For Mirth Only

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.

Blow Presents Charlie Le Mindu SS10

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.

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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)

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

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.

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.