Friday, October 31, 2008

Costume Comparisons

Stuff to do. Check Le F'book for specifics

Peter Porno's party he proxied me to 2116 W. Concord
Martina's F'book'd party 2125 N. Whipple
Halloween at Neo
Zombi Disco 3 w/ DJ King Drake (10pm, 1621 N. Kedzie)
Joe's Party at Chief O'Neals
Shenita's Party
Spandexxx #10 at Sonotheque w/ Moneypenny
Loft Party for 18 year olds. $20 for guys?

Saturday, October 25, 2008

Oldie

I have to post this one.

Cut Copy - Going Nowhere (Digitalism Remix)

I first heard it on Radio Soulwax's Get your Yo Yo's Out like 2 years ago coming back from my first Coachella. Wowee! Took me some time to find it though...

Man, it's such a good mix, here is every last bit of it...



Radio Soulwax - Get Your Yo Yo's Out part1
Radio Soulwax - Get Your Yo Yo's Out part2

I'm blogging this on a Sat night, that's how good this thing is.

Launch



Mission Control are a couple of Aussies (again) whom I befriended a while back on myspace, but didn't really take stock at the time in what they were doing. Well while being sick, they popped up again for me and after hearing this track below a while back, it really kicked me in the head this time (in a slow motion blissful-type way). A quick hypemachine lookup gets you the remix.

Mission Control - Innerspace
Mission Control - Innerspace (Designer Drugs Remix)

This Designer Drugs guy is everywhere. Follow him!

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Tonsilus Maximus


What have I been doing? Off for a week from work already and I haven't written about anything here? The last thing I got in the mail was from Australia (did you know that if you're Australian, you can work in England no problem?) and it was this album by Cut Off Your Hands. It is not electro, sorry, but powerpop (is that like intelligent dance music but less pretentious and more authoritarian?)

Cut Off Your Hands - Happy As Can Be
Cut Off Your Hands - Expectations

I think they're pretty catchy and should be played on the WLUW. I honestly don't know how I heard about these guys, although I do know that I've got D is for Disco E is for Dancing (made by Modular's Bang Gang DJ's) that comes with a 90x40cm sweat rag coming from the same place I got COYH. That should be here by Halloween hopefully. That is more typical Conrad. If the teaser does its proper foreshadowing, this is to be highly recommended.

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

NEW YEAR'S EVE



Quietly I got the Reader's early warnings page and what stuck out for me was that the rumor was true about

JUSTICE PLAYING NEW YEAR'S IN CHICAGO!!!

I missed them last time they were in town, but I saw them twice already at Coachella. They do not disappoint. The crowd is going to be crazy. This is also a 17+ show so it's going to be even more ridonk.



If anything you can sell your ticket to an aspiring yup. But the DWD boys and So Me will be there!

Sunday, October 12, 2008

A voice to be heard.


..image nicked from here.

Strangely enough, Robin Pecknold was wearing the exact same thing at the Metro that he has on in this pic from a show from 6Oct. He even made the comment that for whatever reason, an audience member shouldn't come up to him because he "isn't hot" due to the fact that his clothes were worn wet since there was no dryer at the Metro.

Man can that guy sing.

He's also fantastic at guitar since he can use all his fingers and not just strum. What was kind of cool was that they had an on-stage conversation about corn (which digressed from who would win, Corn or McCain?, and an audience guy said, naturally, Corn) and they started talking about whether or not there were any songs about corn (excluding Jimmy Crack Corn, which apparently has a storied past). Anyway, he then started to play "Colours of the Wind" from Disney's Pocahontas. Damn. That guy can sing.

I think the best song that was there was this one, which was just him soloing.

Fleet Foxes - Oliver James

I have to say that this album version doesn't do it justice on stage. His voice just pierces your soul. I kind of just wanted to sit down and pass out from a wave of an aurgasm. Or maybe it was his clothes...

Dhakfu

As promised, here is that UK Grime CD from 2006: Organized Grime. If you don't know anything about the genre, this is probably a good a place as any to check it out. I've gotten Roots Manuva albums, the TY single, and some Wiley, but I wasn't that enthralled with the bulk of it other than a couple of songs. Like I said prior, this mix has a certain sentimental value for me since I picked it up the first time I went to Sonotheque (with Phrank no less!). Dhakfu's myspace is a little lacking in content, but credit goes to that guy.

Organized Grime Part 1 (mixed by Dhakfu)

Organized Grime Part 2 (mixed by Dhakfu)

Saturday, October 11, 2008

Phoenix or Redemption



History by Robotnick

Simply fantastic. I posted this mix before, but I'll do it again here as a reminder of how great it is. Before Alexander Robotnick went on last night at Sono, I didn't really know the songs that were being played, nor did I really dig them. Then he came on. Night. and. day. He killed it with Fun Fun, but when I opened up my eyes, the only person dancing was me. I felt like I was at home playing a set, but with ridiculously loud speakers and more people. So much fun.

By the way, this is a song I heard last night and is on my list of stuff to find that I kind of found, but apparently this is the original version and there is a newer edit except I don't know who it's by or where to get it. To all 2 people who read this blog, if you know what I'm talking about, let me know!

Gino Soccio - I Will Remember (Original)

I discovered this song from "Erol Alkan Live On Radio 1, September 2006" in iTunes for podcasts. (how do you do an iTunes html link?) It should be the 2nd to last track, with the last track being Erol's remix of 'I Don't Feel Like Dancing'. Right now the bearing for the tone arm on my MKII is being lame. Otherwise I'd do the LP rip. Maybe I should hook up the spare...?

Thursday, October 9, 2008

Foxy



I couldn't fit this one in with the last post...

Little Boots - Meddle (Designer Drugs Mix)

Designer Drugs puts out some good stuff. If he comes to town (maybe I missed him) he should be pretty good.

Easy Combo





Replace Wiley's chorus with Santogold's Shove It (acapella) chorus and you have an easy mix folks. It's begging for it! (only do it once though else you know what happens). Where is dancehall now? I hope juke and mash-up didn't kill it. Maybe I should find a new spot to hang in. (thinking about it now, maybe it should be a zhoostice minus, I mean meenoose).

Beenie Man & Wiley - Rolex it Up (Heatwave Refix)

This song was my first exposure to 2step. I picked up a cd from Sonotheque a few years back (2005?) and that was the first time I heard UK grime which Wiley, Dizzee Rascal, and M.I.A. (Arular days) were prominently featured on.


When I find that cd or the rip, I'll post it up. Right now, I'm lazy.

Saturday, October 4, 2008

Speaking of Slavery...



...last night I went around town to say 10 different bars, 3+ of which I've never been to: 50/50 on division, Exit on north ave, Neo on clark to be specific. Damn it was dead almost everywhere I wanted to be and full everywhere I didn't (save Davenport's on Milwaukee which had a 6-person karaoke party in the back). I think we spent more on cab rides than liquor.

Anyway

the discovery of the night was Neo. I've wanted to go there for a while now, but never had the chance to. Dark, industrial, electro, rave, darkwave, goth pumpers (bangin' w/o bangers, jamming w/o jams). Seriously, I have not gone that legitimately nuts while sober in a while. I danced for about 2 hours straight and I actually went to the DJ and asked for Underworld. "This is Underworld, buddy." Ha. I really am not part of that scene, just butterflying to it for the music, but I have to go there again.


dubnobasswithmyheadman.

If you don't have this, GET IT. Oh man just listening to it right now puts me in a chill frenzy.

P.S. For the non-techie readers: the link is in OGG format. If you have iTunes, I recommend installing this guy. You copy the file from the mounted disc image into your /Library/Components directory and restart iTunes.

Pete Tong & Soulwax



Soulwax was doing a popularization spot with Pete Tong for their movie Part of the Weekend Never Dies (which is really good by the way if you love Soulwax like me) and it got posted online. The first 4min is like an intro/interview, but the rest is good music to be sure. If you get a chance to find the DVD which is only on sale now officially in the EU, definitely get it. Me being the slave to dance music forced me to pre-order it 3 months ago when I found out about it. Half of it is a following of their tour and interviews with various who's who's in the electro world (Tiga, Erol Alkan, Justice, etc.) and basically tied together by James Murphy. The other half is a video mix of a set from all around the world. I recommend turning the subtitles off since you can (maybe just because I feel like I have ADD and can't help looking at them). Shit man, rent it! Get it! or Find me!

Live on Radio 1 with Pete Tong

Yo Champ

I really don't know much about the juke-booty house-y jams, but Yo Majesty is pretty tight. I get the feeling you'll be hearing it more and more about town. They already did a feature on it on perezhilton.

Yo Majesty - Booty Clap

The other folk worth talking/blarghing/sharing is Hey Champ from Chicago. They were at the Black Swan weekly wino event in Wicker Park last night, but I only realized it when I walked past and remembered that I didn't RSVP. This song is their winner, but the other one (Face Control) I don't care too much though. I can't take it for what it is only because I feel like I can make the song at home. Seeing as I don't know chord progressions or know how to play the guitar, this song is excellent! (and it's dancey).

Hey Champ - Cold Dust Girl