I NEED SUGAR
OCT19/2009
I WISH WE COULD HAVE SHARED ALL OF BEFORE.
Listening to Bamnan and Silvercork for the first time in 2009 is like realizing you've found the love of your life and you've got this heartache for missing all those years you could have been together had you only met sooner.
And, since Canadians can't buy this album on iTunes, emusic, Amazon or at the Midlake or Bella Union websites (WTF people?!?!), here, here.
OCT17/2009
KICKSTARTER. FUNDING AWESOME.
So I started writing this post back in July and for some reason didn't post it. Probably because I forgot to fund the project I was writing about back then. Well, now there's more for me to share, so here goes.
The fantastic Kickstarter is all about funding great projects by great people, including musicians, artists, photographers, designers, and more. From individuals to record labels to organizations, there are a wealth of grassroots projects you can have a direct hand in supporting.
An offshoot of peer to peer lending, you have the ability to specify a dollar amount you wish to provide, which goes towards supporting a percentage of a project. And, in most cases, thanks for your support is in the form of some benefit, from access to supporters only project updates to limited edition goodies.
The project I was looking at in July was to fund production of a 7" from Toronto's Rural Alberta Advantage. Details here, highlighting the success of the project funding and all the benefits, including playing "an exclusive show for you anywhere in North America."
I missed out on that one but have since shown my support for a variety of projects, including a couple of photography projects and book publications.
Here's your chance. Dig in at Kickstarter and help support some awesome.
OCT12/2009
2008 HALLOWE'EN PROMO MIX.
This is the first mix I completed using Traktor. June 09, 2009. Made from selections of my 2008 Hallowe'en compilation. Some breaks and minimal collected over the years with tracks from 1995 through 2007.
It's a companion to the almost 2 hour 2008 Hallowe'en mix I put together on June 15 which can be found here. This one's a quick 40 minutes.
In light of the month, it's being resurrected. 2009 Hallowe'en mix coming soon.
Track listing:
01 Photek - The Hidden Camera
02 Luke Vibert - I Hear The Drummer
03 Aphex Twin - Ventolin (Deep Gong Mix)
04 Underworld - Play Pig (Pig & Dan Mix 1)
05 Madonna - Get Together (James Holden Remix)
06 Pan-Pot - Charly featuring Hugh Betcha
07 Radio Slave - Bang Bang featuring Nancy Sinatra
OCT08/2009
2007 DEEP HOUSE SELECTIONS 01
A set I was playing with in the summer. Looking for a nice relaxing vibe. Love the Efdemin/Pantha mashup at the beginning. Should have kept on going, but I slowly beat the set to death with the last three tracks.
Tracklist:
01 Pantha du Prince - Saturn Strobe
02 Efdemin - Bergwein
03 Sian - Apple Tree
04 Lukas Greenberg - Fahrenheit ? Idiophonic
06 Justin Martin - Nightowl (Manoo & François A Remix)
07 Evan Marc - Ekoshok
07 Roberto Bardini - Stay Quiet
08 The Timewriter - Night Train
09 MySpaceRocket - Amok
10 Lopazz - Wasted Days
OCT03/2009
LIVE MIX FROM PIBDAY, 090930.
On Sep 30, Second Cups across Ontario participated in Pay It Backwards Day (PIBday) in support of the Hospital for Sick Children. By buying a coffee for the person behind you, $5.00 would be donated to SickKids Foundation. With more than 150 participating locations, upwards of $10,000 was raised. I had the pleasure of supporting the event with a morning and evening outdoor set at Queen and John's Second Cup. It was cold but worth it! Here's the morning set tracklist and download.
01 Róisín Murphy - Overpowered
02 Mekon - Please Stay featuring Marc Almond (Röyksopp Remix)
03 Hercules and Lover Affair - Blind featuring Antony (Frankie Knuckles Remix)
04 Stardust - Music Sounds Better With You (Bob Sinclair Remix)
05 Star You Star Me - Antidis
06 Underworld - Cups
07 Bag Raiders - Shooting Stars (Kris Menace Remix)
08 The Little Ones - Lovers Who Uncover (Crystal Castles vs The Little Ones Remix)
09 Tiga - Beep Beep Beep (Extended Mix)
10 LCD Soundsystem - Tribulations (Tiga's Out Of The Trance Closet Mix)
11 Sam Sparro - BLACK AND GOLD (Al Usher Remix)
12 Zoot Woman - We Won't Break (Phonique Remix)
13 Nina Simone - Here Comes The Sun (Francois K Remix)
Unfortunately, I was running on 2 hours of sleep, forgot my USB cable and my coffee friendly downtempo playlist at home. Pulled this one out me arse from 11:00a to 12:00p and then forgot to record the 6:00p to 7:30p evening set. Fun!