For Mirth Only

Luis’ Mid-Year Top 10

here you go, y’all!!! my top ten or so from january to june.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=6EM35D9E
zip file includes:

01. Bok Bok - www.myspace.com/nightslugs VICE mix JAN 09
02. Youngsta - Seven_RINSE_219
03. Chelly - Took The Night
04. Kyla & Crazy Cousinz - www.theheatwave.co.uk/blog Do You Mind (Reggae Remix)
05. Donny - [Donny - The Fucking Offensive EP #04] They Find Me
06. Jamie Vexd - [ZIQ212 #04] Radiant Industry
07. Joker and Ginz - [KAP004] Purple City
08. Major Lazer - [Guns Don't Kill People... Lazers Do #10] Keep It Goin’ Louder feat. Nina Sky & Ricky Blaze
09. shuttle - [the vostok 1 mixtape] the vostok 1 mixtape
10. Starkey - [Miracles (Jamie Vex'd Remix) #01] Miracles (Jamie Vex’d Remix)
11. Telepathe - [Dance Mother CD1 #01] So Fine
12. Timberlee - Gunny Gunny (Schlacthofbronx RMX)

two notes:

1) the martyn + aaliyah a cappella blend in the shuttle mix has been the most blissful musical moment of the year thus far for me, and…

2) brackles - lhc (separate download). most discomforting track since skream’s “request line”? soundtrack for a dream? nightmare? you decide.

All Of Luis’ Mixes To Date

Here are all of Luis’ mixes, except for the d’n'b one he did back in college.  They are in chronological order, so you’ll notice they get better over time.  Having said that, we both agree that the Mad Muggy one is his best.  According to him, it’s “the only one that’s not flat-out masturbatory.”

Pop Rox
Pop Rox 2
Mad Muggy
Love Notes
Whiffle & Snug
No Time For Boredom

Soudain Le Vide

They finally have pics of this movie out. Bangalter may or may not be doing the soundtrack. It’s going to show at Cannes this year, and websites are saying it’ll be available in the US by 2010.  Unfortunately, I have to wait that long for the next season of Skins too.

Soudain Le Vide

it hit me…

… after a few listens. this is where the fff dubstep needs/needed to go, not to where it went, where it’s rotting. not surprsingly, it took somebody not related to the “scene” to do it properly… and he’s in a far higher league of production, anyway.

Bjork - Nattura (Switch Remix)

Club Vortex || Thursday || Glasslands

What can I say? I’m gonna be there.  I’m gonna dance.  I’m gonna love it.  It’s not summer yet, but I guarantee it’ll feel as good.

Township Funk (Kingdom’s 1 in a Million Remix)

edit: and here’s a live set - just posted on Patent Leather Daddy. seriously, the man can do no wrong.

More details on facebook.

Love Thy Neighbour

They make me think of Link from The Legend of Zelda. While I’d like to agree with Claudia that they’re “unisexy,” something about them scream, “you’re trying too hard,” “god, I want to slap you for wearing those” or “wow, you’re obviously too fragile and stylish for normal kicks.  Uppity bastard.”  So I’m happy to gaze from afar or imagine them on a girl’s feet, especially since they’re sold out. (Best ones are always taken, right?)

After googling all their stockists, it’s simplest to buy direct from Love Thy Neighbour.

LOOK AT WHAT I FOUND!!!!!

still BRUTALLY mesmerizing…

Tim Sweeney at Cameo 3/28

Last night was overcast, and it was sprinkling on and off.  I arrived on time for once, but it took a little trolling on N. 6th to find Cameo.  Apparently, a couple bands (spindrift and the vandelles) had just played.  I proceeded to stand up and sit down for the duration of the next hour.  I was excited. But alone.  The venue was pretty sweet (a medium-sized, cube-shaped room with a small disco ball hanging from the ceiling); the crowd wasn’t bad and you could almost feel the music.  12:25, 12:40, 12:45, 1 AM.  The party was getting started…1:12, finally someone came to meet me!

Tim played a very solid set, definitely one you could appreciate even if you weren’t dancing your heart out at a club.  Highlights? A piano house track that had hands in the air - truly an EPIC build, and a vocal that came in towards the end.  If you were deaf, you might have gotten the idea you were at an electro-house show.   A disco song with the words new york, love, east, west (not necessarily in that order or phrasing), and finally a few “got to be funky,” blaxploitation-ish tunes with hilarious basslines towards the end.

I’d prepared to stay out till 5, but meh. Shouts to my best friends who wished me happy birthday.

Carpet Death

Photography duo ioulex are showing their mini-collectiona and 9-minute film called Carpet Death at the Audio Visual Arts (AVA) - basically a walk-in, walk-out hole in the wall - from March 13 to April 12.

More photos on Neo2.

Hatcham Social’s You Dig The Tunnel, I’ll Hide The Soil

OOOOOOH I’m so happy.  This album makes me happy.  Just heard it.  Theirs is a case where production significantly improved their songs.  Solid album. Just over 30 minutes. Definitely going to see them again this summer at Cake Shop. Unfortunately, I think the drummer Finnigan ditched the bowl cut, but I can deal.

Hatcham Social’s MySpace