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ah, almost forgot this one... it's recent and european but fits so well the NY block party imagery. in a good way though: chicas, extra chilled Pacifico clara, hip hop and house dancers... Dropped on saturday in Brooklyn (where else?)to maximum effect, this edit (or rather tool) also shows that, sometimes, you just need a tiny alteration to make a brilliant original into a dancefloor shaker.
This one goes out to Max Pask in the Big Apple...
CALIENTE CALIENTE (ISE8 DJ TOOL)
(to the original producer and label: just hit me back if you want me to take the edit off this page)
Just back from a few days in America... The sound system at Stereo in Montreal was just sick, the Soul Clap guys in Boston so genuine it hurts and NYC seems to be on the rise again (great 'Mr Saturday Night gig)... or it was just me may be... Not much time for posting but I finally met up with Tim Sweeney and did his legendary 'Beats in Space' show . As we say, the guy is both a gentleman and a scholar... you can have a listen to the show(a few unreleased IAFL/Kill the DJ things in there) aired last night here...
I may not keep my 'one-a-day' diet as I'm leaving for America tomorrow: Boston (with the Soul Clap boys), Montreal (at Stereo for the Turbo gang) and NYC (for the last Mister Saturday Night). But you never know, flights being long and boring.In the meantime, a rough (very hard to find a better source than the one I have) and charming song:IT'S THE BONOBO SEASON (ISE8 RETOUCH)
Digging through old records, I mostly go through 'phases'... Like little (but quite intense) genre obsessions that fade in and out. Recently, there has been 'Dimitri from Amsterdam classics', 'proto-electroclash', 'rockabilly and electronics' etc... For the past few days, I got sucked into my C86 roots.
As ever, no add-ons, just extended. if you do not like the beat ending, there is a version ending with the preceding chaos. SUAVE SQUAD-ISE8 EXTENDED
AN OFFICIAL MESSAGE FROM OUR SPONSORS (I.E. MYSELF)'Hello all, IT'S A FINE LINE, Tim Paris and myself, are looking for a music studio space, preferably in East or North East London (but all offers considered). We would consider all types. We'd rather rent a studio as such (soundproofed etc...) and would love to have access to a booth (possibly shared). That said, we could consider "blank space" if making it into a recording space is possible. We work most week days so sharing a single space would not be realistically feasible (with musicians or others). Price ? obviously it really really depends on the space so if you have something to propose, do not hesitate, we will consider any serious offer. This is a serious demand and are actually in an expanding frame of mind. We have at the moment a upper scale electronic music studio but are looking to extend it towards live recording.Note that we have our own in-house engineer.
Please forward this email freely to anyone you think could be of help in our search.You can preferably reach myself on this email or Tim at info@mkgmusic.com many many thanks to you all Ivan Smagghe & Tim Paris'
... but a firm old fave of mine nonetheless. It has been slightly retouched, not that it makes the madness easier to play. Its essence is 'to be all over the place, so I suppose one needs a bit of an acquired taste (or an amazing turntable technique). I may be wrong though, let me know...two-eyed cyclops (ISE8 retouch)
06. Garsaaidi "Frank Zaffa" (Orange Egg)Trip-hop-affiliated labels sometimes satisfied Belgian dj's like me, in need of some uptempo, fucked-up leftfield tunes. This 1996-97record was the 6am sound of my then newly begun (and very open-minded) residency at the Food club in Leuven, in between deep house and techno of all sorts.07. Psychotropic "Psychosis" (02)Psychotropic was probably associated with the hardcore scene in the UK but in Belgium, this was a very sought-after track and the proof you were at the right party with the right people. A big hit from Poltergeist again.08. Florence "The Vineyard" ((Peter Ford rmx) (EEvolute)Stefan Robbers is one of the true european techno don and is still active today. The Peter Ford mix is frankly one of the best piece of truly haunted 4/4 music i know and is cellotaped in my box since its 1996 release. This was the Ifach era and big in Fuse with its resident Pierre too. Great 12' !!!09.Optimus "Deadly Dub"/"Dirty Harry" (Hi-Phen)A more recent 2004 outing on my now defunct Hi-Phen label, "Deadly dub" is a rework of an Optimus (Pete Herbert's older alias with Mat Anthony) remix from Minimal Compact 's "Deadly Weapons". The dub had not been used by the label (Crammed Discs/SSR) so i suggested they extended and rework it and it was frankly really worth it. killer record.10. White House White "Disdain" (?)Killer New-Beat/ EBM workout from Antwerp with a bassline very reminiscent of Nitzer Ebb.Koenie recently found a batch in a warehouse and you can still get it at his Wally's Groove World shop and site. This really is a Belgian lost classic.Geoffroy, your final say in a few words?'Has the wave trully rolled back'You can find most of Mugwump original music on Kompakt, or the just released excellent 'the congregation of discalced clerks' on Throne of Blood. And their remixes? just about everywhere... best is to check here.
ah, almost forgot this one... it's recent and european but fits so well the NY block party imagery. in a good way though: chicas, extra chilled Pacifico clara, hip hop and house dancers... Dropped on saturday in Brooklyn (where else?)to maximum effect, this edit (or rather tool) also shows that, sometimes, you just need a tiny alteration to make a brilliant original into a dancefloor shaker.
