Rock The Discontent

Ninja Disco III @ Thirsty Hippo, Hattiesburg MS (10/9/2010)

2010-10-13T10:37:00.003-05:00

Kraddy >> Luda/SebastiAn MASH

2010-06-09T07:17:00.006-05:00

Kraddy's new album (on Alpha Pup) is on the horizon, and in magnanimous fashion, we've received this Luda (Get Back) / SebastiAn (H.A.L.) mash-up. Good glitchery to be had here.

Kraddy >> (Luda vs. Sebastian) Kraddy Mash

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Elizabeth Gilbert on nurturing creativity | Video on TED.com

2010-06-03T17:53:00.000-05:00

Elizabeth Gilbert on nurturing creativity | Video on TED.com

Tonspender - Broken Boy

2010-05-26T11:57:00.003-05:00

broken boy by tonspender

320kbps version

It's a diggable little number, with delicate melodies and gritty drum patterns... Compositionally, I'd say this still feels a little green, but I'm sure this is only going to improve over time, and soon enough we'll be hearing great things from Halle, Germany's own TONSPENDER.

Cool things are afoot in Memphis... Support some heads!

2010-05-25T17:11:00.002-05:00

Glitch Mob & part of BOOMBOX, New Orleans

2010-05-24T16:25:00.003-05:00

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NOLA Life

2010-05-18T10:10:00.002-05:00

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Schlachthofbronx - Too High feat. Big Space & Spoek Mathambo

2010-05-18T10:00:00.001-05:00

www.myspace.com/schlachthofbronx
www.myspace.com/spoek
www.myspace.com/spacevein

Aleon Craft >> The Prologue

2010-04-20T13:30:00.001-05:00

&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://aleoncraft.bandcamp.com/album/the-prologue-pt-2"&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;The Prologue Pt. 2 by Aleon Craft&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;

I haven't actually focused this blog on anything predominantly hip-hop oriented thus far. Sure it's influence is felt throughout my usual postings, but in my general method of genre focus (and I'm sure I'm not alone here) I tend to stick to my faves at the time I was still digging in one style, while exploring other genres for fresh sounds... In my experience, I can't really absorb as much if I focus on, say, more than 3 distinct genres at a time. At any rate, I've definitely been hearing new hip-hop on the regular, but I haven't made it my mission to unearth new sounds in quite awhile. I intend on changing this starting today. (Today's whole Guru tragedy, as well, seems to give this decision some added weight.)

Enter Aleon Craft on a wave of cosmic soul, with carefully and pleasingly blended elements of sampladelic funk, relaxed backpack flows (but still rough edges in all the right places), and lyrical astrology that's as strong of a keystone as you're going to find to hold it all together. At once fresh and familiar, this (SMKA produced effort) is definitely made for good times outside and makes life a bit more vibrant when this is your roving soundtrack.

Grab the Prologues (1 & 2) via Aleon Craft's Bandcamp page.

Dude, Where's Your Unicorn?

2010-03-23T00:05:00.004-05:00

After my gig with Lazer Sword on Friday night, it occurred to one of the other DJs (Erik aka Unicorn Fukr) was missing his mascot... It's a 3 foot tall plush unicorn that the crowd usually takes pictures of in various horrible (usually odd sexual) positions.

So we're starting a campaign to reach out to the Unicornappers and see if they might rethink their thieving lives.

Join the Facebook Fan Page

Warmin' up for Sub|Surface tomorrow night! (mini-mix)

2010-03-18T13:25:00.004-05:00

Rek's Sub Surface Warmup Mix 03 18 2010 by rekanize

Tracklisting to come, stay tuned!

This is a hasty mini-mix to get you geared up for tomorrow nights madness!

use the discount code "FamilyDiscount" get the ticket for 10$
http://subsurfacedos.eventbrite.com

SAMPLES >> Bump Up Yo Step (WMC 2010 Promo Mix)

2010-03-16T15:48:00.001-05:00

Bump Up Yo Step (WMC 2010 Promo Mix) by bensamples

Samples WMC 2010 Promo Mix
Tracklisting
1. Samples - Trouble
2. Samples - Breathe In
3. Samples - Skyscraper
4. Rigorous Intuition - EnCee
5. Ludacris - How Low (Samples Remix)
6. Samples - Naughty Naughty
7. Samples - Tourmaline
8. Samples - Hit the Club
9. No Doubt - Hella Good (Samples Remix)
10. 36 Mafia - Dope Boy Fresh (Samples Remix)
11. Samples - Goose (Lil Jon - Act a Fool)
12. Numan - 7th Key (501 Remix)
13. Samples & Crowdrock - Fallen
14. Sean Kingston - Fire Burning (Samples Remix)

SUB | SURFACE: Lazer Sword, Mux Mool, Gladkill, REKANIZE, Unicorn Fukr -- 3/19/2010, New Orleans

2010-03-16T13:24:00.003-05:00

Winter Circle Productions and Action Packer Pro present...
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SUBlSURFACE (underground.bass.culture) feat...
LAZER SWORD, MUX MOOL, GLADKILL, REKANIZE and UNICORN FUKR!!!!!

This night is going to be HUGE!!
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Lazer Sword:

Lazer Sword is the duo of san francisco based LOW LIMIT and LANDO KAL. we like to make music that sounds like your favorite top 40 rap shit chopped up into a tornado filled with razor blades and molasses. or maybe like Frank Zappa rocking the home made Lil John tank-top at the rooftop party... its fun to make and hopefully to listen to as well.

Mux Mool:

Brian Lindgren’s life in music began in Minnesota with a cheap toy sampling keyboard (“I remember being so fascinated by how much a sound changed when you dropped it down several octaves”). Flash forward a few years (and more than a few keyboards), and the teenage Lindgren began recreating his favorite sounds—Dilla’s stutter-step beats, classic video-game music, abstract electronic noise—using software and digital effects, glazing them with tape hiss and vinyl static. An early Mux Mool track, the slinky strut of “Lost and Found,” was discovered by Moodgadget Records and released on their Rorschach Suite compilation, eventually finding its way onto iTunes’ Best of 2006 Electronic list. A string of EPs, tracks, and remixes followed, including the song-a-day project Drum EP, the grimy talkbox anthem “Night Court” on the Ghostly International/[Adult Swim] comp Ghostly Swim in 2007, and the Ritalin-fueled “Ballad of Gloria Featherbottom” on 2009’s Moodgadget-curated Nocturnal Suite on Ghostly. Mux Mool’s 2010 full-length debut, SKULLTASTE, is the culmination of years of toil and experimentation, gathering Lindgren’s myriad talents and obsessions into one gloriously sprawling document.

LIVE ART:

Michael Garfield:

“Super intense and completely focused…his attention to detail
consistently raised the quality bar.”
- Christopher Gaspar, playordownload.com

“Totally unique.”
- Michael Travis (String Cheese Incident, Zilla, EOTO)

Reflecting his years as a scientific illustrator, Michael Garfield’s
improvised freehand live paintings are a field guide to the beings that emerge at the energetic nexuses of live music. Each piece grows according to an evolving visual genome, translated from the throb of the house and the crowd into cross-sections of fireworks and undersea faeries, closed-eye tesselations and luminous fossils…vivid scenes of unabashed intensity, a celebration of verdant and exultant imagery written in the natural language of dreams.

Having only been at it for two years, Michael has painted in a legendary range of situations – from basement dance clubs to field concerts in front of 5000-person crowds – and alongside internationally renowned visionary artists Alex & Allyson Grey, Mark Henson, Kris D, J Garcia, and Mars-1. He was a featured visual artist at the Wakarusa, Sonic Bloom, Rothbury, Global Sound Conference, Trinumeral, Gem & Jam, Burning Man, and Rocky Mountain Crystallization Festivals, and spends much of his free time as de facto journalist and organizer for the growing live art community.

Check out his work, read the stories behind each painting, and connect at all the primo social networks:

Links:
http://michaelgarfield.blogspot.com/
http://www.myspace.com/michaelgarfield

Interviews:
http://maysmachete.blogspot.com/2009/02 ... inter.html

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SPLATINUM >> Der Schplatzl 2010

2010-03-15T15:36:00.006-05:00

&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://splatinum.bandcamp.com/album/der-schplatzl-2010"&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Intro by SPLATINUM&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;

Thanks in part to the Glitch Hop Forum, I was able to touch base with SPLATINUM, and what they sent for my perusal was STRAIGHT HEAT...

This Daly City release has replaced my car's normal supply of gasoline, and I've been able to propel myself using massive crunky bass. Seriously, do yourself a favor and grab this while you still can, and be on the lookout for the upcoming digital release of the full tracks for your mixing pleasure
(dropping April 20).

Dinosaurs w/ Lazers are better than M.A.S.K. any day of the week

2010-03-07T17:54:00.005-06:00

Dinosaurs w/ Lazers are better than M.A.S.K. any day of the week (03/07/2010) by rekanize

Frsh Prnc vs. Vibesquad - Fresh Glitch of Bel Air (MiishMash Mashup)
Blunt Instrument - Crumpled Funk
L.A. Diamond - Bounce
Luda - Rockstar (J.Me.J Bottom End Fix)
Fredo ft. A.S.M. - Ent Wot Yo
C4mp Lo - Luchini (TateLaRock and TroubleMaker Remix)
Quade - Neon Raver Genome
DZY RSCL vs. N3PTUNZ - Fix Up Like This (Adam John Remix)
CHNGEE - Rite Thrrr (Jantsen Edit)
MSY EL10T - Work It (Lunice Remix)
William Breakspear vs. SixAM - Vowel Mouthed
An-ten-nae - Citoyen du Monde (Ghislain Poirier & Face T Remix)
Friday Night - P.S.R. (Greetings From Tuskan Remix)
Opiuo - The Freaky Bean
Samples - Hody
BLCKSTR33T - No Diggity (Ill-Esha Remix)
+Verb - 88 Cadolaccco
Libton - r3ach 4 th3 laz3rz
Bartlomein - Average Looking Cookies

Schlachthofbronx - Ayoba (Top Billin Remix) + Remix EP release!

2010-03-02T09:21:00.009-06:00

Schlachthofbronx "Ayoba" Featuring Spoek & Gnucci Banana (Top Billin Remix) by MANRECORDINGS

In case there was any doubt, I'm a huge fan of Schlachthofbronx, and during a bit of blog neglect on my part (for everyone), they've been makin' moves that are no small feats. Happily though, as I'm getting back into the swing o' tings, it just so happens that their Ayoba Remix EP is dropping. To makes things better, Top Billin has released their remix for free (via Soundcloud, download link in on the player above) Of course, if you haven't peeped the orrrrrriginal, check that out below.

Schlachthofbronx "Ayoba" feat. Spoek + Gnucci Banana by MANRECORDINGS

PLUS, Juno has the rest of the remixes to peep and purchase!
Preview the rest of the EP here!

Stumbling @ work can yield unexpected rewards

2010-03-02T08:59:00.001-06:00

Ben Samples .. Dubstomp EP

2010-02-25T20:17:00.007-06:00

I've been following Ben Samples ever since I learned of him from the fine folks at The Glitch Hop Forum. His lazer booty sound also translates into blistering live shows (as his recent appearance in New Orleans amply demonstrated). His newest release is a slower affair, definitely in dubstep territory, but as usual, supremely worthwhile... It's a name-your-own-price download, but that also means it-can-be-free-if-you-choose... But seriously, throw this guy a few bones, would ya?

Samples - Dubstomp

and be sure to check the rest of his releases on his Bandcamp page there!

Evan Voytas >> I Run With You, Spirit Animal

2010-02-21T21:34:00.003-06:00

>Evan Voytas - I Run With You, Spirit Animal

The Diogenes Club's New Mix

2010-02-16T22:19:00.003-06:00

About to drop their new 979 EP, Britain's The Diogenes Club have dropped a new mix of electro, dreamwave, remixes and The Diogenes Club's own new tracks.

the Diogenes Club - Various Artists - Mixtape by Urban Torque®

Track Listing :

1. Black Kids - I’m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You (Twelves Remix) - Almost Gold
2. Van She - So High - Modular
3. the Diogenes Club - Tete - Urban Torque
4. Tesla Boy - Fire - Mullet Records
5. Lindstrom & Christabelle - Baby Don’t Stop - Smalltown Supersound
6. Pnau - Baby (Breakbot Remix) - Etcetc
7. Stardust - Music Sounds Better with You - Roule
8. BB & Q Band - Dreamer - Cooltempo
9. Dusty Kid - Nemur - Boxer Recordings
10. the Diogenes Club - Tie Ourselves Around - Urban Torque
11. Scope - Audio Tonic - Urban Torque
12. Midfield General - Disco Sirens - Skint Records
13. Yuksek - I Like To Play - Fiction Records
14. Barbara Mason - Another Man - Metronome
15. Tom Tom Club - Wordy Rappinghood - Island Records
16. the Diogenes Club - Early May - Urban Torque
17. Booka Shade - Sweet Lies - Get Physical
18. the Diogenes Club - Come Back to Us - Urban Torque
19. Junior Boys - Hazel - Domino
20. Friendly Fires - Paris (Aeroplane remix) - XL
21. Mario Bastinov - Caribbean Girl - (TDC Part 1) - Unknown
22. X-District - Color Correction - Playhouse
23. Zoot Woman - Automatic - Wall Of Sound
24. Zapp n Roger - So Ruff So Tuff - Lastrada Entertainment Co.
25. Lindstrom - The Magnificent - Smalltown Supersound
26. the Diogenes Club - Do You Know How To Feel It? – Urban Torque
27. Telefon Tel Aviv - My Week Beats Your Year - Hefty Records
28. Anoraak - Nightdrive With You - Endless Summer Recordings
29. Casio Social Club & XS Night - More Love - Mullet Records
30. Zoot Woman - Nobody Knows (Part 2) - Wall Of Sound
31. Sharon Brown - I Specialize In Love - Profile Records
32. Michael Mcdonald & James Ingram - Yah Mo Be There - Qwest Records
33. Lovebirds - Tuesday - Teardrop
34. BB & Q Band - Genie - ZYK
35. Midnight Star - Midas Touch - Solar
36. Eat More Cake - Red Sky - Urban Torque
37. Latryx - Lady Don’t Tek No - Solesides
38. Kool And The Gang - Fresh - Best Records
39. Aretha Franklin - Jump To It - Arista
40. Long Distance Analogue - Plecked Medium - Mullet
41. Toto - Africa - Columbia
42. Tom Browne - Brighter Tomorrow - Arista
43. Five Star - System Addict - RCA
44. Empire Of The Sun - Standing On The Shore - EMI
45. the Diogenes Club - Untitled - CDR
46. Art Of Noise - Moments In Love - ZTT
47. Radiohead - Talk Show Host - Parlophone
48. Mario Bastinov (TDC Part 2) - Caribbean Girl - Phonica

Major Lazer ft Nina Sky "Keep It Goin' Louder" (Larry Tee, Alexander Technique & Kassiano Remix)

2010-02-11T15:06:00.004-06:00

Larry Tee was awesome enough to send over their remix of Major Lazer's "Keep It Goin' Louder" (remixed by the triple talents of Larry Tee, Alexander Technique and the Brazillian wonder (who Lil' Jon snagged for his new album) Kassiano!) According to Larry, it's Diplo's favorite remix in his sets!

Come cop it here!

Major Lazer ft Nina Sky "Keep It Goin' Louder" (Larry Tee, Alexander Technique & Kassiano Remix)

What happens to New Orleans when the SAINTS WIN THE SUPER BOWL

2010-02-11T15:02:00.002-06:00

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Has it been THAT long?

2010-02-11T14:47:00.003-06:00

I've been around, mostly work, so the cobwebs have gathered a bit here and there, my inbox an unmanageable wreck that I intend to rectify very very soon...

First things first, this Mardi Gras is going to be a bit wilder than usual, since THE FREAKIN' SAINTS WON THE SUPER BOWL! This weekend I'll be play Saturday night at the MSTRKRFT show, and then Sunday at Drunken Love Monkey!

Mom & Dad >> The Whole Sh-Bang >> Harvard Bass Remix

2009-11-18T11:48:00.005-06:00

photo: Ellei J @ Shadowscene

The fine folks @ DJs Are Not Rockstars Records were nice enough to share the Harvard Bass remix of DANR artist MOM & DAD's (aka Jimmy Del Barco) "The Whole Sh-Bang" with me (which was just dropped into the latest Crookers blog mix) . A tribal 808-laden workout of dancefloor thunder, I'll definitely be playing this track out.

Mom & Dad - The Whole Sh-Bang (Harvard Bass remix)

Grab the whole release (including the original and Tom Stephan mix ) on iTunes and Beatport.

Relation - Your Tiny Mind (Lifelike Radio Edit)

2009-10-19T14:10:00.004-05:00

Fear of Night, the debut album from Relation (on Urban Torque), is a pulsating, glistening workout of 80s synthpop sensibility married to modern production polish. Obviously, this niche of contemporary music has been revisited and recontextualized for modern consumption ad nauseaum. However, Relation are deftly sidestepping through the crowd, without stepping on too many toes of other notable artists' high quality output (such as Chromeo or even DMX Krew) which is not small feat given the hyper-specific nature of this sort of sound. Echoes of bands past (and some not-so-past) are definitely present, all with the same futurist melancholy that this strain of synthpop tends to evoke.

You can stream the album now on Urban Torque's site.

Buy the Album:
Beatport
Amazon
iTunes

and the dudes were nice enough to include a positively cinematic Lifelike remix of their single "Your Tiny Mind" from the album.

Relation - Your Tiny Mind (Lifelike Radio Edit) by MikeRog10

Peaches - I Feel Cream (Larry Tee & Alexander Technique Blogula Rmx)

2009-10-15T17:02:00.005-05:00

Larry Tee & Alexander Technique form the two-headed club monster known as BLOGULA (in the Djs Are Not Rockstars camp), and they've dropped a driving remix of "I Feel Cream" by none other than Peaches... And in Larry's own words: "It's been killing em!!" They've been kind enough to provide a 320kbps of this OFFICIAL release.

Peaches - I Feel Cream (Larry Tee & Alexander Technique Blogula Rmx)

Photos from October 9, 2009 (A Place to Bury Strangers, All the Saints, and Darker My Love at One Eyed Jacks, New Orleans)

2009-10-14T13:14:00.003-05:00

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ODDYSSEY - BLACK AMERICA (Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs: Plateosaurus Remix)

2009-10-14T12:50:00.004-05:00

Rosie Oddie & The Odd Squad….. are now ODDYSSEY.

And the first out the gate to remix the single "Black America" are Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, turning in a mellow driving and wood block heavy rework.

ODDYSSEY - BLACK AMERICA (Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs: Plateosaurus Remix) (Mediafire)

Hi! Ate Us? (Kitsuné 8 Mini Mix)

2009-10-14T12:35:00.003-05:00

Well, I've been away for a bit, a couple trips under my belt, a 360 degree genre shift (meaning, yes, I'm back to where i started) and I'm gigging out again. But enough of the excuses, let's jump in...

Kitsuné 8 will soon be upon us, and to whet your appetite, JBAG's dropped a mini mix on your pitiful area! Hopefully that should get you excited for mid-November dance madness!

Download: JBAG's Rad Mix (zShare)

Lost in Hong Kong

2009-08-11T12:18:00.001-05:00

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Glitch 183

2009-07-06T12:47:00.009-05:00

Glitch 183
Originally uploaded by mikrosopht

I'd a lot to think about over this past 4th of July weekend, and a few tiny revelations presented themselves to me... Nothing life-changing, but maybe one could call them path-correcting? At any rate, stay tuned (if anyone even bothers to read this blog).

Lets just say that the future will be a bit more glitchy.

Video: Rye Rye: "Bang" (Directed by M.I.A.)

2009-07-02T12:20:00.003-05:00

M.I.A.s first (that I know of) video directorial effort (for Rye Rye's "Bang") reminds me of my favorite era of MTV, before dance music was neatly packaged up as "Electronica" so that old dudes in large meeting rooms could be bothered to half-heartedly push it as a commercial phenomenon. But I digress...

This makes me wish I'd grown up in Bmore (well, that and John Waters. He cracks me up.)

Richie Hawtin, Mancrush

2009-06-12T09:12:00.004-05:00

Hah, not in any serious sense, but I just love when he gives these sorts of interviews, because he reaffirms my beliefs in what music can be and why one should be true to oneself.

I first saw this posted @ Phase02

Data Transmission - EXCLUSIVE: DT-TV Richie Hawtin @ IMS 2009 on MUZU.

Dirty Disco Youth >> Stupid Sound

2009-06-10T12:49:00.003-05:00

Dirty Disco Youth's STUPID SOUND EP will be infecting your earholes on June 24 on Kinetika Records, and mang is it a banger. The original mix of this is a sweaty overdriven rave-til-dead gauntlet, where the Sick Boy remix takes things a little more organic and worldly with the percussion sounds and rhythms, but retains that intense roller-coaster synth on a bed of throb'n'rumble bass to vibrate your sensitive areas. Grab the EP for the other tracks, including a DRLKT FREDDIE remix.

Dirty Disco Youth >> Stupid Sound (zShare)
Dirty Disco Youth >> Stupid Sound (Sick Boy Remix) (zShare)

Geronimo Festival PICS

2009-06-09T11:52:00.002-05:00

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I'd uploaded these a little bit ago, but I hadn't shared them on the blog officially... Now if only I could get some photos of ME playin' out (in the style that I shoot).

*sigh*

I need a cloning device.

My APC40 has landed. HIDE YOUR CHILDREN.

2009-06-02T08:37:00.012-05:00

HELL YEAH

After waiting almost half a year from the time I pre-ordered, I finally have the APC40 in my grubby mitts. I went ahead and also bought the Ableton Live 8 upgrade (from Lite) since Live Lite (even the APC Edition) is kind of a cruel tease. (Sez me... although it's no worse than the earlier versions of Live, which, in their time, were mind-blowingly awesome.) I hope to have a revised and solid workflow by the end of the week. and maybe I can jam this out @ the Fanu show in two weeks.

/HELL YEAH

Thanks for helping contribute to an awesome New Orleans music project! "Electronola - An electronic gumbo of New Orleans music"

2009-05-28T14:49:00.008-05:00

UPDATE: As you can see in the above widget, Earl has successfully raised the fundage needed to make the Electronola album a reality! Thanks to all who kicked in a bit to make it happen!

My mang Earl (aka Madd Wikkid) needs your support in order to make this project a reality...

here's the copy verbatim from Earl's project pitch:

For a long time I've been living a double life: as "The Madd Wikkid", a producer of electronic music, and as a recording engineer for live bands, particularly traditional New Orleans jazz. After years of formulating how to pull it off, it's finally time for these worlds to collide.

This project is for funding to bring even more of the veteran New Orleans musicians into the studio to impart their sound to these tracks. From there I'll weave what they do into something that I hope will sound simultaneously new and timeless - electronic dance music with the classic flavor of New Orleans.

New Orleans has been known as a hotbed of fantastic music for over a century. What's more, there's something uniquely awesome about the way New Orleans musicians play - it's funky, loose, and delightfully expressive and raw. Nobody plays like they play down here. My years as a performer and engineer have put me in the loop with a lot of these top notch cats who play with that authentic New Orleans flavor. My rolodex is swollen with badass musicians. I think I'm an excellent candidate to trailblaze that unique vibe into the electronic music realm.

Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs >> Ducks Video

2009-05-27T21:35:00.003-05:00

AWESOME
WE ARE ALL
WINNERS

ZOMG APC40 Unboxing & GERONIMO MUSIC FEST

2009-05-27T15:01:00.005-05:00

Akai APC40 - Opening the box from Tom Cosm on Vimeo.

I can't believe how unbelievably torturous it's been waiting for the APC40 to finally be released... I pre-ordered this in JANUARY, and it will finally be in my hands this weekend (sadly, not in enough time to use it at the Geronimo Music Festival in Lafayette, LA on May 30, though)

Click on the flier for Geronimo's MySpace page...

And in case you haven't seen it yet, here's The Extravagant Traveller's (sic) nauseatingly good routine he's already jammed out using an APC40 he got his hands on early (lucky duck)...

Major Lazer - Hold The Line (Remixes)

2009-05-27T12:05:00.010-05:00

This has been floating around the blogs for a bit now, and normally if I see it EVERYWHERE, I think,"Why bother?" I try to avoid it if it wasn't kicked my way in the first place by the source.

HOWEVER

The LehtMoJoe remix of Major Lazer's "Hold The Line" is a deft little mashup with contextual awareness that possesses that rare link of relevance.

And luckily, RCRDLBL has put it up for your consumption.

plus, if you didn't grab it before, what's wrong with you, mang?

Major Lazer - Hold the Line
(Matthew Ess Rain Blood Dub)

DubFX (aka "You owe me some new pants" MC)

2009-05-22T11:23:00.005-05:00

Dub FX 10/10/2008 Part 2 from Ben Dowden on Vimeo.

I saw this over at the fellow MS blog G!Power and I have to say that as it starts, I thought,"Okay, I've seen this before..." Hell, I myself have even done the beatboxing-thing with multi-track loopers (although not really well enough to run with it, admittedly), so I wasn't really hoping for much, since I've seen really REALLY good people do it (Jamie Lidell and Beardyman spring to mind).

But HOLY HELL this output is spit polished and so tight, it shimmers and glistens with quality.

Go check his MySpace and show him some lub.

EDIT: here's another vid.

DubFX (live in Kiev) from dadakinder on Vimeo.

Blac Waldo >> The Romulites

2009-05-21T16:01:00.003-05:00

The latest track from Darnit2hell Darnell aka Blac Waldo... Some glitched & chopped fidgety fudge with some hoovered flavor.

Blac Waldo >>
The Romulites
[MediaFire link]

Alexander Technique feat. Princess Superstar - Rock U

2009-05-21T12:20:00.006-05:00

"I'm Gonna Rock U!" is what Princess Superstar says in her new single with former DJ partner in DJs Are Not Rockstars, Alexander Technique.

w/ mixes by:
Blogula (Alexander's remix partnership with Larry Tee)
Christopher Just and Tombstone
Chewy Chocolate Cookies
Mom & Dad
Drlkt Freddie
Per QX
QBoy
Brazil's Killer on the Dancefloor

Available at all digital outlets on May 26, 2009.

Alexander Technique feat. Princess Superstar
Rock U
(Blogula Main Mix)
[sendspace link]
[zShare link]

Alexander Technique feat. Princess Superstar
Rock U
(Chewy Chocolate Cookies Radio Edit Remix)
[sendspace link]

Alexander Technique feat. Princess Superstar
Rock U
(Drlkt Freddie Bottoms Up Remix)
[beatboxAudio link]

The Presets >> Kicking and Screaming (Drlkt Freddie Werewolves in the Woods Remix)

2009-05-07T14:14:00.005-05:00

Blue Moon
Illustration by Mattijn via Flickr

Drlkt Freddie have worked up a superb and spooky remix of "Kicking and Screaming" with a chopped up bassline, stuttered vocals, and well done busy-but-not-noisy drums (the wood blocks are doing it for me) and rave-til-dawn buildups (hah).

The Presets >> Kicking and Screaming (Drlkt Freddie Werewolves in the Woods Remix)

Matthew Ess - Rave RAVE Rave RAVE Rave Mixtape

2009-05-06T11:29:00.008-05:00

photo by http://www.andrewle.com/

My man Matthew Ess rolls, never gets upset, he kicks a hole in the speaker, pulls the plug, and he jets.

Something for the ravers. Rave ON.

Jack Beats - Get Down
Nic Sarno - Hot Jack (Congorock Remix)
Dubbel Dutch - Bass Power
Harvard Bass - Caked
Douster - Freakmode (Arcade VIP mix)
Renaissance Man - Spray Can
Renaissance Man - My Definition of House
Major Lazer - Hold the Line (Matthew Ess Rain Blood Dub)
Toddla T and Hervé Ft. Serocee - Shake It
DJ Mujava - Township Funk (Jayou VIP Remix)
Jakes - Rock the Bells
Bar 9 - Midnight
The Streets - Blinded By the Lights (Nero Remix)

grab the mix here:

Matthew Ess - Rave RAVE
Rave RAVE Rave Mixtape (mediafire)

and your BONUS round extra-ball:

Major Lazer - Hold the Line
(Matthew Ess Rain Blood Dub)

Brittany Street >> Hello Hollywood (Blac Waldo Cut & Paste Mix)

2009-04-21T23:37:00.004-05:00

My man Blac Waldo has turned in a monster of a remix for ATL's Brittany Street. The funkiest user of Renoise I've known, but then again, I don't know many other Renoise users. (There are probably more of them than Jeskola BUZZ users, like I used to be... le sigh) Seriously, don't sleep on the Blac Walli if he's playing in your town.

Brittany Street >> Hello Hollywood
(Blac Waldo Cut & Paste Mix)

John & Jehn >> Looking For You (Dill Dancehall rmx)

2009-04-21T23:15:00.003-05:00

A completely mesmerizing dancehall treatment of London's John & Jehn... I LOVE the original version of this track, and this remix is my fave of the bunch. I would totally use this as the soundtrack for riding a scooter lazily through cramped alleyways at midnight while treating cough syrup as a beverage.

John & Jehn >> Looking For You
(Dill Dancehall rmx)

Check John & Jehn's blog out, while yer at it.

BACK IN THE DAY >> February 25 >> New Orleans

2009-04-21T22:57:00.004-05:00

Start Time:	Saturday, April 25, 2009 at 9:00pm
End Time:	Sunday, April 26, 2009 at 5:00am
Location:	The Dragon's Den
Street:	435 Esplanade Ave.
City/Town:	New Orleans, LA

DJs:

The Real Steven
Josh Sense
Rekanize
Unicorn Fukr
Herb Christopher
Smurl
OttO
Blake Dee

The best bang for $5 in the Quarter you're going to get.

Schlachthofbronx >> GOOD TO GO

2009-04-21T22:41:00.005-05:00

Jakob of Munich's Schlachthofbronx sent me this track a little bit ago, and it's already been making its rounds through the blogsom & jetsam. Consider this a second wave attack.

>Schlachthofbronx >> Good To Go

If you missed them before, grab some of their other tracks here:

>Timberlee - Gunny Gunny
(Schlachthofbronx remix)
>Schlachthofbronx - fatthing

Check out their links here:

www.myspace.com/schlachthofbronx

www.diskob.com

www.myspace.com/onthebrinkrecordings

Drlkt Freddie >> AIRTIGHT

2009-04-21T22:11:00.007-05:00

Jad Cooper and Van Scott, aka Drlkt Freddie (pronounced Derelict Freddie) are about to release their new track AIRTIGHT on DJs Are Not Rockstars on May 12, and were kind enough to send a killer trio of remixes for versatile dancefloor workouts. The Tronik Youth remix is a bit odd, but you'll just have to listen and judge for yourself.

Drlkt Freddie - Airtight (Tronik Youth Remix)

Drlkt Freddie - Airtight (Dept Remix)

Drlkt Freddie - Airtight (Sonic Truth Remix)

PLUS: a bonus from DANR label mate Alexander Technique featuring Princess Superstar

Alexander Technique feat. Princess Superstar - Rock U (Drlkt Freddie Bottoms Up Remix)

Both singles will be available everywhere online this summer on DANR Music.

R.I.P. Eddie Bo

2009-03-24T15:38:00.003-05:00

This might seem a little out of place on my blog, but Eddie Bo is someone that anyone who has a love of funky and soulful music should be aware of. He's not only influenced many contemporary greats over a broad span of style and genre, but his tracks have been directly used in many dance and DJ circles, such as DJ Shadow, The Chemical Brothers and Plump DJs, to name a few.

I also got to work with this man on a regular basis while I was a sound tech/stage hand at a bar on Bourbon Street many years ago. Eddie was one of the most warm and disarming personalities you could ever meet, and man could he wail on a piano!

Eddie will be missed.

Avenue >> Can You Feel It (Soda Boys Remix)

2009-03-20T12:48:00.003-05:00

While the original (by Avenue) isn't exactly my preferred flavor of pop, all the more reason to appreciate the rework done here by Soda Boys. I can imagine this unleashed on more than a few unsuspecting parties, and just feel the temperature rise as the song chugs along, fueled by vocoded dancefloor fury.

Avenue >> Can You Feel It (Soda Boys Remix) (MediaFire)

Discontent Radio >> March 2009

2009-03-20T01:08:00.026-05:00

I've been away... Working mostly, but I'm trying to dedicate more time to music/photography and the blog

Here's a new mix set to take you through the rest of March
It ain't flawless, but it's definitely indicative of the stuff I'm playing out currently
Clocking in at just under an hour:

REKANIZE >>
DISCONTENT RADIO >>
MARCH 2009 (zShare)

REKANIZE >>
DISCONTENT RADIO >>
MARCH 2009 (MassMirror)

Tracklist:

01 La Roux - In For The Kill (Heartbreak Remix)
02 IllStM ft. Hanny - All Classy For Me
03 Shinichi Osawa - Detonator (Herve's UXB Remix)
04 Phantoms - Shrimp & White Wine
05 WLL SMTH - Fresh Prince of Bel Air (Mustard Pimp Remix)
06 Luna Twist - Look Out (Kistov Remix)
07 BNTY KLLA - Stand Firm (Headshotboyz Remix)
08 Hostage - Murder Rocket
09 Love You Long Time - All Night (Teen Wolf Remix)
10 LNLY ISLND - I'm on a Boat (Kue's Tugboat Fix)
11 Example - Girl Can't Dance (Don Diablo Remix)
12 Mr. Pher - Sex Majik (Kraymer Remix)
13 FRNZ FRDNAND - No You Girls (Zodiac Cartel Remix)
14 Mr. Oizo - Erreur Jean (Arveen & Misk Remix)
15 Shazam - Pool Party 2009 (Headman's Revlover Remix)
16 Totally Michael - Casual Satisfaction (Scottie B Remix)
17 Pablo Decoder - Blow (Kaysh Remix)
18 Chase & Status - Saxon (OH SNAP!! Edit Stylee)
19 Steed Lord - You (Owl Vision's Dark Gothic Remix)
20 FRNKI VLLI - Beggin' (Dirty Basement's Housier then Pilooski edit)
21 LDYHWKE - Paris is Burning (Automatic Panic vs DJ Cat NYC Remix)
22 LDACRIS - One More Drink (Loud Party Remix)
23 Hot Pink Delorean - Get It Girl
24 Disco Weirdos - Half a Pill
25 Fagget Fairys - Feed the Horse (Original Mix)
26 Shadow Dancer - Lower Left
27 Disco Wizards - Wiz Pig
28 Mr. Miyagi - We Are Back ft. Storvreta Hustlers
29 Madera Limpia - La Lenta (Schlachthofbronx Remix)
30 Sammy Bananas - Ooh Bop
31 Bo$$ in Drama - Favorite Song (Blood Shake Remix)
32 N.A.S.A. - A Volta ft. Sizzla, Amanda Blank & Lovefox (Database Remix)
33 Glass Candy - Geto Boys (Leif Remix)
34 Stardust - Music Sounds Better with You (Juxx Remix)

Kid Cudi >> The Prayer

2009-03-06T12:29:00.002-06:00

I was sitting here, thinking about Charlie, and found this Kid Cudi track... All I can say is this hit me like a ton of bricks. I don't do sappy crap like song dedications (hello? Delilah?! I had to listen to that drivel at an old job. Misery in sonic form.) but if there was ever a song I could dedicate, it's this one for Charlie.

You are not forgotten.

Lily Allen >> The Fear (AP vs DJ Cat NYC Remix)

2009-03-03T10:52:00.003-06:00

Definitely one of the more schizophrenic remixes I've heard in a bit... This Automatic Panic vs DJ Cat NYC remix of Lily Allen is all over the place, from I'm-feelin-those-Mitsubishis-NOW rave madness, to acid soaked disco hi-hats, to a brief love affair with breakbeat, and progressivey pads to wash it all down.

Lily Allen >> The Fear (AP vs DJ Cat NYC Remix) (zShare)

N.A.S.A. >> Whachadoin? ft. M.I.A. & Spank Rock (Villains remix)

2009-02-26T08:48:00.005-06:00

N.A.S.A. (aka Squeak E. Clean (aka Sam Spiegel, Spike Jonze’s brother) and partner-in-crime DJ Zegon) are the Handsome Boy Modeling School of party records, as in getting the supremely talented together into a room to play amongst the top-notch beats and sterling production. I sound like an infomercial, but ever since the soundtrack to Judgement Night dropped during my high school days, I've always been fascinated with the "unexpected team-up" projects.

RCRDLBL just posted the Villains' raved-out remix of Whachadoin?, focusing mainly on M.I.A. and Spank Rock's contributions to the track.

Congorock >> Runark

2009-02-26T08:36:00.005-06:00

Straight outta Milano, Congorock's (aka Rocco Rampino) latest "Runark" just dropped from the current cream camp known as Fool's Gold. Currently described as four-and-a-half minutes of breakbeat thump and raved up 8-bit synth drops, you can grab the single from the fine folks at RCRDLBL.

Or grab the entire release from Turntable Lab. The single comes backed with an amazing extended remix by Jokers Of The Scene as well as two more new Congorock tunes, “Exodus” and “Hybro.” The digital release also features an additional Runark remix by His Majesty Andre.

Kid Cudi - "Day N Nite" video by So Me

2009-02-20T15:25:00.002-06:00

Kid Cudi - Day 'N' Nite from Leak Jones on Vimeo.

re: Gui Boratto

2009-02-19T13:28:00.001-06:00

I found this afterwards...

Seeing that Monome in action only further solidifies my desire to own one.

One Dream One Night Compilation

2009-02-18T11:32:00.006-06:00

I became aware of Girlfriend Records via Sferro. You might have heard some of their stuff on the most recent aural leviathan that was the Masters of the Universe 2 comp.

Well, the Girlfriend camp are on a new compilation out for free via Ceci Est Mon Rêve...
Tracklist and download links are below. Don't sleep on this lovely comp of retro sawtoothy futurist melancholy. Click on the links in the tracklist to give a little love back to the artists!

1. Intro (One Dream...)(by The noizy Kidz & Deluce)
2. Heather - Diary
3. Awkoder'89 - Meet You
4. Sferro - Turquoise Water
5. Illapa - Zenith Tv (Deluce Remix)
6. Cassiel - Vortex
7. Sferro - Light Cycles
8. The Noizy Kidz & illapa - Vampire elegeia
9. Deluce - Lead the Galaxy
10. The Noizy Kidz - Miami (303 Palm Beach edit)
11. Jean-Tube - Jean vie
12. Awkoder'89 - Your face of light
13. Hosta - Jupiter
14. Illapa - Louise (K7 Version)
15. Outro (One Night...)(by The noizy Kidz & Deluce)

One Dream, One Night (MegaUpload)

Gui Boratto >> Take My Breath Away

2009-02-18T10:15:00.005-06:00

Gui Boratto @ Wildvreemd ADE Sugar Factory Amsterdam
Originally uploaded by Merlijn Hoek

I just have to point out (in the above photo) that that mofo has an Evolution UC-33e AND a Monome AND a Jazzmutant Lemur in action. If you can't see the hardcoreness of that, you're doing it wrong.

I was perusing the daily fare at RCRDLBL, and came across this Gui Boratto track. I can't ever say that I had a period when this sort of dance music was my steez. However, tracks of all shapes and sizes can rise above their own niche and grab at something within at such a basic level that you simply can't help but be totally enthralled. "Take My Breath Away" is just such a track. Click the link below to snag the track for yourself.

Boratto’s new album, Take My Breath Away, releases via Kompakt digitally February 23rd and in stores March 3rd.

Gui Boratto >> Take My Breath Away

Trackademicks - Enjoy What You Do

2009-02-17T09:15:00.008-06:00

photo by Dorothy Hong

The lyrics to this are definitely food for thought for my 9-to-5 life.
Almeda, CA's Trackademicks drops his long-awaited debut single, Enjoy What You Do, through Fool's Gold today. Direct your clicky digits on over to RCRDLBL for the goods.

You can pick up the full thing over at iTunes (backed with remixes from Flosstradamus and Sammy Bananas)

Trackademicks - Enjoy What You Do (rcrdlbl)

Architecture in Helsinki >> That Beep (Radioclit's Swedish Mix)

2009-02-16T15:25:00.008-06:00

photo by Alex Bailey

You might have caught Radioclit's (French Remix) of Architecture in Helsinki's single "That Beep." Where that remix retained a lot of the original's pop charm and organic instrumentation, this new (Swedish Remix) is a definitely a more straight drum-laden affair, stripping the track down into a bubblegum dancefloor workout.

Grab the track by heading on over to RCRDLBL

Architecture in Helsinki >>
That Beep (Radioclit's Swedish Mix)

Lady Gaga >> Poker Face (Automatic Panic VS DJ Cat NYC remix)

2009-02-15T23:58:00.005-06:00

Lady Gaga - Poker face Originally uploaded by netmen.

This remix landed in my inbox, by Automatic Panic & DJ Cat NYC

Lady Gaga >> Poker Face (Automatic Panic VS DJ Cat NYC remix) (zShare)

Madera Limpia - La Lenta (Schlachthofbronx Remix)

2009-02-13T09:15:00.004-06:00

You might have checked out my previous post on the the Bavarian Bouncemeisters. Well, Jakob of Schlachthofbronx has sent me a remix they did for Cuban hip-hop crew Madera Limpia.

Madera Limpia -
La Lenta (Schlachthofbronx Remix) [snippet] (zShare)

DRLKT FREDDIE

2009-02-12T11:29:00.007-06:00

Signed to DANR Music, Drlkt Freddie is a new production team/live act, comprised of DJ, producer and songwriter Van Scott and engineer and producer Jad Cooper. The group's first official release is a remix of "You've Changed," a classic vocal anthem by Lauren Flax featuring Sia, out on March 24, 2009. Other upcoming work includes remixes of new tracks by Princess Superstar and Junior Sanchez, which are both coming out on DANR Music.

Drlkt Freddie's first two original releases, "Airtight" (a French pop-influenced feel good jam) and "Blood" (a twisted, distorted bass and synth stomper), are set for release in late Spring/early Summer with a high-caliber set of confirmed remixers TBA.

Drlkt Freddie remixed "Poker Face" by Lady Gaga and transformed it into a wobble-bass banger!

> Lady Gaga – Poker Face
(Drlkt Freddie King of Spades Remix)

> Drlkt Freddie – "Airtight"

> Drlkt Freddie – "Blood"

LOVE-UP HOEDOWN >> FEBRUARY 14, 2009 >> THE THIRSTY HIPPO >> HATTIESBURG, MS

2009-02-09T20:24:00.003-06:00

A few typo corrections to the info...

It's going to be a metric Hoot + Nanny.

TOP BILLIN >> MEGAMIX VOL.2

2009-02-09T15:06:00.008-06:00

I can't say enough about Top Billin & Co, and they've just released a megamix of the tunes they and their associates made last year. Grab it from Top Billin's blog and enjoy (the previous one can be found here).

Tracklisting:

Top Billin - Smell Yo Dick
DJ Anonymous - U Fine
Bounce Camp - Big Dancin
DJ Anonymous & Top Billin - Money To Burn
Scottie B & King Tutt - African Chant (Top Billin remix)
Sharkslayer - Bad Ding
Top Billin - Smoke Trees
Top Billin - My Girl Wants
Tittsworth - Drunk As Fuck (Top Billin remix)
Top Billin - Hoes & House
Sharkslayer - Fleshlighter
Sharkslayer - Cold As Ice
DJ Pataässä - Sweat Gunz
Top Billin - Tell Your Girl To Juke It Up
DJ J-Laini - Fuck N Tell
Candyman & Leatherface - Ultimate Feeling

TOP BILLIN - MEGAMIX VOL. 2

Decisions

2009-02-05T17:43:00.005-06:00

I don't know if I'd have traded a Canon G9 for the Dunks, but I am going to the first showing of Coraline to get a shot at a pair of those tasty tasty limiteds.

Plus, I just really like Neil Gaiman (my first tattoo I got was his most famous of characters "Morpheus" of the Sandman comics (and the namesake of a certain Cowboy Curtis)), so I've been looking forward to seeing the flick anyhow.

In a way, I'm glad I wasn't that guy... I'd have probably traded a camera in exchange for the Dunks as well.

SALLY SHAPIRO

2009-02-05T10:47:00.009-06:00

sally-shapiro-woodhands-wrongbar-016 Originally uploaded by KineticForm

I've been wanting to mention Sally Shapiro for a bit since I'd been using Anoraak's remix of her track "Anorak Christmas" during the holidayexplosiontimes. Here's a recap of remixes to check out. She's got a new album coming soon, so keep your ear to the ground...

Time to Let Go (Lindstrom Remix)

Time to Let Go (CFCF Remix)

Jackie Junior (Junior Boys Remix)

2 of these remixes were featured on last year's
Remix Romance Vol 1

Black Gold

2009-02-05T10:36:00.014-06:00

Black Gold Originally uploaded by *john lewis

RCRDLBL has been dropping choice remixes of tracks on
Black Gold's new album "Rush."
I'm going to let the remixes speak for themselves
(plus I'm running out the door)

Plans & Reveries (The Teenagers Remix)
Detroit (Shark Attack Beach Party Remix)

Alexander Technique feat. Van Scott - "Nightlovers"

2009-02-02T22:51:00.009-06:00

DANR Records is digitally releasing its first single "Nightlovers" by Alexander Technique featuring Van Scott on February 24, 2009. Official remixers include Acid Jacks, Nick Catchdubs (Fools Gold) and Chewy Chocolate Cookies.

JFK of MSTRKRFT loved it so much that he made an edit of the CCC Remix to play in their sets at peak hour! Also, Mustard Pimp included the CCC Remix in a FTW mixtape.

Grab the tracks here:

Original Mix
Acid Jacks Remix alternate links YouSendIt SendSpace
Nick Catchdubs Remix
Chewy Chocolate Cookies Remix/JFK Edit

Charles Wesley Cooper, III >> April 12, 1977 - January 22, 2009

2009-01-27T11:03:00.012-06:00

(if anyone can give me the proper photo credit info, I'd appreciate it. I don't like posting this pic without crediting it.)

I'm saddened beyond belief over this loss. Charlie was always the coolest mofo in the room since I met him in our high-school days. His music (as 1/2 of Telefon Tel Aviv) was also some of the most sublime music that I've been lucky enough to hear. My heart goes out to Josh and Charlie's family over this tragic event.

via Myspace:

Hello, Everyone.

It breaks my heart to inform you all that Charlie Cooper, my better half in Telefon Tel Aviv, passed away on January 22nd.

We have been friends since high school, and began making records together a decade ago. We have been so fortunate to tour the world together, while at the same time having a massive amount of laughs at one another's expense.

Aside from Charlie's singular genius and musical gifts, I can tell you that he was a total sweetheart of a guy, and a loving friend and confidant to people everywhere. His musicianship was surpassed only by his greater gift to the world - his warmth, his generosity, his unquenchable humor, and his undying loyalty to those whom he loved. In the spirit of honorable mention, however, I should mention that he had a shoe collection that was marvelous, knowledge of hip-hop that was profound, and knowledge of wine that was subtle.

He is survived by a sister, a niece, a nephew, his mother, his stepfather, me, and more adoring friends than the Universe has dark matter. As such, his family and I ask for your discretion and consideration of our privacy during these extremely turbulent waters.

Yours in Music,

Joshua Eustis

Oh yess... You will be mine!

2009-01-26T13:09:00.001-06:00

Schlachthofbronx Bidnezz

2009-01-26T12:54:00.004-06:00

Schlachthofbronx sent me some new goodies...

If you're not familiar, here's a bit from their bio:

Schlachthofbronx is a dj/producer-trio coming from munich/bavaria/germany/europe/

world doing bassmusic (kuduro, uk funky, bassline, dubstep, bootyhouse, miami bass, b-more, and, as some say, also bavarian bounce, alpinebass or else, you name it)

I've been incorporating them regularly into my own sets, and check out their EP "We Run This" coming out soon on On The Brink.

Timberlee - Gunny Gunny (Schlachthofbronx Rmx) (zShare)
Schlachthofbronx feat. G.Rag & Die Landlergschwister - Schorschl Take 3 (zShare)
Schlachthofbronx - We Nah Fraid (zShare)

Miike Snow » Burial (DJ Mehdi Remix)

2009-01-26T09:38:00.005-06:00

Mehdi takes Miike Snow's track "Burial" and cranks out the slow jams, just right for early morning clapping sessions.

Snag it HERE at RCRDLBL

Santogold » Unstoppable [feat. Lil Wayne & Drake]

2009-01-26T09:18:00.007-06:00

Photo: Santogold 02 by michael alan goldberg

Some gratuitous AutoTune abuse aside, I'm digging this one where Wayne hops on Santogold’s Diplo-produced “Unstoppable” for a new mixtape from his friend Drake.

Grab it HERE from RCRDLBL

NERDZ w/ GUNZ

2009-01-15T16:34:00.001-06:00

nerdz-w-gunz-flier-BIG
Originally uploaded by rekanize

Just a reminder about this gig...

Uhm

Booyaka?

MIIKE SNOW - ANIMAL REMIXES

2009-01-14T08:44:00.003-06:00

A few remixes of Miike Snow's "Animal" have bubbled to the surface, by two of the heaviest hitters on the market, even! The Treasure Fingers remix will keep you swimming in leg warmers and roller-skates, while the Crookers remix will... well, let's just say that you have to hear it to understand why it defies easy explanation. It suffices to say that the Crookers threw a wonderful curveball, both recognizeable and unexpected at once. Is this the preface to a new direction for Crookers?

Grab both over at RCRDLBL:

MIIKE SNOW - ANIMAL (TREASURE FINGERS REMIX)
MIIKE SNOW - ANIMAL (CROOKERS REMIX)

Fluteboxing

2009-01-05T12:39:00.003-06:00

Plus, some regular beatboxing as well.

I couldn't tell you why, but I hate when beatboxers
pantomime the act of record scratching as they
emulate it with their mouths... It's not a deal breaker,
but...
there was a time where beatboxers did NOT do that.

Just sayin'

Richie Hawtin's Traktor Setup

2008-12-27T16:24:00.004-06:00

Sorry for the frame busting action:

Richie Hawtin' Traktor setup
Uploaded by b5c21605a1a66db13b5d6e3b1

Stay tuned

2008-12-23T11:07:00.001-06:00

TESTING

The Hours – See The Light (Calvin Harris Vocal Remix)

2008-12-22T09:26:00.005-06:00

The Calvin Harris remix of The Hours’ “See The Light” is a perfect party track to dance with your old lady to in dark rooms glittered with strings of X-Mas lights. It’s a marked difference from the expansive pop of the original, which you can grab on iTunes.

Click here to grab the remix over at RCRDLBL

Feh...

2008-12-18T17:29:00.002-06:00

_REK3732.jpg
Originally uploaded by rekanize

Who am I again?

Busy Busy Busy

2008-11-20T08:45:00.006-06:00

Originally uploaded by rekanize

I haven't gone anywhere, just had to reshuffle my daily routine to something.... more 'routine.'

I have a few treats in store for you in the near future, including a slew of mixsets that have been piling up in the corner, waiting to be encoded.

I should be kicking off some action starting this weekend at Dragon's Den:

IT'S ABOUT FUNKIN' TIME

Host: ki.ne.tic NOLA

Time and Place:

Saturday, November 22, 2008 at 10:00pm
Dragon's Den
435 Esplanade Ave
New Orleans, LA

Contact InfoEmail: ki.ne.ticNOLA@gmail.com

LINEUP:

Mike W

(Kolour Recordings / Undertones :: Houston Tx)

JGriffin

(Faith :: Chicago Il / NOLA)

PaulB

(Labelwhores / Ki.net.ic :: NOLA)

Rekanize

(Below C Level :: Gport / NOLA)

Cama Lama

(Ki.net.ic :: NOLA)

Blake D

(HOV :: NOLA)

SMURL

(Sinthenasia Productions / Independent Groove / Endurance Crew :: Lafayette)

Unicorn Fckr

(antipop radio / bass junkies radio / louisiana dubstep :: Baton Rouge)

Lights by Newclear Culture and KGB

10 $ Dragons Den NOLA
3$ off with a canned good

Food drive for the Second Harvest Food bank

Come out and hear some world class DJs make with the Uhd-Tss-Uhd-Tss.

The Glitch Mob's renegade shows on XLR8R TV.

2008-10-28T16:21:00.006-05:00

I really regret missing out on The Glitch Mob's DJ Ooah playing in NOLA recently. This new episode of XLR8R TV pushes that regret into overdrive. In this episode, The Glitch Mob takes it up a notch by setting up speakers and a generator renegade-style in the crowded streets of San Francisco for some full-scale guerilla beat warfare on the public.

Watch it HERE

Late Of The Pier - "Bathroom Gurgle (Tronik Youth Remix)"

2008-10-22T15:57:00.010-05:00

Note: Yeah, it be old, but it be good, so to channel the effervescent Flo from Mel's Diner: "Kiss Mah Grits." (??)
Photo by AlistairAllan

In my inbox today:
So not only is today Late of the Pier's very first show stateside ever at Music Hall of Williamsburg, but our friends over at RCRDLBL.com posted a Tronik Youth remix of LOTP's "Bathroom Gurgle" to download.

Grab it and brag it from RCRDLBL

Girl Talk @ HOB New Orleans: Photos are UP

2008-10-21T19:46:00.007-05:00

2008Oct17_4349.jpg
Originally uploaded by rekanize

I'm still editing shots, but the majority of the pics are up...

Every Girl Talk show that I've been to has yet to disappoint... This one was especially great since I was able to get a photo pass (like I wished I'd gotten for Ladytron).

Gregg Gillis ride a wave of fratster/freakster sweat to unprecedented glory.

Check out the rest of the series HERE.

Late of the Pier - "The Bears are Coming (Emperor Machine Remix)"

2008-10-21T12:26:00.007-05:00

Late of the Pier
Originally uploaded by isaac eastgate

The original version of this track says much in favor of the argument that Nottingham, U.K.-based outfit Late of the Pier isn't just another dance-rock foursome to be written off in the blink of an eye. In fact, the track is less dance-rock than it is experimental pop that explores the possibilities of both guitars and laptop-generated sound on an equal level, and it's fun too. Andy Meecham (a.k.a. the Emperor Machine) chose to focus on the more electronic side of things for this remix (hardly a surprise), stripping the vocals, upping the snares, slowing the tempo, and letting the whole thing ride to a grinding halt at the end. It's a much more haunting affair than something you'd throw on at an afternoon house party, but nonetheless shows off the band's versatility when it comes to the remixes.

Get the Track: HERE

New Guns 'N' Bombs track

2008-10-21T12:20:00.005-05:00

“Riddle of Steel,” electro duo Guns ‘n’ Bombs' driving, four-to-the-flour second (and final) single on Kitsune, will hit the shelves on Nov. 10. The unsigned Echo Park natives Filip Nikolic and John Dal Santo have remixed the likes of The Klaxons, Chromeo, The Teenagers, and The Gossip, and are now, having recently made their live debut at the Detour Festival in L.A., finally putting the finishing touches on their as-yet-unnamed first full-length. While you wait for this club gem to drop, catch the boys on tour somewhere between Mexicali and Ottawa, or tap into this exclusive track right here.

Check it out HERE

Nobody fucks with John McCain

2008-10-16T10:31:00.000-05:00

See more Hayden Panettiere videos at Funny or Die

REPOST - GUSTAVacuation (because this post keeps "mysteriously" disappearing!)

2008-10-13T10:41:00.005-05:00

Seriously, what the crap is with Blogger losing my posts? I was going through my archives, and had this funny feeling that things were awry... Then I noticed that the GUSTAVacuation post was missing AGAIN. WTF?

Thank the maker for Google's page cache, or else I'd have no idea where the D/L links were)

Anyhow, here's the re-repost (originally re-posted September 4, 2008):

I recorded this in my Memphis hotel room during the evacuation of Hurricane Gustav. It kinda helped me to ignore the stress-inducing farce that is CNN's "hurricane coverage."

Rekanize - GUSTAVacuation

01 Ludachrist - MARTA Girl (Original Bmore Club Version)
02 OH SNAPP!! - Party All the Time
03 Breakdown - Do What I Want
04 Loto - Beat Riot (Risko Disko Remix)
05 AC Slater - BanGer
06 Metric - Monster Hospital (MSTRKRFT Remix)
07 Lil Wayne - Lollipop (Disco Villains Remix)
08 The Young Punx - Mash It Up (Shir Khan Remix)
09 Stardust - Music Sounds Better 2008 (DiscoTech Remix)
10 Anoraak - Nightdrive with You (GRUM's New Wave Remix)
11 Digitalism - Yes, I Don't Want This
12 Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance with Somebody (OCD Automatic Remix)
13 Stereoheroes feat. Teen Wolf - Midnight Sons
14 Guns N' Roses - November Rain (DJ Kue Remix)
15 Markus Lange - Where is my Mind? (Radio Edit)
16 Mr. Oizo - Flat Beat (Computer Club's Fat Eric Remix v04)
17 Rex The Dog - I Can See You, Can You See Me? (Kenson Remix)

MediaFire link: Get the mix HERE.

Rekanize - DISCONNECT

2008-09-28T02:44:00.011-05:00

Welp, I'm off to St. Louis for a couple days, so I wanted to get in another mixset to end the weekend/start the workweek with.

I want to thank Schlachthofbronx for sending me the tracks of theirs that I had yet to acquire.

Cheers,
Donovan Rekanize

Rekanize - DISCONNECT

01 Justice - Planisphere (MMMathias Remix)
02 Cryptonites - Hands of God
03 Schlachtofbronx - Ghettoblaster
04 Boy 8-Bit - The Suspense is Killing Me (Dada Life Guerilla Fart #TBA)
05 Obi Blanche - Jesus (Downtown Mix)
06 Baby Diamonds - Alaskan Thunderfuck
07 Larry Tee feat. Christopher Just - Get your Grind On
08 Machines Don’t Care - Beat Bang (Herve & Trevor Loveys)
09 Late of the Pier - Bathroom Gurgle (Tomski * Fredboy Remix)
10 Sisters of Transistors - The Don (Acid Girls Grey Disco Remix)
11 Of Montreal - Id Engager (Mad Decent Remix)
12 E-40 - Turf Drop (MR GASPAR Remix)
13 DJ Kue - Carpet Muncher
14 Tenderlions - In Addition
15 VV Brown - Crying Blood (Hannah Holland Remix)
16 Crystal Castles - Crimewave (Kilowatt Remix)
17 Natty Jack - On Hold
18 MGMT - Kids (Soulwax Remix)

MediaFire link: HERE
zShare link: HERE
YSI link: HERE

Rekanize's Emporium of Rusty Bangers

2008-09-22T16:40:00.011-05:00

Media Fire link is here: DOWNLOAD

Well, I promised a mix by the end of the weekend... It was completed before I went to bed Sunday night. That still counts. Right?

I'm not sure why I called it "RUSTY" either... I guess it's because of the Photoshop job I was doing with the tracklisting, more than anything. Some of the other titles I came up with were pretty horrendous, as well.

Tracklist:

01 Math Head - Get Hype

02 Shinichi Osawa - Electro411 (Lies in Disguise Remix)

03 X and Hell - Don’t Stop Movin’ (Dublin Aunts Remix)

04 SHAZAM - Pool Party

05 DskoTek - Sinfonia

06 Bryan Cox - Let’s Go to Work (Mustard Pimp Remix)

07 DJ Kue - Don’t Get High (Breakdown Remix)

08 The Ting Tings - Shut Up and Let Me Go (LAZRtag Remix)

09 Disco Villains - Move Bitch

10 Steed Lord - Thirst to Burst

11 Dizzee Rascal feat. Calvin Harris - Dance wiv Me (Niteryders Remix)

12 Felix Cartal - Skeleton (Techjio Remix)

13 Meck feat. Dino - So Strong (Vandalism Remix)

14 Schlachthofbronx - Bretto

15 Egotronic - Raven Gegen Deutschland (Saint Pauli Remix)

16 Supabeatz - Sexo Perfecto (Bloody Beetroots Remix)

17 Congorock - Exodus

18 Dmitry Fyodorov - Anti Cimex

19 SayCet - Opal (Error Loves Opalovsky Remix)

Media Fire link is here: DOWNLOAD

Illdoc's take on "Hipster Rap"

2008-09-21T09:20:00.007-05:00

Jay Smooth gives his response on the subject of "Hipster Rap"
pretty insightful, and a hell of a lot less judgemental than most on either side of that silly debate.

My hair is getting ridiculous

2008-09-20T13:23:00.003-05:00

@ the house, Sep 20, 2008
Originally uploaded by rekanize

This was just screwing around w/ hair spray & gravity. I really have no idea what to do with this hair.

Using Zemanta now.

2008-09-20T10:38:00.008-05:00

Image by Zemanta via CrunchBase
Just trying out the new Zemanta extension for Rock The Discontent. I'll have a new mix to post soon (by the end of this weekend, I hope) of some danceable tunes for you and your brethren.

Figured I'd also share Hobnox's AudioTool, since I'm posting. Any browser based emulation of Roland's most celebrated "boxes" of acidy sawtoothy goodness AND booty shaking thumpy beats (plus a metric buttload of effects pedals to completely destroy your signal chain with) is the dog's balls in my book.

DO NOT WANT

2008-09-05T16:14:00.005-05:00

Ugh, The more I look up The Weather Underground (don't hate me, wunderground, you guys/gals are doing a terrific job), the more I stare at Canada on the map and just... y'know, DAYDREAM.

Shir Khan Megamix Part 2 (via XLR8R)

2008-08-30T09:06:00.003-05:00

photo by Marco Microbi
via Club Transmediale's Flickr

The set is so long (not to mention epic in its scope and range of genre) that XLR8R is releasing it as a 2-parter. Shir Khan is a Berlin juggernaut that deserves your attention. I posted the link to Part 1 last week HERE.

Snag part 2 here

(If you didn't get Part 1 previously, and would rather grab the whole thing as one file... Get it HERE.)

Tracklisting (for part 2)

46. Diskokaine - Rimini (Christopher Just Remix) (Gomma)
47. Planet Soul - Set You Free (Fever Mix) (Strictly Rhythm)
48. Quando Quango - Love Tempo (Remix) (Strut)
49. Glossy Ninjas - Pajama (Glossy Ninjas)
50. Secondo - Kuwait (Soul Jazz)
51. Terry Cooper - The Jak Dub (Supa Dupa)
52. CLP - Ready or Not (Diplo vs. Sega Remix) (Shir Khan Edit) (Boys Noize)
53. Jjak Hogan - Devo (Oliver $ Rmx) (Shir Khan Edit) (Rekids)
54. Consistent - Midnight Blend (Oliver $ Tooltime Dub) (Frontroom)
55. David Gilmour Girls - Tune Your Aura (Freeform Five Remix) (Shir Khan Edit) (Relish)
56. Oliver $ & Deize Tigrona - Ta Com Medo Do Mim (Shir Khan Edit) (Man)
57. Lee Mortimer - Moaning and Groaning (Shir Khan Edit) (Dubsided)
58. Chemical Brothers - Hey Boy Hey Girl (Soulwax Remix) (Freestyle Dust)
59. Tittsworth feat. Kid Sister & Paserock - WTF (Plant Music)
60. Act Yo Age - The Flash (Shir Khan Edit) (Sweat it out!)
61. Emynd - Urgent Party Break (Shir Khan Edit) (Unruly)
62. Surkin feat. Chromeo - Chrome Knight (Shir Khan Edit) (Institubes)
63. Lazy Jay - Honk My Horn (Big&Dirty)
64. Markus Lange & Daniel Dexter Where’s My Mind (Malente Remix) (Black Fox)
65. Decalicious - Urlaub (Urlaub After Urlaub Version) (Kisu)
66. Egoexpress - Telefunken (Adolf Noise Remix / Malente Re-Edit) (Shir Khan Edit) (Ladomat)
67. Goon & Koyote - Pussy Out (Disque Primeur)
68. Junior Jack - Thrill Me (Pias)
69. Outlander - Vamp (Kevin Gormann Remix) (R&S)
70. Twocker - Ruffneck (Riva Starr Remix) (Big&Dirty)
71. Tomski & Fredboy - One Nation (Tartelet)
72. Eine kleine Nachtmusik - La Serenissima (Modular)
73. Andrew Friendly - The Bump and Grind (Acapella) (Gulp)
74. Monosurround - Mushroomed (Shir Khan Dub) (Citizen)
75. Niyi - I Love You All (Holloway Hitfactory)
76. Skream - Percression (Tempa)
77. Rex the Dog - Bubblicious-Skit (Hundehaus)
78. Khan of Finland - 4 Jahreszeiten (I’m Single)

I Hate You Gustav

2008-08-27T18:31:00.005-05:00

That is all... Just keeping an eye on the radar, and hoping the storm swings wide...
With so many important events on the near horizon, this is pretty crappy timing.

/whine