http://formirthonly.com/blog Mon, 17 Nov 2008 06:17:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A big big thanks to Katherine and Ravi, and Christina and Fritz! I think I can finally say I've gone from bedroom wannabe to a REAL DEAL amateur dj. brought your own speakers? check. borrowed a second set of PC speakers from a friend? check. played mp3s off your laptop? check. mixed with ... http://formirthonly.com/blog/2008/11/17/berlin-wall-party/ Excerpted from The Doctor Is Sick, a novel by my favorite writer: A medusa, her long coat as shabby and dusty-black as the dog's, came up to Edwin and asked him to dance.  'I shouldn't really,' said Edwin.  'I should be in hospital really.'  But he was borne off, too much ... http://formirthonly.com/blog/2008/11/09/the-doctor-is-sick/ www.mtvmusic.com mtv's putting up every video ever on here!!! i know there's youtube and shit out there, but this... this could be grand. watch all your favorites again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!! http://formirthonly.com/blog/2008/10/29/well-ill-be-damned/ i made this mix a month before leaving new york, a conscious tribute and send-off to the city (although in no way is it regionally a new york mix, despite featuring new york artists). my homie jay swears i'm crazy, but i work with mixes synesthetically; i see colors through ... http://formirthonly.com/blog/2008/10/25/mad-muggy-mix-circa-2007/ hoooly, shit... this one's crazy. here's what is, if i'm not mistaken, the first readymade chopped n screwed track for mass consumption. just listen to that chorus!!! i can't wait for this to hit the radio and have the kids going, "whaaa?" t-pain and ludacris - chopped n screwed now we need ... http://formirthonly.com/blog/2008/10/14/chopchopped-screweweeed/ Same place as last time. Should be fun. http://formirthonly.com/blog/2008/10/10/another-birthday-party-2/ [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwYI3U7pkE4[/youtube] http://formirthonly.com/blog/2008/10/09/no-dynasty-fix-tonite/ Instead of immediately writing about the party with Pete Rock last night, I wrote about stupid jewelry - but that was because it was late and I needed my Dynasty fix. Every other Monday the company I work for throws a party at the Hudson Hotel, a swank, midtown boutique hotel ... http://formirthonly.com/blog/2008/10/07/pete-rock-at-hudson-last-night/ I have to preface this story with the first time I saw Mike play out. Just two weeks prior to his gig at Love, he DJ'd at this bizarre Chinatown venue in a restaurant on the second floor of a mall. It was full of Manhattan hipsters, the ... http://formirthonly.com/blog/2008/10/07/mike-simonetti-at-loveerr-do-i-get-partial-credit-for-turning-this-in-late/ Oops.  Been a while since I posted last.  I'll tell you honestly I spent the last month or so watching full seasons of Moonlighting, Remington Steele and now I'm on Dynasty (it's commercial free on veoh with the firefox adblock plugin - took me a while to discover that one. ... http://formirthonly.com/blog/2008/10/06/funny-jewelry/ http://formirthonly.com/blog/2008/08/25/so-pretty/ So on my first vacay this year, I went to LA to visit the fam.  I only got to party twice (a club called rhonda and cat toy factory) kuz of forced r&r on the beach.  Despite the par-for-the-club music, I liked the energy and crowd both times.  Probably the ... http://formirthonly.com/blog/2008/08/25/raccoon-eyed-fatty/ [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9ApRjtwwTU[/youtube] While I'm still under this Olympics/Gymnastics spell, I just wanted to tell everyone (i know this is like shouting in outerspace) who's hating on China - "oh the girls aren't 16," "they don't ever see their family" or "they were selected when they were 3," "they're machines." It's fucking China.  I ... http://formirthonly.com/blog/2008/08/13/gymnastics-overload/ Sorry.  I thought I was over and done with gymnastics; I thought that stage of my life was through.  Well...I am, but I still love watching it! Both the Chinese men's and women's teams totally owned prelims.  No competition at all.  Just watch the vids - they will blow your mind. I ... http://formirthonly.com/blog/2008/08/11/china-owns-olympic-prelims-in-gymnastics/ I haven't been this excited for a party in a long time. Starting at PS1 for a DFA disco warm up - fittingly what it's meant for - then heading over to Rubulad for the main event. This is what a summer Saturday in the city should be. Maurice ... http://formirthonly.com/blog/2008/07/26/mike-simonetti-the-homosexuals-rubulad-tonight/ Kimmiz Hits 4 Milfs. Even if it is only for a laugh, this played a large part in me actually liking techno (a genre I thought was synonymous with annoying). But this mix has big bouncey basslines (Lucio Auilina's Magic M, Donk Boys' Zonky, Claude Vonstroke's mix of Worthy's ... http://formirthonly.com/blog/2008/07/25/jays-list-for-first-half-of-noughtie-eight/ alright… short n sweet, this’ll be… songs on constant replay, january-june 2008: busta rhymes – don’t touch me – it’s good to hear busta having what sounds like FUN after who knows how long (a decade?) the lame thug persona he’s been cultivating for years now doesn’t fit the character we all ... http://formirthonly.com/blog/2008/07/25/halfa-2008/ The Alex Chess of AM Eyewear from Australia. Gimme gimme! I should just fork over the $250 AUS, shouldn't I? Another option is mebbe the X-ray vision sunglasses from Karen Walker. *sigh* I really have turned to the dark side - I used to be so against ... http://formirthonly.com/blog/2008/06/14/i-want/ While I'd still like to hear new material from "The Avalanches," I'm just as easily contented/excited by ex-members James de la Cruz's DJ mixes and Dexter's audacious new GRRILLA STEP project. I never thought anything good would ever come from the clown dancing Krump scene, but take a look ... http://formirthonly.com/blog/2008/06/12/dexters-krumppolynesian-grrilla-step-project/ I've written a first post on my company's blog. It's a step forward for us (the blog, not my post hehe). http://formirthonly.com/blog/2008/06/12/giant-step-blog/ My first* DJ gig went well I'm happy to say. I lost sleep over it, and it turned out alright. So, I guess I don't feel bad for claiming to want to be a DJ now. *sort of Tune of the night was Crookers' Love to Edit. It's like ... http://formirthonly.com/blog/2008/05/24/baby-steps/ This Friday is my friend Katherine's birthday party at Loreley in the LES.  She's turning twenty-five, or a quarter of a century - same age as me, actually.  There will be a special DJ playing - one of my favorites, and I'm giddy with anticipation.  It's a secret, but let's ... http://formirthonly.com/blog/2008/05/14/another-birthday-party/ Wait for the ending (it makes up for the beginning). Out May 19th. http://formirthonly.com/blog/2008/05/02/late-of-the-piers-focker-video/ Hatcham Social - Guardian Weekly Podcast Interview (4/24/08) (extracted) Well, I've taken a serious interest in them. "Til The Dawn" directed by Nicola Probert [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DUXSHnpkeM[/youtube] A Clearing In the Woods Forum http://formirthonly.com/blog/2008/04/27/hatcham-social-interview/ Staying in all the time leads to depression. I've been almost masochistic in my self-imposed jailing, especially given the recent change in weather. I re-watched episodes of Twin Peaks and Strangers with Candy, and indulged in the occasional SC VOD, though. This week, I discovered Billa's flickr ... http://formirthonly.com/blog/2008/04/27/dope-jams/ This summer's going to be EPIC. "It is happening." -- The Giant http://formirthonly.com/blog/2008/04/01/im-calling-it-now/ Matt Walsh, Thomas Von Party and D.I.M. all in one night at Studio B, May 9th. Please tell me how much you hate going there (I might agree). And then tell me how much you hate dancing to great music. This just in: Looks like it's just ... http://formirthonly.com/blog/2008/03/31/i-dont-care/ Lo and behold, there may be a silver lining in it all. But will it happen? I'm not really ashamed to say I only attended 1 of the 4 parties previously posted here this year. (There were more, but I deleted them) . In short, I've missed too ... http://formirthonly.com/blog/2008/03/25/we-have-a-winner/ (Julian and Sophie) Fashion UK or fuk.co.uk's played an important role in my life. I was a sorry, depressed teenager, living in cultureless suburbia, and I really ate up everything I could find through magazines at Tower and sites on the internet, including news items and LFW coverage on fuk.co.uk. This ... http://formirthonly.com/blog/2008/03/11/bora-aksu-basso-and-brooke-on-fukcouk/ [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_-gpDnGIdw[/youtube] I bought a pair of his black and white bunny shoe/boots at the end of last year. Admittedly, they're kind of an eyesore at first - not in the neon blow-your-head-up sense - just a little more visual stimulation than you'd expect from canvas that covers your feet. ... http://formirthonly.com/blog/2008/03/05/peter-jensen-mink-ss-2008/ Just came across this even though I guess it's been up for almost 2 years. Anyways, I converted it to mp3 and cut it up, so it's just his mix and the post-mix interview. Tracklist: 1. j-zone - pimp palace magic [zone] 2. j-zone - hit n run [zone] 3. nerd - thrasher ... http://formirthonly.com/blog/2008/02/25/another-james-de-la-cruz-mix/ Bernhard Willhelm's MEN IN TIGHTS film. http://formirthonly.com/blog/2008/02/03/oh-my/ Gonzales - Working Together exclusive Teaser !Uploaded by JonathanBarre"Working Together" [mp3] http://formirthonly.com/blog/2008/01/19/leave-it-to-gonzales/ I saw Norman Jay play in SF (when I was still in college and rather friendless), and he rinsed the most raw and unknown funk I'd ever heard with disco. And all these kids my age were going nuts on the dancefloor. (Can't vouch for the Cielo crowd this time, ... http://formirthonly.com/blog/2008/01/09/tribute-to-mlk-jr-wnorman-jay-dj-spinna-cielo-sun-jan-20/ Dexplicit is the guy who did the Lethal Bizzle track "Pow" [mp3], which if you're into your grime supposedly got banned from clubs for its ability to induce gang violence. Insanely fun "speed garage" or "bassline house" or "niche" on his MySpace. Looking forward to hearing him on the Love ... http://formirthonly.com/blog/2008/01/09/dexplicit-wtroublebass-love-fri-jan-25th/ Band from Oxford. Very post-punk. Very art-rock. Can-not argue with the venue - still my favorite. $13 advance tix. "Mathletics" [mp3] "Astronauts and All" [mp3] http://formirthonly.com/blog/2008/01/09/foals-bowery-ballroom-tues-feb-12/ vs. http://formirthonly.com/blog/2008/01/06/decisions/ Robot Mixage The Avalanches - Some People, Brains Teazer, Beneath The Surface (23.11.04) Fred Deakin - Triptych Justice - Essential Mix 6/10/07 I-F - Le Mouv, Paris 6/10/00 Skull Juice - Live at Trash, Serious Fun We're Not Cool! - Bugged Out! Competition Mix Bugged In - Erol Alkan (OLD) Rory Phillips - Live at Our Disco 2/22/07 DURRR ... http://formirthonly.com/blog/2008/01/05/200720072007/ 4 misguided azns tainting the otherwise uniformly Victorian-garbed art-rock crowd. Girls with bobs, guys with white, ruffled shirts. Special guest was Hatcham Social. Unfortunately missed Ipso Facto due to our taking 3 trains in the wrong direction and getting lost in Shoreditch. And how could I not ... http://formirthonly.com/blog/2008/01/01/nye/ Arrived late and missed half of them, but still caught the tail end of Rory's set and saw Dan Deacon, Erol and Skull Juice lay the club in ruins. How good was it to hear The Proxy's "Dance In The Dark" (dished out by Skull Juice) and Rory's dub ... http://formirthonly.com/blog/2007/12/29/nye-before-nye/ [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgFyiDuYRmo&rel=1] I wish I'd grown up in NYC. http://formirthonly.com/blog/2007/12/10/inspiration/ http://formirthonly.com/blog/2007/11/20/how-bad-do-i-want-these/ Bugged Out! wiggling [MP3] We're Not Cool AKA Mark Allain's MySpace http://formirthonly.com/blog/2007/10/21/were-not-cool/ This compilation makes me laugh. Firstly, it's not "trip hop" at all. It's more booty/miami/90s dance than anything else. 2nd, it's one of the few CDs from my childhood that I can look back fondly on. I had to reorder it last week because I ... http://formirthonly.com/blog/2007/09/29/planet-trip-hop-2-nu-underground-classics/ Yay! Rory Phillips is coming back to play NYC! Hopefully it will be better attended than last time, but who knows. I'm dying to hear more Sonic Youth with Solex and indie-house bleepage mixed with post punk shakers - Shack Up! (Secretly, if it's not any ... http://formirthonly.com/blog/2007/09/27/last-chance/ Mercibeaucoup, continues to pump out daft designs for the A-Net Web Store. It's deconstructed fashion at its best and most creative - of course, because of its sense of humor. The pics below will make you cringe with delight. You'll laugh and swoon at the same time ... http://formirthonly.com/blog/2007/07/31/merci-beaucoup-mercibeaucoup/ Christian Lacroix - Espirit De La Saison 2007 FW Because it's amazing everytime. http://formirthonly.com/blog/2007/07/26/why-do-i-keep-blogging-about-his-work/ Just picked up the "new" issue. I've wanted to hate this magazine/"book" for the past few months because it changed its look and gained a little popularity - sort of became "World Hipster" instead of "World Fashion." I started reading Jalouse, exploring online magazines and getting all uppity ... http://formirthonly.com/blog/2007/07/23/oyster-world-fashion/ [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsFLVprirnw] Photo-only fashion websites never really do Christian Lacroix's shows justice because they only post one photo per outfit, which is incredibly misleading. Most of his pieces are multi-layered and the real beauty is revealed in the peeling of the outer clothing. This season the Czech-goth inspired coif, ... http://formirthonly.com/blog/2007/07/17/the-dark-lacroix-haute-couture-hiver-0708/ [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RITRsDBJXo0] Wow. You might want to mute this video. Her prints are - OOMPH - tasty. And surprisingly her dresses are affordable. http://formirthonly.com/blog/2007/07/13/diane-von-furstenberg-fw-06-07-f07-rtw/ The 3-CD mix costs around $30 but the packaging is gorgeous and features 14 pages of liner notes detailing each of Deakin's idiosyncratic selections. Fred Deakin and Lemon Jelly mixes are readily available on Soulseek with tracklistings. Down a preview | MySpace http://formirthonly.com/blog/2007/07/08/fred-deakins-triptych-mix/ [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xmVBFw3FxU] [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uo-xvWtvIw8] http://formirthonly.com/blog/2007/07/08/zegienbock-kopf-the-gay-german-kiiiiiii/ His clothing has the fun/craziness factor but errs on the DIY side. The photoshoot for this collection is genius, though. And here is a video interview (subtitles, but no sound?) and a more informative text interview. http://formirthonly.com/blog/2007/07/06/bernhard-willhelm-womens-fw-07-08/ [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eKPo6OXpQE] Ever since his Scarfun heels, I've been a fan. Not sure about the plastic bits at the end, but it's all about the gardening hats and gloves. The poncho/jackets that appear to hang on the front add a pinch of silliness and the prints are ace as well. Photos ... http://formirthonly.com/blog/2007/07/04/alexandre-herchcovitch-fall-rtw-2007/ The finest in Italo-house and lighthearted, Blade Runner-esque electro. (I also got my first speeding ticket while pretending I was in a race car video game and blasting the first mix). Vol. 1 Vol. 2 Cybernetic Broadcasting Radio http://formirthonly.com/blog/2007/07/03/i-f-mixed-up-in-the-hague-vol-1-2/ [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqeis7ACMBo] Kiiiiiii is more about performance art than music.  In a good way. Watch Blog | Official Site | MySpace http://formirthonly.com/blog/2007/07/02/kiiiiiii-al-bum/ Live [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSIPSpzCMp8] Preview [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeR4lUqK1fM] http://formirthonly.com/blog/2007/06/30/the-avalanches/ [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06Qm-Z5OsHw] http://formirthonly.com/blog/2007/06/27/hermeto-pascoal-musica-da-lagoa/ King of Color [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXxZmsIAFDc] http://formirthonly.com/blog/2007/06/27/christian-lacroix-ss-2006/ [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuVCX_ucSPA] http://formirthonly.com/blog/2007/06/27/christian-lacroix-spring-2007/ [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G18jp-fmBDk] http://formirthonly.com/blog/2007/06/27/4/ [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKVk7pN6gCs] http://formirthonly.com/blog/2007/06/27/anne-sofie-back/