polloxniner

Summertime Music

Some songs seem to lend themselves to warmer, sunnier days. Music that gratifies a yearning for something organic, syrupy, and a bit sentimental perhaps?
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Last year, I was sent a copy of Crazy P's full-length album A Night On Earth, out on Shiva Records, and immediately gravitated toward the first track "Lady T" which I posted some months ago. Buddy Matt Fluxblog also posted. All dirty disco beats and dark funk grooves, the track owes more than a nod to the Bee Gees and The Jackson 5, but not exactly something I'd revisit all too soon. I've heard Crazy P's a stellar live house act kicking out some incredibly memorable shows around. If only they'd swing around these parts, I'd put down good money to see them live.
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Just days ago, randomly rummaging through some music for these hot summer days and went straight for the Crazy P album again. This time, "Bumcop." And what a summertime groover it is. Upbeat house music, sun-kissed with stains of soul roots and '70s funk. Comes complete with congo beats and all! Reminds me of great summer moments from last year. And anytime a song can wax nostalgic of those sunny days is worth revisiting again and again and again...
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Crazy P - "Bumcop"

Shiva Records :: Amazon :: Insound
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good memories, indeed

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

I've Gone Done It Again

 
Somewhere in an abandoned Brooklyn warehouse are my apartment keys.
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Mr. Mister's secret warehouse party Saturday night was something of an adventure. First off, I hate secret parties, I truly do. It makes me cringe a bit, the whole pretension of it all. That said, Mr. Mister does know how to throw one hell of a wicked party -- mindfuckery and all. There's no cover, no bar tab to pay, and there's always craploads of fun people up for just about anything. This time around... Bubbles! Suds! Everywhere! T'was like being in a giant washing machine. Somewhere Lindstrom's "A Blast of Loser (Mungolian Jetset 9606 Remix)" was playing and suddenly, things felt right as rain. 
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I think this is when the keys were lost. Meh.
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Thank goodness for my key keepers, those designated friends who carry copies of your keys in case of these emergencies. Admittedly, I lose my keys often so I've pretty much employed half of New York City to be key keepers.   

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Tomorrow night is Gothamist's Movable Hype 8.0 show at the Knitting Factory. The Femme Generation boys are playing as are Takka Takka, Goes Cube, and Project Jenny/Project Jan. Buy tickets here. Their shows are pretty amazing, that's all I can say. FG also has an interview coming up on Gothamist in the next day or so.
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So onto music. I've heard this track in the last week on two different ocassions, so I'm taking that as a cue to post it up:
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Chicken Lips - "Sweet Cow (Chicken Lips Zeefungk Mix)"
It's a little grimey and a little funky, but it's all Italo disco business. If you snagged the 12'' on this, then you know Lindstrom remixed (with vocals and explosive synths) on the flipside. Through and through, all aces! Buy here.
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he's missed

Happy Fourth!

It's been a while but I thought I'd finally resurface on this fine Fourth of July holiday to wish all you Americans a bang-up day. Fireworks in New York City start at 9:00pm, FYI.
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In light of the holiday, I'm enjoying a glorious four-day long weekend. As such, I've taken this rare opportunity to completely pamper myself with three different spa treatments, two manicures, a pedicure, and a shopping spree, not to mention the cleaning lady I called in to revamp my apartment because I was feeling too damn lazy to pick up after myself. Fuck, I deserve to splurge.
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Last night was the Motherfucker party. The Futureheads played. Was nice. I left early though. Had other plans. My buddy Ty threw something of an impromptu party at Jordan's loft. Considering there was all but three hours notice, I don't know where the 130 odd people came from but they all came, liquor in hand, to dance until the sun was in full break this morning. I DJed for a while before deciding to give Pharrell's "Sunny's European Summer Rave Mixtape" (otherwise known as the 4:36am mix) a test drive. Well done, sir, well done!
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Kids went apeshit to the nines.
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Download Pharrell's "Sunny's European Summer Rave Mixtape"
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Tracklisting
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MSTRKRFT - "She's Good For Business"
Kissy Sell Out - "Her"
Pig and Dan - "On To The Beat"
The Klaxons - "Gravity's Rainbow (Van She Tech SP Remix)"
Digitalism - "Jupiter Room (Martian Assault Edit)"
[T]ékël - "Creteil Connexion"
Hot Chip - "Boy From School (Erol Alkan's Extended Rework)"
Para One - "F.U.D.G.E"
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You must catch the Italy vs. Germany game today, and according to the general consensus (that being Cash, Jordan, Mark, Caleb, and James), I'm to root for the Germans if I know what's good for me.
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That said, come on Deutschland gooooooooo!!
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bisous, pharrell...
can't wait for next month