watergate in the mix

Watergate, a very famous techno club in Berlin, is going to start a mix series similar to what fabric has with their fabric and fabriclive mix cd's put out monthly by their residents (for more on fabric check out this post). Watergate is another one of those clubs that I've always heard about, but never been, and although I've never been there, I would have to say that with their decor and the DJ's they get to play there, it is a club I am almost guaranteed to love. I've seen pictures of it posted on M.A.N.D.Y.'s myspace page (that picture on the left) and in Modeselektor's "Black Box" video, and although I had no idea where it was, I fell in love with the lights that run along the top of the club and tight atmosphere (it's also pretty cool how the DJ booth is audience level and so close to all the clubbers, plus, it's actually on the water...) and had to find out what club that was. It was also recently named the 10th best club in the world in DJ Magazine. They got Onur Ozer to mix the first installment of their mix series, and although I've never heard of him, I am defiantly looking forward to some sweet shit, the same way I'll listen to a fabriclive mix even if I have never heard of the DJ.

Modeselektor - Black Box (the 2nd half of the video takes place in Watergate)


Watergate online.
Article from DJ Magazine on Watergate.
Onur Ozer on myspace.
Modeselektor on myspace.

kylie = 40

I love love love older women, and today is Kylie Minogue's 40th birthday!


Kylie- Can't Get You out of my Head (Soulwax Kyluss remix) <--mp3
Kylie- Slow (the Chemical Brother's remix) <--mp3
Kylie- Come into my World (Fischerspooner remix) <--mp3

Kylie on myspace.

And of course the classic commercial she did for Agent Provocateur [WARNING - NSFW]:



WOW WOW WOW WOW!

Agent Provocateur online.

memorial day weekend 2008

My new thing is putting records over my face. That's about it. No actual DJing went on this weekend, but I goofed of with some 80's styled tracks on the CDJs (which I haven't touched since December) and listened to the mix Ed Banger did for Mixmag, which you can download here.

Examples of some sweet 80's style electro:
The Freestylers- Drop the Bomb <--mp3
Afrika Bambaataa & the Soul Sonic Force- Planet Rock (Kraftwerk remix) <--mp3

one of the most loaded days in detroit history

This Saturday, May 23, might be one of the coolest days in Detroit history, especially for me.

1. The Detroit Tigers host the Minnesota Twins.
2. The Detroit Pistons host the Boston Celtics in game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals.
3. The Detroit Red Wings are playing the Pittsburgh Penguins in game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals.
4. Day 2 of the MOVEMENT: Detroit Electronic Music Festival, one of the best techno festivals in the world, in the city that invented techno. Sets include Peanut Butter Wolf, Deadmau5, Alex Smoke, Moby, and Pete Rock.
Awesome, if your lucky enough to be in Detroit, do something cool today. I might go to day 3 of MOVEMENT festival, as I'm heading back to Portage for the first time this weekend, and need something cool to do with my friends.

MOVEMENT: DEMF on myspace.

cut copy- hearts on fire

Again, just like in the case of Chromeo's "Fancy Footwork," here is the second example I have of thinking a song's video had been released only to find it replaced by an official (and worse) video, this time for Cut Copy's "Hearts on Fire." I would say that this is easily my favorite Cut Copy song of all time, and just a classic example of romantic lyrics and banging 80's music. Another thing they changed was the the song was original released as a single back in 2007, and then came out again on Cut Copy's recent full length "In Ghost Colours," but the two versions of the songs are different. I personally prefer the original single only release much more, and unofficial video some kid made is better as well (youtube says that it was the winning entry in a Nokia NSeries contest). In fact, the official video is fucking terrible. Between the storyline, and the acting, and the rain effects, I really have no idea why they didn't just use the contest video.

Unofficial video / single version:


Official video / "In Ghost Colours" version:


Cut Copy- Hearts on Fire (Joakim remix) <--mp3

Cut Copy on myspace.

mystery jets- two doors down

I swear had I been older in the 80s I could have been a quasi-gay synth god.


Mystery Jets- Two Doors Down <--mp3

Produced by Erol Alkan.

Mystery Jets on myspace.
Erol Alkan on myspace.

conversations with my little brother pt. 2

drsaith (2:10:54 PM): “I don't think DJing is that cool. I don't like the image of the silver boxes and the hooded jacket and crappy sunglasses.”
- Jacques Lu Cont
drsaith (2:15:36 PM): can i send you the fabriclive mix by dj craze
Sanj n Ganj (2:15:43 PM): sure
drsaith (2:15:43 PM): you would relaly like its that 80s electro sound
Sanj n Ganj (2:15:58 PM): dont fear the reaper is a good song
Sanj n Ganj (2:16:22 PM): i will survive by that gloria lady is good too
drsaith (2:16:37 PM): you are going to love tracks- 17-20
drsaith (2:19:31 PM): def check those tracks out
drsaith (2:19:33 PM): red alert is the shit

DJ Laz- Red Alert <--mp3

drsaith (8:48:22 PM): did you listen to the dj craze fabriclive mix?
drsaith (8:48:30 PM): track 9-ho fo sho
Sanj n Ganj (8:51:10 PM): i listened to the ending a bit but not the begining
drsaith (8:51:22 PM): the tracks i told you to listen to?
Sanj n Ganj (8:51:27 PM): yuea
drsaith (8:51:28 PM): red alert and the one before it
Sanj n Ganj (8:51:31 PM): yea
drsaith (8:51:32 PM): those are good song no?
Sanj n Ganj (8:51:41 PM): meh red alert was ok
drsaith (8:52:01 PM): i listend to alive 2007 encore today for the first time
drsaith (8:52:07 PM): i relived the greatest moment of my life
Sanj n Ganj (8:52:19 PM): i didnt think they were flipp'n awesome, its was the same thing diplo could have done
drsaith (8:52:43 PM): well yeah, the debbie when i hear music was in diplos fabriclive from a few years back

Debbie Deb- When I hear Music <--mp3

Sanj n Ganj (8:52:58 PM): yea
drsaith (8:53:04 PM): but diplo couldnt make it cause he had diahirria
drsaith (8:57:08 PM): god i am the most handstome dj ever

conversations with my little brother pt. 1

Sanj n Ganj (9:06:37 PM): get the song "Le Disko" by "shiny toy guns"
drsaith (9:06:44 PM): i already have it
drsaith (9:06:48 PM): ive had it since like auburn i think

Shiny Toy Guns- Le Disko (Boys Noize Fire Mix) <--mp3

drsaith (9:08:09 PM): you should get the song "no gay sex in ere" by DJDRSAITH
drsaith (9:09:33 PM): you would love dj craze's fabriclive mix
drsaith (9:09:44 PM): it like that 80s electro shit you be listening to
Sanj n Ganj (9:10:33 PM): shivan im using a Mac right now, how do i get esstianal mixs?
drsaith (9:10:40 PM): what mac
Sanj n Ganj (9:10:50 PM): particularly like girls and boys
Sanj n Ganj (9:10:59 PM): the new mac 10 mo fo
Sanj n Ganj (9:11:03 PM): 9mm
drsaith (9:11:06 PM): girls and boys wtf
Sanj n Ganj (9:11:16 PM): the mix
drsaith (9:11:17 PM): whos mac are you using
drsaith (9:11:22 PM): girls and boys?
Sanj n Ganj (9:11:23 PM): kobes
Sanj n Ganj (9:11:28 PM): yea by soulwax
drsaith (9:11:29 PM): the soulwax remix, the blur song, what
Sanj n Ganj (9:11:44 PM): the remix

Soulwax- Girls and Boys <--mp3

Sanj n Ganj (9:27:20 PM): anyway oi got a partly t0 get back to
Sanj n Ganj (9:31:09 PM): so CYA
Sanj n Ganj (9:31:11 PM): ttyl
Sanj n Ganj (9:31:30 PM): you should be glad you know such a famoose DJ
drsaith (10:15:37 PM): this isn't homopalooza, you homo looza

daft punk : pyramid :: m-nus : cube

M-nus records are throwing parties that revolve around a glowing cube, and well, you can find out more about it at their website.

Contakt.

Aliens or something made it, and for €30, you can party with it. Cause you know, it's totally real, and the only people who can understand it are people who listen to minimal.
Original article on Resident Advisor.
M-nus records online.

a picture's worth a thousand words...

...but a Allen & Heath Xone:4D is worth $3000. My dream mixer was always the Xone:3D, but this is 1D better. Plus, Allen & Heath provide the mixers for my favorite club ever, fabric (I wrote about it being the #1 club in the world here).

Some info:

Totally new USB2 soundcard

24bit/96kHz capability

Drivers available for both PC and Mac

4 stereo outputs plus digital out

4 stereo inputs plus digital in

8 extra soundcard configuration switches remove the need for the desktop configuration utility of the :3D

Ability to switch FX2 RCA sockets to be recording outputs

Unique real-time LFO waveform edit function

Dual layer control surface with control snapshot allows 225 mappable MIDI controls across the two layers.

Updated mixer circuitry

Improved BPM detection system

Heavy duty chassis and front panel

Allen & Heath online.

live acts i've seen

Sadly, this list isn't complete, as I can never seem to remember the names of open acts. But it's pretty close to being complete.

*= front row

a-trak
adam freeland
aphex twin
arctic monkeys
arman van helden
armin van buuren*
bb king
ben folds
ben kweller
blockhead*
bob dylan
bone thugs n harmony
booka shade
boys noize
busy p* (2)
chromeo
coldcut*
cut copy (2)
daft punk (2)
damian "jr. gong" marley
danny tenaglia
deadmou5
deep dish*
digitalism*
dimitri from paris
dj mehdi
does it offend you, yeah?
double d and steinski*
duran duran
fabio
fatboy slim
ferry corsten*
franco fabi
erick morillo
erol alkan
exzact
g love and the special sauce
general patton vs. the x-ecutioners
goldfrapp
guns n bombs*
hernan cattaneo*
holy fuck
hot chip
institubes
ivano bellini
james zabiela
jet* (2)
jim breese
john creamer*
john digweed*
jon spencer*
justice
kai*
kasabian*
kavinsky
kid sister
kraftwerk
lady sovereign*
lcd soundsystem
low budget
m.i.a. (2)
massive attack
midnight juggernauts
modeselektor*
mustard plug
n.e.r.d.
oasis* (2)
paul oakenfold
paul van dyke
perry farrell
pink skull
portishead
prince
rod stewert
roger sanchez
roger waters (of pink floyd)
sandra collins
sasha* (2)
satoshi tomiie*
seb fontaine
sebastian
shawn rudick*
soulja boy
tiesto*
travis
the blood arm
the charlatans*
the crystal method*
the prodigy
the moody blues
the streets*
the verve
thievery corporation
we are scientists

digitalism + justice = beyond the rave?

Somehow, someway, they decided to put Justice, Digitalism, Teenage Bad Girl, and UNKLE on the soundtrack for this movie. This movie:


And assuming you already own all the original versions of the songs they have in the movie, here are some excellent remixes:
Digitalism- Idealistic (A-trak remix) <--mp3
Justice- Phantom (Boys Noize remix Kodomo re-edit) <--mp3
Teenage Bad Girl- Cocotte (Hystereo rebrand) <--mp3
UNKLE- Hold My Hand (Dubfire remix) <--mp3

Digitalism on myspace.
Justice on myspace.
Teenage Bad Girl on myspace
UNKLE on myspace.
Beyond the Rave on myspace.

chromeo- fancy footwork

My favorite song of Chromeo's album was easily Fancy Footwork, and they've finally released the video for it. Only thing is, I thought they already did. For the first time in my life, I can say that I enjoy the unofficial music video much more than the official video.

Official Video:


Unofficial Video:


And some remixes of the song that I like:
Chromeo- Fancy Footwork (Surkin rouge teens remix) <--full song
Chromeo- Fancy Footwork (Thomas Barford remix) <--full song

Both remixes are pretty old. I remember the Thomas Barford remix was track 2 on my "Same Shit, Different DJ vol. 2" that I mixed last August, but its still a good song.

coachella 2008 videos (pt. 4)

Kid Sister- Pro Nails


Midnight Juggernauts- Road to Recovery


Roger Water's pig


SebastiAn- Killing in the name of SebastiAn


The Verve- Bittersweet Symphony intro

coachella 2008 videos (pt. 3)

Erol Alkan


Fatboy Slim's intro


Goldfrapp


James Zabelia


Kavinsky- Testarossa Autodrive

coachella 2008 videos (pt. 2)

Busy P


Chromeo- Fancy Footwork


Cut Copy- Hearts on Fire


Danny Tenaglia posing


Dimitri from Paris

coachella 2008 videos (pt. 1)

Adam Freeland's Intro


Aphex Twin


A-trak scratching


Booka Shade


Boys Noize

exclusive JUSTICE videos from coachella

So here are some videos I shot during Justice's set to close out Coachella 2008. Enjoy.

The Sahara Tent singing Neil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline"


Justice- Intro


We are your friends


Phantom


The fallen (justice remix)


Stress


D.V.N.O


Don't let the man (Justice remix)


D.A.N.C.E.


Skitzo Dancer (Justice remix)


I have a ton more videos of other DJs and bands I saw, I'll post those later.

never meet your idols? fuck that!

So it's the first day of Coachella, and my tentmate Sean and I head in kind of early to "look at the art" because Sean thinks that kind of thing is awesome. Around noon we head over to the Sahara tent to check out DJ Medhi's set to kick-off Coachella, and guess who I run into?



Fucking Justice and Kavinsky. Justice closed out the festival with a headlining set (a video of it is availible here, and I'll upload more tomorrow), and Kavinsky played during the day on Saturday. Very cool guys. They hung out for about a half an hour during Mehdi's set, and Busy P, SebastiAn, and So-Me were all there as well, although Busy P and SebastiAn disappeared so I couldn't get pics with them.

Here is Kavinsky's song "Wayfarer" and if you look closely at the pics, Kavinsky, Gaspard Augé of Justice, and I are all wearing the same sunglasses: Rayban Wayfarers. What can I say? Great DJs think alike...

Kavinsky- Wayfarer <--full song

And if you were wonder what else me and Kavinsky both had in common...


And a Justice remix of a Fatboy Slim song, who also played Coachella.

Fatboy Slim- Don't let the man get you down (Justice remix) <--full song

Kavinsky on Myspace.
Justice on myspace.