Jay’s List For 2009 (so far)
posted by Jay on July 11, 2009Meant 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.
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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)
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