May 2011
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DJing
I have DJed twice in the last month. What a weird feeling. Full retirement coming soon.
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SOUTHERN VIOLATOR: Depeche Mode VS Ludacris
This is it! The time has come. While we have been having fun throwing these wacky pairings together for you for over a year now, it’s time to say goodbye. This is the last VS party and we are closing it out with a banger. I have been trying to throw Depeche Mode in there for so long and now we got fast fashion versus southern hospitality.
As usual yours truly and DJ Orion will be playing...
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Miho Hatori: My First Time Mixtape
Recommended Listening / Mixtape
Getting the news of a Cibo Matto reunion late last week was maybe the best thing I could ever hear as I didn’t ever get to see them in their prime. The news of course was old in internet terms, but still amazing if anything. I was getting extremely excited to see Miho this past weekend, but still not the same as a reunited Cibo Matto.
Either way, after...
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Watchfuckyeahtanaka:
KIDULT “Illegalize Graffiti”
Infamous French graffiti artist who vanalized Supreme in NYC.
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Pro-Ject: Essential Turntable Red
In the market for a new turntable? How about thinking about becoming an “audophile”? Like minimal design?
You must learn.
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New Boyz: Crush On You (Prince Klassen Edit)
Recommended Listening / DJ Edit
Another intro/outro edit. The beat is really hot and like I said before, the only reason I can co-sign these guys is the fact that they make music that is above 85 BPMs.
Also, I am sure someone will be jacking this whistle which is already a jack and making a Moombahton edit soon.
To download, you must learn.
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The Great Primus Danzig Heist
It all started with Sailing The Seas of Cheese. I owned it on cassette. I was in the 4th, maybe 5th grade. It was one of my favorites at the time as I think it was a new release or maybe it was when I was just getting into them, regardless it got a lot of burn in my Walkman.
One day my brother, my only brother, my older brother borrowed it to take to school. He was in middle school at the...
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Buddy Society #1: PB Wolf
Recommended Listening / DJ Mixtape
I can’t stress how much PB Wolf and I are kindred spirits.
::DOWNLOAD + LISTEN::
Buddy Society PB Wolf mix by Buddy Society
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STOKED!
1. Damon & Naomi
2. Chad VanGaalen
3. Dj Quik
4. The High Llamas
5. Jesu
6. Andy Stott
7. Fonzworth Bentley
8. The Sea and Cake
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New York State's Oldest Buildings
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Put An Egg On It
Recommended Reading / Food + Culture
With issue #3 recently hitting the shelves, this is the perfect time to introduce my new favorite ‘zine. Everything about PAEOI intrigues me. Printed matter such as this is exactly what the internet is missing. Though you can find hundreds of blogs with a similar aesthetic and content the fact of the matter is they are mostly reactionary and lack a...
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The Hombres: Let It Out (Prince Klassen Freedom...
Recommended Listening / DJ Edit
The Hombres should have been something more than they ultimately became. This being their hit was a grooving psych/pop record that was supposedly taking a jab at Dylan, but who really knows. It actually took me doing this edit to realize there was a full length release of the same name which I am dying to hear. If the rest of the album is anything like this, I...
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Pentax K-r
WANT!!!
You must learn.
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Catch The Beat: The Best Of Soul Underground...
Speaking of new books, this is another one I didn’t know I needed. It is always interesting to read about the world on the other side of the pond and how they came up.
DJ History has compiled the best of UK magazine, Soul Underground, and put it into one neatly packaged book that features 200 very important charts, amazing articles, and a look into the real London underground.
This is...
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Madrugada Records: Moombahton + More
Recommended Listening / Music Label
I recently reached out to Madrugada Records out of Rotterdam to get a quick interview to learn a little more about their new label. Let me first tell you my first interest behind them was because their releases, though Dutch in terms of origins and genre, are mostly Latin related.
The hand full of releases have been solid Latin House and Moombahton hybrids...
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Current Reads
I started my quest to read every Murakami book about 2 months ago and have been a non stop ride ever since. Needless to say my brain isn’t functioning the same anymore and it now lives in another world.
My latest is Hard-Boiled Wonderland and The End Of The World, but that was recently put on hold from a new release. I think my mind can stand a little break from the wonderful worlds of...
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Jai Paul - BTSTU (prince klassen edit)
Recommended Listening / DJ Edit
I wasn’t planning on releasing this as there is not much to it, but I figured someone would appreciate it…. Right?
Jai Paul is XL Records most recent signing, but this song is not that recent of a recording. Apparently this was a 2007 demo that was remastered and issued by XL this year. I can’t wait to hear what Paul has in store for us and if...
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Brian Eno Interviews and Articles →
austinkleon:
*Huge* archive. Thx, speednoise!
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Happy Birthday Dave Gahan + Alan Wilder's 13...
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Thanks to Greg Ackerman (@g_ack) & writer Rebecca Chulew (@Germanfrancie) for the great article and reminder of Gahan’s birthday!
What a pleasant read and listen this was.
All I have to say is, Gahan turning 49, covers Joy Division, and Alan Wilder breaks down 13 of his favorite records of all time. MASSIVE!
You must learn.
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Albums Revisited: Daedelus: Invention
Recommended Listening / Favorite Albums
This album frequently pops into rotation when loading my media player of choice with new music. I remember hearing this for the first time and just being blown away by it. Jazzy, weird, electronic and definitely standing on it’s own from the rest of his catalog. Ironically enough, recently just thinking I didn’t own this on vinyl and...
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Win Win DVD Mixtape Audio
Recommended Listening / DJ Mix
This mixtape has been in the works for too damn long and I am glad it finally seeing the light of day. After hearing this for nearly 2 years now in different forms, this is the final version… sans video accompaniment (which I believe you can buy at The Death Set x Win Win Tour right now).
Shit is fr33ky.
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Win Win DVD Mixtape...
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King Lear
Brooklyn Happenings
Yesterday we rode our bikes to catch a three o’ clock of King Lear at BAM. I went into this production COMPLETELY blind and was blown away by it. The minimal stage setting left a lot to the imagination, and the acting was so compelling.
I am not going to try and act like a stage critic, I just wanted to share that I enjoyed this and if you are in the Brooklyn area I...
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Star + Sun: Japan Relief
Austin’s Parts & Labour recently stocked a t-shirt near and dear to my heart that is for a good cause.
The Star and Sun shirt graphically combines the Texas flag with Japan’s flag to help raise money the for Red Cross Japan Relief fund. 100% of the proceeds go to said fund and you better act fast as they are nearly sold out.
The shirt is locally printed in water based ink for a...
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Night Vision: Photography After Dark
New York City Happenings / Photo Exhibition
Lately I have been carrying at least two cameras on my person at all times. One digital for shots on a whim, and one loaded with B&W 3200 for low light situations.
Interestingly enough, The Met has opened a new exhibition showcasing that of photography after dark that looks to be a must see.
For more information, you must learn.
