Extraordinary things always happen when unexpected. During the 18 months the Grammy-nominated French duo Justice spent touring following the release of their monumental debut LP “†”, “extraordinary” didn’t necessarily mean “amazing”, or “great”, (though it sometimes did) but “surreal”, “weird”, “horrendous”, “fascinating”, or “paranormal”, etc. To cut a long story short, it means that without anyone to film you twenty-four/seven, no one will believe or get the essence of every moment you’d like to tell them about.
So as Justice were about to tour the USA for the second time, multi-award winning directors and intimate friends of the band, Romain Gavras (“Stress” director) and So-Me (“D.A.N.C.E.”, “DVNO”) taped every second of that 3 week tour that looks like it lasted 3 years. This documentary ain’t about how cool Justice’s live show is (the bonus CD is here for that), but is all about the extraordinary things that can happen when a bunch of frogs gets dropped in dreamy America.
This live CD + DVD release will include recordings of Justice’s signature headbanging live sets along with show footage and various hijinks captured as the band toured the US in March 2008. Screenings of the film will be held in each city around the DJ sets late October.
Nujabes is a japanese hip hop producer and dj who records under the name Nujabes. The alias is an anagramof his first and last name spelled backwards and combined. Alongside making music, Nujabes is also owner of the Shibuya record stores, T Records and Guinness Records and founder of the independent label Hyde-Out Productions. Nujabes’s genre-blending music style is known for a strong cool jazz and soul influence. He most typically uses samples from artists such as Miles Davis, Pat Metheny, and Yusef Lateef and adds live instrumentation to create warm, mellow tracks. Despite his role as DJ, Nujabes rarely plays live and does not make many media appearances, which adds to his enigmatic charisma. This trait extends into his album covers, all of which express a particular distinct, abstract imagery. Nujabes has released two albums in Japan, Metaphorical Music in 2003 and Modal Soul in 2005. Specifically, Metaphorical Music sold over 20,000 copies by 2004, an unheard-of amount for an independent release.
Recently, Shepard Fairey and I threw some fundraisers for the Obama campaign. We called them “The Party for Change”. (If you don’t know who Shepard is–among many other things–he is the one responsible for the image on the right).
I’ve been wanting to put the mix I’ve been doing at these shows online, in hopes of spreading the word to people who need to hear it most. So, here it is:
http://djztrip.com/obama/
I encourage you to download it and pass it along to anyone you think should hear it. Feel free to burn copies, share it with friends, family, co-workers, strangers, and especially anyone you know is on the fence about this election. I’m also putting out a radio friendly version, in case anyone wants to broadcast it.
Please share the message. Educate those who may not know what is really going on. There is still time.
If you, or anyone you know, isn’t registered to vote, I encourage you to make it a priority and fix that before it’s too late. This election is WAY too important for anyone to not get involved. If you need more information on how and where to register, vote, or participate, please check the links below.
I honestly feel if we make our voices heard, this time WILL be different.
Tracklisting:
MGMT-electric feel(prince language edit them jeans rerub)
Estelle-no substitute love(treasure fingers rmx)
Romeo Erotic-wanting you
The Ting Tings-shut up and let me go(classixxx rmx)
Cryptonites-cant give you up(kill the noise rmx)
Khia-my neck, my back(tom neville x rated mix)
Chromeo-Needy girl(lifelike mix)
Sammy Bananas-work me
Tim Deluxe-Buggin’ Out( DiscoTech edit)
The Pointer Sisters-Dare Me(diizys party edit)
first and foremost i would like to thank the man paul for letting me post on this blog of his that has been in my history profile for months now.
now for a small but grand introduction my name is peter and i love music it moves me and takes me place nothing else in this world would or could do, i also love art and mostly graffiti so with me on here you will be getting heavy doses of all of that i love a lot of different styles of music including hip hop (real hip hop no radio bammer shit) i love lounge laid back down tempo stuff, im very fond of livetronica, dj mixes and stuff that makes you dance at parties and shit, i dj and produce and have a good time doing it (i will post up some mixes and tracks that are crafted by me) i like jam bands a whole lot as well
but thats enough about me and my likes lets get to these postings for my first post i thought id give you something that get myself feeling way funky its a dj mix of a krew of djs there called guns n bombs and they have recently released this amazing dj disco set of classic disco cuts
So here’s what I’m workin with. 2 Numark TT200 turntables with a Numark DXM01 mixer. I also just ordered Rane Serato Scatch Live so I can run my mp3s through my tables. I’m fuckin excited to start spinning and I’m after I become acustomed to the tables, I’m going to start making my own beats, get some people to spit over them, and who knows, maybe I will be spinning some of my own stuff. Heres a pick of the new tables and mixer:
and heres a description of Scratch Live:
General Description
Scratch LIVE is the ultimate software and hardware solution for bridging the analog world of vinyl and the digital world of computer audio files. Using regular turntables or CD players, you can scratch and mix files from your Mac or Windows computer’s CD or hard drive, add in a live mic input for scratching, and even bypass to standard vinyl if you wish. Scratch LIVE is the complete digital solution for the vinyl junkie — take your entire collection wherever you go and leave your precious vinyl at home!
The SL 1 interface connects one or two standard vinyl or CD turntables to your computer. This extremely rugged, portable, high quality, bus-powered USB interface features two switchable phono or line inputs, a microphone input, two line outputs, and pass thru outputs for the phono/line and mic.
The included 12″ vinyl records each have a Serato exclusive and unique control signal which allows Scratch LIVE to track the motion of the record, simulating the same movement with digital audio. Due to Serato’s proprietary control scheme, the result is a feel and sound indistinguishable from playing vinyl. As a producer and DJ, the track you finished today can be played on a real turntable tonight. You’ll never have to cut a dubplate again!
Scratch LIVE supports all these file formats: Fixed and Variable Bit Rate MP3, AIFF, WAV, OGG Vorbis, CD Audio and direct from the mic input.
Easily import your playlists and iTunes library.
Import files easily by dragging from Explorer (Windows) or the Finder (Mac) into the Scratch LIVE library.
You can play and scratch tracks direct from CD and CD-ROM.
Includes extensive keyboard shortcuts for fast access to key functions.
Built-in help and tips in multiple languages are accessible anytime.
It even gives you a low power warning when running off a laptop battery.
No preprocessing of MP3 files is required except to use the auto-BPM and auto-gain functions.
For tracks with no BPM information, a tap tempo button is displayed for entering your own.
Scratch LIVE includes hardware interface, USB cable, 4 stereo RCA cables, printed manual, keyboard shortcut page, two vinyl records, two CDs, and software install disc in a display box.
Scratch LIVE is licensed exclusively to Rane. For product information or tech support please contact scratchlive@rane.com.
So I havn’t visited The Lowdown (STS9 forum) in a while and i always get a lot of good music/DJ sets from the Trading Space section. So heres an update on some new stuff I found.
Soul Supreme (real name David Åström), born 1983, is a hip hop producer from Sweden. He has worked with the likes of KRS-One, Pete Rock and Big Daddy Kane. His production borrows heavily from, often pitched-up, soul samples; hence the name. He is signed to JuJu Publishing. David also makes more electro themed music (his own name of this style is rapclash) under the name Kocky. His debut album under the Kocky alias will be out on La Vida Locash spring 2007 and feature artists like Jens Lekman, Rosie Munter and Timbuktu.
Soul Supreme Presents: The Saturday Nite Agenda
1. Future Flavas - (with A.G. feat. Party Arty)
2. Message, The - (with KRS One feat Shuman)
3. Respect Life - (featuring The Electric Co.)
4. All In Together - (with L da Headtoucha)
5. Hardcore Shit - (with Planet Asia, Rasco feat An Ion: The Transitional)
6. Still Searchin’ - (featuring Reks & Noel)
7. Queen (Hip-Hop) - (AG & T-Max, featuring Pete Rock)
8. Come Get It - (with Big Daddy Kane feat Checkmark & DJ Revolution)
9. Need, The (I Need You) - (with L da Headtoucha)
10. Worst Nightmare - (with OC feat. Kai)
11. Security - (featuring Shuman)
12. TSNA - (featuring AG)
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100% Soul Supreme 2: The Saturday Nite Agenda
1. AG, Dezmontero, Party Arty - Future Flavas [produced by Soul Supreme]
2. KRS-One, Shuman - The Message [produced by Soul Supreme]
3. The Electric Co. - Respect Life [produced by Soul Supreme]
4. 390 Degrees (Interlude) [produced by Soul Supreme]
5. L Da Headtoucha - All In Together [produced by Soul Supreme]
6. Rasco, Planet Asia - Hardcore Shit [produced by Soul Supreme]
7. Reks - Still Searchin’ [produced by Soul Supreme]
8. 370 Degrees (Interlude) [produced by Soul Supreme
9. Believe It! (Interlude) [produced by Soul Supreme]
10. AG, Pete Rock, T-Max - Queen (Hip Hop) [produced by Soul Supreme]
11. Big Daddy Kane, Checkmark - Come Get It [produced by Soul Supreme]
12. L Da Headtoucha - The Need (I Need You) [produced by Soul Supreme]
13. Womanology (Interlude) [produced by Soul Supreme]
14. O.C. - Worst Nightmare [produced by Soul Supreme]
15. Shuman - Security [produced by Soul Supreme]
16. AG - T.S.N.A. (The Saturday Night Agenda) [produced by Soul Supreme]
17. Do The Damn Thing (Interlude) [produced by Soul Supreme]
Soul Supreme presents: Soulmatic (Remix of Stillmatic)
1- Stillmatic
2- Ether
3- Got Ur Self A…
4- Smokin’
5- You’re Da Man
6- Rewind
7- One Mic
8- 2nd Childhood
9- Destroy & Rebuild
10- The Flyest
11- Ether (Remix)