For Mirth Only

a burial for burial

what’s with all the praise for “untrue”? it sounds like an autistic keyboard. “best album of the 2000s,” according to various blogs and such on the internet? fuck outta here. then you have all the album reviews trying to say that this embodies “the ghosts of raves past,” “the soundtrack to a rainy afternoon,” “hardcore continuum this and that,” and, if i remember correctly (i don’t), somebody likened it to “ghost in the shell”? the anime? *sigh* AND this guy remained anonymous for years and people actually gave a shit when he revealed his pasty white face. MYSTERIOUS! SUBLIME!

if you really want to experience the “ghosts of rave past” (scary, eh), listen to any drum & bass, grime, garage, dubstep, hardcore, house, techno, trance, (insert electronic genre here) mix/compilation/radio-live-set-recording from the past 20 years- it’ll be infinitely more rewarding than suffering through this malfunction of a recording.

oh! “archangel,” the first track, is astonishingly good. maybe a friend of his recorded it and snuck it in! y’know, to get sales up.

i hate this album.

Rubulad NYE Twenty-Ten!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

YES. Despite being ungoogleable, Rubulad New Year’s Eve 2010 is indeed happenening. It’s a masquerade themed affair and Mike Simonetti’s djing 4 hours from 1030 to 230 — which is EXTREMELY special in itself.  It’s 20 in costume and 30 without.

Over The Atlantic

I tried to wake my roommate up with this. She said it was nice to sleep to and then passed out again.  Anyways, it turns out I have 2 other songs by Over The Atlantic that I d/led at the end of last year (and really like too).  idk where I got them from.  Google Reader, your search function is useless.

bang pop

check out this awful new (official!!!) video for a single that’s FOUR YEARS OLD. i wonder how big uffie’ll get? a lot? not at all? only 2010 will tell.

Blow Presents Charlie Le Mindu SS10

e tripping

(i typed “e tripping” into google images)

eve on a benga track??? co-produced by a nas producer? according to the luis dnb timeline (method man was working with roni size in… 2000, was it?), dubstep should be around 3/5 of its lifeline??? after this comes continued, hopefully creatively vibrant penetration into the mainstream, followed by a full comeback of the original headstrong sound (such as the 2003/2004 era dnb amen choppin’ revival), followed by commercial death (back to the underground, back to niche).

or not. but the parallel’s uncanny…
Eve – “Me N My”

Jay’s List For 2009 (so far)

Meant for this to be done a month ago…been busy apartment hunting.

Top Mixes:

I-F – Mixed Up In Rotterdam NYE 08-09
Not to say I didn’t have the best NYE of my life this year, but I do wish I’d heard a set like this from 2 till whenever; I probably would have stayed out later.  It sounds like Ferenc went through his collection, picked out hits, put them in his box and knocked’em out.  My favorite sequence of songs starts with Donna Summer’s I Feel Love, followed by Caress’s Love Spell with its trilling strings, a clever edit of Macho’s I’m a Man segued into Azoto’s Exalt, and finally Walk The Night. The other standout for me is I-F’s edit of duncan sisters’ boys will be boys.

I-F-.Mixed.Up.@.Misja’s. This is a shorter, more saccharine-filled set.  Replete with 3 Madonna tracks, it all sounds really good together and closes with the life of the party and ahzz’s new york’s moving.

Kon’s Disco Juice Mix
I wish I knew more about the songs in this mix as I’ve only come across one so far (not that I’ve actually tried).  Kon’s Disco Juice mix is great because I constantly lose myself in it. He seems to specialize in finding edits that loop and layer over and over, while never growing old.  Certainly not your typical disco tape. Check his new mix from july 4th  — Jesus christ I can’t believe I missed that night.

Filthy Luka – Jan ‘09 DJ Mix.
Horse Meat Disco resident Filthy Luka shoots his load in the first 35 min.  The rest is fab too, not unlike cuddling.

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HMD mixes have the best melancholy/dancing-in-an-empty-room-alone (and possibly just in my mind) songs. See the track 20 minutes in.  They’re also pros at playing out power-walking music.

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James De La Cruz is the DJ I aspire to be like the most, though I’m not sure this set is representative of why. lol.

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Kingdom’s my new favorite.  He’s my Mike Simonetti of 2009.  As fluent in London’s urban scene as he is in New York’s, he superbly melds the two for one kind of waist wining.

no time for boredom
This is my second favorite mix from Luis.

And one I just came across this week:
Afrobot – 2 dollar disco – the new Worck. Domu and a friend did a similar mix of charity shop breaks a few years ago.  I have no clue who Afrobot is, but this is more focused on disco and less bin-y.

Personal Update: I got a real DJ setup finally. But I’m still looking for an affordable room that’s over 100 sq ft. It’s going to happen soon…pray with me.

Top Apartments Seen (April – July)
Grand btwn Union+Lorimer – 500 sq ft. terrace, large rooms fitted exactly to each of our price ranges, great finishings in living room+kitchen.

Fort Greene – beautiful terrace, 2 floors, each room at least 12×13, 1.5 bath, 2 blocks from the brooklyn flea.  1 block from the Classon G.

S.11th st. - Can you believe it? The agent had us believe we were the first to put down a deposit! What a dick.  Perfect loft, fantastic view of manhattan and bridges from the roof.

S.1st & wythe. Absolutely insane loft spaces.  Like 4k for a 1 BR with 20 ft ceilings.  Loony.

S.5th & Keap. Massive duplex. Uh…sorry, not trying to raise a family atm.

(Alice by Pavla Kopecna)

Top Nights Out (no order):
hatcham social at don hills 6/19* – ever been to a bar really close to the holland tunnel on a friday? Hahahaha.  I still loved the show – they haven’t changed.

harvey at love 5/9* – complete aural workout. Proper night of dancing till 6am.

tim sweeney at cameo – best birthday party i’ve ever had. (People actually showed up).

rich medina @ diety – it is really hard to find a party sometimes, even in ny. Sometimes it’s like 1:30 and you’re still chilling at a bar, scratching your head.  Everyone’s getting antsy.  And at the last minute someone chimes in, “well, I heard so-and-so is playing at this place.” Gotta love surprises.

mike & mike’s bdays at savalas 1/31. I always have a good time going to mike’s gigs by myself, but I have an even better time when they’re packed and my friends come to party (duuuuh!).  the most surprising track was some version of venus.

Double Digitz Bouquat (Kingdom) 2/28. Already gushed all over this one.  The best thing about Kingdom is that he’ll go dance in the crowd like he’s just another kid getting down. Love that.

ESG w/JG Wilkes (Optimo), Sal Principato @ le poisson rouge 1/24*.  Excellently curated night. Sal went first, setting the mood, then ESG played and JG finished it off with party jams (not nearly as deep as I’d expected).

*denotes nights alone (for the most part)

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