So I flew up to NYC for v-day with my girl friend. We got in late Friday night. I knew Xavier and Busy P were going to be playing at Webster Hall with Alex English, and my boy Reckless. So we got there. No tickets. Line, avenue to avenue. My friend Bryanna gets us in, don't have to pay anything and vip. So all night I'm kicking it back stage and on stage with Frankie Chan, Busy P, Alex English, and Xavier De Rosnay. Busy P had just started playing when we walked in and dropped a loop on Vampire Weekend's A-Punk, rolled it back and dropped the motha fucka. The whole club went nuts. I can't remember all the tracks that were played. But I know that Busy P dropped some nasty shit. Then Xavier came on and just tore the club a new ass hole. I've seen him dj a few times and he isn't always the greatest dj technically speaking. But he was flawless - just amazing. Highlights from his set were his own tracks. And the Soulwax edit of 808 States - Cubik and Dominator. And some 90's track that I think may have been a basia b-side. I can't remember. I was shit faced. Here are some photos we took. and that track above.
I think that this pretty rad. Thanks Highsnobiety for this post. This is pretty cool. Maybe you don't like Coke, maybe you do. I don't by itself - but - with a few shots of Jack Daniels I can be down! I just love to see the impact that this scene has on pop culture. It's just crazy that a couple of dudes who made some banging electro/maimal/hipster shit got so big to the point where Justice surpasses Justin. Congrats on the Grammy. You guys deserved it.
Here is a sick dubstep track by Reso - which was number one the Beatport dubstep chart for a hot second.
Here are some great original tracks by some artists that are taking over Blogsville. The last song is a mashup between Human Resources Dominater and MSTRKRFT's VuVu. I just found it amusing. The above pic was found on the Dim Mak website. I just had to knab it haha.
Are you ready for a rave revival? I sure the hell am. Crux the House is releasing a remix CD of the 1992 House hit "Dominator" by Human Resource. Here is what they have to say about it:
"CRUX014 “Dominator” by CRUX & Brooklyn Zoo vs. Human Resource has been dropped and the shockwaves are still being recorded. 17 years after its initial release “Dominator” gets a fidget facelift in the hands of Crux Records and its head honcho Bryan Cox, with additional remixes by The Bulgarian, Jaimie Fanatic, 3 Is A Crowd, Electric Soulside, Lars Moston, Mom & Dad, Leko, and Oh Snap!"
Hello Friends, It's been a while... When not working long hard hours, or conversing with angels via a black obsidian disk, I've spent almost all of my free time producing an E.P. of original dance tracks which I will release in the very near future. So, I've kept pretty busy and neglected you beautiful readers/seekers out there.
However, I think you'll find this post k-rad enough to make up for it It's safe to say that we can all see the age of the electro banger dying slowly and painfully before our eyes(and ears) and many of us find ourselves pondering what will happen next in the world of dance music.
I personally plan on establishing a utopian republic on a fortified island.... I will gather a few hundred followers, bamboo for huts, one thousand pairs of soft pajama pants, and a killer sound-system. We will spend our days laboring towards expressing our human potential to the fullest by any means possible, and our nights dancing our asses off to hot tracks new and old. We will establish psychic antennas in crucial locations to transmit the love vibes back to the regulated continents in hopes of liberating the masses through our shamanic dance magic. Here are some tracks from my personal collection that I don't plan on leaving on the mainland:
First up is Bassline changed my life by Adamski z-share
Adamski Sort of has to grow on you. There comes a time after listening to his tracks where you realize that his shit is fucking dope, but you gotta wait through some cheesy intros to get to the meat(aka the beat) This guy was a total dance pioneer, launched Seals' career(with the ubiquitous and brilliant "killer" which I won't post here because it's all over the net and if you don't have it you should get it right now) and still produces under the name Adam Sky. The dude was a total badass and would rock the fuck out of clubs with just a 303, a sequencer, a juno, and a 909. no samplers, no computers, just a couple pieces of analog kit. Here's a video of him Blowing minds at the hacienda back in the day:
Peep that jacket....if anyone knows where I can get a jacket like that, hit me up at worldatlarge@gmail.com Mr. Ski if you're out there and wanna just sell me the real deal, hit me up bro, name your price and you got it!
Next up is the Soulwax mash of 808 states cubik and Human Resources' dominator zshare
Of all the Dominator remixes out there, I think this one takes the cake. It's soulwax in the raw; with blazing filters and hooverific magesty. Makes me wanna kiss myself.
Speaking of 808 state, Here's the aphex twin remix of flow coma zshare
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