Please Do Come In...

I went away away away this past weekend. A lovely and private beach house where the nearest neighbor lives a mile away. And the only noise you hear is the waves crashing to shore.
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Given how all my projects are simultaneously coming to a head at work, and that I'm thisclose to totally losing my shit, a friend thought it a good idea to chillax for a couple of days. 
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On the drive to the beach house, I played lots of Todd Terje -- he rocketh my world -- and so we got into this whole long discussion about why he calls himself Todd Terje if his real name is Terje Olsen. So.... the way I remember it is that he adopted the moniker as a throwback to that legendary Brooklyn, New York producer/DJ Todd Terry (a.k.a. Todd the God) who helped define New York house music in the 1980s much like DJ Larry Levan did with Paradise Garage which, for all intents and purposes, created the concept of the modern dance club. Holy run-on sentence! So in other words, what Levan started, Terje continues. Go New York City!
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But then again, I'm too lazy to actually verify any of this so feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.
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Ah, to have been a fly on the wall back in those days when all that incredible stuff was just being born into pop culture. Pretty amazing. Anyway, I've dug up some gems for you to enjoy:
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Todd Terje - "Kul I Pul"
Radio Interlude/Joubert Singers - "Stand On The Word (Larry Levan Remix)"
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By the way, the video for The Rapture's "Get Myself Into It" is hilarious and totally rocks. Watching the video treatments right now and I know that you're all gonna love it. As you should. *
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i left myself back in that nook x

Comments

[Camdon boys]

Stacy: you smell like tuna. Shut up.

Caleb/American Athlete: your life will amount up to nothing more than mediocre at best with that kind of outlook. You're not even constructive in what you wrote.

Good tidings to you both.

[kurt]

it's getting heated alright. it all seems rather silly, eh stacy and caleb? my instincts say go your own way. it's for the best.

sunny, i remember you posting an incredible 'lectric workers track several months back -- it's been bloody difficult to get any information on them or any recordings.

have any ideas where i might score a copy of that? sorry i missed it the first time around. thanks again for all the toot toot tunes!

[isochronal]

wow you art school brooklynites have teeth, and lots of time, but to be honest this battle is interesting in a guilty pleasure sorta way. Like tv.

[Brooklynites!]

We sure do, Isochronal!

By the way, love your blog. Some really great stuff!

[M]

good nite. get some sleep.

you know i know it.

[Jacob]

Like Todd Terje?

Come see him DJ a 2 Hour Set in San Francisco on August 26th (2007) at the Raw Hide in SOMA.

Honey Djs Support:
Derek B
Robot Hustle

House of Salad Drag Show

Excellent Powerfull Soundsystem

Big Fun Funky Classic Venue

$5 b4 10pm - $10 after

Details at Honeysoundsystem.com or myspace.com/honeysoundsystem

Like Todd Terje? Come see him DJ a 2 Hour Set in San Francisco on August 26th (2007) at the Raw Hide in SOMA. Details at Honeysoundsystem.com or myspace.com/honeysoundsystem