular of the latest top 100 on Billboard. Geez, it’s starting to look like Remix Sunday over here today.
Ultramagnetic MC: Poppa Large (Meterhead Mix) Download
Busta Rhymes: Get Down (Meterhead’s Westside Mix) Download
BONUS: Mash up of Day n’ Nite and Perculator by Shaman Koz Download
Sorry for the lack of updates. I just moved a couple weeks ago, and we have no internet in our new house until the 17th, which according to Comcast was the earliest they could come out (three weeks, really?)
I hate Comcast.
I have tons of goodies that have been piling up in my inbox as I struggle to live without internet (the horror!) and I should be able to pass them along to you tomorrow (along with some anecdotes from my travels over the past couple weeks)!
